History VideoGame / Langrisser

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine CD-ROM2 System]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] (both [=Win9x=] and ME/2000/XP).
* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Sega Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.

* ''Langrisser Millennium'' - UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast (1999). Also released on Windows 98.

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a [[GameMod fan-made delocalization]] exists. There are also fan-made translations for the Windows version of ''Langrisser'', the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. In 2016, Creator/AksysGames officially released ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' internationally. The upcoming ''Langrisser'' MobilePhoneGame is set to have an English release, and is designed as a direct continuation of the original five games.

The development team behind the earlier installments split from NCS in 1996 to form Career Soft. Career Soft remained involved with subsequent installments until 1998, when they began to develop the ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' series for Creator/{{Atlus}}. As the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin subtitle of]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Langrisser V]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin suggests]], the series concluded right around the time Sega abandoned the UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn. NCS went on to produce the ''Millennium'' [[GaidenGame spinoff]] series without the input of the main series development team.

So far, only four games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco officially released ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a fan-made delocalization of the Mega Drive version and translation of the PC version exists. There is also a fan-made translations for the original Mega Drive version of ''Langrisser II'', its Super Famicom remake ''Der Langrisser'', and the [=PlayStation=] version of ''Langrisser IV''. ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' was given an official translation by Creator/AksysGames. The upcoming ''Langrisser'' MobilePhoneGame is set to be available in English.

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine CD-ROM2 System]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] ([=Win9x=] and ME/2000/XP).

* ''Langrisser Millennium'' - UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast (1999). Also released on Windows.

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]], UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, and [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] (both [=Win9x=] and ME/2000/XP).
* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom and ''Der Langrisser FX'' on PC-FX, which became the basis for versions on [=PlayStation=], Saturn, and [=Win9x=]. There is also a Windows ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.
* ''Langrisser III'' - Sega Saturn (1996). Also released on PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* ''Langrisser Millennium'' - UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast (1999)

The main series games are set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world, and most take place on a continent called El Sallia (later games introduce a second continent). El Sallia's history is not so much a series of conflicts as one long knock-down, drag-out war where everyone is fighting everyone else. Constantly. To make matters worse, there's an ongoing feud between the [[GodOfEvil dark god]], Chaos, and the [[HotGoddess goddess of light]], Lushiris. Starting with ''Der Langrisser'', the remake of ''Langrisser 2'', many of the games feature multiple story paths which allow the hero to ally with each of the factions. ''Der Langrisser'' was especially good at making all the different groups seem sympathetic. ''Langrisser 3'' adds RelationshipValues and {{Romance Sidequest}}s to the mix as well, which reappear in all the games to follow.

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on PC Engine, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, Saturn, Win9x ''and'' Win Me/2000/Xp.
* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom, which became the basis for versions on PC-FX, [=PlayStation=], Saturn and Win9x. Also there is a Win Me/2000/Xp version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.
* ''Langrisser III'' - UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn (1996). Also released on PC and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.
* ''Langrisser IV'' - Saturn (1997). Also released on [=PlayStation=].

* ''Langrisser Millennium WS: The Last Century'' - Bandai UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}} (2000)
* ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation Tensei'' UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS (2015)

So far, only 3 out 5 of the games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco released ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a fan-made translation of the PC version exists. There is also a fan-made translation of the SNES remake of ''Langrisser II'', ''Der Langrisser''. ''Langrisser IV'' was translated in 2001.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Langrisser sword. It's name is German for "lung ripper".

''Langrisser'' is a series of TurnBasedStrategy games by Creator/{{NCS}} that is mostly [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]. The main series of ''Langrisser'' games is made up of five installments, many of which have been ported and [[UpdatedRerelease updated]] a bewildering number of times. From a gameplay perspective, ''Langrisser'' is similar to games like ''FireEmblem'', but what sets ''Langrisser'' apart is its sense of scale. In a typical TurnBasedStrategy game, the player commands around twelve fighters per battle, while in ''Langrisser'', there are hundreds of soldiers on the player's side alone, organized into battalions which are led by [[HeroUnit more powerful commanders]]. While ordinary soldiers fight in groups, commanders can single-handedly mow down scores of enemies in a single turn.

* BeautyEqualsGoodness: [[FireEmblem Just like another famous TurnBasedStrategy series out there]].

* HeroAntagonist: Depending on which side you take...well, really, most of the [=NPCs=]. Leon is among the noblest of the characters, despite fighting for TheEmpire.

* VillainProtagonist: Elwin in the Chaos Path.

* BleachedUnderpants: The series' character designs are by noted ''ecchi'' and ''hentai'' artist Satoshi Urushihara, who also worked on more recent series ''{{Growlanser}}''. The man is fond of reusing his character designs in his more adult art.

* BleachedUnderpants: The series' character designs are by noted ''ecchi'' and ''hentai'' artist Satoshi Urushihara, who also worked on more recent series ''{{Growlanser}}''. The man is fond of reusing his character designs [[FetishFuel in his more adult art]].

The main series games are set in a MedievalEuropeanFantasy world, and most take place on a continent called El Sallia (later games introduce a second continent). El Sallia's history is not so much a series of conflicts as one long knock-down, drag-out war where everyone is fighting everyone else. Constantly. To make matters worse, there's an ongoing feud between the [[GodOfEvil dark god]], Chaos, and the [[HotGoddess goddess of light]], Lushiris. Starting with ''Der Langrisser'', the remake of ''Langrisser 2'', the many of the games feature multiple story paths which allow the hero to ally with each of the factions. ''Der Langrisser'' was especially good at making all the different groups seem sympathetic. ''Langrisser 3'' adds RelationshipValues and {{Romance Sidequest}}s to the mix as well, which reappear in all the games to follow.

''Langrisser'' is a series of TurnBasedStrategy games by Creator/{{NCS}} that is mostly [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]. The main series of ''Langrisser'' games is made up of five installments, many of which have been ported and [[UpdatedRerelease updated]] a bewildering number of times. From a gameplay perspective, ''Langrisser'' is similar to games like ''FireEmblem'', but what sets ''Langrisser'' apart is its sense of scale. In a typical TurnBasedStrategy game, the player commands around twelve fighters per battle, while in ''Langrisser'', there are hundreds of soldiers on the player's side alone, organized into battalions which are led by [[HeroUnit more powerful commanders]]. While ordinary soldiers fight in groups, commanders can [[{{Badass}} single-handedly mow down scores of enemies]] in a single turn.

* RedHeadedHero: Present in 1, 2, and 5.

* BrokenAesop: Done intentionally here, where the only path that isn't racist still involves the unification of the continent through force of arms.

* ''Langrisser'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on PC Engine, PlayStation, Saturn, Win9x ''and'' Win Me/2000/Xp.
* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on UsefulNotes/SuperFamicom, which became the basis for versions on PC-FX, Playstation, Saturn and Win9x. Also there is a Win Me/2000/Xp version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.
* ''Langrisser III'' - UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn (1996). Also released on PC and PlayStation2.
* ''Langrisser IV'' - Saturn (1997). Also released on Playstation.
* ''Langrisser V: The End of Legend'' - Saturn (1998). Also released on Playstation.

* ''Langrisser'' - [[SegaGenesis Sega Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on PC Engine, PlayStation, Saturn, Win9x ''and'' Win Me/2000/Xp.

* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''Der Langrisser'' on SuperFamicom, which became the basis for versions on PC-FX, Playstation, Saturn and Win9x. Also there is a Win Me/2000/Xp version based on the original ''Langrisser II''.
* ''Langrisser III'' - SegaSaturn (1996). Also released on PC and PlayStation2.

* ''Langrisser Millennium'' - SegaDreamcast (1999)
* ''Langrisser Millennium WS: The Last Century'' - Bandai {{Wonderswan}} (2000)

The development team behind the earlier installments split from NCS in 1996 to form Career Soft. Career Soft remained involved with subsequent installments until 1998, when they began to develop the ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' series for Creator/{{Atlus}}. As the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin subtitle of]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Langrisser V]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin suggests]], the series concluded right around the time Sega abandoned the SegaSaturn. NCS went on to produce the ''Millennium'' [[GaidenGame spinoff]] series without the input of the main series development team.

* [[spoiler: BittersweetEnding: The Light Path almost isn't this, but then the FridgeHorror regarding the Demon Tribe's fate sets in. The Independent Path is more straightforward: it ends with Elwin having unified El Sallia under his banner, saved the Demon Tribe from eons of persecution, freed the world from the manipulations of Lushiris and Chaos, and finally brought about an era of peace. However, he's had to kill many good people to do it and lost the woman he loves because he killed the goddess she worships. The ending is probably the happiest on the global scale, but it's tragic on a personal level for Elwin and those he cares about.]]

** GrayAndGreyMorality: [[BlackAndWhiteMorality Light]] vs. [[HobbesWasRight the Empire]] vs. [[NayTheist Independent]]. Chaos is the "black."

** Blue for main characters(Elwin, Hein, Rohga)
** White for Light-path characters(Sherry, Keith, Lester and etc)
** Green for Imperial characters(Leon, Imelda, Vargas, Egbert and etc)
** Red for Chaos-path characters(Dark Lana, Sonia, Est, Ost and etc)
*** And in battle, your side has blue command ranges, the enemy has red, and NPC non-hostiles have green.

* AFatherToHisMen: General Valk and General Lanford in ''Langrisser IV''.
* AGodAmI: [[BigBad Gizlof]]'s main goal in ''Langrisser IV''.

* TheEvilPrince: Paul. He becomes the reoccurring villain Böser by the end of ''3''.

The development team behind the earlier installments split from NCS in 1996 to form Career Soft. Career Soft remained involved with subsequent installments until 1998, when they began to develop the ''VideoGame/{{Growlanser}}'' series for Creator/{{Atlus}}.

So far, only 3 out 5 of the games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco released ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a fan-made translation of the PC version exists. There is also a fan-made translation of the SNES remake of ''Langrisser II'', ''Der Langrisser''. ''Langrisser IV'' was translated in 2001. As the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin subtitle of]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Langrisser V]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin suggests]], the series concluded right around the time Sega abandoned the SegaSaturn. NCS went on to produce the ''Millenium'' [[GaidenGame spinoff]] series without the input of the main series development team, with unfavorable results.

Later succeeded by its spiritual sequel: {{Growlanser}}.

''Langrisser'' is a series of TurnBasedStrategy games that is mostly [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]]. They were published by NCS and developed by Career Soft, the latter of which went on to make the ''{{Growlanser}}'' series. The main series of ''Langrisser'' games is made up of five installments, many of which have been ported and [[UpdatedRerelease updated]] a bewildering number of times. From a gameplay perspective, ''Langrisser'' is similar to games like ''FireEmblem'', but what sets ''Langrisser'' apart is its sense of scale. In a typical TurnBasedStrategy game, the player commands around twelve fighters per battle, while in ''Langrisser'', there are hundreds of soldiers on the player's side alone, organized into battalions which are led by [[HeroUnit more powerful commanders]]. While ordinary soldiers fight in groups, commanders can [[{{Badass}} single-handedly mow down scores of enemies]] in a single turn.

So far, only 3 out 5 of the games have been translated into English. In 1992, Treco released ''Langrisser'' stateside under the title of ''Warsong'', and a fan-made translation of the PC version exists. There is also a fan-made translation of the SNES remake of ''Langrisser II'', ''Der Langrisser'', which probably deserves a page of its own. ''Langrisser IV'' was translated in 2001. As the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin subtitle of]] ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Langrisser V]]'' [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin suggests]], the series concluded right around the time Sega abandoned the SegaSaturn. NCS went on to produce the ''Millenium'' [[GaidenGame spinoff]] series without the input of the main series development team, with unfavorable results.

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In one route of IV, Gizlov's faction has the king of Caconsis assassinated, hoping to throw the protagonists' country into disarray, not realizing that [[PointyHairedBoss the king is a profound idiot whose incompetence has only been holding the protagonists back]].

* NiceJobFixingItVillain: In the A route of IV, Gizlov's faction has the king of Caconsis assassinated, hoping to throw the protagonists' country into disarray, not realizing that [[PointyHairedBoss the king is a profound idiot whose incompetence has only been holding the protagonists back]].