The Legend of Dragoon

This game is one of the best RPG. Fist, It is actually more amusing than any other because of the battle system (you harm the enemy depending on how you aim the attack, you can transform into dragoon, the special attack, the magic...). The script is very good. Characters are all lovely and you have no long dialogs to support, as happened in several games of Final Fintasy series. I got bored of that dialogs about past, when you just want to go on with the game's story. Ambientation is a jewel on this game, it combines Middle-age fantasy with futuristic science fiction. It's remarkable that animation effects are just incredible, i like them more than other in other modern games (we can't remember that Legend of the Dragoon is 8 years now). Then, Map is huge, there are all kinds of places an enemies. Finally, Music is not the best game muse I have heard, but it's perfect for a game like this.

I was really iffy about buying this one (this was when it first came out), but Final Fantasy hadn't come out with a new one, so I desperately needed something to do! So I bought it and popped it in the PS and WOW. Man, I fell in love with it! The Japanese voices were done way better, but hey, I really don't care at this point. The story, the characters and how everything is set up. It maintains the traditional feel of the RPG 'species' of games, yet it adds a little bit more, just to keep you entertained.

The battle system, like everyone here talks about, is very useful. Sure you may not get the Additions correctly all the time, but sometimes I tend to WANT to miss. Why? Training. It's nice to be able to control how much damage you want on your enemy. Also the fact that your 'resting' characters can level along with your active ones.

The characters are amusing too. Sure there are some clichés. The strong big guy, main pretty boy, one of royal blood, a woman of mystery. But how this game puts it all together, it's like something completely new. It gets tiring summoning Aeons and monsters all the time, Dragoon transformations opened a new 'door' into possibilities.

The graphics aren't thrilling, but sometimes you need to see beyond the outer shell and dig into the juicy stuff inside! Recommended to anyone interested in RPGs.

I myself believe this game to be above most RPG's. I myself don't normally play them, but this one caught my eye. I just loved the Dragoon transformations and their magic. In my opinion, I'd have to say that this game is better than any Final Fantasy, Resident Evil, Parasite Eve game. I've played them all, and they are very boring. I'll admit, LOTD is kinds corny, but look at games that are coming out now. Super Mario Sunshine???? What kind of bogus game is that. They need to retire Mario. In all, this games is one of the better RPG's to come out.

This game is without a doubt the greatest game for the PS. I first played it as a Wal-Mart demo and I fell in love. I constantly got crinks in my neck looking up at the screen for so long. My first time fully playing was borrowing it from a friend one disc at a time. (They were a disc or so ahead) You know that a game is good when you contemplate killing your best friend because he forgets to bring the next disc the very next day after you finish the one before it. I finally bought my own copy while on a trip to NYC and I still play it to this day. I spend full days on this game consistently and even though I've beaten it three times, it just gets better. Yeah, It's THAT good!

In my humble opinion, the most interesting characteritic of The Legend of Dragoon is the rather unique battle system. The battle system require you to master "Additions". Basically, performing these "additions" will make your physical attacks more powerful. Executing these moves require timing and coordination on the part of the player. The battle system keeps track of the number of times that you have executed each addition perfectly. The attack, or move, gets more powerful as the number of your successful attempts increase. And, your character will also gain some more powerful additions as the game progresses. Typically, the more powerful additions will require more complicated timing, concentration, and coordination on your part. Most players will probably never master the last couple of additions for each of the main characters.

This is a very long game. However, the story and the characters are interesting enough to keep you engaged. I recommend this game to those who actually want to use timing and coordination while playing their RPGs.