28/01/2009

Funny Bits in Star Ocean 2 (4)

Introducing 'treasure chests'! Yes, I'm in a couple's house stealing their possessions in plain daylight withouth them minding at all. This is actually a very common thing in JRPGs: the hero you're controlling can freely enter most houses in towns and take useful stuff. Also, did you know that in this game every single treasure chest, found either in towns, caves or castles, looks exactly the same? The manufactorer must be famous galaxy-wide, since you travel to another planet halfway through your adventure and can still find the same chests!

As for all JRPG clichés, there's always a reason for them: this way the player can easily spot useful items wherever s/he goes. It doesn't mean that they don't look out of place most of the time though...

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