History VideoGame / Langrisser

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

* ''[[VideoGame/LangrisserI Langrisser]]'' - [[UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis Mega Drive]] (1991). Released in English under the title ''Warsong'' in 1992. Also released on the [[UsefulNotes/TurboGrafx16 PC Engine]] CD-ROM[[superscript:2]] System, UsefulNotes/PlayStation, UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn, [[UsefulNotes/MicrosoftWindows Windows]] (both [=Win9x=] and 98/ME/2000/XP), and [[MobilePhoneGame NTT DoCoMo FOMA900i and 901i]].
* ''[[VideoGame/DerLangrisser 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 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', and a remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.
* ''VideoGame/LangrisserIII'' - Sega Saturn (1996). Also released on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* ''Langrisser Millennium'' - UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast (1999). Also released on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP.
* ''Langrisser Millennium WS: The Last Century'' - UsefulNotes/{{Wonderswan}} (2000)

* ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation -Tensei-'' - UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS (2015)[[index]]
* ''VideoGame/LangrisserMobile'' - Windows, {{UsefulNotes/Android|Games}}, [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] (January 22, 2019)

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 originally 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.

* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The Langrisser sword. Its name is German for "lung ripper".

* ''Langrisser Tri-Swords'' - Web Browser (2012)

* ''Langrisser Tri-Swords'': Web Browser (2012)

* ''Langrisser Tri-Swords'': Browser (2012)

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 98/ME/2000/XP 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 latest in the series is a mobile ''Langrisser'' game, which was released internationally, and is a direct continuation of the original five games.

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 II'', 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 III'' adds RelationshipValues and {{Romance Sidequest}}s to the mix as well, which reappear in all the games to follow.

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 98/ME/2000/XP 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 latest in the series is a mobile ''Langrisser'' game, which released internationally, and is a direct continuation of the original five games.

On March 10 2020, [[Creator/NipponIchi NIS America]] released the ''Langrisser I & II'' remake for Nintendo Switch, PC, and [=PlayStation 4=] outside Japan. In addition to updated music and art (with the old styles still available), it greatly expanded the content of the first game, adding new playable characters and more branching narratives when all prior releases had a linear story.

** The only loophole to this rule are Healers. Healers gain experience from healing people, so they are completely exempt to the rule. Even characters with low level healing spells can exploit this loophole.

* FantasticRacism: Everyone treats the Demon Tribe as if they were AlwaysChaoticEvil when that is simply untrue. ''Some'' of them were subjected to MoreThanMindControl by Böser, but for the most part they only supported Chaos because everyone else treated them like crap. This actually makes the Light path [[LightIsNotGood seem really horrific if you think about it]], as it implies the continued marginalization and possible genocide of an entire race just because Lushiris never liked them and they have funny ears.
** Also, the lunar Crimzonians towards all land dwellers, demons and humans alike.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Langrisser gains power from the amount of faith it gathers from the people around it; the more people traveling with the hero, the stronger it will be. In comparison Alhazard feeds upon its wielder's ambitions and desires. Depending on the man, it can achieve just as much.

* ThatsNoMoon: The blue moon Pelia is actually an space station from the Gaian-Crimzonian war.

* ''Langrisser III'' - Sega Saturn (1996). Also released on Windows 98/ME/2000/XP and UsefulNotes/PlayStation2.

* ''VideoGame/LangrisserV: The End of Legend'' - Saturn (1998). Also released on [=PlayStation=].
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* ''Langrisser Re:Incarnation -Tensei-'' - UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS (2015)
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* ''[[VideoGame/DerLangrisserLangrisser 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 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', and a remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.

* ''Langrisser II'' - Mega Drive (1994). Received an UpdatedRerelease titled ''[[VideoGame/DerLangrisser 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 98/ME/2000/XP version based on the original ''Langrisser II'', and a remake for UsefulNotes/PlayStation4, PC, and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch that includes the original ''Langrisser''.