This is one where the fun value overwhelms any shortcomings. Yes the narrative is just okay, and the gameplay is a little repetitive, but very few games are just as fun to pick up and play as Dragon Force is. Choose a nation, build an army, go fight bad guys who may or may not actually be bad guys, meet weird characters, make friends with a vampire, make friends with a dragon. It was the reason I bought a Saturn and I still pick this up every few years.