Posts Tagged ‘Ocean’
Star Ocean: The Last Hope
When people roll their eyes and reveal a hesitance to play Japanese role-playing games, they’re probably referring to games like Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Insipid, uninspired and un-ambitious, these games – or ‘grinds’ in jaded parlance – attract the genre’s faults and outdated contrivances like a lightning rod. The Last Hope is particularly offensive in that, despite its promising futuristic setting and Star Trek manifesto, it still manages to be all about swords, bows and pointy ears.
