Vagrant Story
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About the Game
Valendia 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, an elite agent 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 events, and travel into the catacombs that lead to the destroyed, yet magical city of Leá Monde.
Story & Setting
Vagrant Story is a role-playing game with several distinguishing characteristics. The entire game (including the numerous cutscenes that advance the plot) is rendered in 3D.
Gameplay & Core Systems
The game focuses on exploration of large, complex dungeon-like areas and combat; there are no "friendly" areas, NPC interaction, or monetary system. Dungeons contain many optional rooms and environmental puzzles that mostly involve pushing, destroying, and re-arranging different types of crates to access higher areas. Ashley can also jump and grab ledges of higher platforms during exploration. The game runs in real time, with visible enemies and no separate battle screens. When entering combat and attacking an enemy, the game is paused, allowing players to choose targets and access the menu for other actions.
Standout Features
- A wireframe sphere displays the range of the currently selected weapon and detailed statistics on different body parts of the enemies within range.
- Ashley does not receive experience points from defeating regular enemies; he randomly gains bonuses to his attributes after defeating bosses, but in general the focus of the customization in the game is on weapons.
- Ashley can equip a wide variety of weapons and armor made out of different materials.
- Each weapon possesses, besides detailed damage statistics, parameters in one of the three categories (edged, blunt, and piercing), as well as affinity to any of the six enemy types encountered in the game.
- Damage in battle is calculated according to the weapon's and the enemy's particular strengths and weaknesses in any of these categories.
- Weapons used constantly against the same type of enemy improve in power against them.
- Each weapon can also be disassembled in workshops scattered throughout the game, and new weapons can be forged by combining blades with grips.
- Gems can be attached to some grips, usually increasing the weapon's affinity with an enemy category.
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes 1 Player.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Vagrant Story | PlayStation 1 | PS1.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | Square Europe, Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Electronic Arts L.L.C. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Square Soft, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Package Design by | Beeline Group, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Manual by | Beeline Group, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Europe, Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Europe, Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Europe, Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Localized by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Testing by | Squartz Co., Ltd. | France | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan; PS one Books release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan; PS one Books release | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan; PS one Books release | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan; PS one Books release | MobyGames |
| Published by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan; Ultimate Hits release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Square Co., Ltd. | Japan; Ultimate Hits release | MobyGames |
| Music by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan; Ultimate Hits release | MobyGames |
| Sound by | Square Sounds Co., Ltd. | Japan; Ultimate Hits release | MobyGames |
| Controller Types Supported | Analog Controller | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Input Device Features Supported | Vibration | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Number of Players Supported | 1 Player | PlayStation | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 2 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | RPG | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Playstation 2 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | SquareSoft | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Teen | North America | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #SLUS-01040 | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Square EA | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Square Co., Ltd | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | RPG | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #SLPS02377 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Square Co., Ltd | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Playstation 2 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | RPG | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2000-02-10 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2000-05-16 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2000-06-21 | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| 2000-06-21 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2000-06-21 | France | MobyGames |
| 2002-02-20 | Japan; PS one Books release | MobyGames |
| 2006-07-20 | Japan; Ultimate Hits release | MobyGames |
| 2000-02-10 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2000-01-01 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2000-05-15 | North America | PriceCharting |
| May 15, 2000 | North America | PriceCharting |
| February 10, 2000 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| January 1, 2000 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony PN | SLES-02754 | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4036636200459 | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1402804478 | The Netherlands, United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLPS-02377 | Japan | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4961012997107 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1900063421 | Japan | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 662248900025 | United States | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLUS-01040/90075 | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B00004SPW9 | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 2807 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4036636200480 | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-02754 | Italy, Spain | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4036636200473 | Germany | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-02756 | Germany | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 2115311127 | Germany | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 4036636200466 | France | MobyGames |
| Sony PN | SLES-02755 | France | MobyGames |
| asin | B00004SPW9 | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 2807 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 662248900025 | North America | PriceCharting |
| model | #SLUS-01040 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 662248900117 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 4961012997107 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 4036636200459 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| model | #SLPS02377 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 4961012997107 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 4036636200459 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
