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This is what the big boys play-------What a joke!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: September 17, 2002
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I should note that I haven't even looked at this game since it first came out. There aren't many RPG's out there that I have played that I don't like at least a little bit, but Legend of Legaia just happened to be one of them. My first complaint about this game is the music. The music in the game, from the town music to the battle theme, is repetitive and uninspiring. This is one of the games biggest flaws. I know that if I have to play a game for 50+ hours, getting in over 1000 fights, I would like to at least have some enjoyment to the repetitiveness by at least having a decent battle theme. It's too bad, because this is one of the few games that actually had music that was just plain horrible. The battle system is OK. It just seems to me that they ripped the basic ideas for the battle system from Xenogears. As far as the graphics go, think Final Fantasy 7, except not quite as polished. Yeah, you read that sentence right. Getting experience and gold in this game is a joke; you could get both faster in The Legend of Dragoon. Items and equipment are way overpriced, and even the first boss seems to easily crush your party, no matter how good your equipment is, or how many battles you fought in. My biggest problem with the game, though, is the magic system. You see, after acquiring a Ra-Seru, when you get into a battle with a certain type of enemy, you have a chance to learn magic. Unfortunately, you have a better chance of getting the best equipment in the game before you actually learn some magic. Overall, steer clear of this game in the same.

What a ridiculous...game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 11
Date: March 03, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My title says it all. How do I hte ths game? Let me count the ways. First, the player does absolutely no battle. He merely picks the moves and the computer fights. Also, the plot makes absolutely no sense. It is completely [sensless]. It's also filled wih thousands of endless sequences that are impossibe to skip. I only played the first level before I literally decided to take an axe to the game... It ges negative 10 stars.

This is why games shouldn't be made/released so quickly!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Though Legend of Legaia begins with an entertaining episode, it quickly falls apart after the first few minutes. The menace, an evil mist machine that launches monsters into the world, is uncreative and not very menacing at all. The characters have almost no personality, and Noa in particular is ridiculous. Though the combat system is new and kind of fun, the difficulty of the battles and tiny amount of experience and gold (combined with the incredible amounts that the player needs) are devices used to lengthen an otherwise tiny, unimaginative game.

Horrible

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 7
Date: August 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

As a very experienced rpg player, I can honestly say that this nearly the worst rpg i've played in my life. Nothing can describe it better than the word "horrible". The fmv's (whatever fmv's there were) were bad, storyline was bad, and the overall feeling in the game was bad. The only redeemable quality this game has (the reason for 2 stars) is the fighting system. Even in this horrible game, the fighting system shines through. However, it's not enough to make this a fun game. To save you hours of playing time, here's the entire game's story (beginning - end). You find out there's a bad mist and you must stop it. You find the source of the mist in the deep recesses of a dungeon of some kind and destroy it after fighting through hordes of random encounters, ending with a boss. Rinse, repeate, and be incredibly bored a few more times and you have played lengend of legaia. This game is almost as bad as Quest 64.

Legend of Legaia: Too Bad for Sony Attempt at an good RPG

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: June 23, 2001
Author: Amazon User

To sum it up, Sony didn't do that great of a job trying to find a way onto the ever growing RPG scene on the Playstation. It lacks a strong story, mostly. You run around reviving Genesis Trees to remove the evil mist that has transformed kind creatures to evil little monsters. That's right an evil mist is your enemy. I as much a believer in the etherial realm of evil as most people but come on. You don't actually expect me to fight mist. They try to tack on a final boss but he seems oddly removed from the evil from the mist so his presence makes little sense. The battles, though the engine is innovative, are much to long. A battle can last anywhere from 3 minutes to almost an hour. The main reason that the battles are so time consuming is because of the lengthy entering of the combat combos that your character uses. The game just stops being fun when you have been in the same dungeon for two hours because you are getting into too many battles. The dialouge is also very dry and foolishly written. After meeting the character Noa I knew that I wanted her to be killed by the mist. She is maddingly annoying, and she runs around like some mental midget on steriods. The other two characters have no personalities. This makes it hard to get involved with the game. The pluses. The aformentioned battle engine innovativeness. Also when you buy a new peice of armor or a weapon you actually see it on your character in battle and they actually use it. Their are some really odd looking weapons and armor. The bad part is that gold is very difficult to come across in this game. My words to you. Do not buy, do not rent, do not do anything with this game. It should be burned and its record removed from the planet. This game does not belong with anyone Playstation collection. Unless you are really hard up for some entertainment.

Good but not great

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: December 01, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game was a disappointment for me, but don't let that scare you away, it is still a good game, I just wouldn't recommend it to those who aren't die hard RPG fans. The most interesting part is the battle system, but regretfully it also contributed to the downfall of the game; it is very similar to Xenogears (you can almost consider it as a ripoff,) and although its fun to find different combinations in the beginning, the battles becomes rather long and tedious, inputing battle commands is a chore rather than fun. Story is solid but isn't really that different from the existing games, hero and friends looking for the source of this mysterious mist that is causing monsters to go crazy. Graphics and music aren't bad, this will be a change of pace from Final Fantasy VIII and Grandia, and will keep you busy until Saga Frontier II, Final Fantasy IX and many others comes out in the year 2000. This is a fairly average game and unless you're a RPG fan, play at your own discretion. Score: 81/100.

Not a bad game.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 15, 1999
Author: Amazon User

This game is okay. It's a good beginner title. The battle system is fun, but it gets repetitive after awile. I recommend renting this title insted. If you want a really good Rpg get FFVII.

An interesting battle for humanity and its self destruction!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 12, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Legend of Legaia was a great game, but some aspects I couldn't handle. The constant battles got really annoying while trying to work your way through the land and beginner RPG fans might find this one a little long (and it's just one CD! ). The battle system although unique can get pretty tiresome after a while. It has it's good points as well. The graphics are excellent and the story line is pretty good and the fact that you can absorb enemy monsters and use them for yourself is a bonus. Overall it was a good game to play.

Not Bad

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Legend of Legaia is a fun playing. Imagine a standard RPG with a neat story and add an original, combo-based battle system. The graphics is all 3D and the characters are finely rendered and detailed, expecially during battles. There's the world map, the dialogues, the side missions, the cool music. It's no Final Fantasy or Xenogears, not even close, but it's worth the money. If you are a die hard RPG fan, just buy it. Italians: check out the fully translated italian version in PAL. Ciao!

Incredible Graphics

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

In this game, you assume the role of Vahn, a teenager that has just come of age. a dark power, called "the mist", is making seru, once helpful monsters, turn evil. it is Vahn's task to help drive the mist into oblivion. The story line gets dumber as you go along, but the graphics [are great]. the unique battle mode allows you to select which hand you use and whether you kick high or low. the summon magic is also incredible. also, you can find special attacks that are amazingly cool.

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