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Jeff	Jun 29 2009, 02:01 PM
Lord of Pie & BBWs Posts: 1,393 Group: Four Against Nature Member #3 Joined: Jul 6, 2008 Quote You are but the strongest KNIGHT! You should be able to ROCK ME!	And the end vote came out: Legend of Legaia (which shall never be abbreviated as "LoL"): 2 Monster Rancher 2: 1 Breath of Fire 3: 1 Anyone who has not voted yet CoughDancough can do so at any time between MR2 and BoF3 for the next LP down the line. But for now - Legaia wins. Legaia was released in America in March of 1999, not too long after its Japanese release in October 1998. It was developed by small-time publisher Prokion and Contrail and - due to the size of the publishers - got little to no advertising in the western world. In fact when I bring this game up even to lovers of the obscure I tend to merit awkward looks. I've only met two other people who knew about the game before I did. So, simply put: it's a pretty little-known game. It's a full-polygon RPG game that incorporates fighting-game elements and one of the very few games to change the models of the main characters when they equip not just new weapons, but new armor too. In Japan, it hit store shelves just a year after Final Fantasy 7 and was thus thrown to the side. A sequel, Legaia 2: Duel Saga, was released for the PS2 briefly after the console hit the market but had the poor timing of being released around the same time as Final Fantasy 10 and was once again, neglected, in spite of the Legaia sequel easily trumping the tenth FF game in every way. As we will soon see, the story of Legaia the first is that humans live in a world alongside of strange lifeforms known as Seru. The Seru bond with humans and give them great strength or other powers, allowing them to better compete in a wild and savage world. One day, ten years before the game begins, a strange Mist flows across the world which drives Seru into a frenzy pitch and drag the human they're attached to along for the ride into debilitating madness. What caused the mist? How can we stop it? Let's find out! To paraphrase Douglas Adams: this was a bad idea and made many people unhappy. Translation: humans are dumb. Kamen Riders? Oh. That was my next guess. Also, I have NO IDEA what's happening in those images there... Yes. That huge thing is a type of Seru. Yes, we get to see it later on. Like how to open the pickle jar without using one of those padded glove things! It'd be a boring game if it was utopia from start to finish. Who woulda thunk it?! Personally, I blame the rap music. We get a little panoramic view of the first town - Rim Elm - a town with a massive wall erected (tee-hee) around it so that the ocean wind would blow the mist away, and the wall would protect its inhabitants from the Mist monsters. The wall's been in place for roughly 10 years. They will tell you this about 20 times before we're done with the prologue. Next, we get introduced to our blue-haired (of course) protagonist. His default name is "Vahn", but that'd be too easy. I'm going to name the heroes of this LP after the heroes of my previous LPs! EVO for you, Fish! Aww! He likes it! Fish: Sure, let's go with that. Elder: Gewd! I came here to cheer you up, but it seems there was no need... Whatever that means, old-timer. Next we set off to investigate the town and see what the deal is. But we're stopped by... a woman with green hair. Huh. Okay. Sure, why not? Fish: Huh? Whoops. Better think fast, Fish! Insert overtly sexual joke here So! Go ahead and speak with all the random people along the way back. This is mandatory and they're on your way back anyways. Amusingly enough, one lady calls him "Little Fish". Hee-hee-hee. Nene: Why do we look like lemmings? Mei: Because this is about as good as PlayStation graphics get. Suck it up. And, of course, because Fish is an RPG hero, he's perpetually late regardless of how fast he moves from Point A to Point B. This pretty much guarantees that he can take as much or as little time to get anywhere and things'll turn out alright. Mei then begins ~~groping~~ measuring Fish. Insert another overtly sexual joke here She then leaves and Nene insists you go talk to her and thank her properly for her taking the time out to measure you. I say "No" just to be arbitrary and confusing. She laughs and then goes on a little monologue about how much she loves sewing. O... kay. Go talk to everyone else you haven't already (including the monk on the beach who offers to teach you how to fight) and it'll cue the return of the hunting party. Yay! Did they bring candy?! Tell me they brought candy!!! ... That's not candy. That's... bad. C'mon game, we just STARTED and you're murdering NPCs?! Mellow out!!! Lots of angst... but I don't even KNOW the guy! And they named him Juno. Y'know. After a woman. I want to emotionally support the girl I don't actually know!!! That's probably safer than my usual relationships with women! Okay, okay, I'm going home. Nap time! Naps and showers fix EVERYTHING!!! The one that sounds like a bee buzz-- oh wait, wrong RPG... Seems... FISHY! ZING! His Biron-Monk Senses are tingling! Or something. Sure. So says the guy who looks like a Tolkien variation of the KKK... I love how parasites refer to themselves as such nice things like "Salvation" or "Redemption" when it amounts to walking about with a massive bug gnawing on my head forever and ever. I don't think so. The monk bitchslaps "Zeto" but it doesn't quite take. Uhh... that's big. And surprisingly well-rendered. WATCH OUT! IT'S CLOVERFIELD TEN YEARS EARLY!!! EXCEPT THIS ACTUALLY HAS A PLOT! Damn, this FMV is hard to screen cap! What Fish didn't know at the time was that Mr. Snufflekins was declawed and largely subsisted on shrimp, but was trained to knock down big walls and look scary. It's a misunderstanding that happened a lot. Well, poop. Mr. Snufflekins disappears and a small legion of Gimards (those weird chain-n-ball things with the beaks) flood in. You'll be attacked a minimum of one time but even that's dangerous. No, seriously, these are the first monsters in the game but they're REALLY tough. Their normal attacks aren't that devastating, but they run the risk of using "Tail Flame" which will blow about 60 of your 180 HP away per use. The best part? YOU CAN'T RUN AWAY. The VERY FIRST FIGHT IN THE GAME is a wake-up boss!!! To fight, though, you select action and you tap directions on the control pad corresponding to attacks (High Kick, Low Kick, Left Punch, Right Punch) and inputting certain combos of moves unlock "Arts" which are special moves that spend Action Points (AP) which you gain each turn or gain a lot of when you block (Spirit). You can only use 3 moves right now unless you spirit, which will extend your meter for the next turn. Here's what you can learn right now: Appreciate this. This is the only time I'm doing this for you guys. You're on your own from here on out in regards to art combos. Go back to the tree where we started... Always an excellent thing to do in times of trouble... TOUCH TREES!!! Do you see any other Fish in this LP? What the bacon? Look, I would just like to say that the kiddie pool chocolate pudding thing was just a dream I had once and-- err... never mind... What's a Ra-Seru? Well, of course, but you didn't answer my-- That's great, but-- Awesome. I mean it. But what's a-- okay, can we stop talking like this? You're making me dizzy. Whoa, wait, you mean our power is directly linked to fighting spirit?! THAT I understand! HECK YEAH!!! And by "everyone" you mean "that one girl with the THO for me", right? Yeah, we're fucked. If you get my drift! Curses! Anyways, speak with Mei... Mei: Is that a Seru on your arm?! Fish: Nah. It's a Ra-Seru. Mei: What's a Ra-Seru? Fish: Shrug Mei: ... What's it do? Fish: Well, I hit a little bit harder with it. Mei: ... Huh. Okay. Fish: Let's get everyone to the Genesis Tree. Mei: 'kay! I'm... gonna have to pass. These prayers might be fed on my Deathevan... O... kay. Dunno how this is gonna help, but I'm willing to try anything once. Whoa. Trippy. BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!!! I HAVE THE POWAAAAAAAAH!!! Well, the power of the revived Genesis Tree nukes the Seru monsters and the town is restored to right. Now for some more depressing stuff. ... WHAT?! Yeah. The all-powerful, all-seeing god of Legaia's world is... sigh Rem. I wish I could say I photoshopped that... but I didn't. Anyways, the bodies are shipping out to sea and we're left with a touching moment for three people WE NEVER EVEN SPOKE TO. Meanwhile, back with the plot... I hate you, old man. Short version: Mei's mom, Maya, is probably alive. Go find her. Screw this noise, I'm outta here! Hunter's Clothes get! This is your first body armor. You should also consider getting the boots from the shop (which raise both offensive and defensive stats). You should also try to get all the items from the shop before going too far, in all honesty, even if they are a touch pricey, but anything's better than nothing. Mei thanks you again (if you're not a douche) and heads home. As we enter the overworld map! HUZZAH! See more next time as we follow the path to the Hunter's Spring and to Drake Castle!
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