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Vermilion (Japan)

also known as Sword of Vermilion
Sega Genesis / Mega Drive
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1990
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✪ Reviewed on March 16, 2024
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An excellent Sega Sword of Vermilion, a hybrid action-RPG with varied combat. Original, generous, one of the console's best Western-style RPGs.

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Category
RPG 1 player 12+
Description
Hero Landen explores several planets of the Algo galaxy in this third Sega Phantasy Star for Mega Drive. Published by Sega, released in Japan in October 1989. Turn-based RPG with three-planet exploration, hybrid combat and heir generation system.

Vermilion review

4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
3/5
Music
★★★★★
"Memorable"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Decent"
Fun
"Mild"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Long"
Technical info
💾0,37 MB 📅28/09/1990
Published by Sega

Vermilion (Mega Drive) price, value & rarity

Common
Q1 loose
 $5 Q6 complete
 $19 Q10 new
 $48 !
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Sword of Vermilion
Europe
01/10/1989
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Sword of Vermilion
USA
01/10/1989
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Is Vermilion still worth playing in 2026?

An ambitious action RPG from Sega, Sword of Vermilion follows the hero Erik on a quest for vengeance and crown across a vast world, alternating top-down exploration, first-person movement in dungeons and close-up battles. This hybrid structure and the length of the adventure were impressive, even if the whole lacks balance and polish. The ambition stays its great asset. An estimable curiosity for fans of sprawling retro RPGs and game-design experiments.

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