Rogue Galaxy

Rogue Galaxy

Recommending It: This is a great RPG for all players regardless of experience. I recommend you have a slim version of PS2 for this game. If you don't have one, this game is well worth buying a slim PS2 just to play. (see note at bottom of review.)

Controls: Well designed game controls. It is easy to move your characters around in this 3-D world due to excellent control of camera angles. The auto-lock onto a target feature is well designed. The direction pad is used to turn auto-lock on and off as well as cycle through enemy targets. The AI in the game can also be given different commands to alter your teams strategy.

Loading: This game loads almost everything before you start playing. I have seen this done with the Grand Theft Auto games. This gives you nearly no transition time once you start playing. The game play is therefore extremely smooth.

Gameplay:(10/10) This is the best aspect of Rogue Galaxy. Once you start playing you don't want to stop. So much so ...

THE GOOD:
1. Not a short game, but not so long that it gets boring. The main story lasts for quite a while with plenty to do afterwards.
2. A fair amount of cutscenes. Not all of them are as splended as the first, but the details and graphics really do come out in those special scenes.
3. Action Fighting. It is not turn based, but it still allows you a chance to think. Bringing up the menu to use abilities and items is like pausing the game, so as not to worry about the enemy attacking.
4. Over 2,000 additional voice lines available compared to the Japanese version.
5. A whole new planet has been added in as part of the sidequests compared to the Japanese version.
6. Insectron mini-game is just another sidequest in which you capture bugs and have them battle each other.
7. Boss battles sometimes require strategy rather then just trying to kill them.
8. There are almost no loading times, and the only loading that is in the game last less than 10 seconds.
9. Use your environment to your advan...