One of the better storyline of all times! Dark Gaia is waiting for the rebirth of the world!
Indeed, this game had not any reference to his prequel (until the last 30 minutes of play) but the result is the same. Terranigma was one of the best Snes games and a wonderful rpg action oriented, extremely valid even today despite a couple of little lacks.
Story: 10
Incredible!!! (beware to the spoiler)
Full of brilliant ideas. There are moments for all tastes: comics, tragic, sads, happy, ecc.
All mixed up perfectly. The secondary characters and the main enemies are splendid and the main story is crazy. You are a simple boy grow up in an underground village, fate will you face several challenges for awake the surface world. Once do that you will witness the entire story of humankind fighting in various historical age included modern time. Facing the mysterious final menace will take you to find that you are a clone of the hero that in the past already defeated the enemy, but more it's the same enemy that create YOU for rebirth the world and shape it to her will.
So you will decide to fight the enemy just like your original done before you, even knowing that in case of victory all her creations will fade… you included.
Superb! And the final of the game made me cried… and I'm not joking!
Graphic: 10
As a game of the last life period of Snes the graphic use good the technology of the console. Good the environment and the choice of colours.
Sound: 8
Good music and effect, but this is the only side of the game where the prequel was better.
Playability: 8
Controls simple but effective. Sometimes the game it's too difficult. Some battles (like the final boss) are really terrible and some dungeons so vast to lost in it.
Final comment
The difficult level took some points from the final judgment. A game like this should be played from all players in the world, but in fact the general difficult, some hard like hell enemies, and the probability to lost in the middle of the game confine it to hardcore rpg gamers.
Pros
Incredible storyline; Snes was the best console of ever; Solid and long game.
Negatives
Sometimes too difficult; Dungeons intricate; Sometimes it's hard realize what you must do; Final boss is a real nightmare;
Final Judgment: 8,5\10