Diehard GameFAN writes: "RPGs and I have a secret love affair. I can tolerate more time spent with a good RPG and a bottle of rum than I can with most of my relationships. That either says I love video games too much or am an alcoholic. I personally think it shows my love for rum. The one genre of game that is lacking on the Xbox Arcade is quality RPGs. Think about it though. Most RPGs are long and are very story heavy, and that kind of takes away from the whole concept of an Arcade. Not only that, they usually end up having a lot time involved in their development, so that adds to the cost. Vandal Hearts: Flames of Judgment is here to prove that RPGs make great arcade games too, and with a cost of $15(1200 MSP) to boot. So will this hold up as another memorable RPG or just get lost amongst all the other arcade titles on Xbox LIVE?"
While Final Fantasy Tactics grabbed all the attention, Vandal Hearts is the true King of late 90s strategy RPGs.
First SRPG I ever played. I didn't think I would like it to much at first, but ended up loving it.
To this day snes and ps1 have had tge best jrpgs hands down. Great time to of been a gamer
This week Lou(@Herobyclicking) from #Extralife , BigHeartedGamer and 100DaysofGaming joins Tiny (@Tiny415), Mike(@AssaultSuit) and Aaron(@Ind1fference) to talk about: Man of Steel, Official Extra Life Stream Team, Master of None, Aziz Ansari, Dr. Who, Sense 8, garbage disposal, Star Trek Discovery, Max Payne, Knights of the Old Republic, Fight Night, No One Lives Forever, Crimsons Skies, Clive Barker’s Undying, Road Rash, Road Redemption, Shining Force, Legacy of Kane, Contra, Vandal Hearts, Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow, Portrain of Ruin, Otagi, Punch-Out!!, ARMS, Mass Effect, SkySkipper, Voodoo Vince, Brute Force, Advent Rising, Too Human, Silicon Knights, 2DS XL, Squadd.io, Horizon Zero Dawn, Breath of the Wild, Binary Domain, Injustice 2, Polybius, Skylar & Plux, Tokyo 42, Hover: Revolt of Gamers, Reservoir Dogs Bloody Days, Flat Heroes, Demon’s Crystals, Thumper, Phantom Dust, Nintendo Direct ARMS, Rap Rabbit, South Park Fractured Butt Whole, Overwatch, The Witcher, The Gifted, Black Panther and the Crew, Agents of Shield, The Inhumans, Hyperkin Retron HD, Extra Life and more.
"Hiroshi Tamawari helped to define the sound of Konami’s PlayStation era, with his leading roles on Vandal Hearts, Azure Dreams, and Vandal Hearts II, as well as his memorable contributions to the Goemon, Twinbee, and Suikoden franchises. Since his departure from Konami at the turn of the century, Tamawari has worked exclusively outside the gaming sector, handling everything from scoring commercials to translating musicals. " - Patrick Kulikowski
