Langrisser vs. Fire Emblem

[JimNakajima]

For those of you that have played any of the Langrisser games, what do you think of them? I'm a huge Fire Emblem fan, but I never played any Langrisser games. I found out about the series when the mobile gacha came out in 2019, and I ended up getting the Switch remakes of 1&2 thinking they seemed interesting, though I've yet to actually try them out.

And for those who have experience with both Langrisser AND Fire Emblem, what would you say both series excel at in comparison to each other?

 

[Heinzu]

Langrisser Square Enix's answer to Nintendo's Fire Emblem it is difficult to say who is better but in this case I would say Fire Emblem because there are now so many good parts that are simply great and the next one is already on the way. It's a pity that Square Enix didn't make more games like Langrisser would certainly have been interesting.

 

[diapered]

I really like langrisser 2. I think the battle animations are pretty cute when all the fighters are running into each other :3

I don't know anything about the other langrisser games, I think II was recommended to me because it is the best one? I think 2 holds up next to the fire emblem games, it is really fun and I really like the look of it.

 

[Lee__Kanker]

Were they made for the megadrive first?

 

[Dick Whip]

Was only ever familiar with them through those old gaming magazines back in the 2000's.

 

[JimNakajima]

Were they made for the megadrive first?

The first two games were, yes. The series was primarily Sega exclusive, though they did eventually come to PlayStation as well. There was even a Super Famicom port of the second game, as well as a 3DS exclusive game. Unfortunately, the 3DS game sold pretty poorly and got bad reviews.

 

[PhaseJump]

Warsong was awesome. Langrisser I & II HD was the main thing I played on the Steam Deck when it launched.

Fire Emblem was a good series, but nothing I get too excited about.

Langrisser Square Enix's answer to Nintendo's Fire Emblem it is difficult to say who is better but in this case I would say Fire Emblem because there are now so many good parts that are simply great and the next one is already on the way. It's a pity that Square Enix didn't make more games like Langrisser would certainly have been interesting.

Langrisser had nothing to do with Square Enix.

 

[diapered]

The first two games were, yes. The series was primarily Sega exclusive, though they did eventually come to PlayStation as well. There was even a Super Famicom port of the second game, as well as a 3DS exclusive game. Unfortunately, the 3DS game sold pretty poorly and got bad reviews.

I was going to try langrisser IV on psx, but I don't think I was in the mood. It starts with a bunch of seemingly random questions that influence stat/class growth of characters or something like that so then I felt I needed to do a bunch of research and got annoyed. I hate mechanics like that.

That's what made me like langrissser 2 so much. It is a nice simple trpg. There is still lots of strategy involved, but it doesn't get you bogged down in tons of mechanic complexity. There are some mechanics not clearly explained in game though when it comes to what units are effective against what, but it is simple to learn that then you are good to go.

Anyone should definitely try the genesis version of Langrisser 2 if you like trpgs!

 

[Heinzu]

Warsong was awesome. Langrisser I & II HD was the main thing I played on the Steam Deck when it launched.

Fire Emblem was a good series, but nothing I get too excited about.



Langrisser had nothing to do with Square Enix.

Ok I thought they came from Square Enix, thank you for telling me that.

 

[starseeker300]

does anyone know if there is a full english fanpatch for langrisser 3 and 5, i want to play the series and found ways to play 1, 2, 4, and reincarnation in english and and menus only english translation for 3.