Vagrant Story
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The "Summer of Adventure" NA release cover, with the "2-discs" icon on the bottom-left.
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| Developer(s) | Square Product Development Division 4 |
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| Director(s) | Yasumi Matsuno |
| Producer(s) | Yasumi Matsuno |
| Programmer(s) | Taku Murata |
| Artist(s) |
Hiroshi Minagawa Akihiko Yoshida |
| Writer(s) | Yasumi Matsuno Jun Akiyama |
| Composer(s) | Hitoshi Sakimoto |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
| Vagrant Story Original Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Hitoshi Sakimoto | |
| Released | March 8, 2000 (Japan) |
| Genre | Video game soundtrack |
| Length | Total: 2:17:25 Disc One: 73:08 Disc Two: 74:17 |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 91% (43 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 92% (19 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 7 of 10 |
| EGM | 9.0 of 10 |
| Famitsu | 40 of 40 |
| GameSpot | 9.6 of 10 |
| IGN | 9.6 of 10 |
| OPM (US) | 4.5 of 5 |
| PSX Extreme | 9.6 of 10 |
Vagrant Story (ベイグラントストーリー Beiguranto Sutōrī?) is a Japanese-developed action role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) for the PlayStation video game console. The game was released in 2000, and has been re-released through the PlayStation Network for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable consoles. Vagrant Story was primarily developed by the team responsible for Final Fantasy Tactics, with Yasumi Matsuno serving as producer, writer and director.
The game takes place in the fictional kingdom of Valendia and the ruined city of Leá Monde. The story centers on Ashley Riot, an elite agent known as a Riskbreaker, who must travel to Leá Monde to investigate the link between a cult leader and a senior Valendian Parliament member, Duke Bardorba. In the prologue, Ashley is blamed for murdering the duke, and the game discloses the events that happen one week before the murder.
Vagrant Story is unique as a console action/adventure role-playing game in that it features no shops and no player interaction with other characters; instead, the game focuses on weapon creation and modification, as well as elements of puzzle-solving and strategy. The game received critical acclaim from gaming magazines and websites.
Vagrant Story is a solo action role-playing game, in which the player controls Ashley Riot from a third-person perspective while exploring Leá Monde and the catacombs underneath. The player may also switch into first-person perspective to allow for a 360° view using the START button or right analog stick on the game controller. Characters and sprites are proportionate with each other, and the player navigates Ashley on a three-dimensional field map. Navigation is in real-time, and areas accessed by the player are stored in an in-game map menu.
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