Is Star Ocean a good game?
>>638342445her english VA had the hottest voice
What were they thinking?
>>638342445one of the hottest character designs i've ever seen and it's wasted on a mediocre entry in a jrpg series i don't care about
>>638342445Is this game on PC ?Also which one is this
>>638345053SO 5, the worst in the series.
>>638342445The series’ quality varies and even at its best I imagine many would consider it above average at most. That said I have been a fan for quite some time and I’m glad of it, the novelty of “Trek through an anime filter” has yet to wear off after all these years and with 6 proving to be an honestly great game I really hope that tri-Ace don’t go under taking franchise with them
>>638342445yes :p
>Stuck in IC hell
>>638346117
>>638344720>>638346117>>638346746He looks so fucking weird.
>>638342445I liked 2, never played the others.
>>638346746>Girl firts>He gets nervous and runs awayIt's literally me
>>638347351good news, you've already played the best one by far and don't have to waste time on the others
>>638346916it's a little kid's head on an adult body lmao
>>638346746>metal brace on her neck bends with her head movementThis is annoying me more than it should. She wouldn't be able to rotate her head at all in that thing.
>>638344720"It'd be really funny if we gave the mage thicker arms and higher atk than the dude with the greatsword"
>>638342445how the fuck would you even manage to put this outfit on?
>>638344720Get mogged by his brother.
>>638348176I fucking love this girl>we want the Ryza audienceMore games should do this
>>638348176Cutest ending with Marielle's one. I should do a a chaos run with laeti but no jj is painful.
>>638342445the only one i played was till the end of time and i lost interest in it pretty early on. i dont even remember much of it and keep confusing memories of it with tales of vesperia, which i also lost interest in pretty early.
tri-Ace games are pure soul. They need to be protected.
>>638342445Only 2 and 3.
>>638346746Lmfao I remember when star ocean schizo told me that this character design was so much better than smt v kun
>>638348104I loved the bit where their Dad’s first second on screen and he does the right foot forward thumbs-up Ray’s been doing the whole game before either son even yells “父さん”
>>638342445Bring my boy back.
>>638347639>top left
>>6383424455 certainly isn't. I haven't gotten around to playing 6 yet but I've heard it's at least a step in the right direction.
3 killed the franchise
Resonance of Fate was betterthey should make a sequel to that
>>638348537>>638349624Most underrated tri-Ace game and it’s not even close since no-one else but me played it
>>638349942I have it on my PS4, just haven't gotten around to it. Did you run into any of the technical issues when playing it?
>>638349942EA is mostly Spike Chunsoft though, I wouldn't call it a Tri-Ace gameIt's like saying Final Fantasy 13-2 is a tri-ace game because they happened to help development on that
>>638348176This woman is sexy
>>638350146tri-Ace didn't have any big positions on 13-2, whereas EA was directed, written, produced, and lead programmed by tri-Ace staff. Not quite the same comparison.
>>638350057No, I wasn’t aware it was known for it either
>>638350616People supposedly had frequent crashing issues with it.
>>638348176God I wanna hold hands while kissing Rie Takahashi’s voice
>>638349558>sold the most>filters idiots3 is perfect
i love ass
>>638342445No penis, not this time. I'm never trusting you again after buying Xenoshit Chronicles 2.
Post more webms.
>>638343286every hot voiced chick ive heard before I've seen is always ugly, it's like a curse
>>638356582
>>638342445who is this from what game?
She's so perfect
>>638342445>legs clipping through each other
kino
>>638349112>Screws up time and time again>"Damn, I screwed up">Game endsThat's literally his whole character
>>638342445>Literal perfection stuck in a shit game
>>638358747>art is great>models are some uncanny valley down-looking shitWhy god
its fun
>>638359329SO has always had God Tier concept art but fuck do they always find away to bungle it up
>>6383424452 was pretty good, 1 was okay. Didn’t finish 3. I meant to but I got hooked on exploring everywhere 100% and got so distracted with other stuff.
>>638349942I played resonance and only remember spamming the run and jump move the whole game
The last one good Star Ocean I playes was 3 and have good fond memories of it. Is SO6 good enough?
>>638360382Nah, these games are just getting worse after 3. The mobile game was unironically quite interesting and had amazing models but I think it's dead because ofcourse it is. SO2 is still the king but 3 and 4 are quite enjoyable, atleast that's my opinion.
>>638342445Star ocean 2 and Star Ocean first Departure are the best, op one is kinda souless
>>638359372damn im halfway through the game but whats up with these bloated as fuck hp and damage values? Its feels good where im at now but this is a clown show
>>638359112Wow hes literally me.
>>638360959Problem with most RPGs really, numberbloat gets terrible.
>>638360959stacked your damage % increase get broken late game or early game if you want to grind item creation. Its actually balanced back out in the two post game dungeons
I miss the Star Ocean generals
>>638348176wait, you can pet girls in this game?How is this allowed?
>>638348051it doesnt matter to weebs. they dont care about realism because real women, and even casual social interaction with other dudes, terrifies them
>>638362202If only this was a video game and not real life.
>>638342445you cannot imagine my disappointment when I discovered you can't control other party members outside of battle and it always switches you back to the MC. I just wanted to observe her walking animation.
>green lipstickDisfuckingusting.
>>638362418escapism is no longer escapism when its the only thing you ever do in your life
>>638360918Yeah, I played 2, 3, and 4. The only one I enjoyed was 2, but it was one of my favorite PS games of all time.
>>638360382Not reallySadly
>>638342445She was the ONE thing good about her game
>>638362781...what? Aside from that baseless assumption about me, how is The real word relevant to the "real" word of some autist that has no life?
>>638342445
>>638346916He looks completely fine in artwork, which is the weird part. The model is just garbage.
>>638359016>No one gets away from the scene as quick as Gaston
>>638349942I played this game and the only impact it had on me is "it crashed a lot" and "there's a bit where the game directly says "Hey the rest of this scene is just dumb pervy jokes, you wanna skip that or nah?"" which was weird.I'm also not at all convinced I got the true ending but I'm not even sure if there was one. Ending just felt lacklustre.
>>638363854torso seems a bit too slim
>>638348687>Better then SMT5Lmaoxd11!1 But unironically
>>638364110Yeah, but at least he generally looks good. There's a weird babyface issue in-game, which doesn't fit with the general vibe he's supposed to give off, based on the art.
>>638347639>We want the Xenoblade crowdAnd I completely approve.
>>638344720i don't understand. what's the problem here?>"he looks weird tho"lol do a face reveal
>>638356998blue hair space chick is best girlI forgot her name already, but I love her.Too bad she doesnt show up until 3/4ths of the game.
>>638365247>only a cook can tell food tastes badlel
>>638365576unironicallydid you see the shit americans pass as "food"? a little bit of a regulation would do a miracle over there
>>638348051It's literally just a fishnet bodysuit with some panels filled in.
>>638347639>top 4Holy fucking goon
>>638362781that doesn't make any sense
OH PLEASEIFYOU'LL ONLYSPARE MY LIFE
>>638342445Some of them are. 5 is not.
Star ocean was so boring I couldn't even play it long enough to get fiore in my party
>>638347639>Anamnesis looks great>The models in 6 look like shitWhat happened?
>>6383603826 has a boring mess of a story but it's otherwise a much better game than 3.
>>638344720This game is fun, I love Raymond's design
>>638349112I've played through 1, and manClaude is a chad
>>638347639Wait what's this?Why is Opera in this?
What kind of jrpgs are these, dungeon crawlers or 50 hours of cutscenes?
>>638347639and Celine?Ive gotta play more of these games
>>638344720>What were they thinking?"Let's make the most based and redpilled chad protagonist."
>>638370904Yes.
>>638356724No, they've learned to compensate for their flaws
>>638371210Yes to the former, or yes to the latter, it cant be both
>>638370887It's the mobile game and it's dead and it was unironically great
>>638371682we can have good things. we dont deserve them
7 when?
>>638374386Whenever Squeenix decides to dredge up this IP again and give it not enough budget and a mediocre dev team.
>>638348176Do women actually like being petted
>>638375172yes
>>638375172very
>>638348176Japaneses Sexuality. >>638342445the game is garbage, on the field your stuck as generic anime sword boy so to even look at witch tits you have get her stuck on a wall and rotate the camera around to get her in frame.
Which SO should I start with? 1, 2 or 3? What's the best starting point
>>638377436Release order is the answer to this question no matter what series you ask for, stop asking.
>>638346746>No way fag
Any fellow Nelchads in the chat tonight?
>>638342445Does this series have ANY good games at all?
>>638371053Ray didnt give a fuck and it was awesome. Easily the best SO protagonist. Never thought I'd see a jrpg actually commit to a character like that.
>>638377436you can't really get an appreciation for what made SO1 special in 2023 without 1st hand knowledge about the SNES, 2 is the best game, 3 is the most accessible
>>638377809Theyre all good besides 5.
>>6383778092,3, and 6. Arguably 4. Also the android game was surprisingly enjoyable
>>638347639Maria best girl
>>638370904No.
>>638377809SO3 is unironically the best game ever made
>>638374386Probably never, 6 actually got a decent budget even after 5 flopped, and 6 flopped anyway since everyone knew how bad 5 was and didn't expect 6 to actually be good.
>>638378289This
>>638377809SO3
>>638378359Square Enix doesn't care about money, Tri Ace has released nothing but flops for 20 years, now SE is supposed to care, they literally released SO6 and Valkyrie Profile 4 like a week a part from each other.
>>638378558>Valkyrie Profile 4
>>638344720/v/ was unironically complaining that this looks like a ps3 game but buy slop like ys and trails that have zero lighting and ps2 tranime texturesfucking retards i swear to god
I put around 15 hours into tales of arise and couldn't get into it. Is the newest Star Ocean worth checking out? Anybody got any webms that show off cool fights or areas?
>>638379097It's a mixed bag. I think it's kinda fun and unlike Arise you can actually combo the fucking bosses, but the start of the game can be a slog. Mainly because your moveset is too limited early on.
>>638379089i love how butthurt trails makes (p)redditors and troonspleasecontinue seethingit sustains me
>>638379454funny because trails fanbase is filled with troons
>>638377983Honestly 1 is fascinating in that it's just a Star Trek episode that also randomly has Felicia from Darkstalkers.
>>638342445No, Star Ocean games are pretty fucking shitty.
>>638342445fuck no. They're all generic JRPG throw away trash and SO2 has the worst fucking plot i've ever had the displeasure of suffering through.The character designs are top tier though. Fiore is a baby killer.>>638359372>Those completely unecessary big ass numbers
>>638362748Yea but imagine the lipstick marks on your dick
>>638380378The damage caps out at a nice and comfy 9,999,999.
>>638379089>tranimeI was with you up to here. Everyone that uses this word is an insufferable fucking retard.
>>638380731Anyone who uses that word is some retarded tourist/discord raider. Not sure how that spam isn't wordfiltered yet.
I miss this gem gremlin like you wouldnt believe
>>638346117>Alchemy Attempts: 32485723485>Number of Philosopher's Stones: 0God damn it Albaird, get your head in the game.
>>638342445Star Ocean 3 is. The rest are gay
>>638378289Based
>>638361705The people designing games like this really have no concept of good gameplay. It's almost as if they don't play video games themselves.
>>638381035Hiroshima doesn't care about board quality, only page views.
I only hated how 6 doesn't have costume to change once I get used to it from tales ofWay better battle bgm though. It is a bangerhttps://youtu.be/r3h6drLfaE8
>>638389064>No ability to put Laeticia in the Wedding Dress
>>638356724Don’t play with dubs, 9/10 you’ll be fine
>>638389064>bangerShut the fuck up
>>638356724That's not a bad 40 at all
>>638344720why does everybody look like a plastic doll in these games its really offputting
>>638379089Kek based. Fuck Falcomfaggots, easily the most braindead tasteless niggers who play jap games.
>>638346746Post more of the purple slut
>>638346746was it autism?
>>638392605
>obsessed with cats just like her grandmother wasIt was cute then and it’s cute nowFairouz Ai’s voice helps of course
>>638392983
>>638342445It hasn't been good since SO3.
>>638392742Nice galaxy tiddies
>>638396326sex
>>638396326It's weird that this ugly fuck is more popular than Myuria, the sex goddess.
>>638397476SO4 got very little attention since it was a 360 exclusive for a year.
>>638397476Big hat > no hat.
>>638342445First Departure is good. I have Second Story but haven't played it yet. 3 was okay but I didn't finish it. 4 is awful
Has anyone tried to play the 5th one on RPCS3 recently? Hasn't been updated in years it looks.
I prefer 5 to 4
>>638371682isn't the nip version still alive?
>>638396326>this makes trannies madPretty funny
>>638399308Anamnesis shut down two months before SO6's first reveal trailer.
Was the gacha important to the overall lore of SO? I know it somehow incorporated all the players and is set between the 5th and 6th one.
>>638400021The story was pretty much an isolated incident, like every Star Ocean. The MC was a generic (You) captain of a fed ship that gets stranded in super deep space after a warp malfunction. You find >>638383897 who has summoning symbology, letting her call a bunch of characters from across time. The story is then a Star Trek Voyager scenario, a long time traveling slowly back to Earth.
>>638375172I've done it to my cousin once and she said it feels weird and it messed up her hair. I believe it's a japanese meme only.
>>638346746
>>638400703It didn't get "preserved" for some private server by chance, did it? I image it's gone for good.
>>638401319They released an official Offline version which is basically a storymode and model viewer.
>>638401481based end of service
>>638349942>they cut the OP from the localisationI know it’s a licensing thing but I hate when they do thathttps://youtube.com/watch?v=8RXX0-2RkOM
>>638358747how long should I play till I get her as companion?
>>638401481Huh, first I've heard of that. Can you get everything?
>>638347869what if it is not metal?
>>6384045156~8 hours
>>638405130shit, that's longAt least I already have Nina
>>638359329not that anon and maybe I am too used to fapping to DOA 5 doll-like girls but I genuinely think that her in-game model is quite hot as well
>>638348176What a slut next thing they hold hands, degenerates.
>>638356998if no one told me otherwise I would have guessed this to be PSO2 NGS gameplay
>>638363854Damn this game has some cool character design, maybe i'll give it a go sometimeall I know about star ocean is there's a game where you turn out to be in a simulation, and you break out of it
in the game there are some strange rabbits you can catchWhat do you do with them later? Play pokemon?
>>638406794Designs here are pure kino
>>638406814Nah, there's a hill where you can find a bigger one that gives you rewards for finding them. Can't remember if it's rewards per one or for certain amounts.
>>638406814turn them in to barney
>>638406893yea I like the vibe the protag has from what I've seen in this thread, despite his weird potato model also because I want to sexo whoever the OP chick isI've liked every other tri-ace game i've played so surely it can't be that bad
>>638407030>also because I want to sexo whoever the OP chick ispretty sure she is from one of the previous games, not from SO6
>>638344720>>638371053Raymond is great. SO6 really reminded me that the single most important thing to make a jrpg work isn't the gameplay or story, it's the cast. A fun cast with a good dynamic can carry a game and my god the cast in this game is so fucking good. I love every character and their interactions are always fun. SO6 might genuinely be my favourite game in the series.
>>638407158why does Nina dress like that? Does she want to get raped?
>>638343286(You)
star ocean was never good and will never be good
>>638393070Fucking Marielle always looks like shes t posing
>>638406962>>638407017A bit of a shame, pokemon-like minigame would've been a lot better
>>638407384
>>638389064>I only hated how 6 doesn't have costume to changeWhy do JRPGs keep doing that? I want to dress my character in various outfits, not looking at the same base model and clothes for the whole gameIf making new model is too much at least change the textures or something
>>638358747>Verguld has mastered the art of creating perfect droidfusIts ogre fedkeks.
>>638407474I'm still baffled by what the fuck was going on with the subtitle appearance in this game.
>>638342445the lack of anal porn of this characters should be illegal
>>638407030if you're not filtered by tri-ace games you'll enjoy star ocean
>>638410075can it be done on keyboard + mouse?
>>638410505The ones on PC support it, but I played the whole series on controller so I don't know how good/bad keyboard + mouse is
>>638409534be the change you want to see in the world
Can't play this game, Nina makes my cock hard whenever she's in the screen
>>638413903Nina's my favorite atelier protag
>>638408521Ray is such a fucking g for buying the perfect robotfu to take care of him.
>>638410075that tower is fucking rough the first go round.
>>638414805thick
>>638346746>Try to set up my bro Midas to get his snake gf>Somehow get the snake girl's ending
>>638410505You can do everything you can on a controller on M&KB, it's just that controller is more comfortable.t. PCfag who plays most games on a controller nowadays
I started to play it but then DLC for Xenoblade 3 was out.I stopped at the moment when Nina joins your party. Is she useful? I tried to play as her but it was pretty difficult to heal others. Does AI handle her better?
>>638346746Are japanese people really like this? Jesus that was cringe. Didn't even play it cool or flirt back. No wonder this series has a hard time staying alive.
>>638415516He's a pedophile.
So really is there actually any hope of getting another SO? SO6 was fucking great and it's a damn shame it didn't catch on as I think a lot of people would have enjoyed it if they actually gave the game a chance. It's like Stranger's of Paradise all over again.
>>638415516its supposed to be funny for the reasons you pointed it that its ridiculous.
>>638415516>/co/ poster>complete fucking retardChecks out
Give me a SOA sequel for pc NOW
>>638400021>Why did they make the UP3>Earth needs to counter aliens using advanced tech and at the same time stop of 100+ year old virus >What happened to Ronyx after the events of 1>What happened to Expel/Nedians after the events of 2>Oh shit, people are doing genetic experiments with magic>Gacha game that's important but barely anyone played it >What if the feds corrupted the Borg >The demiurge is mad and we have to beat him up to prove that we're real beings too
>>638416406>being 30 years old neet>my father entered my room when this web-m played>told that I have 30 minutes to leave the house and never come backFUCK YOU! FUCK YOU! YOU RUINED MY LIFE! I HATE ANIME SO FUCKING MUCH!
>>638416783Fuck that's rough
Raymond is my favorite right wing schizo protag. I wish more jrpgs protags were willing to deviat from cookie cutter mold like SO7. Granted most of the other party members were pretty standard but Ray was unique.
>>638416783>making a fuss over a girl in bikiniHave you tried not being American?
>>638416783you deserved itOnly well-adjusted members of the society can watch how anime girls eat ice cream
>>638415495She's my favorite healer in the series, her AI's a little dumb but will generally keep people alive at least, though her AoEs end up a little awkward for ranged characters. Great buffs, great at building max AP without having to touch duma, and her Ceremony skills are great at both offense and healing as they apply their displayed power I think 8 times>>638415821I remember an interview with 6's producer expressing interest in continuing the series, but if he had his way he'd prefer to do valkyrie profile 3 firstHopefully with a real budget and more dev time for once
>>638416781Gotta love the tonal whiplash of the series as a whole sometimes. SO3 really does stand out in a way. Not that Star Ocean necessarily shies away from divine beings and whatnot, but you are effectively going up and kicking god in the face.
>>638415495>>638417084The best way to setup AI characters is to build them so they never have to use combos longer than 5 AP. Do that and they become infinitely more useful and consistent.
>>638416940Raymond actually having some agency and personality makes the game way more enjoyable than it would be otherwise.
i had 300h in SO3one of the best games on the PS2, but SO2 is still my fav
>>638346746>>638370474damn they're literally me
>>638414805I dont like short hair girls but her and Ryza are one of the cutest girls around. And now i finally figured out why. They litterally just need big booba and something in their hair like jewelery, a hat or in this case a headband. Thanks for making me aware with this pic Anon.
Can I take the knight girl off her full plate armor?
>>638417358I only set the first skill on each button since there's rarely a time I'd want a different skill to happen if I'm still pressing that button, and if i did then I'd just...press a different buttonBut when I say her AI's a little dumb, I mean she makes poor decisions with how she spends her AP, like spamming heals instead of atk up/ap recovery or attacking with the living party members already at full HP and the boss knocked down. Still saw this behavior after her AI update.I wish they'd bring back being able to set characters to manual so the AI doesn't keep doing things when you try to take the wheel for a moment
>>638345212SO4 was the worst.>>638347639I will never forgive Japan for letting Anamnesis die. Not only was it by far the best Star Ocean gameplay-wise, but it was one of the greatest games of all time. The controls were simple but versitile, skill cancelling was fluid and intuitive, and you had to manage your AP for both skill chains and dodging so it wasn't just "mash your best attack(s) until win". Bosses were interactive and never felt unfair. And I'm shocked that nobody has even tried replicating it.
>>638415495>Does AI handle her better?No but playing her is actually good anyways. She's the first healer in a jrpg that I actually thought was fun to play. Her buffs are fantastic and it's the easiest way to build max AP. Also i love her tits and her hair.
>>638419219Unless there is some story event where she takes it off - no you can'tYou can't undress your characters and even if you change armors, their look does not change
>>638421215What the fuck, lame. Why did they tease her in goth lolita outfit in a flash back? She's leaving my party as soon as I get the other girls.
>>638415015She’s been with the family since he was a kid. I think he mentions how she took on a motherly role after his parents divorced
>play SO6, like Laeticia for being a straightforward “friend to all” Princess but also smart enough to know that’s not a guarantee all the time and Inori Minase’s performance>beat it, start Diofield Chronicles (released just the month before)>again has Inorin as a lead, but instead she’s a batshit crazy noblewoman necromancer who killed her own family for her experiments and flirts with the MC who knows she’s fucked in the head and hates her gutsCaused a bit of whiplash but she was still great imo
>>638422181God Squeenix released so many games in a short timespan that just nobody seemed to care about. What even was Diofield again?
>>638422314The real time strategy one, combat was okay but only just and far too easy on even the highest difficulty but the plot plays out extremely well and unlike a lot of mercenary protagonist in JRPGs your band of hired killers are far from squeaky clean before and after recruitment, though it varies per individual
>>638422620It feels like just nobody even talked about this game after it came out. At least Harvestella had some buzz. And... Did Various Daylife come out? Was that a thing? Did I imagine that?
>>638422684>Did Various Daylife come out?It did but I’ve never played it, but I’ve been enjoying Harvestella desu. I like it’s melancholic but hopeful vibe and themes, especially in the sidequests
>>638346746They look like lifeless puppets.
>>638421175Need more webms of this semen demon
>>638423227That's hot.
>>638422181>DiofieldSomeone is also playing this I see. The gameplay reminds me of Growlanser 5 but the units are not flexible enough to have their own style, most of them are stuck in their unit type so it feels bland the more you play. What it basically boils down later is Andrias pulling off Shadow Step and backstabbing the enemy till its dead.Heard this is too easy in its release but I find it decent in Normal difficulty. Guess they fix it hard.
>Hundreds to RPGs where you are a young strong guy traveling the world with a ton of waifus>Only one of them lets you have the canon harem ending Weird that this is such a big trope in anime, I mean, their biggest genre right now Isekai is basically all about that, and yet their games don't have it.
>>638424304A lot of harem-genre stuff tends to pretty much just have one girl 'winning'. The exception is rather rare, even if there are some notable ones (one of the Tenchi Muyos, for example, and Highschool DxD is very clearly gunning for one, etc.)
>>638379089>/v/ was/v/ is not an individual. You dont' get to call others retarded when you open your post attributing one single statement to a board that averages over 90k posts per day you pretentious dipshit.
>>638424304Harem endings are fucking trash.Xenoblade only got retarded memes for that.
>>638424424your newfag is showing
>>638378603noo shido don't be a chud!
>>638424515irony
Divine force is arriving today, what can I expect as someone who's last SO was till the end of time
>>638342445If I enjoyed playing SO4, will I like playing SO6?
>>638425592Yeah SO6 is probably most similar to 4 I'd say.
The only Star Ocean I've played is First Departure. Are the rest worth checking out?
>>638425661If you liked FD, you should definitely play 2. Continue to the others if you feel like it.
>>638409534https://i.postimg.cc/ZR33Z8m1/so.pngI tried
>>638424304Is three girls(or guys I guess if thats your thing) the sweetspot when it comes to harem endings before it gets too retarded? Anyway, western games are no better since only Jump King and Jade Empire have a harem, lets hope Saudis continue to buy more game studios and demand more harems. I wonder will the next AC game lets you have a harem since it take place in that region?
Are there other star ocean protags as cool as Raymond “Fuck the feds” Lawrence?
>>638426068No. Raymond "yes I bought a big tiddie mommy robot wife" Lawrence is hands down the best
>>638427343>>638426068>didn't fuck the princessHe is cuck
I want to play Raymond's game. Is it worth it for him?
>>638426068>>638427343>>638427590Reminder he’s voiced by Subaru Kimura, which only adds to his basedness
>>638425991
>>638427750Unironically yes.
>>638407474I liked her character, forgot her name already. But I wish you were able to take that stupid looking coat off of her.
>>638425661First Departure is my least favorite so I'd say yes>>638426068Raymond's the first protag in the series to not be either federation or an underdeveloped planet residentPlayables who are either anti-federation or feds with little regard for the rules aren't new to the series otherwise, Ray and Elena feel like Cliff/Mirage expies from 3, and Emmerson/Anne in 5 have a similar dynamic despite being feds
If we somehow ever get Star Ocean 7, I hope we get somebody a bit like Raymond again as the protagonist.
>>638428812I unironically believe it's a 3 remake with tweaks to the story.
Is that true that there is romance option for Ilia and Roddick in 1?
>>638427590>doesnt bang the ugly cabage patch kid>does bang the big tiddy blond aryan robothes based
>>638425991Based
>>638427590>>638429304>Blonde MC chose blonde robot over white haired princessI have Xenoblade 1 flashbacks.
>>638429038I think she just says something like if they met each other in different circumstances then she probably would have fucked him but left with ronyx anyways.
I loved how the recast all the the Famicom VAs for a new dub in FDR while still keeping the PSP one, on top of the new art. I know they’re really only small additions but they made all the difference to me
>>638430438>FDR made sprites similar to originalWhat the fuck were they thinking with PSP version?
>>638430682I’m pretty sure the sprites remained the same though, in fact it was a little jarring. Same with the cutscenes
>>638428984If that happened I'd probably want to see Greeton or something, keep inventors but dump RNG on RNG or let players set the price range and for the love of fuck keep all the characters relevant and having something to do and say after Elicoor II.I fucking hate how everybody but Fayt, Sophia and Maria are really relevant.>Nel stops being relevant despite being there for half the game>even Cliff falls to having far less to say>other characters have the same treatment>poor Roger just stands there no matter when you recruit him
>>638431262Nah, just compare themhttps://starocean.fandom.com/wiki/Ilia_Silvestrihttps://starocean.fandom.com/wiki/Roddick_Farrencehttps://starocean.fandom.com/wiki/Periccihttps://starocean.fandom.com/wiki/Ronyx_J._Kenny
>>638378289based as fuck
>>638345360millie...cute
>>638432160>>638432313>>638432475How does this armor protect against enemy attacks?
>>638432012I think we’re both confused, sprites is how they look in-game, like on the map or in battle. The new art by Katsumi Enami (that’s used in the status menu and accompanying dialogue/text boxes) is usually referred to as portraits. At least that’s what I think you’re talking about, otherwise I saw very little difference in the sprites myself save for them being a little cleaner
>>638432704By making you reply to this post or your mother dies in her sleep tonight.
> Check to see if there's any Star Ocean 6 porn> Most of the art is from star ocean 1 to the mobile version>A LOT of art is from the mobile version>only a few from the current game>no purple girl in sight.So I take it the game wasn't popular enough to warrant any fanart, huh?
>>638432876
>>638432803Yes, I meant portraits.My bad.
>>638378129my nigga
So who the fuck is Welch?Is that the same person every game?
>>638433441No harm done
>>638432876Aaaaawqwqwqqqqqw
He looks weird because his head is too small.
>>638435242Not only too small, but the pointy anime faces don't go with the cape-comic style proportions of the body
>>638344720this game runs like absolute ASSSSS on pcrefunded
>>638435497They removed Denuvo from SO
>>638435242you look weird with your small dick
>>638435480ehhh I think he'd look fine with just a little more grounded head to body ratio.
>>638434234A running gag. There's implications she's actually a 4D being in SO3, so she might just be the equivalent of a deep-seated RPer.
>>638435497>105 canadian is 77USD70 bucks + tax? Seems about right
>>638434234Triace have no idea what to do with her nor the plot twist.
>>638435823>>638436106What's the deal with the big finger?
Was that me or first worm boss was really brutal?
>>638435558still runs like shit i just got it like 1 month ago still has the stutterwhich is a shame i actually enjoyed my 2h before steam refund
>>638436724Between the adds and the blindside immunity it's a pretty sudden difficulty spike
>>638434234I think it's just a staple and nothing more. Ruddle and Puffy also show up all the time. I think they're just like Santa, Gabriel Celesta and Ethereal Queen, you just expect to meet them at some point.
Please stop, i don't want to add another JRPG series to the backlog.
>>638436724It's the boss that teaches you to use duma shield.
>>638434234don't remember the specifics clearly, but so6 welch mentions gathering things that belonged to her ancestors (I feel like grandmother was mentioned specifically at one point? but I might be talking out of my ass there) and as her house fills with stuff as you do more quests SOA Welch's outfit is one of the things that gets added, around 50 years after her game, so my assumption is there's just a whole family of WelchesI don't touch IC on first playthroughs at all though so I don't have any of the SO3 welch lore
>>638424304>Only one of them lets you have the canon harem
This game sucked ass. The story always felt like it was building up to something but it was just trash the whole way. There were a few cute interactions but even those were mostly boring and dry as fuck.
>>638439429its an early 2000s RPG released in 2022. For its flaws it still felt good to play a game with classic soul
>>638437925He said canon
It runs fairly well on ps5 and xsx
>mixed reviewsIs it worth getting?
>>638441164It's poorly optimized and game is blurry for no fucking reason.Also the guy who decided to put the sidequest log on the map deserve to be raped by a cactus.
>>638441164It's a flawed gem. If you like SO, you'll like SO6. If you like garbage like FF15, you won't like SO6.
>>638440139Rean canonically has all the girls thirsty for his dick though.
>>638344720He looks a bit like Shulk innit bruv?
>>638344720I love the game but yeah, Ray did not make the transition from concept art to 3D well like Elena and some of the others did.They REALLY should've fixed him.
Best coatBest titsBest hairBest endingBest girlthough getting pampered by Maitreya and cucking Midas is a god tier ending too
>>638441760>It's poorly optimizedactually it is not, it runs perfectly wellyou just need to wait for like half an hour for your shaders to compile after triggering it from the main menu
>>638431294Yeah that was the bad side of getting to pick some party members, while Nel is the default she is still technically optional as you lose her by choosing Roger or Albel, so they just wrote her out besides a few token lines. Cliff becomes nothing when Maria joins which sucks because he is one of the most likable party members, and Mirage and Adray are just special edition characters they didn’t even try to implement into the story
>>638442106how many of them does he canonically impregnate?
>>638437016Based Kiriposter
>>638342445Only the first 2 game were but they aged badly gameplay wise - still a decent story.Everything else is trash.
>>638443565>Only the first 2 game were but they aged badly gameplay wisefuck off zoomer2 is STILL fun as fuck
>>638443226Ilia’s descendant btw
>>638443450>Yeah that was the bad side of getting to pick some party membersThis was a lot less noticeable in 1 and specially 2 to be honest. If you're just talking about the main quest then it's inevitable but the other party members in both of those games had sidequests and private actions that made you feel like you're still interacting with them. SO3 barely had PAs and sidequests except for albel.
>gothic dress for Laethecia in art bookI wish we could have it in the game
>>638342445Imagine how loud her farts are.
>>6383424452, 3, 4, and 6 are good. 1 is fine. 5 is not.
>>638348342What’s so painful about no JJ? I never really used him since I already liked playing as Ray / Laeticia / Elena / Malkya, and that was enough for me.
>>638446058And Marielle. Probably my second favorite to play as.
What is your opinion about Laeticia as character?
>>638377570Untrue. Fuck off with your over generalization, faggot.
>>638441912What if I have no opinion on either?
>>638443226cool, so you actually can ditch Ray from your active party if you play as Laeticia
Star Ocean 2 is the only great game in the series3 is decent but has some retarded plot decisions4 has ok gameplay but the entire story is retarded and so are all the characters1 and 5 are so small and basic they feel like demos, not real games6 has great gameplay but is still kind of small scale2 and 4 are the only games that really make much use of the scifi aspects, they're almost always just "you, a scifi dude, crash landed on generic fantasy planet, stay there for 90% of the game and maybe something scifi will happen at the end"
>>638447401You can ditch Ray from your active party if you choose Ray’s campaign as well. Except for some segments where you don’t have at least 4 party members or it’s just Ray.
>>638446058nta but i figured a parry character wouldn't stand out much in a game with duma, but after i started trying him out after I'd already done 6-wing ethereal queen he became one of my favoritesit's a damn shame the optionals in 6 show up at endgame though>>638447401you aren't forced to keep your route's protag in the party, ray was pretty much out of my party on his own route around midgamethough they do get forced for some things so you probably don't want to neglect them either I had to give him some babysitting before I could start the postgame tower
>>638424304Isekai is what makes me glad I stopped watching anime years ago. It's almost as cancerous as the forced woke shit in the west
>>638447990How hard is using JJ’s counters?Ray is full unga bunga in fighting game terms.
>>638446537I’d want to play her route before making a definitive call (P.As are obviously a big part of characterisation in the series) but as of now I’d consider her a decent character if perhaps a little archetypical. I liked learning her most personal reason for leaving her country was to try and help Albaird, and I recall it being her idea to use the wedding proposal to buy time for Midas/Malkya to finish their project, so she’s more active and astute in pursuing the right course of action than most JRPG princess party members but also seiyūfu/10
>>638448938two very lenient ones that do a single slash, one tight one with a higher ap cost and a several hit counterattackiirc stagger is really high on all of them and the lenient ones also hit more reliably and have much shorter animations/lower AP costs, so the tight one is more for being flashy than anything vital to playing him
>>638449838>I’d want to play her route before making a definitive callWait. Are routes different? Is there any difference besides PAs?
>>638342445Have a (you) for the amount of times I've clicked on that webm passing by in the last day
>>638450580Those moments were the party splits up play out from whichever protagonist you’ve picked’s perspective, different battle theme depending on which of them you picked too and where Ray gets J.J as his optional party member Laeticia gets Theo, her cousin who’s pretty prominent in the story throughout and is a guest party member a few times in Ray’s route
Do Ray and Laeticia love each other?
>>638451815doesn't really feel like it even in their ending. The only endings that feel especially romantic are Elena, Purple Mommy, and Kenny, and Kenny's ending is the only one where they kiss.
>>638451815>>638452270This though I’d argue it’s still a bit shippy if you you know what I mean, it’s less overt. Nina’s is too but it seems one sided on her end and her one with Laeticia is apparently the same, only hugs instead of headpats
>>638392742bro in the back has the most confident calm face
>>638399664Thankfully I can still access the story and gallery for the characters most important to me. Shame they didn't have time to put the rush moves in there though since they had to work on 6
ayo they took denuvo off of the new game. I gotta buy it now
>>638451815Nah. Raymond is a mama's boy.
>>638453721I like how Ray's whole family were shown as gigachads
I for one, want a second all stars game. Maybe a musou that has boss raids and stuff
>>638453869>go in expecting there to be some family conflict>there is none and the entire family looks out for RaymondWas kinda based not gonna lie. Usually stories like this would put in some contrived family conflict just to add some illusion of extra stakes. It was really refreshing.
>>638422620>>638422181First time I've seen someone acting like Diofield's story is worth a damn when the whole thing is so ridiculously brief it's like you're being given the cliff notes of a story instead of the actual story. There's just nowhere near enough time spent developing or fleshing anything out so you don't get attached to or care about anyone and the setting is shallow and undeveloped.
Anamnesis had good 3-D models. It would be nice if someone modded the SO4 ones into the game since characters looked like uncanny dead dolls crap.
>>638453936Ashton's wife Precis is so cute
>>638455161Nah, this is basedhttps://youtu.be/kNauq6_9iP0
>>638455458uh I think you mean Claude's wife, chud. Aston can have Dias' sloppy Rena seconds.
>Raymond "keep fucking around and my brother will nuke your whole planet from orbit" Lawrence Man didn't give a fuck about the UP3.
>>638454997Not acting but okay
>go through whole thread after a day>not a single ass webmwtf
>>638455701>The king survived not one, but two dramatic death scenes because of Ray
>>638455604no it's definitely aston's wife. They solidified the fuck out of that in blue sphere
>>638425991Dick too big.
>>638454997One of its main weakpoints of Diofield. The plot is basically told by the narrator, a short skit after that and you choose the main mission, debriefing then mission time. Its like they don't want to do any scenes at all.The only praise it will get on me is its gameplay at least since its like Growlanser.
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>>638342445OH MY BRAAAAAAAAAAAAP
>>638348051step into it, pull it up, and then spend a bit of time adjusting parts to make sure everything is in the right spot. Not that different from putting on something like overalls really.
>>6383495583 is the only good one.
>>638455458>>638455604Claude is fucking Operat.my run
>>638360613>The mobile game was unironically quite interesting and had amazing modelsYeah i never played it, but seeing some of these Nel's makes me sad i didn't.
>>638462368Nel is the second best girl in the series
>>638462368Why do the mobile models for the girls look better than the models in 4 and 5...?
>>638462486I've only played Nel's game and the only thing surprising to me about that statement is that there's a better girl than Nel in the series, who is it?
>>638462598Opera
>>638342445>>638347639>>638425991>>638432160Imaginejust for a brief momentthe tanlines
her
>>638462783What's the third eye for?
>>638344720The concept art for that game was really good too.
One thing I will criticise about SO6 is that it's a bit insulting that the fucking mobile gacha game has better jiggle than the fucking console game.
>>638425991hot
>>638462598Elana
>>638349942I bought it on fucking release, it's seriously the best thing that they made. Need to go back and pick up my save file.>>638342445The only good Star Ocean is 1 and maybe 2. Star Ocean is not a good series. Star Ocean is a Fun series. The only objectively painfully unfun and terrible one is 4.
>>638349942Is RoF really that good? I bought it on a massive sale and the combat just felt really unintuitive and clunky so I couldn't put up with it long.
>>6384475831 was fucking mindblowing on the SNES. It shows its' age though. Pretty on point with everything else. 5 is definitely the lowest budget modern one, but I kinda like it.
>>638466986>Star Ocean is a Fun series.So it's good.
>>638466986>4no that would be 5
I had so much fun playing Ky in star ocean. I miss him.
PEW PEW
>>638464035Spatial awareness
>>638345212Star Ocean 4 will always be the worst game in the series.
>>638467070I had fun with it, characters and their banter are great, good music, interesting-albeit-rough battle system (but it's tri-ace, you should expect this). I have some gripes but it's worth a play
>>6384693315 is the worst in the series by a landslide, my guy.
>>638469647No 5 is the most disappointing game in the series.4 is flat out worse.The only thing 4 has going for it is Meracle
>>638344720The shortstack was hot.
>>638375172doubt it they spend way too much time on their precious hair
Is there any missable bullshit in this game? Is this one of those jrpgs where I kind of need to play with a guide open?
>>638472647There are no JRPGs you need to play with a guide open, stop being obsessive over things that do not matter at all.
>>638375172No
>>638468898Might have to pick this up for jj and antonio. They look cool as fuck
What makes SO5 so bad anyway?
>>6384697545 is the worst game in the series and it put the entire thing on hiatus unlike 4.Fuck star ocean 5, slam star ocean 5 into a dumpster. Even the mobile game did star ocean 5's cast better than their game.
>>6384737144 put the entire thing on hiatus5 didn't come out until 7 years after 4 fucked everything up
>>6383424452 is the only good game. 3 was decent, and the remake of 1 was enjoyable to me because they basically ported it to 2's engine.
>>638473125So yes is the straight answer.
>>638473125This is a ridiculous thing to post in a Star Ocean thread.The only way to unlock the hard mode on the final boss in 2 was a long, convoluted sidequest which was practically impossible to find blind.The bonus post-game dungeon was also super obscure to find, and it had some of the best content in the game.You could also lock yourself out of certain characters relatively easily.Saying these things "don't matter" because you can technically finish the game without them is retarded.
>>638474871They don't matter. Nothing that you listed is necessary to enjoy the game. If you're vehemently against guides and simultaneously feel the need to see everything there is to see in every game you play, you're literally just setting yourself up for endless frustration regardless of what game you're playing. It's a mind-bogglingly retarded mindset.
>>638348537Bullshit. tri-Ace games are pure jank, and The Divine Force is the first game they've ever made that was decent.
>>638475058You killing yourself isn't necessary for me to enjoy the game either but it'd be a good fucking start.
>>638475058>Nothing that you listed is necessary to enjoy the gameA controller isn't technically necessary to enjoy the game, if you like the opening cutscene.The point is that there's a lot you will never see without someone letting you know it's there. It's like watching a film in a language you don't understand without subtitles: you can appreciate the visuals, but you didn't get the full experience.If you're satisfied just looking at flashing lights like a child then so be it, but most people have standards.
>>638475226Look at you, you're just a bottle of anger. Not being such an obsessive idiot would do wonders in clearing that up.Someone playing blind will never know about Gabriel's limiters, probably not about the Cave of Trials, and may see other characters as simply reason to replay the game. They aren't reasons to pull your hair out of your head while you agonizingly dart back and forth between gameplay and guide reading. Don't read the guide, you won't even know you're missing anything.
>>638359551what's with the super soaker?
>>638473656The budget. They had no budget at all, and it shows everywhere. Almost no real cutscenes. Tiny scope for the game. It’s not soulless, but they needed probably 50% more budget at least.
I bought this for 90 Aussie bux when it first released and I'm still fucking seething
>>6384738275 was dogshit 4 didn't stop them13 as a whole did along with every other fucking SE ip
>>638475354You don't have standards though, you're just following a checklist. Video games aren't entertainment for you, you're only entertained by showing other people that you've completed everything in them. The generation raised on achievements is seriously mentally ill.
>>638475707And 4 was even worse than 5.Why do you even defend 4?Are you one of those PCfags that actually like the game?If so then why?
>>638475707Square Enix are one of the worst devs/publishers, it's a wonder they still survive. They haven't been good since the ps2 generation.They perfected turn based jrpgs with FFX, then dropped the system immediately after.
>>638344720His model is weird by Raymond is the best SO protagonist. Having a MC that isn't a mopey teenager or a fucking idiot is such a breath of fresh air coming out of Japan
>>638476023They perfected ATB with X-2, then never used it again.
>>638475471>Someone playing blind will never know about Gabriel's limiters, probably not about the Cave of TrialsThat's the point I'm making. Those are the most fun parts of the game.>you wouldn't know you're missing anythingAgain, that's my point. You ARE missing something, and the only way not to miss out is to use a guide.>>638475829When did I ever say anything about achievements or showing anyone what I did in a game?If you're satisfied just scratching the surface of every game you play and never engaging with it beyond a casual level then fine, but for most of us want something more out of a game than mashing buttons until it ends.
>>638476208The 13 series uses the same system.
>>638476260No, they streamlined it way too much with auto-battle, which makes the game play itself quite literally. People have beaten the entire game without ever deliberately attacking with the player character once. The stagger shit fucked the entire system up, as did not being able to give commands to anyone else in the party.
2 > 3 > 6 > 1 > 4 > 5
>>6384758805 was worse than 4. The only reason it didn't come out sooner is because they were busy with ffxiii which was yet another fucking shit series that got WAY too many fucking games. -2 was the peak but 3 should have never happened.Next you're gonna tell me the new vp is good aren't you? Fuck off
>>638476619>muh FFXIIIThe only reason they made those sequels is because of FFXIV 1.0 almost killing Square Enix.That's also partly the reason why 5 took so long to come out
>>638476778FFXIV fucked up the entire company and pushed back nearly their entire lineup for years to come.
>>638425991fiore anelli
>>638476851You know maybe things would've been better if XIV actually did kill Square Enix
>>6384765952 > 3 > 6 > 1 > power gap > 4 > that's it
nurse fiore makes me COOM
Why was Jaina so STACKED?
>>638475471Or maybe he's just a guy who likes to call out pedantic twats like yourself. Nobody asked for your take on game enjoyment. Nobody gives a flying fuck what you think.
>>638476595DECENT SIZED NINA TIDDIES
what the fuck is wrong with SO graphics engine. Something about the lighting, animation and level of glow/reflection off of characters makes it reminiscent of 00's era CGI cartoons. Not just for SO6 but pretty much all of them share this really flat lighting.
>game is called STAR ocean>99% of the game is on generic japanese fantasy world fighting goblins, thieves, thugs and monsterswhy? no seriously, why?
>>638477845because that is how the first 2 were - a Star Trek away team episode. any other retarded questions?
>>638477845Star Trek was taken
>>638477921yeah heres one:how come the Tales series is way better than this one?
>>638478025also "Space then Planet Mostly" did do well in focus testing
What is the Star Trek Voyager of Star Ocean?
>>638478096good job on following directions, at least. That sure WAS retarded! lmao
>>638478096tales is only better if you're a fujo tranny
>>638477845SO1 was originally called Eternal Sphere, imagine a timeline without this fucking retarded post in every SO thread.
>>638478096>way betterLet's not get crazy here, they each have one and a half good games.
>>6384781611- TOS2- TNG3-Voyager4-Disc5-Picard6-DS9
>>638478310Wait is 6 actually good?
>>638478096Going off the most recent entries in both franchises? SO absolutely shits on Tale. Arise is a fucking god awful game.
>>638478348Yes. Unironically. Keep in mind I like DS9 a LOT but it's no TNG to me. I know some people like it more but that's why I put them how I did.
>>638478348i liked it more than tales of arse if that means anything
>>638478286heheheh
>>638478348To me, it was the absolute closest we'll ever get to a solid 7.5 or 8/10 PS2 JRPG made today. That made it a 100% worthy buy for me since it's possible I may never play a new RPG with this same feel of the old days ever again.
>>638478435>>638478589>>638478710Well son of a bitch alright I'll grab it when it's on sale.I can't believe they actually made a good Star Ocean game.
>>638478589>did that postgame tower>Nina fucking one shots me by tripping into meJesus christ.
>>638478836
>>638478310>2- TNGCome on... really?
>>638478936....I kneel.....
>>6384783486 is unironically the most fun I've had in a JRPG in probably over a decade. It's definitely a game that's more enjoyable than it's objective quality.
>>638478589based nina enjoyer
>>638478589>>638479497Is Nina actually good? I refuse to take her out of my party cause she's insanely hot but I never questioned her position in usitility.
For me, it's them edgelord characters
>>638479868>le edgy sword man is the one of the best healers in the gameSO3 is fucking wacky
>>638479689I like her a lot in both design and party valuegreat healer, great buffer, great AP battery, a lot more competent at damage/stun than you'd expect, and several silly moves for controlling player/enemy positions that are fun to goof around with
>>638477569Nina’s tits are the perfect size where she’s clearly meant to be busty but not too busty that it’s crazy.
>>638479689Her AI is atrocious, maybe worse than the other characters even. As a playable character, she's insanely strong. Really good for stunlocking certain enemies, struggles against enemies that fly a lot.
>>638479868That's not edgy, that's just extremely gay.
>>638479868
>>638478836>>638478936I found Nina super easy in that tower. I don’t think I took any hits. You can just go balls to the wall on offense against her.
>>638344720
>>638480095>>638480114Nice.
>>638476778peak cope
>>638476778tri ace was busy with 13 tooits a FACT
>>638480308gackt
>>638480308Why did you post the emperor from FF2
how is the latest game on pc anywayif the port is shit i'll try to find it cheap on ps5
>>638474871>You could also lock yourself out of certain characters relatively easily.Ernest is the only character in 2 that's easy to miss.
>>638481256wait a week and it's gonna be cheap on both trust me
>>638442849Every character looks much worse when compared to the concept art. They should keep the artist and give the next Star Ocean to a Final Fantasy team
>>638473656
>>638481417Elena looks good.
>>638481256It could be better. To be fair, the game doesn't run great on any system since apparently the PS5 version had framerate drops in certain areas too. Just for the love of god, don't play on PS4. I don't know how well the PS4 version runs on PS5, I just know that it runs like a complete fucking disaster on PS4.
>>638345212/thread
>>638370904One of you virgin FUCKS better answer my god damn question right FUCKING NOW ITS BEEN AN ENTIRE DAY AND 500 REPLIES
>>638481256I have heard that turning up the default shader cache is a must unless you like random stutter on fields
>>638481574You fight shit and talk to hot bitches cool dudes and take them with you to fight more shit.
>>638481705Hows the combat system work?
>>638481574You get to play as Captain Kirk impregnate 26 million old space elves
>>638481574It's an ARPG. If you've played any Tales game, you know exactly what kind of game it is. If you haven't then get fucked, go play more conventional JRPGs first.
>Star Ocean thread that actually reached bump limitWho'd have guessed. Good thread lads.
This was a good thread
Good thread bros
>>638476595Swap 6 with 3 and I agree
>>638481417The artist (akiman) is really famous. Mostly for creating Street Fighter characters like Chun-Li, Zangief, Vega, etc.
>>638481256Ran fine on my 5 year old PC outside of one specific area which ran poorly.
I've decided: I'm going to start playing SO6
