Rogue Galaxy

"Rogue Galaxy is certainly one of the most enjoyable RPGs I have played in my time. Not once during this game did I ever feel like there was nothing to be done. Unfortunately for hardcore RPG fans, Rogue Galaxy is also one of the least challenging RPGs I have come across, sacrificing strategy and player innovation for tediousness and common sense."

"You could call this a role-playing game, and you certainly wouldn’t be wrong, but to me Rogue Galaxy is more than just an RPG in a genre already filled with slaves to convention. No, this game is more accurately and flatteringly described as a Level 5 game. Not only is Rogue Galaxy imbued with the developer’s particular approach to the genre as already seen in its Dark Cloud series, but the experience and evolution afforded by those titles is evident in this excellently crafted title. In this way, Level 5 is on a Final Fantasy-like path, where there isn’t strict continuity from game to game, but you buy them because you trust the developer implicitly."

"Like an anime version of Star Wars, this big, lavishly produced action RPG is another good reason not to shelve your PlayStation 2 just yet."

"I salute you, Level-5: your new game has ruined my life as well as any MMO ever has, but like an MMO, I wish that Rogue Galaxy's story and characters were more engrossing. Rogue Galaxy's greatest triumph, the brightest gleam in its eye, is that at sixty hours of play I've got another sixty I could easily pour in."

"All in all, Rogue Galaxy is a really solid RPG title for the PS2, and while it doesn’t manage to fill in the top slot for RPG’s on the system, it definitely ranks up there in the top 4 or 5. Level 5 fans won’t be disappointed in the presentation, and almost all RPG fans should find something to enjoy here. Here’s hoping that this combat system is a step in the right direction for their upcoming PS3 releases."