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.......... | | asd from aawd says (22/Dec/2003): | I hate this game. NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gameplay: 10/10
This game plays like many other rpg's. The controls are fairly simple, you use the directional buttons to move(obviously), triangle brings up your menu, etc. This game features random battles, and a turned base battle system, like most rpgs. You can hold up to 32 items, this seems kinda small compared to final fantasy's 99 per item limit. But its nothing to worry about. You travel to different locations using the worldmap which you can access anytime during the game. OK lets get into the battle system, This game brings a very revolutionary battle system to the rpg world. This part is a little bit hard to explain so ill try my best You attack using special moves called additionals, these attacks require timed button presses in order to get the full power of the attack, when you start out your attacks at first you start out with a 2 hit combo, but as you progress through the game you gain more additional moves each with a different name and look, each one you get adds 1 hit, the max hits you can get is 8. Now your probably wondering how do I execute these moves and get the full combo in. You can add more hits to your attack by pressing the x button at certain times during your combo, this probably sounds confusing but it really isn’t all that hard to do the moves, some people don’t like the battle system because they say that the additionals are to hard to execute but I think it brings a lot more fun into the battles, because you have to be alert all of the time or your attack will either be counter attacked or you wont get the full combo in resulting in less damage. you can also use magic items during battles, when you choose to use these, it will prompt you to tap the x button repeatedly the more hits you can get on the x button before the time runs out the more powerful your magic attack becomes. but I found the magic items pretty useless because the timer runs out to quickly and my magic attacks only did mediocre damage. During the battle you may also transform into a dragoon warrior each characters dragoon transformation is unique, when you transform you get a very beautiful 10-20 second sequence of your character transforming into his/her dragoon state. in this state you are more powerful and you can also execute special additional attacks and magic attacks, the additional attacks in this form are slightly different then the ones in your regular form, these look a lot different and are more powerful, and also require timed button presses, when you use your dragoon additional attacks a circle pops up with a little triangle at the 12 o clock point on the circle and a little glowing circle goes around the bigger circle ad you must press the x button exactly when it hits the triangle, other wise your attack stop and wont reach its full potential, each character has 5 unique magic attacks in dragoon form when you execute these attacks you get a breathtaking sequence of the attack,( these usually take 30 seconds this may seem like a lot of time but it is well worth it to see these kind of special effects on a psone game), and you can also summon dragons once you become powerful enough. Once your SP(spirit meter) meter is full you are allowed to transform into a dragoon, how long you stay transformed depends on your dragoon level which can be increased the more your fight in your dragoon form. The max time you can stay transformed is for 5 turns, then you revert back to your original form. As you can see the gameplay is very detailed and plays a large part in this game.
Story: 8/10
OK this is the beef of many rpg’s, the story. The legend of dragoons story is very in-depth and interesting I would have bought this game just to experience the great story that comes with it, I will elaborate on this amazing story some. The Legend was born 10,000 years ago… and began with the Divine Tree. Nothing could compare to its mystical powers. It is said that this massive, yet graceful entity gave birth to all living things. One after another, races of plants, animals and unique beings fell from its branches and life spilled forth over the land. The 105th race was the powerful Dragons. These towering winged destroyers would strike terror into anyone who beheld them. In time, there Dragon Spirit would be revered and worshipped. The 106th race was the Human race. These peaceful beings lived a quiet agrarian existence in harmony with the world. The 107th race was the formidable Winglies. These flying conquerors set out to build great floating cities and gain dominion over all living things. In time, their aggression enslaved the passive Human race with little resistance. The spirit of the Divine Tree coursed through all its offspring. The races took their place on earth, filling the desolation with lushness and activity. But the beauty of the tree could not hide the ugly blemish in the land of floating cities. The Winglies resigned supreme. The human were enslaved. Divided by Hatred, a battle for freedom would ensue. Both thought their very survival depending on victory over the other. According to legend, the Humans enlisted the help of dragons. Drawing on magical forces, the humans became Dragoon Warriors harnessing the savage power and soul of the Dragons. Dragoons were supernatural warriors who attacked with fierce combat skills and deadly magic. They overpowered the Winglies in a bloody confrontation. The humans prevailed. And they learned to co-exist in peaceful harmony. But beneath the tranquility, lurks a mysterious prophecy. Love. Revenge. Death and destruction. Ever 108 years A Black Monster emerges to bring death and destruction to the world in search of the moon child that holds the key to the truth. That is merely a prequel to the massive story in The Legend of Dragoon. Buy the game to find out the whole story
Graphics: 9/10
The graphics in The Legend of Dragoon are definitely some of the best I have ever seen on the Playstation The character models are very well done, as best as you can expect on the Playstation. The dragoon transformations are very well done, and so are the magic attacks. I found myself transforming and doing the magic attacks countless times just to be able to see them one more time. The towns and cities look very realistic and innovative, all in all I am very happy with this games graphics.
Sound: 8/10
Sound really isn’t that important to me in games, as long as it is tolerable it is ok with me. This game does feature some really good battle music although it isn’t varied to much, most of the battles have the same music tracks This may not be a good thing for all you sound buffs but I don’t think the sound deters from the overall coolness of the game. There is very little talking in this game, actually the only talking comes from the fmv’s and even then there isn’t much, so I really cant comment on the voice acting.
Length/Replay: 6/10
On average this game takes just over 40 hours to beat, this game has 4 discs, so as you can see its a massive game. This game doesn’t really have to much in the way of replay value, but there are a few hidden suprises if you can find them. Throughout the game you can collect these little rocks called stardusts that can be found in various places throughout the game you can collect as many as 50 of them, and if you collect them all and give them to a certain person you will be able to fight a special boss near the end of the game, that gives you a massive amount of money and exp., if you beat him. I think the story is in this game is good enough for a replay or 2. This is the only rpg that I played through 5 times
This is one of the best games I have ever played, I am really hoping for a sequel to this game. This game easily rivals Final Fantasy 7, it may even be better. This is a must have for every rpg fan, even if you have never played an rpg before this is a great place to start.
| A good game, with a few flaws. | | Shadow from St. Petersburg, Florida; United States of America says (4/Mar/2002): | Ok, first off, this will be the one and only mention of the Final Fantasy series in this review. Why? Because this is NOT a review of a Final Fantasy game. I liked Legend of Dragoon. It had an inovative new twist to the classic battle system, very nice computer generated cut sceens, characters that actually had a bit of personality, and a storyline that led you by the nose only if you didn't keep up.
At the time I bought the game, BEFORE other games that are it's technological superiors, it's graphics were top notch. The cut sceens actually used voice overs, which was refreshing and long past due in roleplaying games. There are flaws though, some of the character movement was choppy. Some of it was odd, like those 'horses' in the opening sceen. And the backrounds for the battle sceens were rather strange, like the battles were inside a coke can. Still, this is nit-picking and doesn't take away a lot from the game.
The battle system gave the comforting familarity of the random encounters, turn based combat(which still rules for bathroom breaks and falling asleep after a long night of playing), and a full range of commands. However it added enjoyable twists. Such as a more limited item selection which made your choices more important and your backpack's capacity more realistic. The Additions system, which actually made this couch potato work for his uber-damage. And limiting magic to Dragoons for the most part, again making it more realistic. Again, there were flaws, the Additions were a pain in the butt sometimes, espeicially using them over and over to build them up to higher levels. The fact that your experience was split between your characters seemed annoying at first, but your characters don't take as much experience to raise in levels as some roleplaying games, so it balanced out. The one thing I did not like about the battle system was... nothing. There was not one major flaw, though I will grant that not being able to pause was a PAIN.
Next I come to characters. I'll break my rule and mention Final Fantasy again in here a couple times, so bear with me. I liked the characters in this game. Dart actually wore armor that would be somewhat effective, so did Lavitz. Their weapons weren't terribly unrealistic(like a certain character named after evaporated air), but nor were they uninteresting. Shana's bow actually worked differently than the other's melee weapons, and the attacks were for the most part semi-realistic. The character animations were easily on par with other games of the time, and the fact that the characters grunted and articulated was another breath of fresh air.
For those of you out there that insist on comparing the character architypes to other games, I tell you this. If you look, every game rips off someone, be it mythology, pop culture, comic books, television shows, or what-not. To name a few... dragons, Masamune, 'mechs', airships, power crystals, and even the concept of 'heroes'. Every idea comes from somewhere and bears the mark of this source. And if anyone thinks that the 'tragic love triangle' of Final Fantasy 7 was original... well, just seek medical attention now, please. Now on to the characters themselves.
- I liked Dart, he was actually a rather human character. He was worried about his villiage and acted irationally at times, but his soul and character shined through more than once.
- Shana was another believable character. She was very human in her reactions and responses, from being stubborn while being rescued (just ask someone who has participated in a combat rescue, we civies can be amazingly stupid), to her maturing crush for Dart throughout the game.
- Lavitz was a bit of a caricture, but a good one. He was honor and loyalty taken to their fantasy extreme and given classical form as a knight. And he used a non-standard weapon to boot.
- Rose, she was convincing in her role. She'd seen her world die and the new one grow and formed her emotional shell to protect herself from the radical changes. She also did what she thought she had to in order to protect the world, something rarely touched on in a video game.
- Kongol was another caricture, that of the brawny butt-kicker, but every game has one of these, as does every anime, comic book, most books and nearly all table-top roleplaying games.
- Honestly I didn't pay enough attention to the other characters to remember them well, and I've only just begun replaying the game again, so I can't comment on them.
Meanwhile, the Dragoons were a nice touch, giving the game another facet to explore and play with. After all, how much harder would the game be if you didn't use your Dragoon forms? The animations for the attacks were nice, though it was a bit disapointing in that if you wanted to actually appreciate them you had to see someone else pressing the buttons. The magical skills were also well thought out, representing the character well in both form, function, and personality. Anyone that thinks these graphics can't hold up to Final Fantasy 7 needs to go back and actually watch it's graphics with the same critical eye you've turned towards Legend of Dragoon.
Next is the story and world map, and I group these two together for a good reason. They both operate on the same theory in Legend of Dragoon. Cater to both the new player and the old pro, but impress those that stand in between. Older players will notice elements from other games, and find fault because they know what could be better. New players will be coping with the system itself and paying more attention to what is being put before them right now. The middle range players, meanwhile, will be comfortable with the system and able to look beyond it and enjoy the story, graphics and overall feel. If you pay attention, you'll follow the plot line at a relatively fast pace, if you pick up the clues as they're give. But if you're slow on the draw, the game will eventually pull you forward. And everyone catches up at the end of the game anyways, because that's how plotlines work. You build up to the fast-paced, action packed finale, you do not put your game in a perpetual state of action because it will lose all meaning in the process.
Now, after this rather long winded, and still not complete, review of this game, I'll make a long story short(er). Legend of Dragoon is a good, solid roleplaying game. It is innovative and traditional, with solid graphics and a decent story. In it's day it was a very good game. It's been left behind by the times though, it's graphics paling when held against newer games and it's innovation less than impressive when compared to newer steps. It's easy enough for new players, but a bit overwhelming. It offers some challenges to experienced players, but is somewhat trite. And it's a great middle ground to launch you into the more hardcore roleplaying experiences once you've come into your own playing roleplaying games.
| Crap | | Cecil from Wisconsin, USA says (27/Jun/2001): | I played Legend of Dragoon. I hated it. Absolutely could not stand it. I've been playing RPGs since Secret of Mana (which, by the way, is one of the greatest games ever) and I have liked most of them.
-Secret of Mana had the revolutionary new method of battling- real combat in real time. Aside from it's somewhat undeveloped characters, it was a great game, and extremely fun. It is an excellent introduction to RPGs
-Final Fantasy 4 (2, for those of you who know nothing about the US-Japan problem) was a bit two-dimensional (not the graphics), but it was a fun game. It used the traditional random battles and fixed turn-based style, but the story and characters were varied and new, and therefore kept scenes fresh and interesting.
-Chrono Trigger kept fixed battles and ATB, but allowed the player to control whether or not he fought. An excellent idea and a similarly excellent story. The music and graphics were also the best of the time.
-Final Fantasy VII recreated RPGs and set the stage for many other companies to try their hand at a big, blockbuster RPG series. FF7 was a breakthrough for RPGs, it used the same random battles and ATB but introduced several new ideas as well. It borrowed some story elements from FF6 and other predecessors, but made up for it with the fact that the borrowed elements triggered fits of blissful nostalgia. It's musical score was engrossing and brought the player into the game. It's characters were well developed, their struggles were heartfelt. This was a good game for Squaresoft and the RPG industry in general.
-Final Fantasy Tactics- Strategy RPG! What it lacked in graphics and battle system (the turn based strategy system isn't a favorite among some people) it made up for completely in music, characters and story. FFT was without a doubt one of the high points for a video game with a story story.
-Xenogears was another revolution in the RPG industry. It wasn't highly publicized, but it was an awe-inspiring game with beautiful graphics and a musical score to match (Mitsuda for Life). I haven't even touched on the ingeniuos story. Xenogears, being part 5 of a 6-part novel spanning thousands of years, kept the story very interesting and understandable. It was mysterious and engrossing. With the Mitsuda's music, it made every scene seem like you were there, uncovering the thousand year-old ruins of the origins of your species. All-around great game.
-Final Fantasy VIII was another great game. It's story was a breath of fresh air, escaping much overused clichés of some past games (FF6, 7, Legend of Dragoon, etc.). The love story was romantic and believeable. The characters were some of the most real-seeming that I have ever seen in a game. It's a great game and I'm proud to own it.
Now, I've just listed some of my favorite games of the past decade, and the reasons why they are some of the best games. Legend of Dragoon was not one of them. And with good reason. The game was released several years after FF7, yet it's graphics in story and battle sequences were far less realistic than any of FF7's. I will give a bit and say that the cut scenes were nicely done, but the voice acting makes it lose points there too. The graphics alone would make the game seem like it were created in some of "experimental times" of PlayStation's past.
It's story could not pull me in. It's revelations came in spurts with annoying repetition that made me wonder about the "Teen" rating. The "romance" between Dart and Shana seemed very put on, and the story portions involving their past stunk of a FF7 ripoff. It is NOT a common story detail to have the spikey-haired blond guy hero as the childhood friend to the darker-haired girl who has a secret crush on him. I've seen this background story for only 2 games, FF7 and Legend of Dragoon.
The music was an insult to any RPGamer who had played through Xenogears, FFT or FF8. I could enjoy listening to MP3s of music from either of the other three games by itself. I could barely stand Legend of Dragoon's music DURING the game.
The battle system was foolishly unevolved. It had the same random battles, but instead made the openning to the battle so much more annoying and slow. Is the bleeding screen supposed to look aesthetically pleasing? Am I supposed to be entertained? I was not.
The addition system seemed like a pointless gesture in attempting to make the game stand out from those it copied from. However, timed button pressing is nothing new.
The game was an all-around insult to anyone who enjoys a decent RPG in my opinion. I played it, and I was happy to give it away to a local Funcoland retailer. I do not suggest this game to anyone, with the possible exception of someone a bit below mental standards who finds a challenge in timing the push of a button, who won't quite understand a story unless it is spelled out many, many times to them, who doesn't care that the music sucks because they're too absorbed with trying to get their button pushing right to pay any attention to the music. I believe that we all would have been better off if this game had never been created. I express my regret to anyone who has had the misfortune of playing this game.
| LOD Rocks! | | A gamer says (20/May/2002): | To start out with, anyone that says that this game is a huge rip off of any RPG needs to be committed. It seems that the main thing the people are comparing this game to is FF7, especially characters. Well let me put in what I think. Dart vs. Cloud: Cloud was cold and rather dislikable in the begining of the game and was constantly feeling sorry for himself throughout; Dart on the other hand cared for everyone and thought only of the well being of others constantly. Shana vs. Tifa: Tifa was too wrapped up in her feelings for Cloud which made her, at least to me, rather annoying; Shana on the other hand let her feelings be known but never was constantly hanging on those feelings. Shana and Dart vs. Cloud and Tifa: Dart kinda figured from the small hints Shana was giving how she felt about him, but as he stated before he thought of her only as a sister; Cloud on the other hand would never have guessed it until it was practically thrown in his face. Lloyd vs. Sephiroth: Lloyd was misguided by the words of "Emperor Diaz" and eventually wound up helping Dart and company, Sephiroth on the other hand was just all around bad and would have sooner killed Cloud then helped him. Lavitz Death vs. Aerith's Death: Lavitz died when he was attacking Lloyd to save Albert and Lloyd killed him in self defense; Sephiroth killed Aeirth from behind like the coward he is just to stop her from praying to use Holy which as long as he lived couldn't activate anyway. As for Graphics, the CG cutscenes in LOD are far better than those of FF7. Mind you the normal cutscenes that used text are a bit...odd to say the least, the CG scenes are better as well as their use of voices makes it better because it helps you to better feel what the character is like from the tone. I much prefer the battle system of LOD to FF7. The additions are much more interesting than the Limit Breaks. Mind you some of the Limit Breaks put some of the additions to shame such as Clouds Omnislash but the difficulty in using the additions adds more fun to it as well as the odds that, unless you're using the Ultimate Wargod, there's a chance that an enemy might attempt a counter during the addition. Also the additions require a bit more thinking, than with the limit breaks, because with the additions you have the amount of SP they acquire and the amount of damage they do to take into consideration when choosing, with the limit breaks it's just go with the strongest. One of the main upsides though for FF7, the boss battles require a bit more strategy to beat than the ones in LOD. Like Ruby and Emerald weapon for instance. Now also though LOD does have it's downsides such as it's item pouch and map system. As well as some of it's akward animations. But those seem to be the only things that stick out more than anything. Story Line wise, I was able to get more into the LOD story line then the FF7 story. The FF7 story line seemed more like a massive Soap Opera that was almost non-stop. The LOD story line was neatly broken up into chapters and was a bit more palatable as well as more easily followed. Now I'm not condeming FF7, and it is an excellent game in it's own right. I mean if it weren't for that game I may have never even picked up Legend of Dragoon or any other RPGs for that matter. But it's not exactly the greatest game in existence either. And anyway, if you look at FF7, it's got rip offs as well in it. The fact of the matter is, no one RPG is 100% original in it's design. There will always be something in there from another RPG. But don't go basing all your desicions based on some bias desicion because you can't see past the few "rip-offs" that do exist to see the actual game itself. And not to base the game on biased desicions because you think that another game is the best one ever created. In conclusion, LOD is a well rounded game, with a few obvious bugs but nothing that detracts too much from the main gaming experience. But also FF7 is also a very good game as well with advantages over LOD. Now if only someone could take all the advantages of every RPG created and get rid of the downsides of each, they would have one sweet RPG.
| LOD the ledgend that takes our breath away | | Michael Vesnevasa from USA,North Carolina, Ceder Grove says (24/Jun/2002): | this rpg was my first experience with rpg gaming and frankly it stool my breath. the game is a realilistic adventure that takes place in mideval times. The graphics were amazing and i still say that after playing it through 23 times.The love circal was much thought into and the character development was outstanding compared to FF games (except maybe FF9 or 10)I personaly thought the elemental facters were original. Each Character had there own elemental propertys. though there is one or two thing i found to be to simple minded. One. The Dragoons and the characters,at the begining it was great but as the game progressed(after dart rose and lazavits became dragoons)the out come of the game was imanite.I knew without doute that all the other characters would be dragoons. What im trying to say the plot of the development of the dragoons was...with a word Cheesey they writters should have made the characters more mysteryous, and less stereotypical... i did not have any problems with the items like other critics. also the game seemed to me to be too short. I did like the voice overs in the game cut screens. my idiviual cariter reveiws
Dart:A strong well thought into caricter who was not a superhero and had flaws.one such being to prone to doing exactly as was suggested instead of thinking for himself. i give him a 10
Shana:A beautyful Lass.who fell deeply in love with dart. Though her emotions drove her. Proved to be a great warrior in the end. I give her a 8 because her over done fimmine qualitys
Lazavits: A proude knight and triumphent warrior. His character was a tad sexist but not ofensively. i found his love for his mother sweet as well as funny in the fact that he seemed so powerful you would never think him to be a Mommas boy. He gets a 9.5
Rose:sexy. but deadly she did what she thought was the best idea but was wrong more then once.a powerful character.who lost her only friends in the dragon campaign and her only love to a stone curse(he later apears as darts dad or as rose knows him Zeig)her emotional sheild frightened me but also made me like her even more. She is rated a 10
Albert:the king of serdio. he was a typicical noble from the medievil times.(except that he treated dart an dthe others as equals)his skill tought to him by lazavits was far better then his teacher's.i give him a 8.7 he was (a bit overdone as a noble blood)
Hatchel: Hatchel has to be my favorite character. He provides the comic releif.though his mission is to find his lost daughter he joins dart as a powerful matial artist. I find the mystery between him dart and darts mother very interesting thoughout the story this mystery becomes clear. Hatchel is a bit cheesey but not as much as some of the othe characters.Hatch the master of the rough art gets a 9.8
Kongle:extremly cheesey as a barbarian his strange speech paterns show his unintelagents. but that is mor then made up for with his skill with the axe. His caricter development was very hard to understand.He gets a 6.9
I cannot remember the names of the last to characters o ill use there weapon instead.
Mace:funy very clumsy young wingly. who was beautyful in her own way.she was not all that cheesey but she was kinda anoying at time because of her lack of damage and her hard to do additions. A 9.0 is her rank
Bow.(shana's replacement.): Harsh female character who also survived the attack on Neet as well as Dart.she had little time to develope as a caricter but was well developed in the limeted time. She ranks a 8.9
Overall i loved this game and recommend others play it it realism shoked me and it graphic blew me away. I rank it on a scall from one to ten as an eleven.
| Why you should pick up Legend of Dragoon | | InkedAngel81 from Murfreesboro, TN USA says (27/Jun/2003): | Sit dn, shut up, and read.I remember when Legend of Dragoon first came out here in the US. I was walking through my local Wal-Mart and decided to check out the electronics section when I saw the game's demo for play on the PSOne. I saw graphics that knocked the snot outta anything that was on the market, not to mention when I actually tried the game out a couple of minutes later I found out that the battle system was unlike anything I had ever seen before!
Anyways, LOD was amazing... I still haven't finished the game in its entirety yet, but I plan on it, whenever I have the chance to sit down for a few hours outside of class and perform-ances in the theatre, that is. The battle system is top notch, it actually makes you work to get more damage. You can't just find the best weapon in the game, max out your strenth and then hit the "Attack" command to whip out mega-damage at the drop of a hat. You also don't just have to button-mash when your attack animation goes off in order to pump your attack to ultimate kill status, you have to time the presses, and actually succeed before you can get more damaging attacks and skills.
The characters are believable as well. I can replace any one of the characters in the game with one of my friends that I always hang out with... why? 'Cause at the heart of it all, each character, whether human, Giganto, or otherwise has a personality and motives. Add to it the fact that when a certain character bites the dust the plot line has already given you a ready replacement... THERE YOU GO!
The item system was realistic. I don't care how many games you have played where you can carry 9999 of item x, how in the world do your characters CARRY all that crap!?!? This game FORCES you to make decisions on what you are going to haul around with you... and yes, there were times when that almost cost me a BIG battle, but that's what memory cards are for! Then take into account that your armor and weapons aren't a part of what the inventory system COUNTS towards carried items, and you realize that you only have to manage the items you USE in battle, not EVERYTHING you find, and you can appreciate why the designers made the game this way.
Even though I could hit every aspect of the game, and praise it on hands and knees, there are a few bugs, but who cares? Until then, if you haven't played Legend of Dragoon, at least rent it, and remember, it's a PS Classic title, which means AT MOST it's gonna cost you $20, and if you have played it, try and look at it ALONE. Don't compare it to any other games out there RPG or otherwise, and see if your rating doesn't bump up a notch or two... Remember, all NEW games kick butt, we've never seen 'em before. Games aren't ALWAYS a rip-off of another game, but let's face it, there are some UNIVERSAL elements in almost any form of entertainment, from games to movies to comics to books. And finally, if you just can't stand this game 'cause of coincidental similarities look back at who MADE this game... SONY. If Sony hadn't have made the PS as a platform who knows what we would have missed out on as gamers, and if they wanna take a little piece from a couple of games that have been made for THEIR machine and slap 'em together along with some completely new and innovative twists, I say they have the right to do it! Besides, it's all about the fun you have when you play the game, not the stuff you THINK was taken from somewhere else and put in a game because "It worked in ..."
| One of the Best of th Best RPGs for the PS one | | Ahmed from Las vegas Nevada says (6/Jun/2003): | I have played this game more than anyone i know. Ive beaten it frm start to finish about 5 or six times and have used every character in the game. The best part of an RPG to e is the story and this ha a terffic story. Almost flawless you just hve to give it tim to develope. Pataince will ive you great satisfaction. The Graphics are great andso is the sound. The controls are easy. The Battle system is very uniqe which should catch your attention. Some of my friends complained that at times it became chor like but i like taking an activepart of he battle system where my skill and timeing determines the outcome of a battle so it feels more like your a part of the game. I didnt lik the fact that i coul only hold 32 items but I understand that its suppoesed to make the game toughe. I do admit that it didnt mke it harder and that it was a easy game as long as you didnt run away from half the fights. The Grand design of the story comes together perfectly as well as a few extra things that they never spell out for you but if you catch them the story is beyond amazing in its intracasy. Their are several mini games in differant partsof the game that offer no or little reward which is dissappointing but are fun to play. The bad guy in this is totally cool and has a intersting personalty which made me wish so badly that he would join up with us so i could use him. This game invokes emotions in you if you if you pay attention to all thats happening. Ive heard that this game has no secret bosses but thats not true. It has seven differant secert bosses. They tell you how you can find eac and every one of them its just tha you have to pay attention and remember thats why theyre secret bosses. I admit that the were not very hard except for one who is exceptionaly hard and is hard to get to because of the requirements to fight him. I hate comparing RPGs against one another because i love them al too much and each is sooo good. One thing is for sure comparing a game from the PS one to the PS2 is no right and completely unfair. I LOVE Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and IX which was the first out of the three that i played. Legend of Dragoon was he first game i played on the PS and it opened a door to great stories. Final Fantasy X is just tremandous. I could go on and on about all these games including Chrono Cross, Vagrant Story, Lunar Silver Star Story, Lunar Etarnal Blue, Star Ocean The Second Story, and i know im forgeting some plus there are many that i havent been privliged to play. Oh if anyone has any recommantions for any sysem please feel free to Let me know. Thank you and i hope you give Legend of Dragoon a chance. I loved how in the fist disc as you watch before you play and they show bits and peices of CG scences that you hear a song but its cut of as the scences end and te message "You are free to severe te chains the bind you..." I never heard that song through out the entire game and when you beat it it plays the entire song after some scenes that made me shed tears. Th song seems perfect for the game like i shows the emotions you feel. I dont know if anyone knows what im talking about, but if you do feel free to share. Ohh and Xenogears was an awsome game. Thanks
| Stupid People, This Game is Cool. | | Mobius from Somewhere, CA says (4/Mar/2004): | You people are stupid for saying "Oh this game is nothing compared to FF7, the story is crap, the game play is crap, the music is crap, the scenes are crap, blah blah blah blah blah." This game is almost exactly like FF7 as far as graphics and sound.
First off, the good.
This game is, in my opinion, very entertaining and quite possibly rivals FF7 (it beats FF8 by eleventy billion points).
I don't fall for "Ooh! Ahh!" graphics. Frankly, I don't care. Yes, good looking graphics make for a good looking game, but the gameplay itself should be the number one priority in judging a game; what do you spend the most time doing? Playing the friggin game, and the graphics don't hinder your progress in the long-run.
I saw this story to be a fresh, imaginative plot. Much like the plot of FF7, which was also new and exciting.
As for the game play (i.e. battle system, abilities, attributes, etc.), I found it to be creative and new. There were good and bad. The "uber weapon with a bad side" found in the Soul Devourer made you think twice before equipping it when long battles were coming up. This alone scored points, forcing you to strategize about your fights based on your surroundings and locations, items, equip, party members, etc. The additions were a nice touch, considering the enemy could counter at any moment. However, the additions were rather difficult at times, and frustrating when you're trying to keep up with the timing. The Dragoon additions are by far the most difficult, at least for me.
Sound was pretty good. It doesn't sound so MIDI like FF7, particularly in battles. Maybe its just me. Some of the sound and music was a lot like FF7, but you just have to accept the fact that games copy things from other games, and the fact a game borrows something from another game shouldn't determine how good or bad it is.
Characters were cool. I don't get into the whole "This person is good because blah blah blah" thing. I think the characters were balanced and well planned. The fact there's 3 healers total (Shana, Meru and Miranda), a secondary healer (Rose), and characters with status healers and party buffers and stuff makes this game seem more unlike "equip hero with best_weapon_01 and best_magic_01 and skip everyone else's turn" with every passing moment. They look like they actually have useful armor, unlike some spikey haired hero in a purple cloth suit that comes to mind. Don't get me wrong, I love FF7, but it's not the greatest game that makes all other games look like trash.
Anyways, I only have 2 beefs with this game... The cut scenes you have to sit and watch, and Dart. His name, his naiveness, bah. He bugs me.
This is a solid RPG that's definitely worth a play. It's challenging and fun and it actually makes you think (God forbid). As for my comment on this blowing FF8 out of the water, anything could easily blow FF8 out of the water. 1 word best describes why I hate FF8... "Draw," followed by "Cards," "Story," and "(Last) Battle." There's no excuse as to why I was able to beat the final boss countless times without a single casualty. That's just dumb.
Back on track here, this game is good. Go give it a try.
| The Legend is awsome | | Joel thomas from USA says (15/Mar/2006): | The best game i love this game its ny fav all those ff games suck to this one the story very great yall who thinks this game sucks are retarded Lloyd was cool but i did not like him alot coz he was trying to play god every one in the game great i beat it in 2 days after i beat it 4 times ! very good game dirst time i beat it my chars were lv dart 38 Konoe 36 hehch 36
rest od ppl i did not use but i even use bad addions to beat the game like the first ones very good game i think they need to make a Legend Of the Dragoon The return of Lloyd heh i know you think im crazy but i think that since most ppl like him he like be reborn and you know darts father and rose who died at the end they be like in the soul world or somthing like that well peace out good game
The best game i love this game its ny fav all those ff games suck to this one the story very great yall who thinks this game sucks are retarded Lloyd was cool but i did not like him alot coz he was trying to play god every one in the game great i beat it in 2 days after i beat it 4 times ! very good game dirst time i beat it my chars were lv dart 38 Konoe 36 hehch 36
rest od ppl i did not use but i even use bad addions to beat the game like the first ones very good game i think they need to make a Legend Of the Dragoon The return of Lloyd heh i know you think im crazy but i think that since most ppl like him he like be reborn and you know darts father and rose who died at the end they be like in the soul world or somthing like that well peace out good game
The best game i love this game its ny fav all those ff games suck to this one the story very great yall who thinks this game sucks are retarded Lloyd was cool but i did not like him alot coz he was trying to play god every one in the game great i beat it in 2 days after i beat it 4 times ! very good game dirst time i beat it my chars were lv dart 38 Konoe 36 hehch 36
rest od ppl i did not use but i even use bad addions to beat the game like the first ones very good game i think they need to make a Legend Of the Dragoon The return of Lloyd heh i know you think im crazy but i think that since most ppl like him he like be reborn and you know darts father and rose who died at the end they be like in the soul world or somthing like that well peace out good game
The best game i love this game its ny fav all those ff games suck to this one the story very great yall who thinks this game sucks are retarded Lloyd was cool but i did not like him alot coz he was trying to play god every one in the game great i beat it in 2 days after i beat it 4 times ! very good game dirst time i beat it my chars were lv dart 38 Konoe 36 hehch 36
rest od ppl i did not use but i even use bad addions to beat the game like the first ones very good game i think they need to make a Legend Of the Dragoon The return of Lloyd heh i know you think im crazy but i think that since most ppl like him he like be reborn and you know darts father and rose who died at the end they be like in the soul world or somthing like that well peace out good game
| Not at all a masterpiece, but still a solid rpg | | PSXfan from Melbourne Australia says (11/Dec/2000): | Before detailing why this game is not so great, I will outline a few pros of Legend of Dragoon.
-Beautiful pre-rendered backgrounds and some of the best fmv your likely to see
-Innovative and fun battle system
-Good music. The tune that plays when your about to fight a boss is great and revs you up for a tough fight.
-Although the plot as a whole is fairly poor, there are a number of twists revealed towards the end which save some grace.
However, I cannot help but be disappointed with this game.I finished the game over a week, watched the final glorious cut scene, but after all was said and done, i could not help but feel unfulfilled by the entire experience. My biggest complaint would have to be the initial slow pace to the plot. The story only really starts to get interesting during disc 3 and by then, the game is almost over!
Anyone who has played games, especially rpgs, for a long time, can tell the difference between a good game and a great one. Every time i pick up an rpg, I am forced to compare them to the unsurpassed brilliance of games such as Final Fantasy 7 or Chrono Cross. I have played a great many rpgs, yet when picking up titles such as these, I still feel an extra something, which I didnt feel when I played Legend of Dragoon.Rpg masterpieces such as these have an aura, which perhaps only Squaresoft has been able to capture. We remember the characters and music of games such as these long after we have finished them. Anyone who has finished Final Fantasy 7 are sure to remember the charismatic and evil Sephiroth, or breeding Chocobos to find the secret materia 'Knights of the Realm'. When I started playing Legend of Dragoon, i felt more like 'here I go again, another rpg' and after I had finished it, I wasn't really left with any happy memories. Game developers should be aware that great graphics dont mean a great rpg. Take Xenogears for instance. Although not matching Legend of Dragoon graphically, as a whole, Xenogears takes Legend of Dragoon to the cleaners. Those who are just beginning on their rpg adventures may find this brilliant and be satisfied. Yet long time rpg players, who where initiated with greats such as Chrono Trigger , Secret of Mana and Final Fantasy 6 should look elsewhere. The following is a list of the top 5 rpgs available for the playstation. BUY THESE INSTEAD! I SWEAR ABSOLUTE ALLEGIANCE TO THESE TITLES FOR AS LONG AS I LIVE.
1. Final Fantasy 7 2. Chrono Cross 3. Vagrant Story
4. Xenogears 5. Final Fantasy 8
| LOD Opinions | | Adam from Pittsburgh, USA says (17/Aug/2004): | Number 1 thing to make this game better: the graphics in the game to match the graphics in the movie cut scenes
Points I liked in the game:
Additions: great way to be involved and make the game different each time
Cut Scenes: Outstanding graphics and voice overs.
Side quests: Great to have, fun to find.
Points I did not like:
It was really short. Sorry, but I can beat the game in less than 50 hours. Also it takes alot of work just to get more than three characters to the 5th level of dragoon. And it's also hard to finish all the additions. I found myself running in circles just to get more battles.
As with all RPG's I've played, I'd like to have more characters in the battles, and more characters in general.
It would have been great to have Lloyd in my team as well, great character.
The graphics are poor. Absolutly poor. When it came out, I'm sure they were competative, but today...blah. This is not about the movies though, those were outstanding.
The text was sad. The story line was interlaced and complicated (not hard just lots to it) but some of the lines are just dumb.
Dart is a moron. I always get annoyed when the main character in fantasy is out of touch with the obvious. Also shana is way too whiny for me.
Overall I loved the game. Alot. That is why I have so many specific notes about what needed work. This is the only PS game I ever purchased, (thanks to college roomates) and I don't own a PS. I had to have the game. I think it would be awesome to have a sequel to the game, but I don't know how it would fit into the story line. They did solve alot of problems in the game (couple wars, race issues - winglies, whole bunch of upstarts (doel, leenus, etc.). Here's what I think they should do for the LOD2:
Continue the saved game from LOD and start from the last save point to go through the final battle again since you never really get to use the experience points.
New additions, and higher top level for the ones already there.
Higher Dragoon levels.
BETTER GRAPHICS
New characters.
As for the story, here's a way they can get started. Dart is participating in the Strongest Fighter contest again in Lohan, and everyone has come to see him. Then they can run off from there.
Ok, so I've rambled. Anyway. I have a couple of questions and am willing to answer any I can so contact me, just please put LOD in the title. Thanks and happy gaming.
| To all of you who keep giving Legend of Dragoon praise, read on and realise how naive u really are | | A gamer from Melbourne Australia says (2/Jan/2001): | Legend of Dragoon is fabulous. Thats what everyone is saying isnt it. Great story, characters bla bla bla . Well sorry to spoil the party people, but this game is the most unoriginal peace of crap to ever hit the market. All of you who loved this game and hastily gave it a score of 10/10 are absolute suckers. I would hope that those people who post reviews to Stationplay.com should at least have some insight into the videogame world and enough experience to give their opinions credibility. But some novices keep giving Legend of Dragoon 10/10 when really all copies of it should be gathered and burnt. Sorry for babbling on here but now ill explain my reasons why this game is such a joke.
Has anyone heard of a game called Final Fantasy VII. Arguably the greatest and most revolutionary game ever. Now, what was it that made this game so great. Characters such as Cloud and the charming and sinister Sephiroth, in combination with some of the most climactic and dramatic scenes ever to appear in a game, made Final Fantasy VII the most awe-inspiring title ever. The scene in which Sephiroth jumps from nowhere and stabs Aries in the back would have to be the most thrilling moment in videogame history, along with Squall and Siefer's duel during the intro of Final Fantasy VIII.Yet Legend of Dragoon has criminally taken these characters and moments which made Final Fantasy V11 so great and reproduced them in the most appalling and downright ridiculous act of piracy I have ever seen. For all of u who havent realised it yet, Dart and Lloyd are basically reproductions of Cloud and Sephiroth. In both appearance and character, Lloyd is the same as Sephiroth, just look at them for crying out loud. They both have platinum hair, wear the same clothes, are unparralled in their swordsmansip. I could just keep going on. Although this is already unforgivable, one thing in particular just keeps bugging me. The moment in which Sephiroth stabs Aries has been reused in Legend of Dragoon in the form of Lloyd stabbing and killing Dart's buddy Lavitz.
Anyone who played Final Fantasy VII, whether they liked it or not, should be able to see what a blatant act of injustice the makers of Legend of Dragoon have committed against the ever superior developers at Squaresoft. So those of you who keep showering Legend of Dragoon with praise should realise that the characters and moments that made you love this game so much were stolen from the original and the best, Final Fantasy VII.
| It's Legend of Dragoon not Final Fantasy | | Scott from OKC, OK says (10/Jun/2003): | I've read a few of the other reviews starting from some of the first reviews to some of the last reviews and the one thing I keep seeing is the mentioning of Final Fantasy. I don't know the age of most of the reviewers but I'm fairly sure the one's that keep comparing it to Final Fantasy are over the age of 16 years old. Well there is one thing that has to be remembered, ever game gets it's material from some where whether it be from another game or book or even a movie almost always at least some part of a idea was borrowed from some where else. Now I'm a 31 year old male whose been playing RPGs and video console games since it started on the old units that had "tennis" or "ping pong" where on the TV screen there was nothing but the little sticks on each side of the screen that is seperated by a line down the center and hitting the square "ball" back and forth. Sure LOD doesn't have the best graphics, storyline or sounds and no it doesn't meet the same standards as FF VII, not including IX which to me graphic wise LOD did out do it, I don't think it was intended to meet the same standards. The FF gendre was and always will be designed for the hardcore RPGers and in all honesty the storylines for all of the FF series has been all that impressive to me either but then we all have our own criteria of what we look for in a game. LOD to me was still pretty impressive considering the competition it was up against. To me it did do something that the FF series never did, it got caught the attention of non-RPGers and if nothing else brought in new RPGers with it's battle system that no one had ever attempted until the designers of LOD made it a reality. Now I'm seeing other games using similar "battle systems" with similar concepts. All in all I would recommend the game to anyone that isn't a hardcore RPG player just to try something different and who knows they may find that RPGs has something to offer to them that wasn't there before. BTW to all the FF Fans try not comparing LOD to FF while both are RPGs they are each in a category of their own.... each has something the other doesn't, also if you've been a RPGer for very long then you'll also remember Phantasy Star that was originally brought out on one of the first Sega systems so where do you think some of the concepts for FF came from..... think on that.
| Man i love this game | | Cortez from USA says (26/Nov/2004): | LEGEND of the DRAGOON. The legend of the Dragoon is the best game ive ever played. I liked it alot the action the long story and also the tranforming into the Dragoons.But i can say they could have made the grapics better and made most of the people talk or had a voice i would have really cared if the girls had the same voices and the boys all had the same voices.The part were u first get a dragoon stone was pratically the best scene of the game even thought i really thought the last scene was better than the scene i just mentioned.DArt the main charter they could have made him better or like the best guy on the game or atleast have the best moves or they could have atlest gave him the dragon buster instead of rose.legend of the dragoon wwwwas pratically the best rpg game ever top me i liked all the charters even though they could have cussed more through out the story line. The story line was great but i wish there were six disks instead of 4 though.If it had 6 disks it would have been more exciting and the dragoon levels went to level 10 and your maximum leveling up was 100 and your maxium live could be 99 thousand and even though it want i still enjoyed the game. I hope they come out with a 2 with dart and albert in it that would be so cool and like put i black charter in there this time or something but i cant wait until ther decide to make Legend of the dragoon to with a end name like The legend of the dragoon the five chossen ones or something like that cause all except Dart and Albert gave up Dragoon and saving the day and there waere five more people. there names could be Hero,Grace,Cortez, Justice,and April. Cortez would take the possesion of dart as the lader cause dart was really to old to be the leader but dart would be strong enought to be the leader and Justice could be second in command and the rest of them wwere praticley equal.So really thats what i like about LEgend of the Dragon even thought i had some dislikes i still give it a ten. And the people that made the Legen of the Dragoon make sure its on PS2 next time and please take my ideas for legend of the dragoon to and make cortez the strongest and main charter if u do make a legend of the dragoon 2 if u take my ideas.
See Ya Cortez
| Pretty good | | Dogbert's Messiah from Somewhere, Canada says (24/Jan/2002): | I loved the additions, I'm a REALTIME strategy-ish person, and that was great. The graphics weren't great compared to my PS2, but, it's a PS2! Music was repetitive, but I don't listen to it much. Random battles are for experience.
Now, the guy who said crap and mentioned the blond, spiky hair. Look at ALL japanese animé. Hey, look, EVERYBODY has blond, spiky hair, or black, spiky hair, or WEIRD-COLOURED, spiky hair. The plot was actually amazing, some of the stuff you could guess, others were pretty 'out there' as far as clues go, but once you hear the result, you NOTICE THE CLUES!
No challenge in the button presses? WOW, wtF have you been playing? Some of those additions are virtually impossible, unless you play LOD non-stop for 5 months.
What sucked was that Dart's weapons were basically useless, his only good one sucking (IMHO), because the only way to use it safely was with a Therapy Ring, but, if I just used the Claymore w/ a Therapy Ring, I NEVER had to block.
The final boss was very, very easy :(, the Therapy Ring Dart had made him almost unkillable, and the Sage Cloak Haschel had, and the Phantom Shield Miranda had created similar effects. The ending blew me away, though, I do kinda think they should have subtitles, as I couldn't hear a word they were saying.
Replay value is good so far, I haven't thrown my PS2 through a wall yet!
FF, FF, FF... WHY IS THAT THE ONLY THING I HEAR ON SOMETHING MENTIONING RPGS? WHY? I've gone onto a Baldur's Gate:Dark Alliances forum, and they mentioned that every second post. I have a feeling that if I play them, they'll SUCK, because everything mentioning them hasn't really convinced me of much. "well, um, the plot saved it"-sign of a crappy game
Limited inventory sucked, but it stayed okay, and I only ran out of gold when I bought things like Ultimate Wargods (it was for getting Dart's final addition!). If you ran out, you need to spend more time lvling. I note, however, that right at the start of the game in a replay, if you try to lvl up your additions quickly, you'll end up getting up to such high D' Levels that the bosses are easy. (Doel? he EXISTED? not after the second final burst, not really)
However, overall, it was a good game, although unchallenging
| Subject titles are for the weak... ;) | | Malk from Wisconsin, USA says (6/Aug/2003): | The Great: First Impression: Awesome awesome awesome Story: Loved it Graphics: Best you can get Ending Satisfactory: Very much satisified
The Good:
Characters: A few could have used more development, but overall I loved em all. I don't see how people can compare Cloud (sullen, moody) to Dart (generous, a bit dopey), Cid (trash-talking, tough) to Lavitz/Albert (loyal, protective of others), Tifa (strong, a bit spunky) to Shana (shy, caring), and Barret (mouthy) to Kongol (loyal)...what about Haschel and Miranda? I can maybe see a little bit between Lloyd and Sephy, but not enough to make them any different from other RPG baddies...it's been awhile since I've played FFVII though, so forgive me >_<
Sound FX: I didn't think that the voice acting got old, but I wish for the sake of others that there was an option to turn it off
Controls: Additions were a unique touch and made the game more interactive, and I loved the Dragoon transformations and abilities. They're not really like Limit Breaks at all. Limit Breaks build up as your character takes damage, while Dragoon transformations build as you give damage. You only get one Limit Break at a time but you get up to five Dragoon Attacks.
Challenge and Difficulty: Good for RPGers of all types, whether beginners, novice, or advanced, or even if you're not a big fan of RPGs at all, it's worth playing.
Limited Storage: Some people complained about only carrying 32 items, but I thought that this actually made sense and made you think about what items you REALLY needed. Sure there were times I wished I could carry more items, but limiting them helped me get rid of useless items or upgrading items. Besides, how much sense does it make for 7 people to carry around 100+ items? Although I did think it was odd that you could carry up to 225 weapons/armor/accessories...
The Bad:
Music: But that's just my opinion....Translation: Doh! >_< Find a translator who speaks the language that the game will be written in!
Game Play Variety: I like my minigames...um...there were...only about...four...in this game...and none were fun. :(
This fangirl gives LoD an 8 out of 10 (actually I'd give it an 8.5, but there is no .5). I highly recommend it to any gamer.
| Legend of Dragoon is an alright game! | | Mish from Pennsylvania, USA says (11/Oct/2002): | Okay I'm not going to compair this to FF7.. if you like about it for a second.. you can also compair it to FF8.. with the saving of Shana all the time in the game.. just like you had to save Riona ALL the time in FF8 yeah but this is a lot different from many rpg games. Many people don't like it for the fact how a lot of the characters are just annoying, and others love it for the storyline. I'm replaying it again and can compair it only to FF8, and a little bit of FF7. But come on people just try to not compair so much. Sometimes its good to compair but to keep compairing about isn't going to give any more people any more ideas. This had very good grapics in it towards the end of the game. I for one person totally hated Shana for her over dose of saving her throughout the game and also how annoying she could be. Dart was an okay main character.. notice that mainly the main character has a sword.. a lot do.. try naming ALL the games that have main characters with a sword? Oh and most of the main characters have light hair besides a few games when they have dark hair. Lavtiz was a very good knight through the game up to a point, it was pretty funny to see how dearly he loved his mother. Meru was annoying.. I didn't really use her all that much. Rose(Rosemary) Just kick ass! She rocked up intill the end of the game with the final boss its not a good thing to use her. Kongol I guess he was alright.. even though I didn't understand him all that well. Shana's replacement was cool, and so was the fist fighter... most of these characters I can never figure out their names since I haven't played it in so long. Albert was a great character even if he was in the game for a long while Noble Blood demon is all that I can say but Lavtiz was very loyal to him. And I think thats it.. inless I'm forgetting anyone else. All that I can say is that you can compair and compair but try thinking to yourself is it really that worth it? All you need to do is say to yourself do you like the game? And go on from there to try to defeat it. ^^ Thats all I have to say. I give this a 9! Because it is a good game with some flaws of characters some you just didn't understand and other you did.
| Best RPG game since Chrono Cross | | Paul from Montana, USA says (12/Mar/2003): | I rate this program as a 9/10 because I haven't played every RPG game in existence, and I give those unplayed games the benefit of the doubt.
Okay, I'll try make this as articulate and short as possible, given the 200 word minimum limit. I must explain I am an old time RPGer. I played FFXII for about 2 hours, and was bored to tears. I don't get why everyone must compare games to FF, when FF is the latest in a grenre which has persisted since the days of text-based adventure games on the Commodore 64!
Back to The Legend of Dragoon. I can only compare this to Chrono Cross. I never played Chrono Trigger, but I thought Chrono Cross was the most enjoyable PSX game I had ever played. Eighty hours of play, and I was still having fun. Then I found LOD. I now have a standard to judge other games. FOD had everything I wanted in a game: EXCELLENT story line, character interaction/relationships, romance (2, as a matter of fact), fairly good battle sequences, and a weapon/items inventory which was fairly manageable. The FMVs are awsome, considering they were designed for the PS1. The only thing I would change in this entire game is the ability to select which fighting team member you wanted to use in a given battle.
Let me put it this way: the game spans 4 CDs. It is a combination of manual dexterity, and strategy. The "slash/bash" crowd will get a kick out of the skill needed to execute the various attack "additions". The "risk" crowd will enjoy figuring out the strategy of employing various spells, armor and attack sequences.
Everyone in my family was so enthralled with the game that when the first disk was finished, another family member moved it to our PS1 machine and started their own game. We just finished the first playthrough, and we have three other games going on two different disks. When we finished the first playthrough, the entire family was gathered around the screen, waiting for the climax of a major drama.
Find this game, play it, enjoy it, and get back to the basics of RPG'ing and forget the eye wash and hype.
| It's the best game in the world, and different from FF7 | | My Final Death from Texas says (16/Nov/2002): | Alright, i'm gettin kinda tired about this whole ff7 thing. LOD is FAR from being FF7.
1. Is there a rule or something that if the main character has spikey blonde hair he's Cloud's copy? There are thousands of stories with blonde guys falling in love with sensitive brown haired girls. Shana doesn't use her fists, she uses her bow. She's a crappy fighter, Tiffa was actually good at kicking othere people's butts.
2. I see no resemblance in Kongol and Berret or whatever his name is whatsoever. Kongol is a lost race and he doesn't speak properly. He doesn't cuss and he doesn't get over excited. May I go on? I think they just said this cause they were both dark skinned and buff.
3. I admit there is some similarity of Meru and Yuffie, but hey, Meru has her own story that is completely unlike Yuffie's. Is she supposed to be a copy of Yuffie just because she's hyper and really energetic?
4. Lloyd and Sephiroth. We could go back and forth about this all day long. Sephiroth went crazy. Lloyd was deceived. I see a difference. Lloyd became good in the end. Sephiroth didn't. Lloyd still had a heart and saved Wink a couple of times for no reason. Sephiroth wanted to destroy the world, Lloyd didn't. He wanted the world to have peace. Again, there is no reason to call Lloyd a clone just because he looks similiar.
5. Anyone wanna explain to me how anything else could possibly look like FF7? And i'm not sure of this, infact, I'm kinda still wondering about this, but did FF8 come before or after LOD? I'm not sure cause I only bought LOD after the ps2 came out :)Ha! All you suckers spent 30-40 dollars on the game while I only have to spend 14!
But anyways, all in all, this game is very good. The only problem is the item limitations and the additions become frustrating sometimes when you can't pull them off. The voice overs are forgivable.
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| | Some guy from San Antonio, USA says (11/Jul/2003): | I've got LOD and FF7, and I see the similarity in characters, but give me two random games and I can point out similarities between them. Y'all dis everything in this game! The music was decent (FF7's got old after the first reactor), the characters where different in details (most are alike in the big picture, which is what y'all shot to pieces), and the battle style was very unique. The luck factor could be random and unrelyable, while the addition system gave you something else to level up, in addition to a dependable way to get high amounts of damage. Yes, button timing is old, but (correct me if I'm wrong) didn't they do that alot in FF7, 8, & 9? What do y'all critisize now? The long battles? The random battles in FF7 were at least three times as frequent, giving you roughly the same amount of time spent battling. Sure, the 32 items max was annoying (and pushed my rating down from 10 to 8), but is any game perfect? As said by another reviewer already, FF7 tried too much to be a movie. The scene where Sephiroth kills Aeris was slow and expected. Revolutionary? I think not. FF7 was an RPG with whoop-dee-do-rah graphics, a battle system like most others, and a plot already old and used. The only thing "revolutionary" about it was the cinematics, which were slow and glitchy. LOD had smoother cinematics (though I have to say, not that much smoother), a battle system unlike any other, better graphics and a decent sound track. The storyline in FF7 had several dead-ends that left me looking where to go for hours, and was confusing about half of the time. LOD at least told you where to go, if not indeed getting you there. While FF7 is not "great", I would call it good. LOD is much better, easily earning a "great", if not "excellent" in my catigory. Chrono Cross doesn't deserve to be called the sequel Chrono Trigger, or a decent RPG for that matter.
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