9 people found this review helpful
Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 143.5 hrs on record (98.0 hrs at review time)
Posted: Sep 19, 2016 @ 11:28am

Oh, The Last Remnant...how could you fall into such oblivion being such an awesome game? Maybe I'm the weirod here for having put so much time in this game, but I've enjoyed it like I have enjoyed no other RPG since Final Fantasy X.

Good graphics, music and voice acting (at least the japanese voice acting...didn't check the english one), innovative tactical gameplay (we'll get onto that later), good story (the characters may be a bit lacking...except for the Enlightened Seven, a group of ¿villains? who kick absolute ass, and the bad guy who is one of the best villains Square has pulled off in years) and hours...HOURS to spend on side quests and grinding , which hardly ever get tedious, really.

As for the battle system: friends and foes are tossed in the a turn based system on a battlefield. Your party is divided in several groups or formations, each led by one character. Each turn, a not-so-randomly generated command list will appear for each formation. The commands will depend on the build of the leader of each party, and this adds a lot of strategy, variety and richness to the battle system and build of your characters. It may sound complicated at first glance but hte game introduces new elements gently so you can keep up with it.

Finally, special mention to Superbosses: they ARE CHALLENGING. So good luck trying to complete the 100% of the game.

This may be a bit too much for your first experience in a JRPG but experimented players shouls look up to this game and give it a try. To me, it was a major surprise and has become one of my favourite all-time games.

9/10
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