When comparing The Last Remnant vs Child of Light, the Slant community recommends Child of Light for most people. In the question“What are the best JRPG-style games for PC?” Child of Light is ranked 3rd while The Last Remnant is ranked 6th. The most important reason people chose Child of Light is:
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Works with controller
Being a port of a console game The Last Remnant works best with a controller as that is what it was originally designed to be played with.
Pro Interesting battle system
The battles in game are group based. The further one gets into the game the more one can recruit to their unions, making bigger and bigger groups.
Pro Mix of real time and turn based battles
The combat system is an interesting mix of real time and turn based battles.
Pro Balanced RPG mechanics
Child of Light strikes a good balance of RPG systems and options.
Pro Enjoyable hand painted art style
Child of Light uses an interesting hand drawn art style for its graphics, something that definitely gives it an appeal to the eyes.
Pro All text is written in rhymes
Cons
Con Lack of depth and intriguing gameplay
At the time of release The Last Remnant was one of the few single player JRPGs released for PC but sadly the story, characters and gameplay falls a bit flat due to just not being that great of a game.
Con Story and experience may not stand out
The users experience of the game may not truly stand the test of time as the story feels a bit too familiar, having a feel of been there done that.