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1. Last Remnant Review
   

   Player Chronicle -- Posted on Nov 24 2008

   At a recent media event in Japan, Square Enix president Yoichi Wada unveiled the "Square Enix RPG for the world," which according to Wada will "become a cornerstone for our worldwide strategy." He went on to add that "Square Enix RPGs are in a league of their own, and in a world of new technology, we need to expand our portfolio, and The Last Remnant is a brand new franchise being designed by a new generation of developers, scheduled for a simultaneous U.S./Japan release." Okay then.
   
   During the presentation, a brief trailer -- using footage pulled from the game's Unreal Engine 3-powered visuals -- showed bump-mapped trees, detailed character models, and sharp background animation, all running in real time. The scene began with a young man wondering aloud "Damn, where is she?," a query which would soon be punctuated by the sounds of soldiers shouting, heavy drums and music, and a young man running to the edge of the clearing before stumbling upon an unfolding skirmish.
   
   The sight of the two massive armies approaching each other was reminiscent of both Ninety-Nine Nights' large-scale battles and Star Wars: Episode One's epic Gungan showdown with the Trade Federation's droid army. With both human and inhuman soldiers (one race looked like wolf people) charging towards each other, our man on the hill saw the woman he was looking for, racing down to the field shouting "Marina!!!"
   
   With that the trailer ended, and a real-time demonstration began. Using an overhead map, producer Nobuyuki Ueda cycled through a number of destination points. Once he chose one, the game quickly loaded up a 3D environment looking similar to the opening city from Final Fantasy XII. Using a free-look camera, Ueda scanned the area to show off the immense amount of detail. After that he went into a dungeon area, in which a transparent map in the upper right corner made itself visible, and all battles took place between the character and the easily-seen monsters onscreen. The Last Remnant will not suffer from random battles, which should please more than a few gamers.
   
   Source: 1UP.com
   
   For more than 1,000 years, battles have raged over the powerful, ancient artifacts known as Remnants. The protagonist Rush has been spared from most of the conflict, until he goes searching for his kidnapped sister.
   
   From what I have played of it, The game is a little choppy at times, but really, its way to much like Dynasty Warriors 7 for my liking. (And yes, I know Dynasty warriors doesn't have a "7" yet, just go with it, ok?) SO being a remake of a future game... This game shouldn't get as high of a review number as I am about to give it, but really, it deserves it. Just the cut scenes watching two massive armies collide with each other, swords drawn, heads flying, just is freaking amazing... So yeah... here it is.
   
   Rating 8.9
   
   *hides from shame*

   
   

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1. BigNeen004
   Posted On Nov 25 2008

   With as long as I've been waiting for a new SE release, I'm just not excited about this game. Infinite Undiscovery caught my attention much more, but it was not released for the PS3. I've actually not seen Tales of Vesperia, looks amazing! Just that whole console thing again.....
   
   Funny you compared The Last Remnant to Dynasty Warriors, because It reminded me a lot of that since I first saw it as well. Too much I think.
   
   Maybe if I didn't have a small stack of games waiting for my attention, and another small stack waiting to be purchased, I'd be more willing to fork over the cash and give it a try, but I've got too many games lined up already!

2. BEN
   Posted On Nov 25 2008

   Nice video game review here. These games aren't for me, but I can appreciate them for sure

3. Silent Bob
   Posted On Nov 22 2008

   This is a game I want to try myself, but again, this is probably one I won't pick up for the game center because of limited appeal.
   
   Infinite Undiscovery and Tales of Vesperia have a real niche audience, and I just haven't sold enough time on those to justify the expense. That said, I personally enjoyed them. Last Remnant sounds even better, so I'll have to get this for my personal collection.
   
   Thanks for the review.