Edge reviews The Last Story, give it an 8 (also some RPG score comparisons)

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Carl2291 said:

dahuman said:

Sure you can, they are all tactical RPGs if you think about it, well, I don't know if you've played TLS or Xeno to compare though, I can easily compare the 3, hell if you bring FF13 into the equation, all 3 are better than FF13 lol.

I've not played neither of them, but I've seen gameplay videos.

TLS and Xeno both look like traditional JRPG's, although TLS has a very unique battle system. You can roam your world map or whatever, towns, talk to people, visit stores... Etc.

Valkyria pretty much has you doing missions, and in between you upgrade your squad at a menu and get your story through cutscenes and story boards.

They're very different.

TLS is also mission based, has no world map and is basically a RTS RPG.  It actually probably has more in common with VC than with Xenoblade or FFXIII.