SB's Game Reviews(ASF Ver)

[Selvaria Bles]

Hi Guys I am going be posting my own personal take on some of the games I am playing....

I will update this thread as often as I beat a game. My I am going to be very critical on the game in question...

My Rating system would be out of ten, Hopefully You guys will find my reviews helpful incase your not sure to buy a game or not. Also if have game you want reviewed don't hesitate to post about it here and if I have it or if I ever do buy it I will be happy to review it...

Current Game Reviews:
Star Ocean 4 The Last Hope (xbox 360)
Soul Calibur 5 (ps3)


Games Coming Soon (work in Progress)
Tales Of Vesperia (360)
Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2 (ps3)
Persona 4 Arena (ps3)

Note: I will update the list as soon as I can, the order is not confirmed...
have many other games I already beaten aswell So I may or may not review them...

Note: The games that I have beaten, were a while ago so I can't make them as elaborate as I like to.

please enjoy my reviews and may the Schwartz be With you

[MENTION=28243]egozi44[/MENTION] [MENTION=3332]Nanashi[/MENTION] [MENTION=18465]renano[/MENTION] [MENTION=10496]Kuki[/MENTION]

 

[Selvaria Bles]

Star Ocean The Last Hope (360)

This game is the 4th installment in the Star Ocean Franchise, Chronically this game takes place before the first star ocean did as in the game, space travel is relatively new. When you start of the game you will be inside the Space Ship Called the Calnus, which become your ship your characters travel on later on the game to the various worlds in the game. Now I will introduce the Characters of the game, Edge is a typical male protagonist lead in the game, but trust me he is no tidus. He is one of best characters to control in the game. In this game you can pick your lead character in the battle but not outside of it. Then we have Reimi, the female protagonist character in the game ( no she is no tsundere, even though she is edge’s childhood friend and hold romantic feelings for him). Her main expertise is long range, so she can be useful. Next we have Faize who is pretty much elf from the planet eldar. He is actually pretty useful character to have for the first part of the game, as he is a good healer and offensive magic in a way. Next We have Lymle a young loli that lives in the village of triom, Just a heads up your absolutely going to hate her voice which is very very annoying and can grate on your nerves. However she is quite useful in the game so you just got to put up with it. Next We have Bacchus a scientist from the planet Enil, he is a typical power character quite useful. He has some devastating attacks that he learns later on so you may want to have him in your main group. Next we have Mericle ( typical neko character) She’s quite a good but I was never too found of her. She does have some strong attacks but weak defence, bacchus is much better to have in the place of mericle. Next we have Myuria (a female from bacchus’s planet, difference she is not an android) She is an awesome black mage, I absolutely loved using her. She can use alot of spells and place she fights long range which is useful against strong close range enemies. Next We have Arumat( same race as faize, sadly when we get him we lose faize) He is pretty much the sephiroth of SO that is all I have to say about him. Finally we have Sarah, a winged featherfolk, she is the best healer in the same so you should include her in your main team. Gameplay is similar to the other SO games but with one twist, you have an ability called blindside. This ability pretty much let’s you attack the opponent’s weak point or attack the side he is not guarding. Just a word of advise some bosses can only be beaten with using blindside, I found this feature to be very satisfying.
The combat of SO4 is not turn based its actually action based like the tales series, meaning its button dependent. In terms of Story SO4 does good job but just don’t expect to be vowed, this game’s fun gameplay is where it shines the best. In terms of replayability there is a lot since each character has their own ending, which may be require multiple playthroughs. There also is an extra dungeon where extremely powerful monsters roam. Also I want mention some of monsters repeat with different variations of them, which is a tad annoying. The graphically wise its good, you won’t be disappointed in the graphics of the game. Over all think this game was a good investment imo opinion and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Pro's
good gameplay
strong Story
Interesting Boss Fights
Strong Replay Value

Cons:
Lymle
Annoying moments
Repeating enemies (just different variations


Over all Rating 8.5/10

Definitely worth a playthrough and a purchase.

 

[Selvaria Bles]

Soul Calibur 5

Pro’s Amazing online component
New characters
Return of some popular characters
The best in depth gameplay the series has seen
Customization is back better then ever
Faster pace combat


Cons: Lack of single player content
Story Mode sucked
No Taki and other popular characters
No character endings in arcade mode




The fifth installment of the SC franchise, its by far the weakest one story wise and the best gameplay wise. This game takes place at least 15 years after the events of sc4. So some of the characters got cut due to age and various other reasons ( so don't be shocked if your favorite character isn't in it), this alone turned off many gamers from this game. What turned me off was the less then spectacular story mode, for one thing it made no sense what so ever. It didn’t try to make the story flow, it was like each chapter had a mind of its own. There were no cutscenes that one would expect from the sc series. So all you see was still screen which is fine in some game but not this one, In other words the story mode sucked. The other single player modes weren’t good ether, all though i found them more interesting then the story mode. For example the arcade mode didn’t even have character endings, you just get one screen with few worths for beating 8 characters. However most people don’t buy a fighting game for the single player content, the online portion is where it shines the most. The online is simply amazing no other words to describe it really. The online code is the best that I have seen to date (excluding AH3), it really runs smoothly, much better then mk9 which was a complete lagfest. The gameplay is another strong point of the game, the amount depth this game takes the combo system to is amazing, its clearly has the best fighting mechanics in that sense. The Combat is faster then the previous ones as well. Customization is back and better then before, you can create whichever anime character you want. Overall this game is solid fighter with a lacking single player experience which may turn many player away from it. If you don’t really care for the single player and can over look it then this game is for you. Sadly I can’t so I simply got rid of it.

Rating 8.0/10

Worth a rental at least
If the story mode was better and taki was in it I would still have it

 

[egozi44]

Hello SB-kun :3


if you ask me it will be way better to review Star Ocean 4 in it PS3 version since they added alot of additions almost like in TOV case


and if you know jap then try TOV PS3 as well xD

they add TON of stuff (and there's sad story behind it about how they played with us "the beta testers" on the way with the 360 version D: )

 

[Selvaria Bles]

Hello SB-kun :3


if you ask me it will be way better to review Star Ocean 4 in it PS3 version since they added alot of addons almost like in TOV case


and if you know jap then try TOV PS3 as well xD

they add TON of stuff (and there's sad story behind it about how they played with us "the beta testers" on the way)

the so4 for ps3 wasn't worth it, they don't add much I already looked into :p

also for tales I would want to get that but I can't read japanese. That judith in kos-mos armor sexy :D

 

[egozi44]

the so4 for ps3 wasn't worth it, they don't add much I already looked into :p

Strange, i have both versions and i looked into it back then and i recall that they added alot.... maybe i just don't remember it well

also for tales I would want to get that but I can't read japanese. That judith in kos-mos armor sexy

I think i know which part you are in TOV :D

though there are good chances that you already passed that part / beat it already and just randomly mention it ofc

 

[Selvaria Bles]

I am near the end of Vesperia XD

also SO4 didn't add too much to warrant a purchase. I am happy with the original..

 

[Mato]

Hmmm QQ If I had a psp or xBox I guess I whould read this thread>><< do you review games on a lame PC to? I also have Nintendo...Do you review games on these both to?

 

[egozi44]

Umm i don't know, ask him, he may change his mind ;3

he have Wii btw

I always wanted to make reviews of my own (especially video ones)
but i figured it won't be natural for me since i need to write them in english which isn't my first language

as for the video reviews... too much work plus i don't have TV card so i can't capture Xbox/PS3 games on my own :\

 

[Selvaria Bles]

I can do pc reviews but it depends on the game :p

when I have time to acquire it or play it :p

yes nintendo is fine :p

@ ego maid if you want post reviews here go ahead :p

 

[Kuki]

As I recall, So4 in PS3 have multi langguage. You can set it with Japan Voice or English Voice. Other than that, you can change the text with 6 different language. And for the Menu Screen, you can change it for 3D Style or Anime Style.
That's all I know >_<

 

[Selvaria Bles]

yeah that's it

but that doesn't justify the money it would cost if you bought the original :D

 

[Kuki]

I guess that's true :D

By the way, I like your new avatar

Noire don't have any pic like that

 

[Selvaria Bles]

I guess that's true :D

By the way, I like your new avatar

Noire don't have any pic like that

oh thank
you

well she is the coolest looking character :p

I released my personality is more suited toward neptune except the poor writing skills compared to nepgear

nepgear is my second favorite...


I think there might be a cool noire pic out there :p

just need to google it XD