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'''''MS Saga: A New Dawn''''', also known by its Japanese title ''Gundam: True Odyssey'', is a [[PlayStation 2]] [[RPG]] loosely based on the long-running ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise. An odd duck by any standard, ''MS Saga'' marries the iconic [[Humongous Mecha]] of the ''Gundam'' franchise with an entirely new setting and plot, effectively creating an(other) entirely new [[Alternate Universe]] to add to the ''Gundam'' menagerie. The result is predictably [[Troperiffic]], cheerfully combining standard [[JRPG]] tropes with standard ''Gundam'' tropes into something of a [[Cliché Storm]] that may none the less be a [[Guilty Pleasure]] for fans of either (or especially both).
As a departure from most ''Gundam'' video games (which tend to be either arcade-style [[Action Game|Action Games]] a la the ''[[Gundam vs. Series]]'' or [[Turn-Based Strategy]] in the vein of ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''), ''MS Saga'' is a turn based [[Role-Playing Game]] in the style of the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' or ''[[Dragon Quest]]''. The player controls a party of characters each piloting a mobile suit; as they fight, the characters gain levels (which increases their stats and expands the pool of more powerful "[[Special Attack|boost attacks]]" and useful "[[Magic by Any Other Name|techniques]]" that they can perform), while the mecha can be equipped with various combination of weaponry via a [[Grid Inventory]] system. In a hanger with proper facilities, mecha can be upgraded and otherwise modified -- parts from many different mecha can be combined to form one new machine in a robotic form of [[Mix-and-Match Critters]] (incidentally mirroring the [[Real Life]] practice of combining multiple [[Merchandise-Driven|model kits]] into a single, new unit, a process known as "[[Fan Nickname|kitbashing]]"). Of course, you can always just switch wholesale to a shiny new mecha once you get your mitts on one. This multi-tiered system, with the linearly-developing [[Character Level|Character Levels]] of most [[JRPG|JRPGs]] applying to the pilots and the less restricted [[Character Customization]] more typical of [[Western RPG|Western RPGs]] applying to the mecha, can lead to the construction of [[Elite Tweak|absurdly-customized parties]].
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* [[Big Damn Hero]]: Hal in the Gundam, Fritz and his Full Armor Gundam, plus {{spoiler|Hal during the final dungeon.}}
* [[Bigger Stick]]: New weapons and Mobile Suits are necessary at regular intervals if you want to survive.
* [[Bishonen Line]]: Done with the [[Big Bad]]'s ''mecha''. He starts off in the [http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/cca/nz-333.htm Alpha Azieru], and when that's defeated he uses the G-System to reconfigure it into an evil version of [https://web.archive.org/web/20121230193220/http://mahq.net/mecha/gundam/endlesswaltz/xxxg-00w0.htm Wing Zero Custom].
* [[Boobs of Steel]]: The melee-oriented ladies (Tremmie, Rezner and Li Fang) are more stacked than the ranged-focused girls (Aeon and Lapis).
* [[Boss Dissonance]]: While the mooks aren't exactly a cakewalk, the bosses are absolutely ''brutal''. Starting at around mid-game, they can [[One-Hit Kill]] an unprepared party. Expect to engage in some [[Trial and Error Gameplay]] as you figure out a good loadout for a particular boss.
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