Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator
At the very heart of Septerra lies the Core, a huge Biocomputer. Seven continents at different elevations, each with its own unique people and culture, orbit around the Core. According to an ancient prophecy…
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator is a puzzle developed by Valkyrie Studios, released 31 October 1999 on PC (Microsoft Windows). The main story takes about 66 hrs to finish.
What Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator is
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator is a puzzle game developed by Valkyrie Studios and released in 1999. It was published by Monolith Productions. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Terrabuilder.
The premise, in the publisher's words
At the very heart of Septerra lies the Core, a huge Biocomputer. Seven continents at different elevations, each with its own unique people and culture, orbit around the Core. According to an ancient prophecy, Septerra's continents will one day converge and join in orbit together on one level - this is the Legacy of Marduk, the Creator's son. The Chosen, fanatical believers in the supremacy of their own wisdom and technology, impatiently try to force the issue - causing a global catastrophe which threatens the lives of all Septerreans. Meanwhile, amongst the Junkers, a young woman named Maya gets caught up in the developing maelstrom and soon finds herself confronted by seemingly…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are fantasy, science fiction and stealth. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
How it was received
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator holds a critic score of 40 out of 100. That places it above 3% of the 2,792 rated puzzle games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 1999 averaged 72, so it scored 32 points below the year average.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 66 hrs. Completing everything takes closer to 127 hrs, roughly 1.9 times the length of the critical path.
What it launched against
Septerra Core: Legacy of the Creator launched on 31 October 1999, within three weeks of Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, The Longest Journey and Rayman 2: The Great Escape. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Pokémon Gold Version, Pokémon Silver Version, The Longest Journey, Rayman 2: The Great Escape.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
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