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Gametrailers Reviews Star Ocean: The Last Hope

February 28, 2009 in Reviews comments 10

Star Ocean: The Last Hope has gone down very well in Japan, but can it live up to the high standards set by other high profile jRPG's such as Tales of Vesperia, Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon?

Cruxis Mana via gametrailers.com »
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  • 1
    Killosity Feb 28, 09
    It will probably end up like Lost Odyssey.
    An underappreciated solid RPG experience.
  • 3
    DystopiaSticker Feb 28, 09
    Seems like a pretty fun game. I'll give it a rent. Combat looks nice.

    Really though, why can't anyone ever find decent voice acting for games like these? I feel like a complete fairy playing JRPGs when 99% of the characters are fetishes personified and all have 12-year-old squeaky voices. I'd want this game a lot more if I knew I wouldn't be regretting every cutscene.
    Tales of Vesperia did a pretty decent job. There were the occasional awful ones, but otherwise, Tales proved to me that I enjoy a JRPG 100x more when I can tolerate the character's speaking.
    • 0
      Storm Feb 28, 09
      Agreed. I'll actually wait for a price cut on this one. I'm definitely going to pick it up, but don't see myself playing it for the time being.

      Tales of Vesperia is an extraordinary RPG.
  • 0
    pyramidreaper Mar 1, 09
    Killosity - this is nonsense. how can you compare them? Star Ocean is a well known series, both in Japan and outside of it. it is already the fastest selling 360 game in Japan anyway.

    and LO was a completely different game, it was an uh, let's say "old school" rpg with an outdated old style battle system.. Star Ocean 4 is clearly a game appealing to a wider audience anyway.
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      Killosity Mar 1, 09
      quote pyramidreaper
      Killosity - this is nonsense. how can you compare them? Star Ocean is a well known series, both in Japan and outside of it. it is already the fastest selling 360 game in Japan anyway.

      and LO was a completely different game, it was an uh, let's say "old school" rpg with an outdated old style battle system.. Star Ocean 4 is clearly a game appealing to a wider audience anyway.
      Yet, despite all that, I stand by my statement.
      It probably will be an underappreciated solid RPG experience. I fail to see how any of what I say is nonsense. And I can compare them. They are both JRPG titles, on the Xbox360 console. Reviews are already in, and the scores resemble that of Lost Odyssey. Thats why I say it. Its my opinion, so it is not nonsense. It is perspective.
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        pyramidreaper Mar 1, 09
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        I fail to see how any of what I say is nonsense.
        1)
        quote
        It probably will be an underappreciated solid RPG experience.
        it is already the fastest selling game on 360 in Japan,
        2)
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        It is perspective.
        if the sales go like that it will become the best selling 360 game there. also, I don't see users giving that game bad reviews, or underappreciating it. so far, most people say it's great. (it's not out in Europe yet)

        how does 1up's or some professional review make this game "underappreciated"? an underappreciated game is the one which underperformed in sales, or the one having low user reviews.. besides 8/10 is pretty good, perhaps it is what this game deserves? have you played it?
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          Killosity Mar 1, 09
          quote pyramidreaper
          quote
          I fail to see how any of what I say is nonsense.
          1)
          quote
          It probably will be an underappreciated solid RPG experience.
          it is already the fastest selling game on 360 in Japan,
          2)
          quote
          It is perspective.
          if the sales go like that it will become the best selling 360 game there. also, I don't see users giving that game bad reviews, or underappreciating it. so far, most people say it's great. (it's not out in Europe yet)

          how does 1up's or some professional review make this game "underappreciated"? an underappreciated game is the one which underperformed in sales, or the one having low user reviews.. besides 8/10 is pretty good, perhaps it is what this game deserves? have you played it?

          Sales does not equal appreciation of a title.
          People can regret sales. People can misconceive gameplay mechanics and game stories. People may not have the time (40hr weeks, kids) to sit and fully comprehend what is on offer in a JRPG title. With the plethora of titles gracing our consoles this generation, will people have time to play these titles? And professional reviews do not account for the masses. We can continue that argument 6months down the track, when everyones sunk their teeth into the title.

          And I havent played the game. Thats why I used the word "properly". It was an assumption. Lets just agree to disagree on this issue, to save us all from constant essay writing. I'm not saying your wrong, it is just we have differing perspectives on certain titles. Arguing for the sake of 2GG points for all the bullshit flung from each corner is pointless.

          I respect your ideology on the industry. Having said that, I am open to be proven wrong. This is why the argument is pointless. I made an assumption. Thats evident. You pulled me up with some facts about sales. Fair enough.

          But thats what it was. An assumption. I didn't prematurely ejactulate a concrete analysis on the titles offerings. I guessed. Again, I say this: I fail to see how my perspective/opinion/hypothesis on a JRPG title is nonsense.
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    Red 9 Mar 1, 09
    Now why can't the PS3 get RPGs like this? It would be unbeatable in Japan if it did.
    • 0
      Storm Mar 2, 09
      Yeah, it's odd. They'll surely sell more on the PS3, seeing as how there are more PS3 owners in Japan. Guess Microsoft's money was too intriguing.
    • 1
      Killosity Mar 2, 09
      quote Red 9
      It would be unbeatable in Japan if it did.
      Exactly. Which is why Microsoft is throwing money in their face for it to be exclusive. I'd much prefer these games to be multiplatform.

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