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Secret of Mana's illegitimate cousin--standing on his own.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: April 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game resembles Secret of Mana in so many ways . . . but this isn't a bad thing. That game had one enjoyable battle system; Evermore's is that with the twists of alchemy and currency. Alchemy was a unique system that required one to gather ingredients for the casting of a certain spell--the more powerful requiring much rarer items in higher quantities. This intrigued me to no end in SOE's heyday, and still conjures faint chills of nostalgia upon reflection. I mention currency because the fact that money types changed was, for some indescribable reason, very cool. It didn't mean much to the overall game experience, but its very existence was so unique that I very much enjoyed it. Finally, there is a shop relying almost solely upon barter in the game--you have to trade numerous items to acquire special relics that enhance you power or skill. This is a, though not required, helpful diversion and serves to add a little more innovative flair to an already shining game. This isn't the only source of these relics, but many can be obtained there. If an action RPG sporting a solid battle system, unique humor reliant on made up movies, and a diverse twist on magic are your thing, then this game delivers a 5 star experience.

Square needs to put this out on PS IMMEDIATELY

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Only FFIX and Chrono Trigger are better RPGs.

Instead of clogging you with a bunch of characters, some clearly inferior to others, you get two: a boy and his dog. The dog is a powerhouse, and the boy can do magic. This is the best magic system ever; you but your ingredients and you can keep casting the spell as long as you have the right stuff.

Leveling-up is not too terribly difficult, and you have a nice stratgeic capability deciding which weapon is the right one for the job.

Plus: CRUSH, the greatest spell ever.

Sony needs to reissue this game and FF Mystic Quest onto the PS format immediately.

If you liked Secret of Mana...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 13 / 18
Date: April 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

then you should play this game! 2 Players can play at the same time (as a boy and his dog) If you havent played Secret of Mana, I'd reccomend that more than this game.

SNES' best ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: July 15, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Secrets of Evermore is still one of the best games I have ever played since I beat it ten years ago. There are only 2 characters in the game: a boy and his dog. You travel through four different worlds using magic spells created by mixing ingredients. While traveling through worlds, your dog changes from a big pitbull to a greyhound to a poodle to a flying toaster.I strongly reccomend to an adventure game fan because the storyline is great, the bosses are badass, the weapons are cool and are not too hard to upgrade, and the worlds are fun. You can also trade in some locations.This game is absolutely amazing so I give a shout to the makers.

One of my Favorite all-time Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: November 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This game has been a favorite of mine since I first played it. Sure the alchemy ingredients take long to "muster" up, but that is part of the fun, EXPLORING! There are four totally deferent worlds to expore with many characters to interact with. The graphics seem nice, and the story is outstanding. I never played the other games that the other reviewers mentioned, but I have been playing games for over ten years. I would definitely recommend this game, even if you have to go to a pawnshop to get it. Come on, what else are you going to spend your money on? I used to have a dog that looked JUST like the dog in the first world of the game, so I might be a little partial. I only wish I could find a game VERY similar to Secret of Evermore for the P.C.

Secrets of games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: September 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game is the best game ever. Its mainly about a boy and his dog trying to get away from a place. You can play as character and get diffrent weapons. If u havent played secret of mana than u should ty it first.

Simple and sweet

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Secret of Evermore is the best RPG I've played for SNES. The storyline's a little cheesy, with a boy traveling through different ages while managing to get in a lame B-list movie joke every now and then, but it remains one of the best games I've ever played on any platform.

The magic system is awesome; it's alchemy-based, so you buy or find ingredients (your dog sniffs them out) to cast spells. Plotline is straightforward and there's not nearly as much room to explore as in, say, the Final Fantasy series, but this game is great to play nonetheless. The music is fantastic and the battle system is just as in Secret of Mana (it's not turn-based; you just fight enemies as you see them without entering into a battle sequence). Characters are fun; graphics are pretty impressive for SNES.

I've played Secret of Evermore time and time again over the past 10 years and it still rocks. Buy this game!

Fun stuff..

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 31, 2007
Author: Amazon User

-One of the most fun games I've ever played, it's not really that deep, or that long. Depending on how long you take in can be done in about a day.

-The game is about a boy and his dog who find an abandoned mansion after the dog chases a cat. They find a machine in the mansion that turns on and zaps both of them to a land called evermore that is in peril and both the boy and the dog must save this world from evil.

-There are four lands in Evermore: Prehistoria, Antiqua, Gothica and Omnitopia.

-The Prehistoric land is first and it's a fun first part of the game.
Though the swamp part can be irritating for some.

-Antiqua is a Roman/Egyptian land, the part that is really fun is when you get to trade at a market in Nobilla for charms and armor. The pyramid part of the game can be a bit time consuming and difficult.

-Gothica is a medival land that is also fun, though pretty time consuming. Really didn't like the forrest maze too much, pretty long and drawn out.

-Omnitopia is the space station from the beginning and it's by far the most difficult part, but a fun part none the less.

A breakdown of the best/worst of the game:

The Great:

-The gameplay, fantastic idea to just have two characters to control. Loved the alchemy system it really adds an element of stragedy to the game as some spells only have a few uses, some have many.

-Also some ingredients you buy for some spells are really cheap, which makes leveling up easy, while some are pretty expensive which makes sparse use of them a must.

-The market in Nobilla is great also, love how you have to visit almost every booth to find out who will take what for what and how much of it you need to get it.

-Also loved the call bead item, which can be used to summon the spells of certain characters you've met throught the game.

The Good:

-The graphics, I have seen better in other games, but there still good. Loved how the spells looked.

-The sound is also pretty good throughout the whole game. The music is good too, especially in Prehistoria and Antiqua.

The Bad:

-When it comes down to it there's a few differences, but really about the same as the 'Secret of Mana' format. Not that that's a bad thing, just not much different.

-Also some of the parts of the games are a little hard, even if you level up sometimes.

-Overall the game is pretty easy. Not the best RPG ever, but one of the best on the SNES.

-If anyone wants tips on the game from me, post a comment on this review or e-mail me.

Not up to Square's Quality.....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 14
Date: September 18, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Secret of Evermore is a beginner game. I spent of most my time Powering up weapons and the alchemy spells which you aquire. It's really bad. I am an Avid player of Squares w/ Final Fantasies, Chrono Trigger, Secret of Mana, Vagrant Story, Parasite Eve, etc....And My final Conclusion of this game is that -- it was put together in a hurry. It's that bad.

LET'S BE MORE REALISTIC HERE

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: June 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I'm also a hardcore Squaresoft fan--ever since King's Knight and Rad Racer. This is a VERY different Squaresoft game, which is why some people didn't like it. Instead of Nobuo Uematsu music, you get ambient sounds instead. I didn't care for the ambient sounds. The graphics are better than average for SNES, but not as good as Chrono Trigger or Seiken Densetsu 3(Secret of Mana 2). The battle system is a mixed bag. On the one hand, the battles ARE NOT turn-based. But on the other hand, you have to level up weapons by fighting LOTS of enemies and getting LOTS of alchemy ingredients. The alchemy aspect reminds me of Drawing spells from FF8. The storyline is okay, but nothing really fantastic. Humor? Well, that's a different story. There are some REALLY funny parts in this game--SOE got recognition in Nintendo Power for it. The market place about midway through the game is interesting, but frustrating at times. There are many different worlds you'll be going to in this game, the most interesting of which are Gothica and one or two others adjacent to it. I played all the way to the ending boss--and stopped. In my final analysis, I give this game 3.5 stars. If you insist on playing it, get it on emulator first.

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