The Last Remnant (Xbox 360)

JRPGs (that's Japanese Roleplaying games) haven't been all that prevalent on the Xbox 360 so far, so the Last Remnant doesn't have much competition. Even if it did, it would stand up as a fine example of the genre, and adds enough new features that are - in my opinion - headed in the right direction that I would almost call this a must-have for any fan of the tried and tested gameplay. Story is important in JRPGs, as they're usually linear affairs that are wholly story and character driven. The Last Remnant opens with an epic battle that not only throws you in head first, but shows off this system hogging monstrosity of a game in all its frame rate sucking ...  Read the complete review

Firstly, I'm playing this on a slightly above average gaming system on the highest settings. The game runs great, unless your computer is completly outdated I really doubt you'll have problems playing. The game features a few extras which weren't included in the 360 version, notably wield stance, basically a nice addon to extend customization but nothing too serious. The control layout is simple, works nice using the keyboard, keyboard and mouse, and gamepad (fully intergrates the 360 controllers for pc). The learning curve isn't steep at all, with short tips occuring within the first few missions to help you get going. Now with the rest of the review... The ...  Read the complete review

The Last Remnant a epic RPG full of adventure and mystery....if a little unpolished. The game starts and from the off set its easy to see that this game was rushed to production. For example textures of walls, falls backgrounds etc sometime take a little time to load(about 1-2 secs). Although this sounds not too bad it can be slightly annoying when faces don't load so you cant see there reaction. Having said that when the game is loaded fully the world looks fantastic and huge what you would expect from a game made by Square-Enix. The battles in this game are not random, you see the monsters and can choose to engage them which is nice to ...  Read the complete review

The Last Remnant is a RPG developed by Square Enix, the company that brought you the magnificent Final Fantasy series. The lead character here is Rush Sykes and he is your stereotypical RPG hero, his sister is kidnapped due to his parents involvement in research with the magical entities known as Remnants. Rush must rescue his sister and on the way he has to save the world as well! The story here didn't really hook me at all and I found Rush to be a slightly boring character. The battle system in this game is one of the most unique spins on the turn based formula, you can create unions with up to five characters per union, you can recruit more at ...  Read the complete review

The Last Remnant is a fantasy JRPG in the mould of the Final Fantasy series of games. It's just a shame they used the wrong mould this time around. Firstly, let's start with the positives. The graphics are beautiful, and the storyline has the potential to be engaging and absorbing. Now, onto the bad. During the battle sequences, slowdown is an endemic problem. The fights stutter along at a crawl, especially when fighting numerous enemies on screen. The battles themselves are actually quite dull. Feels like a constant grind for scant reward, and the unimpressive range of attacks don't improve matters. The Mr Digger character is ...  Read the complete review