Star Ocean 3

[vanman]

Hey, wait a minute, those are my book and my game... oh well,

that is the danger of letting your girlfriend get ahold of your stuff.

(kitto, itsuka boku no mono wo kaeshititadakunda...dattara ii to

omou). {ha ha! my japanese major saves me again! it's like some

kind of secret code}!

[Lovely]

Damn it Peppita/Soufle*!!! Why the hell are you so cute ;_; ?!

*Spoilerish, but not that much really*

I was PLANNING to pick up Albel as my last optional character but... Peppita is so cute ;_; . And her reasons for wanting to join are so noble ;_; .... Daaaaaaaang T_T . Ah well, I guess I'll pick Albel up next time *sigh* .

Albel is so cool and hot too ;_; ....

WHY CAN'T MIRAGE BE AN OPTION??? (I don't care for her all that much ^^; . )

As a side note.... Why WAS Peppita/Soufle's name changed in the U.S release of this game? All the other name are basically the same 0_o ...

[Lovely]

I know we're not supposed to double post but... well... it's been a while, so I think this time I can bend the rules a bit.

It's over! The hell is over! *laughs* Just kidding. I actually DID like Star Ocean 3, it just took forever to finally finish it. I logged 111 hours into this game 0_o . I mean, I know I left the game running idle a few times but... 111 HOURS? That's crazy @_@ .... I think I spent too much time in item creation or something...

Anyhoo, yeah, great game, but I'm glad I finished. I don't know if I got a character ending or not 0_o . I'm thinking no... but... I'm not sure. That ending lasted a long time....

As a side note, I'm STILL confusled about why Soufle's name was changed to "Pepita" for the U.S release. I just discovered the other day that "Peppita" is the name of a food too, specificially it's the name of Pumpkin seeds. Ah well.

As a final thought....

ROGER S. HUXLEY IS ADORABLE! That is all .
Alright, next game... XENOSAGA 2 ! I just need to get to buying it ^^; ...
Might be a while since I have a cold and all...

[vanman]

*pat pat* I hope you get better, Lovely.

at 111 hours, did you get to do any of the bonus dungeons yet? From my game, those dungeons added about 35 or so hours onto my game time...lol. I don't know if you have the patience for that or not, since it took you so long to finish in the first place. It's worth it though, (yah, Valkyrie Profile cameos)! ;D

[Lovely]

Yeah.... I'm not doing the bonus dungeons any time soon. Actually, I rarely do bonus dungeons after I finish a game.
Since I play RPG's more for characters and story, I find extra dungeons and the like AFTER a game to be kind of pointless ^^;...

[vanman]

I'm usually the same way...but SO3's are different. Why? Because of the absolute rediculousness within! It makes total fun of itself and has lines such as from Mighty Vox(optional boss), "I will now show you my true power, which was never revealled during the main story!!!"

Plus, the Valkyrie Profile cameos... ;D

[Lovely]

......

O.k... I might give it a try someday. I love self referential humor. (which is the reason why I loved the RPG Okage:Shadow King so much.)

[vanman]

Yes, there is a ton of that in the bonus dungeons in SO3...I know, you still have games like Xenosaga II to finish...but it's definitely worth it.

[Dessa]

Hey Lovely, remember Sphere 211? And remember how you went up 5 floors, then skipped to level 211? And how even if you wanted to explore, you could only go to level 100 (and 211, of course)? Levels 101-210 are bonus levels.

[Lovely]

Yeah, I have the strategy guide so I know of all the bonus dungeouns Actually....it's probably BECAUSE of the guide that I spent so much time on item creation ^^; .

And I forgot, I did do ONE bonus dungeon. The Aquatic garden. But that was mostly because I really needed the money at the time ^^;.

On a totally unrelated note... my final party was "Fayt, Roger, and Sophia" wooot~ .
Fayt... because I was used to controlling him
Roger....because he was frikin' cute and I turned him into a freakish power house >:D .
Sophia... because... welll, I'm used to having a strong magic user when I play these sorts of games ^^;. Her outfit was cute too ^^.

[vanman]

My favorite party in the end of the game was:

Fayt: his combos were just too damaging

Nell: once you get mirror slice she becomes oh-so-powerful!

Sophia: for the same reasons you used her, because a powerful healer and spellcaster is always nice, and only her and what's-his-name are spellcasters in this game.

[Dessa]

Adray.



Anyway, I used Fayt, and then swapped around with everyone except the spellcasters... I found I couldn't protect them.

[Lovely]

Yeah, with Sophia you not only have to level her up, you have to make sure you give her plenty of def and Hp as well. I also gave her some bunny shoes so that she could run away if the situation called for it.

After a certain point, she got pretty good at staying out of the way of danger herself. And some of her big spells we're really helpful for breaking the combo's of enemy characters .

EDIT: Of course, keep in mind I was playing on "easy" mode. So it's not like I was challenged or anything ^^; .

[vanman]

lol, I forgot about that.^_^ yes, and Adray was his name(I hated the character though). I need to go back and play the game on universe mode, is it? Play on a harder difficulty setting! I like punishing myself.

[Jr.]

Well, I finally got this game and now that I read through the previous posts by Lovely, Dessa, and vanman, I see I was adequately warned about some of the games flaws, but I see there are some that aren't addressed. Instead of just talking about them, I wrote a little story that I just make into a series provided Cliff continues to act like a complete moron for the duration of the game.

Let me make a few things clear first:

1. I do not wish to offend those who have played through the series and appreciate the references to the previous titles. I'm sure I hit a few, but this is my first Star Ocean game.

2.I DO REALLY LIKE THIS GAME!!! It may not seem like it after you read the following story, but the fact that I could laugh at this game is perfect timing since IU have been rather upset lately about other things. I think the battle style is indeed awesome, but I agree with Lovely in the fact that the sound team deserves a "sound" (pun totally intended) beating!!

And now on to the story (A bonus goes to the one that can tell me what this is a parody of):

The Adventures of Cliff Fittir

(Theme song)
Cliff Fittir
He's hanging from a cliff
And that's why he's called Cliff Fittir

(We join Cliff and Fayt as they are hanging from a cliff on a random underdeveloped planet)

Cliff: Can't! Resist! Much! Looonnnggeeerrr! CLIFF YOU'RE A GENIOUS!!! I just couldn't hold it back any longer!!

Fayt: Oh yeah! I can see why! Hey! Would you mind explaining to me again why it was such a good idea to ignore the Vendeeni ships earlier?

Cliff: Sure!...(flashback)

(Setting: Aboard the Eagle. Fayt, Mirage, and Cliff were on their way to meeting Quark's boss. (I can't figure our if Quark is a person or place. They seem to treat it as both... >_< )

Mirage: Hmm.... Cliff?

Cliff: (jumps) Huh? Oh what? I was thinking about physics...

Fayt: ?

Mirage: We seem to be picking up an anamoly that has the chance of damaging the gravitic warp engine.

Cliff: Which one is that again?

Fayt: THE ENGINE WE NEED TO FLY THE SHIP!!!! (Fayt's comments get drowned out by the sound of Mirage pushing the same 5 buttons continually)

Cliff: Hmm...well, anyway it sounds important so maybe I should check out my Survival Manual!

(Cliff leafs through the pages)

Mirage: It's three Vendeeni ships! Why are they after us?

Cliff: It's gotta be Fayt! They haven't been able to prove I did anything!!

Fayt: WHAT?!

Cliff: (Finds the page he needs) If attacked by Vendeeni, then chew on some Linguine!

Fayt: That won't help you moron!!

Cliff: What was that?

Fayt: Nothing....

Cliff: (Now, if I remember the Physics class I paid attention in, and that I'm Klausian because that seems to make a difference, I should make up a hunch!)

(cliff puts the Linguine in his mouth and starts chewing)

Mirage: Cliff? The ships?

Cliff: Keep going towards the rendevous point! Ignore the ships! I have a hunch!

Mirage: *sigh*

Fayt: I'm gonna die.....

(The ship gets attacked)

Mirage: CLIFF!

Cliff: I'm chewing as fast as I can dammit!

Mirage: We lost the gravitic warp engine!

Cliff: Go towards that planet there!

(The group enters the planets atmosphere)

Mirage: Luckily, this planet is exactly like Earth too!

Cliff: Guess My hunch paid off eh?

Fayt:

Mirage: Well, I can land this and get the ship fixed. It shouldn't take too long!

Cliff: Then Fayt and I will escape under the cover of afternoon and get captured!

Fayt: Umm...

Mirage: You want me to rescue you?

Cliff: Nah! I'm Klausian remember? We'll just escape ourselves!

Mirage: *sigh* Whatever!

Fayt: Wait! That makes no sense!

Cliff: Ready Fayt?

(The two jump out of the ship and Cliff then realizes that the only way to survive is to grab onto a cliff ledge)

Cliff: There! Now to escape!

Fayt: How?

Cliff: We'll just wait for some random hot chick to come and pull us into a conflict we aren't supposed to be involved in!

Fayt: But the UP3...

Cliff: Listen up square! If I have to hear about the UP3 one more time, I'm gonna start swinging! Remember, I'm a Klausian! And I paid attention in physics class back in college!

Fayt: *groan*

(Ending song)
And that's why he's called Cliff Fittir

Cliff: Can't! Resist! Much! Looonnnggeeerrr! CLIFF YOU'RE A GENIOUS!!!