STAR OCEAN THE LAST HOPE: INTERNATIONAL Signature Series Strategy Guid e (Bradygames Signature Series Guides)

Comment: If you are like me, and like to have a companion strategy guide for lengthy role-playing games, this is a must-have for those that purchase/have purchased Star Ocean for Xbox 360 or PS3.

However, I strongly suggest looking elsewhere for this strategy guide. I originally ordered the Star Ocean guide from amazon for under $14, shipped for free as part of the Super Saver Shipping and the item was listed as "in stock" from Amazon. Once purchased, I was notified a couple weeks later that Amazon could not locate the item, and that I could either continue to wait until they could locate a copy or cancel the order. I really wanted to have the guide in my possession before I started playing this game, which I bought nearly a year ago (and have been waiting patiently to play), and all of the other sellers are asking ridiculous prices for their copy, so I decided to play the waiting game.

Well, after waiting over a month for this strategy guide and no further notification concerning the availability of the guide from Amazon, and no other reasonable options from other sellers on Amazon, I decided to look elsewhere for the guide. Luckily, the local Game Stop had a copy for $20, so I bought that one and canceled my Amazon order. A $6 convenience fee is reasonable to me since I have no idea when Amazon would ever fulfill their end of the deal ... hell, for all I know, I could be waiting for this book until Christmas.

So, all in all, this is a great guide to own if you like to have the strategy guides for a long RPG experience, but DO NOT GET SUCKERED IN TO THE HIGH PRICES offered by Amazon's sellers. Do yourself a huge favor and go to Game Stop's website, look up the item and check its availability in your area. The book retails for $19.99 or less (if you can find a used copy) and the book is definitely not worth the $40 plus that these jerks are asking for it.