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[SolidSnakex]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

 

[Jiraiza]

I guess her design doesn't really translate that well into 3D. She looks great, though. Now I'm curious about the art for our token scantily-clad witch.

 

[The Last One]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

Amazing!

 

[Parfait]

Music had me like

Motoi I missed you

Star Ocean I missed you

sooooo goooood

 

[Negator]

It looks like from the menu that you will be able to craft anywhere ala Star Ocean 2. Thank god, having to go back to the crafting table or god forbid...fucking switch discs on the Xbox 360 version of 4. God what the fuck was that all about.

 

[Inuhanyou]

It looks like from the menu that you will be able to craft anywhere ala Star Ocean 2. Thank god, having to go back to the crafting table or god forbid...fucking switch discs on the Xbox 360 version of 4. God what the fuck was that all about.

DVD space bro

 

[OmegaDL50]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

I don't read or speak Japanese but let's see how correct my interpretation is based on the icons.

1) this looks like consumable Items like Black/Blueberries
2) Possibly Skills / Spells?
3) I don't know what this represents. Possibly an equipment menu?
4) I believe this one was used in the previous games for AI tactics.
5) Smithing Hammer probably represents Item Creation / Synthesis
6) The Book is the Compendium of all the of monsters you fought, places you visited, game lore stuff (Both SO3 and SO4 had something similar to this)
7) I don't know what this is. Probably the Save / Load option menu
8) The Gear is obviously the configuration for the game, Volume, Subtitles, Controller options.

To any Japanese reader, let me know how correct / incorrect I was.

Edit: I didn't even see the small English descriptions below the Icons....nevermind this post. Well I was partially right for some of these. I got the Tactics and Equipment icon backwards.

 

[Jiraiza]

I don't read or speak Japanese but let's see how correct my interpretation is based on the icons.

1) this looks like consumable Items like Black/Blueberries
2) Possibly Skills / Spells?
3) I don't know what this represents. Possibly an equipment menu?
4) I believe this one was used in the previous games for AI tactics.
5) Smithing Hammer probably represents Item Creation / Synthesis
6) The Book is the Compendium of all the of monsters you fought, places you visited, game lore stuff (Both SO3 and SO4 had something similar to this)
7) I don't know what this is. Probably the Save / Load option menu
8) The Gear is obviously the configuration for the game, Volume, Subtitles, Controller options.

To any Japanese reader, let me know how correct / incorrect I was.

The English is right above the Japanese, in case you haven't noticed. But yeah, you're more or less on point. Not sure what the second one is. Roles?

 

[Negator]

I don't read or speak Japanese but let's see how correct my interpretation is based on the icons.

To any Japanese reader, let me know how correct / incorrect I was.

The Japanese text has small english letters above it, there's really no guesswork necessary. lol.

 

[ULTROS!]

I don't read or speak Japanese but let's see how correct my interpretation is based on the icons.

1) this looks like consumable Items like Black/Blueberries
2) Possibly Skills / Spells?
3) I don't know what this represents. Possibly an equipment menu?
4) I believe this one was used in the previous games for AI tactics.
5) Smithing Hammer probably represents Item Creation / Synthesis
6) The Book is the Compendium of all the of monsters you fought, places you visited, game lore stuff (Both SO3 and SO4 had something similar to this)
7) I don't know what this is. Probably the Save / Load option menu
8) The Gear is obviously the configuration for the game, Volume, Subtitles, Controller options.

To any Japanese reader, let me know how correct / incorrect I was.

There are small English texts above the menu items.

1. Items
2. Skills
3. Roles
4. Equipment
5. Creation
6. Encyclopedia
7. Load
8. Settings

 

[AmethystEnd]

The English is right above the Japanese, in case you haven't noticed. But yeah, you're more or less on point. Not sure what "Rolls" or whatever the word is, can't read it.

It says roles. Probably where you setup AI behavior.

 

[Qvoth]

it's roles, not rolls
probably ai settings for your party members

 

[kayos90]

Not sure why but I wasn't very impressed with what they showed. The combat looked really slow and the animations looked very robotic. I feel like I sense more smoothness and life from SO3 for some reason. Idk why... just something about it feels really off in combat...

 

[Negator]

Not sure why but I wasn't very impressed with what they showed. The combat looked really slow and the animations looked very robotic. I feel like I sense more smoothness and life from SO3 for some reason. Idk why... just something about it feels really off in combat...

It's probably very early in the game from inexperienced players, where there are the least amount of skills and the least amount of skill from the player.

 

[HeelPower]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

Despite the character gameplay models being really good,they still don't look as good as this art.

We still can't beat art like this in real time graphics.

 

[jiggle]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

Akiman <3
He needs to work on more games

 

[Qvoth]

Not sure why but I wasn't very impressed with what they showed. The combat looked really slow and the animations looked very robotic. I feel like I sense more smoothness and life from SO3 for some reason. Idk why... just something about it feels really off in combat...

felt the same way too tbh :<

 

[Soriku]

Not sure why but I wasn't very impressed with what they showed. The combat looked really slow and the animations looked very robotic. I feel like I sense more smoothness and life from SO3 for some reason. Idk why... just something about it feels really off in combat...

The videos aren't 60 FPS, the game is, so it's hard to gauge the smoothness. Even more when playing the game will feel different from just watching. Also SO3 combat was especially awesome with the postgame skills. We don't know how SO5 will fare lategame yet.

 

[Kenai]

Looked good. Not amazing, but good. And that was clearly pretty early on in the game with limited options and new players.

 

[Ralemont]

You promised me more SO3, tri-ace. And I don't see nonstop Sidekick spam, now do I?

 

[Error]

Looks fantastic, but I really hope that most narrative scenes don't play out the way they do in the video. It looks so lifeless.

edit: Lifeless is the wrong word I was looking for. I'm just hoping that they aren't ALL like that.

Producer said there'll be traditional cutscenes, just not a shitload of them like in SO4.

 

[TheFatMan]

Game looks like it's coming along very well! I'm hopeful for a 2016 NA release! (crosses fingers)

 

[jjonez18]

Wow in and out of battles seamlessly. This game is looking pretty cool.

 

[Newtype-001]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

&#7576; &#7506;&#7461;&#7506;&#7557;
excited

 

[Negator]

Looks like that blue gem currency next to Fol is SP. It looks like it's shared between the whole party now.

 

[jiggle]

Blonde guy has such tiny leetle head

 

[OmegaDL50]

Alexander O. Smith was one of the main localization specialists / translators for Star Ocean 3 for the English release.

He wasn't involved with SO4's localization though.

Since SO5 takes more after SO3, I wonder what the chances of him also helping with SO5's localization.

I don't know if SO4's localization was worst than SO3's because of the lack of Alexander O. Smith's involvement, but I'm sure it definitely didn't help either.

 

[Negator]

8-4 was responsible for SO4's localization. I don't know if it was because of the source material, or because they didn't have much input, or if they just don't care about Star Ocean, but we all know what happened.

 

[benzy]

I like how you can adjust the camera proximity to the character.

 

[Jiraiza]

They just got destroyed by that huge eye floating monster thing.

So NPCs and your party of seven? That's a lot of stuff going on.

 

[threelights]

Star Ocean still being one of the few series that does "boss with adds" well.

Despite the choppy framerate on the stream, it still looked pretty good.

 

[duckroll]

Good to see that hard as nails optional boss fights is still something tri-Ace cares a lot about, lol. One thing I've noticed watching all these gameplay videos though, is that the camera can be really, really disorientating. Hopefully they work on that more. Needs more natural tracking, because if the player has to keep adjusting it, it'll give many headaches.

 

[Aeana]

8-4 was responsible for SO4's localization. I don't know if it was because of the source material, or because they didn't have much input, or if they just don't care about Star Ocean, but we all know what happened.

It was the source material. But the lead on SO4 is also no longer employed by 8-4 to my knowledge, so either way you'd have nothing to worry about regardless.

 

[threelights]

Wait? What did he say about the PSP version of SO2 there?

 

[Negator]

Wait? What did he say about the PSP version of SO2 there?

He made it sound like it was coming to Vita and PS4. I however am not fluent in Japanese so it could just be tales from my ass.

It was the source material. But the lead on SO4 is also no longer employed by 8-4 to my knowledge, so either way you'd have nothing to worry about regardless.

I'm pretty confident that another disaster on the level of SO4 won't happen again, but that's slightly reassuring.

 

[Some Nobody]

Game looks like I wanted a next-gen SO5 to look. It's safe to say there's no reason to be worried anymore.

 

[i-Jest]

So glad I preordered.

 

[duckroll]

Sadly I turned the stream off after the demo ended because I kept getting kicked from it. I jumped back in when Negator mentioned that, and the comments seem to indicate that it wasn't made clear if it was some sort of HD remaster or a PS Archives sort of thing.

 

[ULTROS!]

I don't think the translation was horrible in SO4. It's the execution of the script that was the problem, 'kay?

Did Lymle have the 'kay problems in the Japanese version?

 

[Aeana]

If there's a stream going on, why isn't it linked in the first post? Or why is it being discussed in a thread about three pre-recorded videos?

 

[threelights]

Sadly I turned the stream off after the demo ended because I kept getting kicked from it. I jumped back in when Negator mentioned that, and the comments seem to indicate that it wasn't made clear if it was some sort of HD remaster or a PS Archives sort of thing.

God damnit duckroll, why do we pay you?!

I'm pretty sure he said it would be coming to vita and ps4 though...

If there's a stream going on, why isn't it linked in the first post? Or why is it being discussed in a thread about three pre-recorded videos?

duckroll posted the link a while ago. From Famitsu

It's over already. (edit: the SO5 part is "over", there's more going on with other games).

 

[RedX]

Oh man this looks sooo good! The hype is real

The music in the Famitsu vid is in-game right? Does that mean there's no normal battle music? It didn't change from battle to field roaming.

 

[DangerMouse]

Can't freaking wait. Looks so good!

 

[OmegaDL50]

He made it sound like it was coming to Vita and PS4. I however am not fluent in Japanese so it could just be tales from my ass.

Oh man. If a re-release of SO2 did happen for the PS4 and had a chance of a Western release I would buy it instantly the day an announcement was made.

 

[Bladenic]

Here's the full menu screen

http://www.4gamer.net/games/298/G029832/20150914117/

WOW that looks gorgeous. Like the blond dude's look a lot.

 

[_Isaac]

Wow that actually looks pretty interesting. I've never played a Star Ocean game before, but is the battle system basically one character that you control (and swtich) and then you'll have gambits for your NPCs teammates?

 

[AmethystEnd]

Wow that actually looks pretty interesting. I've never played a Star Ocean game before, but is the battle system basically one character that you control (and swtich) and then you'll have gambits for your NPCs teammates?

Yep.

 

[SolVanderlyn]

Art looks more in line with this

Than this

Which is very promising. Blonde guy is named Victor - is this new info?

 

[BasilZero]

Looks great!

2016 is gonna be a great year for RPGs.

 

[Mory Dunz]

Environments seem kind of generic