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As if it was 2020 all over again, I read an OD review then went out and lasso'd him some screenshots. Been a while since I broke the image altering software out...

Good review. Not so long ago I was arguing with someone online about Star Ocean and if it was really ever any good. The only one I've managed to play to completion was SO2; I've picked at others but they have never been able to hold my interest. So it was affirming when this sentiment was repeated by your opening paragraph - there's hope for you yet.

For us. For them. For you.

I like the first two Star Ocean games, and haven't really played enough of the others to comment, until this one. Which I played through and loved. It's a ton of fun, and the plot didn't matter to me. I enjoyed the setting and the combat and character customization, along with the quirky vibe you only get from a high-end JRPG, and I got all of that stuff from The Divine Force. I rated it 4/5 when I reviewed it elsewhere, though, so it seems our views on the matter weren't all that far apart in the end!

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Thanks for the screens, Emp; only took about a week, but I got a couple added!

And thanks for the comments, both of you. It was a fun game. I just wish Star Ocean actually would do more with the sci-fi aspect of things as far as settings go. It's actually low-key amazing this series has 6 console games (and I think one old handheld-only one) and they all tend to have the same template where at least 2/3 of the action takes place on the sort of planet that wouldn't be out of place in Dragon Quest.

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