Square is using the Unreal Engine for the first time and, as mentioned, there are frame-rate issues. Slowdown is prevalent throughout battles and texture pop-in is pretty bad after loading screens. And there are far, far too many loading screens. Between cutscenes, walking out of Guilds, heading the world map... it reminds OXM UK how far they've come in gaming with the advent of disc-based titles and loading times.
But they're swayed into the positive because they're finally experiencing something new in a field that has needed a change for nearly a decade. The story and characters are handled better than most, and while the battle system feels heavy-handed in its inception, it ultimately yields an interesting and unique system.
The Last Remnant is a game the purists can sink their teeth into, and one they hope isn't the 'Last' of its kind.
Uppers:
* Better produced than other RPGs
* Innovative Union system is a draw
* Story rich in detail
Downers:
* Where's our Union tutorial?
* Too much loading
Many overlooked RPGs lie dormant in the catalogues of gaming, but players can pick up their swords and shields with these amazing JRPG hidden gems!
Game Rant - "From Star Ocean to Final Fantasy, there have been a number of JRPG's that have been unfairly undervalued by their Metascores. Here are 10 examples."
While I agree that the combat in Star Ocean 5's combat is pretty fun, saying that its story is more enjoyable than its predecessors is highly debatable. Also, it's not just the technical issues the game suffers from.
Completely disagree the games I played from the list all deserve their scores (Star Ocean, Nier, Tales of Zesteria, Type-0). While there are certainly people that love these games, they have flaws in many categories, that justify those scores.
Star Ocean especially bored the hell out of me. Lame story and face roll battle system (I finished the game anyway). These games are really niche and when rated by a broader public, fall short. In my opinion even in their own genre.
In this episode, we explore The History of The Last Remnant. A game the recently received a remastered release and had an interesting development cycle.
It's a good game, but the story is only okay. The gameplay is where the game really shines, but the game itself does an atrocious job of explaining it's own systems. Basically, you need to read a "what I wish I knew before I started" somewhere online, and then the game becomes great.
I am not looking forward to any of SE games with the past few flopping. They need to step it up.