Star Ocean 4 : The Last Hope

[Jake]

assumed somebody else would make a thread but fuck it.

i have about 20-25 hours in and so far so good. the combat system is great,makes grinding so much more enjoyable,i never get tired of battles.

tons of sidequests and side activities as well. i can already tell i am going to be putting a lot of hours in this game.

i love how if you want to skip a cutscnene it gives a little text synopsis at the end so you dont miss any of the story. doesnt force you to sit through the cutscenes because they are LONG in this game

speaking of that,i hate the fact there is no japanese voice option. not because the voice acting is bad but the the english voice just isnt synced at all with the character movement.

square enix and tri-ace need to team up more often

 

[KODOGG]

I heard the story and dialouge suck, and tha games sorta childish.. But what else can you expect from a JRPG lol.. Do you have to be a fan of tha SO searies to get tha game?

 

[Jake]

I heard the story and dialouge suck, and tha games sorta childish.. But what else can you expect from a JRPG lol.. Do you have to be a fan of tha SO searies to get tha game?

i dont think so, its a prequel to the other games as far as story goes and the combat system is really easy to pick up

and it is VERY jrpg. spiky haired young adults a plenty

 

[Dead Blue]

I've been reading reviews online and it seems they didn't do justice while bringing this stateside.

I'm going to import the asian english version. besides being 10$ cheaper it's unaltered. after persona 3's undub remix I've kind of acquired a preference for original language games.

While I have every intention of enjoying this for every hour it has to offer, (and being an SO game I'm sure we're talking 100+) I'm kind of glad that it's finally out. Tri-Ace will hopefully start work on VP3:Hrist now.

How would you rate it so far?

Story ?/10
Gameplay ?/10
Characters ?/10
Soundtrack ?/10
Whatever Else ?/10

 

[Jake]

Just the thought of a next gen VP is incredible

Story 6/10... Its not the story itself that is bad,its how its told.

Gameplay 10/10...this game is just fun,no grind at all to this game. Battles are really enjoyable. Controls are on point and overhead maps keep you heading in the right direction

Characters 7/10... Spiky haired blond lead character,big fuckin surprise. Outside of the design of them, the story and depth of the chars. isnt bad. Its just too bad their looks are extremely cliche these daya

Soundtrack

 

[Jake]

Fuckin phone,anyway where was i?

Soundtrack...7/10 pretty standard i guess,to be honest i usually dont pay much attention to soundtracks

Everything else...9/10 just so many things to do in this game,makes you just want to keep playing. Weather it be leveling up or collecting things to create items. Just the kind of rpg game i enjoy,hard to explain.

Overall 8/10 very very good rpg,not great. Story and dialouge needs works but everything else more than makes up for it

 

[SC_408]

so is this game so good that its a final fantasy killer or what?

 

[Dead Blue]

well considering Tri-Ace works under Square-Enix I doubt that.

However it has always been their flagship.

Square - Final Fantasy
Enix - Dragon Quest
Tri-Ace - Star Ocean

 

[Jake]

great boss fights in this game as well. most take 15-30 mins. thats pretty long considering the real-time battle system

 

[KODOGG]

Shit, i really wanna cop this game but i heard the storie is really lacking.. Oh well, Tales Of Vesperia's story wasnt tha greatest and i still played the shit outa that game... Speaking of which, when i get a few days off i'am gonna try n finnaly beat that shit lol.

 

[HERESY]

I turned off the voices for Vesperia, and if I get this game I'll turn the voices off also. These companies need to realize that if the voice talent isn't up to snuff with games like MGS, God of War, GTA4 or Dead Space, they should probably keep the Japanese tracks.

Also, imho, some of the graphics in this game look really good while others look bland or too pixelated.

 

[Dead Blue]

I turned off the voices for Vesperia, and if I get this game I'll turn the voices off also. These companies need to realize that if the voice talent isn't up to snuff with games like MGS, God of War, GTA4 or Dead Space, they should probably keep the Japanese tracks.

That is why I'm getting this version http://www.play-asia.com/SOap-23-83-a120-71-dw-49-en-15-star+ocean-84-j-70-37k1.html

Nothing cut out and japanese voices with english text. + 10$ cheaper!

 

[KODOGG]

I dont know, japanese voices would probably be more annoyin then tha american voices lol.. Still, nothings cut out which is dope, plus its $10 cheaper.. I'm jus not one of those people that's gonna wait 2-3 days for a video game when i can go cop it 5 mins away lol

 

[HERESY]

I dont know, japanese voices would probably be more annoyin then tha american voices lol.. Still, nothings cut out which is dope, plus its $10 cheaper.. I'm jus not one of those people that's gonna wait 2-3 days for a video game when i can go cop it 5 mins away lol

Do you watch any foreign films/anime?

 

[Dead Blue]

I dont know, japanese voices would probably be more annoyin then tha american voices lol.. Still, nothings cut out which is dope, plus its $10 cheaper.. I'm jus not one of those people that's gonna wait 2-3 days for a video game when i can go cop it 5 mins away lol

Japanese voices usually fit the charaters better. I absolutely hate the domestic release of Persona 3 because of the VA and how it changes the characters personalities. However the Undub Remix of P3 is now one of my absolute favorite games. It makes that much difference. BTW that version of SO4 is region locked so you need a globe 360 mod chip or an import console to play it.

 

[KODOGG]

Do you watch any foreign films/anime?

I used too on cartoon network, but yeah, i'm not a big anime buff.. maybe that's why i'd find that shit annoying.. Then again i find tha japanese languange annoying even when its not bein speaked in some high-pitch kiddy voice.

 

[KODOGG]

I finnaly caved in and bought this game today.. So far it's been pretty good, and i'm lovein how the battle system works.. The voice acting, as mentioned before, is horrible tho.. The dialogue is pretty horrible too.. Luckily the stories aight..

Anyone on the sicc beat this game yet?

 

[KODOGG]

And is it just me or do none of the characters show emotion? It makes some of the cut scenes odd lol.. They all look so creepy.. Like their from the Team America movie or something.

 

[KODOGG]

Ok its safe to say Star Ocean 4's got the best/most fun battleing system ever for an RPG

 

[Dead Blue]

KODOGG have you played any other Tri-Ace games? (IE previous Star Oceans)

I'm just curious but if you haven't you should add Valkyrie Profile to your list of games you absolutely have to play. It's my favorite game of all time.