The Legend of Dragoon | |
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![]() North American box art featuring three of the protagonists: Dart, Shana, and Rose | |
Developer(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment Japan |
Publisher(s) | Sony Computer Entertainment |
Director(s) | Yasuyuki Hasebe |
Producer(s) | Shuhei Yoshida |
Designer(s) | Yasuyuki Hasebe |
Programmer(s) | Satoshi Mamuro |
Artist(s) | Kenichi Iwata Tatsuya Nakamura |
Writer(s) | Takehiro Kaminagayoshi Yasuyuki Hasebe |
Composer(s) | Dennis Martin Takeo Miratsu |
Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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Genre(s) | Role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
The Legend of Dragoon[a] is a role-playing video game developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation. It was released in December 1999 in Japan, June 2000 in North America, and January 2001 in Europe. Set in a high fantasy fictional world called Endiness, the game follows a group of warriors led by the protagonist, Dart, as they attempt to stop the destruction of the world. The player controls a party of 3D character models through pre-rendered, linear environments. Combat uses a combination of turn-based mechanics and real-time commands. The game includes a quick time event called "addition" during each attack, requiring the player to press a button when prompted to continue inflicting damage.
The game cost $16 million to create, notably high for the time. Development began in 1996 and took three years with a production team of over one hundred. Critical reviewers differed in their assessment of the game, although many unfavourably compared it to the Final Fantasy series. The game sold more than one million copies worldwide, most coming from North America. An album of the game's soundtrack was released in 2000, as well as a novel and manga inspired by the game.
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