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Panzer Dragoon: Remake (2020)

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Panzer Dragoon is a game I played in the 90's. It was my first 3d game as well as one of my first video games in the early part of my life, so it will always hold a special place in my heart.

Join me on this remake of a masterpiece and see how my heart changes over time while playing through the full game. All opinions stated are my own and nobody else's. No copyright or misuse intended, this video is for educational and entertainment purposes only. I apologize for the blurry graphics at points as I don't have great recording equipment and this was done on my android phone. Hope you enjoy, and keep this blue dragon in your hearts for years to come.

Developer(s) Sega, Team Andromeda
Land Ho! (PS2 remake),
MegaPixel Studios (2020 Remake)

Publisher(s) Sega,
Forever Entertainment (2020 Remake)
Director(s) Yukio Futatsugi
Producer(s) Yoji Ishii
Tomohiro Kondo
Artist(s) Manabu Kusunoki
Composer(s)Yoshitaka Azuma
Series Panzer Dragoon
Platform(s) Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Xbox, PlayStation 2
Release Original
Sega Saturn
JP: March 10, 1995
NA: May 11, 1995[1]
PAL: August 30, 1995
Microsoft Windows
JP: March 14, 1997
Xbox
JP: December 19, 2002
NA: January 12, 2003
PAL: March 21, 2003
PlayStation 2
JP: April 27, 2006
Remake
Nintendo Switch
WW: March 26, 2020
Stadia
TBA 2020
Microsoft Windows
TBA 2020
Genre(s) Rail shooter
Mode(s) Single-player

A remake of Panzer Dragoon was developed by MegaPixel Studio and published by Forever Entertainment in 2020 for Nintendo Switch.

Back of Original game 1995:

One thousand years in the future. You live in constant fear of the Dark Dragon and his giant cyborg insect armies. Armed with a deadly weapon from the ancient past and the guidance of your armored blue dragon, you must save your people from endless swarms of deadly foes. Fulfill your destiny and keep the Dark Dragon from reaching the Tower, or die trying.

- Pilot through seven unbelievably realistic levels ranging from eerie tropical blue ocean cities to intricate subterranean passageways.

- Beware. The Dark Dragon controls evil giant dragon flies, frightening man-sized wasps, giant sand worms, cyborg scorpions and lethal flying battleships.

- Enemies approach from all sides. With 360-degree control, and lock-on targeting, you must attack quickly and show no mercy.

From Manuel of Original game 1995:

The Sky Rider Falls...

Thousands of years have passed since a once thriving human civilization perished in the dust. Mankind has nearly been destroyed by its own bio-weapons. These genetically altered creatures turned against their masters, and as a result, the human race was pushed to the brink of extinction.

A tribe of humans known as the "imperials" recently discovered an ancient tower, a tower that houses an arsenal of devastatingly powerful ancient weapons. The weapons discovered in the tower were used by the imperials to hunt and destroy the dangerous creatures roaming across the Earth. Many believed that the human race would rise again, rebuild their lives and live in peace... safe from the bio-weapons of the Acient Time.

But there is one saying: "Power is the father of desire, and desire is the father of aggression." This is the creed of the imperials, sworn on being the new masters of the Earth.

You are a member of a hunting party out in the vast and arid Great Plains. You are puzzled at the sight of an Imperial Battlecruiser passing overhead. As you watch the ship float by, a Burrowed leaps from beneath the ground and attacks one of your fellow hunters. Your hunting instinct takes over as you chase after it, only to find yourself in an unravelled canyon.

At the end of it is the entrance to a strange, abandoned storehouse. In it, you find more than your quarry. You are surprised by the sight of two dragons engaged in a spectacular air-battle... right above you.

The rider of the armored blue dragon is fatally wounded by a powerful laser blast through his chest. The blue dragon and its rider land before you. The Sky Rider stretches out his hand to you, a deperate gesture for help. As your hand touches his, the Sky Rider's mind and yours become one. In his final thoughts you see the tower that is under control of the imperials. They have discovered the true use of the tower-the most powerful weapon ever created. With this and the Dark Dragon (a bio-weapon created by the tower), The Imperials will be unstoppable!

The Sky Rider speaks his final words, "Don't... let the Dark Dragon return to the tower... if that happens, the horror of the Ancient Time..."

The Sky Rider Falls at your feet, his life force spiralling off into the great unknown. The dragon let's out a piercing cry for it's fallen master. You look at the dragon, and it looks back at you... waiting.

A few moments later, armed with the Sky Rider's weapon, you choose to fulfill your destiny- to fight and triumph! And now, the fate of the world rests on the wings of an armored blue dragon....

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