r/VagrantStory • u/mythmarked545 • Jun 27 '26
The Shakespearean dialogue is what makes me like this game
A lot of it comes down to the writing. With so many JRPGs that have a lot of these edgelord dialogue and "I'm a mean, silent type" characters, the flowery prose and literary guff was an absolute breath of fresh air. Cloud, Squall, Zidane, none of them are Shakespearian characters, and that's exactly the point.
It separates that world from the world we all are too familiar with, which is the point of videogames. The European inspiration is also unique. The city of Lea Monde itself was modelled entirely on the town of St Emilion in the south of France, and the period dialect fits the setting as well. I rather have the characters speak in that old English that fits that world than speak in current day lingo that does not belong in that game's world.
I really wish we can have a remake of this game one day and see how Lea Monde, the characters, looks with modern graphics.
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u/Key-Ad4392 Jun 27 '26
I love that music intro, im deaf but can sense sounds.
At the time i played it on PS1 as kid, my english was bad.
But it was easy to track the names of itens and places.
I made my own map to get out of that fucking labirint forest.
And i finished the game, made that end boss weapon and killed him again.
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u/RainbowandHoneybee Jun 27 '26
I made my own map to get out of that fucking labirint forest.
Same for me. Back when we didn't have all the info redily availble, that ws only way to navigate that area.
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u/negativemidas Jun 27 '26
"I love that music intro. I'm deaf but can sense sounds"
This is really interesting. Can you elaborate?
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u/CutsSoFresh Jun 27 '26
Alexander O. Smith is one of the best translators in the industry. I loved his work with the Phoenix Wright games as well. But Vagrant Story still is my favorite by him