Star Ocean prattle
Aug. 11th, 2011 12:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sureiStar Ocean 2 makes me grin, and Star Ocean 3 makes me think of Digital Devil Saga at the end, and Georgette Heyer whenever people start quoting that one line of Albel's. Go figure.
So, you hate me?
Does one hate an adder? Because it is venomous and loathsome, one crushes it underfoot.
I don't actually hate Albel, but the reply-quote (from These Old Shades) is just so appropriate it pops up in my head every time.
In comparing the two games, SO2 is definitely the more lighthearted, while SO3 is darker and more existential. SO3's plot is more detailed and comprehensible with some real story in there, but in contrast, the characters are kinda... exaggerated? stereotypical? two-dimensional? There's not an awful lot of depth to them, except for Albel who's difficult like that. SO2, on the other hand, has a sequence of events, teen romance drama, and more side quests than story, but people will actually replay the entire game for the characters. Which isn't to say that they necessarily have much depth or originality to them, but that fits with the style of the game. And they interact with each other, as well as with the protagonist.
Both games have a dark and broody loner swordsman who can be set up to be the hero's main rival, though. They'll both even insult you and possibly steal your girlfriend.
So, you hate me?
Does one hate an adder? Because it is venomous and loathsome, one crushes it underfoot.
I don't actually hate Albel, but the reply-quote (from These Old Shades) is just so appropriate it pops up in my head every time.
In comparing the two games, SO2 is definitely the more lighthearted, while SO3 is darker and more existential. SO3's plot is more detailed and comprehensible with some real story in there, but in contrast, the characters are kinda... exaggerated? stereotypical? two-dimensional? There's not an awful lot of depth to them, except for Albel who's difficult like that. SO2, on the other hand, has a sequence of events, teen romance drama, and more side quests than story, but people will actually replay the entire game for the characters. Which isn't to say that they necessarily have much depth or originality to them, but that fits with the style of the game. And they interact with each other, as well as with the protagonist.
Both games have a dark and broody loner swordsman who can be set up to be the hero's main rival, though. They'll both even insult you and possibly steal your girlfriend.