History VideoGame / DragonSeeds

''Dragon Seeds'' is a 1999 UsefulNotes/PlayStation game that takes an unusually [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism grim and gritty]] stance to the {{Mons}} genre -- presumably to appeal to an [[DarkerAndEdgier older audience]]. The gameplay follows suit, with failed battles often resulting in PermaDeath for the user, and with monsters using a wide array of dangerous-looking weapons to do battle. It also features a very unique mechanic: It can read [=PlayStation=] memory cards, and use the data on them to generate monsters both for in-game use and for "memory battles" between players.

** ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'', ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar'', ''VideoGame/BrahmaForce'', ''[[VideoGame/CoolBoarders Cool Boarders 2]]'', ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', ''VideoGame/{{Croc}}'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Frogger (1997)]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}'', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf'', ''ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk: The Pantheon Saga'', ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'', ''VideoGame/PeakPerformance'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'', ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} Rampage: World Tour]]'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', ''VideoGame/SpeedRacer'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', ''VideoGame/Tekken3'', ''Ten Pin Alley'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Tetris Plus]]'', ''VideoGame/TobalNo1'', ''VideoGame/TokyoHighwayBattle'', ''[[VideoGame/TombRaider Tomb Raider 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} Wipeout XL]]''.

* {{Meganekko}}: Mona, the woman who runs the dragon bio-bank, wears her spectacles well.

** ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'', ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar'', ''VideoGame/BrahmaForce'', ''[[VideoGame/CoolBoarders Cool Boarders 2]]'', ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', ''VideoGame/{{Croc}}'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Frogger (1997)]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}'', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf'', ''The Franchise/IncredibleHulk: The Pantheon Saga'', ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'', ''VideoGame/PeakPerformance'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'', ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} Rampage: World Tour]]'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', ''VideoGame/SpeedRacer'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', ''VideoGame/Tekken3'', ''Ten Pin Alley'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Tetris Plus]]'', ''VideoGame/TobalNo1'', ''VideoGame/TokyoHighwayBattle'', ''[[VideoGame/TombRaider Tomb Raider 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} Wipeout XL]]''.

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Sometime in the near future]], the onset of ClimateChange is causing the polar ice caps to melt. As the ice melts away from the poles, however, something is revealed that has long since been hidden in the ice. [[SealedBadassInACan Something... big.]] An enormous, ancient creature, long before the time of man. Immediately, a team of top scientists and paleontologists descends upon the beast's body, and secretively begin a series of genetic experiments on it.

* ClimateChange: The melting polar ice caps revealed the creature from which the modern dragons were cloned.

* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted, as when you climb the ranks, {{Non Player Character}}s take notice and will congratulate you. Sometimes they'll even give you special treatment, such as Nancy offering you a sale as congratulations. However, if you change to a less decorated dragon, the [=NPCs=] forget you other acts and focus solely on the active dragon.

* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Because any loss results in a FinalDeath, the option to forfeit is there if a match is hopeless but you want to save your dragon's life. You unfortunately cannot do this in the first match, though.

* BeeAfraid: The Wasp species are all, well, giant wasps. [[spoiler: Except in their final evolutions, where they take on other insectoid forms--and some even become graceful fairies.]]

[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Sometime in the near future]], the onset of GlobalWarming is causing the polar ice caps to melt. As the ice melts away from the poles, however, something is revealed that has long since been hidden in the ice. [[SealedBadassInACan Something... big.]] An enormous, ancient creature, long before the time of man. Immediately, a team of top scientists and paleontologists descends upon the beast's body, and secretively begin a series of genetic experiments on it.

* GlobalWarning: The melting polar ice caps revealed the creature from which the modern dragons were cloned.

** ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'', ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar'', ''VideoGame/BrahmaForce'', ''[[VideoGame/CoolBoarders Cool Boarders 2]]'', ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', ''VideoGame/{{Croc}}'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Frogger (1997)]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}'', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf'', ''The Franchise/IncredibleHulk: The Pantheon Saga'', ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'', ''VideoGame/PeakPerformance'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'', ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} Rampage: World Tour]]'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', ''VideoGame/SpeedRacer'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', ''VideoGame/Tekken3'', ''Ten Pin Alley'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Tetris Plus]]'', ''VideoGame/TobalNo1'', ''VideoGame/TokyoHighwayBattle'', ''[[VideoGame/TombRaider Tomb Raider 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} Wipeout XL]]''.

** ''VideoGame/{{Alundra}}'', ''VideoGame/BloodyRoar'', ''VideoGame/BrahmaForce'', ''[[VideoGame/CoolBoarders Cool Boarders 2]]'', ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', ''VideoGame/{{Croc}}'', ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'', ''VideoGame/{{Diablo}}'', ''VideoGame/DynastyWarriors'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Frogger}} Frogger (1997)]]'', ''VideoGame/{{Gex}}'', ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'', ''VideoGame/HotShotsGolf'', ''Franchise/TheIncredibleHulk: The Pantheon Saga'', ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'', ''VideoGame/ParappaTheRapper'', ''VideoGame/PeakPerformance'', ''VideoGame/{{Persona}}'', ''VideoGame/PunkySkunk'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Rampage}} Rampage: World Tour]]'', ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil2'', ''VideoGame/SpeedRacer'', ''VideoGame/StreetFighterEX'', ''VideoGame/Tekken3'', ''Ten Pin Alley'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Tetris}} Tetris Plus]]'', ''VideoGame/TobalNo1'', ''VideoGame/TokyoHighwayBattle'', ''[[VideoGame/TombRaider Tomb Raider 2]]'', ''[[VideoGame/{{Wipeout}} Wipeout XL]]''.

* GenderEqualsBreed/OneGenderRace: Going by the Ultimate forms of the dragons, all of the Winged, Wasp, and Evil type dragons are females, while all of the rest are males.

* OneWorldOrder

* OpeningScroll

''Dragon Seeds'' is a 1999 UsefulNotes/PlayStation game that takes an unusually [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism grim and gritty]] stance to the {{Mons}} genre--presumably to appeal to an [[DarkerAndEdgier older audience.]] The gameplay follows suit, with failed battles often resulting in PermaDeath for the user, and with monsters using a wide array of dangerous-looking weapons to do battle. It also features a very unique mechanic: It can read [=PlayStation=] memory cards, and use the data on them to generate monsters both for in-game use and for "memory battles" between players.

'''This game contains examples of:'''

* WretchedHive: Pablo's, where non-sanctioned battles take place, and dragonsages fight for wagers. It's the only place in-game where you can use so-called "wild" dragons generated from memory cards.