Star Ocean: Till the End of Time 2003

Is it still worth playing?

tri-Ace's 2003 action role playing game for the PlayStation 2, the third Star Ocean, set 400 years after Star Ocean: The Second Story. It takes place in the 29th century in a science fiction universe with a galaxy spanning government. Magic like symbology exists alongside advanced technology. Combat is in real time: you directly control one of three characters while the others are controlled by the computer, and you can switch characters or change their tactics. Enemy attacks can reduce either hit points or mental points, and symbology uses mental points. An Item Creation system lets you craft and enhance items, file patents and recruit inventors. A second game inside the fights keeps your attention today, because an item creation system lets you craft, patent and recruit inventors.