The Legend of Dragoon

The Legend of Dragoon is a role-playing video game developed by SCE Japan Studio. It was published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation in 1999 in Japan, 2000 in North America, and 2001 in Europe. Set in the high fantasy land of Endiness, the game follows a group of warriors led by Dart Feld as they are caught in a war between Endiness’ nations and the greater plot behind it. During the game, the player guides Dart’s party as 3D character models through pre-rendered environments, fighting battles using a combination of turn-based mechanics and real-time commands.

The game took three years to develop, with development costs of $16 million and over one hundred staff members. Yasuyuki Hasebe was director, game designer and story writer. Shuhei Yoshida acted as producer, while the music was composed by Dennis Martin and Takeo Miratsu. The game was designed to promote player immersion, realism and cinematic style. Reception was generally positive, although several critics found it lacking compared to other PlayStation RPGs at the time. A commercial success, The Legend of Dragoon sold over one million copies worldwide, with most of those sales coming from North America.

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