I'm a definite LoD fanboy. The art, music, combat, all of it was breathtaking for me.

@dillonoickle5841

2 жыл бұрын

this game did something for me pretty much no other game did after i played it or during i started drawing trying to draw the LoD characters and not just that but all the scenery. now i never got great but i can to this day draw an ok Dart and my fav character Kongal. obviouslly never got in the same hemisphere as the maps. no other game has literally made me go draw and try to pick up an art medium other then this.

@donguapo7862

Жыл бұрын

Still my favorite story

When I was younger my little brother would sit and watch me play Final Fantasy 7; we both knew that game inside and out from this stereotypical brotherly exchange of, "I play and you watch." He was never into actually playing JRPGs. Whenever our parent's got us Legend of Dragoon, due to my young mind's fascination of dragons, it was actually my little brother who first picked up and played it and boy did he LOVE it. To this day, over 20 years later, it's still the only JRPG title he's ever played and it resonates with him very much. Honestly, I'd bet dime to dollar, if they did an HD Remake of sorts, he'd sit down and play it through and through again. :) It really was, and still is, an awesome game.

@ethancopsey1503

Жыл бұрын

Happy for you sounds nice

I picked this up randomly back in the 90s, I saw no promotions or advertisements. When I picked it up and could not put it down except for bathroom breaks and food. I played 30 hours nonstop until it was over. There wasn't many good voice acting games yet and found the voices unique and charming, though I did notice sometimes it was jarring bad. The game was filled with emotion and the music moved me. The world building was mysterious and exciting. At the time there were few battle systems that were unique; Stat Ocean, Grandia, Legend of Legacy, and LoD stood out among them. I loves additions because I could see myself get better at them and it felt so rewarding. At the time overworld maps were beginning to become stale, i was fantasizing about things that are similar to open world style and when I played LoD, I loved it's instancwd fields. One of my favorite RPGs of all time.

This is one of the few games, whereby the ending references events from the very start of the game, in a very satisfying way.

I still get chills every now and then when I remember the moment Dart became a Dragoon when Hokes was being under siege, man that was one of the defining moments of the game..

@nicholasientile1468

2 жыл бұрын

When lavitz bit it the only thing i can compare it too was Dom dying in gears3

@sonshawnzy9975

Жыл бұрын

Yes . Sometimes I had that as a save and just did that battle over

My favourite RPG for 20 years now. I get why some people don't like additions, but they really cemented a love in me for turn based combat with real time elements. Alberts additions used to throw me off due to their speed, but nobodies were harder for me to grasp than Merus. The intervals between her hits vary so wildly I could hardly ever get the rhythm right. I still youtube the games main theme "If you still believe" every now and then. This game will always have a special place in my heart.

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

I can see why it’s your favorite, there’s so much to love about it. I’m sure you also played it during a pretty memorable part of your life which makes it all the better. Oddly enough, Meru’s additions were pretty easy for me. It was mainly Albert’s and even some of Dart’s that would kick my ass lol. I always find it interesting how personal experiences vary so much with what characters and additions people tend to have the most trouble with. Replaying it recently definitely helped me remember how amazing the OST is, I don’t think I gave it enough credit back in the day. There’s numerous tracks I can see myself coming back to play for background music when working and whatnot

@stinky_nut_blast

2 жыл бұрын

I do agree. Turn based + real time elements = my sweet spot. A little stressful, but still relaxed enough to enjoy the decision making and the combat animations. Shadow Hearts series had it. Lost Odyssey, too. FF ATB games. What else do we have ?

@terriergames1786

2 жыл бұрын

Recently Legrand Legacy and in other way, in a different style with card deck, Baten Kaitos

@369Sigma

2 жыл бұрын

The different bonuses you got from using different additions also added a unique tactical element to it as well. For some reason I struggled most with Haschels additions, as well as Alberts.

I was so young when I played this i got stuck on the 3rd disc and my mom had to help me get past the boss. She read the instruction manual ( god I miss those ) and pointed out all the mechanics I wasn't using . Finally beating that boss was such a binding moment for 9 yr old me and her . 10/10 please remake

@chrismoore1372

2 жыл бұрын

thats a cool ass mom man

@kingmasterlord

2 жыл бұрын

did you somehow make it that far without additions or something?

@RoseNZieg

27 күн бұрын

I bet you were stuck at the dragon block staff.....

i see Legend of Dragoon and i click. One of my favorites of all time. And i love people making videos about it

Man the PS1 really was an achievement of peak rpgs where tech and modern innovations never restricted our sence of scope and scale like games today. When you played a game on the PS1 and experienced the story, it was within a large space, with large consequences and ramifications that circumvented the entire globe. Games now a days are like peacemeal in comparison to the epics you see on PS1. I much prefer games of these era's where they represented abstractions in world design and zones over seamless traversal. Abstractions really help to sell the illusion of size in a games world.

@OrphanCrippler1

2 жыл бұрын

it doesnt help that games have all been exactly the same thing since the 360 and ps3

@Artimes.

2 жыл бұрын

@@OrphanCrippler1 Lost Oddysey was paticular interesting because it was trying to break new grounds well still retaining that sort of conventional rpg format with over worlds and everything, trying to utlize advanced tech at the time, but alas to bad jrpgs went backwards after that. If you look at Lost oddysey though you can see how it was trying to innovate the genre and keep the scope and over worlds alive. in fact I would go as far as to say that game has the best graphical over world in the medium other then FF XV when it introduced the flying car.

@Artimes.

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah its to bad games are trying to be more like film and movies now. But you know on the bright side of things, video games are very diverse and so there are distinct styles and approach to design that creators still adhere to. I mean hell just in the last several years we got alot of pixel reboot projects similar to the 16 bit era like Octapath traverler and alot of games seem to be following that design principle and we got games like Dragon Quest XI, so its not ALL BAD!! But i do fear for the future of gaming.

@OrphanCrippler1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Artimes. I LOVED Lost Oddysey. It was such a great game

@PsychomachineryEBM

2 жыл бұрын

Games of today are just generic products with fancy graphics (and DLCs/microtransactions). Back then games were legit art pieces (most of them, at least)

This is one of the games I really want a remake so badly!

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

We are waiting as well!

@d.sack2727

2 жыл бұрын

27329 who have signed a petition for one would agree with you

@crystaltriforce64

2 жыл бұрын

@@d.sack2727 didn't they respond with "we can't say anything yet, but we know you're gonna love what we're working on"?

@raven-sf3di

2 жыл бұрын

I don't need a remake just need it to be available for PS4 it's the game I originally overlooked but due to good word of mouth I now really want to get my hands on

@bustywaifus

2 жыл бұрын

Crono Cross or LoD remake in 2022!

"attack items are really strong in this game" -taps X to 300% and does 7 damage.

LOD is still to this day one of my favorite JRPG's. The world building of Endness is so rich and engaging. It's practically begging for a sequel or prequel because there's so much you could do to continue the story. More than any other IP I hope legend of Dragoon gets the much deserved sequel, prequel, remake whatever it so greatly deserves. Also the music is 10/10.

@discojoe3

2 жыл бұрын

You probably never played it.

I'm a simple man. I see a Legend of Dragoon video, I watch it. Always go back and give it a replay every year or two. Here's to eternally waiting for a remake/sequel!

Great Retrospective , keep up the good work . This game is what got me into JRPGs . Though I will say I agree it needs some quality life improvements , but that soundtrack was and still is amazing.

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! What a great first game to get you into the genre. Legend of Legaia and Super Mario RPG were my first true JRPGs that got me into it. Maybe one of these days we’ll get a remaster in the same vein as the PS1 Final Fantasy games with some QoL improvements, that would be quite the experience

Thank you for this video. The biggest reason why it's my favorite game of all time is probably due to it being my first JRPG game but looking back to it recently, it's really the lore that keeps haunting me about it. The lore is just so epic especially with how they pace it out in the game where u start in this civil war region and spans to be a story that started 11 thousand years ago or some shit. What I would do to have it be revived and explored more. It sorta combines western rpg aesthetics wtih jrpgs

This was my first RPG in 2001, still mt favorite game of all time.

The additions system is super good, it's more like a rhythm game, you only need to remember the beat, just like fighting games (especially older Tekken and the infamous 10-hit combo). Once you do so, you can even do it by not even looking at the screen past the first hit. I remember my main party's addition rhythm like 15+ years after I last played, which is saying something.

If you practice enough, you get to the point where the longer additions aren't a "risk" at all. They rewarded practice. As a gigantic JRPG and Fighting game fan, this was one of the main components of LoD that made me love it instantly. The difference in cadence between additions is just like the difference in cadence for each different combo in fighters. And ofc everything else, the complete package. Even has the (***decades old spoiler ⚠️ warning***) OP villain story battle you have to lose, then he joins you.

You k ow you love Legend of Dragoon when you can hear all their grunts and "hyas" and the names of each addition before they finish

Just found your page. I really hope you keep doing these. There's so few JRPG retrospective video essays. While Western RPG's (which i also enjoy) get so many.

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

That’s the plan. I agree and that’s why I wanted to start doing them in the first place, KZread needs more JRPG content in general. We have one coming out on Tales of Symphonia next, then before the years over hope to cover Suikoden, Breath of Fire IV and Phantasy Star IV as well

I still remember slapping an Angel Scarf on Kongol and watching him shrug off the superboss's attacks. Favorite game of all time.

Man you rule! Fantastic job as always, carry on

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! We’ll keep the content coming 👌

Rose might be the JRPG character with the heaviest burden I've seen... she had to kill new-born children for 108 years to avoid the destruction of the world. I shipped her a lot with Dart but she ended up with his father in the end... and both died.

I don't remember the story so much as I do the environments. They were beautiful. Same with shadow madness.

I’m so happy to have stumbled across someone talking about this game. I remember fondly of beating this game with my dad. Phenomenal memory unlocked. I wish they’d rerelease it, it doesn’t even have to be remade/remastered, I just wanna play it now.

DAMN, 2000 was 22 years ago. my soul hurts just thinking about it.

Okay so I have some points: 1. More an opinion: the length of the battles is why the music and the addition's are so memorable. Almost 20 years after playing and beating the game, I remember all the character names, almost all the skills, and music. 2. Point of info: Dragoon form can be shortened if you dont' wanna see the animation, you review makes it sound like the transformation is mandatory 3. Point of info: There's an item you can get so that you don't have to input the squares for the additions, so I think that should solve the issue for people who have difficulty with input sequences

Great video! Glad u share my love for the backrounds and the scenery lol that shit still looks incredible especially the water and the music oohhhh boy. The dragoon transformations and magic is slow to me these days too but as a kid playing with my brothers and cousins all together it was pure hype and made us feel like we were watching an anime fight lol.

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Yeah I feel you there, the dragoon magic and transformations hyped me up as a kid too but it just starts dragging as an adult after you've already seen them. I would have the same gripe about the summons from the playstation FF games, they all need a skip option lol

Honestly in my opinion I would really like a prequel instead of a sequel I would love to learn about the epic story of how thing went down with the original 7 dragoons

Wow this is high quality content! Love it, Love the game, one of my favorites!

One of the classics I have never played. Hopefully it'll get a remaster someday for ease of acces.

I finally finished this game a year or two ago. Great game! Great characters and music. The additions were frustrating at times, but you felt good when you nailed a hard one! One gripe I have about the game is the long intro into every battle. Not sure why but I love pre-rendered backgrounds in PS1 rpgs!

One of the first rpgs I ever played. Oh the memories. The music always appealed to me, one of my favorite next to FFX, and in some ways similar. Can’t wait until the remake!

I still have my copy. I beat it twice. I love it! Very different from Final Fantasy, but I would love a remake of this game.

was obsessed with the ost. got em all memorized

Still my #1 all time game and the story is my favorite aspect with how in depth it went with the ancient dragon campaign and all the current lore and how it all ties in. Also for the dragoon transformation you can set it to short morph in the menu they just light up with their respective color and it take 5 seconds

Ok that RotJ clip with the spiritual successor to Xenogears got me to sub, that was too good.

thank you so much for mentioning vanguard bandits. I can't explain how much I loved that game and how you could have 2 completely different playthroughs based on one early decision. That game seems to have been lost and forgotten through time.

I loved this game growing up, ALMOST beat it. Had the full guide PRINTED out and man was it a big book all together lmao

I replay this game from start to finish every couple of years I still have my copy of this game from 1999.this game is still awesome

I still have this game. THANK GOD I DIDNT SELL IT BACK IN THE DAY.

You talked about the cadence of the button presses tot he additions. Actually, each addition has its own rhythm to it. Yes, they all differ. But each one is like a dance that you can preform, with each encounter. I really enjoyed it. The tougher ones forced me, even as a teen, to practice them and make them a part of my arsenal. Though I did beat the game, I wished I could have gotten all of the Dragons. I did get each Dragoon, but not the final dragons for each character. Maybe some day, I can revisit it. But great breakdown on this game. Thank you.

I remember not only playing Legend of Dragoon, but watching my brother and sister play it. My best friend was also really into it. Such great memories playing with family and friends. I really hope they port this to the Switch so I can replay it.

I love this game I still have the original and the greatest hits. Right up there on my top RPG list!

This is a game need to go back and finish. Got up around 50 hours on disc 3 and just stopped playing. It was over 15 years ago and I lost that save file. The one thing I didn’t really enjoy was the button timing during battles because it became tedious. One of these days I’ll finish it.

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Yep it’s a long one for sure. I think the button timing is fun for awhile but it does make the pacing of the game drag a bit after some time. The 4th disc has some of the coolest looking locations in the game so it’s worth going back to finish sometime

Legend of Dragoon will always be my number one go to video game though I still haven't played ff7-ff9 so there is that, and even if I enjoy most old jrpgs I'll just never connect with them like LoD I remember coming home from school and not playing goodness no watching my mother play it I was like her own personal guide book I don’t understand looking back but I could remember every little detail back then. I basically play Legend of Dragoon on a yearly basis sometimes more than that.

I am a lot like you in my history with this game; I played it a lot as a kid, but didn't finish it, made it to Disc 4 and replayed several times but never got further than that. Absolutely awesome game tho

a true all time classic played the game more then 20 times to 100% and could do it many times more

I remembered spamming VOLCANO!!! skill over and over lol Dart, Rose, and Loyd are pretty memorable.

Love your voice btw Super relaxing 😮😮‍💨

I was introduced to jrpg with this game almost twenty years ago, was my childhood "metal gear solid" cause showed me the potential of the medium for storytelling, Blow my mind back in the day. Was my entry point to classic like Final Fantasy, Suikoden and jrpg from the psx era. I love this game.

Yeah I was the opposite, I didint finish ff7 until years later, mainly because I got lost in the middle of the game. But I was able to finish legend of dragoon the game play the lore really brought out my imagination big time as a kid. It is a legend in my book and can't believe there was never any other games for it.

BURNING RUSH! HARPOON! WHIP SMACK! ahhh takes me back

You earned a subscriber. Probably an unpopular opinion, addition is the reason why I mostly use Shana/Miranda. She doesn't have an addition but she is too OP. Just use magic items with her and the battle is over quickly. Plus, you get to manage your inventory in that way. Plus, her White Silver Dragon is incredibly strong. Like broken strong.

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subscribing first of all! Your opinion may be unpopular but gameplay wise it is the most efficient. Until I started watching speedruns of this game where everyone just spams Shana/Miranda magic, I didn't realize how OP she could be. Funnily enough, her lack of additions is what always made me never wanna use her as a kid and on this most recent playthrough, but if I were to play through the game again, that same thing would probably be the reason why I would use her lol.

I still remember that commercial to this day. Excellent marketing.

Plllllleeeeeeaaaaasssse talk Vanguard Bandits. Such a good and underrated game, nothing out there one it.

Love LoD but my comments is more about your video. This is a very well made video especially for the length. You definitely got a sub from me.

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind words and we really appreciate your support!

There was a pocket-station minigame add-on that gave you a 64-item limit. There's a fan patch to do so for US version too. I tried it and it's actually awesome.

Thank you for the video! I love this game so much. I really wish it would get a remake treatment and more love :)

Albert has the hardest additions to pull off

I got into jrpgs by my uncle,first one was final fantasy 7,id play at his house.then parasite eve,ff8 and then this.didnt get past disc one though.loved this era

Everytime I see a legend of dragoon video I got pumped hoping it's an announcement

"Gust of win d-dance" - Albert

Never knew about legendary dragoon back when I was a kid but I found it in Walmart's discount bin and I snapped it up and unfortunately I was never able to finish it because I think I accidentally scratched the discs when I was a kid I still love the game I bought it on the PS Vita on the PlayStation store

Man I wanted to learn so much more about the lore of this universe to bad we never got a Prequel or Sequel.

Instant classic of my childhhood.

Vanguard Bandits.. oh my lord.. i wondered for YEARS what the name of that game was. I played it as a child.. it was the first time that i discovered multiple endings.

You do know that they have an entire option that lets you shorten the transformation time, right? After the first time you watch the transformation, it just flashes you with a light and you're a dragoon. The only time you would watch a transformation after that is when you do a special, which is changing all three of your dragoons at once.

@Rayshod94

3 жыл бұрын

Other then that one thing you said that stuck out to me, great vid.

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you're right I should have mentioned that. It does shorten the transformations which is nice. I could be mistaken but there's no way to shorten the dragoon magic attacks though right? That's mainly what I was complaining about so I should have clarified that more. Transformations aren't that bad since they only need to be triggered sporadically but once you're in dragoon form and if you're using magic every turn, all those long animations really start adding up. And thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it

@Rayshod94

3 жыл бұрын

@@GamingBroductions yeah, the D Magic attacks are the main things that draw the fights out, especially when you get to the D lvl 5 attacks....and the last boss no spoilers, but make sure you have some food available, cause those attacks are mini movies.

As someone that finished the game twice and found out that there are secret arts all by himself - it was a suprise like none other for a child me. I love this game.

One of my most fav rpgs ever

my hardest additions to master were Omni sweep and Perky step

The content from this channel is top notch! I would suggest the narrator to visit a speech coach however, currently the cadence used in his speech is associated with either being bored or complaining (rising sound of syllables at the end of most sentences).

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

I have taken a voice acting class since this video and was made aware of my cadence/rhythm issue. It is something I’m actively working on but if you watch some of our newest vids I think you’ll hear pretty substantial improvements so far (I know there’s much room to keep improving though). I’m not a fan at all of how I sounded in these older videos and makes me cringe a little to go back and listen to tbh

Legend of Dragoon was a good gem on the PSX. I would be amazed if Square Enix got the rights to this game and remade it for modern consoles.

You got it.😁 Greatest game up there period.

They just announced that it's being included in the PS classics. Cant wait!

This is my favorite game of all time. I never got a hold of Alot of other jrpgs. Ffvii ffviii thousand arms and Chrono trigger. But this one did it for me. I was so into it

LoD just rereleased on PS4 and PS5 through PS Plus. With trophy support!

I feel like a modern remaster ( *not* a remake) along the lines of say, Star Ocean Second Evolution, is just what this game needs. Give it a new, polished localization, some optional QoL and accessibility features like the option for increased inventory, a speed up and maybe automatic Additions.

My best line up was Dart,Rose and Hascel,Rose and Hascel was little hard addition but the Damage was good.

Dang, this one passed me by. Definitely need to correct that!

I was loving this game. I was finishing disc 3 when a friend of mines borrowed disc 4. I was stuck at a boss or something so I let him borrow it. He moved away before I could get the disc back and I never finished the game

My favorite ps1 game. There were countless great games on ps1 too.

I first got LoD for Christmas the year it came out, however I did not see a SINGLE ad for it or demo at Walmart until AFTER I already owned it. I remember unwrapping it and not being super excited because i had NO idea what it was 😅 but then I played it and my 12ish year old mind was BLOWN I'm 33 now

A friend let me borrow this game as a kid but I got stuck fairly early on. I wish I stuck with it cause it looks like I missed out on something really great!

Im a simple person; I see a Legend of Dragoon video, I watch it.

Woah, I stayed up all night to solve one of the puzzle in the island with mine carts. Too bad my copy was bad the disc 4 couldn't play.

Love this ❤

Dude, I dead-ass did the same thing. In middle school I was supposed to do a report on a book that I was reading. I did the report on the part of the part of the guide describing the Dragon Campaign lol

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

Lmao that’s hilarious and awesome dude glad to hear I wasn’t the only one to do stuff like that. I remember doing a book report over Ocarina of Time, it wasn’t even the strategy guide either but some paper back adaption of the game that was like half guide half book

Replaying it over 20 years after my last playthrough. Still a great game, but I do recommend playing with ROM hacks that expand the inventory size, halve the encounter rate and give full XP to all characters outside of the party.

I love this game so much. Needs a remake. It needs a remaster. I had 8 disks of this game because it’s so good. Everything in this game is phenomenal. 🤩🤩

@GamingBroductions

2 жыл бұрын

Yoooo 8 discs??

@themonnamanshow

2 жыл бұрын

@@GamingBroductions Yeah dude! I had 2 copies of the game, and since each copy is 4 discs long back on the PS1, that makes 8! Good ol’ days! 😃

The menu screen music is sublime. The story is really interesting, but I agree that the way its told is kinda dry

Legend of Dragoon!!!!

One of the best RPG ever made! I've never understood why Sony never cared for a sequel or a remaster!

Best RPG EVER #1 in my top 10 I need a remake asap somebody please PLEASE

Well there supposedly was a way to increase inventory but to do so you had to play a different game sold on a separate system that did not sell outside of Japan

I played the demo game and it was realy cool a different type of rpg

I have the same exact relation with the game as you :(. I even had a friend tell me, that game is so amazing, i even cried at the end, wich made me wanna finish it so much more.. Here we are 20 ish years later... I gave it another go a couple months ago and didnt get too far until I switched to my 20th playthrough of Suikoden 1 and now that I'm finished, Street Fighter 2010 :/. Thats on android, bedroom game is Suikoden 5, wich is my second playthrough. First time I played was ironically around 2010 and rushed it since I borrowed from a friend and my daughter was a toddler so couldn't rly enjoy a console game ( loved ds back then 😅 ). I'm clearly gonna enjoy this time around.

Bluepoint studios is slacking on this remake

@GamingBroductions

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that rumor and speculation got my hopes up. Still gonna keep my fingers crossed though

The menu themes a vibe loo

This need a remake/remaster/reboot