History VideoGame / MSSagaANewDawn

''MS Saga'' incorporates mecha primarily from the Universal Century ''{{Anime/Gundam}}'' timeline, specifically from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' to ''CharsCounterattack'', but includes weapons and equipment from everything through to ''[[Anime/MobileSuitVictoryGundam Victory Gundam]]''. Mecha and equipment from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' and ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'' also appear, though primarily as rewards for beating the aforementioned optional content. The game did poorly both critically and financially, having the dubious honor of being the worst selling ''Gundam'' PS2 game ever, though it's something of a CultClassic among the few who took a shine to it.

* AwesomeButPractical: Some of the most useful Boost attacks are Gatling Fire and Lightning Lancer. Gatling fire shoots all ranged weapons and is easily powered up and available to nearly every character. Lightning Lancer attacks without regard to ActionInitiative and cannot be countered.

* BishonenLine: Done with the BigBad's ''mecha''. He starts off in the [[http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/cca/nz-333.htm Alpha Azieru]], and when that's defeated he uses the G-System to reconfigure it into an evil version of [[http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/endlesswaltz/xxxg-00w0.htm Wing Zero Custom]].
* BonusBoss: The Overworld encounters, special dungeon bosses and Other G-System bosses all count(and even among them Ultima and Omega Gundam stand out.)

* CommissarCap: Rezner wears one, as do a few other Eisengrad officers. Give her a Beam Pistol for extra Commissar points.

* DifficultySpike: A very noticable one toward the end of the game.

* DiscOneNuke: Its possible, but hard, to aquire equipment that is a couple upgrades better than what you should have. Some equipment is also alot better than its place in the story.

* {{Expy}}: In addition to Hal, the obligatory CharClone, Major Rezner has a strong resemblance to Ms. Matilda from the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''.
* FightWoosh: The screen breaks into squares that fade out. They're even coloured differently for special encounters.
* FiveManBand The cast rather easily falls into one
** TheHero Tristan
** TheLancer Temmie and Fritz
** TheBigGuy Gavenger, Bazuli and Li Fang
** TheSmartGuy Rezner and Vargas
** TheChick Aeon and Lapis

* LethalJokeCharacter: Guncannon customised for barefisted melee attacks. How does ''that'' work?
* LetsPlay: has an impressive one [[http://lparchive.org/MS-Saga-A-New-Dawn/ Here]] at the lparchive. Has humor, Fritz bashing, but is played by a person who self-admittably makes tactical errors and refuses to finish the BonusDungeon.

* MismatchedEyes: Tristan, for no reason.

* PaddedSumoGameplay: Once you have a high enough level to stop virtually any attack, the bosses get high enough hp, armor and immunities to make fights last quite a while. It takes hours to beat the BonusBoss with a fully prepared party.

* PowerUpLetdown: You can often invest alot of time, money and resources to aquire equipment and mechs that aren't much stronger or even weaker than what you already have.

* SoLongAndThanksForAllTheGear: Averted, party members that leave cannot have their equipment custimized. Your still throwing away money by upgrading them though.
* SortingAlgorithmOfEvil: Justified, in the beginning the resident authorities on technology refuse to research weapons tech, wich leads to both sides using only the most basic of equipment. Later on villians [[spoiler:Vladi/Hal and Gabriel]] have access to the more advanced tech. Then they find the unsullied equipment on the moon.

* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Played straight and averted. While Bazuli and Lapis join the party near when [[spoiler:Gavenger and Aeon leave]] and can take over some of their roles, they cannot do their most pivotal boosts and make up by focusing in other areas.

* BreatherLevel: The last storyline dungeon is significantly easier than the work getting into it.

* GoddamnedBats: As noted by the LetsPlay, anything with short-circuit inducing attack, it stun you and unlike overheat, you can't even switch member or cast item and tech.

* BossDissonance: While the mooks aren't exactly a cakewalk, the bosses are absolutely ''brutal''. Starting at around mid-game, they can OneHitKill an unprepared party. Expect to engage in some TrialAndErrorGameplay as you figure out a good loadout for a particular boss.

* TooAwesometoUse: Engine energy equipment and high-stat boosts can turn the tide in many battles. Too bad you can't buy them.

* NowWhereWasIGoingAgain?: Pretty bad at this. You can ask your teammates to get a vague idea of where to make the nest storyline stop and don't expect much help keeping tabs on the sidequests.

* Now,WhereWasIGoingAgain?: Pretty bad at this. You can ask your teammates to get a vague idea of where to make the nest storyline stop and don't expect much help keeping tabs on the sidequests.

* Anti-Grinding: You don't get massive amounts of experience from random battles and stat gains from levelling up only makes up about a third of your offensive stats and none of your defensive. Your far more likely to just battle for money than exp.

* WhereWasIGoingAgain: Pretty bad at this. You can ask your teammates to get a vague idea of where to make the nest storyline stop and don't expect much help keeping tabs on the sidequests.

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* GlassCannon: Both Tremmie and Li Fang are powerful melee characters, but lack defensive boosts. A number of MS with good melee or ranged stats but poor HP and armor stats also qualify.

* TooAwesomeTooUse: Engine energy equipment and high-stat boosts can turn the tide in many battles. Too bad you can't buy them.

* PostEndGameContent: An odd example; after you beat the FinalBoss, you can save. When you load that save, it drops you at the save point immediately ''before'' the final boss, as if you hadn't beaten him yet -- except that the EleventhHourSuperpower that you acquire during the final boss battle is still there, and now the BonusDungeon is open.
* ShoutOut: To other series.

* EleventhHourSuperpower: The Nu Gundam is only available after the penultimate boss and [[spoiler:Hal and the Sazabi join in the second part of the Final boss fight.]] Bonus Bosses and sidequests can get more mileage out of them though.
* {{Expy}}: In addition to the obligatory CharClone, Major Rezner has a strong resemblance to Ms. Matilda from the ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''.

* WithThisHerring: Played straight and averted. At the time top tier equipment is readily given at many points but don't expect much help upgrading them.

* FightWhoosh: The screen breaks into squares that fade out. They're even coloured differently for special encounters.

* SpecialAttack: Boost attacks, which can be anything from a slightly more powerful melee blow to making the party temporarily invulnerable to specific kinds of attacks to [[NoKillLikeOverkill firing every weapon you have equipped simultaneously and following up with a melee strike for good measure]].