Legend of Legaia

The player can select a target during battle. Each characters perform on the action phase based on status. Instead of the Fight command, the player can see corresponding vertical strikes. Each direction has abilities, depending on opponents for the player to use skills. Each characters perform a string of attacks with random input. The gauge increases for each turn. The number of strikes is used and affected by several factors. Weapons deal more damage for combos called Arts. The player can reveal it for characters. Arts Points uses Arts, draining in quantity and is proportionate to combo length. The character performs art sequences for combos. AP can be earned in three ways, such as dealing physical damage without Arts, damaging opponents or foregoing actions to use Spirit. Arts can be linked by each inputs. The Art ending connects with another Art, starting with 'Down', for the player to use two Arts in a row costing fewer inputs. For spirits, each characters use defensive stances for a turn to regain AP and boost the length of the gauge for the next turn. Some boss battles involve enemies after the characters use spirits. The player can strengthen the power of Ra-Seru for the human to absorb powers. They use it to level up and cause effects. The Seru uses magical elements, depending any type of attacks and Ra-Seru for random spells.[1]

Humans use magical objects called Seru. While they exist, the mist appears and upsets it, which transforms humans into monsters. Ten years later, humans plan to stop the mist, using immune entities called Ra-Seru. The heroes destroy the Mist Generators and revive nine Genesis Trees.

Next Generation rated the game three stars out of five.[3] It received a score of 77% at GameRankings, based on an aggregate of 23 reviews.[2]

The game sold over 300,000 units in January 2002.[4]

• Legend of Legaia Shrine at RPG Classics