It's all in the delivery.....
posted by DaweiDave (ARDEN, NC) Jun 5, 2010
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Star Ocean The Last Hope is a beautiful game. It has a story line that could run parallel with any Star Trek. The battle system is fun and encouraging. The characters are...colorful... and that's where the problem lies.
I understand that this is a JRPG and maybe some things are lost in translation. The sense of humor may be different between cultures. I just cant get around how a band of kids is entrusted with the fate of mankind. They then try to complete said quest by bounding around the galaxy picking up annoying cat girls, and spell casting toddlers to help them out.
There are a few strong characters that they meet along their sojourn for humanity's sake. Unfortunately they seem to take the back seat, or are uncomfortably involved in many unneeded jokes that seem to be everywhere in this game. Awkward moments, underlying perversion, and the difficulties of male/female communication seem to the norm written in to keep the otherwise heavy story light and approachable. Sad to say, it comes off misplaced.
If you are willing, or able, to get past the clumsy dialog, and gestures of the antagonists then your in for a great game. The graphics are excellent. Item collecting and creating system can get you hooked easily. The battle system will keep you involved and always trying to unlock more battle trophies. A story line that, like I said earlier, could be mistaken for a Star Trek movie. Then this could be the game for you.
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