I just rebeat this game for the thousandth time I love it in the emulator so u can play through it faster plus the ultimate wargods made it much faster on the emulator
There is so much material for a saga to be made for this one game. The Drago Campaign, the immortal saga of Rose, The other lands the winglys controlled, and mostly the war itself, was it a interal and external war or just a revolutionary conflict. So many questions that could be answered with further games.
they want us to wait for 109th moon child to be born in order to write the sequel. and we all know it happens once every 108 years. so i'm sure there wil be a sequel of LoD in the year of 2108!
This game was actually the first RPG I've ever played. It would be really cool to see a remake of this game even though that's probably never happening.
@@jontray87 sadly no. There wasnt enough bought so theyre not doing anything. It was more of a "if/then" on my comment. But if they make a remake of some kind, id be on that like white on rice
@@legosiw thankfully i held onto my ps3 and got dragoon and many other great ps1 and ps2 on the ps3 store. for whatever reason they refused to transfer all the ps1 and ps2 classics to the ps4. i'm sure a lot of these classics have and would continue to sell well so it makes no sense to me.
My sister, cousin and I used to play this. We claimed characters(I was Dart, Meru, and Shana), and it was neat because you would have to learn the timing on each of their combos and master them. We would hand the controller around and attack with our characters. LoD had a huge impact on me, and I have a huge passion for this game.
That's a very unique way to play, I never thought of that before. If i had someone around back in my childhood days that loved this game as much as i did we probably would've done the same thing lol
@@jenjen171995 those are some seriously priceless memories, my buddy & I did the same thing with wild arms and those characters ALL Thanksgiving day of 1997, simply unforgettable childhood times!💜🎭 My bad that was to Menik lol
I almost feel a special bond with all of you because we are part of a niche group of people who played this game and absolutely adore it. After replaying it multiple times and recently started up again (just reached disc 2), I've come to the conclusion that this is my all time favorite game (maybe a tie with FF7). The music is stunning, the characters have substance, the story is downright epic. The pacing of the game is perfect, the battle system is very engaging... and overall, it just has a whole lot of heart and soul. So much attention to detail went into this game. I appreciate all the effort that went into this masterpiece and even though it doesn't have the full recognition it deserves, I think that's what makes me enjoy this gem even more... I would be open to a prequel and not so much a sequel... a sequel would force a new story line and will complicate the plot unnecessarily. Kingdom Hearts was an amazing game but just wasn't feeling the vibe of the sequels that followed. Prequel would make much more sense. I would love to know more details that lead to the dragon campaign and how each original dragoon was chosen to be part of the warriors leading the humans to victory.
I would cry tears of joy if they ever announced a remake, sequel or prequel! The Legend of Dragoon is such a good game and a favorite of mine. PLEASE remake or remaster this game Bluepoint, even if it takes ages.
If there are so many people who remember the game TWENTY years without any official media support... that stupid critics were wrong. That game is legend, this is soooo huge! Thx for video.
The battle system in this game was GREAT!!! The timing of the button presses was a little harsh, but “Legend of Dragoon” could have really benefitted from sequels improving on it. Almost every major RPG series needed a game or two to really shine.
@@productivestruggle9489 for me i have no problem performing each and everyones addition, excluding lavitz version of blossom storm, that guy is so slow that he gets my timing off...
@@aldwinjasperjoniega8973 well, back when i played it, i wasnt as skilled at games as i am now. i didnt stand a chance with those counters, so i mostly relied on that talisman for albert, rose or haschel
@@Joe_334 thats cuz it borrowed a lot of the same elements from FF7 and others at the time, it was one of many games that claimed to be the FF7 killer but never happened
@@erichall090909 Thats why i said it claimed to be a FF7 "Killer" along with other games that were trying to compete with FF7 at the time that also claimed to be FF7 killers, like Core of Septerra and many others, but what these games only succeeded in doing was cementing FF7s legacy as one of the greats among JRPGs, in my honest opinion though, LoD came close, i think it got to much hard criticism at the time it came because of the battle system, and borrowed elements from other games, FF7 included, but it was still a great game, and everyone loves it now
Took me 15 years to finish this game. When I bought the game in 2000, it had 3 discs. I thought that was all there was supposed to be. Imagine my surprise when while playing on the 3rd disc, the game prompted "Insert Disc 4". I was like, what disc 4? I realized the copy I bought had a missing 4th disc. So, I tried my best to find another copy. Years went by and I never found one. Finally, in about 2006, I found an old copy lying around a shop in SM Megamall. I was ecstatic and immediately bought it. When I opened the box, my heart fell when I saw disc 4 had scratches on it. And as I feared, it doesn't load. I had lost hope. When I finally got a Playstation 3 years later, and the game was released on Playstation Store in 2012 as a downloadable game, I immediately bought it. My hopes of finishing the game was renewed. I bought it online and started the game from the beginning. Near the final boss, my Playstation started malfunctioning. I also had an issue with my Playstation ID. Because I was already working then and busy with life, it took me a few more years to finally have the time to get it fixed. Finally, I finished the game in around 2015/2016.
Interesting that it sold more in the US than Japan. Also interesting that the original Japanese version was more difficult. Would love to try that version. It's too bad the critics panned this awesome game. I really enjoyed it, and would love for there to be a prequel.
Same with playing the version that Japan got. I figure that the differculty went up as you got more dragoons(simular to how the level system was in Final Fantasy 8 is). The more dragoon spirits you have the more diffecult the monsters/bosses were.
@@elessardragon7655 That wouldn't make the game harder. That didn't make FF8 harder either. It made FF8 extremely easy to totally break with the junction system. My last play through I didn't even go out of my way to break it and I stomped literally every boss in 2 or 3 turn passes I think. As in my characters all got a turn and the boss got one. Then the boss would be dead before they got another. The Legend of The Dragoon would be easy to break if difficulty scaled with Dragoon level. For one that would be a silly thing to base scaling on because the only Dragoon that is even remotely useful or worth the transformation by disc 3 is Meru because of Rainbow Breath or maybe Shana/Miranda because they are shit in regular combat anyway and their Dragon summons are the only ones even close to justifying 80MP. All you would have to do is grind for an Ultimate Wargod before you reached the Kongol Boss fight. It makes your SP gain zero and auto completes and perfects every addition in exchange. The rest of the game would have enemies locked at the base level while you kept powering up more and more. Whatever is harder about this Japanese version I hope that isn't it.
Anytime someone even mentions Dragoon, immediate like and subscribe. This is my all time favorite game, and it doesnt get the recognition it deserves. And if there ever was a game deserving of a prequel, this is it. You have the ENTIRE dragon campaign to work with. The disappearance of the Gigantos, Minitos, and Mermaids, life under Wingly rule, discovering the ability to harness dragon souls, the other 102 species of the divine tree, more details of Rose and Zeig's story, etc. This game was built for a prequel. Also if there is ever a remake, can we have Lloyd as a playable character? I felt the game always built up to that, but never delivered.
Personally, I'd love a sequel where the MC and MH are implied to be the reincarnations of Zieg and Rose--with Dart returning as a mysterious old mentor figure with the Divine Dragoon spirit.
*LOVE* this game. I have 3 of the action figures (Dart, Rose, Shana), which I got at release. I don't recall them being that expensive. Was thinking of getting the others at times, but never did. I was SO disappointed about the canceled sequel, very disappointed. Some of the devs of the battle system are ones that worked on Shadow Hearts and Lost Odyssey (can tell). I always thought they should do a prequel story about Rose. They should've put this on the PS Classic. Sony owns the rights, so they could've.
AngulusBluesummers I hope so 😭 I remember some GameStop employee telling me “they’re going to for sure remake it on the PS2” this was a decade ago and my naive brain took that as gospel lol still waiting on that sequel or remake 😭 I hope if they do they use the same score or some of it because that music is hard to replace.
According to the video the international release was rebalanced based on Japanese feedback. I'm glad to because it meant I was able to get through it even as a little brat
Having played both versions, I can definitely agree the Japanese version is considerably harder. All enemies have more HP and deal more damage, and money and item drops are significantly lower. I didn't notice much difference beyond that, but it was enough to notice a difference for sure. I still wouldn't say it was "too hard" but then again, I was also already very familiar with the game from having played the North American version several times to completion.
- Lavitz got killed... - Also Lavitz got his redemption arc with no prequel but IRL. 2022 still no remake, btw... anyone thinks that Rose looks like Tarja Turunen?
I first played this on a demo disc and i was instantly enamored. I must have played through the demo 50 times before I finally got the game, and then i played nothing else for months. 20 years later and i still play it once a year or so.
The 10 real things you didnt know about The Legend of Dragoon: 1. Haschel is Darts grandfather 2. Claire is Haschels daughter, and a boss you fight using Haschel, which is Darts mother 3. 50 stardust is needed to beat Magician Faust 4. Rose couldve been the main protagonist and nothing would change 5. You can master all of the addition of Lavitz before his death 6. Save your sachet items 7. Fighting Roses old squad was one of the best side quests in the game 8. You can earn the Earth Dragoon spirit by simply purchasing it from the shopkeeper 9. Rose can kick Lightnings ass 10. Shana/Miranda are both useless
I dunno, I had a great time using Shana/Miranda the last time I played. They abuse the heck out of the magic item system. It was easy enough to do 25% of Fruegel's HP in one attack with Shana when you first get her. Unfortunately, the both of them are often overshadowed by Meru, who isn't as good with Magic, but she's both faster and hits harder.
Good video. Rose's hair originally being green was the stand out for me. One thing I learned is the difference between the original black label vs the greatest hits version of the US game. The art on the original game discs are in color while the GH is not. I had GH discs back in the day but lost all but three. 3 years ago, I found the black label and was rather surprised at the difference it made. When I first played the game the one thing I really wanted to know was what Rose was doing with her Demon Gate move.
I swear it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a NEW video discussing dragoon. everytime a dragoon video comes across my feed I click it and then see it's ALREADY liked meaning I've already seen it.
i don't remember this game being too hard all i remember that this game is really fun to play its not the usual turn base you actually need to do some combos which is fun specially if you successfully did a long ass button combo
It could start with Zeig recuiting each of the original seven, and end with the seige of Kadassa, which anyone that played it knows how that ends. Poor Rose the only surivivor, well only survivor till Zeig's stone rest broke.
Didn't Shirley survive also? I mean she kept her spirit on the world to help free the other dragoons if she died wouldn't she be trapped like the other spirits were?
@@drew4564 Zeig and Rose are the only two that lived after the dragon campaign. Shurley does kind of count seeing that her spirit didn't end up trapped like the other four, but she did die which isn't surviving. Zeig didn't really survive the war alive but petrified and after time the curse broke and he lived again.Rose not only survived the war but thanks to Charlie lived long enough to find out that Zeig still lived.
One of those rpg games that overshadowed by FFs. No hate to FFs themselves, but goddamn i wish people paid more attentions to these games. Also I rly glad they ended up with black hair for Rose. Always love to think about her a black rose personification. Cant imagine if its was green.
Im currently playing this on my psp. I havent played it in a while and i bought the game a long time ago on my ps3. Transfered it to my psp. I grew up playing this game when i was a kid and i gotta say its one of the most underrated jrpgs of all time in my opinion. Its very good. The story is good, the battle system is unique and good. The characters are great. I love this game. A prequel would be awesome. I would love to play the dragon campaign that happened 11,000 years ago. Rose should be the main character. Anyway, if anyone is thinking about playing this game, you should. It can be difficult at times, especially later on in the game when you get harder additions. Thanks for the upload. Hope you all have a good day! 👍😉
@@XY-dc4yp I actually hate the love aspect of this game. I never used shana/miranda. I used merus dragoon rainbow breath spell to heal everyone. I love rpgs but sometimes the love in the plot gets dragged out and its annoying. I prefer rpgs like shadow hearts, chrono trigger, bordrlands(shooter rpg), some final fantasy games(the love aspect drives me nuts. Especially in ffX but thats a fantastic game with a great turn based battle system and a fantastic story. If im not playing any rpgs, i play either the castlevania series or the resident evil series. Resident evil 2 is my favorite. The remake is awesome as well! I love the first castlevania. Bought the anniversary edition on my ps4 a year ago.
all the love aspects are the same and cliche, but in dragoon the adventure is not too serious and not too hard core so most casual gamers don’t feel overwhelmed, as well the music, colour palette of the game and city design that are bright and vibrant makes for wonderful areas to explore and desire to travel to in real life... like I said invoke happy emotions.
"Commerical success? Yeah. Critical success? Not so much." I remember A LOT of people sending A LOT of angry mail to professional reviewers when this game got panned. Yes, it borrows a lot from convention in gameplay from Final Fantasy, even to the point of being derivative, but the transformation mechanics and Addition system keeps it fresh, and while the story seems to use clichés (damsel/childhood friend in distress, revenge on those who orphaned main character, good kingdom vs evil empire,) go through the whole story and you'll realize it takes these tropes and conventions, and eventually they turn them on their heads. I won't explain more than that, on the off chance someone reading this hasn't played the game.
Loved this game immediately i still have the gamepro issue it was showcased in. It had amazing cover art. Amazing game but haschels final combo was impossible
Haschels was the hardest I always maxed Lavitz out before his death so I rarely played with Albert shana was always in my line up to by the time I make it to doel she is untouchable my all time ps1 game
One of the best games I've ever played & I'm thankful for having the hard copy in mint condition with the manual. Anyways if anyone who hasn't played this I HIGHLY recommend it
Great video Erick. Played the game when it first game out but don't remember much of it. Looking forward to playing it again once I replay ff8 and 9 :) thank you for your work - much appreciated.
I absolutely love this game. I used to have a demo disc for it back then and I'd never get tired of replaying the snake boss over and over again simply because the gameplay was so fun and the soundtrack absolutely amazing. So I hold this game close to my heart even when I had actually never finished the game until very recently. It's highly unrealistic but I still hope for a remake. ❤️
i disagree about the cover, the Japanese cover is awesome. the Final Fantasy series and even MGS (ps1) did that too, but with a white background. its like a music cd front cover. if you wanna see details, people usually look at the back.
Well. FF is FF. You dont need a fancy cover to know what the game is due to its popularity esp in Japan. Heck. Ps1 era is when FF actually start to hit its peak internationally thanks to ff7.
@@junlim7330fine ill give you some other examples: Xenogears (its just a red X in a black background), Resident evil covers, they're simple, but more badass. Parasite Eve (white background) it goes to show, you dont need more just to get your attention. i remember the time, i saw Xenogears in a store, it sure caught my attention, and soon disappointed that its japanese.
This game was my childhood, I remember playing with fake swords in the woods with my friends pretending to be dragoons! I still blast the song if you still believe!!!!
This game was so good! Every time I watch E3, the Game awards or the way Nintendo Directs have just been going crazy I keep hoping, and wishing, for this to be announced! ;_; I think a really well done remaster with a new addition prequel of the Dragon Campaign would be cool. I dunno about a sequel - at least - not with the same cast of characters as it ends quite nicely for all. In any case, I'd love a remaster with new scenes and interactions. Also, perhaps the Lavitz figure is more expensive because of what happens to him in the game? In any case, great video! It was informative and I didn't know a lot of the details you brought up!
This game along with chrono cross and ff8 are my absolute faves forever, i'd really love to see a remake of them, been waiting for whats feels like an entire life :c
Best game ever made. Hands down, everything about this game was i credible. The story. The combat, the scenematic scenes . i have dreampt my entire life for a "legens of dragoon 2" regardless of whether it be a prequel or seaquel, i think it would be amazing, sprry for shit spelling im drunk
I own and have played more than 150+ games for PSX and I must say that this is the best game you can ever play - in my opinion, of course. Over the years, I've played it from start to finish 5 times and it never gets boring. It's a true masterpiece. 😊 I think I'll play it again this year. 🤤
Hearing the gameplay and music again brings back memories. I also learn something new about this game so thanks for that. Loved this game so much and still do even now. Would love a remake of this game; keep the dialogue, music, gameplay and the story from the original and maybe bring in the original difficulty to add something new. This is just my thoughts, but you never know.
You forgot to mention... This game's release was perfectly positioned between the release of final fantasy 8 and 9 and at the beginning of in USA's summer break so people actually had time to play it without interference. Unfortunately, it was short lived because in October the release of PS2 kind of killed any hope for this game's longevity playability. November's release of FF9 buried this game and no one talked about it after that. Square was the dominant RPG company and the game had 4-5 months to shine. Still one of my all time favorites tho.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the missing side quest from the NA release. It cut out only a small portion of the game, so I hear, but the reward was a bag that doubled your item carrying capacity, thus making the NA version MUCH harder than the JA one since we had to ration our items.
This would make for an amazing remake. I’m still holding out hope for a remake of the Lunar series as well.....especially Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, a fantastic game back in the day
I remember getting to stay up late to watch my dad play, and sometimes getting to do the power up on dragoon attacks. Other than Frogger, this is probably the biggest game I associate with my childhood. I woked on playing through it while in college, but I haven't touched it for a few years and I'm not sure where the case and games are at. Hopefully I can find it again soon!
2:44 Absolutely NOTHING wrong with an artistic cover over a "hey this is what the game looks like" cover. Often times its better because can convey the emtions that will be invoked by the game. Besides the back of the game case is what we use to see what the ganes like.
Eric, you know what the background for the Japanese cover tells us? That you will be playing one of the most awesomest rpg games to ever grace any platform in the history of gaming
I don't know why there are people who think the game is Square Enix I still remember the fans of Playstation All Stars and Legend of Dragoon (Me included too) that we asked Character as Dlc #ReleaseDart PD: I hope legend of Dragoon has his remake And I hope that if Playstation All Stars 2 comes out Dart will join the Roster
There's plenty left in that universe to develop a sequel from. Even without just making stuff up to include a new bigger baddy type of character or really any new lore. They should also do a remaster and/or remake.
This game changed my life a a child opened me to the possibility that this world is much different than we are lead to believe. A sequel to this beautiful story would be amazing but a remaster could bring more people around to hear the story of dart and shana.
I've seen at least one coder working on an english dialogue patch (in order to make the translation truer to the original), so far I think they have done all of disc 1 but it could be years before it's all finished. There are also patches to: double the inventory space, change the difficulty and even swap the american dub out for the japanese dub.
A prequel is a good idea, but a sequel can deal with the aftermath of the first game's events. After some time when the main cast passed away, or passed down their dragoon spirits. With major events like the moon that never sets finally setting. New beasts and disillusioned people fill the world as Endiness changes drastically to the global effects caused by the dragons, the winglies, the moon, and everything else left behind.
It said legend of Dragoon so I clicked.
The Only Reason why I came here as well was because of the "" Legend of Dragoon " title & It said 2019 lol
100% me. And now I wanna play again.
I just rebeat this game for the thousandth time I love it in the emulator so u can play through it faster plus the ultimate wargods made it much faster on the emulator
Ah, a man of culture. 🍻
Relateable
Only Dragoon fans will watch this. Thats why Im here
Ivan Michael Orallo Ulol
Same!
True
Only dragoon fans will watch a video about dragoon?? No shit
Yessir!
Prequel. Sequel. Screw that. How about a solid remake?
I don't know. The Dragon Campaign would be pretty bad ass to play through, we can actually get more background info on the last dragoons besides Rose.
remember it once told that Rose saved the world 107 times and the story of LoD took place when Rose saves the world for the 108th times? prequels 🙆
There is so much material for a saga to be made for this one game. The Drago Campaign, the immortal saga of Rose, The other lands the winglys controlled, and mostly the war itself, was it a interal and external war or just a revolutionary conflict. So many questions that could be answered with further games.
they want us to wait for 109th moon child to be born in order to write the sequel. and we all know it happens once every 108 years. so i'm sure there wil be a sequel of LoD in the year of 2108!
I'd take a solid remake!
The dragon campaign would be fun though
I have always loved this game. I loved the addition system the music and the fact it was a dragon thing. One of my all time favorite ps1 jrpg games
Same here. I loved the game so much that I made this video entitled 5 reasons to play legend of dragoon.
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Also the voice acting (at least in the italian version) was so bad that was soooo good
yea this game made final fantasy 7 look like a fool.
Hoping they remake. Loved this game too
It's my favorite game of all time.
This game was actually the first RPG I've ever played. It would be really cool to see a remake of this game even though that's probably never happening.
Let BluePrint know we want this as a remake
I taught myself to read at 6 just to play. I was raised by this and ff 7 through 9 lol
@@chancemarko6440 Same dude. FF3 & 7, and LOD!
You must be around my age then. This was one of the 1st rpgs I really loved, grandia will still be the first I played though.
1st RPG I think I played as well, had that and Tomba! 2 growing up. haha
at this point id even accept an anime, just give us some more damn dragoons.
Yes even an anime im sooo down for that 😭😭😭
Anime rose and Shana showing off them legs😉 lol
Drew I feel bad that I liked that, without even thinking... 😂😬😃
Dude. There's so much opportunity for creativity in just the idea of Dragoons! Anything! Give us anything!
You right, anything expanding the lore I've grown up with and love.
Developers: we're thinking of doing a legend of dragoon rem-
Me: SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY
Wolfen M are they really??
@@jontray87 sadly no. There wasnt enough bought so theyre not doing anything. It was more of a "if/then" on my comment. But if they make a remake of some kind, id be on that like white on rice
@@legosiw thankfully i held onto my ps3 and got dragoon and many other great ps1 and ps2 on the ps3 store. for whatever reason they refused to transfer all the ps1 and ps2 classics to the ps4. i'm sure a lot of these classics have and would continue to sell well so it makes no sense to me.
Shut up and take my stardust! *
Yeah, take all my stardust!
Petition for Remake anyone! It happened with RE2 & FFVII let's get it out there!
Let BluePrint know we want this as a remake
www.change.org/p/sony-the-legend-of-dragoon-remake-or-sequel
There was one listed already
I want Legacy of Kain more but this is close 2nd
My sister, cousin and I used to play this. We claimed characters(I was Dart, Meru, and Shana), and it was neat because you would have to learn the timing on each of their combos and master them. We would hand the controller around and attack with our characters. LoD had a huge impact on me, and I have a huge passion for this game.
That's a very unique way to play, I never thought of that before. If i had someone around back in my childhood days that loved this game as much as i did we probably would've done the same thing lol
@@jenjen171995 those are some seriously priceless memories, my buddy & I did the same thing with wild arms and those characters ALL Thanksgiving day of 1997, simply unforgettable childhood times!💜🎭
My bad that was to Menik lol
I'm bloody happy I wasn't the only one who played like this...
Story you can follow, characters you can appreciate, unique combat, badass cinematics, Lavitz, Dragons, and Dragon Armor.
Better than 7.
A bold move. But I agree
dead lavitz :(
LLAAAAAAAVIIIIIITZZZZZZ
Why would you say something so true yet so controversial
better then 7 but not 9 very closeeeee
I almost feel a special bond with all of you because we are part of a niche group of people who played this game and absolutely adore it. After replaying it multiple times and recently started up again (just reached disc 2), I've come to the conclusion that this is my all time favorite game (maybe a tie with FF7). The music is stunning, the characters have substance, the story is downright epic. The pacing of the game is perfect, the battle system is very engaging... and overall, it just has a whole lot of heart and soul. So much attention to detail went into this game. I appreciate all the effort that went into this masterpiece and even though it doesn't have the full recognition it deserves, I think that's what makes me enjoy this gem even more... I would be open to a prequel and not so much a sequel... a sequel would force a new story line and will complicate the plot unnecessarily. Kingdom Hearts was an amazing game but just wasn't feeling the vibe of the sequels that followed. Prequel would make much more sense. I would love to know more details that lead to the dragon campaign and how each original dragoon was chosen to be part of the warriors leading the humans to victory.
I would cry tears of joy if they ever announced a remake, sequel or prequel! The Legend of Dragoon is such a good game and a favorite of mine. PLEASE remake or remaster this game Bluepoint, even if it takes ages.
I would cry too 😭😭😭😭
@@moonwillow9120 Shame it was Demon Souls..
@@adamclark8994 don’t see the problem.
@@mrpopo5097 It's not for Demon souls fans.
All three.
Remake/remaster
Myth of Dragoon as a prequel
Journey of Dragoon as a sequel
Give this game the HD remaster treatment please this is too good to ignore . Being able to find this video is like reliving my childhood
It gives me extra time on the clock whenever I hear anybody talk about Legend of Dragoon.
One of the best emotional rpg stories I’ve ever played. When dart finds out who his dad was holy crap. So many twists
If there are so many people who remember the game TWENTY years without any official media support... that stupid critics were wrong. That game is legend, this is soooo huge!
Thx for video.
The battle system in this game was GREAT!!! The timing of the button presses was a little harsh, but “Legend of Dragoon” could have really benefitted from sequels improving on it. Almost every major RPG series needed a game or two to really shine.
A little?! *A LITTLE?!*
@@productivestruggle9489 for me i have no problem performing each and everyones addition, excluding lavitz version of blossom storm, that guy is so slow that he gets my timing off...
@@aldwinjasperjoniega8973 well, back when i played it, i wasnt as skilled at games as i am now. i didnt stand a chance with those counters, so i mostly relied on that talisman for albert, rose or haschel
@@productivestruggle9489 don't even get me started on meru's perky step...
@@aldwinjasperjoniega8973 Believe it or not, I ROCKED with perky step! Flower Storm (Albert) was the worst.
Such a classic! Its a shame this franchise never took off :/
idk how the game was fucking incredible
@@yungjroc5193 it really was an awesome game.
The most amazing thing is that you can go back to the previous disc in this game
New Game ➕? When does that come available...
The game looked like another Final Fantasy series game from when I first saw it.
@@Joe_334 Suppose you're already playing disc 2.Just go back same route.There's an inscription on tv -insert disc 1
@@Joe_334 thats cuz it borrowed a lot of the same elements from FF7 and others at the time, it was one of many games that claimed to be the FF7 killer but never happened
Dingo dyno don’t think it was any kind of killer but it def help up with those games. Prefer it to 7 even tho I love it a lot
@@erichall090909 Thats why i said it claimed to be a FF7 "Killer" along with other games that were trying to compete with FF7 at the time that also claimed to be FF7 killers, like Core of Septerra and many others, but what these games only succeeded in doing was cementing FF7s legacy as one of the greats among JRPGs, in my honest opinion though, LoD came close, i think it got to much hard criticism at the time it came because of the battle system, and borrowed elements from other games, FF7 included, but it was still a great game, and everyone loves it now
When they transformed into dragoons it always reminded me of when the power rangers morphed
Legend of Dragoon and Chrono Cross are two of my favorite RPG's ever from that era
Took me 15 years to finish this game.
When I bought the game in 2000, it had 3 discs. I thought that was all there was supposed to be. Imagine my surprise when while playing on the 3rd disc, the game prompted "Insert Disc 4". I was like, what disc 4? I realized the copy I bought had a missing 4th disc. So, I tried my best to find another copy. Years went by and I never found one. Finally, in about 2006, I found an old copy lying around a shop in SM Megamall. I was ecstatic and immediately bought it. When I opened the box, my heart fell when I saw disc 4 had scratches on it. And as I feared, it doesn't load. I had lost hope. When I finally got a Playstation 3 years later, and the game was released on Playstation Store in 2012 as a downloadable game, I immediately bought it. My hopes of finishing the game was renewed. I bought it online and started the game from the beginning. Near the final boss, my Playstation started malfunctioning. I also had an issue with my Playstation ID. Because I was already working then and busy with life, it took me a few more years to finally have the time to get it fixed. Finally, I finished the game in around 2015/2016.
This makes me soo proud to finally beat it after three years that it taken.
Same
Collecting all the stardust in the game was fun
@@lowpunchhighpunch7829 I agree
@@isaacrodriguez9960 fighting Faust the magician is always rewarding too but he is harder to defeat then malbu frama also
I just beat it this year too
Interesting that it sold more in the US than Japan. Also interesting that the original Japanese version was more difficult. Would love to try that version. It's too bad the critics panned this awesome game. I really enjoyed it, and would love for there to be a prequel.
Same with playing the version that Japan got. I figure that the differculty went up as you got more dragoons(simular to how the level system was in Final Fantasy 8 is). The more dragoon spirits you have the more diffecult the monsters/bosses were.
@@elessardragon7655 That wouldn't make the game harder. That didn't make FF8 harder either. It made FF8 extremely easy to totally break with the junction system. My last play through I didn't even go out of my way to break it and I stomped literally every boss in 2 or 3 turn passes I think. As in my characters all got a turn and the boss got one. Then the boss would be dead before they got another.
The Legend of The Dragoon would be easy to break if difficulty scaled with Dragoon level. For one that would be a silly thing to base scaling on because the only Dragoon that is even remotely useful or worth the transformation by disc 3 is Meru because of Rainbow Breath or maybe Shana/Miranda because they are shit in regular combat anyway and their Dragon summons are the only ones even close to justifying 80MP. All you would have to do is grind for an Ultimate Wargod before you reached the Kongol Boss fight. It makes your SP gain zero and auto completes and perfects every addition in exchange. The rest of the game would have enemies locked at the base level while you kept powering up more and more. Whatever is harder about this Japanese version I hope that isn't it.
Anytime someone even mentions Dragoon, immediate like and subscribe. This is my all time favorite game, and it doesnt get the recognition it deserves.
And if there ever was a game deserving of a prequel, this is it. You have the ENTIRE dragon campaign to work with. The disappearance of the Gigantos, Minitos, and Mermaids, life under Wingly rule, discovering the ability to harness dragon souls, the other 102 species of the divine tree, more details of Rose and Zeig's story, etc. This game was built for a prequel.
Also if there is ever a remake, can we have Lloyd as a playable character? I felt the game always built up to that, but never delivered.
This is my favorite comment out of them all
Personally, I'd love a sequel where the MC and MH are implied to be the reincarnations of Zieg and Rose--with Dart returning as a mysterious old mentor figure with the Divine Dragoon spirit.
Loved, loved, loved this game. My second favourite of all time.
Edit: That music is so nostalgic. Think I'm going to go and replay it.
Just out of interest, WHats your fav of all time? This is my second, behind ocarina of time.
look at his pic ff8 lmao
@@yungjroc5193 its 2020 and we out here still looking for LoD content, nice
Plus, ff8 was dope man!
*LOVE* this game. I have 3 of the action figures (Dart, Rose, Shana), which I got at release. I don't recall them being that expensive.
Was thinking of getting the others at times, but never did. I was SO disappointed about the canceled sequel, very disappointed. Some of the devs of the battle system are ones that worked on Shadow Hearts and Lost Odyssey (can tell). I always thought they should do a prequel story about Rose. They should've put this on the PS Classic. Sony owns the rights, so they could've.
Damm u is lucky, I wish I had the action figures.
Hey! I'm Angulus! The one who asked Peter Dalton abou the game and started the rumor! Min: 8:07
Cool man...🔥
If someone doesnt get this game some form of remake, prequel, or sequel i'm going to figure out how
Think it will happen?!
@@EskimoTV I don't know if TLOD is the current project from Bluepoint, but I'm sure we will see the remake in the future.
AngulusBluesummers I hope so 😭 I remember some GameStop employee telling me “they’re going to for sure remake it on the PS2” this was a decade ago and my naive brain took that as gospel lol still waiting on that sequel or remake 😭 I hope if they do they use the same score or some of it because that music is hard to replace.
number 1 in japan: game was to hard.
my first thoughts about this: ppl in japan used dragoon form against the grand jewel lols.
It's an easy rpg already, they must be doing something wrong (like using dragoon mode vs grand jewel).
That jewel is nasty if you dont pay attention lol they must not have paid attention
According to the video the international release was rebalanced based on Japanese feedback. I'm glad to because it meant I was able to get through it even as a little brat
Having played both versions, I can definitely agree the Japanese version is considerably harder. All enemies have more HP and deal more damage, and money and item drops are significantly lower. I didn't notice much difference beyond that, but it was enough to notice a difference for sure. I still wouldn't say it was "too hard" but then again, I was also already very familiar with the game from having played the North American version several times to completion.
I would be fine with a remaster. This game is honestly, my favorite rpg of all time.
- Lavitz got killed...
- Also Lavitz got his redemption arc with no prequel but IRL.
2022 still no remake, btw... anyone thinks that Rose looks like Tarja Turunen?
I first played this on a demo disc and i was instantly enamored. I must have played through the demo 50 times before I finally got the game, and then i played nothing else for months. 20 years later and i still play it once a year or so.
I bought this game on a whim and when i started playing it, i couldn't put the controller down. Love this game so much and currently replaying it.
To me it will always be the Best. I would prefer a remake than a sequel, even if its made in parts like FF7 Remake.
The 10 real things you didnt know about The Legend of Dragoon:
1. Haschel is Darts grandfather
2. Claire is Haschels daughter, and a boss you fight using Haschel, which is Darts mother
3. 50 stardust is needed to beat Magician Faust
4. Rose couldve been the main protagonist and nothing would change
5. You can master all of the addition of Lavitz before his death
6. Save your sachet items
7. Fighting Roses old squad was one of the best side quests in the game
8. You can earn the Earth Dragoon spirit by simply purchasing it from the shopkeeper
9. Rose can kick Lightnings ass
10. Shana/Miranda are both useless
Absolutely amazing, everything you said is........ completely true.
I dunno, I had a great time using Shana/Miranda the last time I played. They abuse the heck out of the magic item system. It was easy enough to do 25% of Fruegel's HP in one attack with Shana when you first get her. Unfortunately, the both of them are often overshadowed by Meru, who isn't as good with Magic, but she's both faster and hits harder.
You can find the earth dragoon in lohan
Haschel he know dart is grandson but he didnt tell to dart
@@randyronquillo7125 yes....I know that...
One of the best jrpgs in ps1
Thanks Eric for the video
They need to bring this remastered for the PS4 ,and Parasite Eve 2 too!!
You know your stuff
They also need to remake chrono cross aswell as driver 2 and the orignial twisted metal.
Ryan Drake yes so many great classics they can remake for the PS4.
Hey! This, Parasite Eve 1 and 2. 👺😏
Good video. Rose's hair originally being green was the stand out for me. One thing I learned is the difference between the original black label vs the greatest hits version of the US game. The art on the original game discs are in color while the GH is not. I had GH discs back in the day but lost all but three. 3 years ago, I found the black label and was rather surprised at the difference it made.
When I first played the game the one thing I really wanted to know was what Rose was doing with her Demon Gate move.
I swear it is IMPOSSIBLE to find a NEW video discussing dragoon. everytime a dragoon video comes across my feed I click it and then see it's ALREADY liked meaning I've already seen it.
I still listen to the OST to the game to this Day :D
@Ultimate Gamer Charlton I listen more to the battle and boss theme lmao oh and lloyds theme
I'm currently playing this game on my mobile phone.. Already at disc 2 where dart's stone was stolen.
althena16 how?
Epsxe app..
Same here... I'm using epsxe and I'm in Disc 3 now 😊
i don't remember this game being too hard all i remember that this game is really fun to play its not the usual turn base you actually need to do some combos which is fun specially if you successfully did a long ass button combo
Just listening to the music in the background makes me tearful. Such an amazing soundtrack and game. Can't get enough 😭
A prequel would be nice, there's the dragon campaign for a start.
It could start with Zeig recuiting each of the original seven, and end with the seige of Kadassa, which anyone that played it knows how that ends. Poor Rose the only surivivor, well only survivor till Zeig's stone rest broke.
Didn't Shirley survive also? I mean she kept her spirit on the world to help free the other dragoons if she died wouldn't she be trapped like the other spirits were?
@@drew4564 Zeig and Rose are the only two that lived after the dragon campaign. Shurley does kind of count seeing that her spirit didn't end up trapped like the other four, but she did die which isn't surviving. Zeig didn't really survive the war alive but petrified and after time the curse broke and he lived again.Rose not only survived the war but thanks to Charlie lived long enough to find out that Zeig still lived.
*GUST OF WIND DANCE*
One of those rpg games that overshadowed by FFs. No hate to FFs themselves, but goddamn i wish people paid more attentions to these games.
Also I rly glad they ended up with black hair for Rose. Always love to think about her a black rose personification. Cant imagine if its was green.
This is my all time fav RPG on PS1.
Im currently playing this on my psp. I havent played it in a while and i bought the game a long time ago on my ps3. Transfered it to my psp. I grew up playing this game when i was a kid and i gotta say its one of the most underrated jrpgs of all time in my opinion. Its very good. The story is good, the battle system is unique and good. The characters are great. I love this game. A prequel would be awesome. I would love to play the dragon campaign that happened 11,000 years ago. Rose should be the main character. Anyway, if anyone is thinking about playing this game, you should. It can be difficult at times, especially later on in the game when you get harder additions. Thanks for the upload. Hope you all have a good day! 👍😉
This happens to be one of those games girls can love... (like Mario RPG)... RPGs that invoke happy feelings.
@@XY-dc4yp I actually hate the love aspect of this game. I never used shana/miranda. I used merus dragoon rainbow breath spell to heal everyone. I love rpgs but sometimes the love in the plot gets dragged out and its annoying. I prefer rpgs like shadow hearts, chrono trigger, bordrlands(shooter rpg), some final fantasy games(the love aspect drives me nuts. Especially in ffX but thats a fantastic game with a great turn based battle system and a fantastic story. If im not playing any rpgs, i play either the castlevania series or the resident evil series. Resident evil 2 is my favorite. The remake is awesome as well! I love the first castlevania. Bought the anniversary edition on my ps4 a year ago.
all the love aspects are the same and cliche, but in dragoon the adventure is not too serious and not too hard core so most casual gamers don’t feel overwhelmed, as well the music, colour palette of the game and city design that are bright and vibrant makes for wonderful areas to explore and desire to travel to in real life... like I said invoke happy emotions.
@@XY-dc4yp yeah i get what you mean. Stay safe and healthy bro. 👍
"Commerical success? Yeah. Critical success? Not so much."
I remember A LOT of people sending A LOT of angry mail to professional reviewers when this game got panned. Yes, it borrows a lot from convention in gameplay from Final Fantasy, even to the point of being derivative, but the transformation mechanics and Addition system keeps it fresh, and while the story seems to use clichés (damsel/childhood friend in distress, revenge on those who orphaned main character, good kingdom vs evil empire,) go through the whole story and you'll realize it takes these tropes and conventions, and eventually they turn them on their heads. I won't explain more than that, on the off chance someone reading this hasn't played the game.
Omg i want a remake not remaster of this.
Loved this game immediately i still have the gamepro issue it was showcased in. It had amazing cover art. Amazing game but haschels final combo was impossible
For me all of them were easy except Albert, they weren't hard but weren't as easy as everyone else.
Haschels was the hardest I always maxed Lavitz out before his death so I rarely played with Albert shana was always in my line up to by the time I make it to doel she is untouchable my all time ps1 game
They NEED to remaster this piece of Art!
One of the best games I've ever played & I'm thankful for having the hard copy in mint condition with the manual. Anyways if anyone who hasn't played this I HIGHLY recommend it
Have you done a video about Legend of Legaia
Aww the music is just so nostalgic I love this game. Zelda ocarina of time and the legend of dragoon r my favorite games
One of the best games of all time. Still waiting for a remake and a sequel, and a prequel since this is one of the best games in existence
Great video Erick. Played the game when it first game out but don't remember much of it. Looking forward to playing it again once I replay ff8 and 9 :) thank you for your work - much appreciated.
I hope to play this game again and finish it one day.
I absolutely love this game. I used to have a demo disc for it back then and I'd never get tired of replaying the snake boss over and over again simply because the gameplay was so fun and the soundtrack absolutely amazing. So I hold this game close to my heart even when I had actually never finished the game until very recently.
It's highly unrealistic but I still hope for a remake. ❤️
HOLY SHIT I literally bought the full game from playing that demo disc part w the snake boss lmaooo good shit
Still love this game even nearly 20 years later. I'd be all for a prequel set during the Dragon Campaign. :D
i disagree about the cover, the Japanese cover is awesome. the Final Fantasy series and even MGS (ps1) did that too, but with a white background.
its like a music cd front cover. if you wanna see details, people usually look at the back.
Well. FF is FF. You dont need a fancy cover to know what the game is due to its popularity esp in Japan. Heck. Ps1 era is when FF actually start to hit its peak internationally thanks to ff7.
@@junlim7330fine ill give you some other examples: Xenogears (its just a red X in a black background), Resident evil covers, they're simple, but more badass. Parasite Eve (white background)
it goes to show, you dont need more just to get your attention. i remember the time, i saw Xenogears in a store, it sure caught my attention, and soon disappointed that its japanese.
This game was my childhood, I remember playing with fake swords in the woods with my friends pretending to be dragoons! I still blast the song if you still believe!!!!
Loving these videos! Learned a ton of stuff, thank you!
Great video Erick. Especially liked the "Only in Japan" animation, fantastic and hope to see it again.
This game was so good! Every time I watch E3, the Game awards or the way Nintendo Directs have just been going crazy I keep hoping, and wishing, for this to be announced! ;_; I think a really well done remaster with a new addition prequel of the Dragon Campaign would be cool. I dunno about a sequel - at least - not with the same cast of characters as it ends quite nicely for all. In any case, I'd love a remaster with new scenes and interactions. Also, perhaps the Lavitz figure is more expensive because of what happens to him in the game? In any case, great video! It was informative and I didn't know a lot of the details you brought up!
This game along with chrono cross and ff8 are my absolute faves forever, i'd really love to see a remake of them, been waiting for whats feels like an entire life :c
Best game ever made. Hands down, everything about this game was i credible. The story. The combat, the scenematic scenes . i have dreampt my entire life for a "legens of dragoon 2" regardless of whether it be a prequel or seaquel, i think it would be amazing, sprry for shit spelling im drunk
I own and have played more than 150+ games for PSX and I must say that this is the best game you can ever play - in my opinion, of course. Over the years, I've played it from start to finish 5 times and it never gets boring.
It's a true masterpiece. 😊
I think I'll play it again this year. 🤤
Hearing the gameplay and music again brings back memories. I also learn something new about this game so thanks for that.
Loved this game so much and still do even now. Would love a remake of this game; keep the dialogue, music, gameplay and the story from the original and maybe bring in the original difficulty to add something new.
This is just my thoughts, but you never know.
I still play it to this day. I want a remake so badly. And the turn based battle system was more enjoyable then ff in my experience
Would love a remaster/remake with trophies !!!
Here's another thing I didn't know. I guess I've been reading the title wrong all these years because I've always read it as Legend of the Dragoon.
You forgot to mention... This game's release was perfectly positioned between the release of final fantasy 8 and 9 and at the beginning of in USA's summer break so people actually had time to play it without interference. Unfortunately, it was short lived because in October the release of PS2 kind of killed any hope for this game's longevity playability. November's release of FF9 buried this game and no one talked about it after that. Square was the dominant RPG company and the game had 4-5 months to shine. Still one of my all time favorites tho.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the missing side quest from the NA release. It cut out only a small portion of the game, so I hear, but the reward was a bag that doubled your item carrying capacity, thus making the NA version MUCH harder than the JA one since we had to ration our items.
Man, Legend of Dragoon is such a good game ! and possibly the best PS1 rpg
I loved this game so much. It felt so good to complete the game that I remember starting a new play-through immediately.
Love this Game when it was on PS1. I got it on my PS3, but cant play do to it being in Storage right now.
I played through this game last year when I bought my house and only had a 13" monitor for about 8 months
This would make for an amazing remake. I’m still holding out hope for a remake of the Lunar series as well.....especially Lunar 2 Eternal Blue, a fantastic game back in the day
I remember getting to stay up late to watch my dad play, and sometimes getting to do the power up on dragoon attacks. Other than Frogger, this is probably the biggest game I associate with my childhood. I woked on playing through it while in college, but I haven't touched it for a few years and I'm not sure where the case and games are at. Hopefully I can find it again soon!
Looking to buy a physical copy to run it off my computer, until then, I have my phone and emulator (pc)
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Absolutely NOTHING wrong with an artistic cover over a "hey this is what the game looks like" cover. Often times its better because can convey the emtions that will be invoked by the game.
Besides the back of the game case is what we use to see what the ganes like.
My first time playing this game was with my grandson in1997 and I am still playing it love playing it...
This is my favorite game..
wish it would get a remake what a great game loved it and still play it
This is one of my favorite games of all time, I would love a remake
Eric, you know what the background for the Japanese cover tells us? That you will be playing one of the most awesomest rpg games to ever grace any platform in the history of gaming
I don't know why there are people who think the game is Square Enix I still remember the fans of Playstation All Stars and Legend of Dragoon (Me included too) that we asked Character as Dlc
#ReleaseDart
PD: I hope legend of Dragoon has his remake And I hope that if Playstation All Stars 2 comes out Dart will join the Roster
There's plenty left in that universe to develop a sequel from. Even without just making stuff up to include a new bigger baddy type of character or really any new lore. They should also do a remaster and/or remake.
let BluePrint know we want this as a remake
I can't comprehend how much I love this game, all time top 5 at least. Good upload
20 minutes ago I literally just finished fighting the dragons in mayfield lol
The ghost ship intro gave me chills.
Jesus... you hit us with those nostalgic OST...man I miss this game..
A remastered version of this game and a faster paced turn based battles is what we deserve to see happen.
This game changed my life a a child opened me to the possibility that this world is much different than we are lead to believe. A sequel to this beautiful story would be amazing but a remaster could bring more people around to hear the story of dart and shana.
I saw this in my feed then I'm like omg. Legend of dragoon video from only a week ago
I had the rose figure, i got it from Ross XD
I bought the Dart figure for my friend John - who voiced Dart in the NA release...
This game had a special place in my heart and honestly it's good to see it was a sleeper hit for many other people.
I've seen at least one coder working on an english dialogue patch (in order to make the translation truer to the original), so far I think they have done all of disc 1 but it could be years before it's all finished. There are also patches to: double the inventory space, change the difficulty and even swap the american dub out for the japanese dub.
A prequel is a good idea, but a sequel can deal with the aftermath of the first game's events. After some time when the main cast passed away, or passed down their dragoon spirits.
With major events like the moon that never sets finally setting. New beasts and disillusioned people fill the world as Endiness changes drastically to the global effects caused by the dragons, the winglies, the moon, and everything else left behind.