Legend of Alon D'ar is an RPG for the PlayStation 2

PlayStation 2

The PlayStation 2 is a sixth-generation video game console manufactured by Sony as part of the PlayStation series. Its development was announced in March 1999 and it was first released on March 4, 2000, in Japan...

 console.

Gameplay

The game plays somewhat like the Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy

is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...

 series' Active Time Battle, with the player having to wait certain time for their turn. What makes this system different from ATB is that the time that has to pass changes with the weapon the player is wielding, for example an axe will need more time than a dagger to attack.

The game features a vast world to explore; with several towns and monsters to combat with. The game also features multiplayer experience after advancing in the story.

Spells

There are several types of spells like Water, Earth, Sound etc. that are stored in Orbs. This Orbs can be leveled up to unlock more spells or make the unlocked ones more powerful. As with weapons, certain Orbs take much longer to cast the spell than others.