- Name
- Quintet Co., Ltd.
- Abbreviation
- Founded
- 1 April 1989
- Location
- Tokyo,Japan
- Website
- Aliases
Quintet Co., Ltd.
Tokyo,Japan
Quintet is a now defunct game developer that worked on such classics as ActRaiser, Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, and Granstream Saga.
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History
Quintet Company, Limited was founded in 1989 by the former Nihon Falcom employees Tomoyoshi Miyazaki (Person) and Masaya Hashimoto (Person), previously best known as the creators of the Ys (Franchise) series. The company's name signifies the five primary tasks in game creation: programming, planning, graphics, sound, and production.
Quintet was most active in the 1990s and had a strong relationship with Enix (now Square Enix (Company)), which published their games mostly on the Super Nintendo platform. Quintet's games frequently portrayed a common theme of two entities, one that brings chaos and destruction and the other that controls creation. Several of their games also feature a dog named Turbo.
In 2002, Quintet appears to have gone inactive. They shut down their internet forum due to an "inability" to say anything to frustrated fans wanting news, and the rest of their website followed suit in 2008. Despite this, both Quintet and members of its staff have appeared in the credits of other games in the interim, such as Atelier Iris and Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia. This, combined with a general unwillingness by anyone connected to the studio to say anything, leaves Quintet's ultimate fate a mystery.
Games
| Title | Platform | Release (JP) |
|---|---|---|
| ActRaiser (Game) | SNES | November 1990 |
| Soul Blazer (Game) | SNES | January 1992 |
| ActRaiser 2 (Game) | SNES | October 1993 |
| Illusion of Gaia (Game) | SNES | November 1993 |
| Robotrek (Game) | SNES | July 1994 |
| Terranigma (Game) | SNES | October 1995 |
| The Granstream Saga (Game) | PlayStation | November 1997 |
| Solo Crisis (Game) | Saturn | January 1998 |
| Code R | Saturn | July 1998 |
| Godzilla Generations (Game) | Dreamcast | November 1998 |
| Brightis | PlayStation | October 1999 |
| Planet Laika (Game) | PlayStation | October 1999 |
| Godzilla Generations: Maximum Impact | Dreamcast | December 1999 |
| Simple 1500 Series Vol. 78: The Zero Yon | PlayStation | October 2001 |
Developed Games
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ActRaiser 2 (Game)
An action platformer game and the sequel to ActRaiser. The sequel is more focused on action than its predecessor, removing the sim aspects.
Illusion of Gaia (Game)
An action-RPG that tells the story of a boy named Will and his quest to stop a comet from destroying the Earth.
Soul Blazer (Game)
An action-RPG published by Enix for the SNES. The player has to restore the world above by delving deeper into an immense dungeon.
Solo Crisis (Game)
A turn-based strategy RPG with a heavy emphasis on terrain deformation and alternate worlds developed by Quintet for the Sega Saturn.
Code R (Game)
Code R is a 1998 game for the Sega Saturn by Team Seven released exclusively in Japan. It combines an adventure game with a racing game.
Published Games
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Solo Crisis (Game)
A turn-based strategy RPG with a heavy emphasis on terrain deformation and alternate worlds developed by Quintet for the Sega Saturn.