Atlantis: The Lost Tales
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🙂 6.9/10
(Sega Saturn - PAL, Action & Adventure)
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Developed_By:
Cryo Interactive Entertainment
Published_By:
Cryo Interactive
Released On:
01 Jan 1997
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Atlantis: The Lost Tales is an action & adventure game for the Sega Saturn, released in 1998 . The game takes place in the advanced city of Atlantis, where Queen Rhea is under threat. You play as young Seth, who must navigate through the complex world to save the day. As he progresses, he will encounter various characters with their own agendas, making it difficult for him to know who to trust.
The game features fully-rotational 3D graphics with millions of polygons and full lip-synching using a proprietary system. The sounds in the game can be both lifelike and warning signs of danger, giving you an early warning system. With five continents to explore, each with its own culture, there are over 50 characters to interact with and puzzles to solve using an inventory system. However, save points are limited by the game.
UPC-A:
4974365810917 (Europe)
EAN-13:
5012967995447 (France)
Sega Region Code:
720-0001-50 (Austria)
Sega Region Code:
720-0002-09 (France)
Part #:
MK81091-50 (Europe)
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Number of Players Supported:
1 Player
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Game Guide
Extracted from the original game manual
In this historical fantasy adventure, the player explores the tranquil, isolated island of Atlantis, a civilization preserved in prehistoric harmony while the rest of the world struggles through tribal strife. Set against the backdrop of a tranquil society ruled by Queen Rhea and defined by ancient festivals and crystal energy, the game invites players to uncover the mysteries of an island that has deliberately remained hidden from history.
Story
Summary
Life on Atlantis 10
The Palace 11
The Queen 12
Festivals 13
The rest of the World 14
Flyers 15
Crystal energy 16
The Religions of Atlantis 18
Seth 20
Atlantis Saturn Controls 21
Life on Atlantis
The island of Atlantis lies at the centre of one of the world's great oceans. It is small, for that is how the ancestors of today's Atlanteans wished their new home to be. The climate is warm and gentle. A volcano towers at one end, inactive and yet not extinct. That too, the ancestors wished. It is possible that they had no idea why they sought such a place to live; certainly the island's recent generations have had no memory of why or when they settled here.
The People, for that is how they think of themselves, have no knowledge of their history. How long have they existed? How did they come to be? Certainly they are of the same species as the other humans that inhabit the world. Yet they are also very different, and are keenly aware of the difference.
Throughout the rest of the world, mankind struggles to emerge from prehistory. Its ways are harsh. Tribes without number travel east and west, north and south, overruning one another and being in turn overrun. Many have settled and organised themselves into communities, even states. Small cities are built, taxes levied, systems of law are devised. But such states rarely survive for long; humanity is too young and restless for stability.
Things are much different on Atlantis. It seems its people have always been there, with their laws, traditions and customs. There is one town, the city of Atlantis, lying beneath the volcano. In fact, it is little more than a village, attached to the palace. No one can remember when the last building was raised, for the Atlanteans choose not to build unless they are forced to.
Their population has always been stable and they prefer the houses they have always known. Most of them farm and fish in peace, as their ancestors did. Life is tranquil and geared to the gently changing seasons.
The Palace
The splendid jewel that is the palace is as old as any building on the island. It is certainly by far the largest and most luxurious. No records exist of its construction. Its many dazzling apartments, including the throne room, the library and the fabled Dolphin Gallery have always been as they are. The same can be said for the Tower of the Moon and the smaller Tower of the Sun. Likewise for the great hangar where the flying boats are moored.
Atlantis does not change. It is said that there are hidden places in the palace, built by the ancestors, but that is no more than rumour, surely. Why should the people have fashioned hidden passages or rooms in the palace? This, after all, is a place of peace and of harmony, where strife and secrecy have no climate of intrigue in which to flourish.
A small town, more a village in fact, lies beside the palace. Palace workers and officials live there.
The Queen
Atlantis has always been ruled by a queen. While the sexes enjoy equal status, it is the womenfolk who tend naturally to take what decisions there are to be made. The current queen is Rhea. She has been monarch for some thirteen years now, and is attended by Creon, her royal consort. Both have their own apartments in the palace.
The queen is accompanied by her Companions, young women and men who enjoy several years of life at the palace before returning to the traditional pastimes of their families. During their period of duty, they travel with her majesty and provide her with company. As for the consort, he commands the palace guard and the few soldiers that the island boasts. Their duties are purely honorary, for none can remember an armed conflict between Atlantis and any other people.
The duties of both the monarch and her consort are light indeed. Atlantis requires little or no government; the people are content to live as they always have, in harmony with each other. There is no theft to speak of, and disagreements seem rarely to develop beyond sharp words which are soon forgotten, for all the citizens of Atlantis are provided with occupations, shelter, food, clothing and care.
Festivals
The most notable events in the yearly life of the island are the two Lunar Festivals and the less important Sun Festival. Other great but less frequent occasions are the coronation of a new queen and, of course, the Challenge. The royal consort's position is challenged in the early autumn of every seventh year.
During the summer of that year, at the time of the Sun Festival, the Great Games are held, where young women and men compete in athletic events of all kinds. The young man who becomes champion of the men's games goes on to challenge the consort.
If the current consort emerges victorious from the Challenge, he continues in his office for the next seven years. If his challenger wins, then he becomes the new consort and his inception is celebrated throughout the island, for it is thought to guarantee renewed prosperity and happiness for all the people. The new royal consort will himself face the Challenge when seven years have passed.
The Rest of the World
Whatever the reasons which prompted the ancestors to choose Atlantis as their home, it has proven to be a good one, for it has kept the People far from the view of the rest of mankind. The Atlanteans are very much concerned to avoid contact with the rest of the world, and prefer all other peoples to remain in complete ignorance of the existence of their island and their civilisation.
The reason for this is not that the Atlanteans are
Enemies & Characters
Setth
The hero of the story, a young man whose father recently died and mother was killed in infancy. He is invited to join the Queen's Companions and is being flown to the palace at the start of the tale.
Queen Rhea
The Queen of Atlantis, who is accompanied by most of her Companions visiting the northern part of the island at the beginning of the story.
How to Play
Name Entry
Type in the name by pressing the D-Pad LEFT and RIGHT to scroll through the letters.
Press Button A to enter each letter selected. Select "END" to confirm the name.
Select a player and confirm your choice to erase it.
During the Game
Use the D-Pad to turn the head in all directions, or to move the cursor on the screen during the puzzles.
The Cursors
The "Move" cursor:
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Press Button A to move in the direction indicated.
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Press Button C to skip the transition scenes.
The "Interaction" cursor:
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Press Button A to communicate with a character or to activate mechanisms.
The "Object" cursor:
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Press Button A to pick up an object when it can be collected.
The "Warning" cursor:
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A red cursor is displayed on the screen to warn that it is not possible to complete an action.
Inventory Mode
The inventory mode is displayed when Button B is pressed.
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Press the D-Pad to move within the list of objects.
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Press Button A to pick up the selected object.
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Press Button C to quit the inventory mode.
When an object has been selected, the cursor on the screen is replaced with a representation of the object selected.
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Press Button A to use the object.
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Press Button C to return the object to the inventory.
Dialogue Mode
This is displayed when Button A is pressed while the "interaction" cursor is on a character.
Each icon represents a possible topic of conversation:
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Press the D-Pad to move within the list of topics.
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Press Button A to initiate a topic of conversation.
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Press Button C to interrupt the conversation in progress or to quit the dialogue mode.
Puzzles Mode
Occasionally a puzzle will have to be solved. While the aspect and purpose of each puzzle may be different, they are nevertheless handled in the same way.
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Press the D-Pad to move an item or a cursor.
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Press Button A to position, pick up or handle a puzzle item.
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Press Button B to rotate an item.
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Press Button C to quit the current puzzle.
Pause Menu
This menu is displayed when the Start button is pressed at any time during the game. It stops game progress and accesses the options.
Continue Restarts the game. The Start button can also be pressed to resume play.
Load game Displays the "Load Game" screen.
Subtitles Displays subtitles during a conversation. Press Button A to change between "On" and "Off".
Exit Returns to the Player Select menu. A confirmation message will appear in order that you may confirm your choice.
Load Game Menu
Displays the list of previously saved games.
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Press the D-Pad UP and DOWN to select the game you wish to load.
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Press Button A to confirm the selection.
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Press Button C to return to the Pause menu.
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