It's not too hard to install, you just need to know what kind of plugins and bios you need to install on your computer (thank god for ). I downloaded a PSX Emulator, which is program that lets you play playstation games on your pc. I don't have a playstation anymore but I managed to put the game on my computer. Sure the graphics stink but the game engine is unique and takes a lot of strategy to beat the game. I think the reason why I like Heroscape so much is because I played this game when I was young. Here's a link to a game play video of this game: One thing that is virtually the same is when you are elevated you get a stronger hit/stronger defense. You move with your whole army one by one by choosing any character in any order. There are no order markers and no initiative rolls. On release, Famitsu magazine scored the game a 32 out of 40.I used to play this game a lot on my playstation 2 when I was younger.Īlthough Vandal Hearts is not exactly like Heroscape, they are still quite alike. The controls and battle system were also criticized for being stiff and laborious and the story as long and as twisting as it was linear. GIA on the other hand believes that the game lacks the variety of its predecessor, with standard "kill everything" missions. IGN considered the story lackluster enough to not even "remember it", CNET also agrees considering the storyline to be one that most people "won't care to follow". General criticism of Vandal Hearts II has mostly to do with the storyline. Vandal Hearts II is considered by to be vastly superior to its predecessor. The game has a branching storyline that can be altered by the player's dialogue choices and lead to multiple endings. Joshua's renegade band of outlaws gets drawn into a plot to create a third faction to end the war and restore peace. The adult stages of the game shows the country of Natra immersed in a civil war with both warring factions having foreign backers. The early stages of the game introduce the hero and his childhood companions and acts as a prologue to future events in the hero's adult life. Vandal Hearts II takes place in the country of Natra and follows the story of Joshua from childhood until adulthood, focusing his progress through the civil war that tears his home country apart. The dual-turn system permits both the player and the computer to move one unit on the battlemap simultaneously. This is achieved through the armour and weapon systems, skills must be learned through equipping weapons and earning enough points to master them, while armour determines the characters hit points and magic points as well as movement rates and defence.Ĭombat in Vandal Hearts II is done using a new Dual-Turn System, stated as being an Active Time Battle system for tactical RPGs. Warriors can be changed to Healers without any penalties. Vandal Hearts II boasts over 120 different weapon and armour combinations and the game features non-set classes unlike many other RPGs. Town maps are a screenshot of the town with locations of interest selected from the menu on the right of the screen, featuring the local tavern, shops and little else except where the story determines otherwise. Some locations open up only to advance the story. The dots on the overworld map have been divided into two sections, battle maps and town maps with all but a select few maps being re-visitable. Players travel over the overworld map by clicking on the points of interest and moving towards the location they have chosen. The overworld features a basic map of the country with dots to mark the location of points of interest. Vandal Hearts II uses a three-map layout of an overworld map, town map and a battle map.
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