Brandish (series)


Brandish is a series of action role-playing video games by Nihon Falcom.

Brandish

The original Brandish video game was released in 1991 for the NEC PC-9801 and FM Towns and later ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PC Engine CD-ROM² in 1994–1995, including an expanded re-release titled Brandish Renewal; the SNES version was published by Koei in Japan in 1994 and in North America in 1995. A complete remake of the original Brandish for the PlayStation Portable, featuring 3D graphics and titled Brandish: The Dark Revenant, was published by Nihon Falcom in Japan in 2009 and XSEED Games released a localized version in North America on the PlayStation Store in 2015.

Brandish 2

The original game proved popular enough in Japan to warrant two direct sequels exclusively in Japan that continued the adventures of Ares and Dela. The first one was Brandish 2: The Planet Buster, originally released for the PC-98 in 1993 and ported to the Super Famicom in 1995.
Brandish 2 received a fan translation in 2009.

Brandish 3

The next sequel was Brandish 3: Spirit of Balcan, originally released for the PC-98 in 1994.

Brandish VT/4

Brandish 3 was followed by Brandish VT, originally released in 1996, and renamed Brandish 4: The Tower of Sleeping God when it was re-released for Windows in 1998. This final game follows a similar gameplay format, now with isometric graphics, but with completely different storyline and characters.

Crossovers

Dela also makes an appearance in Falcom's 2010 as a support character.