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 - WoohooAn old but interesting game. If you like Final Fantasy, you'll probably like this game. Rating: - Generic RPG - still fun. How to avoid the PS2 crashes.If you've played other Japanese RPGs then you have a good idea of what you'll get from this. I picked this as my introduction to the genre as I wanted to play a regular or average JRPG first to establish a good baseline as a comparison to the games I'd play later on. I had a blast playing it. Over 120 hours (most people will take less time - I'm a grinder) of playing time is a spectacular bargain considering that you'll pay far less than $10 for it. The melodramatic story was a particular joy. The most annoying part was the addition combat. Maybe I'm totally inept but I was NEVER able to hit a level 3 combo and usually missed the level 2s. Since the most powerful combos go up to level 7 that can be a problem. But you can still win the game without doing well in addition combat - there are artifacts in the game that will allow you to hit the additions all the time. I could go on but it would all be repeating things from other reviews. The MAIN reason I'm posting this review is to help out the PS2 players who experience lockups or freezes that keep them from completing the game. I had that problem as well and was able to fix it. First off, I experienced rare random crashes but was always able to restore from the last save and continue the game without that crash repeating. Save often! There are 3 boss fights that will crash the game if you use Dragoon mode. At the end of those fights, after the experience points roll up, the game will just freeze. It will happen EVERY TIME if you use Dragoon mode in these boss fights. (btw, the game has a LOT of boss fights. They're very entertaining) The solution to the first 2 fights is NOT to use Dragoon mode. (At that point in the game your characters are at least as powerful without Dragoon mode anyway. You just use different tactics to win.) Those 2 fights are vs. Lenus & Regole at the end of disc 2 and the boss battle at Aglis on disc 4. The 3rd boss fight is the final one against the big bad. The solution is ... don't worry about it! Go ahead and use Dragoon mode. It doesn't matter if the game locks up because the game's over after you win anyway! You still get to see the closing credits and what happens to each character and so on. It might be possible to win the last battle without Dragoon mode but that fight is SUCH a struggle (it took me over 45 minutes to win on the first attempt) that I wasn't interested in trying it again without using Dragoon mode. Summing up. Good game and if crashes on your PS2 you can work around it. Rating:  - Awesome.When I heard this game was the Final Fantasy Killer, I just had to play it, being an avid FF fan. And I have to say, I was impressed. This game was great. A tad on the long side, but it hasn't stopped me from replaying it over and over. The characters are all fun and interesting, even with the whole Sentai thing going on. Sure, you can guess what'll happen by looking at the characters costumes, but it's actually pretty fun. The music is great, and the graphics are great as well (for a game this old). This game should definitely be remade on a new system, but while I keep my fingers crossed, you should get it. Rating:  - LEGEND OF DRAGOONAS FAR AS PLAYSTATION ONE GAMES GO, THIS GAME IS A CLASSIC. IT IS QUITE FUN. Rating: - Legend of DragoonAwesome game! A must have for RPG fans, especially psx gamers. The only thing about this game is that you have to get used to the battle system. Hitting 'X' when two squares overlap is how you attack using your character's unique attacks. The system is not hard, but if you are a traditional RPG fan who is used to just mashing 'X' every now and again you may have to get used to this. Personally I like it because it is different.
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