Just wanted to poll the community, what are your thoughts on the game? I don't own it, but I've been considering it and wanted to hear some of your input.
If your buying it to dust off your psp a little, we're on the same boat, I havent played with my psp in monthsAgentA-Mi6
Yeah, I'm definitely in that boat, I always seem to spend my time playing my consoles...however, the PSP is the only place to play this game, so I figured I'd see if it was any good.
If your a Star Ocean fan, then this is obviously a must since it is a re-make of the first one. The grapics will probably be pretty well done as with the voice casting as well.
I just hope that they didnt switch up the gameplay mechanics to much. I had read somewhere that the battle engine is a slightly altered version of Star Ocean : The Second Story. I know there are a few new characters as well, secret or part of the story, im not sure.
I bought it just a few days ago. I haven't played any of the older Star Ocean titles, but so far I am very pleased with the game. While the fighting system basically relies on button smashing, I find that the voice acting fits very well and the anime sequences are just beautiful to look at. So are the wonderfully crafted backgrounds and charming 2D character sprites. The gamespot review said that backtracking can get annoying. I can't say whether that is true yet. As far as I can tell now (I'm only about 1 1/2 hours into the game) it's a solid classic style JRPG.
I have the same and I've put about 20 hours into so far.. Ive never played any SO's before and i fell in love with it. The combat is kinda just button mashing but the skills and trade system makes up for it, theres just so much possibilities that you will have no idea who should put what into. The voice acting is great and the anime cut scenes are beautiful. The story is pretty good, but i agree with Gamespot as they say the characters don't have much depth. I haven't has to backtrack yet so i don't know how bad this is, but this game is not linear at all. The character models are cute and charming while the backgrounds are beautiful.
If you are in need of a good JRPG, this is a must have IMO.
I have played through the game in about 20 hours and I hate to say it this way, but it's kinda like a rip off version of tales of eternia (which I spent 60+hours on) THe battle system in both games is a lot alike, except that there are more techniques in tales of eternia.
My expectations were'nt satisfied with this game ....
Tales of Eternia is such a good game, but yeah Star Ocean is what I expected, it isn't terrible but does have some flaws, and it has a cool loge hehe. I am hoping the second one coming out in '09 is better. If your a hardcore RPG fan for the PSP, I would snag it for sure
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