Battles are fought in real time with a party of four. While running around the world, you will see monsters appear along the way and they can be avoided or fought against if you engage them (or if they attack you from getting too close). I found the pacing of the story to flesh out was way too long and I really didn?t even start to become interested in the overall plot until 6 to 8 hours in once you start to piece together everything and start to learn the ?Why? of it all. A Square Enix RPG wouldn?t be complete either without the numerous and sometimes overly long cutscenes that are very beautiful to watch, but enjoying them can be impossible at times due to the terrible script coupled with some voice acting that may make you cringe at times.
Apart from this great beginning to the main plot, the remainder of the overall story is quite cliché and filled with the typical JRPG plot twists, never-give-up attitudes, plethora of friends that will stick by your side no matter what, and of course the predictable entity that can destroy all life that must be stopped no matter what.Įdge will gather and make new friends along the way of course, but I needed to specially mention Lymle (Who is a friendly child that tags along early on to save her Grandpa) and instantly suggest turning off her in-battle voice as it was simply the most annoying repetitive catch phrases I?ve heard in quite awhile, and this is even after 40 hours of playing The Last Remnant!Įven though you?ll most likely sense what is going to happen next, or even know what the next paragraph of dialogue will be, Star Ocean is built as a very traditional RPG and comes complete with battling monsters (though not enough variety overall) and searching for treasure chests in the oddest places. Ten years later (10 S.D), the first SRF mission gets its official beginning.Įdge Maverick (The typical honest and good doer) and Reimi Saionji (Who follows everything by the books) who are childhood friends, are members of the SRF and given the daunting task of exploring the galaxy for a habitable new home for mankind. This accomplishment sets the new Spacedate Calendar (S.D) in place from here on. In 2087 A.D, Space Reconnaissance Force (the SRF) is formed and due to a sudden surge of warp drive technology, the prospect of finding a new home among the stars in space comes closer to reality. Normal people survive by living underground and it?s decided that the planets population needs a new habitat so now it?s time to find a new home somewhere out in the ocean of stars.
Shortly after, a cease-fire is negotiated and although the War is abruptly over, the lasting effects wreak havoc the planets environment. World War 3 occurs in 2064 A.D and the much of Earth?s population is decimated by nuclear devastation almost instantly. The timeline can be a little confusing at first, so I will explain the main events so that you can understand a little clearer of what happens and when. You aren?t required to know or understand the stories from the whole franchise to undertake this adventure, but knowing the basics is interesting since there are a few moments where you suddenly realize who someone is (or related to) or will become in the future.
STAR OCEAN THE LAST HOPE INTERNATIONAL REVIEW SERIES
Star Ocean: The Last Hope takes place many years before the original sequel and is a prequel that gives some back-story if you?re knowledgeable of the story in the series so far. Great gameplay and a crafting system mixes things up and keeps everything interesting but only if you are able to swallow some appalling voice work on top of a notably slow pace of story. Luckily about 5 years of development of this entry in the Star Ocean series has seemed to pay off from a technical standpoint, but nothing is without its flaws. Square Enix and tri-Ace have brought their latest RPG to the masses and to be completely honest, I was quite worried that it was going to have the same technical problems that the previous title The Last Remnant had.
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