Rogue Galaxy 【PS2 Classics】 ~ Part 4
1Rogue Galaxy (ローグギャラクシー) is an action role-playing video game developed by Level-5 and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2.
Developer(s): Level-5
Publisher(s): Sony Computer Entertainment
Director(s): Akihiro Hino, Takeshi Akasaka
Producer(s): Akihiro Hino, Kentaro Motomura
Designer(s): Akihiro Hino
Programmer(s): Usuke Kumagi, Mamoru Itagaki, Takayuki Kobayashi
Artist(s): Takeshi Majima,
Writer(s): Akihiro Hino, Koji Hiro
Composer(s): Tomohito Nishiura
Platform(s): PlayStation 2
Release: [JP] December 8 2005, [NA] January 30 2007, [AU] September 6 2007, [EU] September 7 2007
Genre(s): Action role-playing
Language: English
Played on PS4 Pro
The game follows the adventures of Jaster Rogue, a young agricultural worker living on an isolated planet, who becomes involved in a galactic conflict, and learns the fate of the entire galaxy lies in his hands. At the time of its release, Rogue Galaxy was the largest game Level-5 had ever developed, both in terms of the amount of staff working on it and the length of production (over three years). Both Level-5 and Sony had strong expectations for the game, hoping it would challenge the RPG market dominance of the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest franchises.
Rogue Galaxy received generally positive reviews, with critics praising the graphics, range of side quests and scope of the game. Some, however, were critical of the plot and character development. Although the game went on to win several gaming awards, it did not sell as well as had been hoped, failing to meet Sony's expectations of selling one million units.