[E3 2015] Star Ocean 5

[Pumpkin]

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!

[Vyk]

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

[Mirage]

6 characters in battle is way too much. I'm really not sure if that's a good idea.

[Vyk]

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

[Mirage]

It worked for baldurs gate, sure. And 10 characters works for Disgaea. 200 works for starcraft!

[Ayen]

I have not played a single Star Ocean game.

Time to play catchup.

[Mirage]

Skip 4.

[Vyk]

Skip 4.

Agree

[Ayen]

Skip the first four games and go straight to 5?

Okay.

[Freya]

I've dabbled in most of them but I need to replay them.

[Forsaken Lover]

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.

[Lawr]

Will the main character have a cliche name like the 3rd and the 4th?

[Vyk]

Weird how divisive 3 and 4 are

[Pumpkin]

The way they have the characters spaced out in battle at the bottom makes me think they could fit a 7th person

[Mirage]

Weird how divisive 3 and 4 are

One is a game, the other is a PG-13 hentai showcase