The video doesn't seem to be any sort of documentary but just some basic information about the game's release and development and then some kind of retelling of the whole story for most of the video? I don't get it I guess.
Despite these games' (and Shining Force 1 & 2's) renown when I finally played them I found the mechanics and storylines way too simplistic to be engaging, I was just going through the motions with them. Some really nice art though. You could have an interesting story with the same core beats perhaps (ancient civilizations and technology are cool in Panzer Dragoon) but it's presented so simple and surface level like a child wrote this after playing other RPGs. Maybe it's partlially the fault of the localizations, I wanna try a retranslation but it doesn't seem to be considered definitive either.
It's just so juvenile. Go in temple to rescue scientist, turns out it's some kind of ancient lab or whatever, find the grandpa, ask him how he managed to survive and reach that safe area.
- This person saved me!
Out pops an elf ear chick like she was hiding behind him all this time so they didn't see her, they all go WHO ARE YOU.
- I'm Rika! Come talk to Seed!
- Who's Seed?!
- He's in front of you (the computer)!
- I'm Seed, hi, this lab and others like it are keeping your planet's ecosystem and climate in check but it's old and malfunctioning so you better destroy it or it'll do more harm than good hence the monsters around.
You can do this by destroying that central structure but you need this other android for it and this Zio character kidnapped it.
Also take Rika with you, she's my daughter made of 1000 years of improvement and evolution on the bioengineering systems.
- Ok we'll take her!
Go back out. Seed self destructs.
- Rika you have to look ahead and fulfill Seed's wish!
- Ok!
Meet random character in other village.
- Zio killed my parents, take me so I can take revenge!
- Ok!
Etc. Just lol. I guess this might as well be Panzer Dragoon Saga's setting and plot but yeah, it's so badly done here.