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Vagrant Story

Description

Valendra is a land that had undergone civil war. The end of which had birthed the parliament and several organizations to control the balance of power. Ashley Riot is a Riskbreaker agent, an elite one man investigator, for the Valendia Knights of Peace (VKP) who is investigating some strange occurrences. A cult of religious fanatics known as Müllenkamp, and their leader Sydney Losstarot, have seized the manor of Duke Bardorba of Valendia Kingdom. The events at the manor have sent Ashley on a quest to get to the bottom of what's going on, and travel into the catacombs that lead to the destroyed, yet magical city of Leá Monde. However Ashley is not the only person interested in the city, and other factions of the government, including parliament assigned Knights of the Crimson Blade and other VKP agents are pursuing their own agenda.

Combat is central to the game. The game runs in real time but when entering combat and attacking an enemy, the game is paused. A wireframe sphere showing the range of the currently selected weapon and detailed statistics on different body parts of the enemies within range.

The game features a range of weapons. Each weapon can be disassembled and reassembled in workshops scattered throughout the game, attaching gems for extra power. Weapons used constantly against the same type of enemy improve in power against them.

Ashley can also make use of Magic, Chain Abilities and Break Arts. Magic is broken into four groups, namely defense, combat, healing and status. Spells use up mana points and are sometimes more costly than useful. Chain Abilities allow Ashley to "chain together" consecutive hits against enemies. Break Arts are special skills learnt after repetitive use of a weapon type. Sacrificing some of the player's health, Break Arts can perform a high damage attack on an enemy.

Alternate Titles

• "Medieval Gear Solid" -- Informal editorial title

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• Ivalice universe
• PlayStation greatest hits releases

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User Reviews

Imaginative and Under-rated game!

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The Press Says

Gamer's Pulse	Jun 26, 2000	99 out of 100	99
GameSpot	Feb 15, 2000	9.6 out of 10	96
Jeuxvideo.com	Jun 21, 2000	19 out of 20	95
RPGFan	Jun 22, 2002	94 out of 100	94
Power Unlimited	Aug, 2000	9.3 out of 10	93
Gaming Age	May 24, 2000	A-	91
All Game Guide	2000		90
Game Critics	Jul 07, 2000	9 out of 10	90
Super Play	Jul, 2000	9 out of 10	90
FiringSquad	Jun 09, 2000	87 out of 100	87

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Trivia

The English language used in the US/UK version of this game is close to the one used by Shakespeare, and some characters have names taken from different tragedies by Shakespeare. Romeo Guildenstern, one of the game's main characters, is a combination of Romeo from "Romeo and Juliett", and Guildenstern from "Hamlet". Rosenkrantz is also a character from "Hamlet".