Mmm… once again I’ve fallen behind on posting about recent things. So now I’ll spend some time getting caught up very briefly.

Star Ocean 4 was nice, but I wouldn’t call it great. There are some key points that some reviewers have touched upon that I definitely agree with which hurt the game’s quality. tri-Ace really needs to step it up. =/

In comparison, I definitely enjoyed Ar Tonelico 2 a bit more even in all it’s glitchy glory. It’s quite the improvement over the original. Even though the English VA are the same for SO4′s Reimi and AT2′s Luca, I can’t help but think she did a much better job in AT2 for some reason.

Anyways, let’s get on to something even more recent.

It was short, but playing through this co-op with Scinder on Live through Veteran, Professional, and the Mercenaries stages was nothing short of a blast. I haven’t even touched the single player mode. Don’t take my word for it, but I hear single player just pales in comparison. It’s kind of natural to assume so though – AI isn’t known for being the greatest gaming companion. The only sad part is once you’ve done all of that (which doesn’t really take that long), what else is left? I don’t really feel like besting those SS rank scores up on the leaderboards.