Phantom Legacy is a fantasy RPG Maker game and the second half of the Legacy duology, with Demon Legacy being the first half. As such, spoilers from the original game are unmarked from this point onward.
Years after the Old Gods have died, the world is still in turmoil. Shadar continues to cause trouble while the governments are becoming unstable. Slade and his companions are now adults who have set out to fix the mess, but they are unable to do it alone. One day, Slade sets out to kill Shadar for good.
Enter Nero, a golem boy living a simple life in a small house in the woods. He often receives prejudice and scorn from the citizens of the nearby town and is forced to rely on wildlife for food, but he manages. Then one day, Shadar pays him a visit and turns his whole life upside down. Before long, Nero is thrust into the role of hero who must stop Shadar and save the crumbling world.
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Phantom Legacy contains examples of:
- Artificial Human: Nero is a doll created by a scientist.
- Babies Ever After: It is revealed that Lilith is the daughter of Sharn and Iris from the previous game.
- Big Bad Ensemble: Shadar, reprising his role from the original game, and Malakai, a human Mad Scientist, are the main antagonists competing to become the new god of the world, the former to balance it and save it, and the latter for his own entertainment.
- Bittersweet Ending: Nero has become the new god of the world, Malakai and Haizum are dead, Janus and Corvus no longer wish to destroy the world, and Shadar's desire to find balance has come to an end. The system of souls willingly sacrificing themselves to power the Ether Vein is no longer needed and the souls are released. However, many allies were killed during the battle, including Slade and Rhea (but at least they are Together in Death). And Shadar got away unpunished, and says that he will one day continue to terrorize the world.
- The Bus Came Back: Every main character of Demon Legacy is seen here as well.
- But Thou Must!: Inverted early on. A prisoner asks you to free them, but the only options available are ‘Nope’ and ‘Nah’.
- Cowardly Boss: Haizum repeatedly appears in the Tower of Babylon and fights you, only to run away after you have wailed on him a little.
- Credits Gag: Under Music and Sound Design are the words “Shamelessly ripped from various sources.” And under Graphics/Sound Design, it says, “Shamelessly ripped from various sources. (Again.)”
- Duel Boss: Jericho is fought by Nero 1-on-1 in the latter’s subconscious.
- Heads I Win, Tails You Lose: Whether you win or lose the battle against Gerent does not matter- he brings the party to their knees anyway.
- He Knows About Timed Hits: Lilith tells you to press the Z button to jump over holes and obstacles.
- Sequel: Phantom Legacy is the sequel to Demon Legacy.
- Shout-Out:
- There Is Only One Bed: In a gender inversion of the usual outcome, it is the female Lilith who insists on giving up the bed to the male Nero and sleeping on the chair instead.
