Langrisser ( ラングリッサー , Rangurissā , originally spelled Lungrisser prior to the third game) is a fantasy tactical role-playing video game series created by Masaya Games . The main development team is Career Soft , first as Team Career within Masaya Games for the first three games and then as an independent studio for Langrisser IV and V . The series has a fantasy- Germanic setting, but draws on religious concepts like ditheism and sword worship for historical context. The series was originally released for Sega platforms during the 1990s, with the first two installments originally made for the Mega Drive , followed by third through fifth installments (along with a remake compilation of the first two games) for the Sega Saturn . Ports and remakes were also made for other platforms such as PC Engine , Super Famicom , PC-FX and PlayStation during the same period.
18-579: After separating from Masaya following the release of Langrisser V , Career Soft would produce an unofficial successor in the form of the Growlanser series, published and owned by Atlus , while Masaya would go on to produce Langrisser Millenium with a different development team (Santa Entertainment). Langrisser is divided into Scenarios, each of which reveals a portion of the story through battle interaction. The series set itself apart from other tactical RPGs in its time with larger-scale battles, where
36-1498: A package called Growlanser Generations that had additional features. Growlanser V: Generations was published in North America by Atlus USA and Europe by Rising Star Games under the name Growlanser: Heritage of War . The PSP version of Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time was also published in North America by Atlus. All titles feature character art by Satoshi Urushihara . Games [ edit ] Year Title Platform(s) 1999 Growlanser PlayStation 2001 Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice PlayStation 2 Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness 2003 Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time Growlanser Collection 2004 Growlanser Generations 2005 Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of Time - Return 2006 Growlanser V: Generations / Growlanser: Heritage of War 2007 Growlanser VI: Precarious World 2009 Growlanser (remake) PlayStation Portable 2011 Growlanser IV: Over Reloaded / Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time Other merchandise [ edit ] [REDACTED] This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . ( July 2018 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Soundtrack CDs for
54-402: A prince of darkness who is really the trapped soul of a damned human. Lushiris' avatar is Jessica, a magician. Each avatar has been entrusted with a sword that carries the weight of the gods' powers. Böser is responsible for Alhazard, and Jessica is responsible for Langrisser. By choosing a champion for the swords in each era, they influence the world in an endless series of wars. Langrisser itself
72-1063: Is a Sega Saturn port of Langrisser and Langrisser II (these were the versions that were ported to Windows by Unbalance in 1998). Langrisser Tribute is a box set with all five games for the Sega Saturn. Predecessor: Elthlead trilogy Growlanser This article is about the video game series. For the first game in the series, see Growlanser (video game) . Video game series Growlanser [REDACTED] The Growlanser logo Genre(s) Tactical role-playing game Developer(s) Career Soft Publisher(s) Atlus Rising Star Games Artist(s) Satoshi Urushihara Composer(s) Noriyuki Iwadare Tomoyuki Hamada Platform(s) PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , PlayStation Portable First release Growlanser 1999 Latest release Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time 2011 Growlanser ( Japanese : グローランサー , Hepburn : Gurōransā )
90-515: Is a considerable departure from the rest of the series, relying on mass battles between a commander's entire platoon against his enemy's. Since Der Langrisser , the series offered non-linear branching paths and multiple endings . The player's choices and actions in Der Langrisser affected which of four different paths they followed, either aligning themselves with one of three different factions or fighting against all of them. Each of
108-407: Is a copy of Alhazard made in ancient times and bound to the soul of Sieghart, the first king to rule Elthlead, later called Baldea, as a Descendant of Light. The series includes ties to Team Career's earlier strategy games. The storyline of Elthlead and its sequel Gaia no Monshō (both released in 1987) depict Sieghart's battles against Böser for the power of Gaia, which serve as the backstory of
126-512: Is a series of tactical role-playing games with installments on the PlayStation , PlayStation 2 , and PlayStation Portable . The franchise has been developed by Career Soft , and is owned by Atlus and Sega . The series is set in a world that is being taken over by an ancient evil. It is a spiritual successor to Career Soft's earlier Langrisser series . Working Designs published Growlanser II and III in North America together in
144-604: The Growlanser series were released in Japan by King Records ( I , II , and III ), FrontierWorks ( IV ), Pony Canyon ( V ) and Sony Music ( VI ). As a companion to Growlanser IV , a collection of entirely vocal music from the game was released as Growlanser IV: Wayfarer of the Time Original Character Song Album . With Growlanser IV came an OVA to the series, featuring a situation from
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198-467: The commander. Each will recover 3 HP at the start of a turn. Units work on an affinity system. Fliers are strong to soldiers but weak to bowmen. Soldiers are strong to pikemen but weak to cavalry. Cavalry are strong to soldiers and weak to pikemen. Holy units are strong against demon units. Seafaring units get a tactical advantage when attacking from water. The game engine used in Langrisser III
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#1732783276193216-399: The four paths leads to a different ending and there are over 75 possible scenarios. Langrisser III introduced a relationship system similar to dating sims . Depending on the player's choices and actions, the feelings of the female allies will change towards the player character, who will end up with the female ally he is closest with. El Sallia, since time immemorial, has been influenced by
234-1962: The game turned into an anime. Silverneil, the main character of the OVA, travels around in the city trying to figure out what is going on regarding a rebellion and is given the decision either to join it or go against it. The ending theme to the OVA is "Yakusoku" (Promise), featured as track 10 on the Character Song Album . References [ edit ] ^ "GROWLANSER: HERITAGE OF WAR ANNOUNCED" (PDF) (PDF). Atlus USA . May 10, 2007. p. 1 . Retrieved June 29, 2012 . External links [ edit ] Atlus official website (in Japanese) Atlus U.S.A. official website (in English) v t e Growlanser series Main series Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice III: The Dual Darkness Wayfarer of Time Heritage of War Related Atlus Career Soft Langrisser v t e Atlus Series Dept. Heaven Etrian Odyssey Growlanser Megami Tensei Devil Children Devil Summoner Last Bible Majin Tensei Persona Power Instinct Snowboard Kids Trauma Center Other games 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Abyss Odyssey Amazing Tater Armored Police Metal Jack BlaZeon Cannon Dancer Catherine DonPachi DoDonPachi Dragon's Crown Amazon Sorceress Dungeon Explorer ESP Ra.De. Friday
252-468: The original Langrisser (with Böser appearing as the antagonist for all three games). The titular ancient mech from Gaiflame (which is set in the distant future) makes an appearance in Langrisser IV along with other mechs used by the player in the same game. Main series Until 2016, the only game in the series to be officially localized to English was the original Langrisser , released under
270-488: The player can control over thirty units at one time and fight against scores of enemies. At the outset of battle, military commanders are positioned on the game's map and units are hired. Combat always follows a system of turns . In the first two games, any unit can be moved at any time during the player's turn, but each unit can only be moved once. In the last two games, a clock was introduced and units were moved in turn according to agility. A unit's commander class dictates
288-402: The power of "gods". The evil gods were originally their own tribe, and over time one rose to power to dominate all the others. He was the dark god, Chaos , worshiped by the devil tribe. Conversely, Lushiris, a goddess of light, was worshiped by the humans. Each god has its own avatar to exercise its power in the human world and prepare for its coming. Chaos' avatar is Böser (German: "evil one"),
306-615: The radius of its command range. Units battling within this command range receive a bonus to their attack and defense due to proximity to the commander. Commanders can recover life using a specific command depending on the game. In the first game the Treat Command will recover 3 health points . In later versions of the game the Treat Command is replaced by the Heal command which recovers 3 health points (HP) and 2 magic points . A commander's troops recover by being positioned directly around
324-630: The title Warsong for the Genesis. Fan translations of Langrisser II (Mega Drive), Der Langrisser (Super Famicom) and Langrisser IV (PlayStation) have been released online. Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei , the Nintendo 3DS revival of the series, was localized by Aksys Games in 2016. Langrisser Mobile (2019) and Langrisser I & II Remake (2020) were also localized in English. Other games Compilations Langrisser: Dramatic Edition
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