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Why would anyone give this less than 5 stars...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 40 / 43
Date: October 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

First... any fan of the original two games including spin-offs of either (like FF tactics) will be very happy with this game. Stop reading and order it now. I'll try to explain why in a way that someone who's never played the series can understand.

This game combines elements from many different genres with classic D&D style theme. The story is very detailed and on the level with FF tactics, much more detailed than the original OB. Of course, the most important thing to consider is gameplay. So here goes.

You are in command of a growing regiment of troops that can include everything from knights, archers and wizards to dragons, other "monsters" and even the undead. You command your troops from an "overhead" position guiding units of up to 5 troops around the battle areas to take strategic positions, liberate towns and conquer your enemy.

Battle takes place when your unit meets with an enemy. This may come as a shock, but you don't directly control any of your troops in battle, they attack the enemy according to the way you previously set up the unit. For example, as battle starts initiative is automatically deterimined by row: your first row which might contain two knights launches an attack. As the first knight is swinging his sword the next knight is already moving towards his target and the rest of the battle follows suit. Thus, the battles are much more fluid when compared to the original game and most importantly the vile balance destroying tarot cards were removed and replaced with something which can be used much less.. in fact, I havn't had a chance to use it yet. Don't be worried about the lack of direct control if you havn't played the original OB, you'll find that setting up your units to fight effectively is just as rewarding, if not more so than the tedious task of choosing individual targets yourself. The possibilities are much more detailed in battle now. The grid you set your units up on is 3x3 which adds a middle row to the original front and back. As old fans know, different classes fight differently depending on which row they are in. Sometimes the number of attacks they perform is different, sometimes the attack itself will change. Obviously, the front row provides better offense and the back defense; the front row *generally*, allows for more short range and nonmagic attacks while the back row usually allows more ranged attacks to be performed.

In a game like this it's the little details that make or break the game and OB64 is just full of great little details in all things. One thing old fans will love is the suspend features. Some of the later battles can get quite long... the suspend feature lets you pause the game in the middle of battle basically and turn the system off to pick up where you left of later. Unlike a save function, you are forced to quit when you use it and the data is eliminated when you start up again so that you can't cheat. Another little thing, if you have 2 or 3 wizards in the same row in battle, they may combine their magic to create entirely new spells. In the battle and story scenes the beautiful rendered backgrounds come alive with grass blowing in the wind, little things moving in the back ground and excellent use of light and shadows on the characters. The animation is extremely excellent with small hand gestures and such being animated very explicitly. This game really has a lot of character and no flaws that come to mind. To a new comer especially, there is a little bit of a learning curve before you can truly master the game, but what game of this type doesn't require a little.. "work".. from you.

A final word about the music. Some of the music is used from the classic games but it's been given a "64" polish and sounds great still. We know the N64 isn't a CD player and I think Quest did a great job with the N64's limited sound capability. In fact the quality sounds great, the only thing I can't vouch for yet is the quality of the compositions themselves since I havn't been all that for into the game yet.

Bottom line... buy this !now! unless you have adverse reactions to RPG's/strategies. You won't be dissappointed.

Ogre Battle series is the best!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 23 / 25
Date: October 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Finally, another RPG on the N64, unfortunately games are scarce enough on the N64, RPG are even less, only a handful. Thanks to Atlus (who does a great translation job by the way) RPG gamers can cheer now!!! Ogre Battle started on the SNES, its a great strategy games involving organizing your troops, it is also considered an RPG because your characters level up, can change classes and gain special abilities. It is a very deep and involving game, finish it once can take up to 50 hours, depending on how thorough you are. Many secrets, characters, branching story and multiple ending, I played the original game over 5 times.

Ogre Battle 64 is the sixth chapter in the series, most of the music and sounds are the same, so fans of the first one would be happy. Story is also excellent, great plot but mostly involving war and revolution, although nothing special, but the characters really draws you in, You even encounter many familiar people you've met in the first game. Well, I liked most everything about this game, but the gameplay was a little different, the maps are small and really ugly, I guess to compensate for the tiny maps your troops moves extrememly slow. Liberating castles really doesn't do anything, at least in the first one you can draw tarot cards radomly, which can add to your stat, and you can also use as special items during battle. There is also this interrupt bar you have to wait until it fills to change the troop tactics, to retreat and to use your special magic...and battles are usually not long enough for the meter to fill up so you can use the magic. Lastly the classes are mostly the same, with a few additions, and also a few missing. Overall its a good game, should satisfy those N64 owners hunger for a good strategy game, its also a good distraction for those waiting for the next Zelda later this month. My recommendation is to pick one up and enjoy it! Score: 85/100.

Well, there goes my weekend...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 26
Date: October 10, 2000
Author: Amazon User

My wife bought this game for me, and although I probably wouldn't have picked it for myself, I gave it a chance. It turned out to be one of those games that is kind of tough to get into at first, but once you do, impossible to put down. This game ate up a big chunk of my time the first weekend I had it, and I play for a little while every night after work. The storyline is just amazing; It's like a good fantasy novel. I find myself playing to find out what's going to happen next. The ability to choose and answer questions that alter the story and your character's alignment really gets you involved. The battle system is really simple, and everything is explained within the game. At first, I thought I was going to get bored because you don't have a lot of control over the actual battle, but it turns out that choosing classes, formation and equipment is just as much fun. Also, there are many missions where you must dispatch other units, which adds to the strategy.

All, in all, hightly reccomended. There aren't many N64 games that have real long-term single-player value. This one does.

King of Strat/RP Games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: November 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

If you are thinking about buying this game, one thing you need to consider above all else. Ogre Battle series is 70% strategy and 30% Role Playing. With that in mind, here is my review...

Since this is a strategy game more than RP, I gave it 4 Stars for one reason alone. It is not as challenging as the first Ogre Battle (March of the Black Queen). Do not get me wrong, it can be challenging at times and even frustrating at times but the 1st OB was much harder. Example: the bosses in this game are far easier. The first OB for the SNES still stands out in my mind w/ bosses like the Gemini Twins, Diablo, etc.

Another thing to consider... if you are someone who HAS TO have complete control during a fight, than it is a good bet you will *not* enjoy this game. You are basically a general of a battilion giving orders and watching them carry out those orders. The best part of the game is designing your army. You can create a battle unit to emplore all your favorite classes (e.g. Princess which provides extra attack, Lich for brute dark magic, Dragoon for sheer strength, Paladin for his holy attacks, Black Knight for evil attacks, etc.) Combine these characters to make an army you want! And you have plenty of choices, I could waste a lot time just spewing all the characters in this game. You can pair up wizards to make spells combine for a different spell (e.g. Earth and Fire combine for Lava Shot) and more damage. That is the attraction and the strategy part.

The other attraction is the storyline, which is better than the 1st OB. It is not the best storyline across all games, but it is also modifable. Sometimes a small decision you make costs the life of someone dear. There are 3 MAIN endings to the game. There can be small differences in those endings depending on the storyline characters you recruit. This is what gives the game a replay value ...to try different routes in the game and see different endings and different story points and try for other storyline characters ...in my next game I am going for Biske (a werewolf boss).

There are A LOT of nuisances to this game. More than you can imagine. Stuff like removing a character from a unit will lower the morale of the unit ...but you can not see the morale of a unit (i.e. hidden from you). So, read the Internet, DO NOT buy the Prima Strategy Guide unless you really want it. It has some incorrect information and not enough of the good information. Visit OB64 websites, not prima guide! Personal websites, not business websites. I don't know if I can legally post mine here so I am not going to chance it. Also, read the manual and Hugo's Report (in the game). The game has a nice feature of letting you view past movies and good advice - take advantage of that.

It is a GREAT game, but mostly for people who love strategy games like Romance of the III Kingdoms and even RP gamers. I play all types (action, racing, rpg, strategy, fighting), but I will say this... I enjoy strategy and RP games more than fighting (got silly after the 2nd Street Fighter). Someone who loves 1st person shooters and fighting games above all else may be irritated more than enthralled. Then again I probably couldn't count all the hours I have wasted playing Bond in the dorm rooms!

Your decision, not mine but I provided my inputs ...make up your own mind.

OgreBattle 64

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: February 27, 2001
Author: Amazon User

OGREBATTLE 64

First off I would not Recomend this game for those gamers who do not have patience because this games take a very LONG!! time to play. You start in the Beginning at an acadamy and your name is Magnus Gallant (this is changable of Course). In the start you are asked questions when you answer them they determine what types of units you will have and also what ELEM PEDRA you will have. There is a total of 6 Pedras for you to obtain throughout the course of the game. You pick one and can get the rest throughout the rest of the game. Units are arranged by having a nine square grid that and you can have a maximum of 5 characters. There is world of Classes to choose from in OB64. You start off with your basic classes and when you gain experience and you have the proper alignment an other class becomes avialable. Alignment is an other very important factor. This affects everything alignment changes after every battle. It determines whether you can obtain certain classes. You will soon learn that in OB64 that in battle you can't control a single character. In fact you control the whole unit by Issuing commands on who to attack. During the course of the game you can come acrosse things that are known as Neutral encounters. These are wild animals or Demi-humans that you can get to join your party. There are also special Characters that ask to join your batalion throughout the Story. In the start of the Game there is Diomedes Rangue who is was Magnus' friend in the acadamy. You then meet a warrior name Leia Silvis. In the first mission you meet Hugo Miller he will prep you on every mission before it starts that is why he is known Hugo the tactitian. A novice player will be confused in the start because of a thing called the organize screen. This can be very confusing but after a while mastering this task is noi problem. The Organize screen allows you to change certain things in your batalion from adding and removing Characters and equip a certain character with new equipment. You can also form new units with with extra characters you have obtained. In short don't worry in the beginning this game might seem a little boring and confusing but after a while you will be begging to play it more and more. and with many combinations of endings once you finish one game you will want to start another.

Strategy at its best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

First off, I agree that this game is more strategy than Role Playing. You go into a battle screen where you advance your armies onto the map, liberating towns and pushing back enemy units, until you get to the main boss of the map, beat him, and you win that area. This is definitely just the abstract, however.

If you like character customization, you will literally fall head over heels for this game. You have units of characters in your total party - each consisting of 5 characters or 4 if you have a large monster in that particular unit. You can change their classes, train them outside of regular battles, level them up, re-equip them, etc. Also, where you put the character changes what they do in battle. And it also changes the attack and defense of the entire unit. You can change everything about your characters and units that if you love having control of everything, you won't be disappointed.

What may turn many away from this game, however, is the battling. The strategy is almost entirely how you make the formation of the battle unit. You dictate one of four strategies and they fight on their own. You can intervene and change the strategy in the battle, but that's it. You can retreat from a battle too, and then a little later in the game you can cast "Pedra" spells on the enemy, which are spells you get to use if you have taken a lot of damage in a particular battle. Once each character has performed every action, the winner is the side which dealt the most damage, or of course the surviving side. There's more strategy than it seems however, in that you need to push units around the map with each other, and stopping in towns to restore each characters HP before they die.

The story is a little cliche', but it is still a good story. Full of corruption, deceit, and backstabbing within lines. There are alternate paths and multiple endings too, and even if there weren't you'd probably want to play the game again once you beat it.

The N64 has been known for its children-oriented games. Parents beware: this game has some bad language and the scenes are full of all kinds of animated violence. I'm not a parent, nor a young kid, but I know there are plenty of parents who watch what their kids play.

For RPG-starved N64 owners this is a great game to buy. It's worth every cent.

The RPG/Strategy game of the year.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 17
Date: September 15, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Ogre Battle 64: Persons of Lordly Caliber is the highly anticipated sequel to Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre for the Super Nintendo game console. In this installment you play as Magnus Gallant, a commander who sees many evils done to innocent civilians by the very people he works for and vows to fight this injustice. By taking command of him and other key players, you can build up armies and your characters, who may evolve many times during the course of the game. Your characters may also be aligned to good or evil, depending on how you react to certain situations throughout the game. With its beautifal 3D landscape, this installment looks to be the best one yet.

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.

A N64 game with no equal

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 16, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is my favorite game of all time. Period. Other games have made bold and valiant attempts, such as Final Fantasy X and Harvest Moon. But none can compare the the masterpiece that is Ogre Battle 64. I have always been a fan of the RPG, and I picked this game up with mild expectations. I hold high standards for my games, you see. And lots of games just dont cut it. They are good, but not great. And thats what I expected from Ogre Battle. But what I got was the most fufilling game adventure of my life. An army, groups in the army, 5 characters to a group, males, females, clases, upgrades of classes, beasts, dragons, undeads, angles, And thats not even including the special people such as Carth, Destin, and Meridia! Then you could go into the customizable weapons and armor. All wraped up into an easly managable batallion at your command. If this isn't gaming bliss, I don't know what is

You have to try this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: March 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This a type of game that tells you that pretty graphics aren't everything. As an RPG fan, and not having to try the previous Ogre Battles, I was at first dissapointed. Mainly because i was thinking of controlling your party, getting into random battles, and all the other stuffs you do in Final Fantasy series or Chrono Cross. Also, the game was very hard and confusing to play (i had to spend 2 hours in the practice mode to finally learn all things). However, once you've learned how to play, you can't put the controller down. If i had the time, i would play this game until my head aches, and that doens't really happen until i stop playing.

So what if the graphics make your characters look like little mushrooms jumping around? The gameplay is awesome and the story line rivals those of Final Fantay series. Also, the music is great in my opinion. Some people say that music and sound effects are terrible in Ogre Battle 64 since it sounds like something out of a SNES cartridge. But you'd have to hear those music from old school videogames to realize how good they were.

So, in conlusion, Ogre Battle 64 is a must get for n64 owners, fans of RPG, and even real-time strategy fans (it sort of plays like Starcraft and other RTS's). I give a thumbs up for this gem

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