Word of mouth can be hit-or-miss with me, especially this generation. I haven't paid much attention to either, but Last Story was made by Sakaguchi and Mistwalker, who made one of my favorite games this gen, so that always stood out over the dude who made Xenosaga.
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"When I was a young man, I had liberty, but I did not see it. I had time, but I did not know it."