

The story itself was interesting as it is the oldest story in the Star Ocean universe. It is on this first mission that things don’t go exactly as planned, and sets the stage for the entire story. We meet Edge Maverick and Reimi Saionji of the spaceship Calnus, one of 5 ships in the SRF fleet. So our story begins, on the day of the SRF’s first mission. The USTA quickly put in motion its Space Reconnaissance Force or SRF project, this project would eventually send the first humans into outer space to locate a suitable planet. A scientist named Trillas Bachtein succeeded in his warp drive experiments which was a breakthrough in space travel. The USTA was charged with finding a new planet for the people of Earth to move to. The powers of Earth banded together to form the Greater United Nations and with it, established The Universal Science and Technology Administration or USTA. The effects of World War III have pushed humans mostly underground due to contamination on the surface from the effects of nuclear weapons.

Star Ocean The Last Hope takes place in the somewhat near future. These additions don’t seem like much but when you factor in the fact that this title in now playable on the PS3, they seem just fine. This version features an option for the original Japanese Audio, multilingual text options, and selectable character portraits. It was developed by tri-Ace, published by Square Enix and released on February 9th, 2010. Star Ocean The Last Hope -International- is an RPG for PlayStation 3. What a relief it was to finally be able to play this game.I actually wanted this out on Monday but I was feeling pretty ill and was unable to type it up. Fast forward almost a year later and Star Ocean The Last Hope for PlayStation 3 becomes available. Then it was announced as being for the Xbox 360, FML. I had played Star Ocean Till The End of Time and loved it. When Star Ocean The Last Hope was first announced, I was really excited.

Star Ocean The Last Hope -International- Review Tags: game, international, review, star ocean, the last hope Even though a few years have passed, Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is close to the same game I remember, but I appreciated the nostalgic reminder that games are challenging and autosave wasn't always a thing.Star Ocean The Last Hope -International- at 4:44 AM | Posted in PlayStation 3 | Leave a comment Exploring space and discovering huge new worlds creates a great playing experience, and with this remastered version this game only looks even better. In the end, Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope brought me back to a time when I had to sit down and thoroughly shut myself out of the real world and immerse myself into this world - more specifically the star ocean. Players who find enjoyment in the battle system will appreciate the game far more than those who don't because it's not for everyone.

Sadly, these extended cutscenes confused me early on because the game has a hard time getting the player to care about these character's situation. Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is a decent RPG that has many ambitious mechanics and puts a lot of focus on story development. " Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope is a decent RPG that has many ambitious mechanics and puts a lot of focus on story development."
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I should also point out that load times between areas are particularly short, which ended up being a plus since I found myself lost on the ship a few times. The battle system seems a bit more balanced, and I didn't experience as many frame rate issues as I remembered from the PlayStation 3 version. The main characters, *cough* Reimi, have nice designs and being that the camera likes to get in close it's possible to notice the improvements quickly. Also, if you leave the game for a few days and return to the story, it's entirely possible that you won't remember what to do to progress the story.Īs for the 4K Remastered version of Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, this game looks gorgeous. Now, this wouldn't be a huge problem, but again, these planets can get big and backtracking or finding yourself in the wrong area could lead to you being lost for a while. Navigation is a big problem with Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope, cutscenes will trigger only if you are in the right area, such as with talking to a particular NPC, there isn't a prompt or map indicator to let you know where to go.
