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Vagrant Story-the story WARNING TO OWNERS OF PROJECTION TELEVISIONS: of a hero who must lose Do not connect your PlayStation game console to a projection TV without first consulting the user all he cherishes to find manual for your projection TV, unless it is of the LCD type. Otherwise, it may permanently damage the truth. your TV screen. USE OF UNOFFICIAL PRODUCT: The use of unofficial products and peripherals may damage your PlayStation game console and CONTENTS invalidate your console warranty. Introduction . 2 Getting Started. 3 HANDLING YOUR PLAYSTATION DISC: Basic Controls. 4 • This compact disc is intended for use only with the PlayStation game console. Characters . 6 Game Screen/Commands . 8 • Do not bend it, crush it, or submerge it in liquids. Commands . 9 . • Do not leave it in direct sunlight or near a radiator or other source of heat. Features of Leá Monde 13 Battle System . 17 • Be sure to take an occasional rest break during extended play. Items, Weapons, & Armor. 20 Battle Abilities . 22 • Keep this compact disc clean. Always hold the disc by the edges and keep it in its protective Magic List . 23 case when not in use. Clean the disc with a lint-free, soft, dry cloth, wiping in straight lines Demo Disc Instructions . 24 from center to outer edge. Never use solvents or abrasive cleaners. Limited Warranty/Game Tips . 29 1 INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED n a most heinous crime, the manor Lea Monde, now a shell of its former glory, of Duke Bardorba of Valendia housed more than 5,000 people during the Kingdom was seized by a cult of Golden Age. Its prosperity ended 25 years disc cover religious fanatics known as ago when a powerful earthquake struck RESET button RESET ® POWER button IMüllenkamp. Although several innocents the city. POWER OPEN were murdered, news of the incident was POWER indicator High tidal waters rushed in to fill the rift in suppressed, and Sydney Losstarot, the leader Controller port 1 the earth left by the earthquake, cutting the of Müllenkamp, has not been seen since. MEMORY CARD slot OPEN button city off from the outside world. Above the Duke Bardorba was away during the seizure waters, the land shifted and twisted, losing Set up the PlayStation® game console according to the instructions in its manual. Make sure the power is off before inserting or removing a compact disc. Insert the Vagrant StoryTM Ω of the manor and escaped the atrocities. much of its former shape. Beneath the city, disc and close the disc cover. When the power is turned on, the opening movie will begin. Press the button or START button during the opening movie to advance to the Title Screen. Select one of the following commands and press the Ω button. Yet one week later, an unknown assailant where monks had once worked the stone took the duke’s life. Riskbreaker Ashley into chambers and passageways, the vast, NEW GAME Start the game from the beginning. Riot, a member of the Valendia Knights of labyrinthine tomb became a home for the CONTINUE Continue the game from a previous save. For details, see “Loading the Game,” listed below. VIBRATION Turn ON/OFF the vibration function of the DUALSHOCKTM analog controller. the Peace (VKP) entrusted with breaking souls of the dead. SOUND Set the sound output to STEREO/MONO. the cultists’ hold on the manor, was named The player will experience the crucial week as a suspect at a meeting of Parliament. during Ashley’s visit to Lea Monde. He disappeared shortly after the accusation. SAVING THE GAME What happened in the haunted city? Save the game at Circles of Magic (Save Points) like the one shown on the right or at storage containers. During the week between the incident and Did Ashley really assassinate the duke? Save the game by selecting <Data> from the Menu Screen, then selecting <Save> with the Ω button. the duke’s assassination, suspected assassin Only the player, as Ashley, will be able to Next, select MEMORY CARD slot 1 or 2 and press the Ω button. Select the file in which to save the game. If the file contains Ashley made a peculiar trip to a city lost to previously saved game data, the game will confirm whether to overwrite this file. Select <Yes> and press the Ω button to proceed. uncover the truth. memory... The deserted city of Lea Monde. LOADING THE GAME Select the correct MEMORY CARD slot and press the Ω button. Next, press up/down on the directional buttons to select the file to load, 2 and press the Ω button to load the file. 3 BASIC CONTROLS BASIC CONTROLS Battle Mode (weapon drawn) L2 button R2 button L1 button R1 button directional buttons or left stick Move, select target in targeting sphere, change perspective in Free-look mode right stick Free-look NOTE: button L R START button Free-look, skip demo You may have a directional button button SELECT button Zoom in / Zoom out controller that looks SELECT START button like this, if so please Ω button Execute command, open and close target sphere, use battle ability follow the digital (when attacking or defending) left stick button instructions below. ≈ button Cancel, close target sphere, end Free-look, switch to Normal Mode right stick √ button Jump, use battle ability (when attacking or defending) SELECT button START button ç button Display Menu Screen, battle ability (when attacking or defending) ANALOG mode switch/ LED L1 button Rotate map counterclockwise † The left stick can be used when the LED is lit. L2 button Display abbreviated commands, switch targets during target selection TM † The DUALSHOCK analog controller’s vibration function can be turned ON/OFF at the Title Screen or by selecting <Options> from the Menu Screen. R1 button Rotate map clockwise Switching between analog and digital mode will not disable the vibration function. R2 button Walk, when used with directional buttons or left stick † In analog mode, the left stick can be used for the same functions as the directional buttons described throughout this manual. † To restart the game without turning the power off, press the L1, L2, R1, R2, SELECT, and START buttons at the same time to execute the Soft Reset function. † Messages may be advanced with the Ω,≈,ç,√, L1, L2, R1, or R2 button. Menu Screen directional buttons or left stick Move cursor, switch menus while the <Items> window is open Normal Mode (unarmed) right stick Not used directional buttons or left stick Move, grip, climb up (press in the direction in which to climb, and Ashley will grab a START button Not used ledge and pull himself up to a new level), change perspective in Free-look mode SELECT button Not used right stick Free-look Free-look Ω button Execute command START button Free-look, skip demo ≈ button Cancel SELECT button Zoom in / Zoom out √ button Not used Ω button Execute command, draw weapon (to switch to Battle Mode) ç button Close menu ≈ button Cancel, open doors and treasure boxes, move cubes (push, carry, place, etc.), L1 button Switch menus, switch between Ashley and opponents in the <Status> window end Free-look mode L2 button Not used √ button Jump R1 button Switch menus, switch between Ashley and opponents in the <Status> window ç button Display Menu Screen R2 button Not used L1 button Rotate map counterclockwise L2 button Display abbreviated commands R1 button Rotate map clockwise † When abbreviated commands are displayed, press the appropriate button to view the selected menu. R2 button Walk, when used with directional buttons or left stick 4 5 CHARACTERS CHARACTERS Name: Romeo Guildenstern Age: 34 Height: 5'11'' Association: Knights of the Cross Name: Ashley Riot Leader of the “Crimson Blades” — Knights of the Cross, a military order Age: late 20s under the direct control of the cardinal. Height: 6'0'' Although every bit a knight of elegance and breeding, Romeo can be utterly Association: VKP (Valendia Knights of the cold-blooded, never hesitating in the name of justice for the kingdom. Peace) Riskbreaker Militia He led the Knights of the Cross during the incident at Duke Bardorba’s manor and led the effort to suppress the riots that ensued. Why the cardinal’s Knights of the Cross After graduating as valedictorian from the VKP Academy, Ashley became involved despite having received no orders to do so remains a mystery. worked as an elite soldier. Following the tragic death of his wife and child at the hands of a ruffian, he transferred to the Dangerous Criminal Task Force, a.k.a. “Riskbreaker,” the most danger-ridden post in the VKP, where he remains today. Name: Sydney Losstarot Riskbreakers conduct their investigations alone, infiltrating into and investigating Age: Unknown (late 20s?) foreign crime syndicates. Many lose their lives during their assignments; the survival rate stands at less than 30 percent.