STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature) [Paperback]

BradyGames (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 10 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up | Series: Bradygames Signature

New Heroes Launch into the Great Star Ocean

Edge Maverick and his friend Remi Saionji have volunteered for the maiden voyage of the SRF (Space Reconnaissance Force) in order to journey into the vast universe and save humanity from the brink of extinction. Together, with the help of their new found comrades, they must explore the reaches of space to deal with an unprecedented threat. Are they the last hope for humanity?

 

Comprehensive Walkthrough: Your complete guide to the universe of Star Ocean: The Last Hope featuring item locations, puzzle solutions, quest objectives, and crafting information.

 

Full Side Quest and Private Action Coverage: Get the most out of your game and achieve the best endings with our in-depth coverage of all of the side quests and Private Actions.

 

Tactics for Skill and Symbol Use: Show courage and strength in the face of the enemy with our battle proven tips. Exploit the weaknesses of your enemies, choose the most damaging skills for combination attacks, and tweak the AI settings of your comrades to create an unstoppable force.

 

Item Creation Tables, Bestiary, and More!

 

Exclusive 2-Sided Foldout Poster

 

 

Platform: Xbox 360

Genre: Role-Playing Game

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 10 and up
  
• Paperback: 319 pages
• Publisher: BradyGames (February 23, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0744011035
• ISBN-13: 978-0744011036
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Your best Hope to 100% completion, March 24, 2009

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Dave "Kallandar" (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature) (Paperback)

I'm a perfectionist when it comes to playing RPG's, I want to find every nook and cranny, every upgrade, and every secret I can without missing one bit.
So as I entered Star Ocean the Last Hope, I decided to purchase and use this guide, and believe me, it was not a mistake.

Over the years I've used guides, some were well laid out and easy to use, while others were confusing dictionaries that require you to use the index every few seconds.
This guide is fantastic, everything is laid out in the order of which you encounter events within the game. From Private Actions, to Item Creation, you always know what's coming up, what you can do with what item, and you won't waste any of your time running around in circles when you want to know what to do next.

I recommend this product for those that would like to perfect this game, though it does spoil a couple of parts of the story line if you read ahead of the point you are at. A suggestion would be to only read as far as you have progressed, that way you won't spoil the story line for yourself.

All in all, a fantastic guide of the highest quality.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great guide - worth every cent, July 19, 2009

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Rose M. J. (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature) (Paperback)

This really was a good guide for the Star Ocean: Last Hope game. The walkthrough doesn't let you miss anything, and I love that private actions are in the walkthrough and not in the back of the book, like other guides for Star Ocean. The walkthrough gets four stars from me - one star is lost for the incorrect information it gives that directly impacts Reimi's ending.

The items lists were long and unweildly. They were not in alphabetical order and this made them horribly difficult to work with. However, at least it had items lists - some guides don't.

The lack of a synthesis chart was a big negative. Synthesis is such a big part of the later game, and there is very little direction or guidance for this. However, the guide gives some synthesis recommendations which are pretty good, so that helped a bit.

I usually judge a guide by the amount of time I spend on the internet looking for information that the guide doesn't contain. I did not have to do that a lot for this game - hence the four stars.

Thanks Brady Games - nice guide indeed. :)

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Colorful but mistakes everywhere!, May 9, 2009

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Amanda Larsen "Kirinafa" (Rusk, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope Signature Series Guide (Bradygames Signature) (Paperback)

When buying a guide, usually i expect to see everything correct. No way did i see this in the guide i had bought. I had missed one of the most favorable scenes in the game because of advice from this guide. Many of the side-quests and orders have badly explained advice as to where to collect certain items. I spent most of my time on the internet rather then this guide to get advice with item creation and everything else.

Besides the misinformation, the guide is nicely done with maps and colorful explanations.

My point: If you dont care about completing the game 100%, by all means.. get it. But if you are the ocd type, just go to gamefaqs.com, as they have all the advice you need and more. Not to mention.. its free.

I'm never buying a Brady guide again. Waste of money in my eyes.