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The Legend of Dragoon (レジェンド オブ ドラグーン) ist ein Rollenspiel entwickelt von Sony Interactive Japan Studio und veröffentlicht von Sony Computer Entertainment exklusiv für die PlayStation.
Gameplay
"The Legend of Dragoon" hat ein rundenbasiertes Kampfsystem mit dem damals besonderen Feature der "Zusätze". Bei jeder Attacke muss im richtigen Rythmus entweder die X- oder die Kreistaste des Controllers gedrückt werden, damit die vollständige Angriffssequenz ausgeführt werden konnte und dadurch der maximale Schaden möglich wird. Wenn ein Zusatz erfolgreich angewendet wird, schaltet er ab einer bestimmten Häufigkeit bzw. eines bestimmten Spielfortschritts, neue noch mächtigere Uisatze frei. Insgesamt gibt es so bis zu dreißig Zusätze zu entdecken [1]. Es gibt acht spielbare Charaktere, wovon immer bis zu drei zusammen gegen die Gegner kämpfen. Neben den Zusätzen gibt es bei "the Legend of Dragoon" noch ein weiteres Feature, was es in keinem anderen Spiel zu der Zeit gab. Ab einem bestimmten Punkt im Spiel können sich alle Charaktere in ihren jeweiligen Dragoon verwandeln, basierend auf ihrem Grundelement(Feuer, Wasser, Erde, Donner, Licht, Schatten, Wind und Neutral). [2]
Plot
Die Geschichte beginnt, wenn der Protagonist Dart nach seiner fünf Jahre andauerden Suche nach dem "schwarzen Monster", welches seine Eltern getötet und sein Heimatdorf Neet zerstört hat, zurück in seine neue Heimat Seles kommt. Im Wald auf dem Weg ins Dorf wird er von dem Drachen Feyrbrand angegriffen, welche von Sandora, einer Rebellen Fraktion im Seridian Bürgerkrieg kontrolliert wird. Er wird von einer mysteriösen Heldin mit Rose gerettet, allerdings trennen sich ihre Wege kurz darauf wieder. Als er in Seles ankommt, findet er heraus, dass das Dorf von den Sandora zerstört worden ist und das Shana, Darts Kindheitsfreundin verschlept worden ist. Dart macht sich sogleich auf die Suche nach ihr um sie zu retten. Während das Spiel voranschreitet, trifft er immer mehr neue Leute, die ihn unterstützen, auf seinem Weg.
Nachdem er Shana vom Hellena Gefängnis gerettet hat, sendet König Albert, welcher ein guter Freund von Lavitz ist, welcher sich Dart in Helena angeschlossen hat, die beiden und Shana nach Hoax, einer befestigten Burgstadt, welche bald von Sandora angegriffen werden soll. Einer der Angreifer ist Kongol, der letzte Überlebende einer Rasse von Riesen, Gigantos genannt. In seinem Kampf gegen Kongol, passiert es Dart, dass erste Mal, dass er sich in einen Draggon verwandeln kann, durch seinen Dragoon Spirit vom Rotäugigen Drachen. Diesen "Spirit" hat er in Form eines Andenkens von seinem toten Vater in Neet bekommen. Durch die neuen Kräfte gewinnt Dart den Kampf und verletzt Kongul, weswegen dieser sich zurückzieht. Nun da, die Burg sicher ist, ziehen sie weiter zur Stadt von Lohan. Dort treffen sie einen Mann mit Namen Lloyd, welcher von sich behaupted der größte Schwertkämpfer der Welt zu sein. Später finden Dart und seine Begleiter heraus, das er King Albert gekidnappet und von ihm das Mondjuwel erbeutet hat. Dieses ist ein antikes Artifakt, welches seit Generation im Besitz der königlichen Familie war. Der König konnte gerettet werden, allerdings tötete Lloyd Lavitz und verschwindet mit dem Mondjuwel.
They soon discover that Lloyd is gathering other artifacts held by human kings since the days of the Wingly Empire, and at the same time, causing disasters in the lands that he visits. While the party tries to reverse Lloyd’s work, Lloyd manages to obtain all three of the artifacts, and also manages to obtain the Dragoon Spirit of the Divine Dragon, the most powerful dragon in the world. Dart and the party finally manage to defeat Lloyd, who then agrees to take them to Emperor Diaz, ancient Emperor of Gloriano during the Dragon Campaign. Emperor Diaz reveals several things to the party.
During the height of the Wingly Empire over eleven thousand years ago, a creature called the Virage Embryo, also known as the God of Destruction, came to the world to end all other life. Before it could be born, the Winglies used their magical power to separate its body from its soul, making it unable to destroy them. They then cast the body into the sky, where it became the Moon That Never Sets, and sealed it using several magical Signets, one in each of the ancient Wingly cities, to prevent the soul and body from reuniting. The soul of the God of Destruction was originally placed inside the Crystal Sphere, which was worn by the ancient Wingly ruler Melbu Frahma to increase his power. However, during the Dragon Campaign, when the Dragoons assaulted Kadessa, the capital city of the Ancient Winglies, the Crystal Sphere was shattered during the fight between Melbu Frahma and Zieg Feld, leader of the Dragoons.
Ever since, the soul of the God of Destruction has wandered the Earth and, every one hundred and eight years, possesses the body of a human child in an attempt to return to its body. The body can be summoned if the Signets are destroyed, which can be done using the immense magical power contained within the artifacts that Lloyd gathered, called the Divine Moon Objects. At this time, the human that is the soul of the God of Destruction is Shana. Emperor Diaz then reveals himself to be Zieg Feld, Dart's father and leader of the Dragoons that fought alongside Rose in the Dragon Campaign. After Zieg defeated Melbu Frahma, Melbu cast a spell that both petrified him and kept Melbu's spirit alive within Zieg's body. Finally, it is revealed that Rose is the Black Monster that destroyed Dart’s village, in an attempt to kill the person carrying the soul of the God of Destruction.
After all this is revealed, Zieg (or, more accurately, Melbu Frahma, who is now possessing Zieg's body) takes Shana away and proceeds to destroy the remaining three Signet Spheres that seal the Moon That Never Sets, the flesh of the God of Destruction, causing it to fall from the sky and land on the Divine Tree. He then carries her to the body of the God of Destruction, so that the body will sense the presence of its soul and prepare to restore itself. Instead, Melbu Frahma unites with the body himself, taking the form and power of the God of Destruction. Zieg is released from Melbu Frahma’s possession, and aids the party in their attempt to defeat Melbu. The party defeats him, but at the cost of Rose and Zieg who sacrifice themselves to destroy Melbu Frahma. Everyone else is able to return home to live their own lives.
Development
The Legend of Dragoon was developed by Sony Computer Entertainment of Japan (SCEI). The project began in 1996 with a small group of people while the company simultaneously built teams for developing other games such as Ape Escape and Ico.[3] At its peak, the development team consisted of over 100 members, with ten people simply dedicated to drawing the game's concept art. As the game contains a large number of pre-rendered maps and full-motion videos, content was spread over four discs.[3] The Legend of Dragoon took three and a half years to develop before its December 1999 release in Japan. Prior to its June 2000 release in North America, the gameplay was rebalanced following complaints of the Japanese version's difficulty level.[3] According to Shuhei Yoshida, The Legend of Dragoon cost Sony Computer Entertainment $16 million to develop in over a span of three years and that most of the game's sales were made overseas, saying "the sales in the U.S. were very strong."Vorlage:Citation needed
On December 22, 2010, Sony released The Legend of Dragoon on the PlayStation Network.[4] The North American version was released on May 1, 2012.[3] The title was the best-selling PSOne Classic for three months, remaining in the top 5 for five months.[5][6]
Reception
The Legend of Dragoon received mixed to positive reviews.[7] The game was praised by IGN for its graphics and cinematics.[8] However, the combo system was criticized for requiring too much precision, while the titular element of Dragoon transformation was deemed inconsequential to gameplay.[9] The game's battles were considered repetitious due to an excessive frequency of random encounters.[10] GameSpot's Peter Bartholow was more critical of the game. Bartholow called it a "highly generic RPG" and stated that the game "borrows too heavily from other games and lacks that 'hook' to make it worth dealing with excessive defending."[11]
The Legend of Dragoon sold 960,000 copies in North America and over 280,000 copies in Japan as of December 27, 2007.[12][13] In 2009, GamesRadar included it among the games "with untapped franchise potential", commenting: "A massive, epic RPG designed to compete with the then-juggernaut Final Fantasy series, Dragoon actually succeeded in its task. It was just as beautiful, nearly as deep, had a touching story, and actually improved upon FF in a few ways (avoidable random battles, for example). (...) [G]iven The Legend of Dragoon’s cult status among PlayStation loyalists today, we’re astonished that Sony has allowed this series to fade into obscurity."[14]
Manga
The Legend of Dragoon is a manga book by Ataru Cagiva based on the game. The manga only published one issue under the publisher Bros. Comics. The book follows the story of the events of disc one of the game but pulls away from the story in many parts. It is missing many characters and events in order to decrease the book's size. The book was released in 2000 only in Japan and was never translated in America.Vorlage:Citation needed
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- ↑ Zusätze | FinalCraft.com. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2017.
- ↑ The Legend of Dragoon | FinalCraft.com. Abgerufen am 2. Juli 2017.
- ↑ a b c d Yoshida, Shu: The Legend of Dragoon Coming to PSN: RPG Classic Reborn May 1st. In: PlayStation.Blog. Sony Computer Entertainment. April 11, 2012. Abgerufen im January 9, 2013.
- ↑ Ishaan: The Legend of Dragoon Sneaks To PlayStation Game Archives. Siliconera. December 22, 2010. Abgerufen im January 9, 2013.
- ↑ May 2012 PSN Top Sellers: The Walking Dead Invades The Charts – PlayStation Blog. Blog.us.playstation.com. 13. Juni 2012. Abgerufen am 2. Februar 2013.
- ↑ September 2012 PSN Top Sellers: The Walking Dead Crawls Back To the Top – PlayStation Blog. Blog.us.playstation.com. Abgerufen am 2. Februar 2013.
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-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen IGN. - ↑ Legend of Dragoon. IGN. 13. Juni 2000. Abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2008: „The Addition system demands too much precision combined with too much repetition, and the Dragoon transformations are pretty, but often superfluous.“
- ↑ Legend of Dragoon. IGN. 13. Juni 2000. Abgerufen am 10. Oktober 2008: „For example, when I've gone all the way through the dungeon and finished off the long, tedious boss fight, a game should be kind enough not to make me hike back out of the dungeon and back home to the castle or town or whatever, battling random monsters all the way.“
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-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen GSpot. - ↑ The Magic Box - US Platinum Chart Games. In: The-MagicBox.com. Abgerufen am 17. Mai 2009.
- ↑ 1999 Top 100 Best Selling Japanese Console Games. In: The-MagicBox.com. Abgerufen am 17. Mai 2009.
- ↑ 123 games with untapped franchise potential, GamesRadar US, April 30, 2009