4th October 2004, 3:25 PM
Couldn't disagree more. The battles system in Star Ocean [The second one anyway, I haven't put much time into the third] one of the best aspects of the game. The real-time, quasi-3D battles system was a lot of fun and gave the game a must faster pace. In traditional RPGs a major battle could take 30+ minutes while in Star Ocean it could take about half that amount of time. Not to say that I totally hate turned-based battle systems, far from it. They both have pros and cons. I'll wait till I've put some extensive time into ToS and SO3 before I make any futher decisions.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.