The Legend of Dragoon

THE GOOD:
* The Story
* The Additions
* The characters
* The locations
* The monsters, and the others who you must defeat

THE BAD:
I have not so much Bad things, because LOD is a great game, with a lot of good things..

*No Dragoon additions

SUMMARY:
* The Story is good because =
The game has a long story, very long, I like that, so you can play it a long time, (so you can't beat the game in one hour) and in the beginning of the game you see an movie , then you see shana lay down on the ground with a dragoon spirit, the soldiers kidnapped her to helena prison , and hold her there.
And Lavitz dies, (it's bad, but even good for this story) There are a lot of more things good with this super story.

* The Additions -
You never seen this before in the other games, this is one of the greatest thing of this game, you can make combo's , and when one of the team has a level...

THE GOOD:
The game is very intricate, with many delicious plot twists and interesting characters. The game takes part in an unstable, humongous continent known as Endiness, in the country of Serdio, where Dart is returning to his home town of Celes, only to discover he is too late; his town has just been destroyed by the Sandoran Imperial Army, who, to Dart's disdain; have a Dragon on their side, the Green Tusked Dragon, Feybrand. And even worse, Shana, Dart's childhood sweetheart, has been taken away by the Army and a mysterious Hooded Man. Dart sets off like a crazy fool to Hellena Prison, where Shana is held captive. And Dart meets Lavitz, who is a First Knighthood of Basil. The two team up and save Shana from the cruel Fruegel, the head guard, and escape the prison and head for the Capital of Bale. They are sent on a mission to defend the Resistance HQ; Hoax. It is there that Rose, the mysterious woman that once saved Dart, joins up and they are sent to Hellena again...

THE GOOD:
The graphics are excellent; especially for the backgrounds. Textures and colors differ from area to area expressing the games graphics. A new innovative addition system was added to this game to attacking enemies more fun and also let you have a chance to increase the amount the attack actually does. The music actually sounds pretty good for an RPG game. Especially the theme song for the boss battles against the Virages. Also, the icon above your head changes color due to how close you are to encountering an enemy:
Blue- It's all good
Yellow- Getting ready to encounter them
Red- You have a high chance in getting into battle.

Characters also aren't carbon copies of each other. All of them have their own strength and weaknesses. You'll play as 9 characters in the game, but can only have 7 in your party(unless you use a Gameshark to hack Lavitz and Shana back into the game even after they die. The game has no problems taking the code;...

THE GOOD:
The storyline is great, it has good graphics, and the music rocks. What else could you want...maybe transforming into awesome dragon warriors? Yeah, it's got that, too.

THE BAD:
In my opinion, this game didn't have any bad in it... except maybe some tough bosses, and that annoying Stardust.

SUMMARY:
If you're looking for an in-depth storyline, LoD has it. All in all, it's one of the best games I've ever played. I'd even rank it beside some of the FF games. The replay value may not be the best, however. After you've gone through the game once, you probably won't want to spend a lot more time on it. I'd say that one of the best features is the Additions you can use in battle. Pressing a button at the right time gives your attack more power, and when you get to higher levels & use an 8-hit Addition... it's a lot of fun.

THE GOOD:
The graphic system is fantastic for a early psx game. The fight system is enjoyable takes getting used to to be able to utilize it to the fullest. The story is unique and is in second only to ff8, and xenogears.

THE BAD:
low replay value after playing it once may lose its appeal.

SUMMARY:
the characters evolution is incredible its story involves the player so much that it appears much more like an interactive novel than a video game. The dragoon transformations are stunning for people that enjoy the 90's style computer generated graphics's. This game is amazing in how the story unfolds it creates more emotion for the player than any other game i have ever played. For any true RPG gamer that can enjoy a game for its ingenious story instead of modern graphic engines should play this game for the enjoyment of the story. Its not to difficult of a game but parts are trying. I would not suggest this game for people that only enjoy action...

THE GOOD:
Great storyline, good graphics,(for PSX) interesting Addition attack system, decent music, and unique characters. This game has it all!

THE BAD:
But i didn't think they had enough equipment, and didn't like how instead of getting a new character, you got a different version of an old one.

SUMMARY:
I liked the Additions system because it is unique and really requires skill of the gamer. For the same reasons, i don't like Shana because she is weak and she doesn't use Additions even though she is one the most important characters in the game.

My favorite characters are Lavitz and Haschel because i think they are funny and cool(yes i have beaten the game, i just didn't want to give anything away).I think Hachel is the best fighter because he is strong, fast, and has good defense and hit points.

THE GOOD:
The story is great, the battle system is fun, the graphics were nice at that time of release, and it has a pretty good replay value.

THE BAD:
The battles were boring at the beginning because it took forever to kill some enemies, and some characters got on my nerves.

SUMMARY:
Overall, this was one sweet game. It was a fantastic RPG, which Square seems to be quite famous for, and this is definetly no exception. First of all, the story is really amazing as it starts out as you are Dart, and apparently there is this village monster whom claims his parents lives'. So basically the story is to find the monster that took his parents away from him and get revenge. Although its a bit on the traditional side, its still pretty good. The gameplay is quite fun, and that mostly refers to the battle system. It is turn-based, but its more on the creative side of things. When you go in for an attack, there is this little box and another box outside...

THE GOOD:
Story, Battle Style, Dragoons, Music, Four disk.

THE BAD:
Limited Item Space, No Voice overs.

SUMMARY:
I remember Legend of Dragoon, it was my very first RPG game I played and the game that brought me to Neoseeker! So I decided to buy The Legend of Dragoon and re-live the experience.

The story begins with a quiet village at night, all seems well until the village is under attack by soldiers. Carnage is everywhere and we see a girl captured, the commander holds some kind of gem to her forehead and some weird magic occurs. Then they ride of back to where they came leaving destruction in their wake. The next day a man in red armor is in the forest reading a paper about the War in his country. He is the main hero of the story, Dart. Dart hears soldiers riding their (horses?) into the forest and checks it out, he encounters two of them and prepares to fight but is interrupted by a bigger enemy. A giant green dragon appears...

This game falls short of current top games such as Final Fantasy VII. However, for the most part, it takes best elements from games like Legend of Legia, Vagarant story, and FF VII & VIII making it a memorable game.

Graphics: 8

The graphic is a mixed bag. overall, it definitely falls short of standard set by FF VIII (I am a fan of Xenogears and Suikoden's 2D, but I know good graphics when I see one). Its overview and town map is non assuming. The models are small and the graphics are bland, much like Legend of Legia. The battle, however, is a notch up in the graphical department. It is vibrant and innovative. Yet, some of the chracter models are blocky and are no better than FF VII. The best part of the graphics is its FMV. In my opinion, it is easily on par with FF VIII.

Sound: 8.5

The music is fairly good. It fits the mood perfectly. Infact, I found humming some of the tunes myself. Its music falls just short of games like , Ys, Xenogears, and FF series...

THE BAD:
A lot of time is spent wandering.

SUMMARY:
I love this game. I had to steal my friends PS2 and copy of Dragoon just because it's that good. The storyline is all there and they way it links the characters together is amazing. I actually felt depressed when a certain character died in the game. The other major plus to this RPG is that you don't just choose an attack and watch your character execute it. When you attack you have to press a button sequence to pull off a powerful "addition" as its referred to in the game. The creators also left room to upgrade, by gaining levels, additions, buying stronger weapons and armor, and of course, the ultimate upgrade, A dragoon spirit. When you become a dragoon you can pull of magical attacks and dragoon additions that just make you weep with joy. The game also holds the essentials for any RPG, great bosses, great FMVs, the ability to use magic, gaurd, attack, and run, and an awesome soundtrack. Other than the...