Star Ocean: The Last Hope Review

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(More customer reviews)Pros: Many beautifully rendered elf girls run around a primitive planet finding aliens and battling giant crabs with swords (that is, the elf girls have swords; not the crabs) with very little exploration of stars or oceans involved.Sometimes you walk around the edge of an ocean or beneath the stars, but never IN the ocean or AMONG the stars.

Cons: Many beautifully rendered elf girls run around a primitive planet finding aliens and battling giant crabs with swords (that is, the elf girls have swords; not the crabs) with very little exploration of stars or oceans involved.Sometimes you walk around the edge of an ocean or beneath the stars, but never IN the ocean or AMONG the stars.

If you like your futuristic sci-fi RPGs involving spacefaring races and laser guns to involve land-based sword battles and chainmail armor sleeves, "Star Ocean: The Last Hope" is the game for you!That's because you can't shoot the giant insects with your gun, you see.Giant insects have +20 to their saving throw versus Bullets & Lasers.

Also, you fight space lizardkangaroos who look like they were rendered on a Sega Genesis before going back in time and being superawesome.

Might I recommend "Fallout 3" as a solid futuristic sci-fi RPG involving swords and laser guns and suggest avoiding "Too Human" as a not-so-good futuristic sci-fi RPG involving swords and laser guns?

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Product Description:
Star Ocean: The Last Hope is the latest release in the celebrated science fiction and fantasy Star Ocean RPG series. This prequel set during the aftermath of Earth's fictional World War III combines sci-fi and fantasy elements spanning multiple planets and the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the Star Ocean Universe. Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's famous real-time battle system, introducing amazing graphics and next-generation visual effects brought to life on the Xbox 360 gaming system.



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A.D 2064...Planet Earth was on the brink of destruction as clashes between theWorld Republic Federation and the various nations that opposed it sparked theoutbreak of World War III. Weapons of mass destruction, deployed with completeimpunity razed the land in the blink of an eye. The dire situation forced thetwo opposing factions to negotiate a cease-fire and an agreement was quickly reached,but although the war may have ended, its effects remained. With the deterioratingenvironment, Earth's population was drastically reduced and those who survivedlived a confined existence trapped in underground cities. Eventually countriesjoined together to form the Greater United Nations and turned their eyes skyward,to space. With the establishment of the USTA, the Universal Science and TechnologyAdministration, man began to seek new worlds beyond the stars.

AD 2087...The first year of the spacedate (SD) calendar. Thanks to the successof Professor Trillas Bachstein's warp drive experiments, mankind's dream ofa spacebourne existence has inched closer to reality and the USTA secretly beganto implement its SRF project, the Space Reconnaissance Force. Now it is SD 0010,and the first official SRF mission and your adventure has begun.

Characters
Players of Star Ocean: The Last Hope will meet and interact with a wealth of characters from different parts of the galaxy, each with their own history and weapons of choice. Just a few of the more prominent characters to familiarize yourself with include:

Edge Maverick
Although generally possessing good judgment, this young Earthling commanderof the maiden deep space voyage of the SRF ship the Calnus, can be reckless.His signature weapon is the sword. Faize Sheifa Beleth
A young Eldarian committed to etiquette and logic, and capable of astounding feats of engineering, Faize is always honorable of those possessing abilities he lacks. His signature weapon is the rapier. Reimi Saionji
The kind and levelheaded navigator of the Calnus, Reimi was born in an aristocraticSaionji family and has a shared history with Edge back on Earth. Her signatureweapon is the bow. Lymle Lemuri Phi
Orphaned on her home planet of Lemrick long ago, Lymle is mischievous, butfriendly and inexplicably retains the appearance of a young girl. Her signatureweapon is the wand.
Gameplay and Combat
Although Edge Maverick is the main character in Star Ocean: The Last Hope,players will of course experience gameplay action in the form of a number of differentcharacters and utilize the signature attacks assigned to each. The game featuresa real-time combat system which allows for up to four party members to remainactive in battle at a time. Improvements to the game's combat system include 'RushMode,' where players can switch out active members of their combat groups forreserve members in real-time; 'Sight In/Sight Out' which allows for timed evasiveand counter moves against enemies; and the BEAT (Battle Enhancement AttributeType) system, through which players can change a character's fighting style atwill. Other actions players will master through gameplay include piloting of thespaceship Calnus, a first in the Star Ocean series; item creation in theform of weapons, healing items and accessories; and Private Actions (PAs), a causeand effect relationship between character in-game actions and the acquisition of new abilities andscenarios. Through the increased flexibility mastery of all these skills provides,players should be able to more easily increase their team and individual teammember's combat experience and status, and so unlock more advanced combat stylesand linked combinations.

Key Game Features:

Series prequel - Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a prequel in the classic series, combining sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the Star Ocean universe.
Exciting Battles - Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's famous real-time battle system, including the amazing graphics and visual effects only possible on Xbox 360.
Compelling Scenes - The game features breathtaking CG movies by Visual Works, the cutting-edge studio whose previous work includes cutscenes for the acclaimed Final Fantasy RPG series.

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