Vanguard Bandits | Medieval Mech Tactics

In the 90s, Working Designs was a total powerhouse when it came to localizing and publishing Japanese games for the overseas audience. They’re known mostly for the Lunar series, but they’ve dipped their fingers into many others like Magic Knight Rayearth, Albert Odyssey, and even Alundra. And while most of the games that they’ve published end up becoming cult classics, Vanguard Bandits is one of the few that stayed pretty obscure. Developed by Human Entertainment (who also worked on the Clock Tower series) and published by Working Designs for the PlayStation in June 2000, it’s no surprise how and why this game became so obscured - it released nearly a year after the Dreamcast and a few months after the release of the PS2. Everyone had long since ditched their last gen PS1 and upgraded to something new and shiny. It’s a shame considering this game has some pretty cool things going for it. The story of Vanguard Bandits follows Bastion, whose hometown is attacked and destroyed by the…

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