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I really liked it by Flavio 03/29/2006, 6:30pm PST
In fact in terms of gameplay it's probably my favorite console RPG of all time. There's a ton of (mostly useless, but amusing) non-combat skills to fool around with and a giant Golden Saucer area to dick around in with lots of side games.

My favorite part was the combat. It's like a (much) faster paced Secret of Mana with auto-targetting, plus no real grace period between hits which I love. When you get higher up in levels you can really fuck enemies up and fuck them up hard in an unrelenting rain of blows. There are a ton of active and passive combat abilities you can get. Put all high level physical fighters into combat and watch absolute mayham break out with special attacks, screeching voices, and damage number explode onto the screen. The last boss is a monster that flies all over the place and blows all your party members back with powerful shockwaves. I finally got him pinned down between two fighters long enough for everyone to gangpile him. As the ridiculous combos reined down and he disappeared behind a cloud of damage numbers I actually shouted "DIE!" at the screen (only to have him break the pile and kill everyone =( ).

I'd advise slowly weening off attack magic around the mid-point and concentrate on phystical attack characters. Magic starts off very quick and useful but later on the high level spells' animations take FOREVER and they do nowhere near the damage of really beefed up physical attacks.


There are only voices during combat. Horrible, but they're so bad they're funny.


Plot? Eh. I just really played it for the combat and dicking around the towns. It's really slow for the first hour or two until you leave the first continent, but does pick up.
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Review Request: Star Ocean 2 by MISSchief Collector 03/29/2006, 6:02pm PST NEW
    I really liked it by Flavio 03/29/2006, 6:30pm PST NEW
        avoid every other sequel and pseudo sequel like the plague though by Flavio 03/29/2006, 6:36pm PST NEW
            I liked Tales of Phantasia and Destiny. by Creexul :( 03/30/2006, 7:47pm PST NEW
        This might be the only thing I agree with FABIO on NT by Entropy Stew 03/29/2006, 6:50pm PST NEW
            you're sounding more like SB every day NT by Flavio 03/29/2006, 8:47pm PST NEW
                SB likes Star Ocean 2 as well? NT by Entropy Stew 03/29/2006, 10:16pm PST NEW
    If emunation doesnt have the rom, where can it be found? NT by Weyoun Voidbringer 03/31/2006, 12:38am PST NEW
 
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