Closing Comments
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is a great JRPG and the inclusion of the original Japanese language track is always a welcome addition, especially when dealing with very Japanese characters.

Even though the game suffers from some visual issues, and save point infrequency can be a huge annoyance, I loved playing Last Hope. The battle system is tremendously entertaining, the cast is a charming ensemble of travelers and the Private Actions continue to fuel proper character development and demonstrate the beauty of optional antics. Although Final Fantasy XIII is right around the corner, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is a must-play for all you JRPG nuts.

Rating	Description
out of 10	click here for ratings guide
7.0	Presentation A long, enjoyable story inhabited by a diverse cast. Occasional technical issues like framerate drops and pop-in are an annoyance. Poor save point locations are even worse.
7.0	Graphics Character models look good, but the environments leave something to be desired. Visual effects in battle are nice.
8.5	Sound The Japanese language track really helps this time around. Musical score is more than enjoyable and fitting for the various game settings presented.
8.5	Gameplay The battle system of Last Hope is superb, with action, strategy and level grinding aplenty. Star Ocean staples like item creation and Private Actions return in fine form.
8.5	Lasting Appeal Last Hope is an incredibly long game with plenty to do. There's also more than enough reason to go back and play again.
8.5 Great	OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)

Just for reference Star Ocean: The Last Hope for 360 scored an 8.0 although the games were reviewed by two different people and the 360 reviewer seemed to have been irked by the technical issues a bit more.

Overall the inclusion of the Japanese language track seems to have really enhanced the overall experience for International.

Seems to be a must have for any JRPG fan.

Will definitely get this once the flood of awesome PS3 games pass. Summer, I'm looking at you.

might get this with heavy rain. played star ocean back in PS1 it was a good game.

Mendicate Bias said: Closing Comments Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is a great JRPG and the inclusion of the original Japanese language track is always a welcome addition, especially when dealing with very Japanese characters. Even though the game suffers from some visual issues, and save point infrequency can be a huge annoyance, I loved playing Last Hope. The battle system is tremendously entertaining, the cast is a charming ensemble of travelers and the Private Actions continue to fuel proper character development and demonstrate the beauty of optional antics. Although Final Fantasy XIII is right around the corner, Star Ocean: The Last Hope International is a must-play for all you JRPG nuts.   Rating Description   out of 10 click here for ratings guide 7.0 Presentation A long, enjoyable story inhabited by a diverse cast. Occasional technical issues like framerate drops and pop-in are an annoyance. Poor save point locations are even worse. 7.0 Graphics Character models look good, but the environments leave something to be desired. Visual effects in battle are nice. 8.5 Sound The Japanese language track really helps this time around. Musical score is more than enjoyable and fitting for the various game settings presented. 8.5 Gameplay The battle system of Last Hope is superb, with action, strategy and level grinding aplenty. Star Ocean staples like item creation and Private Actions return in fine form. 8.5 Lasting Appeal Last Hope is an incredibly long game with plenty to do. There's also more than enough reason to go back and play again. 8.5 Great OVERALL (out of 10 / not an average)   Just for reference Star Ocean: The Last Hope for 360 scored an 8.0 although the games were reviewed by two different people and the 360 reviewer seemed to have been irked by the technical issues a bit more. Overall the inclusion of the Japanese language track seems to have really enhanced the overall experience for International. Seems to be a must have for any JRPG fan.

well the value of a game is subjective to each reviewer. the very fact that it  has a 8.0 to 8.5 for the game mean's to these two gamer's that  they both agree it's a  darn good game overall no matter which platform.

anytime you can get over a 6 by a reviewer that is better than half so better than 50%  so 80 to 85% is a pretty good score

Oh I'm not disputing that I know both scores are very good. I just thought that I would point out that two different people reviewed the game since reviews are an individuals opinion and the two reviewers had slightly differing albeit an overall positive outtake on the game.

Btw if anyone can help me fix the text in the Rating and Description section I would greatly appreciate it since its almost impossible to read now. I tried changing the text to black but every time I post it reverts back to the same color.

just bought the 360 version for 17.99 shipped :). Can't wait

i think this game should have a lower score. while playing it, it feels and looks like a PS2 game. i'd give it a 7!

yet another game to add to my backlog :(

Received nicely would not have guessed so! I will get it in the summertime when there aren't any other awesome titles like GoW III and Y3 around.