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[UltraGunner]

I'm liking what I hear about the combat.

I enjoyed SO 4 the same way I enjoyed the Room. If they decide to go and make the story good I feel like it would lose something important.

 

[Ravage_Hydra]

Miki Sorvesta: The heroine. She’s a childhood friend of the protagonist, and loves Fedel like an older brother.

Again with that

Also great to this is coming love the battle system in 4

 

[StoppedInTracks]

So, from now Japanese developers are avoiding releasing their title on XB1 ?
Is this a trend for this generation? HOLY YES !!

Pretty dumb post.

 

[Lanrutcon]

They're playing the 'strange girl who's lost her memories' card.

idon'tknowwhatIexpected.gif

 

[zeopower6]

I hope Amamiya Sora or Kana Hanazawa won't have any voice role, i'm sick of these 2 VAs.

I think we'll probably get Kayano Ai lol

 

[duckroll]

Akiman as in Street fighter's Akiman? I love his work!

Yeah but I expect his work for this to be more like what he did for Gundam True Odyssey (MS Saga):

開発:トライエース
キャラデザ:あきまん
プロデューサー:小林秀一
ディレクター:小川浩
リードプログラマー:五反田義治

Damn, Hiroshi Ogawa is directing. Well, he's done good design work before, but Infinite Undiscovery was the last project he led and that turned out to be dogshit. Hope it turns out better this time.

Where is Suguro...

 

[hydrophilic attack]

Tri-Ace lives???

I would have preferred Valkyrie Profile, but I'm happy they are still alive.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Main character Fidel C. in a Star Ocean game.
Now I've seen it all.

 

[benzy]

Yeah according to the Famitsu leaks, Akiman is doing the character designs. That's pretty interesting.

...Sweet mother, we might actually get good looking art and character designs if the 3D modelers don't screw up.

 

[glaurung]

Incredible... For once, those silly countdown pages do not disappoint.

But why oh why do they want to do this a cross-generation game? I know that PS3s are as common as coffee mugs nowadays, but why not focus on a proper PS4 engine?

 

[Blinck]

Guess their next-gen engine that they started building after SO4 won't go to waste. It'd be a shame if the ps3 version is gonna hold them back.

This presentation was so awesome back then! Watched it a bajillion times.

 

[aravuus]

Read up a few posts.

Hah yeah, just noticed

Fidel? Come on, that's so boring. I wanted something like... Steel or Blade or

I can't come up with anything else

e: fidel c. is definitely hilarious in a very different way tho

 

[TWrecks310]

I've never played a Star Ocean game before. Is it similar to Final Fantasy in that each game is seperate? There aren't exactly a lot JRPGs on PS4 right now so think I want to check this out.

 

[Negator]

I've never played a Star Ocean game before. Is it similar to Final Fantasy in that each game is seperate? There aren't exactly a lot JRPGs on PS4 right now so think I want to check this out.

They're all in the same universe but do not require previous knowledge of past games.

 

[Tesseract]

i'm gonna fucking flip if it's more animu babby booger shit

 

[lazyproblems]

Great to hear, will buy the ps4 version day 1.

 

[wapplew]

Now we only need new Grandia.

 

[ohyouagain]

Ram
Krishna
Jesus

 

[CaviarMeths]

Can someone explain to me how SO4's cast was worse than FFX's? I'm not seeing it. Both had like 2 interesting characters and a handful of other losers who ranged from boring to aggravating.

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

I think we'll probably get Kayano Ai lol

She's alright, i like her voice.

Yeah but I expect his work for this to be more like what he did for Gundam True Odyssey (MS Saga):

Damn, Hiroshi Ogawa is directing. Well, he's done good design work before, but Infinite Undiscovery was the last project he led and that turned out to be dogshit. Hope it turns out better this time.

Where is Suguro...

I think IU suffered to limited develop time, the game had potential.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

SE redeemed!!!!!

Where are your mobile gods now naysayers?

 

[Loris146]

Good news. Keep it up Square.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Infinite Undiscovery director?

Fuck.

 

[Adachi]

Is this some late April Fools prank? I can't believe it.

And to think that I said this in the thread for the teaser

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=159454687&postcount=226

Though I guess I still remain right. Lol

 

[YianGaruga]

Now would be a good time to release the older Star Oceans on PSN right? Any rights issues preventing that?

 

[Acosta]

Where is Suguro...

Preparing Valkyrie Profile: Hrist, of course.

Spoiler

Believe

Spoiler

Don't say "for iOS"

 

[Crocodile]

Fedel Camus: The protagonist. He specializes in swordsmanship, and maintains the peace and order of the town.

Miki Sorvesta: The heroine. She’s a childhood friend of the protagonist, and loves Fedel like an older brother.

Lilia: A young girl who has lost her feelings and memories.

Not that these can't be good/fun characters since even the oldest of tropes/cliches can be executed well but talk about starting on a bad foot LOL. While its true there isn't much to work with here, the start isn't optimistic.

 

[SgtCobra]

Yeah but XV and T0 releasing for XBO too, i thought that would be SE approach for the whole gen.

Next gen development started in 2011 or something like that right?
Nobody would've predicted this generation to pan out like it is right now, most people expected close battle between the two consoles (I'm not including the Wii U for obvious reasons). Also, FFT-0 sales were abysmal on the XB1 so it wouldn't surprise me if Square Enix got a wake up call on what they can and can't release for the Xbox One.
They can't afford to cancel their biggest Japanese games (FFXV & KH3) for one console which already has their respective versions of said games announced for years.

 

[Tesseract]

Can someone explain to me how SO4's cast was worse than FFX's? I'm not seeing it. Both had like 2 interesting characters and a handful of other losers who ranged from boring to aggravating.

so4's losers looked and acted like kindergartner booger brats

SE redeemed!!!!!

Where are your mobile gods now naysayers?

don't count your neil armstrongs before they hatch

 

[TWrecks310]

They're all in the same universe but do not require previous knowledge of past games.

Thanks. I definitely think I will check this out then.

 

[encephalon]

Yeah but I expect his work for this to be more like what he did for Gundam True Odyssey (MS Saga):






Damn, Hiroshi Ogawa is directing. Well, he's done good design work before, but Infinite Undiscovery was the last project he led and that turned out to be dogshit. Hope it turns out better this time.

Where is Suguro...

Rather than a "wait and see if it turns out okay," let's go with "wait and see if it's salvageable."

 

[LuuKyK]

WHEN I AM ALONE I FEEL SO LONELY, NEVER FORGET KAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!?

lol No, but seriously, what kind of bizarro reality we live in that Square Enix is back to teasing something worth waiting for (first Deus Ex, now this). Wow, and tri-ace too. I need some time to let the news sink in.

 

[Zekra Dezivad]

They surely love their childhood friends, damn.

 

[Nightengale]

Story sounds... well, it's a generic start, but that doesn't mean it's bad. Maybe you play as the 'medieval fantasy' kid for once, while the 'sci-fi crash-lander' is the one with amnesia.

 

[Maximilian Kolbe]

Not that these can't be good/fun characters since even the oldest of tropes/cliches can be executed well but talk about starting on a bad foot LOL. While its true there isn't much to work with here, the start isn't optimistic.

Most recent anime-style story always start like that, childhood friend vs mystery girl lol.

 

[duckroll]

Preparing Valkyrie Profile: Hrist, of course.

Spoiler

Believe

Spoiler

Don't say "for iOS"

I don't care what he does, I just want him to be making something. He has really good ideas when it comes to combat, customization, and general game design. Hope he hasn't left tri-Ace, or if he has, hope he joined another developer who makes stuff on a regular basis!

 

[RaijinFY]

I think i'm just going to call it Star Ocean 5...

 

[aly]

I still can't believe it. I think I might cry that a countdown actually delivered good news.

 

[Parakeetman]

Yeah but I expect his work for this to be more like what he did for Gundam True Odyssey (MS Saga):

Oh no kidding he did the artwork for that game? I actually enjoyed it for what it was back then.

Infinite Undiscovery director?

Fuck.

Oh god what?!

...Sweet mother, we might actually get good looking art and character designs if the 3D modelers don't screw up.

Considering the previous game had nice 2d character design and horrible 3d models will not really be too optimistic until we actually see proof that its not going to be a train wreck again with the 3d model side of things lol

 

[Arthea]

They surely love their childhood friends, damn.

well, cliche or no, we all have our childhood friends, that's simply how it is.

 

[Soriku]

They surely love their childhood friends, damn.

It's just a cheap easy way for the main guy and girl to know each other already and be on friendly terms.

 

[Tesseract]

the setting and characters sounds like typical jrpg shit

should've given it to a western team, japan se is dead to me

as a so fiend, i am already despairs

 

[aravuus]

Wait wait wait, IU director, peace-keeping swordsman protagonist accompanied by childhood friend and a little girl that has lost her memories/feelings/HUMANITY??

Fucking lol this is going to be great

Still nice to get JRPGs on the consoles tho haha

 

[Squire]

It's just a cheap easy way for the main guy and girl to know each other already and be on friendly terms.

"~Oniiiiiiiiii-chan!~"

 

[DOWN]

Guess their next-gen engine that they started building after SO4 won't go to waste. It'd be a shame if the ps3 version is gonna hold them back.

Of course it is going to hold them back. Can't make a core feature in current gen if it won't run on last gen.

 

[KainXVIII]

Infinite Undiscovery director?

Fuck.

Is it bad?

 

[-Oath]

well, cliche or no, we all have our childhood friends, that's simply how it is.

Lets be honest here, not everyone has or keeps friends from their childhood. A break from that trope wouldve been nice but Id rather have childhood friends in this game than an emotionless doll like little girl character.

 

[Estellise]

Ugh, I hate the childhood friend trope. This is what differentiated Star Ocean 2 from the norm.

 

[Paracelsus]

Is it bad?

It most certainly explains the real time.

Ugh, I hate the childhood friend trope. This is what differentiated Star Ocean 2 from the norm.

Yeah.

I met this guy three hours ago, he looks so cool. *cue shipwreck and reunion* Love of my life, I thought I had lost you forever.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Anyone who didn't care for SO4's cast and is interested in this game by the description of the new cast already that should be alarm bells for you to bail out.