IGN Star Ocean: The Last Hope Review

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/955/955258p1.html

It got an 8.0 which is fair. Sorry if this is old.

They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.XCyberForceX

They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.XCyberForceX

:( Was hoping for better, but I wasn't waiting on the reveiw for the go ahead...I'm waiting for Feb 24th!

30-40 minute cutscenes? Ouch! I guess I've lost my right to complain about MGS4 now

They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.XCyberForceX

[QUOTE="XCyberForceX"]They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.vashkey

LOL, all right, I'm convinced. And yes I'm definitely going to get the game!

They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.XCyberForceX

it really cracks me up when ppl complain about disc swapping. "oh man this sucks i aint getting a game cuz im too lazy to get up n swap a disc. EFF that."

[QUOTE="Mau-Justice"]The achievements are ridicolous... God I hate these kind.Making_Pudding

Yeah, you're probably right. I guess disc swapping reminded me so much of those old PC days when I had to switch discs. Probably won't be a big deal at all.XCyberForceX

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Star Wars: A New Hope

Coincidence? I think not.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Star Wars: A New Hope

Coincidence? I think not.

PlasmaBeam44

[QUOTE="XCyberForceX"]They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.Making_Pudding

8.0 is a pretty good score. I'm sure it's way better than the Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery, so I might pick this game up when I get some more cash. I'm never one to ignore a JRPG.yokofox33

[QUOTE="PlasmaBeam44"] lol. [QUOTE="Making_Pudding"][QUOTE="XCyberForceX"]They said in the review that this is a 3 disc game. Would anyone happen to know if all three discs can be downloaded to the harddrive? I'm hoping this can be done to prevent disc swapping during game play.shabab12

[QUOTE="yokofox33"]8.0 is a pretty good score. I'm sure it's way better than the Last Remnant and Infinite Undiscovery, so I might pick this game up when I get some more cash. I'm never one to ignore a JRPG.shabab12

I gotta tell you, The Last Remnant started off pretty cool. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit, and the technical issues weren't even a problem for me. It's not nearly as bad as people say it is, especially if you install it to the HDD. But as I've progressed through the game, I've realized how broken and frustrating the game really is. I don't get the choices the developers made. It just suddenly took a turn for the worse. I don't think it's entirely my fault, but the game is just poorly executed.

For example, this could be my fault, but my Attack and Speed skills are solid (let's just say a 90 rating, but my Defense skills are at a measly 30! For every unit that I have! I really don't get it. Maybe I missed out on something, but friends I've talked to said their defense is low as well. That makes it horribly difficult to stay alive in major fights. Sure I could just equip armor, but wait! THERE IS NO OPTION TO EQUIP ARMOR!!! Sigh. There's other issues I have, but I won't list them here. I'm just a little upset because it started off pretty good, and has just become tedious and boring. I have no desire to finish it, but I will anyway. I'm just taking a break. Technical issues are one of the least troublesome parts about the game in my opinion. It's the other factors that make it a mediocre game at best. It's not terrible, but it's gotten worse as I've played.

[QUOTE="shabab12"][QUOTE="PlasmaBeam44"] Installing those discs to the hard drive would take about 15 minutes each, given the fact that it has to install nearly 9GB of data per disc. Mutiply that by 3. At least 45 minutes total installation time. Switching a disc takes about 10 seconds. I don't see the logic behind what you want to do.Making_Pudding

this game looks pretty good. but I REALLY don't wanna constantly change disks, especially when I wanna go back to previous areas :Porb_03_2006

I dont what all of you guys are complaining about with disc swapping. It takes 10 seconds to swap disc.

I know disc changing takes seconds but I do find this one fact from the review annoying:

"However, the last disc is so packed with end-game cinemas that there isn't enough room for the universe worth of content. That means if you want to go back to a planet from the beginning of the game to complete a side quest, grab an item for synthesis, or look for bonus bosses and dungeons, you'll be prompted to insert one of the previous discs."

:( Was hoping for better, but I wasn't waiting on the reveiw for the go ahead...I'm waiting for Feb 24th!

30-40 minute cutscenes? Ouch! I guess I've lost my right to complain about MGS4 now

Mau-Justice

Well when you think about what other jrpgs got it's a great score. Not to mention Lost odyssey and Last remnant are underrated in my opinion so you never truly know how great it is until you've tried it. I'm very happy it scored this high i actually doubted it would. I'm getting this day one though just like i thought i would when i heard about it.