Konami Reveals Vandal Hearts: Flames Of Judgment For PSN
Vandal Hearts: Flames of JudgmentKonami's on a PSN announcement binge today; they just announced their second impending downloadable title.
This one is Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment, which will mark the very first iteration of the classic strategy/RPG franchise in this new generation. It's coming to both the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade, and it will boast "newly designed mechanics" that ought to combine the speed of a faster, more modern RPG with a flashy new graphical presentation. The story takes place on the continent of Sostegaria, where two rival kingdoms are on the precipice of war. The main character in this plot is orphan Tobias Martin, who signs up to defend his homeland but eventually realizes they're fighting something darker and more insidious than the other kingdom. If you're unfamiliar with the game, despite the new focus on faster gameplay, the premise should still be the same: just think of Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre from the PlayStation days. Both Vandal Hearts and Vandal Hearts II showed up on Sony's first console, and for strat/RPG buffs, they were both solid and entertaining. Perhaps one of the more intriguing elements of the sequel was the fact that one enemy would move at the same moment an ally would move...
The point is, Konami is certainly capable of tossing in a few new twists to gameplay you think you've mastered. Being fans of the first two installments of this series, we're looking forward to Flames of Judgment, which should be ready for download in August.
Related Game(s): Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment
4/13/2009 Ben Dutka
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smileys_007
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 4:37:13 PM
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Ultimadream
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 5:10:36 PM
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coverton341
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 5:18:33 PM
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Troy Powers
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 5:28:07 PM
"I'm NOT going to pay a lot for this muffler!"
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Alienange
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 6:35:29 PM
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coverton341
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 5:13:58 PM
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Anyway, on topic this is a great turn of events. I loved FFT and TO but I never heard of this one before. Definitely looks like something I need to play. Hope it comes with trophies. (I know, I know)
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Troy Powers
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 5:30:04 PM
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migabyte
Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 8:25:14 PM
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ZubraZap
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 12:16:53 AM
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As you can see I'm flippin my S***.
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aaronisbla
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 3:27:22 AM
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robinhood2010
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 7:13:29 AM
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BlinkBoy
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 3:03:59 AM
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I never thought I would see another title in this series, but Konami knows which titles to bring back to life.
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robinhood2010
Tuesday, April 14, 2009 @ 7:13:07 AM
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I absolutely adored VH and VH 2. All I really want is a release of the original. Trying to find that now is sooo hard. Ebay why have you forsaken me?
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shadowpal2
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Monday, April 13, 2009 @ 4:01:51 PM