Okay, so if Radiant Silvergun had deep roots in Genesis, then Ikaruga is obviously based off of ancient Chinese philosophies of polarity, most recognizably one of the fundamental elements of Taosim: Yin and Yang. Her ship, Ginkei, is modified by the people of Ikaruga to give it identical capabilities to Shinra's ship." After Shinra spared her life, she decided to change sides and join the resistance. In a two-player game, Shinra is joined by Kagari, a mercenary of Horai defeated by Shinra.
Hidden in a secret underground bunker and launched via the transportation device called the "Sword of Acala", it is the first fighter built that integrates both energy polarities, and is capable of successfully switching between the two. The Ikaruga was no ordinary plane, designed by former engineering genius Amanai with the help of Kazamori and the village leaders. Shinra regained his health and pledged to defeat the Horai, and the villagers entrusted him with a fighter plane that they had built themselves, called the Ikaruga.
Shot down near a remote village called Ikaruga, inhabited by elderly people who had been exiled by the Horai's conquests, Shinra was dragged from the wreckage and nursed back to health. Miraculously, however, one young man survived. They were no match for the Horai and were eventually almost completely wiped out. Using fighter planes called Hitekkai, they fought with the hope of freeing the world from the grips of the Horai - but all their efforts were in vain. Meanwhile, a freedom federation called Tenkaku emerged to challenge Horai. "The Chosen People" carried out these conquests in "the name of peace". Soon after, Tenro and his followers, who called themselves "The Divine Ones", began conquering nations one after another. This energy emanated from an object he dug up from deep underground and granted him unimaginable powers. "Several years ago in the small island nation of Horai, one of the most powerful men of the nation, Tenro Horai, discovered the Ubusunagami Okinokai-the Power of the Gods. Radiant Silvergun draws strong story elements from Genesis and its themes of apocolypse and rebirth have strong artistic merit - so, I was excited to experience the story of Ikaruga, Radiant Silvergun's spiritual sequel.Īs the Wikipedia article summarizes Ikaruga's story: But even though there's a stark dichotomy between the actual gameplay itself and the presentation of the game's meaning, that does not mean that I respect the genius of Radiant Silvergun's story any less. I recently beat Radiant Silvergun and was taken aback at just how impressive its story was - although I'm not a massive fan of linear story progression and video games communicating their meanings through cinema as opposed to actually being a video game and allowing the gamer to express themselves within the world the game creates.
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