Blue Dragon
Blue Dragon is an epic role-playing game that centers on a young boy named Shu and several of his friends. These unlikely heroes possess the power to control phantom shadows that mirror the actions of their masters, giving Shu and his comrades miraculous strength and magical powers. The warriors can create and develop their combat styles by utilizing different types of Shadow Change, including Sword, Assassin, and Power Magic. Shu and his friends must use the shadows as weapons and wield their skills to save their world from impending doom. Encountering various people on a planet where numerous ancient ruins remain, the characters and their shadows travel through a world full of mysteries and illusions, where the slightest touch can cause reactions of unparalleled magnitude.
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Good enough.
Blue Dragon is a very standard and relatively enjoyable RPG. While there are some interesting and unique elements, it will seem like a cookie-cutter RPG to those with a lot of playing experience.
The story of Blue Dragon is very simple, which is unfortunate. The main focus is four young adventurers avenging the destruction of their hometown. Along the way they encounter a large variety of other characters, but none are incredibly memorable. There is an underlying theme that has to do with human nature and the nature of robotic beings. Though there were a number of different directions that could have been taken by the game creators, the story comes up a little short in the end. Fortunately, the main characters are very likeable and their strong relationship is a good motivation for players to finish the story.
I had huge expectations for the soundtrack, given that it was scored by Nobuo Uematsu. Unfortunately, I had difficulty finding any tracks that I liked or found memorable. The scenery of the game is very colorful, but also very conventional. There are some interesting locations, though, like the “Laser Field” and “Ancient Hospital.”
Gameplay is just like a lot of other RPGs, but in a good way. It is just a standard turn-based battle system, but some actions require “charging,” which requires some strategic timing and button pressing. Each character can equip four accessories and equip unique abilities. There are a number of job classes to choose from, but I thought the default jobs were good enough. The difficulty level is also fairly low. You may find yourself challenged during a few boss battles, but there are convenient “checkpoints” before each of them so you won’t lose your progress if you get knocked out.
The main storyline takes up less than thirty hours, and there are a number of side quests. You could also spend the time to have each of your characters master several job classes if you wished. However, by the time I reached the final hours of the game, I was ready for it to be over. While it is certainly an enjoyable game, there was no remarkable or outstanding aspect that made me want to keep playing and playing. If you are looking for a game just to pass the time or are a game that doesn’t require a big time committment, I recommend Blue Dragon.
4 Stars Blue dragon is a good rpg for the 360.
This a great rpg, but not comparable to Final Fantasy. I t may have been created by the guy who help propel FF on PlayStation, but this won’t have that effect on 360.It’s three disc and has descent cut scenes, the play is like any other rpg, the shadow class is great plus, you can change any of the charters abilities. The achievements are a problem, just like in most of the rpgs that I’ve played, you need to have more that one file, and its gets boring after a while having to always battle to get you level and SP up to unlock achievements.Blue Dragon great, but If you not into rpgs, I would stay away.
3 Stars If you like NES RPGs here is a great one for you
I began Blue Dragon with great hopes. Stunning visuals, ‘new game play’, lots of fun. The game looks wonderful, however after about disc 2 (there are four I believe, maybe three) you just stop caring. I found the grinding to be a bit on the heavy side (I beat the final boss fight without him going though, so maybe too high.) The characters have been cut from other JRPGS (and if you don’t know what the J is for don’t play this game, you will want to set it on fire.) Some interesting mini-games in it. THe monster fight mechanic is interesting, however it does get old after a while. The achievements for the 360 are horrid. Read online and the suggestion is to put your controlled down on the ground and allow it to fight the monsters without you there and you will level up. I do not recommend the game, but I look forward to some of their other games as this is a strong start to a good series of games.
4 Stars Solid RPG
While many have tried the demo and found it lacking, the full game is much better in my opinion. While it is a fairly standard RPG, it is a good one at that.
3 Stars A fun video game
this was a Christmas gift for one of my sons, he is into the XBox 360 games since he got the player on his birthday, I’m not into this kind of stuff but the young kids are these days. Also the price was right at the time I bought it.
