Star Ocean: The Last Hope Comments by Simon Parkin

a game worthy for xbox 360, glad its not out for ps3 lol, got the game 2 days ago and i can only play the game for short periods of time xD (it aint very good unfortunatly) :(

@RexRunti

Thanks - I'll give Lost Odyssey a go on the 360 :) And I think I'll try The World Ends With You on the DS.

"@ Darren: "Does the Xbox 360 just get all the PS3 RPG cast-offs or something?"
What fo you mean, I think I'm particulary well informed about every game out there and I haven't heard of any permium rpgs for the PS3. Can you share with us? What are those titles? "£

Is Darrens latest phase one of PS3 fanboy?

i can't keep up with the fickle bugger.

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So you think its a total coincidence that JRPGs have been made very poorly only on the 360?
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so why do you think that is?

there is no technical reason for them to be (though LO is the best JRPG this gen.. which kind of goes against that argument).

Do you mean because the Japanese devs give it less love? they put more into their games for pS3? as it's nothing to do with hardware.

"So you think its a total coincidence that JRPGs have been made very poorly only on the 360?"

"so why do you think that is?"

I can only assume that is the statement of someone who either doesnt like JRPG's or is so critical of the technical aspects of the software that they cannot allow themselves to get into the world, characters and mechanics of the game.

It's the same as with SO3, either you love it or you return it the same day. I happen to love it.

Regardless of the space faring theme, it's still a JPRG about fighting big bad monsters with swords and magic. People really shouldn't expect too much of the story going in, and they'll enjoy it more. Especially because it's the gameplay where this game shines.

I'm another one who thought the 6 was a bit harsh and that the positives that were mentioned in the review outweighed the negatives. However the flaws mentioned are definitely there, imo character models and voice actors being the biggest ones. Amongst the usual JRPG overblowness there are bits of actually snappy dialogue but you do have to fill in the blanks a bit as far as the acting goes.

oh, and there is no way I will grind for all the achievements, have you seen some of them...

But yes, much better than Undiscovery (where even the Squenix representative I was talking to, when he was showing it off, admitted that he didn't really rate the game...) but not as good as Lost Odyssey (the short stories within are miniature works of art).

Anyways, looking forward to Vesperia as well (and FFXIII and Dragon Age and Mass Effect 2 and Diablo 3; not to mention the various Shin Megami Tensei games finally trickling across here again. Man there are lots of good RPGs on the horizon).

@ Vistrix
SE and Tri Ace need to get back to their roots. Focus on 1 console, go back to Playstation or Nintendo.
The 360 isnt a suitable platform for JRPGs.
Star Ocean fans are all waiting with their PS3s/PSPs/PS2s.

You are that stupid or you are that much of an ignorant? So you are telling me that just cause you felt like it or whoever ppl that dont own your console whatever the fuck that is, shouldnt play Star Ocean so you can or something, or that if it was created for Nintendo or Sony it would have scored higher due to the console? WTF are you even trying to point out with your post, seriously WTF!?

And since when a 360 isnt for RPGs? lol Technical reasons? Cause if you ask me when it comes to audience and 360 owners you should do some research and check if RPGs sell on the 360. Cause i think then maybe all the ppl that will buy a FFXII ( even if it was a disaster we would all buy it cause its a FF from S.E. ) will amaze you by their numbers? Its sad that i never bother with comments to check back other than only post one comment and never look back or go through them cause i nev er have that much time but id LOVE to hear wtf was that you wanted to prove with your post other than that you own a PS3 a PSP and a PS2. lol were you dropped on ur head when you were born?

This game is quality except for one thing - whoever decided that the little girl's voice was a good idea should be sacked. Absolutely fucking appalling.

the characters annoyed me for the first few hours but now i'm 13 or so hours in i'm really enjoying it. the battle and item creation side of the game is very addictive and makes up for the story which is pretty average.

must say i'm enjoying the snippets of inter group chat on the space ship while you warp...a nice way of developing the characters. i'm slowly starting to like this group of brightly dressed hyperactive space kids!

the point is still, surely. if only the story elements (ie. script, characters, general plot.) are generic, and these flaws are staples of the jrpg genre. yet the crafting, customizing and battles are fun. isn't this game filling the role of jrpg perfectly? why do other genres get away with 10/10 scores for incredibly short derivative drivel? plenty of examples in the fps genre of generic crap like killzone2 getting huge scores for being the same as everything else. my argument is that jrpgs are just being picked on because they are jrpgs. people no longer like the genre itself because supposedly it isn't progressing, but i would argue certain 10/10 games recently are steps backwards. discuss.

don't take Darren's comment seriously as he can't tell the difference between Action RPG and traditional RPG (at least he has stopped writing "LOLLLLLLL!!!!" in every post now)

JRPG on the 360 have been mixed for me, BD was ok but hated the characters and took till disc 2 for it to get going, L.O. was excellent, Eternal sonata was good although it took to the end of chapter 2 to get good (and the sewer maze was shit) Infinte discovery was boring and dull, stuck with it and it still hated despite others saying it gets better. Last remnant was terrible, quickly traded (no wonder why it dropped to £17.99 a week or 2 after release)

How stupid are some of the ppl in this thread?

As a guy already said, there's no technical reason these games need to be bad on the 360. So many people are going on about "they should stick to PS3" - do you know how incredibly stupid a statement like that makes you look? It's like saying a bad book would be better if it was written on light grey paper instead of white paper. If you think the recent feed of JRPGs are bad it has nothing whatsoever to do with the 360. If you think BD, LO, SO4 etc are bad on 360 they would be bad on the PS3 as well - just as the "awesome" JRPGS that have released on PS3 would be "awesome" on 360, or are you still buying into Sony's cell/blu-ray hype?

As for this game, it's a weird one. I've put 18 and a half hours into it so far and overall I'm enjoying it. The worlds are varied and look beautiful, there's plenty of combat which is totally avoidable if you choose to and it has a satisfying combat system. The story isn't great but if you're into space themed stuff or sci-fi the story is enough to keep you interested. The main negative points are that some of the voice acting is absolutely atrocious, as in makes FF look like shakespear (if Lyml says "kay" one more time i'll smash the tv) and some of the dungeons can be a chore.

I'd give it 8/10 though.

3rd attempt since my pre-ordered purchase to get into it. Can't do it. I couldn't agree less with the reviewer sadly, the battle system is the worst to ever grace an RPG (not just JRPGs). Horrible, horrible button spamfest. It will go back to the store and swapped for something else.