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I got to the end of Chapter 3 with Ellen, and then quit the game, probably forever. Maybe if I wasn't cursed by the knowledge that I'd have to replay each annoying area a second time, I'd be able to push through it somehow. Glad I didn't pay much of anything for it.

That hotel area was really bad, probably the worst time I've had playing a Mario title. I really think the problem with Sunshine is that they rushed it out more than anything else.

I started the PSP remake of Star Ocean. The first time the game has been officially available here.

Now, I'm really fond of Star Ocean 2, lots of great memories. And when they remade Star Ocean 1, they did so using the SO2 engine. So it's like this weird nostalgia trip, except I'm not that familiar with the game. Kind of the sensation of playing Perfect Dark and being reminded of Goldeneye, but even stronger.

It looks like the engine has been enhanced. The game is really beautiful, especially the first town, and the large PSP screen and widescreen presentation really help. The voice acting is mostly that pretty cheesy sort, like from the PSX era, and the characters all scream out the names of their attacks every time they use them. But that's okay, too. This is like a trip back in time.

Load times aren't bad, especially since the PSP is kind of notorious for that. The writing seems a lot better than the fan translation of the SNES version that's been out for a while.

I hope they do as good a job when they remake SO2. There won't be any engine change this time, so hopefully they don't get lazy with it.