Introduction:

Well this is my review about a game that is very addicting and fun to play. When I first played it I played it the whole way through for about 80 hours. Now I have restarted and have about 22 hours in it. Enjoy my review...

Story:

The story is actually very deep for a strategy game. There is a huge empire called Lodis; with many countries and separate people in it. You as the main character are whatever your name urself and start out fighting for Palatinus which is one of the countries inside the Lodis Empire. You fight against the Revolutionary Army who fight to get rid of the class system and bring peace and independence to all. You name your group of all your units what you want to call it (mine I called THE TRIFORCE) then a couple of missions into the game you realize that you are fighting for the wrong side and join with the Revolutionary Army. Lodis and Palatinus only care for the upper class and look down on the peasants and don't treat them fairly. You have a friend named Prince Yumil whom you have been friends with since he was a kid. An attempt was made on his life by a noble but your father killed the noble when you were both kids. He was accused of murder and never denied it...you find out more as you progress in the game (don't want to spoil it.) As you get farther into the game you fight many evil spirited ppl which is what most of the Lodis Empire is made up of. The story is one of my most favorite stories cause it can really apply to today's society.

Gameplay:

The gameplay is pretty cool. You have units that you make up of different kinds of characters (like paladins, knights, clerics, and beast tamers as a few classes.) You set a leader for each group and can put what items you want each unit to carry. You can also equip their armor, some accessories, and their weapon which is shown on the battle screen. You start a mission at a main base (which if taken you lose) and most of the other bases on the map are red which means they're the enemies. The blue ones are yours. You can enter strongholds but all you do is talk to a person...you don't talk..the person does but you can find information and stuff from entering and talking to these ppl. You can also get units at certain strongholds which are units that are stronger than others but it is very rare. When you move you move very slow cause hours are going by but it's like an hour every 2 seconds on your clock so hours fly by. You tell your units to go the way you want them to by selecting move when you click on them and stretching the pointer out to where you want them to go then pressing A. The object of each mission is to capture the enemies main base (which means you have to kill a boss..strong or weak depending on if it is a really important mission or just one leading up to a really important mission) without getting your main guy killed or losing your base. When you enter a battle it plays out by itself with each unit attacking and healing. You can also have animals like griffons and dragons in your units but they reduce the amount of ppl you can have in one unit. The max is 5 ppl in one unit but with an animal you can only have 3 + the animal. Whoever deals more damage in a battle wins it and knocks the other unit back; but if you lose then you are knocked back which means you could lose the stronghold you're at, and hopefully not your main base. At the beginning of each mission your main guy's unit is the only unit deployed so you have to deploy how ever many other units you have. I like to destroy all the units on the map before going to the main boss so as to get more money at the end to spend on training my units. At the end of the mission you also get an item and some soldiers. At the beginning of the game you have soldiers which are little guys that are like midgets that fight. As they fight and gain xp they could either become a soldier or an amazon. Obviously this is male or female and affects what classes you can become. Clerics heal and are very important..can only be females. (have one in each unit for a tip) The gameplay is not as complicated as it seems and is very ez to master but is very much fun at the same time.

I give the gameplay: 10/10

Graphics:

The graphics suck pretty bad. Course this is a strategy game and doesn't rely on graphics to make it a good game.

I give the graphics: 5/10

Sound:

The music is cool. It changes with the mood of the game...like danger or sadness. The battle sounds sound a lot like what they are.

I give the sound: 7/10

Replayability:

The replayability is pretty good cause you can go back and make different units and characters. You can also unlock lots of hidden stuff.

I give the replayability: 8.5/10

Challenge:

This game isn't that challenging as long as your units are trained and equipped. You can also set the difficulty for what you want.

I give the challenge: 7/10

Value:

This game has been out for awhile and isn't worth that much so you could probably get it for around $10. It is a great game and worth that much. I have spent about 100 hours altogether playing this game and much more to come.

I give the value: 9/10

Overall:

The sound, story, gameplay, value, and replayability are great. The challenge is pretty good but the graphics aren't.

I give Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber: 10/10

Conclusion:

I had a lot of fun playing this game and know you will too if you do. I hope you enjoyed my review on it and hope you decide to get this game.

Written By: Dark-Link
E-Mail Address: jump2315@aol.com
Date Submitted: June 20th, 2005