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Elc1247 · 06:34 AM

i remember starting a thread on this before we wiped much of the forum (im going to be talking about the 360 version, since it was the one i played and the original)... the game is awefully lacking... it had the potential to be great... but it feels like it was held back by a few things, the two things i think killed it were the animator, and the 360 itself.

i know they have to make it look all "next-gen" and shiny... but sacrificing everything else to do that is unacceptable. though, with all that said, it did have some nice things... the battle system was pretty fun. i guess overall, i would give the 360 (original) version a "barely worth playing (rent or borrow it, buying it without playing it first would be a mistake in my opinion)". SO3 was the best of the series in my opinion, followed by SO2, with SO4 being the somewhat retarded kid of the family, havent really played SO1 though...

02-14-2010, 06:31 AM	#16
Elc1247 DJ Elcu-desujya Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: CA, USA Posts: 127 Rep Power: 0	Re: Star Ocean: The Last Hope i remember starting a thread on this before we wiped much of the forum (im going to be talking about the 360 version, since it was the one i played and the original)... the game is awefully lacking... it had the potential to be great... but it feels like it was held back by a few things, the two things i think killed it were the animator, and the 360 itself. it was so sad watching the CUTSCENES have lag... if its a cutscene where you have no control over anything... shouldnt it be smooth? plus the fact that you couldnt see enemies/chests more then about 30 feet in front of you? it made it so using the dash on the map is like blindly running into a minefield... plus, some of the cutscenes scream "Im trying too hard to look cool!" whoever threw together the cutscenes needs to be fired, since they obviously dont have any experience nor taste... the 360 doesnt seem to have the hardware to support the game... i remember that EVERY time that i finish a battle while i was poisoned, i would groan, since i knew that the victory sequence when it zoomed into the characters, would be playing at like... 5 FPS... then theres the characters... it felt like the characters were mostly very shallow... the whole story didnt feel like it was thought out very well. another gripe is the localization... "KAY?". "-desu" =/= "kay?" the kid made me want to smash my head against the table like Kuroko(to aru kagaku no railgun) i swear, the voice actor made the kid sound like she was high all the time, if I had to state only one reason i would beg for dual audio, that would be it. smashes head against desk/floor continually, screaming "stupid, stupid, stupid" i know they have to make it look all "next-gen" and shiny... but sacrificing everything else to do that is unacceptable. though, with all that said, it did have some nice things... the battle system was pretty fun. i guess overall, i would give the 360 (original) version a "barely worth playing (rent or borrow it, buying it without playing it first would be a mistake in my opinion)". SO3 was the best of the series in my opinion, followed by SO2, with SO4 being the somewhat retarded kid of the family, havent really played SO1 though... ______________________ Catch Dr. Elc's Anime Symposium 2-6pm PST Sat, Sun Tokyo Bambi -The Pillows Last edited by Elc1247; 02-14-2010 at 06:34 AM.