Vagrant Story Spins A Tale On US PSN
Vagrant StoryIt remains a highlight of highlights of the PlayStation generation, and is widely considered to be one of Squaresoft's bests.
Unfortunately, when it first came to the PlayStation Network as a downloadable PS1 classic, only Europe got to indulge. But now, according to the PlayStation Blog, Vagrant Story will arrive on the US PSN this week. Other releases include PixelJunk Shooter 2 - expect a review soon - Modnation Racers, and demos for MLB 2K11, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Top Spin 4, among others. But for old-school role-playing aficionados, the cream of the crop is most certainly Squaresoft's unique action/RPG with an interesting medieval flair. In some ways, the game mechanic reminded me of Parasite Eve, where things played out in real-time, but you could pause to aim with your currently equipped weapon. Vagrant Story was deeper, though, and those in the know understand why it begs to be played over and over...
At this point, most of the best RPG classics are available to download on the PSN, so there's no excuse not to either relive the glory days or take a peek at what those glory days were actually like for RPG fans.
Related Game(s): Vagrant Story
Tags: vagrant story, squaresoft, vagrant story psn, vagrant story us
2/28/2011 10:31:38 AM Ben Dutka
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 10:51:36 AM
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Underdog15
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 2:56:22 PM
@Highlander
Have you given Xenogears a shot yet?
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 3:44:48 PM
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WolfCrimson
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 10:51:53 AM
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shadowscorpio
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 1:05:07 PM
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Temjin001
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 10:56:47 AM
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Argh, I'm actually starting to get a backlog of PSX games to play.
And I know RR4 is power drifting right around the corner as well.
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bebestorm
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:02:36 AM
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Arvis
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:27:29 AM
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Now when do we get Chrono Cross?
-Arvis
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:54:50 AM
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BlinkBoy
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 @ 9:51:32 AM
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Jawknee
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:29:57 AM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:55:15 AM
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Jawknee
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 1:35:26 PM
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Excelsior1
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 2:20:21 PM
if i remember right, vagrant story was a game that looked pretty good with the ps2 smoothing.
i don't remeber much else, but i'll definitely check it out since it comes from a great era of squaresoft games.
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Jawknee
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 7:37:21 PM
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DazeOfWar
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:31:25 AM
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Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:50:25 AM
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DazeOfWar
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 8:24:35 PM
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SayWord
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 11:58:43 AM
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kraygen
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 2:09:01 PM
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Underdog15
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 3:05:29 PM
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I'm really happy to hear all the buzz about Xenogears. Glad lots of you plan to pick it up. It's my most favorite jRPG of all time. I loved it better than the FF's, Chrono's, Tales of, Suidoken's, Dragon Quest/Warriors.... all of them.
And that's saying ALOT! (Those all have a place in my heart!)
Anyways... if you enjoy playing PS1 classics, and don't mind the fact that graphics weren't as amazing as they are now (obviously) and you loved jRPG's back in the day, Xenogears is a no brainer. An absolute, NO BRAINER. It flew under the radar because it released in 1997... just like a certain FF title.
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Excelsior1
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 4:04:41 PM
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jimmyhandsome
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 5:08:19 PM
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Ben Dutka PSXE [Administrator]
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 5:55:28 PM
Vagrant Story is an action/RPG where it's just one hero (like an action game), and you fight in real-time against enemies. But you pause the game to aim with your weapon; you can aim at various parts of the foe.
Xenogears is most like a standard Final Fantasy. Turn-based, party-based combat, epic story, and big, explorable world.
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Underdog15
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 9:42:32 PM
I've only tried playing through the HDTV once a year or two back, and if I remember correctly, I did it somehow via the PS3. I'd have to play around with it a bit to remind myself of how I did it... So try starting there. Hope that helps!
@jimmyhandsome
lol, well, I know what I would pick based on my personal preferences. I've never played Vagrant Story, myself, but I would take Ben's advice on this one and go with the one that most suits your gameplay tastes, as they are all top notch.
I also adored FFT, so you can't really go wrong with that as a choice either. Go with your gameplay preference, and I bet you'll be happy with any choice out of those 3.
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jimmyhandsome
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 @ 9:09:59 AM
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DrRockso87
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 4:51:16 PM
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Well, why not make it bigger?! Bring on Legend of Dragoon, Threads of Fate, Suikoden II, Chrono Cross, Legend of Mana, Brave Fencer Musashi and a bunch of other classics, Square and Sony!!
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Gordo
Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 8:13:52 PM
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Hope it's ok. I'm trusting you guys on this one!
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mikedifr
Tuesday, March 01, 2011 @ 6:43:17 AM
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I am getting to try them now and so far have not been disappointed. Just downloaded Xenogears and will be picking up this one.
But as someone mentioned above....backlog is terrible...if I didnt buy another game ever, I probably have enough to last me 20 years!
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Highlander
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Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 10:45:24 AM
You forgot to mention Xenogears is on PSN too....