A remake of the first and second Langrisser games for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. Originally released on the Sega Megadrive/Genesis, the first game was called Warsong internationally while the second game was never released outside of Japan. "The orthodox tactical simulation RPG "Langrisser" series sings in the present day! Full remake of "I" & "II" as the origin of the series! We bring back various elements such as visual refinement, full voice of scenario, optimization of UI and system side, and return on the latest platform!"
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fire emblem killer number... 4?
langrisser 1 isnt real it cant hurt you
(this review is mostly langrisser 2 related)
no fluff. straight fire. straight meteor. we're going straight to 100 kills with this one.
langrisser 1 isnt real it cant hurt you
(this review is mostly langrisser 2 related)
no fluff. straight fire. straight meteor. we're going straight to 100 kills with this one.
meh é interessantezinho, mas ouvi falarem que o remake acaba um pouco com a alma do jogo. Vou jogar o original um dia pra ver se é verdade.
Só joguei o I
Só joguei o I
I completed both games in this collection for Switch. Warsong on the Genesis has been on my backlog for a long while - and still is - but I wanted to play both remakes since it may be a while before I went back to the OG for the Genesis (Warsong is Langrisser 1 in NA.)
These are great strategy games with rock-solid game design and progression systems, offering a long series of well crafted battles and many leaders to choose from, each of which has their own upgrade paths. One could play these games several times with different mixes of characters and troupes and have the battles play out differently. From a nuts and bolts gameplay standpoint, I really enjoyed both.
But dear lord, the misogyny in the writing and art is so awful. The men are hulking buff guys in armor with take charge attitudes. The women are reduced to pining after them in clothing barely more than lingerie, begging just to stay by side of their men and not be a burden. In-game, Narm is a raging badass riding and leading dragons into battle. In the story she's deferential, wanting only to please her man while trying not to have her breasts fall out of her barely-there clothing.
I really liked how these games played. I really hated how they treated women. From the art and clearly-new translation, I suspect how the women are handled is a new addition. I'm gonna chase down Warsong on the Genesis and hope it fares better in that department.
These are great strategy games with rock-solid game design and progression systems, offering a long series of well crafted battles and many leaders to choose from, each of which has their own upgrade paths. One could play these games several times with different mixes of characters and troupes and have the battles play out differently. From a nuts and bolts gameplay standpoint, I really enjoyed both.
But dear lord, the misogyny in the writing and art is so awful. The men are hulking buff guys in armor with take charge attitudes. The women are reduced to pining after them in clothing barely more than lingerie, begging just to stay by side of their men and not be a burden. In-game, Narm is a raging badass riding and leading dragons into battle. In the story she's deferential, wanting only to please her man while trying not to have her breasts fall out of her barely-there clothing.
I really liked how these games played. I really hated how they treated women. From the art and clearly-new translation, I suspect how the women are handled is a new addition. I'm gonna chase down Warsong on the Genesis and hope it fares better in that department.
Having never played the original games, I was quite excited to check this remake out. However, I was pretty dissappointed with it. The story and timeline mechanic is fine, but I don't feel like there is much strategy involved. I was basically able to steamroll any given mission with no opposition. Compared to games like Fire Emblem or Tactics Ogre, I never felt like I had to think about my turns or put together a strategy more complex than "run them over with my superior units". Maybe I missed something but as it stands, I was very much let down by these games.
Langrissers 1 and 2 are tactical rpgs with quite basic but interesting enough fantasy storyline. One of the tricks of the game is forking storyline so you could play it through a dozen of times to get all the endings and stuff, it's not very long play through so I might do that later. There's no permadead and the difficulty level is ok, so it's a nice playthrough without winding up into unwinnable battle like some other tactical rpgs.
Overall pretty disappointing, thank god they let us restore the original visuals though. The multiple routes and endings seemed cool in concept and I liked that they varied from a super good ending to a very bad ending where the protagonist has killed everyone around them. But the combat left a lot to be desired.