"The Dalsis Empire has laid seige upon the Castle of Baltia to seize the legendary sword WARSONG. In a desperate attempt, King Alfador sends his only son, Prince Garett, into the countryside, away from impending death. Now Garett must rally his allies from across the kingdom, and lead their valiant armies in a battle against the Empire to retrieve the sacred sword! But, time is running short! Command troops and choose your mission commanders. Unite with loyal allies and charge into campaigns that forge the destiny of a realm. Between you and the path to victory lie dangerous rogues, the steel of Dalsis, and a confrontation in the ultimate showdown against evil!"
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Great game. However I played the remake because god damn permadeath is a bitch and basically almost all of this game is completely incompressible due it how zoomed in it is. Anyways got the ending with Betty and Ledin killing everyone and Betty getting murdered by an archer. Great ending, somewhat anticlimactic, was a bit against it due to morals ig.
Warsong is the first and only Langrisser game ported to the west, the game is a strategy game playing like Fire Emblem and Advance Wars. Warsong is what could be the best SRPG on the system. Graphics are decent in this title, with a detailed grid overworld that transitions into a theatre of war when units cross swords, the game also features multiple character portraits and sprites. Warsong uses its terrains to give the player or enemy a situational advantage in battle, some classes even gain bonuses when staying in the water, such as mermaids. The soundtrack is great, with many of Langrisser's classic songs such as "Friendly Fight", "Thought of the Holy", "Kingdom Knight" playing during each phase of the Player or Enemy turns. Unfortunately, the game is quite long, taking up to fourteen hours to finish, this means a lot of the short soundtrack is repeated over and over. Sometimes battles lack an objective and the only strategy is to find a hill to sit on until the computer sends all their troops uphill. The game is overall a great experience and the best way to experience the first Langrisser to this day.