The Wanderer Stopped By For a While – A Look at Vagrant Story

I’ve been with this sword for ages, it’s become my one trusted companion in this ghost city of wailing secrets. The only one on which I can rely. It’s grown along with me, an extension of my own savagery. It has clawed its way to the upper echelon of weaponry through the limbs and viscera of many beasts, humans, and uh… evils. It’s a shame I’ve given it such a childish and filthy name.

Vagrant Story. A dark, cinematic, and deeply engrossing action RPG. If there is one thing I remember about this game is that reviews and opinions have often been very divided. This is a game that garners much praise as well as derision. It’s a game with cascading levels of complexity that will either draw the player in or push the player away. This is the nature of most unique games.

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