![]() ![]() ![]() Once a spell has been unlocked, it can be transferred to another weapon of the same type, making it beneficial to you to have characters that specialize in one type of weapon. While initially inactive, a spell opens up after you've carried it in battle for several turns. Each weapon has one or more spells or abilities locked inside it. Unlike Final Fantasy Tactics' sprawling and unfocused job system, you can customize your characters with the game's wide assortment of weapons. Vandal Hearts II's character-development system is limited when compared with that of the original, keeping things nicely framed and manageable. While you can work around this by wasting a move at the start of each turn to force the enemy to waste one of his turns, this really should be unnecessary. As interesting as the concept is, its execution is a little off - without any way of knowing in what order the enemy will attack, opponents will often move out of the way of your attacks. ![]() The Dual Battle System lets the computer move characters and monsters during your turn, adding an interesting new strategic requirement. As every game seems to feel the need to do these days, Vandal Hearts II employs an all-new system to differentiate itself from other games in the genre. However, unlike most games, this one doesn't follow a traditional turn-based model. These seemingly simple events set off a confusing political whirlwind of intrigue and betrayal that most people won't care to follow.įor the most part, Vandal Hearts II's gameplay is standard strategy-RPG fare - you move your characters around a large world map and engage in turn-based battles on a variety of grid-based battlefields. Sure to be executed for this heinous act, Joshua fled his village and later founded a notorious band of mercenary thieves. Joshua was but a poor peasant boy until he was manipulated into killing a revered political figure. The first Vandal Hearts' story was digestible enough, but Vandal Hearts II unfortunately opts to fashion its story after Final Fantasy Tactics' incomprehensible saga. As hard as Vandal Hearts II tries to emulate and even improve on FFT, VH2 falls short, but it still delivers an enjoyable strategy game. However, among fans of the genre, no game has toppled Final Fantasy Tactics. ![]() Although the RPG has gained popularity in the US, its tactical offshoot, the strategy-RPG, has had a harder time gaining similar popularity. ![]()
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