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Despite nostalgia, still a poor game
There is no doubt that Final Fantasy Legend (SaGa in Japan, billed as Final Fantasy in the United States to boost sales) was a highly advanced game for its time (1989). However, it offers nothing that its sequel doesn't offer, and the game is, shall we say, very poor. Not having the advantage of color that its contemporaries (Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy) had, the graphics are so poor that they were actually bad in 1989, which says a lot. The story is about as simplistic as they come, and you should be able to beat this game in a few hours no problem. Considering its limited availability now, I doubt anyone will really want to play this game - trust me, you aren't missing anything. My fellow "old school" RPG players will call me a heretic, but this game has nothing memorable to offer. Skip it.

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A gem from a forgotten era of RPGs
First off, two things can be said about Final Fantasy Legend

1) Final Fantasy Legend is OLD. Heralding from 1989, it breathes the antiquity of NES RPGs. If you cannot handle dated graphics, aged gameplay, or simplistic plots, you need to avoid this game.

2) Final Fantasy Legend is NOT Final Fantasy. It was originally a game called SaGa in Japan, and has nothing to do with Final Fantasy whatsoever. If you are looking for Final Fantasy on the Gameboy, again, you need to look elsewhere.

With that out of the way, FFL is pretty good fun. The graphics are absolutely terrible by any standard, with even the player sprites used over and over. But the basic gameplay is unique. weapons wear down as you use them. Humans require maintenence through potions, mutants randomly learn and forget abilities, and monsters can steal the power of opponents through eating them (eep!) However, it's very aged feeling, and sometimes it can be annoying that you can't just "pass" in order to not wasted your weapons limited usability. The story is, to be blunt, is pretty simple. But when compared to other RPGs of its time on the NES, like Final Fantasy and Dragon Warrior, it shines. It has lots of fairly neat moments for such an old game, and all of your characters, despite being chosen ala Final Fantasy at the games start, will get (relatively) meaningful dialogue.

Final Fantasy Legend is a game you can have a lot of fun with if you can overlook its flaws. Old school gamers looking for something a bit fresh from the standard draw will love it. New gamers who were brought up on Pokemon and Final Fantasy VII should take this review with a grain of salt.

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Okay.... I guess....
I bought this game because I thought it was FF. But its not! It actually SaGa or SagGe or something.

Gameplay:3.5/5, The gameplay gets slow and often repetitive. Weapons don't do much. Evolving monsters and mutants in the party are wayyyy better than standard humans (unbalanced).

Plot:2/5, There's a plot!?! WOW! The plot is so corny I didn't realize it was their! The dialogue is short and choppy, and it often doesn't make sense.

Graphics:4/5, Good for its age!

Replay:4/5, Like any RPG, it has replay value.

Ingenuity:2/5, Not much new here, except for the "monsters evolve when they eat enemies meat" concept.

Overall:15.5/20, Average, if its really cheap, check it out.