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Vandal Hearts II (PlayStation, 1999)
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Platform: PlayStation
Publisher: Konami of America, Inc.
Release Date: Nov 1999
Rating: Mature
UPC: 083717170563
Product ID: EPID1360
Description: Forced to flee his village after being manipulated into assassinating a major political figure, Joshua joins forces with a band of renegade mercenary thieves and political intrigue ensues in VANDAL HEARTS II. In this sequel to the popula...
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A very good tactics rpg!Review created: 02/05/08
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tonnyvecchi ( 6 )
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
This is the second episode of the serie Vandal hearts. It's a very good tactics rpg (a style that i like so much), and come with new features.
One new point of the game is that we don't have classes of fighters, because the skills do not come with the caracter (like the first game), but are acquired on the weapons. So, everybody can use all the styles of weapons and armours, and all the different kinds of skills.
Another new point is that your caracters and your oponents moves at the same time. So, if you sellect a target to attack, it can move to another place and you lose your action; or it can be the opposite, and it can avoid an attack to your caracter.
The time to finish the game is much bigger than the first episode (55 to 78 against 13 to 17 hours), because the world map have many more places, and you can enter a battle as much as you want in each map point.
The battles are harder than the first game, and we have more secret stages.
The story of the game is similar than the first episode: a political quest. Our fighters will fight against the opressive and corrupting government, to make a better world.
The music and sound effects of this game are another strong point (like the first game).
The quality of the game is not like the first. The design of the caracters, the maps, the spells and the itens could be better, but couldn't even be compared to vandal hearts 1.
But i love this game and i will play it again and again.
I recommend.
Thanks.
One new point of the game is that we don't have classes of fighters, because the skills do not come with the caracter (like the first game), but are acquired on the weapons. So, everybody can use all the styles of weapons and armours, and all the different kinds of skills.
Another new point is that your caracters and your oponents moves at the same time. So, if you sellect a target to attack, it can move to another place and you lose your action; or it can be the opposite, and it can avoid an attack to your caracter.
The time to finish the game is much bigger than the first episode (55 to 78 against 13 to 17 hours), because the world map have many more places, and you can enter a battle as much as you want in each map point.
The battles are harder than the first game, and we have more secret stages.
The story of the game is similar than the first episode: a political quest. Our fighters will fight against the opressive and corrupting government, to make a better world.
The music and sound effects of this game are another strong point (like the first game).
The quality of the game is not like the first. The design of the caracters, the maps, the spells and the itens could be better, but couldn't even be compared to vandal hearts 1.
But i love this game and i will play it again and again.
I recommend.
Thanks.
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Tactical Strategy Revolution1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
A lot of people do not like this game because of the combat system. In this system you are forced to guess your enemy's movements because the enemy characters move at the same time as yours. However, while this system can be frustrating the weapons system more than makes up for it. The options for character customization are better than any other turn based strategy game. You can make any character any class, and there are penalties for doing such, basically the game is completely open ended. Seriously if you have the oppurtunity I highly reccomend picking one up.
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Vandal Hearts II (PlayStation)Review created: 01/02/09
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) I bought this for my son, for his birthday. He loves to play the game; he says it is in perfect condition, and was exactly as described. I can not say anything but good about this product.
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Vandal Hearts 2? More like Vandal Hearts Poo.Review created: 07/22/08
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) 0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Well, how to put it. The graphics are definitely better than the first Vandal Hearts, but that's where the improvement ends. Everything else is horrible. If this game could be rated lower than Poor, I would have. To put it simply, this game sucks. To start off, they make you read a bunch of crap that has nothing to really do with anything for about 30 minutes. It's bunch of stupid kids trying to catch a moth or butterfly or something. Then you finally get to go to battle, and this is where the anguish really begins. The fighting is more or less turn based as in the original, except you have no idea when the enemy is going to take their turn, which makes the battle completely random. Your characters are made to look like a bunch of idiots because they'll just run up to air and swing at, all the while the bad guy left ages ago.
So now that you've played your first battle you think, "okay, the game is atleast rolling now, right?" WRONG. They make you spend another 20 minutes reading pointless crap. About all you need to know that is there's some wounded stranger that's wandered into town that you and the other kids just "rescued" and he's passed out at the healer's. And there's a question of whether he's a revolutionary or not. So then you and the other kids decide to go on their own mission, and that's pretty much where I left off.
After playing this God awful piece of crap for almost 1.5 hours and only actually playing two short battles, I couldn't take it anymore. If I wanted to read a novel, I'd pick up a book. Atleast in a game like Final Fantasy 7, or even the first Vandal Hearts, they'd keep the dialoge down most of the time, and when it was longer, they'd atleast keep it somewhat interesting.
Even if you're an RPG fan like myself, you're going to find this game annoying and tedious at best. I recommend staying away, but if you're really bored and need a reason to commit suicide, play this game. If it makes you want to kill yourself, don't say I didn't warn you.
So now that you've played your first battle you think, "okay, the game is atleast rolling now, right?" WRONG. They make you spend another 20 minutes reading pointless crap. About all you need to know that is there's some wounded stranger that's wandered into town that you and the other kids just "rescued" and he's passed out at the healer's. And there's a question of whether he's a revolutionary or not. So then you and the other kids decide to go on their own mission, and that's pretty much where I left off.
After playing this God awful piece of crap for almost 1.5 hours and only actually playing two short battles, I couldn't take it anymore. If I wanted to read a novel, I'd pick up a book. Atleast in a game like Final Fantasy 7, or even the first Vandal Hearts, they'd keep the dialoge down most of the time, and when it was longer, they'd atleast keep it somewhat interesting.
Even if you're an RPG fan like myself, you're going to find this game annoying and tedious at best. I recommend staying away, but if you're really bored and need a reason to commit suicide, play this game. If it makes you want to kill yourself, don't say I didn't warn you.
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Vandal Hearts 2Review created: 07/12/08
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) 0 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Thanks for the quick services, but the cd was scratched when it said it was like new. The product worked though!!!
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an amazing rpg classicThis is one of the best RPG's you'll find on playstation. I've played and beaten the first vandal hearts which had the versatility of choosing the job paths for your characters as they leveled up.
Vandal Hearts II takes it a step further in allowing you to choose each characters role in a mission by means of which armor they are wearing. Each character has individual stats by default and hence are better suited to come roles than other characters.
In addition you can also pick and choose which abilities your characters learn and transfer from weapons you come across throughout your travels.
One of the strong points of the game is the AI, as it allows you to follow a set of guidlines to predict the enemy's movement. This allows you to assume or encourage the enemy to say attack a character from behind with fill health rather than a weakend character beiing attacked from the front.
To top it all off I'm midway through the game so far and the plot becomes increasingly more interesting with twists and suspense.
Vandal Hearts II takes it a step further in allowing you to choose each characters role in a mission by means of which armor they are wearing. Each character has individual stats by default and hence are better suited to come roles than other characters.
In addition you can also pick and choose which abilities your characters learn and transfer from weapons you come across throughout your travels.
One of the strong points of the game is the AI, as it allows you to follow a set of guidlines to predict the enemy's movement. This allows you to assume or encourage the enemy to say attack a character from behind with fill health rather than a weakend character beiing attacked from the front.
To top it all off I'm midway through the game so far and the plot becomes increasingly more interesting with twists and suspense.
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upgraded combat with less bloodReview created: 12/12/07
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) Not as good as one, but a combat system that will make you scream at your television when you are alone. This is challenging, which is what rpg's should be. This is the type of game you should want to play, because we are obviously comparing the recent rpgs to the classics but i dont hear anyone saying "this isnt vandal hearts" Buy this game, it is inexpensive and start spreading the word
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Vandal Hearts IIReview created: 05/11/07
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The best thing about Vandal Hearts II is that the original was amazing. The only reason I purchased this sequel was because the first Vandal Hearts was fun and had some pretty good graphics for its time. Vandal Hearts II seems to have a slower plot than the first game and its battles are not as fun. Compared to its predecessor this game lacks in graphics and replay value. The only reason to own this game is to add to a video game collection.
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Vandal Hearts IIReview created: 05/02/07
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jaimistoryteller ( 1 )
I got this game for my mom for her birthday and within threes days she told me to play it because she couldn't figure it out. Since then I have enjoyed playing it when not at work or school. Its not that complicated but it can be tricky figuring out how to battle with the duel battling system. its a great game for someone who likes a challenged. It better than the orginal vandel hearts in many ways, and is a truly fun game to play.
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Vandal Heart II (PSONE)In a world where we as humans tend to forget the past for the sake of concerning ourselves with the newness of what is current, we overlook some of the past. Graphically, Vandal Hearts II is nothing special by modern standards, but thinking only this would lead you to miss a decent game to play and exercise the mind at the same time. Granted the storyline in VH2 is not that special, intriguing and entertaining for the most part, but the game itself is a huge improvement from Vandal Hearts 1. Engage your mind in a test of your skills of strategy and treat yourself to VH2 and VH1 for that matter. At first I didn't like the two-turn battle mechanism as having played VH1 I expected the same battle engine, but then the two turn mechanism grew on me like the game's storyline did. Plus, its always fun to outsmart the computer on a character move by move basis, instead of waiting for the computer to move all at once like in VH1. The game is not difficult to finish nor is it difficult to beat with the best of all endings, though it requires time to find all the hidden items if that is your wish. What I enjoyed about this VH is that you can go back to maps that you have already visited to redo or to level up, instead of being forced to do everything in the single pass through as in VH1. I know that I reference VH1 a good deal, but I strongly urge you to buy both games if you can when you decide to play at least one of them. They are very different games, yet they are fundamentally the same, which I don't see as a bad thing if you wished for more after playing either one of them. I have often heard that the VH games are "2D character models playing in a 3D space," which would deter the modern gamer for the sake that the graphics are not cutting edge, but find me a game with modern graphics that forces you to pick your every move with the utmost care so to ensure that you make it to the next turn alive. They are out there, but in the grand scheme of things they are few and far between. After playing the game, I will say that I am going to replay it again and at least again, though my time to do these things is limited. One of the main reasons why I bought VH2 was because I wanted to play more after playing VH1 and honestly I didn't know that there was a VH2 until just recently. I hope that you too will discover the Vandal Hearts series and be interested in playing this strategy RPG. As a modern gamer with modern technology, you aren't to expect much from the game in that department, but that shouldn't matter, I mean the game's graphics certainly won't dazzle you, but they certainly will not disappoint.
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