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A miost underrated game!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

What could Legend of Legaia bring to the table against such powerhouse releases as LUNAR: THE COMPLETE SILVER STAR STORY and FINAL FANTASY VIII? It cannot compete against the graphics and complexity of FF8, nor against the sweeping storyline of Lunar. But don?t sell this game short?it?s quite good! It features a good balance between storyline and battles. My personal thoughts are that this is one of the most underrated RPG?s on the PS1 console. And it?s a great bargain ? this single disc will play for 40-60 hours! Believe me, this game has a lot to offer.

The graphics are quite nice for a PS1 RPG once you get used to them without having the eye-popping layouts and characters as game like Final Fantasy VII and VIII. And though the world map screens are nothing special, the battle screens feature nicely detailed (though a bit blocky) characters. It?s also nice that as you change your characters? battle gear (robes, headwear, boots, etc.), you can actually see their appearance change on the battle screens (without using a magnifying glass). Towns and villages are pretty routine-looking (with a few exceptions).

The storyline here starts out just as noble and bland as possible (as most run-of-the-mill RPG?s do), with one small group of unlikely heroes who step forth to save the village (and ultimately all civilization) from an evil mist. The story starts off pretty slowly and doesn?t really draw you in at first. After the first few quests (once you have all three members of your team together) it begins to pick up the pace. There are some interesting twists splattered throughout the rest of the game, with side quests ?built in? to the storyline pretty nicely.

Be forewarned: The dialog can be quite awful at times, and the on-screen gyrations of the characters as they speak is often just plain (and unintentionally) silly. You have three (and only three) playable characters : Vahn is the ?leader? of this quest, but has very little to say or do other than be a middle man between the other two. Gala is straightforward and all business, and always seems to be angry. Noa (I dubbed her ?Ditz?) is flighty, impulsive, and VERY animated. Despite her spinning, clapping, and waving her arms like a bird, she turned out to be my favorite character. She also has the most endearing storyline.

The battle system is worth making note of. Rather than a swiping at your opponents, the battles are performed using martial arts. In addition to basic moves, you can learn combinations to perform special martial arts called ?hyper arts? that inflict more damage. The ?Spirit? option allows you to increase your defense for a turn, while also raising the number of strikes you can make on your next turn. Or you can use your Ra-Seru to cast magic that you?ve acquire by defeating enemies and possessing their magical abilities, but the cost (in Magic Points) is pretty steep. So battles on here have a bit more strategy than most RPG?s (and are more fun to watch). Hand to hand combat is usually enough to beat most opponents early on, so there?s temptation to forget about the magic aspect of battle when your magic points are few near the beginning of the game. But the more that you use magic, the stronger the spells will become. I found myself racing to bring my magic up to par toward the middle of the game just in case I needed it.

The game doesn?t have much of a ?puzzle? aspect to it. There is an arcade fighting game that you can play where winning the bouts is dependent on countering your opponent?s moves, but that is relatively easy to figure out. And there is a maze that you need to work through that can be quite tricky (I wandered back and forth for several hours before my son clued me in, then I figured out the rest. I cannot recollect any other puzzle elements. Luckily, the game doesn?t really need it.

The game features multiple endings that appear to be based on the answer to a simple question near the end of the game, after your battles have all been won. It?s kind of a cheap way to throw a little variety into the ending, and ultimately that part of the storyline that I chose wrapped up a little too neatly. But it was still a decent ending after 50-plus hours of gameplay.

The game?s overall simplicity is, oddly enough, probably the most positive attributes of the game. With RPG?s getting more complex and having better graphics, it?s nice to remember the charm and innocence that the older style of video RPG?s had. Legend of Legaia fits somewhere in the middle of the old and the new, much like an old game would be with improved graphics and gameplay. Though it may not make many people?s ?best of? lists, it DID make mine. Play it and decide for yourself. If you accept it for what it is, you WILL have fun with it.

One of my favorite PSone Games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I first got a taste of "Legend of Legaia" when I was 9 or so from a Demo Disc that came with my Playstation one. It's been seven years since then and this is still one of my favorite games. It isn't without it's flaws, but, in my opinion, the good outweighs the bad.

The story starts of with a 14 year old named Vahn. Vahn, with Noa and Gala, allies that he meets fairly early on in the story, must travel across the world of Legaia, battling Seru Monsters who have been turned into bloodthirsty beings by "the mist".

Here is my review of the major aspects of the game:

Plot: (8/10) I loved the plot. It had some soap opera twists in the end, but it kept me entertained for hours. The main plot is basically save the world from the Mist while freeing towns and humans posessed by the mist. There are also subplots for each of the main characters, with each one completing seperate missions once or twice in the game.

Gameplay: (8/10) Relatively easy gameplay. When you are encountered by some seru, you can either "escape" or "fight". If you choose escape, most of the times you can run away from the monsters, but not aways. If you choose to fight and you win the battle, your entire team gets "Exp. Points", which helps your team level up. The battle controls are pretty simple, and it's pretty hard to mess up fighting.

Graphics/Soundtrack: (7/10) Call me crazy, but I loved the soundtrack. I thought the music, with a few exceptions, fit extremely well with the game. The graphics were pretty good to, even though they could be grainey at times.

Characters: (6/10) There are three main characters, Vahn, Noa and Gala, and a slew of minor characters and evil characters. Vahn is the character you are always in control of, and the only time he ever speaks is when the player has to select his answer to a question from a list of answers. Gala, who was a monk, is also pretty quite, with Noa taking on the most screentime. Noa is my favorite character, now whether that's because I'm a girl (probably) I don't know, but she can get annoying at times. She also gets the most soap opera twists in the plot. The rest of the characters are minor, but have their important moments too. All in all, the characters are somewhat 2D and aggrivating at times, but still quite playable.

I have always enjoyed this game, even with it's flaws. At times the bosses are extremely difficult, but I would definately reccommend this game to anyone who wants a RPG that can keep you entertained for hours. Not the best, but very fun nonetheless.

Good game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is real good, must've been about 5 or 6 years ago when I first rented and played it. I believe I rented it again soon after, but after that I hadn't played it. I always remembered it though, and until last week I kept my save-game. Now I figure I wouldn't remember the story so I might as well start over. Can't wait to get my hands back on this game though.

long but interesting gameplay

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wow, I played this game seemingly forever. Seriously I rented it more than ten times from addiction.It has a simple but different style of combat where you click directions into a bar to possibly unlock a new move. Sure the normal graphics may be kind of bad but as we all know graphics don't make a game and besides they get better in battle anyway if you're picky about that kind of thing.This well compares to the final fantasy series. I highly recommend this game for any rpg fan. it is one of the best games ever and pretty long just to tell you. But don't worry it is well worth it. I haven't beaten it yet ( Songi at his final form is a pain (...) with so much heath. Overall the graphics rate 4/5 sound great music 4.5/5 control easy to pick up 5/5 and for its incredible gameplay 5/5. I'm obviously recommending that you go and give this game a shot.You won't regret it :)

True Love

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think i'm sick or something. When i first played this game in 1999, i wasn't really into video games. But this one turned me on. As i played, i literally fell in love with the main character, Vahn. But that's just how great the characters are! the story is awesome and original! i once played for 16 hours striaght! it Is truly a great game, and can compete with anything that Square can come up with!

THE BEST PLAYSTATION GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First off for all those losers who put bad review's for this game burn in heck. Anyways this is a awesome game you start off as a kid named vahn by yourself trying to save the world from the mist. but then you meet up with noa and gala and together defend the world from the mist. I didn't beat the game yet so I don't know everything but overall this games rocks!!!

legend of legaia

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The first time I got this game, I thought it would have been like final fantasy, but i thought wrong! this game was way better than final fantasy! good graphics, great music, characters, and also a fun addicting game! the first time i got this game, I couldnt stop playing! I played this game for about 2 months until I had finally beated it. Its been a year or so, and I stil play this game. It has become my favorite video game ever!

Best game I've Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game I've been playing for the last 5 years and still like it. It has great battle and graphics plus a good story line. I lost the game and am now looking for a new one and here I am.

from alec

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this s my favorite game ever. Its kinda like finalfantasy games but much better.The battle play and story line are great. I used to have this but my disc broke.(My system opened and the disc blewup) I would like to buy this but i cant find it anywhere....

Awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games for playstation thats why i gave it 4 stars. I only gave it 4 though because it is really slow but other than that it is an awesome game. The story is great and the fighting style is great. You get to create your own combos and unlock secret combos as well. Then use those anytime you want. For the person that said this game was boring in the first 5 minutes they are TOTALLY wrong!!!!!!!! This is the best game for playstation. You can play it more than once and it is still Fun. In the game it makes you make choises when someone asks you a question so that makes this game AWESOME and THE BEST GAME for playstation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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