 "Bring your pillow ZZZZZZzzzzzzz....." | 2009-01-14 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1DUWRMZVLRKAJ |
I brought this game brand new back in 2000. I remember testing it out at Funcoland. At the time there was much talk about it and it seemed like an interesting game. Convinced, I picked it up and brought it home. I must say the novelty of this game wears off quickly. You play as a character named Ashly Riot who is set out to rescue his partner who is trapped at the hands of a madman named Sydney.
The game is dark and very depressing. You stay in one basic dungeon for a majority of the game. It's 2009 and I pulled the game out to play it again. Unlike Final Fantasy 8 that came before it, this game has not aged well at all. The game isn't too beautiful artistically, and you feel as though the designers did not put much energy into the game. Not to mention that part of the team that did final Fantasy 8 worked on this project. It just seems as though the game was lazily created. The plot doesn't move you at all to continue the game, it's a basic hero fights villian and save the girl story.
The turning points of the game are the fighting system which allows you to strike select areas on your enemies body. This at the time was new and innovative, but not verywell executed seeing as it makes little difference with the risk meter involved. The risk meter is a gauge that increases as you fight your oppenents. As the gauge fills up,your chance to hit goes way down. This really is a down point of the game as it is not necessary and makes the game more difficult that it needs to be.
The overall game itself is pretty boring to say the least. The aptmosphere is again in a dark dungeon the entire game, which gets tiresome and becomes an eyesore. Mainly because you feel as though your in the same area the entire game. Vagrant Story could of had much potential, but its repetitive gameplay and aptmosphere leave this one bitting the dust. |
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 "Great Game" | 2008-11-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3W0TG56CB63WE |
| I decided that I needed a classic RPG to quench my thirst for gaming recently. I have grown a bit freary of modern games and couldn't deny the mid-90's for their RPG prowess. So, i decided to go with the crown jewel; Squares PSX swan song of Vagrant Story. All i will say is, buy this game. Deepest battle system of its time (by about a decade). Basically it is Fallout 3's VATS. Leveling up is a chore to be enjoyed and customizing youre weapons is a big deal too. The graphics, story, gameplay and audio are all top notch. |
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 "Its a Game You May Want to Like, but Can't" | 2008-03-23 |
| - Reviewed By damian2316 |
This is one of those games Square released that seems promising, but falls short in one or many of ways.
The bulk of the game takes place in a dungeon. You guide Ashley through a series of rooms all while battling bats and cave-dwelling creatures you come across.
The battles take place in a real time fashion; however, fights run on a chain system. When you attack an enemy, an exclamation point appears above Ashley's head as an indication to press another attack button to continue your onslaught. Ashley has a variety of weapons he can equip which changes the way he attacks his oppoenent.
Instead of HP, Ashley has an "indicator" (starts out green to indicate full health) that determines his health. It is divided by his arms, body, etc. When the health of a part of his body is depleted, it is safe to say that that part of his body no longer functions until his health is restored. While the idea sounds cool, he is only character under the player's control. The game CAN be difficult.
Exploration takes place in a dungeon. The player will reach a room where a spell is necessary to get through the door. Sometimes the spells are easy to locate, and other times the player must backtrack through many rooms to obtain the necessary spell.
The graphics were among the best. The game had somewhat of a comic book feel to it--the character nicely animated and bore many details. The detail really brings a certain feel to the game and the dungeon, despite being a dungeon, actually looks quite nice.
This is one of the few games I will say is completed for or less for its story and gratification, not fun. There isn't much fun to be had as there is a lot of backtracking and scouting to be done with little or no deviation. The spells do add to the game, but not much.
Pros:
-Graphics
-Interesting Story
-Intriguing Battle System
-Interesting Villain
-Chilling atmosphere
Cons:
-Too much backtracking
-Entire game takes place in a dungeon
-How Many bats must I fight?
-Where do I have to go next?
-I forgot which way I was going/came from
If you must try the game out, I recommend renting it first. If you're a die hard Square fanatic, love games with a dark feel, or love dungeon crawlers, you will like it. |
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| "Eh" | 2007-07-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2A2GENU1M5DKK |
| I dont know about this one. I didn't really enjoy it too much. The beginnings got to catch me for me to continue and it just wasn't doing it for me. |
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| "Final Fantasy Who?" | 2006-11-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1RAVS9LZHOS9A |
First of all, I have to say that I am a BIG fan of the Final Fantasy frenchise, I especially find the SNES and PS1 games to be some of the best Rpg's period (if only we could erase FFX2 the world would be a better place) I will not go on detail about the story itself, but I have to tell you that I find this game to be superior in every way.
As soon as I saw the cover of this game I fell in love with it. I didn't know what it was about, but I knew I had to have it.
My first impresion was WOW! When I saw that intro, the movie like experiece gripped my soul, I thought... well, I'll be spending quite a few hours in front of my TV. As it turned out, I didn't, I found the game to be hard, beautiful, but hard. The fighting system was completelly different to anything I'd seen before, and I was not getting it.
This was five years ago. Regardless of that, I kept starting it over and over again telling myself 'This time I'll finish it!'The story just grips you that much, and the characters personalities leave you wanting to know more. Sure enough, I became a pro in the 'arts' ,weapon affinities and such, and I finished my game... again and again, and again. In short, this is in my opinion one of the greatest RPG's, if not game, of all times. But it is a bit hard to get used to it, or even become good at it (unless I'm just an idiot...which is entirely possible) but once you get the flow of the fighting system, you will not be able to stop. So please do not cast it aside! just keep trying, and your reward will be gratifying. |
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| "Ashley Riot needs to be reprisal role on next gen systems!" | 2006-11-12 |
| - Reviewed By User: A12U1S3LW36PKQ |
| To avoid writing a 15 page in-depth review, I'll keep it super simple. If you like RPGs with and excellent story line, tons of weapon combinations, a fun & ground-breaking combat system, dark humor and programming that actually rewards you for playing through several times..... get this game. Don't have a PS1? PS2? Doggone it, Square! Let's have a Vagrant Story for PS3. |
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