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''Soul Sacrifice'' is a video game developed by Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita. The concept was created by Creator/KeijiInafune, best known for being the co-designer for the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' franchise.

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''Soul Sacrifice'' is a video game developed by Marvelous AQL and Japan Studio for the UsefulNotes/PlayStationVita.Platform/PlayStationVita. The concept was created by Creator/KeijiInafune, best known for being the co-designer for the ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' franchise.



A combination sequel-UpdatedRerelease, ''Soul Sacrifice Delta'', released in Japan on March 6, 2014, and in the US and EU on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork on May 13 and 14 of 2014, respectively. Boasting receive overhauled graphics, systems, and AI, ''Delta'' also includes a number of new spells, more areas, monsters, and archfiends based on [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm the Grimm Fairy Tales]]. Players will be able to choose between the two old factions and the third new one: Avalon, {{Knight Templar}}s who seek to destroy all monsters, no exceptions; Sanctuarium, a splinter group of sorcerers [[TheRedeemer who believe that monsters can and should be saved]]; and the new faction the Order of Grim, a cult started by a sorcerer who noticed the EternalRecurrence of the Twin Gods' feud and whose followers bring hope to both sorcerers and non-sorcerers alike, in hope of somehow [[ScrewDestiny ending the vicious cycle]]. Which organization the player chooses to join will change what mission rewards and types of magic they can gain.

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A combination sequel-UpdatedRerelease, ''Soul Sacrifice Delta'', released in Japan on March 6, 2014, and in the US and EU on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork Platform/PlaystationNetwork on May 13 and 14 of 2014, respectively. Boasting receive overhauled graphics, systems, and AI, ''Delta'' also includes a number of new spells, more areas, monsters, and archfiends based on [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm the Grimm Fairy Tales]]. Players will be able to choose between the two old factions and the third new one: Avalon, {{Knight Templar}}s who seek to destroy all monsters, no exceptions; Sanctuarium, a splinter group of sorcerers [[TheRedeemer who believe that monsters can and should be saved]]; and the new faction the Order of Grim, a cult started by a sorcerer who noticed the EternalRecurrence of the Twin Gods' feud and whose followers bring hope to both sorcerers and non-sorcerers alike, in hope of somehow [[ScrewDestiny ending the vicious cycle]]. Which organization the player chooses to join will change what mission rewards and types of magic they can gain.

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* BonusBoss: While it's not exactly harder than, say [[spoiler:Double Illecebra]], the Leviathan you see in the tutorial can only be encountered in the tenth Avalon pact's group, where all combats are extremely hard.
*** Delta adds a few more:
** Bahamuts only appear when they feel like it, randomly dropping in at the beginning of pacts.
** Odin is one of the few Archfiends that gets a 15 star pact with no additional conditions or backup from other Archfiends. It's easy to see why: [[spoiler:[[OhCrap Open wide and say 'Infernus Black Rite'!]]]]
** Taking the place of Leviathan is Hansel and Gretel, who easily match it in both size and difficulty.


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* OptionalBoss:
** While it's not exactly harder than, say [[spoiler:Double Illecebra]], the Leviathan you see in the tutorial can only be encountered in the tenth Avalon pact's group, where all combats are extremely hard.
** From ''Delta'':
*** Bahamuts only appear when they feel like it, randomly dropping in at the beginning of pacts.
*** Odin is one of the few Archfiends that gets a 15 star pact with no additional conditions or backup from other Archfiends. It's easy to see why: [[spoiler:[[OhCrap Open wide and say 'Infernus Black Rite'!]]]]
*** Taking the place of Leviathan is Hansel and Gretel, who easily match it in both size and difficulty.
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** Terroria: A weirdly skeletal girl who is revealed to be the source of a drug that turns people into monsters. [[spoiler:She only gives the drug to criminals who are too far gone, giving her an excuse to kill them, as monsters]]

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** Terroria: A weirdly skeletal girl who is revealed to be the player character partners with while looking into the source of a drug that turns people into monsters. [[spoiler:She monsters.[[spoiler: it is revealed that Terroria is "half archfiend" (her mother turned into an archfiend while pregnant with her) and her blood is that very same drug that she personally peddles. However, she only gives the drug to criminals who are too far gone, giving her an excuse to kill them, as monsters]]monsters. She does this in an effort to become renowned and accepted because her heritage left her ostracized by society.]]
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* HiddenDepths: Often the case for most other sorcerers that the player meets, who often gets bad vibes from them right off the bat.
** Sortiara: Appears to be a brash and hateful woman who would kill you with no hesitation but [[spoiler:comes to appreciate and rely on the player character, and would rather die to see him survive instead, her only regret being that he will inherit her insatiable bloodlust]]
** Radux: Comes off as a quirky boy who can barely speak and constantly scratches at his chest. [[spoiler:Is later revealed to have been raised by a monster who attacked him, goading him into killing her because he's a sorcerer and that's what he must do. He's wracked with guilt, driving him to claw at his chest]]
** Terroria: A weirdly skeletal girl who is revealed to be the source of a drug that turns people into monsters. [[spoiler:She only gives the drug to criminals who are too far gone, giving her an excuse to kill them, as monsters]]
** Calixto: A haughty man who is obsessed with himself to the point of complete narcissism. [[spoiler: Turns out the reason why is because he was forced to sacrifice the love of his life, who loved him in turn completely. This love for him transferred to him, forcing him to love himself more than anything]]
** Carnatux: A greedy man who will quickly extort someone of everything they're worth. [[spoiler:He only does this to certain people, and will not exploit others who are already in a bad place. The money he raises is used to help the downtrodden]]
** Monstrux: A man who is on the verge of becoming a monster himself after sacrificing thousands of them in the line of duty. Despite this, and the constant pain that wracks his body, he continues, [[spoiler:hoping to find the monster that was once his lover and put her to rest himself by sacrificing her. When asked why not save her instead, he reveals that while he had restored her to human form, her heart was never mended, and she turned back into a monster. Unfortunately for him, the player character had already killed her by pure chance long before]]
** Terrwyn: A Sorcerer who seeks to save the world by putting it into eternal slumber. [[spoiler: However, she only really desires to be with her brother in her dreams, who she killed after putting off her advances]]
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* RottenReincarnation: [[spoiler:The world is a miserable setting because it's stuck in an [[EternalRecurrence eternal cycle of destruction and resurrection]] caused by the Twin Gods, and it's up to the PlayerCharacter to break the cycle so the world may prosper.]]

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* RottenReincarnation: [[spoiler:The world is a miserable setting place because it's stuck in an [[EternalRecurrence eternal cycle of destruction and resurrection]] caused by the Twin Gods, and it's up to the PlayerCharacter [[PlayerCharacter The Nameless Sorcerer]] to break the cycle so by destroying the world may prosper.Sacred Chalice and defeating the Twin Gods.]]



* SummonMagic: Golems.

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* SummonMagic: Golems. There's a whole class of Offerings appropriately called Summon. Most Summon Offerings summon Golems, gigantic elemental beings that make up their lack of mobility and range with tremendous damage. They're not just limited to Golems; Sorcerers can summon Archfiends or parts of them, like the Frog Prince, the arm of Hansel and Gretel, and the infamous [[VideoGame/{{Toukiden}} Abyssal Fiend]].

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A combination sequel-UpdatedRerelease, ''Soul Sacrifice Delta'', released in Japan on March 6, 2014, and in the US and EU on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork on May 13 and 14 of 2014, respectively. Boasting receive overhauled graphics, systems, and AI, ''Delta'' also includes a number of new spells, more areas, monsters, and archfiends based on [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm the Grimm Fairy Tales]]. Players will be able to choose between the two old factions and the third new one: Avalon, {{Knight Templar}}s who seek to destroy all monsters, no exceptions; Sanctuarium, a splinter group of sorcerers [[AllLovingHero who believe that monsters can and should be saved]]; and the new faction the Order of Grim, a cult started by a sorcerer who noticed the EternalRecurrence of the Twin Gods' feud and whose followers bring hope to both sorcerers and non-sorcerers alike, in hope of somehow [[ScrewDestiny ending the vicious cycle]]. Which organization the player chooses to join will change what mission rewards and types of magic they can gain.

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A combination sequel-UpdatedRerelease, ''Soul Sacrifice Delta'', released in Japan on March 6, 2014, and in the US and EU on the UsefulNotes/PlaystationNetwork on May 13 and 14 of 2014, respectively. Boasting receive overhauled graphics, systems, and AI, ''Delta'' also includes a number of new spells, more areas, monsters, and archfiends based on [[Creator/TheBrothersGrimm the Grimm Fairy Tales]]. Players will be able to choose between the two old factions and the third new one: Avalon, {{Knight Templar}}s who seek to destroy all monsters, no exceptions; Sanctuarium, a splinter group of sorcerers [[AllLovingHero [[TheRedeemer who believe that monsters can and should be saved]]; and the new faction the Order of Grim, a cult started by a sorcerer who noticed the EternalRecurrence of the Twin Gods' feud and whose followers bring hope to both sorcerers and non-sorcerers alike, in hope of somehow [[ScrewDestiny ending the vicious cycle]]. Which organization the player chooses to join will change what mission rewards and types of magic they can gain.


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* RottenReincarnation: [[spoiler:The world is a miserable setting because it's stuck in an [[EternalRecurrence eternal cycle of destruction and resurrection]] caused by the Twin Gods, and it's up to the PlayerCharacter to break the cycle so the world may prosper.]]

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* DubNameChange: The Japanese version makes whole references to the Arthurian mythos, while the US/EU English versions have the references veiled due to some areas of Europe still treating the mythos as SeriousBusiness. Hence the changing of the names of the depicted characters from the Arthurian mythos in the English versions.

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* DubNameChange: The Japanese version makes whole references to the Arthurian mythos, Myth/ArthurianLegend, while the US/EU English versions have the references veiled due to some areas of Europe still treating the mythos as SeriousBusiness. Hence the changing of the names of the depicted characters from the Arthurian mythos legend in the English versions.



* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Noteworthy as the game's world is essentially an alternative version of the King Arthur mythos and appropriately includes...
** NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: ...adaptation versions of Nimue, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Lancelot, Percival, and Gawain.

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* MedievalEuropeanFantasy: Noteworthy as the game's world is essentially an alternative version of the King Arthur mythos and appropriately includes...
** NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: ...adaptation versions of Nimue, Merlin, Morgan le Fay, Lancelot, Percival, and Gawain.
Myth/ArthurianLegend.
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* {{Mythology}}: The world of ''Soul Sacrifice'' contains many references to numerous mythologies, even telling alternate versions of certain stories.
** Myth/KingArthur: A number of (renamed) characters from the Arthurian mythos, Avalon and Camelot, and the Holy Grail appear. Excalibur is even one of the Black Rites.
** Myth/ClassicalMythology: The war that tore apart the world was called the Olympian War, the tribe of humans born without magic are called the Romalus, there are numerous areas named after things from the mythos: the Plains of Olympia, the Catacombs of Pandora, the Ruins of Tartarus where the Cerberus dwells, Mount Helios, the Icarus Pasture, the Poseidon Inn, Lake Andromeda. Gorgon and Vulcan are Black Rites.
** Literature/TheBible: The city of Babylon, Noah's Desert, the fallen kingdom and Archfiend both known as Leviathan, the Caverns of Goliath.
** Myth/NorseMythology: There is the Valhalla Abbey, a Valkyrie is an Archfiend, and Gleipnir is a Black Rite. ''Delta'' reveals that the founder of the Sorcerers' Guild became a monster which they named Odin.
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* WholePlotReference: It revolves around horrific creatures that were once men (and animals) born from profane magic, which is spread by a shining, wish-making, innocent-looking entity who comes at people at their weakest moment. The only way to kill said monsters is to use said magic, which will end up transforming YOU into a monster eventually for others to kill in an endless cycle. Souls, despair, and hope are all central to the story, as despair is what triggers the transformation from man to beast. The main storyline also involves a friendship between two sorcerers, one of which locks himself into an endless loop in order to save his dear friend. [[Anime/MahouShoujoMadokaMagica Yeah,]] [[RunningGag it's that kind of game]].

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* WholePlotReference: It revolves around horrific creatures that were once men (and animals) born from profane magic, which is spread by a shining, wish-making, innocent-looking entity who comes at people at their weakest moment. The only way to kill said monsters is to use said magic, which will end up transforming YOU into a monster eventually for others to kill in an endless cycle. Souls, despair, and hope are all central to the story, as despair is what triggers the transformation from man to beast. The main storyline also involves a friendship between two sorcerers, one of which locks himself into an endless loop in order to save his dear friend. [[Anime/MahouShoujoMadokaMagica [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Yeah,]] [[RunningGag it's that kind of game]].
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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Technically a spoiler, but given that both the "good" and "evil" gods appear as DLC bonus bosses, and the state of the world, it'd be more surprising if it ''wasn't'' true. [[spoiler:Come Delta, and they upgrade from super-hard DLC bosses to the {{Bigger Bad}}s, whose feud has caught humanity in the middle and drives the EternalRecurrence, and thus the plot.]]

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* GodAndSatanAreBothJerks: Technically a spoiler, but given that both the "good" and "evil" gods appear as DLC bonus bosses, and the state of the world, it'd be more surprising if it ''wasn't'' true. [[spoiler:Come Delta, and they upgrade from super-hard DLC bosses to the {{Bigger Bad}}s, {{Greater Scope Villain}}s, whose feud has caught humanity in the middle and drives the EternalRecurrence, and thus the plot.]]

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* BiggerBad: The Gods who created the setting's world. While the older believes in order, the other likes chaos and greed, and that's why he created the chalice and gave sorcery to his people (the druids). [[spoiler:And that's why the world is in a constant state of destruction and restoration, because he engineered for an especially greedy individual to destroy the world... the ''same person who was chosen by the other god to be devoid of greed and be able to save it.'' The pure stubborn refusal of either of these Gods to give an inch in their feud drives the EternalRecurrence.]]
** [[spoiler:Finally able to be faced. In the original game, you only got a free DLC that let you face the two in a pair of Forgotten Pacts. ''Delta'' lets you fight God-Magusar, who is possessed by the Twin Gods, as the TrueFinalBoss.]]


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* GreaterScopeVillain: The Gods who created the setting's world. While the older believes in order, the other likes chaos and greed, and that's why he created the chalice and gave sorcery to his people (the druids). [[spoiler:And that's why the world is in a constant state of destruction and restoration, because he engineered for an especially greedy individual to destroy the world... the ''same person who was chosen by the other god to be devoid of greed and be able to save it.'' The pure stubborn refusal of either of these Gods to give an inch in their feud drives the EternalRecurrence.]]
** [[spoiler:Finally able to be faced. In the original game, you only got a free DLC that let you face the two in a pair of Forgotten Pacts. ''Delta'' lets you fight God-Magusar, who is possessed by the Twin Gods, as the TrueFinalBoss.]]
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* RousseauWasRight: This is Sanctuarium's philosophy. They believe that all Archfiends can be redeemed, so they put their efforts in saving the Archfiends after defeating them. Turns out, they're right (95% of the time, but never because GoodCannotComprehendEvil), because the saved Archfiends can be recruited as allies for the PlayerCharacter, especially if the saved Archfiends [[HeelFaceTurn join the faction]]. The only Archfiends that cannot be saved are [[LizardFolk Lizard Men]], as they can only be [[CrueltyIsTheOnlyOption Sacrificed]] upon defeat (although doing so is a MercyKill), [[CyberneticMythicalBeast Dionaea]] (for some unknown reason other than being a machine), [[spoiler: Romulus and Cert (for being creator {{Jerkass God}}s who are too powerful for the mechanic, and [[BonusBoss Odin]], who simply escapes upon defeat. While [[AliceAllusion Alice]] can technically be saved, she can't be recruited, as she's trapped in the maze.]]
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** The way that some monsters and Archfiends are created. For example, {{Ouroboros}} was electrocuted and has his body twisted and elongated like a snake to form a wheel, the [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies Harpy]]'s [[HorrorHunger insatiable appetite]] bloated her body and formed a gaping hole in her stomach, [[DraconicHumanoid Bahamut]] is the result of a [[LizardFolk Lizard Man]] [[FusionDance absorbing its body]] with an [[MetalSlime Orchalcum]], and [[EnfantTerrible Hansel and Gretel]] used to be normal children until their body turns into ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] candy'' while getting eaten alive by locusts and merging with said locusts.

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** The way that some monsters and Archfiends are created. For example, {{Ouroboros}} was electrocuted and has his body twisted and elongated like a snake to form a wheel, the [[HarpingOnAboutHarpies Harpy]]'s [[HorrorHunger insatiable appetite]] bloated her body and formed a gaping hole in her stomach, [[DraconicHumanoid Bahamut]] is the result of a [[LizardFolk Lizard Man]] [[FusionDance absorbing melding its body]] with an [[MetalSlime Orchalcum]], and [[EnfantTerrible Hansel and Gretel]] used to be normal children until their body turns turned into ''[[PrecisionFStrike fucking]] candy'' while getting eaten alive by locusts and merging with said locusts.
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* WholePlotReference: [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica It revolves around horrific creatures that were once men (and animals) born from profane magic, which is spread by a shining, wish-making, innocent-looking entity who comes at people at their weakest moment. The only way to kill said monsters is to use said magic, which will end up transforming YOU into a monster eventually for others to kill in an endless cycle. Souls, despair, and hope are all central to the story, as despair is what triggers the transformation from man to beast. The main storyline also involves a friendship between two sorcerers, one of which locks himself into an endless loop in order to save his dear friend.]] [[RunningGag Yeah, it's that kind of game]].

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* WholePlotReference: [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica It revolves around horrific creatures that were once men (and animals) born from profane magic, which is spread by a shining, wish-making, innocent-looking entity who comes at people at their weakest moment. The only way to kill said monsters is to use said magic, which will end up transforming YOU into a monster eventually for others to kill in an endless cycle. Souls, despair, and hope are all central to the story, as despair is what triggers the transformation from man to beast. The main storyline also involves a friendship between two sorcerers, one of which locks himself into an endless loop in order to save his dear friend.]] [[Anime/MahouShoujoMadokaMagica Yeah,]] [[RunningGag Yeah, it's that kind of game]].
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* {{Crossover}}: ''Delta'' with ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'', ''VideoGame/GodEater'', ''VideoGame/{{Toukiden}}'', and to a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/GravityRush'', ''VideoGame/WildArms'', ''VideoGame/RagnarokOdyssey Ace'', and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' [[note]]The latter two are exclusive to the original VanillaEdition, and [[NoExportForYou Japan-exclusive]] for ''[=PSO2=]'''s case[[/note]]. The crossovers included new boss fights against [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dionaea]] (a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons draconic]] [[HumongousMecha Abductor]]), [[SavageWolf Marduk]] (a [[SavageWolf lupine]] [[StarfishAliens Aragami]]), and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Chthonian and Abyssal Fiends]] (a pair of massive {{Oni}}s). The crossover [=DLCs=] also include vaious outfits based on characters from those games, such as the Sinners' outfit, the God Eaters' outfit, the Mononufus' armor, Kat's costume, Rudy's outfit, Lady Harken's armor, and even Knight Blazer's armor! There are also offerings from the respective boss monsters, such as the Sinner's Thorn and Skydrake Dragonwing from Dionaea, the Red Lupine Ruby and Red Lupine Wing from Marduk, the Chthonian Claws and Chthonian Horn from Chthonian Fiend, and the Abyssal Bead and Abyssal Arm from Abyssal Fiend.

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* {{Crossover}}: ''Delta'' with ''VideoGame/FreedomWars'', ''VideoGame/GodEater'', ''VideoGame/{{Toukiden}}'', and to a lesser extent, ''VideoGame/GravityRush'', ''VideoGame/WildArms'', ''VideoGame/RagnarokOdyssey Ace'', and ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'' [[note]]The latter two are exclusive to the original VanillaEdition, and [[NoExportForYou Japan-exclusive]] for ''[=PSO2=]'''s case[[/note]]. The crossovers included new boss fights against [[OurDragonsAreDifferent Dionaea]] (a [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons [[OurDragonsAreDifferent draconic]] [[HumongousMecha Abductor]]), [[SavageWolf Marduk]] (a [[SavageWolf lupine]] [[StarfishAliens Aragami]]), and the [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Chthonian and Abyssal Fiends]] (a pair of massive {{Oni}}s). The crossover [=DLCs=] also include vaious outfits based on characters from those games, such as the Sinners' outfit, the God Eaters' outfit, the Mononufus' armor, Kat's costume, Rudy's outfit, Lady Harken's armor, and even Knight Blazer's armor! There are also offerings from the respective boss monsters, such as the Sinner's Thorn and Skydrake Dragonwing from Dionaea, the Red Lupine Ruby and Red Lupine Wing from Marduk, the Chthonian Claws and Chthonian Horn from Chthonian Fiend, and the Abyssal Bead and Abyssal Arm from Abyssal Fiend.

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