Is it me...

[PieIsAwesome]

Or is Star Ocean 4 looking to be yet another uninspired, typical JRPG full of anime cliches?

I used to dig JRPGs years ago on the PS1. Now it is always the same repeated crap. When I first saw the trailer for SO4 I thought we were going to get something more fresh and serious, but later videos showed cookie-cutter-looking characters, girl-cat hybrid furries, and oh god the voice acting.

I suppose this is a rant but I feel disappointed.

I have not seen any threads here regarding the game so does anyone care about it or have any expectations they want share?

 

[erwos]

You're judging a game by screenshots and trailers. Do you think that's a particularly good way to judge a game? I don't.

 

[dighn]

I haven't followed this game much, but I hope they play to their strength which IMO is being one of the very few overtly sci-fi'ish JPRGs.

 

[Sadaiyappan]

Is this ever coming to PS3?

 

[erwos]

Originally posted by: Sadaiyappan
Is this ever coming to PS3?

Put it this way: S-E hasn't even put a date on TLR, and that was a game that _was_ announced for the PS3. I wouldn't spend a lot of time waiting for SO4 to ever pop up.

 

[Dorkenstein]

This game looks rad, I'm probably going to get it.

 

[Schfifty Five]

Game looks awesome, though I haven't played any Star Ocean title yet.

Have been thinking of getting the 2 available for PSP, but I've got too many games to play as it is.

Do I need to play the previous games to understand the story?

 

[Dorkenstein]

The story is deeper than I even realized. You don't REALLY need to play the previous games, but it sure does help, and it's kind of a cool story. But I played them out of order and still really enjoyed them.

 

[erwos]

The PSP remakes are supposedly quite good. I'd play them, period.

 

[bl4ckfl4g]

It looks good to me. Also the team that works on the always awesome FF cut scenes are doing it for Star Ocean 4.

 

[AdvancedRobotics]

Originally posted by: Schfifty Five
Game looks awesome, though I haven't played any Star Ocean title yet.

Star Ocean: The Second Story (PS1) was by far the best one, and one of my favorite RPGs for the that matter. Great game with a good story and many characters. A lot of sidequests make it a very long game as well, especially if you do the optional dungeon at the end, and the extra boss fight after that as well.

edit: just read: the main starship in the series is the calnus, same ship that claude's dad commanded in star ocean 2. awesome 🙂