The Final Fantasy Legend
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| The Final Fantasy Legend | |
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| 魔界塔士 サ・ガ Makai Toushi Sa·Ga | |
| Developer(s) | Square Co., Ltd. |
| Publisher(s) | Square Co., Ltd. Sunsoft (1998 rerelease) |
| Release date | GB:
 March 20, 2002 |
| Genre | Role-playing game |
| Game modes | Single player |
| Ratings | N/A |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy WonderSwan Color |
The Final Fantasy Legend, originally released as 魔界塔士 サ・ガ (Makai Toushi Sa·Ga, literally Warrior in the Tower of the Spirit World ~ Sa·Ga) in Japan, was actually the first game in the SaGa series and had little connection to the Final Fantasy series. This and the other two SaGa games released on the Game Boy system were redubbed as the Final Fantasy Legend series when released in the United States, undoubtedly to bolster sales, as it was only the second RPG Square had ever released in North America.
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[edit] Story
Located on the world is a great tower. This tower connects to many worlds and it is possible for anyone to try and climb the tower to reach the other connected worlds. A group of adventurers from the world at the base of the tower decide to climb it to explore the various worlds. Along the way they encounter many strange creatures, among them strong monsters based off the Chinese Zodiac.
[edit] Gameplay
At the beginning of the game, the player creates their initial character to lead the party. They are given a choice of three races:
- Humans - Humans do not learn any abilities and their stats do not increase at all. Instead, they have the most equipment slots and are able to take potions to increase their stats.
- Mutants (called Espers in the Japanese version) - Mutants get random stat increases after a battle. They also may learn or forget a skill, with up to a total of four skills being available to learn.
- Monsters - Monsters get stronger by defeating other monsters. After an enemy is defeated in battle they may drop some meat which the monster can eat, turning them into a new monster thus increasing their stats and possibly teaching them new skills.
The player can also choose a gender of the character, but this has no baring on gameplay. After the initial character has been created three more can be recruited at the base of the tower, created just like the initial character, to make a party of four members.
Battle is a standard affair, taken in turns. When the attack option is chosen, the character must decide which weapon they want to attack with. However, equipment has durability. Using a weapon will decrease its durability by one and when it reaches zero it breaks and must be replaced. Luckily a character can equip multiple weapons so they won't be totally useless should one of their weapons break.
 The female and male humans |
 The female and male mutants |
 The initial monster |
[edit] Packaging Artwork
 Makai Toushi Sa·Ga |
The Final Fantasy Legend |
[edit] Final Fantasy Connections
- Most NPC sprites are clearly based on the sprites from the NES Final Fantasy games.
- In the Japanese version, Mutants are called Espers.
- Death Machine from the original Final Fantasy makes an appearance as a boss, though its name was shortened to Machine in the English version.
- The Four Fiends from the original Final Fantasy (Lich, Kraken, Tiamat, Marilith) appear as the top-tier zombie, octopus, dragon, and snake monster obtainable, though Marilith's name was shortened to Lilith in the English version.
