3 words - random f-ing encounters!
User Rating: 4 | Star Ocean: Second Evolution PSP
So I was searching for good games to play on my PSP and this one always appeared in all recommendations, so I gave it a try. The first few hours were ok, nothing spectacular but a decent jRPG to kill some time on.. until the 'real' dungeons started with practically unbeatable monsters. That is, they are beatable of course, but in order to make them beatable you have to grind and grind and grind.. that is an oldschool ps1 Jrpg for you - a decent time killer quickly turns into a waste of time. I'm so happy that this subgenre has died, at least in the western world, because I HATE IT. I HOPE THOSE DUMB DEVELOPERS ARE JOBLESS NOW. PEOPLE JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN NOT GET ANNOYED WITH RANDOM ENCOUNTERS THAT YOU CAN'T EVEN RUN AWAY PROPERLY FROM. Yes, you can't even escape battles in this game because you get killed in the process of running away. But you can level up the running away skill but in order to do so you will have to grind. My biggest shame in gaming will always remain BUYING ff6, ff7 and xenogears from PSN. At least I bought them when they were 50% off. But, I didn't pay for Star Ocean BAHAHAHAHA
