Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness (PS3, PS4)

[Ayn]

Misperception on my part, then. I thought you had to give up Celine for someone, but it's been so long.

So many fond memories of SO. I remember picking it up with my graduation money thinking "Huh, Star Ocean? Wasn't that some game only Japan got? Cool."

Then I didn't take my PSX with me for the first part of freshman year (to make sure I got good grades), got it back around the same time FF8 came out.

Was a great year for RPGs.

[Ayn]

How was Dias as a character? I mean he was all badass in the story, but I heard he was mediocre?

[Elcura]

He has cool moves but I don't remember them being particularly effective in late game. He was like a bad version of Claude? The only move I remember liking and using a lot was Full Moon Slash (because the soundbit is burned into my skull).

Though to be fair I don't think SO generally is hard enough that you have to worry about character tiers, since there's likely always going to be at least 1 or 2 good chars there anyway.

[Krandor]

Dias was pretty much a bad version of Claude. Most of his moves had some unnecessary startup that made them inferior.

He also suffered greatly by not being Chisato, Opera, or Bowman.

[Seravi Edalborez]

You also have the choice of Welch in the PSP version.

PSP version isn't canon, doesn't have the awful(y bad [but so bad it's good]) original PS1 voices.

[Elcura]

PSP version isn't canon, doesn't have the awful(y bad [but so bad it's good]) original PS1 voices.

I feel ya.

PEAR INTO PIECES
MIRROR SLACE
10000 BOLTS
CRAUDE HAS ADVANCED FORWARD HEH

The list goes on. So precious.

[6souls]

It also doesn't have vibrating controller for ridiculous spells. Poor-man's vibe.

[Kirin]

It also doesn't have vibrating controller for ridiculous spells. Poor-man's vibe.

Oh god. Southern Cross + Earthquake.

[Ayn]

PSP version isn't canon, doesn't have the awful(y bad [but so bad it's good]) original PS1 voices.

PEAR INTO PIECES
MIRROR SLACE
10000 BOLTS
CRAUDE HAS ADVANCED FORWARD HEH

I'd rate those somewhere around...80 points?

[Gokku]

Oh god. Southern Cross + Earthquake.

this shit x1000000

[6souls]

This week's Famitsu has an interview with the devs. No DLC is planned, will make if the fans demand it, and they don't want to release a complete edition. Rather than work on DLC, they would prefer working on the next game.

[Julian]

I love you tri-ace, here, have my money.

[Shenrien]

Main character looks like a mature Kirito, fml.

[Lucavi]

Somthing about the eyes in this ultra-realistic-anime style just seems very unnerving. I think its the pure white light source of the eyes while everything else is shaded. Then again, people say the closer robots get to humans, the more unnerving they look.

Edit: At least with her. His white seems to be shaded, most likely from his hair. Her pure white, however.... wierd.

[Kachiko]

Somthing about the eyes in this ultra-realistic-anime style just seems very unnerving. I think its the pure white light source of the eyes while everything else is shaded. Then again, people say the closer robots get to humans, the more unnerving they look.

Edit: At least with her. His white seems to be shaded, most likely from his hair. Her pure white, however.... wierd.

The Uncanny Valley

I don't particularly mind or maybe I don't see it reaching a close enough realism to be bothered by it, but damn, that green drill-haired character has a horrible design....

[Lonely]

This week's Famitsu has an interview with the devs. No DLC is planned, will make if the fans demand it, and they don't want to release a complete edition. Rather than work on DLC, they would prefer working on the next game.

Hopefully they stick to that and end up releasing 2 star ocean games this generation. I wouldn't mind some costumes if they're good.

[Kirin]

In b4 SE demands Lightning replaces Gabriel Celeste/Ethereal Queen or Freya/Valkyrie as optional boss fight dlc.

[Teknique]

Dont even joke about something that rediculous. On a side note, i tried to start up star ocean 3 again last night. and the janky ass character model threw me off so much i immediately turned it off as soon as i got control of fayt =(. Finally got to see the screenies of the game, MC looks pretty decent, Heroine looks derpy. Celine 2.0 is damn good looking (Even a tail!) and the new arumat looks pretty cool. Nice to see they are finally closing the gap between 2 and 3. The 400 year jump was huge. I would like more info on the Klausians and the aliens from the start of 3. (Including info on their phaser rifles that disintegrate shit!) Honestly i feel that 3 didnt really come close to showing what they invented in that time frame since he was on the old ass planet and was not allowed to use current technology due to the underdeveloped planet treaty. And i did like the map thing from 3 but it was rather annoying at times getting that last .01%

[Kaisha]

Does the difference in lighting between the environments and the characters set anyone else off? You got these incredibly detailed and lit locations, and then characters that are rendered like they're dolls and lit like they have an ambient light nearby that doesn't exist for the environment. They don't feel like they belong.

[Not Kuno]

I feel ya.

PEAR INTO PIECES
MIRROR SLACE
10000 BOLTS
CRAUDE HAS ADVANCED FORWARD HEH

The list goes on. So precious.

That's somewhere around eighty points

WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO EVEN MEAN