Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem (アンジェリーク 天空の鎮魂歌, roughly translated as "Angelique Heaven's Requiem") is the first Neoromance role-playing game. Canonically this game is the direct sequel to Angelique Special 2 and Angelique Maren no Rokukishi.
Ruby Party members later commented that its conception began when written questionnaires indicated a high demand for a Koei role-playing game, a genre which experienced a boost in popularity due to titles such as Final Fantasy VI and Final Fantasy VII. Since Team-Infinite was simultaneously developing a game for male appeal, Ruby Party was given the inquiry for an Angelique adaptation targeting the female side.
The Premium Box edition includes a fully colored leather-bound manual. Consumers who purchased this title during Koei's 1999 double campaign obtained an original clear file.
Plot[]
The Sacred Beast Cosmos is born and its queen is chosen. After a brief stay, the cosmos becomes hospitable and manifests its first planet. The Emperor invades, transforming the Queen into monsters. Rosalia, the Queen of the Sacred Beast Cosmos, helps her. The protagonist must rescue the Queen from the Emperor.
Gameplay[]
General[]
The player names their protagonist and assigns her astrological sign and bloodtype, which affects compatibility with other characters. Characters have personal attributes and growth, with health points, magic points, attack, defense, magic attack, magic defense, and agility. They can gain experience and level through battles and equipment. After recruiting characters, the player can swap party members, alter party formations, and change their protagonist and Arios positions.
Exploration is no longer limited to Holy Land as the player can travel to different planets within the Sacred Bird Cosmos. The player can access a space map to instantly hop between worlds. Once a world is selected, a world map of available locations is presented. Confirming a location takes the player to the location. From there, the player can freely explore the vicinity with the protagonist's party. Most villages/towns provide the following buildings:
- Item Shop - purchase restorative items or equipment with gold.
- Fortune Teller Shop - unusable until Mel is recruited. See section below for details.
- Inn - instantly recovers lost health. Often provides Angel of Time (save spot).
Monster encounters are random and occur in dungeon-like areas. Combat is turn-based, with commands executed by agility. Characters can combine techniques for special attacks. Winning battles rewards experience, gold, and hearts, with hearts used for romance. Main story objectives are stated, and players must finish to unlock locations.
Character Routes[]
The main party in Planet White Dawn now allows every male character to be romanced, triggered by high Intimacy ratings and resting at a specific planet and location. Events have cut off points during the main story, and players can earn and experience every romance event with every character in a single playthrough. Intimacy can be built by having the character within the party at all times, and guarding for a character boosts battles. The protagonist can use their hearts to purchase presents for characters, and the fortune-telling shop charges hearts for services. LoveLove Flash affects Affinity between selected characters, and casting the charm over two male characters affects friendship ratings. Viewing a character's final romance event requires them to be in the final party.
Modes[]
New Game[]
Self-explanatory.
Continue[]
Self-explanatory. Proceed from previous save.
Options[]
- Extras: Gallery mode which can be accessed once the player has completed a playthrough. Place to view images or movies from successfully cleared events.
- Settings: BGM speaker settings and the option to hear or mute voices.
Characters[]
Main Party[]
- Angelique Collet
- Arios
- Julious
- Clavis
- Randy
- Lumiale
- Oscar
- Marcel
- Zephel
- Olivie
- Luva
- Victor
- Sei-Lan
- Timka
- Ernst
- Mel
- Merchant
Emperor and His Knights[]
- Leviath Ragna Alviss
- Kiefar
- Cain
- Giovanni
- Eugene
- Gerhard
- Sionna
- Renaud
- Ka-Fai
- Walter
Other Characters[]
- The Queen
- Queen Aide Rosalia
- Rachel Hart
- Roxy
- Ellis
Expansions/Spin-offs[]
- Angelique History - March 30, 2000. PlayStation version repackaged with four other Angelique games.
- Angelique Maren no Rokukishi
Differences between ports[]
- The PC-FX version features Rosalia as the protagonist's early escort, while the PS version switches this role to Victor.
- Mel's home world is a location only in the PC-FX edition, meaning Pastha and Sara's cameos and any mentions of their appearances within the script are omitted completely in the PS version.
- Players can complete the game without ever recruiting Merchant in the PC-FX edition. He becomes a mandatory party member in the PS version.
- The Heart Shop is a PS exclusive change; it replaces a normal item shop from the PC-FX port.
- Lovelove Flash is limited to three attempts for the PC-FX while the PS is infinite.
- Character growth, spell effectiveness and boss stats were tweaked for the PS version.
Related Media[]
Guidebooks and fan mooks mainly based on the PS version were published. Free samples of the four panel comics anthologies published by Koei can be read online at Gamecity. Their short story anthologies are listed on the series's site.
During the year of its release two Angelique radio programs were on the air, Angelique Fire ♥ Dream Paradise and Angelique Kiss ♥ Kiss Paradise. Kenyu Horiuchi (Oscar) was one of the MCs for both programs. Takehito Koyasu (Olivie) joined him for Fire Dream while Toshihiko Seki (Luva) worked with Horiuchi for Kiss Kiss.
Angelique Love Love Tsushin published a miniature novel series which covered the background stories for Leviath and his knights. These stories were compiled into a single book titled Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem ~Kuroki Tsubasa no Moto ni~ (subtitle written in French as: Auprés des Ailes Noires). The story was written by Midori Kusanada and illustrated by Junko Taguchi. Kuroki Tsubasa no Moto ni was later used as the base for one of Ruby Party and Otomate's collaboration titles, Angelique Maren no Rokukishi. The out-of-stock novel was republished in anticipation for the game.
Kusanada wrote the scenario for the first Angelique animated feature, Angelique ~Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoire. The two-part OVA bridges the gap between the game and the RPG, featuring JET SETS' music. The feature has two illustration books.
Angelique Gaiden 3 ~Sanctuary no Kagami~ is the CD drama series set during the same time as this game with bonus interactions with Leviath and his knights. Other CDs include a soundtrack CD with mini voice dramas and a soundtrack for the OVA.
To introduce younger audiences to the then upcoming Maren no Rokukishi, a live drama set within this game's setting was presented at Neoromance ♥ Festa 12.
Allusions[]
- my GAMECITY had Leviath and his knights act as enemies for the Angelique universe.
Gallery[]
External Links[]
| Angelique • Fushigi no Kuni • Duet • Retour |
| Angelique Special 2 • Requiem • Sweet • Maren no Rokukishi |
| Angelique trois |
| Angelique étoile • Prologue • Lovelove ♥ Tenshi-sama |
| Angelique Luminarise |
| Characters |
| Sacred Bird Cosmos |
| Angelique Rimoge • Rosalia de Catargena • Julious • Clavis • Randy • Lumiale • Oscar • Marcel • Zephel • Olivie • Luva |
| Sacred Beast Cosmos |
| Angelique Collet • Rachel Hart • Leonard • Francis • Heuye • Timka • Charlie • Sei-Lan • Ernst • Mel • Victor • Arios |
| Emperor's Cosmos |
| Teresa • Leviath Ragna Alviss • Kiefar • Cain • Giovanni • Eugene • Gerhard • Sionna • Renaud • Ka-Fai • Walter |
| Commanding Owl Cosmos |
| Ange • Yue • Noah • Vergil • Kanata • Shuri • Milan • Xeno • Felix • Lorenzo |
| Étoile |
| Ange • Tantan |
| Major Characters |
| The Queen • Dia • Pastha and Sara • Catis • Alphonsia • Roxy • Ellis • Tian Shi • Johannes • Maria • Maximillias • Mayleath • Varn • Masaki Sakuragawa • Brian • Gerard and Silvan |
| Other Information |
| Series Terminology • Neo Angelique |