A short review - Star Ocean the Last Hope

[Anfebious]

This is as very short review, quick and straight to the point. I review games with 1 to 5 stars, 1 being a turd and 5 being a masterpiece.

The game in question is called Star Ocean the Last Hope. It's a game published by Square Enix and developed by some company whose name I can't be bothered to search for.

Story: Horrible, it is a Sci-Fi story presented to you by some pitiful characters. They seem to take deep stares into the abyss and talk with no expressions at all. You can't feel for the characters as there is no emotions driving them. The voice acting is horrible too. It's full of cliches and the main character sucks. That's all you need to know.

Gameplay: It's an Action RPG, kinda like the Tales of series, but implemented in a horrible way. You can use skills in the battle by pressing one of the hot keys. The problem is that it feels slow and sluggish, you also have a blindside mechanic that is used to counter attack enemies and bosses.Some bosses have a ridiculous amount of HP and tend to make the fights really long.

Sound: It's good, it has some nice remixes of old battle themes from the first games but nothing too incredible. It's a good soundtrack but not something I would enjoy lsitening to all day long.

Value: There is value to be had. The game has optional bosses and trophy support. The trophy is one of the most difficult to get as you have to complete the game 100%. And by that I mean 100%, all weapons, all items, all bosses, all battle trophies, all everything. It's demential.

I have a funny moment that I will treasure for the rest of my life though. I was at one of the later bosses in the game and I was taking too damn long. I fought him for about 3 hours until my brain reacted and told me: "Anfebious, there is something... wrong". And there it was, I was blindsiding the boss, like the rest of the bosses in the game. But turns out that each time you do that with this one, you only make him heal himself all his HP. I turned off the game and I never touched the game again.

Yeah I never finished the game and I'm making a review (I do know I was next to the final bosses). Sue me if you want.

Well so much for a short review right? Don't worry I know you didn't read a damn thing that is why I have this:

TL;DR: The game sucks.

2 Stars