Star Ocean: The Last Hope Full HD Remaster
From the creative minds of Square Enix and tri-Ace, STAR OCEAN – THE LAST HOPE takes place at the very beginning of the Star Ocean series. This action-packed RPG takes players on the epic journey of mankind’s last stand, with exploration and battle across some of the most mysterious, dangerous and fantastical worlds of the universe. Explore the galaxy on your quest, make allies and enemies among the alien races you encounter, and uncover a danger so great that it threatens all of creation. Earth has been decimated by World War III and now humanity must turn to the stars in search of a new home. Explore the galaxy on your quest, make allies and enemies among the alien races you encounter and uncover a danger so great that it threatens all of creation. Spectacular New 4k and Full HD Visuals Exhilarating Real-time Battles A universe of adventure and danger await in the great Star Ocean!
Game Discussion
Steam User 190
Says Unsupported, but worked perfectly fine on Steam Deck. Controls map fine, graphics, etc. Maxed out settings at 1280x800 resolution at a solid 60 fps.
Just wanted to point that out as people may be wondering how it performs on Steam Deck.
I played this way back on the PS3 (one of my first games on it) with the International release and enjoyed it.
Steam User 16
Played this game in high school and liked it. It's anime-cringey but def a guilty pleasure. The crafting can be a big pain as well as gathering a mats.
All in all a worth its current price and worth the 90+ hours I've spent playing it lol. Worth a play if you like JRPGs.
Steam User 10
One of my favorite oldie. Love beautiful Reimi. Love Reimi's range attacks using widespread arrows. Challenging post-game dungeon. Has replayability.
Steam User 6
I first played this game on the PS3 when i was 16, i loved it. The story is good, it is directed to a young adult. and the battle system is awesome. Played it again on pc. The port has some performance bugs, but is mostly fine.
Steam User 6
SO4 is a fine game with mechanics that you can expect if you've played any of the previous entries in the franchise.
Forewarning though, if you cannot learn how to blindside consistently, perform rush combos, perform critical hits, and synthesize items then you will have a bad time with this game. It also does not help when the game tries to skill check you 2 times in the beginning of the game with Barachiel and Sahariel, 2 bosses in the beginning that will most likely wreck you.
Compared to other RPG's like the Tales series, it does however lack the nice little extras like: Party Banter, Unlockable Skins, More room for ship upgrades, New Game+, Setting the party leader should change the in-game model
The worst aspects I would say is that item quantity is capped to 20, meaning that you will have to waste time traveling to previous locations to buy materials or farm them again to reach the required efficiency for mass item creation.
Unlike other similar games, you cannot issue commands to your party members without actually switching to them and then going back into the menu to issue the command.
Tactics are lackluster as there isn't really much explanation on the subtle difference between each one, the best system would be something like from Tales or Dragon Age where you can fine tune the AI behavior.
It's a good game underneath with features lacking from other games you can find on Steam, however if you can get past Barachiel and Sahariel then everything else is cakewalk, even Satanail.
Steam User 14
The animations may suck, all the models are lifeless dolls and the story is pretty meh compared to the other games in the series. The combat and crafting system is pretty good and to be honest, that's all that really matters.
Steam User 11
So, I'm reading a lot of scathing reviews about this game recently. Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and hate for this game isn't anything new. I remember when it came out, it was pretty hit or miss with the fans of the series. For the life of me though, I cannot fathom how anyone would like part 3 and hate this game.
Don't get me wrong, I like part 3. I even enjoyed the "twist" of part 3 and always thought that made complete sense with everything we know about the Star Ocean universe, but part 3 has all of the issues people have with this game. Voice acting is bad, character models look bland, story is kind of out there... but I hear people who hurl those criticisms at this game, like part 3, and I don't get it. I think the voice acting of this game is a cut above part 3 (with a few exceptions), the character models, while bland, look much better and proportionate than part 3. Every single SO game has a zany story, but that's what I've always loved about it. The over-the-top nature is always fun. What's more, where part 3 felt limited in scope and very repetitive with the use of dungeons and areas you visit, part 4 allows for actual space travel between systems. Something no other SO game has done until then and since.
Honestly, I don't see what they got wrong about this game that people hate. It's not part 2, but no game in the series was part 2 (even 6, that tried to be). To me, this is one of the better games in the series, and if you can get past its flaws (because they exist), you may like it too.
The only game in the series I can understand the hatred for is part 5, but I'm going to get back to playing it soon, and that's an entirely different story...