Star Ocean: The Last Hope International

Just picked up my copy today, played through like the first two hours. Anyone else picking this up?

Other than the expected language options and only one blu-ray disc, there are some nice improvements like being able to manually select your target in battle. You just press the start button, and you can cycle the target cursor Tales style.

Other than that, some game rebalancing has been done. From what I've heard on Gamefaqs so far, some of Reimi's attacks have been toned down, and Faize's weapons have more ATK power. Certain exploits with the Item Creation system have also been removed, like being able to get multiple "+20% Exp" factors onto your equipment and so on.

On the lookout for extra scenes and Private Actions. I remember rumors about new playable characters but those may have only been rumors (there are still only eight playable character slots, and the official guide book apparently doesn't say anything about new characters).

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there are some nice improvements like being able to manually select your target in battle. You just press the start button, and you can cycle the target cursor Tales style.

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This game needed that from the beginning. Badly. It's a shame it didn't come out originally. I seriously think that the play-testers were were smurfing retards for not being able to notice a flaw like that. Tri-Ace Idiots.

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Other than the expected language options

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So you can play with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles? If so, then I really wish I had this instead of the standard version. The English voice actors are so BEYOND smurfing terrible that it's absolutely unbelievable.

Getting this on the 12th, cause that's when it's released in jurop.

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Originally Posted by Khalin

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Originally Posted by Zeromus_X

there are some nice improvements like being able to manually select your target in battle. You just press the start button, and you can cycle the target cursor Tales style.

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This game needed that from the beginning. Badly. It's a shame it didn't come out originally. I seriously think that the play-testers were were smurfing retards for not being able to notice a flaw like that. Tri-Ace Idiots.

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Originally Posted by Zeromus_X

Other than the expected language options

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So you can play with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles? If so, then I really wish I had this instead of the standard version. The English voice actors are so BEYOND smurfing terrible that it's absolutely unbelievable.

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Yeah, I don't know why that wasn't in there to begin with.

I didn't think the English voices were THAT bad (except for a few minor characters), but yeah, you can choose between English and Japanese audio now. You can also choose between no less than six different text languages and between the Anime-style and CG face portraits/menu design.

...Did they add savepoints to the Wandering Dungeon? *knows they probably didn't, but can still hope*

If they did that I would be one happy gamer.

I'm hearing things about the contents of chests being altered, giving out certain materials to help with item creation. However, some recipes are a bit harder to make, making it more difficult to break the game by making powerful weapons earlier than necessary.

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Originally Posted by Zeromus_X

there are some nice improvements like being able to manually select your target in battle. You just press the start button, and you can cycle the target cursor Tales style.

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This game needed that from the beginning. Badly. It's a shame it didn't come out originally. I seriously think that the play-testers were were smurfing retards for not being able to notice a flaw like that. Tri-Ace Idiots.

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Originally Posted by Zeromus_X

Other than the expected language options

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So you can play with the original Japanese audio and English subtitles? If so, then I really wish I had this instead of the standard version. The English voice actors are so BEYOND smurfing terrible that it's absolutely unbelievable.

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Yeah, I don't know why that wasn't in there to begin with.

I didn't think the English voices were THAT bad (except for a few minor characters), but yeah, you can choose between English and Japanese audio now. You can also choose between no less than six different text languages and between the Anime-style and CG face portraits/menu design.

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This is actually enough to make me really want this now. Would that I could afford it :(

So i got the game today and the screen goes black when i get to the launch scene. The audio continues for a bit, but stops after a while, but subtitles keep going. I'm pretty annoyed now :(.

Got it fixed and I'm now at Yiff Planet. The story so far is... pretty awful. The battle system is ok though, but SO3's was much better.

It sure is.

I've seen Star Trek episodes with better writing. Original series. Captain Kirk could beat Edge's ass with his bare hands.

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Got it fixed and I'm now at Yiff Planet. The story so far is... pretty awful. The battle system is ok though, but SO3's was much better.

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Wait until you meet Meracle. You'll want to quit the game.

Nah, the 8 ambushes by phantom soldiers is what made me want to do that.

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Nah, the 8 ambushes by phantom soldiers is what made me want to do that.

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Oh you already got there. You met Meracle and you still have the strength to continue on? Such conviction! Respect to you if you can tolerate Arumat's shoddily-written dialogue and horrid voice actor.

Btw, you meet meracle before yiff planet.

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Btw, you meet meracle before yiff planet.

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I can't really remember. My brother did most of the first portion of the game, and a while after that I played a bit, then he went back to playing it himself. We like taking turns a lot, though he ends up playing a lot more since I really don't mind just sitting down and watching him play.

On the subject of Meracle:

http://www.hellandheavennet.com/star...es/Meracle.jpg

Failure attempt at a cute cat girl.

Meracle is fine, I actually like her quite a lot.

Sarah on the other hand. Dear God. Dear God. I stuck with it, but she actually stopped Rye from playing.

I just went to Amazon to see how much this cost only to find that it's only out on PS3 :(