#2
The Legend of Dragoon
Previous Year: #2
The Legend of Dragoon has always been a very divisive game, with some people absolutely loving it while others don't care for it at all. As you can see, I am firmly in the former group of people, as there has only ever been one game I rate higher than this. Personally, I found The Legend of Dragoon to be an amazing game that does something entirely unique that no other game I've played really does, that being the battle system. The game uses a battle system where the player can string together a series of attacks with well-timed button presses, making the battles much more interesting and involved than if you were just repeatedly selecting an attack and watching the character do the action by themselves.
With an interesting story and characters, charming and at the time very beautiful graphics (the backgrounds are still often gorgeous), and a very good soundtrack the game has very much held up over the years. The only real blemishes are the average at best voice acting, which there is fortunately quite little of, and the English script that has its fair share of mistakes. Besides those minor issues there isn't anything to complain about in the game. It still contains some of the most memorable and surprising moments in any video game I've ever played, and it is one of the few games I can confidently say I have done absolutely everything there is to do in it. I have finished every sidequest, every optional area and every single boss the game has to offer, and when I inevitably go back to play at some point I will likely do it all over again.
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