Post by Zyrin on Apr 13, 2008 12:04:59 GMT -5
A peaceful beginning. The legend was born 10,000 years ago. A violent uprising. A civilization of flying creatures enslave the human race. A bloody war. In a bid for freedom, the humans harness the spiritual forces of Dragons and triumph. Tranquility and harmony exist between all. But the past and the future are about to collide. . .
The Legend of Dragoon is set on the continent of Endiness, which is divided into 4. the kingdoms of Serido, Tiberoa, Millie Sesinu (not sure on the spelling of that one) and the Death Frontier. You play as Dart (sorry people who like the FF series, no name changes) who is just returning from a (failed) quest to bring closure to his past. For the sake of not saying everything about the plot (would take about 3 hours for me to write lol) I'll say this:
The wheels of fate are spinning closer and closer, throwing 7 people who become drawn together into a struggle between ancient hatred and the will of Soa (god dude). The Dragoons are pulled in and must fight once more for the safety of the human race and all species, even going so far as to oppose fate and fight a god.
(If you want more, tell me, and I'll list the WHOLE bloody plot out. . .lol)
It was published in 2000 (in America) and many people say it was supposed to rival FF7, but it wasn't. It's better then the FF series in terms of graphics (using better graphic systems then FF7, which came out at the same time) as well as a unique battle and Addition system (Additions are attack routines. first one is always a 1-press, as you only have to press X once at a certain time to finish it. As the routines continue (double slash, volcano, burning rush, crush dance, madness hero and moon strike are some of Dart's) they get more complex and faster. Each one is different, and after successfully using it 80 times, it is considered 'Mastered', as it won't get any stronger or yield any more SP). It also has FMVs that HAVE VOICE (amazing!) and he characters aren't sprites in them. Fully rendered characters in 3d CGI that looks like it was made today ('tis that sexy).
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Anyone else ever played this game? 'Tis the best game in the history of forever, trumping the Halo series on all counts.