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Chapter I - Departure
The story begins on the desert planet Rosa. It centers around a teenager named Jaster, who was abandoned on the planet at a very young age. He was raised by a priest named Raul who became like a father to him. Ever since he was young, Jaster dreamed of exploring the galaxy. That wish is fulfilled when a giant creature attacks his village. Jaster goes off to fight the creature, with an unknown ally at his side.
This unknown ally turns out to be Desert Claw, a famous hunter/bounty hunter. He entrusts Jaster with his sword, the Desert Seeker, and leaves him to be discovered by a bumbling pair of space pirates. Believing that Jaster is in fact Desert Claw, the two ask him to join them on their journey throughout the galaxy.
The game transitions smoothly from running around the game world to getting into a battle. The battle system in Rogue Galaxy is real time, except for the times in battle when you can pause and use items,abilities, or switch your party members. As you fight battles, you gain Experience Points for both the characters and their weapons. When the characters level up they just become stronger all around, and when your weapon is leveled up to the max, you can merge it with another weapon to make an even better weapon. ( See Weapon Customization for more details)
The throwing attack is the use of either background items or smaller enemies to inflict damage by hurling them into either a wall or another enemy. Throwing is the only command that can be done during the non-attack phase.
Spells in Rogue Galaxy are described as Abilities. Each character unlocks abilities by applying components collected throughout the game to a Final Fantasy 12-esque skill map. Abilities either cause damage to enemies, enhance player skills, or provide status bonuses to characters. One unlockable ability is a combo attack that the player can use when a combo meter fills. This attack requires the player to precisely time a series of button presses significant damage to the enemy.
Item Creation (Factory Mini-Game)
Item unlocking in Rogue Galaxy is handled through a Factory mini-game. Throughout the game players collect or purchase odd components used to level their character skills up (new spells, added status effects, etc). These same components are also used in the factory item creation mini-game. Before playing this mini-game the player must receive blueprints these are basically item recipes. A given recipes will call for a specified quantity of components. The "game" component applies in the manufacturing of the final item. Each component is given a specific category (metal, mineral, alchemy, etc) these components must be processed in special ways. For example, minerals must go through smelting, compressing, and cooling before they can be used. Each of the components are placed on a different assembly line path and the player must construct the appropriate processes before all the components are combined. The challenge comes in the timing of each process. Each process (e.g. smelting) takes a certain number of time units. The challenge with this game is to construct each assembly line such that all the required blueprint components will reach the final manufacturing stage simultaneously. This generally requires the use of special piping to slow the quicker processes down while the other components are going through their stages. After successfully completing a given blueprint, the item is purchasable at stores in the game. Several powerful in-game items are unlocked through this process.
Plagiarism Issues
Some have argued that many aspects of Rogue Galaxy have rather blatant plagiarism issues. Other than the obvious archetypes and story aspects generously borrowed from Star Wars with little effort put into masking said ripoffs, Zegram's design is considered by many the most blatant case of character plagiarism in videogame history; being almost identical to Xiahou Dun, a character from Dynasty Warriors.
Join Jaster, a young adventurer, as he is hired by space pirates to search the universe for Planet Eden, a world of untold riches and eternal life.
Overview
Rogue Galaxy was developed by Level 5, the same studio that developed Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King and Jeanne d'Arc. Developed for the PS2, it was released in Japan on December 8, 2005, and in North America on January 30, 2007.Plot
Chapter I - Departure
Jaster tries to escape a large desert worm on Rosa
The story begins on the desert planet Rosa. It centers around a teenager named Jaster, who was abandoned on the planet at a very young age. He was raised by a priest named Raul who became like a father to him. Ever since he was young, Jaster dreamed of exploring the galaxy. That wish is fulfilled when a giant creature attacks his village. Jaster goes off to fight the creature, with an unknown ally at his side.
This unknown ally turns out to be Desert Claw, a famous hunter/bounty hunter. He entrusts Jaster with his sword, the Desert Seeker, and leaves him to be discovered by a bumbling pair of space pirates. Believing that Jaster is in fact Desert Claw, the two ask him to join them on their journey throughout the galaxy.
Characters
Jaster Rogue
Jaster Rogue
Jaster is the main character of Rogue Galaxy. You first meet him on the the planet Rosa. Rosa is his home planet and it has been taken over by the Longardian. He lives with his father Raul. A creature comes to the city and Jaster wants to stop it. He later gets mistaken for a legendary bounty hunter named Desert Claw, who Jaster met up with before. Desert Claw gave him his sword. Once Jaster defeats the beast that is destroying the city, the two robots he meets asked him to come work for them. Jaster is voiced by actor Will Friedle.
Kisala
Kisala
Kisala is the daughter of the Dorgengoa, a famous pirate. She meets Jaster on Rosa. Her main weapons are two twin daggers.
Zegram
Zegram Ghart
You first meet Zegram on the Dorgenark. He is a bounty hunter who was hired by the captain. Unlike most of the other members of the group, Zegram doesn't think that Jaster is really the Desert Claw. His nickname is Black Wolf.
Lilika
Lilika
Lilika is from the planet Juraika. She joins the group after their ship crashed. She is quit to get along with the group despite the fact that her people don't listen to outsiders. Her weapon is bow and arrow.
Simon
Simon
Simon is on of the people who first meets up with Jaster on Rosa. He's from Zerard and he speaks in a Scottish accent. Simon wears a mask which hides his true face.
Steve
Steve
Steve is a android that is with Simon when they find Jaster. He was designed by Dr. Pocacchio on the planet Zerard. He is the navagator of the pirate ship Dorgenark.
Jupis
Jupis
Jupis is a great science mind. He was fired from his job which causes him to go insane. After a fight with Jaster and his group. His main weapon is a spear.
Desert Claw
Desert Claw
You meet Desert Claw in the main tutorial for the game. He comes and helps you fight before leaving when he spots Steve and Simon. He gives Jaster his sword and follows him around.
Deego
Deego is the last person you meet who joins your group. He is a dog and well built with a robot left arm. He joins your group to gain revenge on the person who burned down the bar he hangs out in.He is an ex military man. His main weapon is a big double headed axe.Gameplay
Battle System
Fight!
Combat
There are six damage forms in Rogue Galaxy: a primary attack, a charged primary attack, a secondary attack, a throwing attack, spell damage, and a combo attack. The primary and secondary attack are the use of the (usually) short range and long range weapons equipped to your player though some characters have differing primary weapon ranges. The charged primary occurs when the player presses and holds the primary attack button until a blue flame surround his character. This charged attack is more powerful and can be used to break through shielded enemies. Secondary attacks are often used to boss specific combat. For example, Jaster obtains a Freeze gun that allows him to make a particular boss fight more manageable. All weapons gain levels with the character and can be used to develop more advanced weapons (See Weapon Customization)
Battle Screenshot, showing Jaster, Lillika and Zegram
The throwing attack is the use of either background items or smaller enemies to inflict damage by hurling them into either a wall or another enemy. Throwing is the only command that can be done during the non-attack phase.
Spells in Rogue Galaxy are described as Abilities. Each character unlocks abilities by applying components collected throughout the game to a Final Fantasy 12-esque skill map. Abilities either cause damage to enemies, enhance player skills, or provide status bonuses to characters. One unlockable ability is a combo attack that the player can use when a combo meter fills. This attack requires the player to precisely time a series of button presses significant damage to the enemy.
Weapon Customization
Part way into the game, you obtain a little animal called 'Toady' who has magically gained the ability to speak and also combine two matured weapons into a third more usually more powerful weapon. When he joins your team (as a usable item in your items menu) you will gain the ability to perform this synthesis. A weapon synthesis can only occur for a primary or secondary weapon that has been completely leveled up. Toady gives two options when selected: "Analyze" and "Combine". Analyzing lets you determine the appropriate combination of matured weapons needed while combining actually performs the synthesis. Some of the time when you try to combine two weapons that are too similar, toady will give you a warning message, letting you re-think what you did.Item Creation (Factory Mini-Game)
Item unlocking in Rogue Galaxy is handled through a Factory mini-game. Throughout the game players collect or purchase odd components used to level their character skills up (new spells, added status effects, etc). These same components are also used in the factory item creation mini-game. Before playing this mini-game the player must receive blueprints these are basically item recipes. A given recipes will call for a specified quantity of components. The "game" component applies in the manufacturing of the final item. Each component is given a specific category (metal, mineral, alchemy, etc) these components must be processed in special ways. For example, minerals must go through smelting, compressing, and cooling before they can be used. Each of the components are placed on a different assembly line path and the player must construct the appropriate processes before all the components are combined. The challenge comes in the timing of each process. Each process (e.g. smelting) takes a certain number of time units. The challenge with this game is to construct each assembly line such that all the required blueprint components will reach the final manufacturing stage simultaneously. This generally requires the use of special piping to slow the quicker processes down while the other components are going through their stages. After successfully completing a given blueprint, the item is purchasable at stores in the game. Several powerful in-game items are unlocked through this process.Party System
Over the course of the game you can obtain a party of up to 8 characters, 3 of which that can be in your party at 1 time. While in Battle you can switch characters on the fly, issue commands to AI controlled party members, and use items without a wait time, making healing mid-battle quite a bit easier. During the game, while the characters in your immediate party gain the most experience, the ones that are on standby still gain experience, so you don't have to worry about anybody falling behind.Save System
The save system in Rogue Galaxy is basically like any other JRPG, you can save at the points, and they heal your health. But in Rogue Galaxy, you can teleport from one save point to any other save point on that planet. This is especially useful during long dungeons, where you have to back track to get healing items to help beat the super-tough boss.Audio
Rogue Galaxy features an impressive English voice cast including Will Friedle who played Eric Matthews on Boy Meets World. Will does the voice of main character Jaster. The score was composed by Level-5's chief composer Tomohito Nishiura.Plagiarism Issues
Some have argued that many aspects of Rogue Galaxy have rather blatant plagiarism issues. Other than the obvious archetypes and story aspects generously borrowed from Star Wars with little effort put into masking said ripoffs, Zegram's design is considered by many the most blatant case of character plagiarism in videogame history; being almost identical to Xiahou Dun, a character from Dynasty Warriors.
Reception
Reviews for the game were generally positive with an 82% average on Game Rankings and 83/100 on Metacritic. Reviews generally praised the visuals, strong voice acting, fun gameplay, and its depth. However, they also criticized the cliched story, underdeveloped characters, and the overly lenghty dungeons. RPGFan in particular also criticized the poorly written dialogue that the otherwise solid voice actors had to act out.
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