Vagrant Story, Xenogears, and more rated for PS3 and PSP release

by JC Fletcher on Dec 29th 2010 10:30AM

For over a year, we in North America have been taunted by the presence of Yasumi Matsuno's PlayStation masterpiece Vagrant Story on the European and Japanese PlayStation Stores. Now, depending on how optimistic you feel, there's new information that is either encouraging, or just another taunt. It's been rated by the ESRB for release on PS3 and PSP, suggesting that Square Enix plans to release it here ... eventually.

It's joined by ratings for other Square RPGs, including Threads of Fate, Xenogears, and Legend of Mana, along with Working Designs-published Arc the Lad 3 (and Ridge Racer Type 4, which doesn't fit the RPG theme at all, but is still noteworthy). We can't know from the ratings when these games will be published, but we're shocked to have some PSOne Classics on the way from someone other than MonkeyPaw Games.

Source: ESRB

Tags: arc-the-lad-3, esrb, playstation, ps3, psn, psone-classics, psp, ridge-racer-type-4, sony, threads-of-fate, vagrant-story, xenogears

Reader Comments (78)

.........................YEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@BronzGot the BLOWGUN

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

I was literally Just bitching about this on Kotaku...

Manly tears...

@NinjaJesus
I was just about to upvote you.
but you said the K-word on Joystiq.

@Xsingular I hate to rain on everyone's parade but
http://www.joystiq.com/2008/05/02/earthbound-rated-by-esrb-for-the-wii/

@Vuvuzelas

If it was anything but the Wii I'd be worried.

@Xsingular

LOL, fair enough. I couldn't give 2 shits about being voted up...I'm just glad we might get these good ass games on the PSN. Even more reason for me to get a PSP now.

Also, KOTAKU lol

Oh HELL YES. Vagrant Story is in my top 5 favorite RPG's for the PS1 (perhaps EVER). I played it just a few months ago and the graphical style, gameplay, and story all hold up surprisingly well.

Damn shame we never got a sequel.

@NaeemTHM
So explain the goodness of Vagrant Story to me please. I remember playing it back in the day for a few hours (I admit I didn't give it enough time to develop the story), but the gameplay mechanic where I could spend tons of time customizing my weapon only to face the poential of it permanently & irreparably breaking really turned me off.

@NaeemTHM

Yeah I bought it on PSN played it an hour or two but from what I could see the combat system was horrific.
Correct me if I'm wrong guys as I do love RPGs.

@den69

I'm going to go white... I realise this... lol

@ChillyWilly
Actually your weapons don't break. Perhaps you should revisit the game. Your weapons lose durability points the more you use them, making them less effective but they don't break. However you also gain PP points the more you use it. I'm pretty sure the more PP you have the more chances of critical strikes. You can repair your weapons at the many shops around Lea monde but you lose all PP points. The story music and gameplay are what made vagrant story. Some ingenuity and you can craft weapons that will slay anything.
My only complaint with the game was inventory space. You have all these great weapons and armor and can only carry like five. It was difficult to plan for contingencies.

@ChillyWilly
But to sum up you can walk around lea monde with all weapons and armor at 0 durability and your weapons will always exist just being less effective. I'm like you, I hate when I play a game and my weapons disappear. Closest thing I've played to combat and equipment system is demon souls.

@Bewoulf
Thanks. I'll check it out again. What game was I thinking of then? Was Dark Cloud (or its sequel) the one w/ weapons that permanently break?

@ChillyWilly
I'm not sure but many games have that sort of thing. I'm okay when the weapons decrease in effectiveness but right out breaking just sucks.

@ChillyWilly

Yep, you are indeed thinking of Dark Cloud (PS2 game though). It did have weapons that could break permanently, besides the starter dagger. That was the general style of the game though. If you didn't keep your thirst meter up, you'll die, if you don't take good care of your weapons, you'll lose them.

yes! Vagrant Story was awesome but I never got to finish it due to stupid college, maybe now i can...

@Modok

I never thought I'd see a mental organism complain about college. It makes you more efficient for your purpose, buddy!

It's about effin' time! :D

More excited about Vagrant Story and Arc 3 than the other 3. Threads of Fate sucked, by the way.

No, you suck.

Threads of Fate was super good and super colorful.

@HybridPara
I second this. Threads of Fate is awesome.

Xenogears!!!!!! Best RPG Ever!!! I've waited so long!

Disappointed, I thought they were announcing new sequels with these IPs :(

@Anciegher

Your face is disappointing

Its Ridge Racer! Riiiiiiiiidge Racer!

If my avatar is any indication, this pleases me.

Xenogears. Made my day.

Legend of Mana was great, but somewhat flawed... I mean, yeah, it was a new Mana game, but it wound up just so wildly different. What I'm referring to here would be the "battles start suddenly" thing, the absence of the ring menu, magic being VERY different and almost completely optional, the different storylines... really, think of all the ways that Seiken 3 was different from Secret of Mana. I'm not saying that these changes were bad, per se (except the magic thing-- I really liked SOM's magic system, honestly, and the instrument thing from LOM just didn't really work all that well), but they could certainly have been smoothed over better. Maybe if NA had Seiken 3 back in the day, the changes would have seemed more evolutionary than whole-cloth reinvention, but we may never know.

Unless you all buy it this time and it somehow convinces S-E to do a remake of Seiken 3. Which you should, and they should.

@John Z Legend of Mana really required a 2nd person to make the game fun. If you played it by yourself, it became quite tedious.

I broke my copy of Xenogears, and gave away my copy of Vagrant Story.

*bursts into a million pieces in happiness*

@Adorialea My heart just burst into a million pieces of sadness to hear that you broke Xenogears and gave away Vagrant Story. But you're forgiven.

This is amazing news, but lack of Brave Fencer Musashi still disappoints me :(

Still no Einhander :-(

@nbinney

There's just no pleasing some people.

I never got around to playing Vagrant Story or Xenogears when they were released. I really hope they release these games especially after reading all the comments. You guys get me all hyped!

Don't downvote, but someone please tell me what is sooo great about Xenogears:
I remember playing it some 10 years back, enjoyed the game all the way to the final disc, then felt like the programmers ran out of money. Whole scenes at the end were told to me in text format. Ending felt rushed and poorly planned. Put a sour taste in my mouth and ruined the game for me.
If someone has a different perspective on this as to why the last disc was acceptable, I'm all ears.

@ChillyWilly Uhm actually I'm pretty sure they DID run out of money and had to rush the second disc.

But I might be wrong on that.

@ChillyWilly Money was pulled late into the games development for other, more high-profile games. The team eventually left and that is why Xenosaga was developed outside of Squaresoft (now Square Enix).

That said I just got done playing it again and it's still very worth picking up and diving into again.

They ran out of time I think. Xenogears was planned as a series which got bastardized somehow by Square, then a different company was formed(but with a good number of the same people) and they made the Xenosaga games.

I think they ran out of money and time and it had something to do with the fact that Xenogears was planned as a franchise by the developers but Square didn't want it to compete with FF and so the game got bastardized somehow and a new company was formed which put out the Xenosaga games.

@brettjr25

I heard PE 1 & 2 will be released on the PSN around the same time 3rd Birthday comes out.

Imagine that ass in HD...

@Faenix

I don't want to.

Vagrant History is one of the most amazing RPG that i've ever played and one of the most underrated games ever, what a freaking masterpiece.

@jmr1986

Is it? I've never played Vagrant History, but I loved Vagrant Story.

Come on Chrono Cross

I have Xenogears ps1 CD still but I lost Vagrant Story years ago.

Would gladly buy that instantly.

Yeah for PS1 Square titles finally coming to the PSN.

I guess Square Enix decided they want my money.

This is the greatest Christmas present ever!!

| 1 | 2 | Most Recent | Next 50 Comments

Vagrant Story

Vagrant Story, Xenogears, and more rated for PS3 and PSP release

Reader Comments (78)

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:34AM BronzGot the BLOWGUN said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:20AM NinjaJesus said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:44PM Xsingular said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 5:58PM Vuvuzelas said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 7:39PM NinjaJesus said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 7:41PM NinjaJesus said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:36AM NaeemTHM said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:55AM ChillyWilly said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:29PM den69 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:31PM den69 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:33PM Bewoulf said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:36PM Bewoulf said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:58PM ChillyWilly said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 2:44PM Bewoulf said

Posted: Dec 30th 2010 3:06PM DevilSei said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:36AM Modok said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 2:12PM andrewpoe said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:37AM foxhound said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:39AM PercyChuggs said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:25AM HybridPara said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 6:26PM HyperShadow said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:41AM shinjix2 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:51AM Anciegher said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:52AM BubbRubb said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:53AM BubbRubb said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 10:59AM Xeno378 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:08AM Abriael said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:10AM John Z said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:44PM Rocketboy said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:11AM Adorialea said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:16AM Saint Anima said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:13AM NukaCola said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:22AM nbinney said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:34AM baby sea tuna said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:24AM barrit said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:25AM ChillyWilly said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:34AM NoMoreHeroes64 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:38PM DizWhiz said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:42PM TheRedComet said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:45PM TheRedComet said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:44AM NinjaJesus said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:47AM Faenix said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:03PM MSKilla aka Sony4Life said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 11:49AM jmr1986 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 1:14PM PreGHz said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:01PM C1 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:06PM (Unverified) said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:06PM TnAdct1 said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:11PM Elranzer said

Posted: Dec 29th 2010 12:26PM gatotsu911 said

Vagrant Story Info

Description

MSRP

Release Date

Genre

Developer

Publisher

Rating

Breaking News

WB conjures up Harry Potter for Kinect this fall

Featured Stories

Silver Lining: I Am Alive's unfeeling world

Game Of Thrones and the paradoxes of adaptation

Super Joystiq Podcast 004: 38 Studios meltdown, Gravity Rush, Civilization 5: Gods & Kings, Dragon's Dogma

Engadget

TUAW

Massively

WoW