The Last Remnant -Xbox 360

This game has a Mature Adult rating, and it's not because of the content, but because of the gameplay. The gameplay is too challenging and detailed for teens. I have played the game twice, creating every weapon, achieving Warlock, Lordly Commander classes on more than one character, all the arcana and weapon arts. The game requires deep thinking to analyze how to create effective unions (battle teams). People think the game is random, or just luck, but it is NOT. Every action is completely controllable, but you have to know what you are doing. Too many recent RPGs have been stuck on a formula where you have a single hero who fights aggressively, and with overleveling the game is overpowered. That is NOT the case here.BR Battle Rank and Arts are separate. Battle Rank is NOT like traditional leveling. Fighting too easy monsters or too many mobs in a mistaken attempt to "level up" will leave your characters with a high battle rank, but without sufficient skills. Players need to focus on challenging monsters and avoid easy ones until late game when anything goes and you are no longer skill building. The game has job classes determined both by weapon type and also by the type of commands you choose. If you want a combat character, choose combat commands, and don't use the mystic arts for that character. In other words, you must plan what you are doing. Anybody who hopes to barrel their way through the story will not make it.I have helped many gamers on gamefaqs with this game, and I suggest using the FAQs there and the forum for questions, as the strategy guide is horrible and lacks crucial information. I also highly recommend using the lastremnant wikia on the internet.The best players I have seen with this game are ADULT players with 10-20 years of RPG game experience, aged 20 and older. This game was a Game of the Year for me in 2008 and I never tire of watching other players on ustream playing this game. I repeat, it's not for the kiddies. But if you are an adult RPG player who has also some experience with strategy RPGs, you will do great with this and love it. Impatient teens and other reviewers on this site who couldn't figure out the game clearly do not have what it takes to play this, a vast RPG experience, high intelligence, and a love for detailed strategy.There is no way to play the same game twice with the sheer number of characters that you can hire for your teams. The bosses and download content are very difficult battles, but once you learn what you are doing, you will find this satisfying. I hope that my comments here will recommend the game to other adults looking for a game with adult characters, not just kiddie characters, and also to people with the patience to learn the system in the game. It is NOT random and takes time to analyze.This game is meant for HDTVs and will be difficult to see on an older analog TV. You will be disappointed in the graphics and menus unless you have an HDTV which will make the game look so amazing you will have your breath taken away. There are massive dragons to fight that are incredible to watch, and many areas in the world to explore. Have fun fellow adults, this one is for us!

I picked this up while looking for a JRPG for my wife, who is a fan of the genre. Being a fan definitely helps one to enjoy certain aspects at face value, such as our protagonist Rush's asinine remarks. My favourite is shouting, "everyone's getting hyped!" during a battle. I read a lot of reviews which almost put me off, but we both ended up playing it and have found it one of the better ones on the console. We both play other genres of game, shooters, Assassin's Creed, and the amazing Mass Effect, so the ideal in a turn based game is one that justifies the format with some chance to do thinking and decision making.The battle system is something of an evolution of other systems, with play split into squads that get bonuses based on how they flank or lock enemy units (mostly the difference between 1 vs 1, 1 vs many.) Despite what some comments have implied, you do get a lot of choices and control in the game, and the way they limit you during battle turns makes good sense - at times you wish you had some more granular control, but it feels fair in the context of the game. Or as fair as any JRPGs tend to be. On that note, compared to say Lost Odyssey, we've found less need to consult guides online to find some obscure trick of a boss or certain item we're lost without.Another big plus in the design comes under the category of "Things to keep your attention". It pays to take on more enemies at once, so if you do any quests / levelling, you try to keep it at where it's a challenge. Even in the exploration parts, things can be a little tense opening a door (not Silent Hill intense, but more in-the-moment than a lot of RPG exploration sequences). In the battles themselves, similar to the shrinking-circle combat moments in Lost Odyssey, you have a chance to suddenly hit a button or trigger to help an attack or counterattack - but in a great piece of design thinking, these can happen any time, during your attacks or when you're being attacked. They also build up - because you hit the button quickly once (easy to miss even for an arcade game enthusiast), the order of turns changes, someone else in your squad gets an even quicker button chance - sometimes even a whole different attack. Because of this, the battles keep you involved, clutching the control watching the nice graphics of the fight in case you miss your one chance to turn the battle around.I haven't seen technical problems, some textures load as sequences start, which is fine - we're only half way through so we could still have some loading grief to wait for, but from what I've seen so far it's overstated (or was patched a bit at some point?) The world is expansive and there are lots of side quests to play with. I wrote the review in case others ended up with the same indecision - I noticed a big range of views so it's definitely not for everyone. After getting into it we both agreed it would have been a real shame to miss out on.

Game does not work.freezes up right away u can't even start it

Ok

Amazing game, disk is in perfect condition despite being used. I don't remember the voice dialogue being so bad and choppy but honestly the ganeolay is sick. Being amidst a massive batttle and in control of twenty some people split into several units all boasting their own skills is truly invigorating. This game not only requires strategy, but also luck. Perfect combo.

The Game is great, but the union is too much. I just need 3 people and I am good to go! The game was enjoyable, and the adventures are great.

great adventurous game ..delivered personally with no scratches as is .thank you

What I wanted, came fast and in good shape! Thanks!