Quote Originally Posted by WarZidane View Post
re: Star Ocean -
I dunno if I'd call Star Ocean 3 or 5 hated, 3 was pretty well-received apart from people who were upset with the game's big twist, and 5 isn't so much hated as just a big "meh" from everyone. For the record I liked both of those two (5 a bit less due to some disappointing aspects), I didn't like 4 though, despite finishing it
Well, that may he true, but it's also not exactly an unexpected response based on what I've seen. It seems that the hatedoms for each game are separate, but that they are nonetheless substantial and vocal for each. So while I would expect someone who hates SO IV to downplay the hatred for SO V or SO III, I'd similarly expect someone who really hates SO V to say SO IV was actually good.