Tag: RPG

  • Star Ocean movie

    I got a nifty HD capture device (more on that later) so I can upload game videos. Here is the first: a short battle in Star Ocean: Last Hope. You can easily see that some of the artwork is well-done and looks great, but other bits, particularly when zoomed out in the battle are lo-res…

  • More Star Ocean thoughts

    I’m still enjoying Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, but it is clearly a family (and player) unfriendly game because of its stupid save system. In order to save, you need to find a save point, which is a pink/purple glowing floating sphere thingy. From there, you can save into one of 20 save slots,…

  • The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion

    Even though I already owned the DVD version of Oblivion and Shivering Isles and most of the add-on content, I couldn’t pass up last week’s Steam sale where I bought the complete Oblivion, which seems to include at least one add-on that I didn’t have, for less than $8. I fired up Oblivion and was…

  • Star Ocean: The Last Hope International

    I recently bought Star Ocean for PS3 because I was looking for an engrossing RPG. Despite many annoyances, it looks like I’ve found a good one. Star Ocean is a JRPG in which you control a party of up to 4 characters who fight evil monsters and try to save the Earth and more. The…