THE LAST REMNANT Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Guides) [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2008 | Series: Bradygames Signature Guides

An Epic Journey Unfolds

Rush Sykes is the son of world-renowned scientists who have dedicated their lives to the study of Remnants. He grew up with his sister on an isolated island - blissfully unaware of the power struggle that has been taking place on the continent. When Rush’s sister Irina is kidnapped by a contingent of mysterious soldiers, his carefree existence comes to a jarring halt and he is forced to begin a desperate search for her.

 

Spoiler-Free Walkthrough

Use our detailed and spoiler-free walkthrough to guide Rush and his allies through the dungeons, caverns, and cities of the continent.

 

Full Side Quest Coverage

Discover all of the extra items, money, and abilities that you can earn from optional guild tasks and quests.

 

Combat Abilities and Arts

Study the various properties of Combat, Item, and Mystic Arts to prepare your troops for battle.

 

Arms and Equipment

A complete listing of the arms and armament in the world of THE LAST REMNANT. Learn the details of each weapon, accessory, and armor Also, discover unique and powerful items to aid you in your campaign.

 

Exclusive 2-Sided Foldout Poster

 

 

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: BRADY GAMES (December 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744010764
• ISBN-13: 978-0744010763
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #116,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Gives a nice broad overview, but not enough specifics, March 2, 2009

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Fyredevyl - See all my reviews

This review is from: THE LAST REMNANT Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

When people buy strategy guides, they expect to have certain strategies laid out for beating bosses and advancing your characters that you don't normally come across in regular gameplay. This doesn't have either. Boss fights merely explain what attacks the boss does, and almost everytime it just says focus on the less powerful units then on the main boss. It lists all the skills that are available and the order you earn them, but no strategy for acquiring them more effectively/quickly.

There are lists of components, but no info on where they're typically found, which is really annoying when there are multiple quests that require you to find certain components for various people.

It's a big world and the guide is supposed to help make it easier to navigate. Maps are not all in one location, and there are multiple places that the main storyline doesn't take you so figuring out how to get to those other places is virtually impossible. I've ended up using the guide for the pretty pictures and an online guide from GameFAQs to fill in the details.

Considering how complex the different systems are in this game, I was highly anticipating the release of the strategy guide. It was a big disappointment.

16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A botched attempt, March 1, 2009

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Tony Wihlen (Stockholm, Sweden) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE LAST REMNANT Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

I almost always manage to find some redeeming fact in even the crummiest of guides. Be it a nice, comprehensive list of enemies or tables with info on skills and their progression.

This guide does not contain any of this. At all. Even though it fills over three hundred pages it manages to contain just about nothing. What little information is there is more often than not wildly inaccurate or totally misleading. Classic things that you'd expect in a guide, such as information on how to most efficiently build your group in order to beat the bonus content, is missing completely. The bestiary has been reduced to a "Monster Gallery" with pretty pictures and no information whatsoever. No, really - no information at all. I kid you not.

Sure, it lists skills but it doesn't give any information beyond what the game already gives you. It says things like: "Creates a mystical light that boosts the stats of a friendly union". Well, that's nice, but I would expect to find a little more detail - like maybe let us know *which* stats?

No - no matter how hard I look I just can't find anything in this guide that makes it worth my purchase. The only thing it manages is to give me a general idea of plot progression and that's something the game manages just fine on its own. So, buyer beware, this is not one of Brady's finer moments-

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not quite enough, February 10, 2009

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Ryan Green "Mac13eth" (Lawrence, KS United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: THE LAST REMNANT Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature Guides) (Paperback)

The official guide to The Last Remnant is missing a lot of the valuable information that one would expect from a guide. It is still the best guide available in English, for now anyway. In Japan there is a much more thorough guide and I hope that is translated soon.

The Signature Series guide does have complete maps, but they are not organized very well. The guide does have a complete walk-through of the main storyline. Side-quests are covered by the guide, but some are not covered completely. The guide details what is available for purchase in all of the towns, but it doesn't describe what can be crafted.

My biggest gripe with the guide is a complete lack of information on character advancement. The Last Remnant has a very complicated system for statistic and skill advancement, and the guide makes no attempt to explain it. Some optional goals (Guild Tasks) are dependant on advancing characters a certain way, but the guide only lists the requirements, not how to reach them.

Even with all of its faults, this guide is better than nothing. The maps that are provided are useful and the walk-through did help me through some difficult battles. If you are looking for something more, then you might want to wait until the Japanese guide is translated.