Games you've recently finished

I finished The Legend of Dragoon (PSOne) a day or so ago. First i'd like to say wow. And then screw every nay sayer out there that claims that it is a bad/baby rpg.

While the game was straight to the point in design as well as story, I will never consider it a dumbed down rpg. I enjoyed all the playable characters, though I do wish they were more fleshed out. The plot itself started out simple, but it had plenty of twists and turns, as well as emotionally painful/joyful moments.

The music was memorable, as well as enjoyable. The one lyrical piece that plays at the beginning/credits is quickly turning into one of my favorite game songs.

The gameplay is the biggest point on how this game isn't just for beginners. The combat system is more complicated then pressing attack over and over again. Each character has additions that require timed button presses for their attacks to be sucessful. Not only do they look more interesting than most newer games, but it's a good attempt at making the player work during the battles. The characters also have a special magic form - Dragoon. They are more useful early on in the game, though there are plenty of boss battles that became much easier when transforming into each character's elemental dragoon form.

The graphics are quite nice for the PSOne era, with the cinemas standing out beautifully. With voice acting no less! I wish more companies had tried that on the PSOne...we didn't have to wait for the next generation of consoles to hear a character's voice.

I think that is all I have to say about the game. Well, other than now I miss it terribly, and am like plenty of other fans wishing for a sequel. I suggest anyone with an open mind that enjoys rpgs/a good story to try it. You may like it as much as I did.

Jam it back in, in the dark.