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The Last Remnant

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Special Features

Cutting-Edge Adventure: Developed to take advantage of the latest advances in hardware, The Last Remnant features groundbreaking visuals and bombastic sound. With the might of Unreal Engine 3, Square Enix's legendary production values have been taken to the next level.
A World Filled With Remnants: The dynamic game world revolves around the awe-inspiring Remnants. They vary in size and shape and it is said that there are thousands or even millions to be discovered. Each Remnant contains a unique power that affects the abilities of those around it - but the powers of many Remnants remain unknown.
Huge Battles: The game's innovative command system allows 70 units to engage in a bloody and balletic battle to the death. In the midst of the carnage, with visceral finishing blows landing left and right, players will experience the exhilaration of a soldier on the battlefield.
Captivating Narrative: First class writing is complemented by top quality vocal talent and direction, delivering spectacular drama which fully immerses you in the world of the Remnants.
Made For The World: The Last Remnant will be released simultaneously worldwide, demonstrating Square Enix's commitment to gamers across the globe. As befits a game made to be enjoyed by everyone, the birth of Square Enix's newest series is set to be a global event.

Review

In ancient times, mysterious artefacts referred to as Remnants were discovered all over the world. Offering incredible power, they soon came into the hands of the covetous few, and thus was the world's delicate equilibrium shattered. The people were divided into those who ruled and those who were ruled over. War was inevitable. Our story begins a thousand years later...

Rush lives with his sister Irina on secluded Eulam Island, a place far removed from the ceaseless battle for control over the Remnants which rages on the mainland. However, his peaceful life is shattered one day when he witnesses his sister's abduction by a mysterious group of soldiers. He immediately sets off after them, ill-prepared for the evils of the outside world but determined to find his sister at any cost.

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Disapointed

Jimmy22 | 04/05/2009 | See all Jimmy22's reviews (5) »

I was looking foreward to playing this game for so long then found a bargin copy and thought my luck was in. Sadly the good times stoped once I put the game into my consol. Can't say I've had problems with slow loading like a lot of people though.

The story is to square enix's usual standard of excellence and the graphics are great to but the battle system is terrible. And it is almost impossible for me to read the description of items as the text is too small and I have a 32" wide screen TV!! I have been playing RPG's since i first picked up a game controller and this was just too disapointing for words. I would avoid it if i was to pass on advice but everyone has their opinions and some people just have to learn the hard way.

For anyone who wnats this game look for a bargin bin copy because that is where it belongs the bin.

The Last Remnant Review

Rubix78 | 09/04/2009 | See all Rubix78's reviews (20) »

The Last Remnant is another great RPG from Square-Enix. Instead of going through the story I thought I would just focus on the battle system and some other points of interest.

The battle system works different from previous RPG's and you only have to only ever worry about equipping one character but you get lots!
Instead of having a lot of characters and only being able to equip 3-4 of them at a time in this game you have up to about 25 characters which you can change around all the time and play with around 15 of them in separate parties but all onscreen.
You can have up to 5 in one group but you must have 1 leader and the rest can be soldiers which you can pick up in some of the towns. Leaders can be bought from Guilds which are dotted around in most of the towns and later on there are special Guilds. As you progress through the story you equip more and more characters and what makes this game different is that every battle is more like a war then facing random enemies.
For Example I have 3 teams of 4 and 1 team of 3. I have 2 leaders in teams A and B and one each in the other teams. When you enter a battle you get options for each team rather then any individual characters although some special attacks will only require one of your leaders in that team and when selected you will know that only that character will use it.
As you walk along the maps you can see all the enemies on the screen and you can draw them in with a touch of a button. If you draw in an enemy and defeat it your chain will go up so long as you are in the same area and every enemy you defeat you have attacked first. If you don't draw in enemies you could be attacked first, this gives them the advantage and you lose your chain. Chains are good for gaining more money and better items at the end of each battle. You can also run past enemies by slowing down time but this can only be used for a limited period of time.

There are lots of bosses dotted around each level and also there are bigger bosses in the story and side quests.
Side quests are great for gaining money, equipment and gaining EXP but the Enemies in the story will also gain EXP as you do so this is unnecessary if you just want to play through the story.

The Towns are not as good as Final Fantasy towns and all shops can be found in the main street. Each town has separate areas you have to visit through a map screen featuring pubs, guilds, shops, a castle or palace and other places of interest or caves.

The map is pretty big and the game is played over two disks but it's the side quests that will clock hours and not so much the story. I have played through doing all the side quests so I can not tell you how quick it would be to just go through the story on its own but it is worth levelling up to obtain better weapons, more money and EXP.

The bosses seem to be easier in the side quests then the ones in the story although I have read that because I levelled up so much the Bosses in the story have also levelled up gaining new and more powerful moves. I have yet to finish this game and currently on the final boss who can kick my ass with one super move which destroys all my characters. You will find that there is a lot of randomness in this game and that is what brings my score down on this game. Sometimes you ask the game to heal your characters and they will attack first then heal or you will ask them to bring your characters back to life but you can't tell them which ones to bring back so they might bring it back instead of your own team and the same goes for healing and this can cost you time and cant be avoided. All in all though the graphics are stunning, the story is above average and the gameplay when it works in your favour well

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So far so good

Enkidu | 08/04/2009 | See all Enkidu's reviews (7) »

I havent played for a very long time yet but already i think this game is great. graphics are excellent and i really like the battle system, very original and its nice to have something a bit more complicated than the average RPG.

Some people seem to complain about long loading times, i installed this on the hard drive before playing and havent had any waits for loading.

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