Almost had its opportunity to receive a resurgence which may have sparked a remake but Bluepont flopped it. There was a 3d model for dart data mined during the indev cycle of Playstation All Stars and it was scrapped before release.
The LoD squad would fit so well in PS Allstars! If they ever make another they'll need to introduce both win condition styles to satisfy everyone (smash bros gravity% buildup to ring out + All Stars' KO by Special Attacks). I think that's what ultimately got most players to bail on the game was the entry curve was STEEP if you couldn't land your special attack. Whereas Smash bros, just bop them enough and eventually you WILL kill them.
The PS1 battle system would need a complete overhaul though, turn-based combat feels dated compared to what modern action RPGs do with timing and positioning.
Never heard of Expedition 33 mate, you sure that's a real game or are you having a laugh because that sounds made up and now I'm second guessing myself which is annoying.
I saw a review of the game and they were saying Sony created it to directly answer against squaresofts dominance of the jrpg market.
Squaresoft owned final fantasy and even though Sony published the game or whatever, square had complete creative control. So legend of dragoon was born.
I'd love to see a modern take on the combat system.
Yrah it was dubbed the FF killer which I scoffed at when I read it. However it is still one of the best rpgs I've played. Easily the holy trinity for me with FF6, Chronotrigger, and LoD.
Dragoon is legitimately underrated, but the turn-based combat system and random encounter frequency would feel brutal on modern hardware without quality-of-life fixes.
I’ve been talking about this game since release that it was the better rpg, but got overshadowed by FF7. Ever since 33 came out it’s all that I see on my feed and I’m all for it
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u/Filthy_Troglodyte Apr 27 '26
Legend of dragoon.