Star Ocean 5 Update

[Pumpkin]

Star Ocean 5 has recently released some new videos and information since we last checked in. The game is scheduled for a Spring release in Japan for both PS3 and PS4. A North American and European release date has not yet been announced, but it will be only for the PS4.

Are you still looking forward to this game? When do you think the rest of us will see a release date?

Also, here is a video for you to enjoy!

[Fox]

I've always got a bit of a soft spot for Star Ocean. It was my Tales game before I knew of Tales games. Both Star Oceans 3 and 4 were really good in a lot of ways, despite one or two major blemishes on each.

So yeah, I'm interested in how they take things story wise of course; the character designs seem to be more... exaggerated than ever which concerns me a little. But the seamless battle system with a big party looks cool! It's pretty much a given that I'll pick it up at some point.

[Mirage]

Too bad that's all broken down by having 7 characters in battle at once.

[Vyk]

Oh god, those models and textures and everything. It looks like Infinite Undiscovery. I'm having horrible flashbacks lol I hope the end product is better than that game

[Yellow_Magic]

Star Ocean 3 is one of my favourite games of all time....this isn't really getting me as hyped, though. Maybe it's because for a PS3/PS4 game it looks far from technically amazing?

[Mirage]

i don't care that it looks last gen, I just want something with good triace gameplay.

[Del Murder]

I am 3 Star Oceans behind before I get up to this one but I plan to start SO2 soon. And maybe I skip SO4?

[Pumpkin]

I loved SO4 but a lot of people hated it so it's up to you really

[Mirage]

you'll lose nothing by skipping 4

[Spuuky]

You'll gain everything by skipping 4

[Vyk]

I can't see Del being like "Oh no, this game was so bad it ruined the entire series for me". I would almost suggest looking up some YouTube video of "Edge Maverick's Worst Moments in SO4". But that would probably spoil one particular plot element. Even though that element is dropped later on, it's a pretty central element to end out the first half of the game. It's also where I got tired of him and gave up on the game. But up until then the combat was fairly fun, and I was alright with most of the characters. Nothing spectacular, fairly average RPG trope archetypes, but that's to be expected for an RPG up to that era. And one of the very few sci-fi JRPGs, it'd be a shame to miss if you like that sort of thing, and turns out the game wouldn't have bothered you. It's probably extremely cheap these days, and there's a "International" version of the game for PS3, which I guess is like a director's cut? Or maybe I'm thinking of Eternal Sonata... I got them around the same time. Either way, I'd say it's probably worth checking out, even though I think it's a terrible game personally, I don't think it properly represents the series, so it won't ruin any enjoyment derived from the other games. And there's the possibility you'll like it. I'd say grab it on the cheap, go in with an open mind, if it sticks, awesome, if not, don't feel obligated to plow through for the sake of the series

[Del Murder]

My gaming time comes in small windows so I have to be picky with what I play. So I'll probably have better things to do than try SO4 based on the reaction in this thread, though I appreciate your comments. Hell, it will probably be years since I get to SO3 since it's a PS2 game and I'm too lazy to dig my PS2 out of a box and hook it up. Maybe Sony will someday wake up and have a streaming PS2 service on PS4 so that I can hand them my money.

[Mirage]

You could always emulate the game.

And they've already started running PS2 games through an emulator on PS4 now. With some luck, maybe we'll get SO3 there.

[Vyk]

Is it not available on PS Now streaming rental service? They tout that thing as having practically everything..

[Mirage]

If there's one game I wouldn't want to ever stream, it's SO3.