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Nintendo released a bundle pack in the United States that, while supplies lasted, included a "one size fits all" T-shirt featuring the game's logo alongside characters Freedan and Shadow.
On the other hand, Illusion of Gaia enjoys a sense of worldliness that Soulblazer didn't have. ... you never know quite what's coming next, and that's the best thing that could be said about an RPG".
In 2018, Complex ranked Illusion of Gaia 86th on their "The Best Super Nintendo Games of All Time".
IGN ranked Illusion of Gaia 74th on their "Top 100 SNES Games of All Time".
In the Cross Review feature of the magazine Famitsu, the four reviewers gave 8, 6, 7, and 5, for a total of 26.
In the "Game Report Card" reader poll run by the magazine Family Computer Magazine,it scored 23.9 out of 30, as shown below.
Quintet reported that Illusion of Gaia sold 650,000 copies worldwide, with 200,000 copies sold in Japan, 300,000 copies sold in North America, and 150,000 copies sold in Europe.
In accordance with Nintendo of America's censorship policies at the time of publication, several changes were made to the game to mitigate certain darker story elements.
GamePros Peteroo praised the game's puzzle-solving elements, effect-heavy graphics, eclectic soundtrack and gentle difficulty slope.
GamePros Peteroo praised the game's puzzle-solving elements, effect-heavy graphics, eclectic soundtrack and gentle difficulty slope.
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