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Been really skeptical of trying this game. Mainly because I thought it was going to be another standard strategy RPG. Not that I don't like strategy based RPGs, I just get bored with them after extended gameplay. Anyway, I have heard some good things about this game and its sequel, but have still been trying to build myself up to trying it. On a bored day I sucked it up and found that I was quite wrong about what I thought this game was going to be like.

It is a science fiction RPG involving robots and being lost in space. You explore many different planets in an attempt to found out how to make it back to Earth.

The game has several different ways you have to play. You control your ship which has several people you can put in your party. Each person can pick a robot to control. You can also heal up for free on your ship along with reloading all your ammo. There is than your standard RPG explore mode in which you explore planets, towns, various dungeons, etc. And than there is battle mode which begins in the same vain as many other RPGs, by simply walking around and waiting for a battle to start. Battles are quite different than normal RPG fair. It is sort of set on a grid. Think of much smaller than Live a Live's battle grid (but still similar). Battle isn't a whole lot different as you move your character across the grid to get to the enemy and destroy them before they destroy you. You get all sorts of weapons from short range to long range. It's all really easy and actually a lot of fun once when you know what everything is and can do.

It is quite obvious that this was an early game for the system as the graphics show. But there is a lot that you can do in the game, so nothing is ever boring.

The translation is good for what it is, but is still fairly simple and some dialog is just flat and emotionless. It's ok as the story is sort of rehashed, reminding me of Star Trek or Battlestar Galactica.

It is not a terribly difficult game to play but a lot of fun with the game becoming increasingly nonlinear as you play on. Certainly worth the time to at least play for a few hours here and there.

This game was great! The translation was clean and easy to read, I experienced no bugs or glitches and there was even a bit of humor written in. Its an RPG thats set in a futuristic world. There is no money (you get item drops from mechanized enemies that you take back to your ship and analyze for new weapons and upgrades to your mechs,) you have infinite ammo (all you have to do is go back to your ship and everything is filled to the max,) and the battle system is kind of like a strategy game. If something runs up right next to you, you can't use any ranged weapons. Make sure you check your armament and take a wide variety of weapon types with you. I was using all impact weapons and landed on a planet where they were practically immune to that damage type.. and promptly had my rear end handed to me. I would suggest the liberal use of savestates while in an enemy stronghold.. When you stumble upon the boss it can mean lights out in one battle phase.. The bosses can one shot your guys. Its quite unfair, but very fun. You will probably be very confused and lost without a guide for this one. I recommend the guide at Gamefaqs. (Because of this game, I now have a newfound hatred for dinosaurs.. They have too many HP!.. and biological lifeforms don't drop upgrade items!..) It took me 12 hours and 51 minutes to beat this game.. with the guide.. Without I would have just wandered the universe aimlessly for hours. The game doesn't give you much direction.. Without the guide you would have no clue where to go. The story was great and the ending was kind of cool. I think that everyone that is a fan of old RPGs would love this game. Now I'm off to play Cyber Knight 2!~