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Legend of Dragoon

Posted: 21st October 2002 03:36

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What do you guys think of Legend of Dragoon?  I thought it was a fantastic game.  I loved the additions, the Dragoon transformation, attacks, and magic.  Sure it had it's problems, but all games do.

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Posted: 21st October 2002 04:47

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it was pretty good i didnt get to terribly far though, i got to the ghost ship.... then i was playing megaman and using a gameshark, when i looked at my memory card through my game shark it said reformat, i didnt know what reformat meant and lost my lod save, the game was just to plain long to go back through right away. when i finally did decide to play through again my friend had taken it. so i only go to ghost ship, but it was pretty good aside from the combo attacks

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Posted: 21st October 2002 16:32

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Why didn't you like the additions?  Were they too hard to perform or because it took too long to get new ones?

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Posted: 22nd October 2002 00:10

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I only played less than an hour of that game, but it seemed okay.  I heard from some it was a work of genius, and from others it was trash to the extreme.  I guess I'm right in the middle.  I didn't play enough to really get a good opinion.  The Dragoon Transformations/Attacks looked awesome, though.

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Posted: 22nd October 2002 00:29

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LoD was a fine PS RPG.  The graphics and sound were top-notch, and the story was intriguing (if a bit hackneyed near the beginning).  My only real complaint came with the characterization, which was sort of unbalanced.  On one hand you had some truly fantastic characters, while others, like the "main" villain and female lead, were a mixture of senseless stereotype and just plain annoyance.

That being said, the game gets a thumbs-up from me.

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Posted: 22nd October 2002 23:41

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I'm glad to here that most of the reviews for this game are positive.  Thanks for your input guys.

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Posted: 23rd October 2002 05:10

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Quote (Raistlin Mage @ 21 Oct. 2002, 09:32)
Why didn't you like the additions?  Were they too hard to perform or because it took too long to get new ones?

both reasons actually, certain ones had really odd timing. the only thing that helped at all was those relic things that made them be performed automatically. but those were expensive so  :blah:  to the additions!

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Posted: 23rd October 2002 16:14

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I loved LoD.

The additions were interesting and new, but a little hard to master.  However, once mastered, it added a new element to you 'click fight and watch' gameplay.

The gameplay was a bit too 'controlled'.  You couldn't switch between players like in later FF games.  If it was Latiz's turn, but you wanted Dart to go firt, then TOUGH!

It also bothered me that you couldn't use your 'item' command while you were a Dragoon.

Oh, and one more thing.

Worst.
Voice Acting.
Ever.


But I did enjoy the game.
I only stopped playing through it again cos I finally got a PS2!
Hee hee!
Weeee!
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Posted: 23rd October 2002 16:27

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Yeah, LoD did have some pretty terrible voice acting, especially from Dart.

But, the parts where you could not hear their vioces kicked ass... :lol:

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Posted: 24th October 2002 03:20

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Though the FMV's were lacking, the game made you anticipate them so much it made you love it. I loved everything in this game! Darts armors kicked ass.... It is in comparison to Beowulf.

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Posted: 24th October 2002 21:50

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It seems that you liked this game as much as I did!  To all you others, yes the voice acting wasn't the best, but I htought Sony did a pretty good job since it was the first time they tried something like that.

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Posted: 5th November 2002 19:25

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Ah, a good point. Everyone falls the first time. Though the CGs in general were very entertaining, especially the one of the last battle of the Dragon Campaign. :nods:

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Posted: 6th November 2002 04:12

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Hmmm... I was thinking of buying a copy of this game last time I was at my local Gaming Retail store..... Maybe I'll need to purchase it with part of my next pay check.


*sigh*  I hate having to work for money.  It's lame.

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Posted: 7th November 2002 02:57

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Yeah, having to actually earn your money is really stupid.  >_>

To be on topic, I have to add that LoD is worth the $20 you'll pay to get it now that it's a Greatest Hit.  I also really enjoyed the voice acting because I like anything really hoky/cheesey, so I really looked forward to some of the more hilarious additions and FMVs.

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Posted: 7th November 2002 23:55
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the only reason why i like that game was because of the way the main character says "Double Slash!" and my friends would laugh cause I can say it exactly like him  :D

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Posted: 10th November 2002 02:30

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You guys brought up a good point.  That game can be addicting just because of how the characters say the Addition names.  I always find myself saying stuff like "Final Burst!" "Rose Storm!" "Gaspless!" "Die!  More and More!"  "Perky Step!"  etc.

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Posted: 10th November 2002 06:48
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Quote (Neal @ 6 Nov. 2002, 20:57)
Madness...HEERROoOOooOOooOOo!!!!

:lol: As soon as I saw that, I could hear him saying it in the background. The wobbly voice and all. Oh, good times, good times. "*plugs nose* Harpoooooooooon"

But, yes, I /really/ enjoyed the game. I don't know why. As mentioned earlier, there seems to be a lot of people on both sides. A lot of people really detest the game, but a lot of people like it...

Oh, to sit on the fence and point and laugh at both sides.

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Posted: 10th November 2002 16:59

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I noticed somthing about demon's Gate, Notice from where that black raindrop falls? Just, pay attention and think ewwie thoughts.

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Posted: 14th November 2002 22:40
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Quote (AnarchistDream @ 10 Nov. 2002, 11:59)
I noticed somthing about demon's Gate, Notice from where that black raindrop falls? Just, pay attention and think ewwie thoughts.

LOL! My friends and I noticed that too when we used to play it non-stop for a while. That is kind of nasty isn't it? Sometimes I just hate having a perverted/disgusting mindset on everything. :)

To the topic, I think it was an awesome game. Anyone who totally hates it better have good reasons. I just can't see how anyone could hate a game with so many good qualities. I also think Sony genuinely tried to make the game difficult. Not being able to skip turns or use items as a dragoon are perfect examples. If you could, then the game would be overwhelmingly easier don't you all agree? Think about it and compare it to FFIX and you'll see an equal value of boredom and zero replay value.

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Posted: 24th November 2002 15:32
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I, for one, played Legend of Dragoon and loved but hated it all at the same time.  I do give Sony a lot of credit for what they did accomplish with it, being their first game of the sort.  And the game.... it was more than fun to play through and beat.  The CG cutscenes were awesome too.  But just like most all companies competing in Squaresoft's shadow, they fall short on a lot of key aspects.  Few companies really develop characters like the masters at Squaresoft, and Sony is no exception, especially on this, their first attempt.  Of course....... I might be the pickiest gamer on the planet, so maybe just the fact that I enjoyed it enough to play it all the way through says something.  :)

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Posted: 27th November 2002 15:01

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Quote (AnarchistDream @ 10 Nov. 2002, 10:59)
I noticed somthing about demon's Gate, Notice from where that black raindrop falls? Just, pay attention and think ewwie thoughts.

Yeah, I noticed that too. I also noticed where the beam of healing aimed at your party comes from when she casts Astral Drain.

I can to this day still remember exactly the sound of Dart's voice naming each of his additions. "Burniiiiinnnng RUSH!"

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Posted: 27th November 2002 23:41

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Did anyone actually use the Dragons when you turned into a Dragoon?  I used them to see what they looked like, but I thought they weren't worth being used because they didn't cause all that much damage, and they drained a lot of MP too.

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Posted: 31st March 2003 00:32

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My bro bought this game around christmas a few years ago.  He enjoyed it more then me.  I'm a big RPG fan, but this kinda flopped for me. The addition system was interesting, but it seemed like one of those games that relied on super hard bosses to make it challenging, not my bottle of coke.

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Posted: 5th November 2004 21:06

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this has to be one of the best RPG ever made next FF6 and ChronoTrigger. Anyways i have beaten the game so many time cause i simply love the ending no other game have i done this will expect chrono trigger and that was to gett all the different endings. Simply put i love this game, so here is basically what i want to know: what did you think of it? who is your power house team? did you beat it? if so what was your team? Did you get all the star dust? What did you think of the story? Who was the Hardest villan for you to defeat? thanks for your imput.

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Posted: 5th November 2004 22:10

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i played and enjoyed myself. my best team was...Dart, Lavitz(:_:, why did they do it!!!)/Albert, and either Rose or Kongol. i liked the combo system, although some of em were very hard to do.

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Posted: 5th November 2004 22:12

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i know i hated
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alber personall i think sucked cause he lacked control. My ending tema was Dart(duh) meranda and kongl i pwned the final boss.

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Posted: 6th November 2004 18:44

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I have never played LoD, but a bunch of my friend's keep telling me to get it so maybe I'll pick it up, especially if it's only like $20.
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Posted: 6th November 2004 18:51

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I've been trying to get my paws on a copy. :/ It's proving difficult.

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Posted: 6th November 2004 23:13

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I love this game. The battle system is very cool. Item inventory seems lacking until you realize you don't need most of the available items.

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He was my favorite character, so of course that happened.
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The only problems I find are with other fans - people over-valuing Meru and people trying to compare it to FF (as if they shared something other than being an RPG)

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Posted: 6th November 2004 23:16

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I have never played LoD, but a bunch of my friend's keep telling me to get it so maybe I'll pick it up, especially if it's only like $20.

20? you could probably get it for like 10 or 15. in fact, i'm going to san Goody tommorow to get it. they always got old games.

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