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This game has the best battle action a game can have!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 9
Date: November 17, 1999
Author: Amazon User

The battles in this game are so cool. Having members that have different ways to fight is awesome. There are knights, archers, wizards, priests,etc. Being able to move only a certain amount of spaces is great too. This has the best storyline and gameplay I've seen!

Best fighting game i know of

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: December 26, 1999
Author: Amazon User

well it isn't a fighting game it's a strategy game but that doesn't matter. this game has a nice story on a scale of 1-10 it'd be a 7. the magics ar amazing, the freedom is exquisite, size of battle maps is enormous, originality is highly above average. I hate strategy i absolutly despise them but by gosh i can't live without this game get it!

Vandal Hearts Rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 31, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I started playing this game, I didn't think it would be much fun, and I'm a huge RPG fan. How much fun can a medieval setting add to the classic elements of the RPG? As it turns out, quite a bit. Ash and his friends carry a very believable storyline through a variety of battles and situations. Many of today's RPGs lack replayability power. This is not one of those. I was able to play through it in a week, then had to give it back. I would like to get it again sometime, look for secrets (I hear there are a few hard-to find ones), and do better. Many battles are next to impossible without the right combination of strategy and strength. Some are fights you indeed cannot win as a total victory, so you must cut your losses and attack it a different way, usually by killing a leader. This action/strategy/RPG kept me hooked. I eagerly anticipate the second part, soon to be released.

Battle strategy and RPG combined............

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: April 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Ok, I'm 33 years old, and a girl, and I like battle games! Sometimes.

This is one of those games that works. The characters are interesting because you can choose the direction in which they develop. There are enough classes, that if you play wisely, you will have a real solid fighting force with many attack strategy possibilities.

Amazingly enough, there's even a story line to follow. :)

There are plenty of places to go and lots of secrets to find. The more secrets you uncover, the more battles you may fight, some of which are on interesting terrain with interesting problems to overcome if you intend to win.

The graphics are ok. Nothing fabulous here, except I really loved how all the places you go float in space. Why do they do that? I have no idea. It just looks neat.

This game is not overly difficult to play. You just have to do some planning. It's not rocket science, just a few hours of honest, game playing fun.

Good RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I just got this game today and its in my top 3 favorite Video Games. This game is like FF Tacticts.It has different game play than most RPG's.This and FF7 are my two favorite RPG's.

The best stratagey game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 07, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This was an awsome game. I have never really liked stratagey games before but this on is acctually one of my favorite games!

The battles are very hard and they really make you think. Being able to munniplulate how your charaters fight, by choosing what class they advance too, is way cool. The spells also look great. All in all on a scail of 1-10 I'd give it an 11!

A Great Strategy RPG!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I love turned-based strategy games. Choosing where to move your characters, and it will make you wonder if you made a right choice or a deadly mistake. My favorite one is Final Fantasy Tactics. Unfortunately, Squaresoft has decided to discontinue it, and it has become very rare. I was lucky and found a copy. For those of you who weren't so lucky to get a copy of Final Fantasy Tactics, don't worry, because Konami's Vandal Hearts is another great game.

The game plays like any turned-based strategy; you usually have about 3-6 guys and fight a bunch of enemies. You fight on big, open levels and you choose where to have them move and attack. The objectives range from defeat all your enemies, rescue a certain person, or get to a certain place. Also, every time you defeat one of your enemies, they explode into gallons of blood. Swift Justice!

In between battles, you can go to different places to get your skills upgraded. Such as shopping in town, learning new skills at the dojo, getting new information at your headquarters, or just to have a drink at the tavern.

In all, Vandal Hearts is a great game that should be played by everyone who likes turned-based strategy. Even though it's not as good as Final Fantasy Tactics, It's still tons of fun to play. Highly Recommended.

Shining Force +

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 12, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This Playstation classic uses the basics of strategic combat from such masterpieces as the Shining Force series, and adds new levels of realism, such as elevation, concealment, and facing.

Probably the worst thing about Vandal Hearts is that it is absolutely and perfectly linear. Unlike Shining Force, in Vandal Hearts you cannot replay any of the battles. You cannot egress at critical moments. There are no secret items or characters (save for the unimpressive hidden herbs and mushrooms you might accidentally find behind trees and under rocks). Vandal Hearts is an exercise in pure, unadulterated tactics, unspoiled by almost any semblance of role-playing. There are few types of weapons, and approximately two dozen of different sorts of items. Where this game succeeds is the selection of character classes and the number of possible strategies.

Just like in Shining Force, here you can promote your characters to better classes, although in Vandal Hearts you can do it twice: once at level 10 and a second time at level 20. Just like in Shining Force, some of your characters can have a choice of classes to which they can be promoted.

So where does this all come together? Just like in the mass battles in Suikoden, the classes follow a cyclical hierarchy: sword beats arrow beats air beats sword. This rock-paper-scissors element hadn't entered the strategy scene prior to Vandal Hearts. Naturally, there are also other, more popular conventions of precedence: opposing elements and the precedence of spells over physical defense will play a major role in the player's thinking.

Lastly, the graphics must be spoken of. Unfortunately, there isn't much to say: on the various zoom levels, the battlefield ranges from "hard to see" to "pixilated". The characters are hard to tell apart, especially when they stand in a group. The spell effects are functional at best. In other words, nothing a persistent gamer can't handle.

Vandal Hearts is a natural transition point from the early consoles to the Playstation and beyond. It is a good beginner's game, as well as an entertaining, if temporary diversion for a master gamer.

A great strategy/RPG game !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

This is one of my favorite games ever! The charcters are great, the job system is wonderful, and the story, music, and graphics, everything is great! Everyone who is a fan of any strategy game especially Final Fantsy Tatics would love this game. Also, it is very easy to learn the battle system and the job system. I don't think it should have gotten the mature rating, the only reason for this is because when you kill somebody on the battle field all these red squares burst out. Buy this game, you won't regret it!

Vandal Hearts 1

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased this game used from Funcoland. I loaded the disc into the Playstation and when I started playing, this was my immediate thought: "What a cheap rip of of Final Fantasy Tactics". First thoughts are not always right, I soon found out. This game's main focus was battles, with a bit of a lacking storyline, but that's ok. I am used to Final Fantasy ganes so it was something different for me. The job system was a little less involving then FFT, but was still a nice addition to the game. Downsides: Some incredibly hard battles, like the battle with Kane at the castle, for example. There is also no optional battles; you must fight and win every battle, and there are no random battles, thus no way to gain extra experience. This leaves the problem of being stuck at a low level at a battle that's impossible to win. Upsides: Nice battle system. A lot of characters join your party, and you don't have to hire them like in FFT. Also some pretty cool character classes. My favorites are: Sniper, Dragoon and Vandalier. TIP: If you buy this, N E V E R advance your archer to a hawk, always go for bowman.... Definitely buy this game if your a strategy game fan or liked FFT.

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