Hyper-Radiance (Pacifica)
| Hyper-Radiance | |
|---|---|
| Genre(s) | P-RPG |
| Developer(s) | Seikokashi Software |
| Creator(s) | Fuyuhi Aiyasa |
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| First release | Hyper-Radiance: Fuyuko Vs. the Blue Slime October 7, 2005 |
| Latest release | Hyper-Radiance VIII: Sweets in the Sky November 24, 2022 |
Hyper-Radiance (Pelinese: ハイパーラディアンス) is a Pelinese series of Pelinese role-playing video games developed by Seikokashi Software. The series is well known in Pelinai primarily for its highly complex RPG character mechanics and extremely humorous writing. Its first title, Hyper-Radiance: Fuyuko Vs. the Blue Slime, was first published in 2005 to popular acclaim and later went on to become the best-selling video game in Pelinese history. It has since received seven more main-series games as well as an anime series, and has achieved a combined 90,000,000 sales of all released games as of 2023. Its primary platforms are PC and Sakanoba consoles, though older games in the series have received rereleases for the Setako Fold2.
The Hyper-Radiance series first began development in 2003 as a development of the gameplay mechanics in Seikokashi’s then-recent RPG release Starry Lance, with it being planned to feature much more complicated character stats, abilities, and leveling mechanics than its predecessor. Its characteristically humorous plot lines and character writing were added early in the development to help distinguish itself from a contemporary Pelinese RPG market, including the original Starry Lance, which had a strong tendency towards serious, emotional writing after the release of the landmark Pelinese RPG Yumenohaka in 1997.
Like most Pelinese video game and other media series, the Hyper-Radiance games have only rarely received official localizations or releases outside of Pelinai. The last official localization to be released was the Alman translation of Hyper-Radiance V in 2014, and there are no public plans for further international releases as of 2021.