The Last Remnant (2008)

by Square Enix Product Development Division 2, Square Enix

Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Strategy

Themes:Fantasy, Historical

Game modes:Single player

Story:The Last Remnant follows a teenage warrior on a quest to end the war, in a fictional world divided into multiple city-states and inhabited by four different species. an enthralling story, countless characters and an intricate battle system.

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@doomsdayforte

January 29, 2025

I'm mostly voting for this because the original version was pulled from Steam to make way for the Remastered release...that never hit PC. It's on PlayStation! It's on smartphones! It's not on PC anymore. I remember playing this years ago, and because I stubbornly wanted to 100% the game despite the superboss in my way, I paid for my folly facing the strongest version of the final boss since they're stronger the more sidequests you do. So, I almost won, died, and just used a trainer to no-effort it and took my shameful win just to be done with it. A couple of years ago, I got the itch to go through the game again. While I made use of New Game Plus bonuses, I also did lots of research and put people into better classes and better Unions. I floundered the first time with a grasp of the game mechanics, but I actually understood the second time. Things actually clicked! I still ended up cheating for the final battle (just to get HP% accessories on everyone), but eh, my experience the second time catapulted it to one of my favorite games now. Despite that, I'd still recommend hesitation/research. Sure, it's a turn-based strategy RPG, but it's closer to a mix of SaGa and Ogre Battle than something like Final Fantasy Tactics or Tactics Ogre. It's obtuse as hell, classes unlock by what actions a character takes (but what actions are available depends on the class of the Union leader and random factors), but class changing is not only automatic but is one way, too. Classes aren't exotic like Black Mage or Samurai, but they mostly open up options in battle and skew a character towards acting a specific way. And you can't even directly give your allies equipment?! If you check reviews, make sure they're not for the Xbox 360 version. The PC version fixed a lot of issues the original game had like being able to use Unions full of unique leader-type characters instead of them just being leaders, a Turbo Mode, Battle Rank (which impacts enemy strength) increases slower, etc.

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@HoodieTeen

March 07, 2025

The remaster is only on consoles, while the original version for PC was delisted, leaving key sellers who inflate the game's price as the only way of playing it on PC. The game has a genuinely fun squad oriented battle system that made it really engaging, even if I wasn't very good at it. Putting it on PC will do wonders for its' preservation.

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@billborre

March 10, 2025

I enjoyed playing this until I got to the end and discovered that I was underpowered for endgame content. It seemed to me that the game had a balance issue that wasn't addressed so unfortunately I wasn't able to finish it. Maybe that could be addressed in an updated release if it ever returns.

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@Zloth

March 21, 2025

The game has a weak story, but the combat system is unique and FUN! Naturally, some people decided to cheese the game, but even that has to be done in a weird way. This JRPG originally came out on XBox, but barely fit on the platform. The developers re-worked quite a few aspects before releasing the game on PC. Steam had it for years but, when Square/Enix finally did an HD version and released it on Playstation, they delisted it on Steam. It's ridiculously hard to get on PC now.

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