Vagrant Story Remake When????
Jul. 27th, 2023 01:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rynlingThe Vagueness of a Story: Vagrant Story's Plot Explained
https://www.rspodcast.net/articles/the-vagueness-of-a-story-vagrant-storys-plot-explained
Ashley Riot watches from just outside the manor. He now begins a new stage in his life. He must hide from the law, and from all of civilisation, lest his powers corrupt those around him. He is the Vagrant, and that was his story.
A friend recently reblogged (a gifset) from the 2000 FromSoftware game Evergrace, which I remember being beautiful and intriguing but very difficult to play. The postapocalyptic setting of Evergrace was like catnip for me, and I imagine that both its story and gameplay would be of interest to Dark Souls fans. Still, almost no one has written anything about Evergrace, even despite the fact that it was a global launch title for the PlayStation 2 and distributed fairly widely. Maybe I'll try to write about the game myself, idk.
Anyway, this made me think about my beloved Vagrant Story, which was directed by Yasumi Matsuno and published by Square Enix in 2000. I've actually been thinking about Vagrant Story a lot since I got into Dark Souls, if only because the tone and visual atmosphere of the two games are similar. Unfortunately, Vagrant Story was even more difficult to play than Evergrace, which is probably why not that many people remember it. It was also released during the same summer as Final Fantasy IX, which probably didn't help. I gave up on Vagrant Story almost immediately when it first came out, but I kept trying to return to it all the way through grad school. Despite watching other people's playthroughs, it was never entirely clear to me what the game's story was about.
I'm therefore really grateful for the essay I linked to above, which is fantastic. It seems like this blog is filled with good writing, and I'm looking forward to checking out a few episodes of the podcast as well.
https://www.rspodcast.net/articles/the-vagueness-of-a-story-vagrant-storys-plot-explained
Ashley Riot watches from just outside the manor. He now begins a new stage in his life. He must hide from the law, and from all of civilisation, lest his powers corrupt those around him. He is the Vagrant, and that was his story.
A friend recently reblogged (a gifset) from the 2000 FromSoftware game Evergrace, which I remember being beautiful and intriguing but very difficult to play. The postapocalyptic setting of Evergrace was like catnip for me, and I imagine that both its story and gameplay would be of interest to Dark Souls fans. Still, almost no one has written anything about Evergrace, even despite the fact that it was a global launch title for the PlayStation 2 and distributed fairly widely. Maybe I'll try to write about the game myself, idk.
Anyway, this made me think about my beloved Vagrant Story, which was directed by Yasumi Matsuno and published by Square Enix in 2000. I've actually been thinking about Vagrant Story a lot since I got into Dark Souls, if only because the tone and visual atmosphere of the two games are similar. Unfortunately, Vagrant Story was even more difficult to play than Evergrace, which is probably why not that many people remember it. It was also released during the same summer as Final Fantasy IX, which probably didn't help. I gave up on Vagrant Story almost immediately when it first came out, but I kept trying to return to it all the way through grad school. Despite watching other people's playthroughs, it was never entirely clear to me what the game's story was about.
I'm therefore really grateful for the essay I linked to above, which is fantastic. It seems like this blog is filled with good writing, and I'm looking forward to checking out a few episodes of the podcast as well.
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Date: 2023-07-31 03:36 pm (UTC)(I can see the Vagrant Story/Ivalice influence in FF16, and it's fascinating.)
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Date: 2023-08-01 01:37 pm (UTC)Like seriously though. I admire people who create video essays, but also, I vastly prefer reading actual written essays.
And "Ivalice influence" is a strong recommendation for Final Fantasy XVI. Nice!