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Excellent strategy game. A top pick

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: October 31, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Ogre Battle is definetly one of my favorite strategy games of all time. Very challenging, tons of secrets to unlock (characters, weapons, etc.), great game concept, and ridiculous amounts of replay value - go ahead and take the path of evil if you want, the game changes to suit your style. That being said, let's take a look at what you're getting yourself into here.

This is NOT a quickly paced game. Your button mashing skills are completely worthless here. You will not have to put in 8 move combos. In fact, you don't even directly participate in fighting. Think of yourself as a general. You assemble your troops, give them their orders, and send them out on the field. You can direct their movements, but once they engage the enemy, the battle is decided by the computer, based on how you have arranged your men and how strong they are. It's all about planning. What kind of units do you want? Where will you send them? What style of fighting should they engage in?

And that's just the basics. Night and day play a role in combat, as does terrain you're on, deployment costs, and a host of other factors that you'll have to experience for yourself. Playing this game through to the end will take you quite a while, especially if you go hunting on all the side quests (highly recommended). It's an awesome game, but don't expect an RPG. It's straight-up strategy at its best.

Ogre Battle 64 Rulez

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 24, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played this game many, many times. Too many to count. If it is not apperant by the title of this review I think this is an excelent game. Because it is so long and has so many complexcities it has some great replay value. Gaining powerful units such as the princess and the dragoon is chalanging and fun, as well as mastering the chaos frame and creating perfect teams. The storyline is complex and includes a corrupt holy empire and demons from the other world, as well as rebels, slaves, love and much more. Awesome game, I highly recomend it.

boooooooooooooorrrrrrrrriiiiingggggggggg

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 29
Date: February 03, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game kinda stinks.you go talk to this old dude who gives you these long drawn out battle plans.then you watch these long drawn out cut scenes.then you go into these map/worlds.when you get near an enemy,you fight.well,sort of.the computer does everything.theres a lot of complicated planning involved.theres no clear cut way to figure out anything.its a real pain in the hiney.whats more is i dont belive i even saw any ogres.of course im only on like level 2 since the game is totaly screwed.i bought it used and the guy before me only got that far too.no wonder i got this so cheap.this game will use up all of your extra brain space.if you thought out how to beat it.you wouldnt have the brain sense left to eat cheerios.someone would have to run you an iv.youd almost have to be like freakin fixated on its ended.its totaly freakin ridiculous.and then ,as youre being slain by little people with sticks,even though youre sporting a dragon,you are helpless to defend yourself.it sucks.

Addicting game with one fatal flaw

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: December 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I had never been much of a fan of strategy or RPG games, so I didn't really expect to find Ogre Battle 64 much fun. A friend that owns the game also expressed his disappointment when he lent it to me.. He didn't like the little control you have over your troops' attack, nor did he like the traveling that you must do in the overworld. Despite all of these reasons, I figured that I should give Ogre Battle 64 a try. I checked out the tutorial first, and although it was helpful, it was unbelievably boring. The graphics weren't anything special. The only thing I liked about them were the fact that they looked like the type of people in Harvest Moon 64. Oh well. Sound effects are simple, and the music isn't entirely catchy.

However, as soon as I started my own file, I realized why this game is so popular among the critics and the gamers. This isn't your typical RPG. Sure, you can level up and change your character type, but it's not one where you keep on fighting until your enemy dies. Nope. Battles only go on for a limited amount of time, and you win if you deal more damage than the other unit. Each unit has a leader. If the enemy unit's leader dies, the unit will retreat even if they had won. If you weaken an opposing unit, then they can either heal themselves or retreat to a stronghold and recuperate. It is always desireable to slaughter the enemy unit's leader, but he or she can be protected. There are different classes to deal with, and they have different attacks. Yeah. The strategy in this game can get pretty complex. Usually I don't enjoy this type of strategy, but I found Ogre Battle 64 strangely addicting. I also loved the sheer amount of customization that is possible. You can change the names of all of the soldiers in your legion, and even tinker with their classes.

I had originally criticized this game for having a faulty save system. However, I was later informed that one can indeed save between missions like I wanted by saving in the map screen that plays between missions. Previously, I had just ignored everything and went on to the next mission, so I suppose it wasn't surprising that I was missing everything that the map screen offers. And the map screen does offer a LOT that I was missing out. For example, not only does it give you an option to save, but it also gives you an option to read more about the story and the characters, and it even lets you watch past cutscenes. (There are a lot of cutscenes, but they are all text.) There is even a hidden and quite amusing cutscene celebrating the birthday of your character. Not only that, but in the map screen you can fight enemies for training your troops in bitter battles to the death. Knowing about this save feature has completely revived my interest in the game. There had been so much that I was missing out in Ogre Battle 64, but with this newly-discovered save tactic, I can confidently roll on! And a game of such "lordly" caliber deserves it!

It's awesome!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The graphics are sweet and the storyline is kickbutt! This is one of the best games of all time!

Game of the year(should have been)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game, when I had the pleasure to play it, was one of the greatest RPG's ever. I am what you may call an RPG freak... but I'm not all weird as you presume. Anywho, with its immersive story line and sub plots, multiple endings, and excellent cast of characters, I have found that this is a game worth the price you will pay to buy it. As I do recall, Magnus is one of the greatest RPG main characters to live. Long Live Magnus. Well, take my advice and do yourself a huge favor and give this game the chance it deserved.(And never got, due to the reputation of RPG's on the Nintendo 64)

Ogre Battle Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game i have ever played.(period) Im really mad that i sold it. Great game, buy it if you ever see it anywhere.

The Reason N64 Was Made

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the sole reason for the N64. If you own a N64 and don't have this game then you might as well not have a N64.

the best ogre battle ever

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: August 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Ok, Ive never been a fan of ogre battle. That started as soon as i rented ogre battle for playstation at blockbuster. All it was was moving blue dots around on a screen and fighting battles. no story or nothing. and the menus. o my god. but i bought an n64 about a month ago and despratly needed an rpg. so i reluctantly picked this one up. boy am i happy. its so much more user freindly than the aweful one for playstation. not to mension it has an awsome story. and the characters are so much more detailed. if you own an n64 and are even the slightest bit interested in rpgs then get this game as soon as possable.

Awesome Game, Hands Down!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: July 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If Nintendo would remake this game for GameCube, I would be in Heaven. But until then, I will continue to play this epic saga on N64. I have played this game (to the finish) 4 different times. Each time it gets even beter. I get to have new characters who join me, and different outcomes ensue. If you want a game where you lead an army of awesome characters, then this here game is for you.

Your main character is Magnus Gallant, a young rookie assigned to lead more rookies, on missions to liberate the Kingdom of Palatanius. On his journey, Magnus sides with the rebels, leaves the kings army and joins the revolutionary army. Thus your mission begins.

Did I read something about old school graphics? Who cares? You tend to overlook something so minor, because this game will keep you in awe. There must be some comprise when you have a game this large coming from an old school cartridge. Where this game lacks in graphics, it more than makes up for it in storyline and game play. And in the end, is that not what its all about?

You have the ability of leading many teams and different fighters. I recommend that you keep your teams to a minimum. You can have up to 5 characters fighting on a team, so I would totally utilize that. You can and WILL change your character classes, and I would implore you to train your teams between and before starting new missions, so that they are always strong. The higher the levels of your characters, the more classes you have to choose from. Plus, the lesser amount of teams you have, means the more they will be fighting and the more experienced and stronger they become.

I would also suggest, turning most of your female classes to sorceress' or sirens, and your males as fighters. Females tend to take more damage and die easily, unless you put them in the back. From the back those sorceress' can become mighty powerful, they are actually my favorite characters.

Try to match the characters alignments with the appropriate classes. Alignment is Key in this game. If you need Low alignment Characters, train them, up their level and have them fight High alignment enemies, and if you need High Alignment characters, have them fight teams with higher level and Low alignment. When you go into battle you will need to analyze your teams, and your enemies teams, their fatigue and levels. Do not hesitate to retreat if you need to, try to never have a character die.

This game is very long, it requires alot of strategy and thinking. There are many sidequests that you must do to get special items, to turn your characters into special classes. Always check out Hugos Reports and his events, there is always valuble information there. DO NOT even think twice about buying this game. It is actually my favorite game out of all the new systems out there. It does not get any better than this.

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