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Sifter3000 · 6th Jun 2009, 06:35

http://www.bit-tech.net/gaming/xbox-...-hope-review/1

What's big, Japanese and comes on three DVDs? A really unsatisfying and nonsensical end to a joke! Oh, and Star Ocean: The Last Hope. We take a look at Square Enix's latest Japanese RPG and wonder it's more than just the adventures of big-haired teenagers in space.

sui_winbolo · 6th Jun 2009, 08:15

My friend brought it over and showed it to me. The opening scene was awesome, kay? Awesome and impressive nuclear explosions, it was really stunning!

But after that, we spent like 5 hours watching one cut scene. Kay?

Yeah, too Japanese for me, kay?

CardJoe · 6th Jun 2009, 08:33

Kay.

Jenny_Y8S · 6th Jun 2009, 08:59

K

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sui_winbolo · 6th Jun 2009, 09:12

Kay?!

Ending Credits · 6th Jun 2009, 10:01

Yeah, I always find there are too many names; I often pick up some of my sister's manga to read and halfway through the book you're still like "Who?" and "Didn't he/she/it die a few pages back?! Oh wait, it's a different name."

It's the same with a lot of Sci-fi especially Iain Banks (bit of irony there).

Kay.

Yemerich · 6th Jun 2009, 13:08

Oh noes... Yet another manga-like game... Will it ever stop?

How to write a manga like game:
- put graphics exagerated bright and colorfull.
- All those graphics use point and shap things an round huge eyes and tits.
- theres always some girl that is so delicate that gives you the impression shes always about to cry (and many of the times she IS crying).
- Always someone near you (normally a girl) dies by the hands of a badie.
- No matter how baddie and god like is that being, there will be always another one that is BADDIER and more GOD-LIKE than the previous.
- When you get near the end, you discover that the ultimate baddie is somehow related to you.
- When you are at least halfway about to die you discover some sleeping ability that gives you power beyond those of the ultimate baddie that is EVEN MORE god-like than his.
- Normally you will have to sacrifice yourself somehow, so that you will have to leave your partners behind. And if thats the case, after the game finishes, you will get a hint that you are "*not* really dead".

And thats the rules of making a manga-like game, kay?

Chocobollz · 6th Jun 2009, 13:20

Kay kay now stop the kay,kay?

alpaca · 6th Jun 2009, 15:01

Kay.

thehippoz · 6th Jun 2009, 15:52

after watching dragonball z in the theater.. and roid raging.. I think you can safely say skip this one? Kay? XD

mauvecloud · 6th Jun 2009, 16:17

このゲームが欲しいです

Sifter3000 · 6th Jun 2009, 18:04

Needs more SHORYUKEN

Blademrk · 6th Jun 2009, 18:22

or (following on from the DBZ reference) more Kah-may-ha-may-haaaaaa?

might pick this one up actually, I like a good RPG.

Mentai · 6th Jun 2009, 21:57

I'll pick this up if square brings it to PC/steam like they did the last remnant, kay?

Yemerich · 7th Jun 2009, 00:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mentai

I'll pick this up if square brings it to PC/steam like they did the last remnant.

You forgot the "kay"

Mentai · 7th Jun 2009, 02:00

It was omitted on purpose, but I'll fix it for you, kay?

Gunsmith · 7th Jun 2009, 02:08

want long cut scenes? try the Xenosaga franchise.

been a while since i played them but iic the final cinematic at the end of ep 3 was 47 mins long.

cyrilthefish · 8th Jun 2009, 08:57

I brought it on saturday and have clocked up 18hours of gametime already, awesome game is awesome, 'kay?

i'm finding it feels very much like Mass Effect thats collided with a more traditional RPG so far.

I was a bit iffy on the combat system to start with, but it's really grown on me.

Only real complaint i have so far is the slightly shocking resolution it runs at, the pixels are HUGE and very visible on my 24" screen, i'm guessing it's 640x480 (or similar) scaled up fairly badly.
The FMV sections are much nicer though.

This is another game i'd buy again for the PC if they ever release on the platform to improve the graphics.

cyrilthefish · 8th Jun 2009, 22:05

Ahahaha! i initially laughed at the complaints at there being too much FMV in the game

but i just watched a sequence on the second disc that paused itself at a random point: the controller had gone into powersave mode and turned itself off, due to the length of the video

i'm not really complaining, as it was engrossing and the only reason i noticed it was so long was the controller turning off, but it made me LOL

6th Jun 2009, 06:35	#1
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cyrilthefish Hypermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: UK Posts: 840	Ahahaha! i initially laughed at the complaints at there being too much FMV in the game but i just watched a sequence on the second disc that paused itself at a random point: the controller had gone into powersave mode and turned itself off, due to the length of the video i'm not really complaining, as it was engrossing and the only reason i noticed it was so long was the controller turning off, but it made me LOL __________________ AMD Phenom x3 720 @ 3.4Ghz \| Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H \| 4GB DDR3 \| ATI 4890 1GB\| 1TB Samsung F1 \| 64GB Corsair P64 SSD