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India Press Store - The Legend of Dragoon
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Manufacturer: Square Enix
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Sony Computer Entertainment
EAN: 0711719449126
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Feature: 3 years in the making with a development team of over 100 members
Label: Square Enix
Manufacturer: Square Enix
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 156
Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Square Enix
Studio: Square Enix
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3 years in the making with a development team of over 100 members
Transform into Dragoons and unleash extraordinary powers
Incredibly diverse characters wield unique weapons and Dragoon attacks powered by the elements
Totally unique and innovative tactical combat "Additionals" System
Discover the truth about the Black Monster
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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Rather Muddled RPG, But Still Capable of Delivering Some Enjoyment
Comment: As my title states, Legend of Dragoon can only be described as "muddled". This game has several failings that cannot be ignored, but if you give it a chance, you may still garner some enjoyment out of this average RPG. On to the review!
Graphics (8/10): Not the greatest, but not too irritating. This, of course, is a matter of opinion, but the graphics did not seem to bothersome at all.
Music (6/10): Well, the music ranges from not so good to decent. There's really nothing about the music that would make me want to buy the soundtrack. The songs are all rather bland and unmemorable, while not being terrible enough to make your ears bleed or anything. The voice-acting, which is limited, is kind of laughable. Overall, the bland music and not-so-good voice acting brings down the score in this section.
Characters (5/10): The characters really aren't well-developed. They either have stereotypical personalities or are just plain uninteresting. Sometimes their actions were not convincing at all. For example, one person is traveling with the party to find his daughter who ran away. He then goes on and on about not knowing why she left when you clearly find out in a flashback that he criticized her and slapped her for something she wasn't really at fault for. Hmmm...I wonder why she ran away? And then, after hearing this story, the rest of the party sides with him and does not point out the obvious reason she ran away. Another example of awkward character development is the romance between Dart and Shana. Yes, she's naive and soft-spoken and he's the big hero and they fall in love. Yes, we've all seen this before. That's not even my complaint. The romance between them was badly handled by the game developers. It seems as though Shana is the only one in love with Dart; he sees her more as a little sister. This creates some awkward moments between them. I think the main romantic scene of the game is very awkward. Instead of Dart and Shana voluntarily getting together, the rest of the party members sort of connive to force them together at a party. Then, out on a balcony, every time the scene between them becomes serious and they are about to kiss, some random NPC shows up and ruins the moment. I find this odd attempt at humor to be ill-placed and intrusive. I never really got the impression that Dart and Shana loved each other, instead I felt that the rest of the party loved the idea of getting them together. Rose is the only character who seems interesting and has some back story. Overall, the game is riddled with character interactions like those above, this really makes it difficult to care about these characters (other than Rose!).
Story (5/10): Once again, "stereotypical" is the word of the day. Guess who's father may be a villian? No really, guess! Seriously, the rest of the story feels like one disjointed event after another. I never felt a sense of continuity with the story, and the final villian seems to come from nowhere. I never saw it coming, IN A BAD WAY! I mean, the game really could have used some foreshadowing or building up for the final villian. All that aside, the game's story does have some high points, the "mythological" feel of the game is interesting, and although I can't remember for the life of me what all actually happened during the story, I had fun while playing through it.
Battle System (7/10): Well, it's turn based. Not much to say there. My only real complaint was with the Additions. While I mostly liked the originality of this element, it was somewhat irritating at times. The goal is to hit the X button at just the right time to execute your attack. If you miss even one in the string, your attack does pitiful damage. As it can be quite difficult to get all of them in a longer string, I was often forced to use weaker Additions instead of the stronger, (and longer) ones. Aside from that aspect, the Dragoon system was fun. I only wish there were some way to revert out of Dragoon mode, and also to cast magic outside of Dragoon mode. Despite my complaints, I found most of the battle system to be not too annoying.
Gameplay (6/10): Wow. There's alot of backtracking. This can get tedious; I think I went through some placed three times. Another issue I have with gameplay is that in disc 2, the game forces you to insert disc 1 again to get into some of the towns. What nonsense is this?! I don't think I've ever played another RPG that had this problem. This is what lowers the score most for this section. Other than the things listed above, I don't have any other issues with gameplay.
Overall (6/10): NOTE this score is not an average, it's my subjective overall score. While Legend of Dragoon does not measure up to so many other RPGs out there, oddly I still enjoyed it. This is certainly not the worst RPG out there, it's just not the best either. Since it's so inexpensive now (at the time of writing this; July 2008), it wouldn't hurt to pick this game up and give it a chance. You may at least get some amusement out of laughing at the bad dialogue.
Customer Rating:
Summary: The Legend of Dragoon
Comment: Good solid RPG type playstation game. Obviously not in production anymore. Battle system is easy to use and coherent as a whole. Graphics, back then, are good but don't compare to the Next generation graphics. Awesome story line.
Customer Rating:
Summary: LoD fan
Comment: Awesome RPG game.
If you are into FF, you should give this one a chance. It is not as complicated but still provided hours and hours of entertainment for the whole family.
Graphics are old school (considering the new consoles), but still fun to play.
NOTE: This psONE title may not work properly on PS2. It's a hit or miss. Worst case, get a cheap PSOne from amazon... =)
Customer Rating:
Summary: A must play
Comment: Definitely a game traditional RPG fans should never pass up. If you have the chance to get a copy of this game, go for it.
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Summary: Excellent game, excellent condition
Comment: It's great to be able to relive the classics like this. The only complaint I could possibly make, was that the image was of an original printing version of the game, and the version mailed to me was a "Greatest Hits" second edition (which would drop the value of the game tremendously, but I got it "new" for $14 so who am I to complain?).
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Editorial Reviews:
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A four-disc RPG epic, The Legend of Dragoon is set in a time of swords, magic, and dragons. Ten thousand years prior, the Dragon War pitted Dragoons--humans with the power to control dragons--against Enslavers, magicians who sought to enslave the humans. Now Dart, a young warrior, is on a quest to find the demon that killed his parents. The Legend of Dragoon features prerendered, 3-D backgrounds and detailed, polygonal figures. Several nonplaying characters and many full-motion video scenes take you through the complex story. The game's turn-based battle engine allows you to increase the strength of an attack through repeated button taps and shows the percentage increase you've created. A timing feature in the battle modes allows you to add devastating combinations to your attacks. The Spirit Points you accumulate during your quest can be used to unlock a special power, known as the Dragon attack.
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