Star ocean 3, drakengard, dark cloud 2

kokotas · October 1st, 2004

hi everyone. i need your help in order to decide which of these games i will buy. which of the three do u think is the best ?

thakns in advance

Toshiro · October 1st, 2004

Star Ocean 3 = Ok Story, Good Battle System, Tons of Sidequests and the evil Bunny

Drakengard = Weird and disturbing story, Pretty linear, a lot of hack and slash
Dark Cloud 2 = Just like Star Oceans in terms of Story and extras, Battle system is ok as well.

I will let you decide from there since I have all of them.

om3gablue · October 1st, 2004

I have Star Ocean 3 and Dark Cloud 2 and honestly, I'd pick DC 2. DC let's you smith weapons just like SO but it's on another level. You control what power and attributes the weapon has. The battle system is pretty much the same but there's no switching in DC. When you enter a dungeon, your already in battle mode.

The stories are pretty much the same in terms of interest. SO does have more characters and endings.
I have almost 70 hours in DC and I'm in the last dungeon. SO is only at 25 hours and i'm close to the end of disc 1.

Drakengard I haven't played. I'll prolly grab it when it hits 20 or 30 dollars.

D.D. · October 1st, 2004

i thot SO was a dual layer dvd, hence only 1 disc

The Captain · October 1st, 2004

If I'm not mistaken, I believe SO3 (US) is on two discs.

BTW, Drakengard sucks, IMO.

Ipswitch · October 2nd, 2004

Drakengard relies on cheapshots, especially later in the game. It's not hard per se, but it is really annoying. It's kinda cool to get the level three dragon and go around on early levels and just destroy everything

PS I beat it in an afternoon so I suppose it relies on replay value or something. You may want to choose one of the other ones. I really liked Dark Cloud 2. The secret dungeon boss has me baffled though

Jldnr77 · October 2nd, 2004

I'd pick SO3 if it was me

Zer0Soul · October 2nd, 2004

I'd pick Dark Cloud 2.

Drakengard: Short, fun for awhile, but very repitious. Don't expect alot of variety.
Star Ocean 3: If you like the FF series in recent years, but slightly varied and less spectacular.

Dark Cloud 2: You have a large quest, about 20 mini games, camera work, a golf game, fishing game, and smithing. There's a decent story, if slightly cute and childish. Graphics are pretty nice looking. It's nice to see what True Fantasy Online could have looked like through this game.

makotech222 · October 2nd, 2004

id say star ocean 3.

Dark cloud is a pretty old game, u can get it used cheap. Its a good game in all, but im for all the new stuff

Drakengard: i heard its pretty bad, hardly any replay

Star ocean 3: i havent played yet, but i have played star ocean 1 and 2, and they are fantastic.

Paratech · October 2nd, 2004

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Ghale0n · October 2nd, 2004

id pick Dark Cloud 2, one of the best RPGs for PS2

kokotas · October 2nd, 2004

So it's dark cloud or star ocean. I've heard good stuff about DC (many ppl consider it the best rpg for ps2) . However having played all ff's from ff7 and over i consider square-enix more reliable. So i guess I'll go for SO 3.
thanks for your recommendation!

Zer0Soul · October 2nd, 2004

sorry I have to do this...

square-enix ...realiable...

lmao...

Toshiro · October 2nd, 2004

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Originally Posted by Zer0Soul

sorry I have to do this...

square-enix ...realiable...

lmao...

I will have to agree with Zero on this one, Drakengard is Square-Enix as well you know lol.

kokotas · October 2nd, 2004

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Originally Posted by Zer0Soul

sorry I have to do this...

square-enix ...realiable...

lmao...

I refer to square-enix as being reliable cuz of the FF series. I really haven't tried other games like Drakengard but man Final fantasy simply rocks :guitar: !
But u're probably right reliable is more than square enix deserves.

kuaikukia · October 5th, 2004

I recommend SO3 cause it has many features such as unlocking system with battle trophie, plus many characters and endings.

Radix865 · October 5th, 2004

I'd go for SO3 too... but I'm an star ocean fan, so...

Oh, there's two discs in SO3 in europe too...

F-3582 · October 5th, 2004

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Originally Posted by Radix865

I'd go for SO3 too... but I'm an star ocean fan, so...

Oh, there's two discs in SO3 in europe too...

It could have been one disc, if they had used a DVD9. I recently got SO3, too (Imagine: It is the first tri-ace game that ever reaches Europe!!!). They should have added a 60Hz mode as well.

What do you think: Will it include some nice secrets/mini games? Star Ocean would be cool.

Toshiro · October 5th, 2004

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Originally Posted by F-3582

It could have been one disc, if they had used a DVD9. I recently got SO3, too (Imagine: It is the first tri-ace game that ever reaches Europe!!!). They should have added a 60Hz mode as well.

What do you think: Will it include some nice secrets/mini games? Star Ocean would be cool.

This game has enough sidequest to last you about 4 playthrough and an investment of about 200-300 hours if you want to do it. How much more do you want?

F-3582 · October 5th, 2004

I knew that, but I thought that they might have included one of its prequels (Like Day Of The Tentacle did).

P.S.: Paratech,

SPOILER: Highlight text to view.

there are spoiler tags that might work better than your method

October 1st, 2004	#1 (permalink)
kokotas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: greece Posts: 37	Star ocean 3, drakengard, dark cloud 2 hi everyone. i need your help in order to decide which of these games i will buy. which of the three do u think is the best ? thakns in advance Last edited by kokotas; October 1st, 2004 at 19:21.

October 1st, 2004	#3 (permalink)
om3gablue Taken... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: New Orleans Posts: 183	I have Star Ocean 3 and Dark Cloud 2 and honestly, I'd pick DC 2. DC let's you smith weapons just like SO but it's on another level. You control what power and attributes the weapon has. The battle system is pretty much the same but there's no switching in DC. When you enter a dungeon, your already in battle mode. The stories are pretty much the same in terms of interest. SO does have more characters and endings. I have almost 70 hours in DC and I'm in the last dungeon. SO is only at 25 hours and i'm close to the end of disc 1. Drakengard I haven't played. I'll prolly grab it when it hits 20 or 30 dollars. __________________ I walk a lonely road, the only one I've ever known don't know where it goes but it's home to me and I walk alone.(My blog)

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October 2nd, 2004	#6 (permalink)
Ipswitch /dev/user Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Internet Posts: 407	Drakengard relies on cheapshots, especially later in the game. It's not hard per se, but it is really annoying. It's kinda cool to get the level three dragon and go around on early levels and just destroy everything PS I beat it in an afternoon so I suppose it relies on replay value or something. You may want to choose one of the other ones. I really liked Dark Cloud 2. The secret dungeon boss has me baffled though Last edited by Ipswitch; October 2nd, 2004 at 03:22.

October 1st, 2004	#2 (permalink)
Toshiro Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Small island in Japan Posts: 819	Star Ocean 3 = Ok Story, Good Battle System, Tons of Sidequests and the evil Bunny Drakengard = Weird and disturbing story, Pretty linear, a lot of hack and slash Dark Cloud 2 = Just like Star Oceans in terms of Story and extras, Battle system is ok as well. I will let you decide from there since I have all of them.

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Jldnr77 Emulation Junkie Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 731	I'd pick SO3 if it was me __________________ Current Specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Manchester/ 2 GB Corsair PC3200 Ram / DVD-RW DL Light Scribe / Lite-On SOHW-832S DVD+-RW DL / 200 Gig Samsung HD / 250 Gig Maxtor HD / Nvidia GeForce 7600GT 256 MB PCI-E / Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Bruce Almighty: How do you make someone love you without affecting free will? God: Good Question. If you find the answer to that, let me know.

October 2nd, 2004	#8 (permalink)
Zer0Soul Souless Angel Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Close to Nowhere Posts: 898	I'd pick Dark Cloud 2. Drakengard: Short, fun for awhile, but very repitious. Don't expect alot of variety. Star Ocean 3: If you like the FF series in recent years, but slightly varied and less spectacular. Dark Cloud 2: You have a large quest, about 20 mini games, camera work, a golf game, fishing game, and smithing. There's a decent story, if slightly cute and childish. Graphics are pretty nice looking. It's nice to see what True Fantasy Online could have looked like through this game. __________________ Currently Playing: Kindgom Hearts 2, Crimson Sea 2, Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires, Baiten Kaitos, & Lunar DS

October 2nd, 2004	#9 (permalink)
makotech222 Chi-city's finest. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,242	id say star ocean 3. Dark cloud is a pretty old game, u can get it used cheap. Its a good game in all, but im for all the new stuff Drakengard: i heard its pretty bad, hardly any replay Star ocean 3: i havent played yet, but i have played star ocean 1 and 2, and they are fantastic. __________________ [Windows Vista Ultimate x64][Intel E8400@3.8ghz] [DDR2 4gb] [Nvidia EVGA Gtx 260(711/1533/2432)] [Creative Soundblaster] [Corsair 550w]

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Paratech Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Franklin, PA Posts: 2,287	Possible spoiler? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Isn't Drakengard the one where the 'hero' is having sex with his sister??? EWWWWWWW........ . . . . . . . . . . End Spoiler

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Ghale0n No Prayer For The Dying Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 248	id pick Dark Cloud 2, one of the best RPGs for PS2 __________________ *R.I.P Steve Irwin, you were an inspiration to us all*

October 2nd, 2004	#12 (permalink)
kokotas Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: greece Posts: 37	So 3 - Dc 2 So it's dark cloud or star ocean. I've heard good stuff about DC (many ppl consider it the best rpg for ps2) . However having played all ff's from ff7 and over i consider square-enix more reliable. So i guess I'll go for SO 3. thanks for your recommendation!

October 2nd, 2004	#13 (permalink)
Zer0Soul Souless Angel Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Close to Nowhere Posts: 898	sorry I have to do this... square-enix ...realiable... lmao... __________________ Currently Playing: Kindgom Hearts 2, Crimson Sea 2, Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires, Baiten Kaitos, & Lunar DS

October 5th, 2004	#16 (permalink)
kuaikukia Bloody Roar Fang Join Date: May 2003 Location: earth Posts: 300	I recommend SO3 cause it has many features such as unlocking system with battle trophie, plus many characters and endings.

October 5th, 2004	#17 (permalink)
Radix865 Anger leads to sadness... Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland, just below arctic circle. Posts: 1,885	I'd go for SO3 too... but I'm an star ocean fan, so... Oh, there's two discs in SO3 in europe too... __________________

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