Panzer Dragoon Saga Review for the Sega Saturn

This is it everyone, by far the most requested video I've had since starting these retro Saturn reviews. Panzer Dragoon Saga was released on April 30th, 1998, the same year that Metal Gear Solid and Ocarina of Time were released. It has been called one of the greatest RPGs of all time, but the real question on everyone's mind is, should I spend $500,000 on it? While I can't really answer that for you, I hope this video clearly shows enough of the game to give you a clear idea if this is an RPG you should be interested in.

Sadly the only way people are likely to ever experience the game is by playing it on the Saturn as the original source code has apparently been lost. If that is indeed true, it means for all you English speaking folks out there the only way to play this game outside of emulation is to pick up a $200 copy from eBay. Let me know if this review has turned you off from doing that, or if you decide to jump on it right away. I'd be really interested in hearing what you have to say.

As always, thanks for watching.

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[gqunit69]

I bet some dude stole the code and somewhere in japan there is a angry ex sega employee with the lost codes lolz

[ProjectCOE]

@gqunit69 Rumor has it that someone at Team Andromeda purposely "lost" the code because there were bad relations between them and what was going on with upper management at Sega during this time period. Whatever the true story is, the original source code is gone making any future version impossible.

[ProjectCOE]

@ajmetz82 Ultimately I think it really depends on where people stand in relation to their Saturn. Anyone lookin for the defacto RPG on the Saturn should certainly check this out, but that $200 question is really relavant to those that don't want to mod their system.

[megamanxCOE]

Man, I want this game so bad. It's one of the classics that I never got to experience, but I'd love to. I think what's worse is the possibility that the game may be "lost" to modern gamers, because we won't have it on digital distribution services.

[ProjectCOE]

@megamanxCOE It'll likely remain a rare game for all time unless Sega is ever able to find the original source code somewhere, which is looking less and less likely as time goes by.

[gqunit69]

THEY LOST THE CODE FOR PDS SAGA THE GREATEST GAME EVER

YET THEY KEPT THE CODE FOR SONIC 3D BLAST?????!?!?!??!?!?!

CMON SEGA

PUT THIS 1 ON THE VC OR PSN STORE U BUNCH OF CHICKY BASTARDS

[gqunit69]

this is my favorite game ever

that and MM2 ,OOt, CT

but out of these games PDS saga never got a sequel

[ProjectCOE]

@ajmetz82 Indeed the video was comprised only from the first disc as I always try very careful not to spoil anything for those who are looking to try the game out.

[ajmetz82]

@tendresseak27 I only got into RPGs via Zelda on NES & SNES, so, for example, I find moving all the characters and selecting stuff from menus in games like Mysteria tedious, =P. Love Dark Savior [battles like Street Fighter!] and Panzer Dragoon [free to move around, and can shoot as the bars charge, etc]...but mostly you play because the plot and the cinematic FMV rewards, ^_^. But flying everywhere is pure joy, and the on foot bits graphically outperform N64's simplistic Mario 64

[ajmetz82]

@tendresseak27 I completed it three times - twice back in the day - once normal, once obtaining EXCELLENT on *every* Monster, ^_^, XD. Then completed it again when I lost my save game.... =/. Graphics - in particular - the variety of water effects still impress in my opinion. This video appears mainly based on disc 1...graphics get better across discs 2, 3, and 4...still blows my mind to think my Saturn is pulling some of this stuff off. Obv I'm a biased Saturn fan though, ;-).

[tendresseak27]

@ajmetz82 You might want to check out my channel for my tastes in games. I like pretty much every genre from platformers, fighters to rpgs and first person shooters.

[tendresseak27]

@ajmetz82 But you're probably nostalgic here. I'm not saying that this game is not amazing, it probably is. " and amazing Saturn graphics do it for you - definitely get this." I can appreciate the fact that this game looked good on the saturn, but this ain't 1998 no more. Definitly not into retro games for there looks. From this video, I don't think this game is for me simply because the battle system seems like something I would not find fun.