Star Ocean 3 *official*

If they were to make a good fighting game engine, maybe something fast paced like SC; or Something more complex like VF4's and have it be Tales vs Star Ocean 3; I'd probably at least check it out.

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Originally Posted by Opaque

I'd say not.

Battle system is alot like Tales, characters and story are alot like Xenosaga. It might not be your kind of game.

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How about if I say thing: I was really digging what I played of Star Ocean 2, but the fact that the graphics and game engine felt a bit antiquated was what make me not really fall for the game.

Also, I think my dislike for Xenosaga was that it had, to me, the most boring beginning ever. I was so bored I couldn't even be bothered to play the game any farther.

Just beat it tonight. I gotta say, the end boss was only marginally difficult if you take advantage of the Orihalcum's insane abilities. (Apparently the "Boots of Prowess" allow for even crazier powering up). Ending is damn long. But I have no problem with that.

Now, on to the hidden dungeons! Gabriel Celeste and Iseria (Ethereal) Queen are back....but...

You guys DO know that Valkyrie and Freya are bonus bosses, right?

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Originally Posted by shidoshi

How about if I say thing: I was really digging what I played of Star Ocean 2, but the fact that the graphics and game engine felt a bit antiquated was what make me not really fall for the game.

Also, I think my dislike for Xenosaga was that it had, to me, the most boring beginning ever. I was so bored I couldn't even be bothered to play the game any farther.

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Well I liked Star Ocean 2 better than 3.

Then again, if you only played the beggining of Xenosaga, then the comparisons I can run are pointless and completely negated. I would say, if you liked 2, you will like this one. Maybe more maybe less, that has yet to be seen.

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Originally Posted by ViciousJazz

Just beat it tonight. I gotta say, the end boss was only marginally difficult if you take advantage of the Orihalcum's insane abilities. (Apparently the "Boots of Prowess" allow for even crazier powering up). Ending is damn long. But I have no problem with that.

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How much of the ending is character-specific? For example, in Tales of Symphonia, all the endings were the same except for whoever was waiting for Lloyd at the bottom of the screen after he said goodbye to his adoptive dad.
Is SO3 more or less elaborate than that?

I'm not even sure if I'll even go back and finish it...

Hopefully SMT: Nocturne is more of an actual GAME than a movie with dungeons.

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Originally Posted by RedCoKid

How much of the ending is character-specific? For example, in Tales of Symphonia, all the endings were the same except for whoever was waiting for Lloyd at the bottom of the screen after he said goodbye to his adoptive dad.
Is SO3 more or less elaborate than that?

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The character specific endings are quite long, as every party member gets one. I'm not quite sure if it's possible for Fayt's party members to end up with each OTHER, but I do know that Fayt has a possible coupling ending with everybody in his party, or Fayt all by his lonesome. The coupling endings actually change both character's ending, not just some lame "waiting for Lloyd at the bottom of the screen" thing.

Here's a bump. I'm thinking of picking this up tomorrow, but I have to know how the dialogue is first. Is it like SO2 at all with the slow, drawn out "...", ".. !", etc? I loathed that, and really the entire translation of said game. Tell me 3 isn't like that.

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Originally Posted by taloony

Here's a bump. I'm thinking of picking this up tomorrow, but I have to know how the dialogue is first. Is it like SO2 at all with the slow, drawn out "...", ".. !", etc? I loathed that, and really the entire translation of said game. Tell me 3 isn't like that.

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I think this was explained a couple pages back. Either way, this game sounds too hot to miss, I was trying to decide whether I should pick this up or SMW and Katamari this evening and I went with the latter. I didnt know it was a 2 disc game until today. That spells hours and hours of fun. :sweat:

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Originally Posted by DjRocca

I think this was explained a couple pages back. Either way, this game sounds too hot to miss, I was trying to decide whether I should pick this up or SMW and Katamari this evening and I went with the latter. I didnt know it was a 2 disc game until today. That spells hours and hours of fun. :sweat:

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Yeah, 78 hours and counting. I haven't even fought Valkyrie, Ethereal Queen or Freya yet.

Oh, and battle trophies are a hell of a lot of fun to collect.