Friday, October 10, 2008

Hands On: The Last Remnant Is Barely Playable

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TOKYO -- Don't get me wrong, Square Enix's The Last Remnant does look great and shows promise, but the generous amount of time I had with the game at the Microsoft booth was pretty much just about watching cut scenes.

Things did start promising, with an opening cinematic that reminded me of the Lost OdysseyLord of the Rings proportions. You then quickly find yourself in battle, in control of a few squads, giving each of them an attack command from a menu. After all the commands are set, off they go. opener, as you find yourself in the middle of a massive battle of

Now, this could be because it's part of the game's opening, but that was it, with combat being shown in a sequence showing the result of every attack, which then segued into more story scenes.

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