ESA Co., Ltd. (Entertainment Studio Asia, Korean: 주식회사 이에스에이), formerly Softmax Co., Ltd. ( Korean: 주식회사 소프트맥스) () is a Korean video game

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and entertainment company. They are best known for their ''War of Genesis'' series, ''Magna Carta'' series, and

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TalesWeaver ''TalesWeaver'' is a Korean online game created by Softmax. The game plot is based on the Korean novel '' Children of the Rune''. It is currently kept in Nexon. It is a game that has eight episodes and one character unique to ''TalesWeaver'' (com ...

. It is currently listed in the

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''War of Genesis''

''The War of Genesis'' ( ko, 창세기전) is a Tactical role-playing game, SRPG series developed by Softmax. The series follows the history of Antaria, a fictional universe where the story is taking place. Even though the developers had stated that the third and fourth installments were spin-offs, they follow the main storyline and have many elements that are essential in understanding the stories of the later games. The Side Stories have a rather different gameplay than that of the original. In contrast to the original games' use of the SRPG type of gameplay, Rhapsody of Zephyr uses classical Japanese RPG style similar to that of the ''

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'' series. Tempest also uses different gameplay. In addition to battles, there are mini-games and simulation elements as well. * ''The War of Genesis'' (1995) * ''The War of Genesis II'' (1996) * ''The War of Genesis Side Story I: Rhapsody of Zephyr'' (1998) * ''The War of Genesis Side Story II: Tempest'' (1998) * ''The War of Genesis III'' (1999) * ''The War of Genesis III Part.2'' (2000) * ''The War of Genesis Arena (On-line)'' (2000–2004) * ''The War of Genesis Mobile: Crow I'' (2004) * ''The War of Genesis Mobile: Crow II'' (2005)

''Magna Carta''

''Magna Carta'' is a series of three

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s developed by Softmax. It features characters designed by artist Hyung-tae Kim.

''Magna Carta: The Phantom of Avalanche'' (2001)

''Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata'' (2004)

''Magna Carta: Crimson Stigmata'' is a "port" of the original game to the

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. Though the game retains multiple elements from its original counterpart, including the main character and several plot elements, other points in ''Crimson Stigmata''—notably the setting and storyline—are very different from ''The Phantom of Avalanche''.

''MagnaCarta 2'' (2009)

Reception

''Magna Carta'' series

The ''Magna Carta'' series has received mixed reception for ''Crimson Stigmata'' and ''MagnaCarta 2''.

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* {{Authority control Software companies of South Korea Video game companies of South Korea Entertainment companies of South Korea Magna Carta (series)