• [E3 2015] Star Ocean 5

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    Pumpkin
    Published on 06-16-2015 10:59 PM
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    So today we got some cool gameplay footage at E3 for the upcoming Star Ocean 5 Integrity and Faithlessness! I know I'm super pumped, and maybe some fans of the series would like to see them pull this off after what a lot of people consider a disappointing Star Ocean 4.



    We got to take a look at some explorable towns, total RPG style. You even get your little party bros following you around!



    I think the seamless transition from exploration to battle seems really interesting, and I'm excited to see how well it's pulled off!



    There also seems to be a party of six here, that's a good sized battle party! I can already see some characters down there I want to know more about!



    And don't worry, there's still plenty of butt shots special attacks being shown off if that's what you're in to!

    Full trailer can be watched here:


    So are you looking forward to the new Star Ocean? What did you think of the trailer? I'm pretty excited!
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    1. Vyk's Avatar
      Vyk - 06-16-2015, 11:16 PM
      I'm one of the people who loathed Star Ocean 4 due to edge trying to out-Tidus Tidus. But it was the only Star Ocean game I'd legitimately played. I dabbled in the first couple out of boredom. Rented one, emulated one. Never played the PS2 one. So I can't say the entire series has disappointed me. Just the 4th one. So I'd be willing to give it a shot. And I know it has a lot of fans, so I'm glad its happening at least for their sake
    1. Mirage's Avatar
      Mirage - 06-16-2015, 11:35 PM
      6 characters in battle is way too much. I'm really not sure if that's a good idea.
    1. Vyk's Avatar
      Vyk - 06-16-2015, 11:41 PM
      It worked for Baldur's Gate and its ilk :3

      I presume there's at least one healer, probably more than one, with presumably competent AI to keep things up
    1. Mirage's Avatar
      Mirage - 06-17-2015, 01:04 AM
      It worked for baldurs gate, sure. And 10 characters works for Disgaea. 200 works for starcraft!
    1. Ayen's Avatar
      Ayen - 06-17-2015, 01:06 AM
      I have not played a single Star Ocean game.

      Time to play catchup.
    1. Mirage's Avatar
      Mirage - 06-17-2015, 01:24 AM
      Skip 4.
    1. Vyk's Avatar
      Vyk - 06-17-2015, 01:55 AM
      Quote Originally Posted by Mirage View Post
      Skip 4.
      Agree
    1. Ayen's Avatar
      Ayen - 06-17-2015, 02:13 AM
      Skip the first four games and go straight to 5?

      Okay.
    1. Freya's Avatar
      Freya - 06-17-2015, 02:55 AM
      I've dabbled in most of them but I need to replay them.
    1. Forsaken Lover's Avatar
      Forsaken Lover - 06-17-2015, 03:18 AM
      Only skip Till the End of Time, for it is truly a nexus of all that is bad about the human race.

      Going to the Holocaust Memorial Museum is less soul crushing than SO3.
    1. Lawr's Avatar
      Lawr - 06-17-2015, 04:23 AM
      Will the main character have a cliche name like the 3rd and the 4th?
    1. Vyk's Avatar
      Vyk - 06-17-2015, 04:57 AM
      Weird how divisive 3 and 4 are
    1. Pumpkin's Avatar
      Pumpkin - 06-17-2015, 07:39 AM
      The way they have the characters spaced out in battle at the bottom makes me think they could fit a 7th person
    1. Mirage's Avatar
      Mirage - 06-18-2015, 08:43 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by Vyk View Post
      Weird how divisive 3 and 4 are
      One is a game, the other is a PG-13 hentai showcase
    1. TrollHunter's Avatar
      TrollHunter - 06-18-2015, 10:26 PM
      Star Ocean has always been a mediocre (This word doesnt mean bad) franchise honestly, but its a mediocre franchise that I adore. Will probably play the smurf out of this and do all the postgame without being able to sincerely recommend the game to others, as usual.
    1. Sephiroth's Avatar
      Sephiroth - 06-18-2015, 10:31 PM
      Quote Originally Posted by ToriJ View Post
      Skip the first four games and go straight to 5?

      Okay.
      4 is actually 0 and 5 is 2.5. Do not skip 4, you will miss something and I am more talking about the experience itself than the story.
    1. Jibril's Avatar
      Jibril - 06-19-2015, 11:24 AM
      You'll miss the experience of witnessing the assassination of a franchise, yeah.
    1. Forsaken Lover's Avatar
      Forsaken Lover - 06-19-2015, 01:12 PM
      Yeah it was terrible how the franchise named STAR OCEAN finally dealt with exploring outer of space instead of stranding you on Generic Fantasy Planet #4555512.

      How dare they. I know I personally was very disappointed when I got an awesome space ship and the ability to go to different planets right away. I never wanted any of that in mah sci-fi JRPG.
    1. Shauna's Avatar
      Shauna - 06-19-2015, 01:14 PM
      I thought they were both pretty fun games (I need to get round to SO1/2), and so am looking forward to SO5 when it inevitably hits.
    1. Forsaken Lover's Avatar
      Forsaken Lover - 06-19-2015, 01:18 PM
      This is according to a poster on TVTropes:
      So in the private presentation, Nakamura said they had to fight to get the witch girl in. They first had to get approval from the higher-ups because her design may be pushing the rating. They didn't want to change her because they thought Akiman's take on her was really unique and eye-catching.
      It's a good sign, being able to out-risque SO4 is a remarkable feat.
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