This trait is not followed in latter Langrisser-series games.īesides the title of the game, Warsong also changed the names of all the characters and many of the items. In this game, a story character who is defeated in battle is dead for the rest of the game. The player gets a Game Over if the Lord-class character, Ledin (Known as Garrett in the US release Warsong), is slain in combat, or if there is a failure to fulfill a certain context-sensitive objective, such as protecting a certain unit. When the objective is met, the player advances to the next map. When a player ends his turn or runs out of units to move, the enemy phase begins.Įach map has a context-based objective, ranging from escaping an area, to defeating a commander, to surviving a certain amount of turns. When a unit is completely wiped out, experience points are rewarded to the commander of the victorious troops, which are used to gain levels and change into one of the multiple, branching character classes, each with combat advantages and disadvantages. When a unit goes into combat, a new screen shows up which displays the outcome of the encounter.

The player can move any of his character (including the generic soldiers, who can optionally be AI-controlled) around the map and fight enemy units.īattle Maps take on an appearance resembling standard top-down RPGs, and have complex terrain rules. On this screen, the player can assign the characters up to eight generic soldiers to command - each under a different 'class' with advantages and disadvantages - and then equip items, and assign the starting positions for each character on the battle map.Īfter this, the player gets more plot exposition and then his first player phase. The game has fairly complex gameplay mechanics which are difficult to explain in a few paragraphs.Įach map begins with a story exposition sequence, followed by a 'Battle Preparations' screen, where the player is shown each of his playable story characters.

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