This review was great because you truly understood the strengths of this game while making it clear the combat is a matter of personal preference. Just because you did not personally enjoy it, doesn't mean others won't; I'm in the latter category yet understand it needs a LOT of fine tuning. I'm glad it didn't lessen your enjoyment and let's hope it gets a remake sometime in the future! Which might happen based on the tweet by Paul of Bluepoint Games.
While not the remake we were hoping for a youtuber named "Flanvel" is remaking it in RPG maker... and honestly.. just to see the custom sprites alone is worth checking it out.
Id like a remake... remasters are usually poorly done and very little is done which defeats the purpose but id also like a prequal. I dont see a sequal ever being done.
that age of gaming is sadly over and any attempt at remake would ruin it. they'd follow ff7 and turn one amazing rpg into 3 or 4 mediocre action games that would take 30 years to see completed.
It definitely needs a remake like FFVII to retell the story especially now that the director/writer of Soul Sacrifice moved to Japan Studio in 2016 as director and has definitely potential to re-write this story. Bluepoint Games technical director just recently expressed interest to remake The Legend of Dragoon on twitter. There are still staff at Japan Studio who worked on this title like Tsutomu Kouno and Keigo Tsuchiya who are still working in the same team. The creators left before PS2 era has even started. Kouno-san worked later on ICO, several Pocket Station games and EyeToy: Ape Escape before he took a big break at Sony to plan out a new IP as the lead of a team. Tsuchiya-san had even a bigger break than Kouno-san. He was part of the concept stage for LocoRoco and become art director. Nobody knows what they are up to now as they haven't released anything new since 2009 but they are working on something have they confirmed, even Shu at E3 2015 who was really excited about this really great project. The Legend of Dragoon remake to Bluepoint Games with involvement from Japan Studio would be after what Kouno's team is working on. We have nothing substantial of info yet but Sony Japan trademarked RaySpace in 2017. If that is a clue since the title has similar structure as LocoRoco then The Legend of Dragoon remake would be after RaySpace when Shawn Layden said they are going to focus on fewer and larger games.
A remake sounds nice, it's just that would it still be Legend of Dragoon. They won't put a completly battle system in like FFVII? I would like to see a remake similar to the first resident Evil, where they polish and improve upon what's already there.
@@CornishCreamtea07 The reason why battle system in FFVIIR changed is due to new staff they had to hire for Business Division 1. International market is their target so they thought to reinvent the wheel than keep the same battle system from 1997. Gameplay in SOTC got unchanged by Bluepoint because Ueda supervised the game. With The Legend of Dragoon remake they have no contact with creators since they left Sony in the early days of PS2. Nobody knows where they went. Art director Kenichi Iwata has been with Sony since the early days of PS1 and was interviewed by TV Tokyo in early 2001 when he talked about the next level for RPG on PS2. It was before he left and moved to MS Game Studios Japan to work on Phantom Dust and early work of Lost Odyssey. Creative director Yasuyuki Hasebe came off Super Mario RPG from Squaresoft. He created The Legend of Dragoon and then when Sony Japan said no to the pitch for The Legend of Dragoon 2 he left Sony and the gaming industry. Sony haven't touched this IP for these reasons. Even if there are staff at Japan Studio who worked on it as a team member it was in the PS1 era when RPGs were JRPGs with archaic gameplay issues as the video creator brought up in her video. Japan Studio is very inexperienced with RPGs in modern day. They missed PS2, PS3 and now PS4 generation. And if they tried again it would possible take 10 years to get something out with modern take because they never got to practice on PS2, PS3 and PS4 like Square has.
honestly even graphics comparable to the Final Fantasy 10 remake with obviously amazing cinematics I would hope the turn based addition combat stayed the exact same. Don't fix what isn't broken
Definitely a 9 for me. The combat system set a benchmark for me way back in the day. Would love more games to add real-time features to their combat like this. Maybe a full on rhythm game for attacks is a bit much for some people, but it definitely worked for me. Paper Mario 1000 year door had something similar at play but a lot more stripped back. It might work more for ya. PS: Gust of WIND dance-
This was my absolute favorite growing up. I’d love to see a full remake for this game. And Ive been repeating the addition lines since I was a teenager. Good review!
good news to The Legend of Dragoon fans The Legend of Dragoon could see a remake/remaster at some point director of Bluepoint Peter Dalton said he loved The Legend of Dragoon and could make it a project if you don't know what Bluepoint is they remaster games they did Shadow of The Colossus for PS4 and more so possible that TLoD could see one as well
The upload date being the same as my birthday feels like a message for me to replay this gem once again. Great vid, I was not really sure what jrpg players thought of the game, since this is the only one of that genre I was actually into.
I loved this game as a child. For me the timing system was mind blowing. I'm still thinking of incorporating it into a game I may design in the future. Would watch, wouldn't play: almost all new Grand Theft Autos
I just got done playing this game for the first time, thought it was funny that you put this video out the same time i fiished the game, first video of yours ive seen, really like your reviews and how honest you are
When I watch your reviews I know I'm getting YOUR opinion on the game and not what you hear everybody else saying about the game. I didn't mind the timed button combat as much but in your case it just didn't do it for you and that's why your reviews are so good. You don't pull punches when speaking about aspects of a game and a lot of times you end up addressing things in your reviews that nobody really ever brings up.
Thank you. I mean whats the point of repeating what everyone else says? I think what makes the YOU in TH-cam so important is that it's coming from you. For better or for worse this is how *you* felt. How *you* dis/liked the game. Etc etc. Appreciate the kind words.
Yoooooooooooooooo, WHAT! I *never* expected to see a review of LotD like... ever. Thank you for giving this game some much needed attention! Also, I definitely agree with all of your criticisms... yet again. You and me seem to be on the same page... must be why I love your content! :D
The ending theme to this day triggers sorrow for me. It was such a beautiful story and well crafted game. I feel it didnt succeed cause sony didnt want it too and final fantasy over shadowed it.
Playing this at age 9 was groundbreaking. No other JRPG is like this title. The timed presses kept me engaged in each battle, the characters are amazingly written, the dark story, the main menu music was so mature “if that’s a good word” I always got the sense that everything in the game was fluid and felt interwoven. 9/10 here
It's 2021.. And this game still a legend Hopefully there's a remaster or a remake (And if they wanna remake it, hopefully they didn't mess the story up)
Legend of Dragoon, and Golden Sun are one of the best yet underrated to the ass turn base RPGS that could and to me rival the best FF and DQ games. Btw Pelvic you looking so dam gorgeous dam, kill me.
Such an awesomeeeee underrated masterpiece of a game! I loved the timing additions! I got them all! I could not get that one last stardust though. That menu music was tight though ❤
I just finished the game again on my emulator. It brought back memories and frustration. I love it and want them to bring it back like yeaterday. Glad this video popped up on my line.
I always thought the counterattack was a pain to time correctly. I could never get it right. It is actually tougher than the Judgement Ring from Shadow Hearts.
As disappointing as it was to miss, it sure as hell was hilarious seeing your character being Yeeted back, because of what I call, "The Red Traffic Light".
Great review like always. Its nice to see someone recognize this underrated JRPG. If this game had not come out during the time of the golden age of Final Fantasy I believe this could've have easily would have become a franchise.
I played this long ago and the combat is what I remember most, I love any JRPG systems with a timing component (like Shadow Hearts as well). I also remember rage deleting my game save when I travelled to the moon and realized I would not be able to go back to finish off the extras. Whip smack!
@@PelvicGaming The game has a fanatical following. So seeing someone really break down in the eays that you did is refreshing. Because it does genuinely feel like an unbiased review from someone who loves and is heavily versed in rpgs and jrpgs. (Which is exactly what this review is.) Thank you. Now, here is hoping Bluepoint gives us that remaster/remake. If they do, what potential changes would you like to see?
I remember being so hyped for this game. I bought it as soon as it came out. I remember the battle system annoying me at first. But I like these types of battle systems now. I would have recommended the Shadow Hart series to you, but it has timed button presses also however I think it is a more accessible then LOD.
Hey now if you said balancing issues such as Kongol I would understand, but sharanda is the strongest character in the game next to meru, you just didn't level her up or get the gear needed, she has second highest speed, strongest magic even way stronger than meru, yea her attack is weak but at dragoon lvl 5 she gets 250sp per shot and being fast that's 500 in a turn basically, 80% self revive capability that's not once per fight, and full heal rez for only 10 mp. Once you get psychbomb x she can one shot all mobs and most bosses with a power down before hand. Only gripe I have with her is the detonate arrow last weapon is obtained right before zieg which sucks because it attacks all enemies on normal attack which would be nice to have for atleast disc 4 and not 2 boss fights that have no aoe to do. Trust me I've beat this game atleast 20 times, every says she sucks but it's because no one takes the time to use her, she is a item thrower heavy nuker with insane heals, I never carry any breezes or prayers when I use her. She killed the divine dragon in 2 spells, she does like 75% of the disc 4 bosses hp with one psych bomb, im telling you she gets my vote for most broken character. Once you get your additions on the other 2 party members you can just psych bomb any trash and one shot to breeze through and get xp/gold easy
Thank you so much for making a video on this game. It made my childhood and is seriously under-rated. I would love to see a remake or even a remaster of this in the future.
Legend of Dragoon was my favorite Jrpg on the PS1 and my favorite game of all time. I understand you not liking the timed attacks, but honestly it made me feel more apart of the combat. Plus the successful completion of an addition always felt amazing.
Anyone else think Dart Feld is one of the coolest names in gaming history? (Edit to answer the question at the end) Asura's Wrath. Amazing visuals and great cutscenes, but... the gameplay just doesn't have the same quality.
I remember having a hard time with Dart's Moon Strike except one day. My younger sister came to talk to me and while talking/playing, I never missed once.
Have to hand it to you. I embarked on LOD about a year and a half ago. Quickly fell in love with it (never beat it back in the day, oh PS1 you rpg hedonist), but slowly came to hate combat timing. Like good hair days in my twenties, I just had so many inconsistencies in timing. Glad you recommend it with a caveat. Great review!
The PS4/PS5 rewind feature lends incredibly well to this game. Playing it now and really enjoying it. Always wanted to play it, even bought it on PS3 but never got around to playing it, I don't know anyone who owned it on PSX back in the day, I definitely remember when it released though.
This is still one of my favorite rpg's of all time. I still go back and play it every couple of years. But with the additions I always would just grind at the beginning of the game. In one of the first towns you can by a helmet or something for 10000g that made additions automatic much easier from then on out.
I like rhythm games and adore jrpgs, when I got this game for Christmas what feels like a billion years ago, I was really ecstatic. It wasn't just press x to attack to watch the animation. Felt like I was playing a rhythm game. Good times and great video.
Yeah I think I agree about the whole timed button press thing. The older I get the less I care for RPGs trying to implement pseudo actiony stuff. A turn based RPG should be a mostly chill time gameplay wise.
Great review. You always look at games very objectively. So many people bash this game simply because they struggle with the addition system. I could host a TED talk on how the game works with you on that but I digress. My all time fav game so glad it’s out on PS4/PS5 now
Oh boy this game is special to me. I still yell the additions from this game with friends to this day. I had to play a part of this game blindfolded because of a scratched disc. It was just walking up, cutscene, pressing button to get through dialogue. Madness Hero is my favorite too...also double punch. Dubble punch, you know for kids. He just says it so nonchalantly.
Really thorough review! I personally liked the addition system, but can totally get how it was a drag with those obnoxious red counters. Everything you said was on point-you got a new sub!
I was wondering if there was a review for this game, because it seems like the world forgot about Legend of Dragoon. It was an incredible joy that not only is there a review, but an incredibly competent one! I was expecting much less production value for sure haha. Love this game, but totally agree on the battles in general. I get that they dipped like all the budget into the visuals and they are absolutely amazing, but the game definitely takes its time to let you smell the roses. Even if that means shoving the roses in your face. Also gotta agree about additions, cool concept but such a pain in the ass. Especially when you have to do it over and over and over to do any substantial damage. Still have a lot of fond memories of this game, played it with my family as a kid and we still quote the AAA voice acting. Thank you for this review, might just decide to dust off the old jewel case and burn 120 hours of my life. Astral Drain aaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Awwww yeahhhh, I love love loveeeee this game. It was my first RPG game and I fell in love with it. I got it on my 16th bday back then after begging for it. Totally worth it btw. Now my younger sis is playing it too. I love the music so does my mom, I love the story. I agree on how hard the timed attack were and yeah they could be frustrating lots of times but worth the feeling when you got it spot on. Ive bought dreams to see if I can remake this game sorta. Yeah the voice acting of the attacks are to some cringy, I kinda loved it but that's my nerdyness loving it. Also I'm a new follower as of now, loved this review and hope you ll make lots more ❤️.
Great review. I'm a pretty diehard fan of this game as I beat the bonus boss several times and satisfied over mastering everyone's additions, and I totally agree with your thoughts and opinions with everything outside of combat. Hearing Madness Hero makes me mentally facepalm in glee everytime I hear it. It's great XD
Thanks for this awesome review! This is definitely one of my favorite Jrpgs of all time. I can understand your complaints with the combat system but I absolutely loved it. I was a huge fan of the timed button presses. Made the battles feel more engaging. Keep up the great content.
Lmao, I still remember when I got this game. It was between this or Kingdom Hearts so I called my sister and said, choose between "Legend of Dragon" or "This Mickey Mouse game." She obviously chose the "dragon" one (I misread the title). Your sister stopped you from playing it and my sister is the reason I even ended up grabbing it back in the 00s. Damn, nostalgia.
I also thought i'd mention I always play the game using the first few additions. Lavitz always used harpoon (good damage and sp), dart always used burning rush, rose always used that More & more attack, etc etc. I never left the 2 or 3 addition range really. My fights werent hurt either as a result as I constantly landed my attacks.
The timed attacks was a fun element because I played this with friends and we’d just pass the controller for our chosen characters; it injected some skill for our pseudo co-op experience. Also Shana’s theme is goated!
As much as I hate to judge this, I personally think the script could use a little bit of work but served it's purpose, and while Legend of Dragoon is definitely not a game for everyone and not for the average JRPG enthusiast, it's a game for the few people like me and TGX. But yeah the addition system is too active for JRPG traditionalists but too inactive for people who want alot of action, but the one thing making it great is that it requires skill and finesse, getting the additions down to second nature will put you on the top of the world, if the thought of having to use reflexes to play the game troubles you, then I'm sorry but you'll have a difficult time with most games, don't take that too seriously I'm not sure if it's an accent thing but some things were mispronounced such as: Seles and Giganto, oh well In terms of music and graphics, each music track is made specifically in a place where it makes sense to put it there, the fact the forest theme in disc 1 sounds like elevator music is purely superficial, also the forbidden lands battle theme/battle theme 3 should be noted to play in places where Winglies cities are, not just the former city of Kadessa AKA the forbidden lands, said theme shows up often in disc 4 As for graphics, well its probably heresy to say I'd prefer this over Final fantasy, where final fantasy uses over simplfied character models to prevent model clipping, it's over simplfied to a point where the characters look like plastic whereas Legend of Dragoon uses more complicated models and textures regardless of what's going on As for the story and characters, all marks were hit with some slight caveats... It was all right to keep certain plot points out but no real description beyond some important plot beats were mentioned which didn't feel interesting to listen too, and for characters it was largely the same, we know Rose is a jaded character with a dark back story but it's what that back story is what separates her from the masses of other characters with dark back stories, personally it feels odd to ship Dart with lavitz when their relationship only felt like that of Brothers, not even in a romantic way and shipping implies that the couple is gay for each other, I understand why people see them together but not why they're together, no homo Over all I think this Review is better than some others I've seen, Legend of Dragoon is certainly an aged game but that's why it's better to judge it for it's time instead of today's times, the fact you were upfront and honest was way better than being unironically cynical, over all I think it leaves a decent enough impression but to recommend playing it? Well choosing to play it or not isn't my business in other people's heads, I personally play this game alot because It really struck a right chord with me If you don't want to play the game again then that's fine but choosing to give the game another try is never a bad idea, regardless of taste, have a nice day today, I made an essay and I'm probably going to get yelled at!
I agree with you about the combat and addition system. I really didn't care for it in the beginning and it took some getting used to the timing especially the final unlockable additions. Though, it grew on me the more proficient I got. Blazing Dynamo, Omnisweep, and Perky Step are my favorites and they were really fun to pull off once you got the timing down. Great review overall.
When I was a kid I totally didn’t understand additions at all, and it led to me getting slaughtered by the Sandora Elite. But later on I replayed it as a teenager, and it made more sense. I like additions because it makes you more active during turn based gameplay.
This was a good review. I beat this game last year. I liked Legend of Dragoon but I wouldn't call it a classic like so many people do. It has flaws, especially in the combat and voice acting.
Really enjoyed your take here, especially your ending thoughts. Great game overall but at the same time I don’t really have a desire to play it again anytime soon lol. We actually referenced your review and included a clip of it in our recent video we just made over this game a couple weeks ago. Keep up the solid content, JRPGs need more stuff of this quality 👌
I recently replayed this game and had so much fun. I got to the secret boss (who I never fought as a kid) and he smoked me for 2 days straight, then I just gave up
This review was great because you truly understood the strengths of this game while making it clear the combat is a matter of personal preference. Just because you did not personally enjoy it, doesn't mean others won't; I'm in the latter category yet understand it needs a LOT of fine tuning.
I'm glad it didn't lessen your enjoyment and let's hope it gets a remake sometime in the future! Which might happen based on the tweet by Paul of Bluepoint Games.
Been waiting most of my life for a remake but "I still believe"
We will have to make it ourselves.
Same
There was a prequel in the works, but it got canceled. Then there was a fan made prequel. And it got a DMCA take down
@@gummby8 noooooooo :( Hope this gets brought back
While not the remake we were hoping for a youtuber named "Flanvel" is remaking it in RPG maker... and honestly.. just to see the custom sprites alone is worth checking it out.
One of my favorite games of all time. It def needs a remake and a sequel. I'll take a remastered version tho
Kevin Dawes I'd like a remaster, I dislike remakes they always change things I like about games and usually make the remakes easier.
Id like a remake... remasters are usually poorly done and very little is done which defeats the purpose but id also like a prequal. I dont see a sequal ever being done.
I was always convinced a prequel would be a good decision for this story
prequel set in Dragon Campaign ♥
that age of gaming is sadly over and any attempt at remake would ruin it. they'd follow ff7 and turn one amazing rpg into 3 or 4 mediocre action games that would take 30 years to see completed.
It definitely needs a remake like FFVII to retell the story especially now that the director/writer of Soul Sacrifice moved to Japan Studio in 2016 as director and has definitely potential to re-write this story.
Bluepoint Games technical director just recently expressed interest to remake The Legend of Dragoon on twitter.
There are still staff at Japan Studio who worked on this title like Tsutomu Kouno and Keigo Tsuchiya who are still working in the same team. The creators left before PS2 era has even started. Kouno-san worked later on ICO, several Pocket Station games and EyeToy: Ape Escape before he took a big break at Sony to plan out a new IP as the lead of a team. Tsuchiya-san had even a bigger break than Kouno-san. He was part of the concept stage for LocoRoco and become art director. Nobody knows what they are up to now as they haven't released anything new since 2009 but they are working on something have they confirmed, even Shu at E3 2015 who was really excited about this really great project.
The Legend of Dragoon remake to Bluepoint Games with involvement from Japan Studio would be after what Kouno's team is working on. We have nothing substantial of info yet but Sony Japan trademarked RaySpace in 2017. If that is a clue since the title has similar structure as LocoRoco then The Legend of Dragoon remake would be after RaySpace when Shawn Layden said they are going to focus on fewer and larger games.
A remake sounds nice, it's just that would it still be Legend of Dragoon. They won't put a completly battle system in like FFVII? I would like to see a remake similar to the first resident Evil, where they polish and improve upon what's already there.
@@CornishCreamtea07 The reason why battle system in FFVIIR changed is due to new staff they had to hire for Business Division 1. International market is their target so they thought to reinvent the wheel than keep the same battle system from 1997.
Gameplay in SOTC got unchanged by Bluepoint because Ueda supervised the game. With The Legend of Dragoon remake they have no contact with creators since they left Sony in the early days of PS2. Nobody knows where they went. Art director Kenichi Iwata has been with Sony since the early days of PS1 and was interviewed by TV Tokyo in early 2001 when he talked about the next level for RPG on PS2. It was before he left and moved to MS Game Studios Japan to work on Phantom Dust and early work of Lost Odyssey.
Creative director Yasuyuki Hasebe came off Super Mario RPG from Squaresoft. He created The Legend of Dragoon and then when Sony Japan said no to the pitch for The Legend of Dragoon 2 he left Sony and the gaming industry.
Sony haven't touched this IP for these reasons. Even if there are staff at Japan Studio who worked on it as a team member it was in the PS1 era when RPGs were JRPGs with archaic gameplay issues as the video creator brought up in her video. Japan Studio is very inexperienced with RPGs in modern day. They missed PS2, PS3 and now PS4 generation. And if they tried again it would possible take 10 years to get something out with modern take because they never got to practice on PS2, PS3 and PS4 like Square has.
Do you have a link to this info?
honestly even graphics comparable to the Final Fantasy 10 remake with obviously amazing cinematics I would hope the turn based addition combat stayed the exact same. Don't fix what isn't broken
Man this didn't age well
Definitely a 9 for me. The combat system set a benchmark for me way back in the day. Would love more games to add real-time features to their combat like this. Maybe a full on rhythm game for attacks is a bit much for some people, but it definitely worked for me. Paper Mario 1000 year door had something similar at play but a lot more stripped back. It might work more for ya.
PS:
Gust of WIND dance-
A man after my heart
Madness HerOoOo looool
Girl you got me with that line.
Greetings from Brazil
love the ,hack//sign poster in the background
This was my absolute favorite growing up. I’d love to see a full remake for this game. And Ive been repeating the addition lines since I was a teenager. Good review!
Madness *HERO!!!*
That menu theme its baked into my mind from childhood. So nostalgia.
good news to The Legend of Dragoon fans The Legend of Dragoon could see a remake/remaster at some point director of Bluepoint Peter Dalton said he loved The Legend of Dragoon and could make it a project if you don't know what Bluepoint is they remaster games they did Shadow of The Colossus for PS4 and more so possible that TLoD could see one as well
The upload date being the same as my birthday feels like a message for me to replay this gem once again. Great vid, I was not really sure what jrpg players thought of the game, since this is the only one of that genre I was actually into.
I loved this game as a child. For me the timing system was mind blowing. I'm still thinking of incorporating it into a game I may design in the future. Would watch, wouldn't play: almost all new Grand Theft Autos
I cannot tell you the feeling i get when i see Rose looking down on the green dragon, all warm a fuzzy.
I just got done playing this game for the first time, thought it was funny that you put this video out the same time i fiished the game, first video of yours ive seen, really like your reviews and how honest you are
Thank you very much. I truly appreciate it. :-)
I’ve got such a complicated relationship with this game. I’ll randomly have the urge to play this, but never have the urge to finish it.
I still hope they remaster this game someday😘
When I watch your reviews I know I'm getting YOUR opinion on the game and not what you hear everybody else saying about the game. I didn't mind the timed button combat as much but in your case it just didn't do it for you and that's why your reviews are so good. You don't pull punches when speaking about aspects of a game and a lot of times you end up addressing things in your reviews that nobody really ever brings up.
Thank you. I mean whats the point of repeating what everyone else says? I think what makes the YOU in TH-cam so important is that it's coming from you. For better or for worse this is how *you* felt. How *you* dis/liked the game. Etc etc. Appreciate the kind words.
@@PelvicGaming Thank you for the content and the replies. Real talk your videos are one-of-a-kind. Keep doing you because you're good at it.
Yoooooooooooooooo, WHAT! I *never* expected to see a review of LotD like... ever. Thank you for giving this game some much needed attention!
Also, I definitely agree with all of your criticisms... yet again. You and me seem to be on the same page... must be why I love your content! :D
The ending theme to this day triggers sorrow for me. It was such a beautiful story and well crafted game. I feel it didnt succeed cause sony didnt want it too and final fantasy over shadowed it.
Playing this at age 9 was groundbreaking. No other JRPG is like this title. The timed presses kept me engaged in each battle, the characters are amazingly written, the dark story, the main menu music was so mature “if that’s a good word” I always got the sense that everything in the game was fluid and felt interwoven. 9/10 here
This game should be remastered or get a remake, never got to finish it either.
Only a true master can perform the “Gust of Wind dance” 😏👌
I performed it once! Lol
It's 2021..
And this game still a legend
Hopefully there's a remaster or a remake
(And if they wanna remake it, hopefully they didn't mess the story up)
Legend of Dragoon, and Golden Sun are one of the best yet underrated to the ass turn base RPGS that could and to me rival the best FF and DQ games. Btw Pelvic you looking so dam gorgeous dam, kill me.
Hands down my 2 favorite games also. Both of their stories where really good.
Remake or better yet *Prequel*
Ive been shouting this for the past 10 years.
Honestly, if it wasn't for the timed button presses, I'd give it a 10/10. Great story, characters, graphics, music, battle system. Almost perfect.
Such an awesomeeeee underrated masterpiece of a game! I loved the timing additions! I got them all! I could not get that one last stardust though. That menu music was tight though ❤
I remember thinking to myself, imagine one day games looked as good as these cutscenes and look at how far we have come now.
YES!!!
Great review as always! I love your review style, so focused, clear, funny and informative. Keep up the good work girl! XD🔥🔥🔥
So happy i found your channel after looking up RPG music. Love your reviews
Thank you so much! :-)
I just finished the game again on my emulator. It brought back memories and frustration. I love it and want them to bring it back like yeaterday. Glad this video popped up on my line.
I always thought the counterattack was a pain to time correctly. I could never get it right. It is actually tougher than the Judgement Ring from Shadow Hearts.
As disappointing as it was to miss, it sure as hell was hilarious seeing your character being Yeeted back, because of what I call, "The Red Traffic Light".
Good explanation, I remember seeing this as a kid, but your review really highlighted why people love it so much. Maybe I'll be able to try it one day
Great review like always. Its nice to see someone recognize this underrated JRPG. If this game had not come out during the time of the golden age of Final Fantasy I believe this could've have easily would have become a franchise.
I played this long ago and the combat is what I remember most, I love any JRPG systems with a timing component (like Shadow Hearts as well). I also remember rage deleting my game save when I travelled to the moon and realized I would not be able to go back to finish off the extras.
Whip smack!
Most accurate and fair review for this game I have ever seen
Wowie! Thank you!
@@PelvicGaming
The game has a fanatical following.
So seeing someone really break down in the eays that you did is refreshing.
Because it does genuinely feel like an unbiased review from someone who loves and is heavily versed in rpgs and jrpgs. (Which is exactly what this review is.)
Thank you.
Now, here is hoping Bluepoint gives us that remaster/remake.
If they do, what potential changes would you like to see?
I remember being so hyped for this game. I bought it as soon as it came out. I remember the battle system annoying me at first. But I like these types of battle systems now. I would have recommended the Shadow Hart series to you, but it has timed button presses also however I think it is a more accessible then LOD.
I saw gameplay of it and I absolutely would not enjoy it. I have no interest.
Lavitz's Gust of Wind Dance was the one I found myself yelling out when I FINALLY started to get the hand of it. Lavitz is king for me.
Hey now if you said balancing issues such as Kongol I would understand, but sharanda is the strongest character in the game next to meru, you just didn't level her up or get the gear needed, she has second highest speed, strongest magic even way stronger than meru, yea her attack is weak but at dragoon lvl 5 she gets 250sp per shot and being fast that's 500 in a turn basically, 80% self revive capability that's not once per fight, and full heal rez for only 10 mp. Once you get psychbomb x she can one shot all mobs and most bosses with a power down before hand. Only gripe I have with her is the detonate arrow last weapon is obtained right before zieg which sucks because it attacks all enemies on normal attack which would be nice to have for atleast disc 4 and not 2 boss fights that have no aoe to do. Trust me I've beat this game atleast 20 times, every says she sucks but it's because no one takes the time to use her, she is a item thrower heavy nuker with insane heals, I never carry any breezes or prayers when I use her. She killed the divine dragon in 2 spells, she does like 75% of the disc 4 bosses hp with one psych bomb, im telling you she gets my vote for most broken character. Once you get your additions on the other 2 party members you can just psych bomb any trash and one shot to breeze through and get xp/gold easy
The battle system was good. Back in the day.
Amazing vid. Makes me wanna pick this game up and play through again. Still hoping for a remastered version. Maybe one day.
There is an item to slow down attack square speed to learn additions easier at the expense of performing criticals.
Yeah see...we don't believe in trade offs here lol
girl, if your friends don’t have “madness hero” as your ring tone, do they really love you?
I guess not. );
Thank you so much for making a video on this game. It made my childhood and is seriously under-rated. I would love to see a remake or even a remaster of this in the future.
Omg I feel your pain. My 4th disc was scratched, got stuck after the last signet sphere was destroyed.
I am so sorry. :-(
@@PelvicGaming it happens. I'm just glad I got to enjoy the story a few years later
Legend of Dragoon was my favorite Jrpg on the PS1 and my favorite game of all time. I understand you not liking the timed attacks, but honestly it made me feel more apart of the combat. Plus the successful completion of an addition always felt amazing.
Anyone else think Dart Feld is one of the coolest names in gaming history?
(Edit to answer the question at the end)
Asura's Wrath. Amazing visuals and great cutscenes, but... the gameplay just doesn't have the same quality.
Excellent review! Lots of information but I still get a good sense of why you personally like it. Good stuff 👍
Aight wicked, so SMT Nocturne next? Thanks G!
Playing a PSN version on a HD tv I felt there was lag and hard to time the button presses. Or maybe I just suck at it.
Same
I remember having a hard time with Dart's Moon Strike except one day. My younger sister came to talk to me and while talking/playing, I never missed once.
These videos bring back nostalgia and make me want to go back and play these gems! Thank you
Thank you for watching! :-)
Just found this channel. Good stuff! Looking forward to diving into more vids later throughout my month.
Thank you!!! :)
Have to hand it to you. I embarked on LOD about a year and a half ago. Quickly fell in love with it (never beat it back in the day, oh PS1 you rpg hedonist), but slowly came to hate combat timing. Like good hair days in my twenties, I just had so many inconsistencies in timing. Glad you recommend it with a caveat. Great review!
If you keep playing it there is an item that does the moves for the characters
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The PS4/PS5 rewind feature lends incredibly well to this game. Playing it now and really enjoying it. Always wanted to play it, even bought it on PS3 but never got around to playing it, I don't know anyone who owned it on PSX back in the day, I definitely remember when it released though.
FORBIDDEN LAND BATTLE IS MY FAVORITE THEME TOO! ALSO THE THIRD BOSS BATTLE THEME, THE ONE FOR VIRAGES
Forbidden Land theme always makes me think of the Macarana lol
0:29 it me!
It you!
Wish i played this game as a kid, your review makes me want to play it! Thanks for the video!
This is one of my fav games from my childhood! Thanks for the video :3
Thanks for watching!!
"Gust of wind dadance!"
I could watch one of my former roommates play through the Fable games all day but I have zero interest in playing them myself.
Madness HERO!
This is still one of my favorite rpg's of all time. I still go back and play it every couple of years. But with the additions I always would just grind at the beginning of the game. In one of the first towns you can by a helmet or something for 10000g that made additions automatic much easier from then on out.
I like rhythm games and adore jrpgs, when I got this game for Christmas what feels like a billion years ago, I was really ecstatic. It wasn't just press x to attack to watch the animation. Felt like I was playing a rhythm game. Good times and great video.
Ngl I was never big on this game, but it's always stayed with me from an artistic standpoint. The artists knocked it outta the park with this
Yeah I think I agree about the whole timed button press thing. The older I get the less I care for RPGs trying to implement pseudo actiony stuff. A turn based RPG should be a mostly chill time gameplay wise.
My favourite one on PSX !!! Thanks for the review 🔝♥️ Best wishes from Spain
Great review. You always look at games very objectively. So many people bash this game simply because they struggle with the addition system. I could host a TED talk on how the game works with you on that but I digress. My all time fav game so glad it’s out on PS4/PS5 now
I have revisited this game almost every 5years. Don’t know why they haven’t considered a remake, since FF7 is about to be released.
Great review!
Thank you for watching. :-) Blue Point the people who remade Shadow of the Colossus showed interest in remaking this game so who knows... :-)
One problem, LoD sales in 2000 we're stifled due to similarities to FFVII. I'd hate for it to happen again, 20 years later.
Oh boy this game is special to me. I still yell the additions from this game with friends to this day. I had to play a part of this game blindfolded because of a scratched disc. It was just walking up, cutscene, pressing button to get through dialogue. Madness Hero is my favorite too...also double punch. Dubble punch, you know for kids. He just says it so nonchalantly.
Beautiful 10/10 and We need a new game especially Remake
The legend of dragoon was and still is my number one favorite game of all time to play
Really thorough review! I personally liked the addition system, but can totally get how it was a drag with those obnoxious red counters. Everything you said was on point-you got a new sub!
Thank you very much. :-)
I was wondering if there was a review for this game, because it seems like the world forgot about Legend of Dragoon. It was an incredible joy that not only is there a review, but an incredibly competent one! I was expecting much less production value for sure haha.
Love this game, but totally agree on the battles in general. I get that they dipped like all the budget into the visuals and they are absolutely amazing, but the game definitely takes its time to let you smell the roses. Even if that means shoving the roses in your face. Also gotta agree about additions, cool concept but such a pain in the ass. Especially when you have to do it over and over and over to do any substantial damage. Still have a lot of fond memories of this game, played it with my family as a kid and we still quote the AAA voice acting. Thank you for this review, might just decide to dust off the old jewel case and burn 120 hours of my life.
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Awwww yeahhhh, I love love loveeeee this game. It was my first RPG game and I fell in love with it. I got it on my 16th bday back then after begging for it. Totally worth it btw. Now my younger sis is playing it too. I love the music so does my mom, I love the story. I agree on how hard the timed attack were and yeah they could be frustrating lots of times but worth the feeling when you got it spot on. Ive bought dreams to see if I can remake this game sorta. Yeah the voice acting of the attacks are to some cringy, I kinda loved it but that's my nerdyness loving it. Also I'm a new follower as of now, loved this review and hope you ll make lots more ❤️.
I'm modding my PS Classic this weekend. Definitely a must have in the collection.
Great review. I'm a pretty diehard fan of this game as I beat the bonus boss several times and satisfied over mastering everyone's additions, and I totally agree with your thoughts and opinions with everything outside of combat. Hearing Madness Hero makes me mentally facepalm in glee everytime I hear it. It's great XD
Thanks for this awesome review! This is definitely one of my favorite Jrpgs of all time. I can understand your complaints with the combat system but I absolutely loved it. I was a huge fan of the timed button presses. Made the battles feel more engaging. Keep up the great content.
Seriously this game is so good and the soundtrack is amazing!! I love this game, its one of my favorite rpg game.
The soundtrack honestly blew me away. I was not expecting such a Fire soundtrack. Thank you for watching. :-)
Lmao, I still remember when I got this game. It was between this or Kingdom Hearts so I called my sister and said, choose between "Legend of Dragon" or "This Mickey Mouse game." She obviously chose the "dragon" one (I misread the title). Your sister stopped you from playing it and my sister is the reason I even ended up grabbing it back in the 00s. Damn, nostalgia.
Your sister is the MPV
first video i've seen of yours and i'm glad you really seemed to love this game as it's my fave RPG of all time!!!
I also thought i'd mention I always play the game using the first few additions. Lavitz always used harpoon (good damage and sp), dart always used burning rush, rose always used that More & more attack, etc etc. I never left the 2 or 3 addition range really. My fights werent hurt either as a result as I constantly landed my attacks.
Thank you for watching! :-)
The timed attacks was a fun element because I played this with friends and we’d just pass the controller for our chosen characters; it injected some skill for our pseudo co-op experience. Also Shana’s theme is goated!
Great review, Pelvic.
As much as I hate to judge this, I personally think the script could use a little bit of work but served it's purpose, and while Legend of Dragoon is definitely not a game for everyone and not for the average JRPG enthusiast, it's a game for the few people like me and TGX.
But yeah the addition system is too active for JRPG traditionalists but too inactive for people who want alot of action, but the one thing making it great is that it requires skill and finesse, getting the additions down to second nature will put you on the top of the world, if the thought of having to use reflexes to play the game troubles you, then I'm sorry but you'll have a difficult time with most games, don't take that too seriously
I'm not sure if it's an accent thing but some things were mispronounced such as: Seles and Giganto, oh well
In terms of music and graphics, each music track is made specifically in a place where it makes sense to put it there, the fact the forest theme in disc 1 sounds like elevator music is purely superficial, also the forbidden lands battle theme/battle theme 3 should be noted to play in places where Winglies cities are, not just the former city of Kadessa AKA the forbidden lands, said theme shows up often in disc 4
As for graphics, well its probably heresy to say I'd prefer this over Final fantasy, where final fantasy uses over simplfied character models to prevent model clipping, it's over simplfied to a point where the characters look like plastic whereas Legend of Dragoon uses more complicated models and textures regardless of what's going on
As for the story and characters, all marks were hit with some slight caveats... It was all right to keep certain plot points out but no real description beyond some important plot beats were mentioned which didn't feel interesting to listen too, and for characters it was largely the same, we know Rose is a jaded character with a dark back story but it's what that back story is what separates her from the masses of other characters with dark back stories, personally it feels odd to ship Dart with lavitz when their relationship only felt like that of Brothers, not even in a romantic way and shipping implies that the couple is gay for each other, I understand why people see them together but not why they're together, no homo
Over all I think this Review is better than some others I've seen, Legend of Dragoon is certainly an aged game but that's why it's better to judge it for it's time instead of today's times, the fact you were upfront and honest was way better than being unironically cynical, over all I think it leaves a decent enough impression but to recommend playing it? Well choosing to play it or not isn't my business in other people's heads, I personally play this game alot because It really struck a right chord with me
If you don't want to play the game again then that's fine but choosing to give the game another try is never a bad idea, regardless of taste, have a nice day today, I made an essay and I'm probably going to get yelled at!
I agree with you about the combat and addition system. I really didn't care for it in the beginning and it took some getting used to the timing especially the final unlockable additions. Though, it grew on me the more proficient I got. Blazing Dynamo, Omnisweep, and Perky Step are my favorites and they were really fun to pull off once you got the timing down. Great review overall.
The voice acting for this game is fvcking masterpiece haha. The game is beautiful and a fun experience.
Playing this after like 15 years I'm enjoying myself for what ever that's worth I also am enjoying the video keep it up
I think I've played this game through 3 times; but always several years apart-long enough to forget everything.
When I was a kid I totally didn’t understand additions at all, and it led to me getting slaughtered by the Sandora Elite. But later on I replayed it as a teenager, and it made more sense. I like additions because it makes you more active during turn based gameplay.
An absolute classic. Just finished up streaming it again a couple weeks ago. Absolutely love this game.
Congrats on finishing! :-)
This was a good review. I beat this game last year. I liked Legend of Dragoon but I wouldn't call it a classic like so many people do. It has flaws, especially in the combat and voice acting.
Thank you. :-) I will consider it a cult classic. Flaws and all.
Always good to see my childhood so well represented.
Thank you for this. Still my favorite game to this day
Another GREAT review Pelvic. Thumbs Up girl.
Really enjoyed your take here, especially your ending thoughts. Great game overall but at the same time I don’t really have a desire to play it again anytime soon lol. We actually referenced your review and included a clip of it in our recent video we just made over this game a couple weeks ago. Keep up the solid content, JRPGs need more stuff of this quality 👌
I love this game. It's the first jrpg I ever beat and it holds a special place in my heart. I also love the world and art direction
Pretty good review. This is in my top 3 favorite games. You really nailed this review though. You pronounced everything beautifully. :]
Great review! Hopefully they remaster it some day so I can fast forward through the battle animations and load times
I recently replayed this game and had so much fun. I got to the secret boss (who I never fought as a kid) and he smoked me for 2 days straight, then I just gave up
I saw the secret boss online and thought nope not dealing with this.