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Excellent game, one of the best!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 11 / 27
Date: April 09, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I loved this game. It had all the characteristics of FF and more. The graphics weren't as good as FF, but the creatures were amazing and so was the plot. I think everyone there should buy this viddeo game it's so cool!

Flawless

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 14
Date: May 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This game teaches us how great Squaresoft is. With the delay of PArasite Eve 2 I'm glad they found such a good Spring/Summertitle. Think FF8+Parasite Eve+Chrono Triger

great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: May 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Waiting for the next great rpg, but cant wait for chrono trigger or parasite eve 2? Well, this is the next big game.

One of the greatest RPGs ever made.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 25
Date: May 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

"Vagrant Story" is one of those games you keep coming back to, no matter how ticked at it you get. I suspect VS may get overlooked in the summer RPG rush, but I certainly hope it gets the attention it deserves.

Part Tomb Raider, part Parasite Eve and part Metal Gear Solid, VS is brought to you from the team that brought you Final Fantasy Tactics and it shows. The storyline is complex and engaging, the combat system has depth that has to be seen to be believed and the amount of time the game will suck up is incredible.

Even more than Parasite Eve, VS is a completely cinematic experience, from the opening shots to the last crash.

If you haven't found yourself enjoying the heavy combat-based games Squaresoft has released over the last year (FFT and Front Mission 3) then you may want to gloss over VS, or at least rent it first.

Any true RPG fan, though, this is one game you need to pick up.

Vagrant Story

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 85 / 90
Date: May 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I've been a console RPG fan for many years now. From Dragon Warrior to Final Fantasy I have played most all of the popular games that have long been the catalysts for mass obsession. Vagrant Story is no exception to this rule. I purchased this game right as it hit the shelves, not knowing what to expect...but knowing that I was not to be disappointed by the divine power of Squaresoft. This is perhaps a game that could be referred to as "video gaming's first successful gene splicing experiment." Combine a pinch of the dungeon roaming found in the old Zelda or Diablo games with a dash of Tomb Raider and you have the beginnings of a great game. Now, mix in one part Final Fantasy and set in a rich, dark, gothic environment...and voila!...you have quite possibly the world's perfect video game.

The battle system in Vagrant Story is like none that I have seen before...it is possible to target your opponents body parts separately in order to perhaps find a weakness. There are also real time functions that you learn called battle abilities which allow you to make your attacks more effective. You don't necessarily find complete weapons in this game either, you make your own...and then name them!

Let's not forget the monsters...there are more than I can count. Dragons, zombies, lizard-men...all of these and more haunt the complex dungeons you will explore on your quest. In fact, as an added point of challenge for the game, the weapons you use will eventually developing a liking to the flesh of the creature you most often attack and will become more effective against others of its kind...but beware!...your weapons may become ineffective against those monsters of an opposite persuasion.

In closing...get this game...period...no questions asked. If you can look in a mirror and say with a straight face that you are a serious console RPG fan, you have absolutely no choice...no...you owe it to yourself to give this game a try!

Good Start for Squaresoft's Summer

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: May 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Squaresoft is widely known to stun everyone with the unique RPG genre, and with Vagrant Story, they did it again.

The game starts off with Riskbreaker Ashley Riot, a VKP (Valendia Knight of Valendia). He was assigned to solve a mystery involving Sydney, a mysterious, dark person and leader of the Mullenkamp cult who starts causing havoc in the Valendia Kingdom. At the same time, the Duke of Valendia was murdered. Ashley was framed and escaped to the deserted city of Lea Monde to clear his name and find out what Sydney is up to.

Like Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story concentrates on action and has the similar battle system, except with the addition of the Chain Abilities. This addition allows you to hit a target more than one time with just a simple carfully timed push of a button. Unaccurately pushing the button ends the streak. The action in this game is probably the best feature in this game.

Preventing this game from being perfect is the balance of the bosses. It's like when you reach a boss, it can take one or two hits just to kill you rendering you to constantly heal over and over. And to add to that, some players may have a difficult time with the Chain Abilites; not everyone has a good hand-to-eye coordination.

Overall, this game is great, but hard at times. So I would recommend this game to people who have had experience playing Parasite Eve. The story is easy to get into, and a lot of practice is necessary if you ever want to see the conclusion of this Squaresoft near-perfect game.

The best and funnest game ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Every game that square makes is better than the last and now I'm really starting to wonder how square can make anything better than their newest masterpiece, Vagrant Story. The plot is exellent, and even whenever I'm playing the game, my mom comes and watches cuz its just such a great game! The graphics and also really beautiful and extremely detailed, especially in fist person view. You will lose countless hours playing this game. I just bought it two days ago and although I not close to beating yet, I've already declared it as my fav game. Although its exam time over here, I can't help playing it! I was planning to play it for only an hour last night, and i ended up playing till 4 in the morning! the only way i could get myself to tear away from it was from severe fatigue ^_^ This game is also very fun, and you can spend hours trying to perfect your timing during the combo. it also has a great customization system, so you call the calls on your equipment! you can rename it, attach different orbs to them, combine, and build them up to make them powerful against different classes of monsters. this game is an experience not to be missed and should be bought as soon as you get money in your pocket! ciao! Gotta get back to Vagrant Story ^_^

The best Action/RPG on the planet!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: May 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is one of the best games I have ever played, and one of Squaresoft's best titles. This blows all other Action/RPGs out of the water. First off, the graphics are THE best the Playstation has ever seen, without a doubt. Second, the story. It is better than half of the movies at the Academy awards, (definately better Titanic or Shakespere in Love!) and is cinematic all the way through. The battle system is like none before, and perfect for this game. It encourages you to play it over and over trying to beat records of time, chest percentage, etc. Zelda? What Zelda? Vagrant Story is THE game, and with this, Legend of Mana, Threads of Fate, and Chrono Cross ( I MUST HAVE THAT GAME! ) this will be the best summer in Squaresoft, no Video Game History!

Finally! A Worthy Fantasy !

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 16
Date: May 30, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Wow!. At long last my hat is off to Square. I have seen the future of Rpgs, and it is a third person view from behind. (A cross between Tomb Raider and Final Fantasy. I was impressed by this game. If you know any of my reviews, you know I don't enjoy some of this company's other, more popular series of games. I am happy to say That Vagrant Story makes up for the inadequacies of the FF series. When you pop this game in the consol, you will discover; a new combat system, that makes it easy to take on a very difficult set of dungeons, a system for equipping and using items that is a dream to use, lots more fun than filling materia slots. The Art, music and plot of this game are all worthy of a great Rpg. The only detractor in my mind is this: The designers of this game thought it would be neat if the charactor spoke in voice bubbles like comic book charactors. They were wrong. The baloons cover up some of the best video game art ever while the charactors are speaking. As good as this game is, I think Square could have invested in real voice, for at least part of the game. Enough for the detractors! This game has it all, good plot, good action, frequent saves, and no bad guy, whether it's a run of the mill zombie, or a boss is too hard to kill. Hard enough, but not impossible. Hats off to whoever it was that said, " Hey, if the story is good, they'll play it over and over, instead of trying to kill the same boss again and again and getting disgusted." The cobat system is different than anything you've played before, but once you're used to it, it's a dream. Keep using those healing items, there's plenty of them. This game is about paying attention and thinking as much as it is fighting. You'll get hung up on the map and the puzzles more than you will tough enemies.

The Perfect Game from the Perfect Company

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 15
Date: June 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Square outdid itself again. A few months ago they released Front Mission 3, which I thought was great, if somewhat of a niche-game. Though not as popular as some of the more mainstream games like Final Fantasy, it had great gameplay and was loads of fun. I thought, "Man, how is someone going to top this?" Well who better to do it than Square themselves. Vagrant Story is the single greatest and most complete game I have ever played, saved for one. That one game could be its brother; Metal Gear Solid. The comparisons are extreme; both have a very cinematic, polished feel. A great story (better than any movie in the theater)with unbelievable gameplay and graphics. Each gave me this feeling that it wasn't someone's plan to get rich but like an artist, painting with his soul. Just completely unbelievable. Anyone who knows a Playstation, or even knows someone who does or did, should get this game anyway possible. If not, then what in the world are you doing with a PSX?

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