Talk:The Guardian Legend

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[edit] Flesh Area

In Guardic Gaiden, Areas 7 and 8 of Naju make up the "Flesh Area". In this part of the game, the level that the guardian must walk through is made entirely of bloody flesh. This was changed into a more generic cave level for The Guardian Legend.

Really? I seem to remember areas 7 and 8 being made of "pulsating viscera" or something of the like, and I've only played the American Guardian Legend. Maybe the censorship occurred in a later run of the game? Thunderbunny 00:28, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I agree. I played this game recently and Areas 7 and 8 are still very organic. The labyrinths look very organic and the corridors are definately organic, with veins, eyes, and the landscape having a cellular look to it. My copy of the game was from 1989. —Preceding unsigned comment added by User:216.124.244.231 (talk • contribs) 16:49, June 19, 2005
It's possible that Guardic Gaiden's version is more gruesome. Either way, that statement is flat out wrong. I've never gotten to that area in Guardic Gaiden, but as we speak I've been going through and looking for differences. --Blue Lander 1 July 2005 22:31 (UTC)
Has this question been resolved? --TJive 13:13, August 10, 2005 (UTC)
Maybe this was for the European versions, to keep in line with Germany's strict laws—but that's a wild guess, and I've no idea how strict those laws were in the late '80s. —an odd name 19:59, 26 April 2006 (UTC)
I have tried the American version, the European version, and the Japanese one. Areas 7 and 8 do look the same in all the versions. The "Flesh Area" maybe only exists in early copies of the Japanese version? --85.230.59.139 22:01, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Picture/edit link error

Can anyone fix this? I'm a little unskilled in this area. --TJive 18:09, August 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The protagonist's name

I often see the hero of the game referred to as Alyssa (including in this article and its External Links), but neither the game nor its instruction manual seem to use that name anywhere.

I'm still wondering how the name "Alyssa" got attached to her—or did I miss something?

(Some Japanese pages on Guardic Gaiden, such as this one and this one, show her name as システム　Ｄ．Ｐ．, "System DP", or ミリア, "MIRIA". Neither name is used in the American game or manual either, only "The Guardian of Earth" or similar titles.) —an odd name 19:51, 26 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Made Changes to Article

I made some major changes to this article:

  • I eliminated the Trivia section, as it is discouraged per Wikipedia guidelines, and the eliminated content is more suitable for a strategy guide than in an encyclopedia article.
  • I included credits in the Infobox.
  • Reworked the Gameplay section to give a better overview of the game. Added sections and split paragraphs to make it easier to read.

I will try to work in references and notes from the instruction manual if I can sometime within the next day or two.

If there is anything that I may have overworked, feel free to make the necessary changes.

MuZemike (talk) 01:14, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Should Listed Fan Site Be Included as an External Link?

The fan site The Guardian Legend Shrine does contain quite a bit of information about TGL. Even though it is inappropriate per Wikipedia Video Game guidelines to include fan sites, it may be relevant enough to leave it here, as it does include links to the Instruction Manual, both online and scanned versions.

I leave it to discussion as to whether or not it should stay. But as of right now, I am leaving it in the article.

MuZemike (talk) 23:11, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Article Should Not Be Part of WikiProject Nintendo

This game was NOT released by Nintendo, nor by any of its 1st or 2nd parties as required for membership in that specific WikiProject. I am going to try to get the WikiProject Nintendo reference removed.

MuZemike (talk) 16:02, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Reviews included

In the "Reception" section, I have referenced to two reviews, which I think sheds at least some light on the reception of this game. Note that these reviews have been done in retrospect to the game, as there is virtually no reviews or coverage done on this game circa 1988 or 1989.

Both reviews are from Gamespy. The first review seems to be more from a fan site, but keep in mind that this was pretty much all I could find. The second review is more proper with respect to formality, and does verifibility more justice.

You can look at the reviews in the References section of this article. Feel free to comment if necessary.

MuZemike (talk) 18:45, 10 June 2008 (UTC)