It may simply be nostalgia speaking. It in all probability is nostalgia speaking, because it’s been over 20 years since I performed the sport. However it occurred to me not too long ago that one in all my favourite PlayStation RPGs would possibly really make for MMORPG. A few of you’ll probably bear in mind The Legend of Dragoon. If not, it was a JRPG made by Sony.
The sport is about in a fantasy world with three main races: people, dragons, and Winglies. The latter had been, at one level, the dominant race, having made people their slaves. However this didn’t final because the people acquired assist from the dragons and realized to turn into dragoons with the intention to defeat the Winglies and earn their freedom. All of this occurred 10,000 years earlier than the primary recreation even begins, that means there’s 10,000 years value of potential storyline to play with proper there.
Which means, technically, an MMORPG inbuilt The Legend of Dragoon universe wouldn’t have to depend on the characters of the unique recreation. As an alternative, it may cope with the People’ combat for freedom from the Winglies or the occasions wherever in between. The purpose is that it may make an attention-grabbing universe for gamers to stay in. And, some would possibly give bonus factors to the people not combating dragons for as soon as.
In fact, the sport wasn’t excellent. For one factor, it was very, and I imply very, on rails. You’re not out exploring the overworld like you’ll be able to in different video games. And a few of the story beats may have been improved as effectively. That mentioned, it was nonetheless a enjoyable recreation set in an attention-grabbing world, and one thing that would simply be constructed on.
Granted, all gamers would probably be dragoons. However, contemplating the best way the sport was designed, with every dragoon having totally different skills, it may nonetheless simply enable for a strong class system. Every of the dragoon characters within the participant’s get together had their very own means package, in spite of everything.
In fact, MMORPGs are an enormous enterprise, and new ones might be reasonably dangerous. As well as, it’s not like Sony’s actually doing MMOs as of late.
That mentioned, with the recognition of gacha-style video games, Sony may nonetheless make use of The Legend of Dragoon IP, constructing a roster of dragoon characters – and even dragons – for gamers to gather. I suppose a couple of Winglies may very well be added as effectively. Though they aren’t precisely the nice guys.
Actually, it could simply be good to see the IP once more, as it could others. However, maybe not as a remaster, or a remake of the unique recreation, as has been accomplished with different video games. That always doesn’t work out effectively. However telling a distinct story in the identical universe not directly – and in a approach that gamers can probably share, that would work, at the least with this specific world.
However, as I discussed, the large-scale video games are time-consuming, pricey, and troublesome to make. And The Legend of Dragoon didn’t do in addition to different JRPGs on the time. Nonetheless, having a strong construction to work from isn’t a nasty factor, as long as it’s accomplished correctly. And, it could give new gamers a strategy to expertise the world, because it’s a ache to attempt to play older video games with out having the associated gear. I personally assume it is at all times good to discover a strategy to share outdated tales with new folks. Plus, I actually would not thoughts visiting the world of The Legend of Dragoon once more, and this appears a good way to do it.
Sadly, it in all probability will not occur. However one can dream.
