Amazon still hasn't even shipped my damn game yet. It better be here Tuesday or I riot!
You and I, both.
Can't wait. Balancing this and RE5 will be hard.
Amazon still hasn't even shipped my damn game yet. It better be here Tuesday or I riot!
Sounds good.
Sounds bad.
Still getting it though.
I loved SO2 and SO3, but SO4 bored me because the story lost me
Should I play SO5?
The story and characters are better than 4 but the game itself is shorter cause of a lack of budget. You should buy it if you want another game with a higher budget
Gonna copy what I wrote in the other thread:
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Can you pre-load games on PSN? I feel like this should be a feature, especially for those of us with shitty download speeds...
Squeenix Store has shipped out my CE, hopefully it'll get here next week. Also Grand Kingdom releasing tomorrow as well. Busy times indeed.
yeah, the download is up for preloading
I remember the devs saying they were gonna go back to the roots with the battle system, is it implementend well? Big changes? What is it more similiar to from past games?
Thanks for all the informative posts
Amazon still hasn't even shipped my damn game yet. It better be here Tuesday or I riot!
The story and characters are better than 4 but the game itself is shorter cause of a lack of budget. You should buy it if you want another game with a higher budget
Not a bad game, although I was surprised how short it was (~21-22 hours while doing a bunch of sidequests). Didn't do the post-game content, so I have no idea how long it takes.
I enjoyed the combat and the role system, although the latter allowed me to break a game in a way that made the last stretch of the game a cakewalk.
Biggest offenders are the small scope (I don't mind smaller stories per se, but this one felt limited due to a budget) and repeated maps/enemies.
On the other hand, I really liked most of the characters, which is a great thing for a JRPG.
If anyone is interested in checking out the game, I streamed my whole playthrough and you can check the archive here.
Not a bad game, although I was surprised how short it was (~21-22 hours while doing a bunch of sidequests). Didn't do the post-game content, so I have no idea how long it takes.
I enjoyed the combat and the role system, although the latter allowed me to break a game in a way that made the last stretch of the game a cakewalk.
Biggest offenders are the small scope (I don't mind smaller stories per se, but this one felt limited due to a budget) and repeated maps/enemies.
On the other hand, I really liked most of the characters, which is a great thing for a JRPG.
If anyone is interested in checking out the game, I streamed my whole playthrough and you can check the archive here.
This game is only 20-25 hours long? Well, that kind of sucks.
As someone who has never played a Star Ocean game, are the stories linked with the previous games so that I can't get a grasp on what will be happening in Star Ocean 5?
I'm thinking of picking it up and trying it up.
I second this. Everyone wanting to buy past launch are just ensuring a sequel never gets made.
I'm getting this but also thinking of going back and playing Star Ocean 4 on PS3 after finishing this. I played Till the end of time back in the day but never played 4. Is 4 a good game?
Some of my favorite jrpgs like phantasy star 4, chrono trigger and super mario rpg are 10-15 hours long because they lack filler or at least dont have much of it.
Wait-what? Really? Is it all killer and no filler then?I'm already ready to replay this in English. One of the benefits of the short length, I guess. Let's do it.
I think i prefer that kind of length over the bloated jrpg that's only long due to filler.
Some of my favorite jrpgs like phantasy star 4, chrono trigger and super mario rpg are 10-15 hours long because they lack filler or at least dont have much of it.
They're completely separate stories. However, there are tiny connections here and there that allow the player to get more out of it. You'll be fine if you jump in here.
Gonna copy what I wrote in the other thread:
Started playing it today.. kinda disappointed with the lack of cutscenes and the bad camera. :/
I loved Star Ocean 4, played it like 150 hours, but the beginning here is so disappointing, lack of cutscenes as well.
The cutscenes are kinda in the gameplay, I mean when you walk the characters talk and stuff.
It's short as I read, that's good for me at least.
Order has been shipped.
Anticipation is high.
Can't wait to dive in to another mainline SO game again.
I was sure 4 was the death of the series. I've got my fingers crossed that NA/EU sales of this game meet expectations.
Gonna copy what I wrote in the other thread:
Started playing it today.. kinda disappointed with the lack of cutscenes and the bad camera. :/
I loved Star Ocean 4, played it like 150 hours, but the beginning here is so disappointing, lack of cutscenes as well.
The cutscenes are kinda in the gameplay, I mean when you walk the characters talk and stuff.
It's short as I read, that's good for me at least.
I loved SO2. Like some others have said, one of the best JRPGs ever.
I quit 3 after 15 hours because it was going nowhere.
I quit 4 because i hated the long gaps between savepoints.
Should i enjoy this? It sound like it.