Babylonian Castle Saga
| Babylonian Castle Saga | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Action role-playing game |
| Developers | Namco |
| Publishers | Namco |
| Creators | Masanobu Endō |
| Platform of origin | Arcade |
| First release |
The Tower of Druaga 1984 |
Babylonian Castle Saga, also known as The Tower of Druaga, is a media franchise owned by Namco Bandai. It primarily consists of and action role-playing video game series created by Masanobu Endō and released by Namco, beginning with the 1984 arcade game, The Tower of Druaga. The franchise went on to spawn an anime series, also called The Tower of Druaga, in 2008. Much of the setting and many of the characters in the franchise are taken from Babylonian mythology, including the protagonist Gilgamesh, the goddess Ishtar, and the Tower of Babel.
There are four games in the main series.
In the game's canon, the chronological order is The Quest of Ki, The Tower of Druaga, The Return of Ishtar, and The Blue Crystal Rod.
The series is referred to as BCS by fans.
Also, some side stories were made, including:
The player assumes the role of the hero Gilgamesh, whose goal is to rescue the maiden Ki (カイ, Kai) from the demon Druaga. In order to do this, he must traverse through 60 floors of an immense tower. Gilgamesh comes equipped with a sword, which he can use to defeat monsters, and a shield, which can be used to block magical attacks.
It picks up where Tower of Druaga left off. The player controls two characters: Ki as well as Gilgamesh. It can also be noted in this game that Ki is a magician, not a damsel in distress like many people believe. The tower now has a few different ways to exit, and the aggregate total of levels is 128 (covering the 60-floor tower).
The story of The Quest of Ki is actually a prequel to the original Tower of Druaga. It occurs shortly after the demon Druaga has stolen the Blue Crystal Rod and taken it to his tower. The goddess Ishtar sends the priestess Ki to the tower in order to retrieve it. The game then follows her doomed quest to the top of the tower, and leads directly into the story of the original game.
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