Panzer Dragoon Saga 1998

About

Enter the world of Panzer Dragoon Saga and experience a game like no other: a fusion of classic Panzer action with the most technologically advanced RPG to come to Saturn. Board your morphing dragon and behold as the mysteries of the Panzer world unfurl across four massive CDs. The new "rail free" 3D engine lets you soar deeper into role-playing adventure than you ever before imagined. Your destiny awaits.

Story

Panzer Dragoon Saga is set roughly thirty years after the events of the first Panzer Dragoon game, and its story opens at one of the Empire’s excavation sites: the archaeological digs where the Imperials unearth the ruins and the technologies of the Ancient Age. The protagonist is a young mercenary named Edge, who was employed as a guard at this dig site, but when the site came under attack by a renegade Imperial commander named Craymen and his loyal followers, Edge was the only member of his team who survived. Craymen’s goal was to capture a mysterious girl found within the ruins, who had been kept in a state of suspended animation for thousands of years by Ancient technologies. Presumed dead and left behind at the dig site, Edge wanted nothing more than to avenge his fallen comrades, and his prayers were answered when he was rescued by the dragon of legend; climbing atop the dragon’s back, Edge set out in search of Craymen, and the truth.

What is happening now

Panzer Dragoon Saga is a turn-based RPG released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn, representing Team Andromeda's final project. Despite Sega positioning it as a competitor to Final Fantasy VII, the game's ambitious design choices ultimately worked against wider commercial appeal. Recent coverage reassesses the title as a bold experiment that was ahead of its time, suggesting its unconventional approach may have obscured its merits during an era when such risks didn't guarantee success. The game remains notable primarily among enthusiasts who recognize its ambitious scope, even if mainstream audiences never fully embraced what Sega intended as a flagship RPG.