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ps3_jrpg_gamer on 11 December 2009

after having seen some reviews and read some reviews i got a mixed opinion about the game

is it worth someone buys it   ? i am thinking of buying the international version on ps3 in feb 2010

this is a queation to 360 owners who have played the game



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adajio on 11 December 2009

Yes. I really enjoyed it. However, you have to go in knowing that the voice acting is bad and the story can get odd. If you can accept that, the gameplay is great and so is the music.



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reaver_x on 11 December 2009

if u must buy it get it for PS3. The voice acting is horrendous but the PS3 offers a Japanese VO option which makes it somewhat bearable. Also its only on one disk blueray on PS3 apposed to 3 disks + disk swapping for 360. PS3 easy choice




 

 

                     

Ari_Gold on 11 December 2009

i'm still waiting for a price drop, i know people were too harsh on this game, because it didn't innovate, and the atrocious voice acting.



adajio on 11 December 2009
reaver_x said:
if u must buy it get it for PS3. The voice acting is horrendous but the PS3 offers a Japanese VO option which makes it somewhat bearable. Also its only on one disk blueray on PS3 apposed to 3 disks + disk swapping for 360. PS3 easy choice

Disc swapping really wasn't much of a problem. If you haphazardly completed the side quests at the end of the game, yeah, you had to swap, but it wasn't terrible. Japanese VO, however, would have been a nice addition.



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ps3_jrpg_gamer on 11 December 2009

i like playing jrpgs in japanese



radiantshadow92 on 11 December 2009
reaver_x said:
if u must buy it get it for PS3. The voice acting is horrendous but the PS3 offers a Japanese VO option which makes it somewhat bearable. Also its only on one disk blueray on PS3 apposed to 3 disks + disk swapping for 360. PS3 easy choice

+1



nofingershaha on 11 December 2009

that depends, expect a cliched storyline with overused character types and humanity depending on teenagers. try to give it a rent first on 360 before deciding to buy it though.



LordMatrix on 11 December 2009
reaver_x said:
if u must buy it get it for PS3. The voice acting is horrendous but the PS3 offers a Japanese VO option which makes it somewhat bearable. Also its only on one disk blueray on PS3 apposed to 3 disks + disk swapping for 360. PS3 easy choice

I would rather play it on my X360. Plus no need to wait for a release since it is already available to us X360 owners. PS3 is best for exclusives IMO. If it is multiplatform its always a no brainer for me. X360 for exclusives and multiplatform titles, PS3 for exclusives and Wii for exclusives. Just my take on the sitatuon.



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Icyedge on 11 December 2009

It is worth a purchase if you dont have any JRPGs to play. It is nothing compare to other star ocean titles. Its a pretty average title, but with a brand name associate with really good games. Combat is very cool, a lot of sidequest also, but its the story that is a problem. Actually theres almost no background story until the end of the game. Its like a couple of sub story put together. It is still enjoyable but surprisingly bad for game in a series as good as that. 6.5, 7/10

I would purchase the international version if they would change the story, because the rest of the game is good (interface, graphic, characters, sound, battle). Voices are not that bad exept the small girl Lymle mmmmmmmmmkay.