Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness

[gbaplayer]

Looks promising and that hot witch and cute female main character...wow!^^

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What do you think?

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[Jonathan Ingram]

I don't know how popular a sentiment this is, but Star Ocean has got to be one of the most consistently mediocre role-playing series that I've ever had the displeasure of playing, with C-tier story, characters and writing. And judging by the first screens shown, I think it's safe to say that SO5 will follow in the footsteps of its forebearers. Those character designs are just... ughh!

[Bananamatic]

SO3 was amazing fun in terms of gameplay, spent a few hundred hours on it
SO4 was garbage

not sure if hype

[broken harbour]

Glad they stick with the tradition of ridiculous protagonist names. Fidel Camus? Sounds like a 70s prog rock band name.

[Xyga]

Looks like 4-2...

EDIT: ok let's give Tri-Ace a chance, maybe they'll make an interesting game this time ? Who knows.

[iconoclast]

Star Ocean 4 had one of the most unbearably awful stories and cast of characters I've ever seen in a game. I thought the combat system was decent enough, but everything else was 2/10 trash at best.

But on the other hand, Resonance of Fate was borderline great. I guess this could go either way, depending on the staff.

[Xyga]

To be more precise I'd be okay with a new one if they could go back to the roots of the franchise, with all the weirdness and freshness it had.

SO2 is probably the RPG I played the most in my life, despite the flaws it was still full of originality and awesome stuff, especially back in 1999.

But by the pictures it looks like they will try to do a 'better SO4', which would be a bad idea...

[CStarFlare]

SO2 is the game that got me on internet message boards (I wanted help completing my voice collection!), and I put over a hundred hours into it and SO3. SO4 was a fiasco, and I can't see myself giving SO5 an honest shot.

Maybe I'll play Blue Sphere instead?

[Bananamatic]

infinite undiscovery was also an abortion, don't forget that one

[BryanM]

I don't know how popular a sentiment this is, but Star Ocean has got to be one of the most consistently mediocre role-playing series that I've ever had the displeasure of playing

I'm okay with it existing. It's at least no Breath of Fire.

And Breath of Fire is at least no All The Bravest.

[ryu]

Star Ocean 4 was unplayable for me.

I'm in!

[BIL]

IDGAF. If deez guys do the OST I'm DAY 1 BUYIN

[Formless God]

http://gematsu.com/2015/04/star-ocean-5 ... creenshots

Regarding what makes Star Ocean 5 a Star Ocean game: “The Star Ocean games are a series that I feel should be about enabling the players to enjoy what’s going on comfortably. Over the years, the games have always had action game elements in their combat systems, but they’re otherwise definitely not action games in the truest sense. For Star Ocean 5 as well, we’re making a game that’s not so dependent purely on player skill to be enjoyed so that our audience can focus on taking on the world and characters that we’ve created here.”

ZZZZZZZZzzzzz fuck that, where's VP3

[Xyga]

Wait, battles were about the only decent thing in SO4.
And soooo now... some paid dumbass got a brilliant idea: make SO5 battle system boring !?

[gbaplayer]

That witch is hot.

And look at the cutie...



2 reasons to buy that game for sure.

[Skykid]

That witch is hot.

And look at the cutie...

2 reasons to buy that game for sure.

Dude. They're cartoons.

[trap15]

I like all the outfits quite a bit (though the witch's mostly because it's just beyond retarded), but pink-hair girl has some serious issues with eye placement

[Blinge]

That witch is hot.

And look at the cutie...

2 reasons to buy that game for sure.

Dude. They're cartoons.

A return to form I see

[BIL]

pink-hair girl has some serious issues with eye placement

Ahh... Shannen Doherty-chan. ¦3

[Xyga]

SO4's characters looked like perfect porcelain dolls, so maybe this time they're trying to fuck up proportions on purpose ?

Tri-Ace were never good at recreating manga-like figures in 3D models, dunno why.

[gbaplayer]

That witch is hot.

And look at the cutie...

2 reasons to buy that game for sure.

Dude. They're cartoons.

Are you serious?

[evil_ash_xero]

Tri-Ace have a habit of frustrating the hell out of me.

They'll have good gameplay, then everything else sucks.

So, I'm not going to "wait and see". If I hear something good about it, I'll take a look.