Legaia 2: Duel Saga

THE BAD:
i really would have like to see the equipment you equipped on the the characters instead of just seeing your attributes go up. i would have really minded but equipped items and outfitts were present on legend of legaia but were left out on legaia 2. all together there's not much different from the legend of legaia wich is not all that good consdering it's on the the psone, but still doesn't look bad at all. it has a corny story but they all do as far as i'm conserned. save the world blah, blah, blah.

SUMMARY:
i really dont compare thiss game to final fantasy x because i beaten leagaia twice and really it's the only rpg that i've played other than legend of leagaia. i've only recent begun to play final fantasy x. but like all the rest it's not as good as that but but can definitly hold it's own against the rest od the competition.

THE BAD:
Sound-The voices of the characters in battle nearly if ever match the movement of the mouth and attack, that gets annoying.
Battles-The monsters and bosses aren't memorable and sometimes fall short of exciting, the only monster that fit in this catagory are the 3 knight brothers, and Bubba.

SUMMARY:
Overall-This is only my opinoin....GET THIS GAME. rent it first though, cause this may not be the game for you.

THE BAD:
Not very memorable characters besides Avalon. Rauss's armor looks cool. But I can't stand his voice. Marienne, Elliot, and Doplin...They are more annoying than Tidus from FFX!!! Thank god, those three are bad guys and not playable characters. Also, some of the story mimicks Grandia Xtreme's and Wild Arms3's, in the way that the villians' of all three games want to change the world into a place tht is fit to their liking.

SUMMARY:
I found this game to follow some nice traits of the Super Nintendo RPGs. With a more solid storyline. This is what an epic adventure is all about.

THE BAD:
Occasionally disjointed graphical work and speech and sound are not always syncronised.

SUMMARY:
Whenever you consider an adventure game, everyone looks to Final Fantasy for guidance. I myself love the Final Fantasy series, but in Legaia there is something different and new about its approach to this heavily populated genre. Not the best looking game, or has it sound that will be memorable for many years, but what it does have is substance. A believable story with a good solid main character. Takes a good time for the story to develop and there is plenty to see and do. Additional characters to the team are well detailed and have a depth of character that is refreshing. Furthermore, the game represents a substantial challenge with the game welcoming the player in with simple enough fights, but then the difficulty increases at a frightening rate. Furthermore, don't think that you're going to simply walk over any enemy in the game, especially bosses. Even the simpliest looking battles can quickly turn ugly. Customising of weapons is don't via collection of raw materials from random fights throughout the landscape. Although new weapons and armour can be purchased from local traders in the numerous towns you'll encounter, any player would be adviced to take a look at the materials needed to upgrade and seek them out. In addition to this, camping gives the player the opportunity to customise equipment, chat to the other characters which is one method of finding out a lot about each individual member of the team, and most importantly, cooking. Cooking represents a method of boosting the ability of you're team for a short-period of time, although you only start with a few recipes, travelling the world increases your knowledge and therefore the benefits of cooking.

Additional support for the team is through the use of origins, special ethereal beings that live inside members of the team. Their powers range from healing to destroying the battlefield with a shower of flaming meteors. Very satisfying! Origins gain levels with experience, as do the main characters, and with more experience comes more power and more importantly, strongly and more useful abilities.

Finally, something new for the genre. By travelling the world, interacting with people and completing various tasks, your characters can gain nicknames that define them and their achievements. Nothing beats going to the battle arena and seeing your name with accompanying nickname beside it. Some are simply funny such as being labelled a 'Bully', others are more impressive such as 'God of Gamblers'. Gaining them all is a massive task in itself.

Overall, a truly wonderful piece of gaming which highlights something that may have been forgotten over the last few years.

'Just because it isn't Final Fantasy, doesn't mean that its not an excellent and hugely playable adventure'

My advice to anyone reading this, buy it and have a look into this excellent effort. Not as good as Final Fantasy, but a worthwhile addition to any collection.

THE BAD:
The bad.......? Well the sequal sucked.

SUMMARY:
After demolishing the first of the series (The Legend of Legaia) it was only smarts for a sequal to be produced. Once I acquired my copy of this game I quickly began to notice the major differences. There's been many changes such as Hyper Arts, Variable Arts, etc... some were great and some should have been left out. With the combination of terrible graphics, *bleep* storylines, boring sidequests and seemingly infinate gold this game was extremely difficult. Not in the way you would think though, I've never had this much trouble staying awake for one game in my life. Difficulty? There's not a single challenge throughout this entire game, which is why the game reminds me so much of a lame sports game. But if you'd never played the flawless Legaig 1 and start on this one then you'll not see much of a difference. But if you played / worshiped it religiously then you'll realize that this game blows and worship the kid who made rentals. Dont buy, rent. Its too short and may take at most 3 days to finish.

THE BAD:
nothing at all

SUMMARY:
LOved it, great story line the fighting system is wonderful and the remarks that they say are funny. I like the splitting up in towns and getting to mess with people and the people in your party. It can be funny at times and suspensful at times. It made me dry made laugh and made me spill juice on my good pants.