SO: TLH is a generally poor follow-up to the spectacular Star Oceans 1, 2 and 3. It's not a new game anymore, certainly not by the time I got around to writing this review, but it is indeed a game, and it does the Star Ocean thing.

So apparently it's a Star Ocean game.

Just don't go looking for strong characterization (there really isn't any; they're all weird and unrealistic in often over the top ways that smack of bad writing and general shallowness); it isn't here.

It's not terrible though. The gameplay's fine. The characters are boring weird AF JRPG third-rate manga tropes that add exactly nothing memorable but also don't really deviate from their tropes either.

Ever heard the saying 'C's get degrees'?

This game got its 'I'm A Real Game' degree with straight C's.

It excels nowhere and leaves a lot of potential on the table, but doesn't really strike out hard anywhere either.

It might be a more interesting game if it did.

SO: TLH is a generally poor follow-up to the spectacular Star Oceans 1, 2 and 3. It's not a new game anymore, certainly not by the time I got around to writing this review, but it is indeed a game, and it does the Star Ocean thing. So apparently it's a Star Ocean game. Just don't go looking for strong characterization (there really isn't any; they're all weird and unrealistic in often over the top ways that smack of bad writing and general shallowness); it isn't here. It's not terrible though. The gameplay's fine. The characters are boring weird AF JRPG third-rate manga tropes that add exactly nothing memorable but also don't really deviate from their tropes either. Ever heard the saying 'C's get degrees'? This game got its 'I'm A Real Game' degree with straight C's. It excels nowhere and leaves a lot of potential on the table, but doesn't really strike out hard anywhere either. It might be a more interesting game if it did.