Thanks to the success of Xenoblade, MonolithSoft has become one of the most famous RPG development houses in the world. That success has led to many of their older games finding a new audience in the wake of Xenoblade’s success - unfortunately, this has not applied to all of their work. Today, I’m going to discuss one of their games that still remains forgotten: Soma Bringer.

Works Cited:

Chris Winkler, “Namco Executive Talks Tales, Baten Kaitos,” https://web.archive.org/web/200401180...

Ishaan Sahdev, “From Xenogears to Xenoblade: The History of Monolith Soft,” https://kotaku.com/from-xenogears-to-...

Ishaan Sahdev, “How Xenoblade’s Developers Learnt to Prioritize Gameplay,” https://www.gamedesigngazette.com/201...

Jeremie Kermarrec and Jeriaska, “Interview With Yasunori Mitsuda,” https://web.archive.org/web/200810180...

khinsider, “Soma Bringer Original Soundtrack,” https://downloads.khinsider.com/game-...

0:00 - Introduction
1:43 - Monolithsoft and Nintendo
5:35 - Soma Bringer’s Main Creative Staff
8:16 - Story
10:41 - Worldbuilding and Glossary
12:40 - Character Creation and Basic Gameplay
14:34 - Combat
15:52 - Quality of Life Additions
17:08 - Character Customization
18:46 - Design and Music
21:13 - Slight Criticisms
23:57 - Conclusion
27:03 - Ending Credits