DEN writes: "In the interest of full disclosure, I have to say that I am not quite finished playing Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope – International Edition. From what I can tell I'm about 3/4 of the way through and the boss fights are just getting tougher and tougher. It might be a couple of weeks before I do finish the game. This PlayStation 3 port of the (previously exclusive) Xbox 360 RPG is the same game, but with a few enhancements. Those that have already played the game on the Xbox 360 may want to think long and hard before plunking down their money to play it again, because it's a long game, and essentially the same."
Digitally Downloaded writes: "Some people (who weren't looking that hard) have claimed that the JRPG genre has been floundering this generation, lacking both in quality and quantity.
They're wrong. Though it can be argued that the genre's biggest franchises (Final Fantasy) has lost its way, a little digging beneath the surface reveals a wealth of great games that are equal to, if not better, than the best JRPGs from years past."
My favourite would be Lost Odyssey...it was the real Final Fantasy 13 game for me. Good characters, good voice acting, the music was amazing, the theme music was better, the battle system was good (can't beat turn based). I could go on...
Plus Jansen was hilarious...one of the best characters in a JRPG for me
No mention of Resonance of Fate is a fail. That game can easily go toe-to-toe with any of the games on that list. It had the combat that Final Fantasy 13 SHOULD have gotten.
Garces f, imo, should have made that list. Liked Ni no Kuni, Star Ocean and Nier. Really wished Last Odyssey came to the ps3.
PS3 Attitude: "From tiny outfits that provide no more protection than dental floss, to massive armour that even Chuck Norris would struggle to walk in, it has to be said that costumes in videogames often look pretty ridiculous. We literally could have picked a selection of games at random for this list and they’d still have been relevant, but these are the five characters we chose in the end (after we picked them at random)."
Hey,after suffering through all those "Kay's" I earned the right to see Myuria's skin!
An online retailer is currently offering substantial discounts for several high-defitnion role-playing games on the PC, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms.
Eternal Sonata (PS3) - $19.15
Eternal Sonata (Xbox 360) - $19.90
Record of Agarest War (Xbox 360) - $18.15
Star Ocean: The Last Hope International (PS3) $24.48
That's not really "substantial" as far as discounts go, especially with how old those games are.