Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jul 8, 2014

  The almost 3 hours I put into this game was enough to complete it. But since it was only 5 bucks I cannot complain about length. The story is decently written and paces okay. Feels more like an one time D&D adventure pack with JRPG elements. My only real complaint is that I wish there was more of it. For $5 well worth the show, kind of like buying a movie ticket. It also has a NG plus mode but I don't think I'm going to dredge through it again to see how my alternative choices would effect anything.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 8, 2014

  Not bad for a RPG maker game it does have some chrono trigger and final fantasy features too it. But this is probably the shortest rpg I have ever played I beat this game in just 2-3 hours it's incredibly easy. I'm going to say I recommend the game simply because it was fun. However, the game feels unfinished it has new game plus like chrono trigger but i didn't really see the point... I discovered everything as i went along and clicked on everything as well. Even did the little side arena.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 10, 2014

  took three hours to complete. not that interesting.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 10, 2014

  Feeling nostalgic for a classic turn-based RPG I purchased this title as it looked to be a throwback to the good old days. I was disappointed right off the bat when the controller input did not work correctly, but I am a trooper and decided to play it with the keyboard. That minor glich aside, I was truely enjoying this game. The storyline, although cheesey, was good, the mechanics seemed natural and the dialog was pretty decent. I was two hours in very invested and then poof, game over. I realize this was a $5 purchase but i expect a little more. It's true you can replay it as different characters or play the game+ after one playthrough, but knowing the story was so short I didnt feel interested at all. If you don't see this title on sale I wouldn't recommend it.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 13, 2014

  I'll start by saying I am a hugh fan of this type of game 2d RPG's have always being a fav. Liked the story, play time 2-3ish hours with a Nice mechanic. I'd loved to see a bigger sequal in the future, same setting just a bigger world. Woth a look
• gamedeal user

  Jul 21, 2014

  I would definitely recommend this game for anyone who enjoys rpgs, such as myself. I have been playing for a little while, and while i still have a strong character on the game, the people that join your alliance will prove themselves in the quests. It does look alot like old school rpgs with you having to run into creatures to do battle. I enjoyed the battle with the yeti, and eventhough i didnt know how to heal myself or bring myself back, i did a good job on the mission.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 28, 2014

  Memories of a Vagabond is an RPG reminiscent of the old SNES glory days. Battles feature party members opposed to enemies in lines on either side of the screen a la Final Fantasy VI (or III in the US), there is a basic class system offering some versatility for the main character, as well as a few other recruitable allies with various set classes. While the game is an RPG Maker game, the visuals are reasonably good for the style of the game. The music is a noteworthy strength of the game, generally being catchy, exciting, or otherwise appropriate for the given circumstances. I do not recommend this game however. For all of the things right, there are a number of faults that detract from the overall experience leaving the game, as a whole, lacking. The game is short, at a somewhat methodical pace, trying to collect everything in each level, the game's first playthrough didn't take more than a couple of hours. Most of my time in the game was fooling around with the controller settings in which there were legitimately issues upon release (to the developer's credit, they acted quickly to resolve this, kudos to them for that). The gameplay seemed somewhat unresponsive, particularly in menus, being an RPG, this wasn't gamebreaking, but still slightly annoying throughout the game. A number of glitches existed and in the short time it took to complete the game, I encountered the screen freezing after a scripted puzzle moved the screen, rain that carried over to other areas (including inside a shop and houses), etc. In combat, most of the abilities felt uninspired and, on normal difficulty setting at least, they could be all but ignored. Attack and/or heal pretty much would win the game if characters were decently equipped. The attacks didn't feel necessary or worthwhile to do. For instance, one of the final abilities I acquired with my assassin class only dealt about 10% more damage than my regular attack on average, for a relatively high SP cost. SP moves felt lackluster as they cost large amounts of SP (particularly for non mage classes), but only boasted marginal damage increases for using them with few added effects that often were unreliable. (It MIGHT apply a status effect. and to this day, I've never sucessfully paralyzed an enemy with the mage's Paralyze spell.) Story, was rather cliche and didn't feel relevant most of the time (if the gameplay were stronger, it might have been easier to overlook). Dialogue was usually particularly weak, with frequently mispelled words and conversation, at times, so unnatural to the point it was distracting. Pro's: +Good soundtrack. +Pretty visuals. Con's: -Very short. -Weak story/dialogue. -Combat is not compelling, particularly abilities don't feel useful/necessary. Fortunately the game's low price point and an available demo do not make this a huge investment and some may find the game worth the time to play it. It does have some redeeming values, The game felt as though it had quite a bit of potential and could have hit the mark, if it were lengthened and given more polish.
• 1AGRLOL

  Mar 2, 2023

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• gamedeal user

  Jan 14, 2015

  Short and generic, just like most modern games! Oh, come on; it was asking for it! But seriously, get this thing on sale, because I cannot in any way justify paying more than 99 cents for this three hour exercise in tedium, mediocrity and poor writing.
• guru

  Aug 3, 2023

  The story was shallow but engaging and unique enough to be interesting and entertaining for the few hours it was available for. The description says "high replay value" but I disagree, It is good one time around. I played on hard difficulty (impossible difficulty on the animal mini-game) and had to restart multiple sections; which I didn't mind too much because it helped me plan better for expected ambushes and develop my level. I wasn't able to complete the arena level 2, I'm unsure if anyone has completed that on hard mode? I went beyond the usual progression to develop my characters for the final battle and made strategic save-points to replay the final boss battle and arena boss battles; I still can't beat them. I don't feel like grinding many amounts of bandits and other low level opponents to try beat the arena bosses but I'm curious what occurs if you complete it. In conclusion, I paid £0.39 for this game during a sale and I'm pretty pleased with my experience. The negative reviews on this game also do have merit and almost all of it being true, I just paid so little that I expected so little. The game's story is really not the part of the game I enjoy, since it's a generic predictable 'boy meets and looses girl story' with a somewhat predictable ending. The part I did enjoy is just the visuals, combat and exploration. There was so little quests also that I never felt bored doing any of them, However, a full length game of just the fetch-quests like in this game would be utterly ridiculous after some time. Another reviewer made the comparison that this game is like buying a ticket to a movie theatre, I completely agree and that's my final conclusion on this game.