Star Ocean 3 initial Impressions

Well, I have been hearing both negative and positive points in regards to Star Ocean 3. I don't tend to let that influence me though, I thoroughly enjoyed Star Ocean 2, and I know a heap load of people who thought it was utter trash...In any case, I fired up Star Ocean 3 and was greeted by two features right off the bat that make me want to kiss Tri-Ace. First off, the game supports 16 x 9 resolution. Now, this may not appeal to everyone, but for people like me who own a 57" widescreen HDTV, this is delicious candy. Also, the game supports Dolby Digital. Again, as the owner of a sweet little surround sound get-up, this is some serious icing on a very nice cake.

So, now that Star Ocean 3 is both looking and sounding fine, what do I think of the game? Well, I can already tell it is a masochist's dream. The thought of collecting all 300 battle trophies and finding 100% of every dungeon boggles my mind so badly, I refuse to think about it. The battles are a little annoying as per every review's reaction. Waiting for enemies to stand up results in quite a few cheap hits, but the free flying ability to go wherever and attack whatever is pretty fun. The story so far rocks. HARD. I am seriously enjoying it.

All in all, seems like a pretty sweet game, but I will see if it all holds up even after the 60+ hours it is likely to take me to finish it...

Comments (0) | Permalink | Lee Babin | 9.7.2004

Tales of Symphonia Review

After playing through (60+ Hours!!) the entirety of the game and most of the side quests, I have officially finished working on Tales of Symphonia. It is only natural then that I have also completed my review of such. Check it out here:

Tales of Symphonia Review

Comments (0) | Permalink | Lee Babin | 9.5.2004

How many Sony technicians does it take to make a decent product?

The answer? None! Sony seems to be incapable of distributing a decent piece of hardware, at least as far as the gaming side of things go. Don't get me wrong, I love my PS2 to death. Out of all my consoles, it gets the most play. Don't blame me, however, for being a bit bitter when it takes me about 5 or 6 times, every time I want to play a game, to get the stupid disc drive to read the DVD.

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