Arauco Saga

Arauco Saga is an action RPG inspired by 2D classics for the SNES and Mega Drive. Based on the four-issue Loyola comic series written by Marcelo Tapia, it follows Caupolicano on a mission to recover the Seven Sacred Tokens and win his freedom.

Story

Long ago, the mythical serpents Tren-Tren and Cai-Cai created the Southern Lands, where the Araucanos lived peacefully under the protection of the Pillanes. Northern invaders broke this harmony as they sought to expand their territory and civilization, using their beliefs and weapons to race and burn the land. The balance between worlds was lost, and the Pillanes withdrew to the Sacred Lands, creating eight Tokens to close the gates to the Magic Lands.

The Araucanos and the Pillanes sealed a pact, and the Araucanos chose Caupolicano as their lonco to lead them against the invaders. Before he could lead them, he had to prove his strength by defeating Cai-Cai’s daughter. She defeated him instead, and he was imprisoned in ice.

After ten years in a cold, dark cave, Caupolicano became the slave of El ChonChon, a powerful wizard who had defeated Cai-Cai’s daughter. El ChonChon used him as a tool and assassin. When Caupolicano tried to kill the wizard and escape, El ChonChon anticipated the attempt and sent him back to prison.

Two hundred years later, Caupolicano is still punching at his ice prison. The Sacred Gates remain closed and the Tokens have been forgotten. El ChonChon now seeks to become the absolute master of the lands and offers Caupolicano a deal: complete a mission and earn his freedom by going back 200 years to find the Seven Sacred Tokens.

Combat and weapons

Combat is central to the game. Menus let you select weapons, potions and other objects before battles against powerful creatures. You can use six weapons, based on weapons used by Mapuche warriors as well as mythological weapons and transformations into beasts.

Lands and enemies

Explore two large islands without loading times, travelling through forests, deserts, magical lands and eternal glaciers. The lands contain fortresses and temples, as well as people of different races. Enemies include minions, soldiers, armored skeletons, mythological creatures and giant bosses.