LogFAQs > #893068459

Getting back to the topic at hand, I remember Radiata Stories. I know Star Ocean 3 had come out and was..."something," but I enjoyed it a ton. However, Radiata just seemed like a severe letdown on so many levels. Radiata as a city was full of tons of people, and that led to a great core mechanic. The battles were pretty fast and simple, and ZOMG MAIN CHARACTER CHANGES OUTFITS ZOMG! PROGRESS AFTER 20 YEARS!

But...

The main character was a doofus (because of course)
Crappy animation (Then again, SO3 wasn't great either)
The supporting cast never felt substantial (why can't Gerald and Elwen be there instead of Ridley and Ganz?)
The stupid whimsy (Atelier wasn't in my life at that point)
2D overworld (Star Ocean was in 3D, why wasn't this?)
Choosing sides in the plot amounted to less than expected (in fact, without Radiata, the game kinda dies)
The final bosses and endings on both sides fall flat (Because they were the exact same, except certain character deaths)

Radiata is great for being a dumbass, slice of life waste of time whimsical RPG. But SO3, for its faults, had a level of scope and ambition (brought down by its shitty plot twist). It's like they decided to make a shitty version of something the Atelier series can do better sleepwalking.
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