137 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 107.5 hrs on record (104.8 hrs at review time)
Posted: Apr 11, 2014 @ 3:01pm
Updated: Mar 10, 2023 @ 12:14pm

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

The Last Remnant is a great role-playing game with a unique take on combat mechanics in form of a turn-based, command-based system using symbol encounters. It is definitely the most interesting part of this game providing a lot of fun especially in the larger-scale battles.

Originally released for Xbox 360 the PC version of this game features numerous changes from the console, including enhanced graphical settings, a Turbo Mode that increases battle speed (very practical when farming for weapon components), and a New Game Plus option, that allows the player to start a new game with the gold and unique items from their first play-through.

And for the hardcore gamers among us there are of course challenges like super boss battles, and the component farming for the endgame weapons.

On the other hand the sound is a mixed bag of partially epic orchestral music and sorely limited voice-acting. In addition the protagonist is sometimes a little bit uninspiring as a leader figure.

Achievements:

The game has no Steam achievements.
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