Leather-based bikinis, knee-high boots, and swords, oh my!
I actually didn’t know what to anticipate after I grabbed Sword of the Vagrant to evaluation. I’m often a straight turn-based fashion RPG man, and I figured I’d stray somewhat bit out of my field. I received fairly excited after beginning the sport; the presentation and the music have been glorious. Proper from the beginning, your principal character, Vivian, has had a tough street. She’s hated due to what she is and tasked to work with the very enemy she’s been attempting to find portion of her life. She is a vagrant, so clothes appears very laborious to return by as she wears the identical leather-based two-piece outfit and knee-high boots the complete time! I used to be amazed she may survive any fight with all that pores and skin uncovered, lol.
An excellent story wants a little bit of drama, and for probably the most half, this recreation has it. It positively matches each RPG trope on the market as the sport is crammed with plenty of go and beat up this man, and one thing new opens up, to the purpose the place it’s a bit straightforward to foretell. Nevertheless, except for the standard RPG hero to-do checklist for a low price ticket, this recreation has an honest quantity of depth concerning character progress. As you defeat enemies, you purchase mana, which is used for a number of issues, primarily unlocking new stats and expertise. The character has a capability tree paying homage to Ultimate Fantasy 10; that is the place mana is used to buy and open new paths on the tree. Weapons and armor are additionally upgradeable, which is a pleasant function stretching out the usefulness of your tools.
The controls are fairly fundamental: an assault and bounce, together with a ability button. The combos unlocked with expertise are, for probably the most half, straightforward to drag off and, total, very straightforward to choose up with little studying curve earlier than getting a grip on the mechanics. The benefit of motion and straightforward controls made the platforming sequences straightforward to navigate with little frustration. My solely criticism is the double faucet used to make your character run; if I used the stick, it could begin to dash, however the movement felt clunky, and the slightest motion would cease the operating. So use the joypad, and this isn’t a problem.
For the $9.99 price ticket, Sword of the Vagrant offers you plenty of content material, sufficient problem, and a first rate story to maintain you eager to get to the top. I simply hope Vivian can ultimately purchase garments in her travels, as operating round in leather-based underwear appears drafty and embarrassing!