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More Panzer Dragoon Than You Could Ever Want

Posted by Zonk on from the way-better-than-lair dept.

Via GameSetWatch, links to the 1up site for a giant feature on the complete history of the Panzer Dragoon series. From the GSW post: "As Mielke explains: 'The reason for this unique cover story is to take a look back at this underappreciated, underbought, near-legendary series that climaxed with the release of 1998's Panzer Dragoon Saga, a game that is unlikely to ever see a port to any system, ever. Taking the DNA of Sega stablemate Space Harrier and welding it to an Empire Strikes Back-style plot, developer Team Andromeda created an epic, picturesque showdown between good and evil that would send lasting shockwaves through the fledgling 32-bit era.'"

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  1. More than I want by Cerberus911 · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the number of replies it looks to be more than anyone wants.

  2. ugh YESS by deathtopaulw · · Score: 3, Informative

    I just recently got to play through 1,2, and Saga and I must say

    Saga is the first RPG I've ever played that I actually liked. The only game since it that got the hybrid RPG/real time fighting engine right was KOTOR. I urge anyone with a saturn and $200 to play it, hahaha

    or just anyone with some time to research saturn piracy and 4 spare CDRs

  3. Panzer Dragoon Saga really needs a port by Piata · · Score: 2, Interesting

    One of the best games I ever played. That along with Dragon Force and a bunch of other crazy, random and unique RPGs really made the Saturn a great console and I wish those games would pop up on the Wii VC.

  4. One of the best series ever... by macshome · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Without a doubt, in my mind at least, the four Panzer Dragoon games represent some of the finest gaming ever. I remember playing Panzer Dragoon Zwei for the first time and just being struck by the cinemas and the story that they managed to weave. Zwei is a good example of a game that shows a great amount of artistry for people that don't think games can qualify as art.

    At least part of my affection for Rez comes from the fact that it's much like Panzer Dragoon stuffed into a crack pipe.