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Star Ocean 4 - The Last Hope

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Star Ocean 4

 

 

Publisher: Square-Enix

Developer: tri-Ace

Producer: Yoshinori Yamagishi

Genre: Sci-Fi J-RPG

Platform:Xbox 360, PS3 (Unconfirmed)

Players: Single, Multi-Player unconfirmed.

Release: 2009

 

 

Square-Enix has announced the return of the The Star Ocean in the recent Square-Enix Party. The series producer Yoshinori Yamagishi has confirmed the development of the latest title; it is being co-developed by the series originator tri-Ace.

 

Star Ocean: The Last Hope is the next installment in the Star Ocean series for the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3 (unconfirmed). Famitsu has revealed that the battle system will now feature 4 party members, and be more team-oriented. The hero's name is Edge Maverick, while the heroine is named Reimi Saionji. The game will also feature more of a sci-fi emphasis than past titles with the ability to control your own ship. It's been said this ship is quite large, and will be able to land on at least 5 planets or other space-based destinations. One will be able to travel through the "star ocean," jumping across planets. The game will also take place a few centuries before the original Star Ocean (around S.D. 10, or approximately 2097 AD).

 

 

IGN Update

 

 

Star Ocean 4 Detailed

Famitsu gets the scoop on tri-Ace's next generation followup.

by IGN Staff

September 5, 2007 - Following its surprise announcement at the Square Enix Party this past May, we at last have first details on Star Ocean 4. The latest issue of Famitsu has an interview with SO4 producer Yoshinori Yamagishi and assistant producer Hajime Kojima. The two spilled out a few tantalizing bits prior to the game's proper unveiling at the Tokyo Game Show.

 

Currently, the game is in a running state, Kojima revealed, with players able to take control of battle. Although, he admitted, the current battle system is, at best, temporary. Clarifying, Yamagishi stated that the basics of the battle system are currently in place, but the development team has to add and remove elements, and perform balance work.

 

The battle system, incidentally, will be party-based and support up to four allies. Kojima expects it to offer a different feel from the battles of SO3

 

The game's storyline is currently complete. But, it turns out, the first bit of story information was available as far back as the Square Enix Party, as Square Enix had figures of the characters on display! Most people didn't notice, Kojima regretfully admitted to the magazine.

 

The name of the game's hero is Edge Maverick. The heroine's name is Reimi; Kojima wouldn't reveal if that's just part of a full name, or if the heroine really does have just one name. These two characters are childhood friends who are now part of the same organization and have been stationed on the same ship.

 

Yes, ship. Star Ocean 4 will, expectedly, continue the same space theme of past entries. Players have their own ship this time around and can travel freely through the stars, landing and exploring as they like. The game will feature a large number of planets, although Kojima noted that players will be able to land their ship in places that aren't really properly formed planets.

 

Your ship is quite big. Yamagishi referred to it as a survey ship rather than a battle ship. He wouldn't confirm if the game will have ship-based battles.

 

Typical of the series, the game will offer a mix of science fiction and fantasy elements. Kojima feels that while the ability to get your own ship may make players picture a more sci-fi slant, the game's fantasy side hasn't taken a hit. He feels that more than previous titles, SO4 fits the "Star Ocean" name. Yamagishi chimed in here, stating that the balance between science fiction and fantasy will be better than any previous entry in the series.

 

The two wouldn't give out the details on the game's time period, but Yamagishi said that we should look forward to TGS, where the time period would be revealed in the form of a surprise. Don't worry too much about major changes, though, as the game will have characters and races connected to previous entries.

 

Sadly, the game's platform is still a mystery. As a hint, Kojima said the game would be released for a system capable of delivering beautiful graphics. In closing comments, Yamagishi added that the series traditional sees one game for one piece of hardware (this was true of part 1 for the SNES, part 2 for the PlayStation, and part 3 for the PS2 -- bug-free director's cuts aside). Star Ocean 4, he said, is also being made with the abilities of its hardware in mind.

 

 

Gameplay

 

The game will use the same real-time battle system as previous games in the series. There is a new Rush gauge. The Rush guage is a feature that allows the play to either have a pre-emptive strike against the enemy, or it will allow them to use a certain ability or a special attack. Each character will have their own unique Rush gauge status.

 

 

Images

 

 

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Trailers

 

 

 

Gameplay video

 

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Reviews

 

Famitsu - 34/40

Game Informer - 7/10

IGN - 8/10

X-Play (G4TV) - 4/5

Team Xbox - 8.5/10

GamePro - 4/5

OXM Online - 8.5/10

1UP : B-

Game Trailers - 8/10

 

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it is not going to nintendo wii (if it is going to wii than that scene was sure and 1000001% cg <_<) ...xbox 360...square does not support it muchl...its a huge title and xbox has not done well in japan so they wont bring this game to xbox coz this title sells well in japan and other markets...i think it will be for ps3.

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it is not going to nintendo wii (if it is going to wii than that scene was sure and 1000001% cg <_<) ...xbox 360...square does not support it at all...its a huge title and xbox has not done well in japan so they wont bring this game to xbox coz this title sells well in japan and other markets...i think it will be for ps3.

 

1) star ocean is not they main top grade franchise like FF or DQ

2) tri ace is making an exclusive rpg for the 360 titled infinite undiscovery funded my Msoft and publised by SE

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Let's get a few things out of the way real fast -

 

1. Platform is NOT confirmed. It has a high likelihood of being a platform exclusive, which one, no one knows for sure. There were ads for openings at tri-Ace for reviving a old, respected franchise on the 360. However, knowing Square they will not put one of the Playstation "heritage" titles exclusive on the 360 and lose out on the Japan sales. Infinite Undiscovery is an exception because the funding is of Microsoft and it is not a traditional J-RPG aimed at the Japanese market.

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