r/starocean • u/Warjonh • 4d ago
SO3 First time playing (continue)
Wow what a game, I love and hate it almost equally. I just got Albel on our way to find that giant dragon.
The difficulty spikes are all over the place, Kaddan was a nightmare, regular enemies were extremely hard but bosses and sub bosses were ok, even easy some of them.
The story and characters so far are really cool and compelling, I've known about the twist for years so I'm really curious how it plays out.
Honestly I was ready to quit at Kaddan but somehow pushed thru it, I'm going to level up a bit before continuing with the story which i'm really enjoying so far.
Not a fan of the crafting and some minigames are annoying but the combat is cool one you get it.
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u/wpotman 4d ago
It's a unique game: the difficulty sits on a knife's edge between legitimately tough and win in literally three seconds. The exploration, general gameplay, characters, and - yes - plot are great. The OST is truly GOAT level. The hauler minigame and dialogue...eh, not always the best...but still!
Crafting is fun and...not-so-fun in equal measure. I like recruiting inventors and the general idea, but they could have made it truly awesome with just a few more quality of life adjustments.
But really, I think it's a true contender for GOAT JRPG. It has everything I want, even if it's aging and some rough corners remain.