How Panzer Dragoon Defined the Sega Saturn Era
By Solo Wing |
Chris Kohler from Kotaku has published a new article titled How Panzer Dragoon Defined The Sega Saturn Era which looks at how the series and the Saturn hardware went hand-in-hand. Although repeating much information from the GDC talk, it’s still...
Panzer Dragoon Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2019 Now Available on YouTube
By Draikin |
The official GDC YouTube channel has uploaded the entire Panzer Dragoon Classic Game Postmortem talk, where Yukio Futatsugi and Kentaro Yoshida looked back on the development of the original Panzer Dragoon trilogy. While the most important points...
Galerider 1.4 Released and My Impressions of the New Content
By Solo Wing |
The folks at Orion Arts have released a new update for Galerider, their Panzer Dragoon-like shooter for iOS. Version 1.4 includes two new wind drakes that you can ride, and two new areas (comprising of six new stages). To give you an idea of...
Major Galerider Update Coming in April (iPad Support, New Content and Features)
By Solo Wing |
Daniel Choo from Orion Arts has informed me that a major update will be released for the Panzer-esque shooter in April: The Galerider team has been hard at work for the past few months and we have some exciting news to share! We have a...
Panzer Dragoon Classic Game Postmortem at GDC 2019
By Solo Wing |
Yukio Futatsugi and Kentaro Yoshida recently presented a “postmortem” talk on the Saturn Panzer Dragoon games at Game Developers Conference 2019. In a series of tweets, Brandon Sheffield has captured some of the slides from the talk. Key points...
A New Fan Art of Edge
By Solo Wing |
Just a single fan art for this update, but it’s of a character who is often overlooked in favour of Azel and Orta. A special thanks to Adamz for this latest contribution.
A New Way to Explore the Site: Browse By Your Favourite Panzer Dragoon Game
By Solo Wing |
Previously the only way to browse the site was by first choosing a media type (e.g. Articles or Pictures). But this approach groups categories related to every Panzer Dragoon game all mixed together; if you wanted to just view content related to a...
Yukio Futatsugi and Kentaro Yoshida to Speak at GDC 2019
By Solo Wing |
Yukio Futatsugi along with designer/art director Kentaro Yoshida will speak about the Panzer Dragoon series at Game Developers Conference 2019 in a session called Classic Game Postmortem: ‘Panzer Dragoon’, ‘Panzer Dragoon Zwei’, and ‘Panzer...
Galerider: iPad Version and Cloud Saves on the Horizon
By Solo Wing |
Galerider’s Twitter account recently shared the following statement: Going for iPad support and cloud save. Hard at work on both those features right now 💦 Given the similarity between iPhone and iPad (they both run iOS), I imagine the...
2018: A Year in Review
By Solo Wing |
Looking back on 2018, it’s been a monumental year for Panzer Dragoon. In January we were treated with Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement, an all new take on Panzer Dragoon Saga’s music from Saori Kobayashi. This was...
The Last Batch of Fan Art for 2018
By Solo Wing |
Thanks to our various contributors for this lastest batch of fan art: Here’s to an artful new year.
The MIDI Version of Panzer Dragoon's Soundtrack
By Solo Wing |
Back in the 90s, it was common place to PCs to come with a 3.5 inch floppy drive. Sega released a version of the Panzer Dragoon’s soundtrack in MIDI format, and the entire soundtrack fit on one of these 3.5 inch disks. It was called Panzer Dragoon...
Introducing the Panzer Dragoon Legacy Discord Server
By Draikin |
Now that the Panzer Dragoon community is bound to become more active, we’ve created a new Discord server for our community. While I’ve already joined several Discord servers from other communities, this is the first server I’ve created. We’re...
Panzer Dragoon: Remake and Panzer Dragoon II Zwei: Remake Announced by Forever Entertainment!
By Draikin |
Forever Entertainment, probably best known for developing and publishing Fear Effect Sedna, has announced that they will be releasing remakes of Panzer Dragoon and Panzer Dragoon Zwei! The remake of the original Panzer Dragoon will feature...
Galerider 1.3 Released; New Regions, Languages, and Controls
By Solo Wing |
Version 1.3 of Galerider, the Panzer Dragoon-esque rail shooter for iPhone, has been released on the App Store. The game is now available in a number of new regions: France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Latin American....
Signed Limited Edition of Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement
By Solo Wing |
Brave Wave are currently selling signed vinyls of Resurrection: Panzer Dragoon Saga 20th Anniversary Arrangement over on Bigwax. If you’re from Europe, Oceania, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Latin America you can grab one, but you’ll need to...
New Art of Fan Favourite Characters Mobo and Azel
By Solo Wing |
Lusty Lundi has contributed two new drawings. The first depicts Mobo celebrating the birth of his child, and the second is of everyone’s favourite drone. As you can see, both drawings are available in coloured and uncoloured variations.
Questions and Answers with the People Behind Galerider
By Solo Wing |
The Galerider team has kindly answered some questions about the new Panzer Dragoon-esque title for iPhone. My thanks to Daniel Choo and the development team at Orion Arts for providing this additional information about the game. Panzer Dragoon...
Galerider 1.1 Released and My Impressions of the Game
By Solo Wing |
Orion Arts has released version 1.1 of Galerider on the App Store, which fixes the UI scaling issues on newer iPhone models. The game should now be fully playable on modern iPhones (6S and above). With this fix released, I’ve been able to play...
Galerider is Now Available on the App Store!
By Solo Wing |
Galerider, a new Panzer Dragoon-esque rail shooter, has been officially released on the App Store. Congratulations to team at Orion Arts on the launch! Galerider requires iOS 11 or later and is compatible with iPhone (an iPhone 6S or later is...
Galerider Launching on iPhone, Planned for Android "Much Later"
By Solo Wing |
We have some additional information regarding the platforms that Galerider will be available on. Daniel Choo from Orion Arts has provided the following statement: Unfortunately the iPad will not be supported. Given the iPad’s form factor...
Galerider Launches on October 10, New Trailer and Screenshots Available
By Solo Wing |
Galerider, a new dragon rider combat game for iOS that looks a lot like Panzer Dragoon will now be launching on October the 10th. Orion Arts has released a new trailer and screenshots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YRxbEp3wXs ...
New Fan Art and Game-Specific Categories
By Solo Wing |
I’ve added six new pieces of fan art to the site. Thanks to the many contributors for this round of art. You may also notice we’ve split some of the site’s categories, including fan art, into smaller, game-specific categories. As an...
OrionArts Announces Galerider, a Dragon Riding Rail Shooter for iOS
By Solo Wing |
Singapore based mobile developer Orion Arts has announced a new mobile game, a dragon riding adventure called Galerider. The reason we’re posting it here is that it looks a lot like a certain other dragon riding rail shooter, complete with lock on...
New Fan Art of Orta
By Solo Wing |
We have a new fan art contribution, this time of Orta: Thanks to Space Lion 88 for the contribution.