You can swap between the two equips without the action counting as a turn. Each character can hold two weapons at a time, which is very handy for covering your melee and ranged bases. The usual commands are at your disposal, such as 'attack,' 'magic,' and 'defend,' but Vandal Hearts has a couple unique tricks. Players are escorted from battlefield to battlefield where they move their characters one at a time like pawns on a chessboard. This is a grid-based, tactical affair in the style of Final Fantasy Tactics or Disgaea (although not as complex as either). I can't help but imagine the great anime artwork this prequel might have received had it been developed by a Japanese studio, as the original was. Flames of Judgment was developed by the same studio that handled Konami's Frogger Returns, which featured some of last year's worst graphics. It is a bizarre stylistic choice considering the mature subject matter and the healthy amounts of blood splatter all over the game. When a person close to you is brutally murdered by someone you trusted, the moment is less poignant when the characters look like they were drawn by a street cartoonist at Fisherman's Wharf. The story of war and betrayal is engaging but the ridiculous caricatures make it hard to take seriously. Cut scenes are fully voiced (although the animation is ghetto) and some light voice acting on the battlefield lends to your team some personality. You are the typical young fantasy hero, destined to save the world with your ragtag group of adolescent friends. This isn't a remake of the original Vandal Hearts, but rather a prequel. Fans will find the solid strategy gameplay they remember and the only real blemish with the return is a terrible art style that looks like a Saturday morning cartoon reject.
#VANDAL HEARTS FLAMES OF JUDGMENT SERIES#
Dormant for a decade, the series is back on XBLA and PSN with Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment. Back in the days of the original PlayStation, there was a cool little strategy RPG called Vandal Hearts ( IGN gave it an 8 way back when), perhaps most notable for the geysers of blood that erupted from fallen enemies.
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