Legaia 2: Duel Saga
by Eidos Interactive
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Platform: PlayStation2Publisher: Eidos Interactive
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Video Game Reviews of Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Customer Review: A Decent RPG experience...
Summary: 4 Stars
It's important to remember that although this game has "Legaia" in the title, it is not a direct sequel to "Legend of Legaia"; the characters and world setting are completely different. Keeping that in mind, it's still an enjoyable game on its own terms and has alot of good points going for it.
Graphics (score 9/10): Legaia 2 doesnt have the most amazing PS2 graphics ever - but it still looks polished and pleasing to the eye. No complaints here.
Music (score 8/10): The music itself isn't particularly memorable, but it's also not terrible. Music seems to fit the scenes pretty well, and is pleasant enough. The voice acting isn't the best, but it's not too grating either.
Characters (score 8/10): Characters are pretty likeable. They are not incredibly deep, but they do have personalities. Although they are not developed much in the main story, if you participate in the "meal conversations" their personalities are fleshed out more. Overall, the characters are developed just enough to be likeable and have you care about them.
Story (score 8/10): The story is not anything incredibly special. It's you're typical "mad-man trying to destroy the world, only you can stop him" type storyline. Still, it manages to be interesting enough to keep you playing.
Battle System (score 9/10): The battle system is not your typical turn-based affair. You input a "left, right, up, or down" button in a string to make an attack. Certain combinations will be special attacks called "arts" which do more damage. If you get sick of inputing buttons, thankfully the game allows you to use your last input as a default. This option can speed things up if you just don't feel like doing all those inputs. All in all, I found the battle system to be enjoyable and had no real qualms with it.
Gameplay (score 9/10): This is a bit of a catch-all category; I'll just list some things of note. I really liked the ability to cook meals in the game. The food would increase/decrease your stats, and the conversations during meals give you more character interaction. I also like the ability to choose responses to some questions. It usually resulted in humorous dialogue and it never sounded out-of-character - no matter whether you chose the nice answer or the snarky one. The last thing of note about gameplay is that you cannot freely explore the world map. You basically travel instantaneously from point A to point B just by selecting the next location on the map. This may bother some people but it didn't really bother me. I must admit though, this feature does make the game rather linear.
Overall (score 8/10): NOTE this score is not an average, it's my subjective overall score. I really enjoyed this game and thought it was worth playing. Would it have been worth paying $50 for? Well, that's questionable. However, used copies are available rather cheaply now, so I recommend picking this up. If you don't expect perfection going in, then you're likely to get a fun, enjoyable experience out of this game.
Description of Legaia 2: Duel Saga
Legaia 2: Duel Saga begins in a small village called Nohl. The player assumes the role of Lang, a rookie member of the Nohl militia. The game includes features new to the RPG genre, including a unique battle system called Tactical Arts that allows players to enter a series of directional button inputs to call up special attack combos and maneuvers. Tactical Arts attacks will be accompanied by dynamic camera angles to further enhance the effects. Players will also have access to Origins, which assist characters in fighting battles and solving puzzles. Each member of the adventure party will have a different Origin available to him or her. Players can use these to battle enemies, heal injured party members, and destroy barriers.All Games
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