The Legend of Dragoon box art
Playing Played Wish List Backlog
Add to Shelf Add to List

See more on IGDB

The Legend of Dragoon (1999)

SCE Japan Studio

PlayStation · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Portable

4.02 from 561 ratings

1365 members have it in their collection · 42 playing now · 465 backlogged · 252 wish listed

How long? Main story 59h · with extras 50h · 100% 70h (from 11 logged playthroughs)

The Legend of Dragoon is a Japanese-style RPG, visually reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII (pre-rendered backgrounds, 3D characters and battle scenes, CG animations to advance the story). Battle mechanics follow the traditional turn-based prototype, with a few additions such as critical attacks dependent on precise timing, and "dragoon" transformations, which allow access to powerful techniques. Game progression is largely linear, … Read more
The Legend of Dragoon is a Japanese-style RPG, visually reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII (pre-rendered backgrounds, 3D characters and battle scenes, CG animations to advance the story). Battle mechanics follow the traditional turn-based prototype, with a few additions such as critical attacks dependent on precise timing, and "dragoon" transformations, which allow access to powerful techniques. Game progression is largely linear, with the "world map" replaced by locations represented as connected dots. Read less
Remove Ads with Grouvee Gold

Details

Developers
SCE Japan Studio
Publishers
Sony Computer Entertainment
Genres
Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Drama, Fantasy, Historical

Release dates

  • Dec 02, 1999 (Full Release) (Japan) PlayStation
  • Jun 13, 2000 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation
  • Jan 19, 2001 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation
  • Dec 22, 2010 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • Apr 30, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
  • May 01, 2012 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable

Also available on

Remove Ads with Grouvee Gold

Featured in lists

Vote on Grouvee's Favorite RPGs! by shinespark · 66 games · 14
Vote on Grouvee's Favorite Game Stories! by shinespark · 47 games · 4
1990's Games by Roach · 140 games · 2
Playstation by phantasy2004 · 41 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
215
4 stars
189
3 stars
114
2 stars
37
1 star
6
Remove Ads with Grouvee Gold

Community All Reviews Statuses

scoopings

Status scoopings Jul 16, 2026

This is one of my favorite games from childhood, played it so much etc etc. I don't really remember the soundtrack, but I just read that Takeo Miratsu was one of the composers. Jumping Flash! Loved the Jumping Flash tunes! Makes me even more excited for when I get to this game

1 Comment Permalink
danksocks

Status danksocks May 20, 2026 Abandoned

I keep floundering between “this game isn’t very good” and “ehhh this game isn’t so bad”. The saving graces are the addition system and the story which has drawn me in as I’ve continued playing. Lots of problems with it though.

1 Comment Permalink
danksocks

Status danksocks May 12, 2026 Abandoned

Fired this up last night and played for about an hour. I love timed-attacks in RPGs. Woof this dialogue is bad though. Maybe I took the "Sony's FFVII Killer" allegations a little too seriously. Gotta dial back my expectations a bit.

1 Comment Permalink
ThatDudeWinston

Status ThatDudeWinston Dec 6, 2025

Solid characters and story, along with a slight twist on traditional rpg battle mechanics. Enjoyed the environment and characters. The battle animations for the more powerful spells are longggggg. Would be a great candidate for a remake, as the major drawback is PS1 jankiness in the mechanics and graphics.

0 Comment Permalink
grok

Status grok Jul 5, 2024

I am part way into Disc 2 and can't decide how I feel so far.

Parts of this game are really great, and I like some of the concepts it tries, but I am finding the combat incredibly shallow. Between active combat and the dragoon system, there isn't much choice in how you build or tool up your party. When …

Read more

I am part way into Disc 2 and can't decide how I feel so far.

Parts of this game are really great, and I like some of the concepts it tries, but I am finding the combat incredibly shallow. Between active combat and the dragoon system, there isn't much choice in how you build or tool up your party. When I compare it to other JRPGs I have played its combat really is disappointing.

However, the Dragoons themselves are pretty cool, the story is decent so far, and I have liked enough to keep chugging along.

Read less
3 Comment Permalink
internpepper

Status internpepper Nov 14, 2020

I didn't play this game until recently, despite growing up with Playstation RPGs. This certainly copied a lot from FF7, but the Dragoon system was an awesome addition. It took me awhile to get used to the timed attack system, but once I did, I enjoyed the battles.

0 Comment Permalink
Bullitt

Status Bullitt Mar 8, 2020

Finished the game again, after almost 20 years... worth every moment and still lives up to the amazing nostalgia. One of the great true gems.

6 Comment Permalink