Excellent point. I really hope there are plenty of scenes with real close-ups, too.
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[TGS] Star Ocean 5 TGS 2015 demo gameplay video released
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Excellent point. I really hope there are plenty of scenes with real close-ups, too.
R_thanatos
Member
Long range/ short range ? YES
Dat piano Theme ? YES
Seamless transition from field to battle ? YES
Guest fighter in a party ? YES
Changing the main fighter during battle seems easy ! Oh yeah
Verdict : goddamit i want this demo NOW
Dat piano Theme ? YES
Seamless transition from field to battle ? YES
Guest fighter in a party ? YES
Changing the main fighter during battle seems easy ! Oh yeah
Verdict : goddamit i want this demo NOW
SoraanTribal
Member
I'm actually disappointed that the Blindside mechanic doesn't seem to be in this one (at least from what the videos show). I really liked SO4's combat because of that. Not a big deal anyway. Game looks pretty good.
MissDeviling
Member
Looking forward to the exploration. And hopefully the ally AI won't get in your way when you're battling.
Came to say this too. I'm hoping it was just a bad player because the battle camera seemed horrible in other places too.
You mean, you want real time cut-scenes and not just in game dialogue during gameplay, right?
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
I just can't watch them for very long. Whoever is playing has that habit of yanking the camera left or right in short bursts instead of moving the camera smoothly. I've never understood why people do that.
It looks good though.
It looks good though.
AtomskEater
Member
Menu sounds are awakening a mighty nostalgia. Haven't played an entry for this series since the SO1 remake for PSP.
Can't speak for them, but that's why I agreed, at least.
There were a good number of them in SO3. I hope there are here too.
That's true, there were also a decent amount of dialogue options too, to change character relationships. Hopefully they've kept that along with the traditional billion different endings
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
This is looking really impressive, and it's great to see some actual direct game play. I think this looks like it could be a really incredible game. The combat looks awesome.
UltimaWeapon
Member
lol my feelings exactly... made it very hard to watch.
My only gameplay gripe is I wish the supporting characters turned transparent when they're in front of the camera so they don't block your active character.
Still, Day 0 for me.
SliceSabre
Banned
I am seeing and hearing everything I've ever wanted from the Star Ocean series. Absolutely love the music. Seeing your party members while walking around out in the field is one of the quickest ways for a JRPG to get in my panties and wallet. Oh and the music strongly reminds me of Star Ocean 3 which is lovely because that one is my favorite.
Thank you SE. ;___;
Thank you SE. ;___;
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Yeah, a friend's cousin plays like that. He'll move the joystick slightly, let it centre, move the joystick slightly, let it centre ...
Why on earth don't they just keep their thumb on the joystick and move it smoothly?
Sir Griffith
Member
Umm.... hyped?! Getting some good vibes from these demos
Also, that is some rad Star Ocean music. And those classic SO menu sounds.... <3
Also, that is some rad Star Ocean music. And those classic SO menu sounds.... <3
threelights
Member
If they do away with Private Actions I'll be more pissed than anyone was with SO4 >.>
If PAs and crafting is in, that's all I'll need out of this game. Gameplay and soundtrack I have no doubts that they'll deliver.
AmethystEnd
Member
They would literally have to have zero common sense if they took out PAs while trying to "bring back" Star Ocean.
threelights
Member
Yeah. I guess so.
I'm just a little scared of today's AAA mentality of not putting in anything that takes effort and can be missed by the player...
But they've been doing all the right things so far in SO, so I shouldn't worry much.
Definitely coming, when is what we don't know.
AmethystEnd
Member
This is a problem that I've missed having.
Yeah, Private Actions is a must.
Obliterator
Member
Day 1 purchase. Hope it doesn't take too long to come to the West
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Love the gameplay blowout. Sooo damn glad that tri-Ace is back!
Valkerionseven
Member
PepsimanVsJoe
Member
Sakuraba always delivers on non-Tales games.
Probably one my most wanted games for 2016.
Probably one my most wanted games for 2016.
DragoonKain
Neighbours from Hell
I hope the item creation system is as robust as SO4. It was fun, although time consuming.
I'm sure as always it will be packed to the gills with sidequests.
I'm sure as always it will be packed to the gills with sidequests.
I know right so good.
Also that artwork when they went to the menu!
Damn, that artwork. Also loved the piano theme at the end of Famitsu. All over my face.
I know right so good.
Also that artwork when they went to the menu!
Gott Damn!
People complain about the character designs, but i think their issue is the translation to 3D graphics in this title than anything about the designs themselves.
I think the art is great, always has been in SO. I think the character models are odd and stiff like boards. But then I've always seen SO (since 3) to have had very peculiar models and a stiffness to it so this is par for the course for me with the series.
Probably a little early to make assumptions but it seems like we may not get a regular battle theme this time around? The battles were fairly short and the dungeon/field theme was just playing thoughout all of the video. I was really hoping to hear a battle theme that could compete with Cutting Edge of Notion.
Maybe that's why the website for the game had all the regular battle themes from the previous Star Ocean games but not Star Ocean 5...
Maybe that's why the website for the game had all the regular battle themes from the previous Star Ocean games but not Star Ocean 5...
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
Weird. It looks like a PS2 game for the PS4. I want to like this game pretty badly, but after watching the forgamer video (the long one), it looks pretty rough. I'll wait to see some more footage later on and see if it doesn't look so low-budget.
Maybe I should try to purge MGSV from my mind for a bit and see if that changes my opinion.
Maybe I should try to purge MGSV from my mind for a bit and see if that changes my opinion.
Well, I'm real down with a male JRPG main character that doesn't wear a belly shirt.
I think you are correct about that, it's more about the transition to 3D that is in some ways jarring.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
Nice. I'm liking the gameplay. Some of the effects seem fairly tame though, but I'm assuming this will be steadily enhanced.
The menu looks good. Way better than FFXV's.
The menu looks good. Way better than FFXV's.
Heads up, in 15 minutes Famitsu will be streaming 50 minutes of SO5 with the producer on Nico: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv234613185
AmethystEnd
Member
Well, I was going to sleep, but why not.
OmegaDL50
Member
I would love to see ANY PS2 game look this good with the large open environments that are shown in this videos for Star Ocean 5.
Although I could understand if you said it looked like a PS3 title, because the PS3 is the main development platform due to the Japanese userbase in mind.
Basically SO5 for the PS4 is more or less an upscaled port of a PS3 game with 60FPS most likely. Kind of like how Tales of Zestiria is also an upscaled PS3 title for the PS4.
I love Tales and am meh on SO, but kinda agree. Here's hoping Berseria is better.
Anyway it looks good and I'll play when I get a PS4.
Its a PS3 game upressed for PS4. The dev team have made no allusions about that from the beginning, it was a way they could hold onto their development budget.
I can understand people saying it looks like a lower budget game, which it probably is compared to AAA titles, but comparing this to PS2 titles is completely ridiculous and immediately takes away any credibility from the poster