Star Ocean - Who's Buying?!

Game looks great. Multiple endings, dual audio, grinding, farming, Japanese character archetypes, unnatural hair colors, big eyes, big... uhhh other things, YEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

My first real JRPG on the PS3... and I can even play it in its original language! I'm so happy... :cry:

So, who's buying?

inb4 i haz 360 lolol i plaeyd dis gaem a yaer agoz

*raises hand*

I'm not expecting anything great though.

*raises hand*

I'm not expecting anything great though.

yokofox33

What?! Why?!

Well... to be honest, I'm not either... Ive gotten into this habit of not expecting a JRPG to be great unless it's got "Final Fantasy" in the name, but I'm not too interested in their latest installment so SO4 is the next best thing.

Beat the game a year agon on the 360, and while some of the new features are tempting I doubt Im re buying, it wasnt too great.

[QUOTE="yokofox33"]

*raises hand*

I'm not expecting anything great though.

Scianix-Black

What?! Why?!

Well... to be honest, I'm not either... Ive gotten into this habit of not expecting a JRPG to be great unless it's got "Final Fantasy" in the name, but I'm not too interested in their latest installment so SO4 is the next best thing.

I have a couple friends who said it got boring after awhile. Apparently the combat is pretty cool though. I'm excited for it, but I'm not putting much stock into it. At best it will be a bit better than the 360 version with all the enhancements. Naturally I hope I'm wrong though and it's like the best game eva.

i haz 360 lolol i plaeyd dis gaem a yaer agoz

On a serious note, I'll wait for a price drop. I'm not Bill Gates after all.

Lots of people didn't bought White Knight because of its reviews and the same will happen with Star Ocean 4. I have played Star Ocean 4 for a couple of hours and it is a good game but don't wait for reviews to decide the purchase because then you'll be disappointed. Just an advice...

I'll buy it when there's a price drop.

i haz 360 lolol i plaeyd dis gaem a yaer agozScianix-Black

totally getting this day 1 but i'll probbaly be busy with WKC :P

AGH! There are too many games that I wanna get now. I just got White Knight Chronicles, and I don't want to spend another $60 on another game so soon, but I really want the new Star Ocean. And then there's MLB10 the Show and I may even buy Heavy Rain. I think I'm also gonna get Sonic the Hedgehog 4, but because it's a PSN game it'll be cheaper. (Heavy Rain will probably be a rent if it's a short, 10ish hour game.) Oh, and I'm also gonna get Tales of Vesperia without a doubt if they decide to localize the PS3 version.

Like hell I'm buying Star Ocean.

After my experience with 'Till the End of Time', screw Star Ocean. I'd rather go with3D Dot Game Heroes. :D

Like hell I'm buying Star Ocean.

After my experience with 'Till the End of Time', screw Star Ocean. I'd rather go with3D Dot Game Heroes. :D

supa_badman

For anyone who dosent know i made this hype thread about SO4 PS3 version and it has many info if your not sure about the game so all is here

Ive got it paid off already, cant wait. Will keep me busy until FFXIII

turn based? half and half? active combat?MethodManFTW

Active combat, not turn based.

Honestly... I want turn-based, but this will do just fine considering it's said to be really fun and addictive.

i know!!! why wont any games be turn based anymore??? i wish i would of known about lost odyssey when i had a 360 MethodManFTW

I guess they want to appeal to ADD gamers.

Don't be surprised if somehow Activision and Square team up on a JRPGFPS complete with deathstreaks and button mashing.

:[

what improvements did they make? i know they added in japanese voiceovers to hopefully dull the shrill pain, but what else?LoG-Sacrament

I believe you'll also be able to alternate between CGand anime character portraits and menu design... but if you're asking if the international version will include things like new characters/quests, then the answer is... maybe, but not likely. Some say there "might" be an extra playable character (not a newly introduced one, but who was previously an NPC)... at any rate take it with a grain of salt... i sure would.

But really though, the Japanese language option is the best aspect about the Int. version; new characters or not.

[QUOTE="MethodManFTW"]turn based? half and half? active combat?Scianix-Black

Active combat, not turn based.

Honestly... I want turn-based, but this will do just fine considering it's said to be really fun and addictive.

If it's anything like SO3, then this will be one of the most addictive active-combat experiences to date...

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]what improvements did they make? i know they added in japanese voiceovers to hopefully dull the shrill pain, but what else?Rakuho

I believe you'll also be able to alternate between CGand anime character portraits and menu design... but if you're asking if the international version will include things like new characters/quests, then the answer is... maybe, but not likely. Some say there "might" be an extra playable character (not a newly introduced one, but who was previously an NPC)... at any rate take it with a grain of salt... i sure would.

But really though, the Japanese language option is the best aspect about the Int. version; new characters or not.

Those are the changes that the PS3 has and 360 version dosent:

• Improved Gameplay
• Slightly Improved graphics
• A whole new layout for the menu, setup and battle system
• The ability to switch from Anime and CGI
• Daul Audio Japanese and English
• 6 diffrent languages
• 4 New characters
• Some kind of connection between SO4 ps3 and SO1/SO2 PSP
• co-op
• 1 Disk

Me

I'll buy it when there's a price drop.

gersan93

Me too. unless it's $39 at first then yeah.

[QUOTE="Rakuho"]

[QUOTE="LoG-Sacrament"]what improvements did they make? i know they added in japanese voiceovers to hopefully dull the shrill pain, but what else?finalstar2007

I believe you'll also be able to alternate between CGand anime character portraits and menu design... but if you're asking if the international version will include things like new characters/quests, then the answer is... maybe, but not likely. Some say there "might" be an extra playable character (not a newly introduced one, but who was previously an NPC)... at any rate take it with a grain of salt... i sure would.

But really though, the Japanese language option is the best aspect about the Int. version; new characters or not.

Those are the changes that the PS3 has and 360 version dosent:

• Improved Gameplay
• Slightly Improved graphics
• A whole new layout for the menu, setup and battle system
• The ability to switch from Anime and CGI
• Daul Audio Japanese and English
• 6 diffrent languages
• 4 New characters
  
• Some kind of connection between SO4 ps3 and SO1/SO2 PSP
• co-op
• 1 Disk

that sounds great. and BTW, the 4 characters you're referring to, are they the ones that are shown at the bottom of the page (after clicking the character tab) of the official Japanese Int. version website?

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="Rakuho"]

I believe you'll also be able to alternate between CGand anime character portraits and menu design... but if you're asking if the international version will include things like new characters/quests, then the answer is... maybe, but not likely. Some say there "might" be an extra playable character (not a newly introduced one, but who was previously an NPC)... at any rate take it with a grain of salt... i sure would.

But really though, the Japanese language option is the best aspect about the Int. version; new characters or not.

Rakuho

Those are the changes that the PS3 has and 360 version dosent:

• Improved Gameplay
• Slightly Improved graphics
• A whole new layout for the menu, setup and battle system
• The ability to switch from Anime and CGI
• Daul Audio Japanese and English
• 6 diffrent languages
• 4 New characters
  
• Some kind of connection between SO4 ps3 and SO1/SO2 PSP
• co-op
• 1 Disk

that sounds great. and BTW, the 4 characters you're referring to, are they the ones that are shown at the bottom of the page (after clicking the character tab) of the official Japanese Int. version website?

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.

finalstar2007

cool. but now that i think about it, having new characters might not be that great of thing... if SO4 has the same issue that SO3 did, where you're only able to recruit 2 out of the 4 optional characters at a time (the numbers for SO4 will probably be different, but you get the picture), which i thought sucked big time.

and considering there are so many characters now, i just hope we'll be able to use all of them equally without having to permanently forgo one over the other for the duration of a game cycle...

...i honestly hope i'm just being paranoid about this...

I passed on getting it for the other console because I knew the PS3 would get an enhanced version, but I'm too busy trying to clear backlog games right now, then I'll be too busy with Heavy Rain, BioShock 2, God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII to get it any time soon.

I'll (probably) get it later this year, though.

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.

Rakuho

cool. but now that i think about it, having new characters might not be that great of thing... if SO4 has the same issue that SO3 did, where you're only able to recruit 2 out of the 4 optional characters at a time (the numbers for SO4 will probably be different, but you get the picture), which i thought sucked big time.

and considering there are so many characters now, i just hope we'll be able to use all of them equally without having to permanently forgo one over the other for the duration of a game cycle...

...i honestly hope i'm just being paranoid about this...

Dont worry im pretty sure Square will make it work somehow. Square didnt talk about them that much because they want us to find out when the game is released.. i cant wait! it will be a good game but i'll probably be busy with WKC unless i finish it before Feb 10th :P

[QUOTE="Rakuho"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Those are the changes that the PS3 has and 360 version dosent:

• Improved Gameplay
• Slightly Improved graphics
• A whole new layout for the menu, setup and battle system
• The ability to switch from Anime and CGI
• Daul Audio Japanese and English
• 6 diffrent languages
• 4 New characters
  
• Some kind of connection between SO4 ps3 and SO1/SO2 PSP
• co-op
• 1 Disk

finalstar2007

that sounds great. and BTW, the 4 characters you're referring to, are they the ones that are shown at the bottom of the page (after clicking the character tab) of the official Japanese Int. version website?

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.

None of those characters 4 characters at the bottom were playable in the 360 version so I don't expect them to be playable in the PS3 version either. They all had major roles in the story so I assume that's why they're listed on the characters page. The top 9 characters were the 9 playable characters. For those interested here's the Japanese site

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="Rakuho"]

that sounds great. and BTW, the 4 characters you're referring to, are they the ones that are shown at the bottom of the page (after clicking the character tab) of the official Japanese Int. version website?

Texas2089

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.

None of those characters 4 characters at the bottom were playable in the 360 version so I don't expect them to be playable in the PS3 version either. They all had major roles in the story so I assume that's why they're listed on the characters page. The top 9 characters were the 9 playable characters. For those interested here's the Japanese site

So the ones with 'NEW' near them were they on the 360 version? i didnt play that version so i cant really know if they were or not.. tho pelase dont say anything regrarding the story since i plan to get this and dont want any spoilers :P

[QUOTE="Texas2089"]

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

Yup i'v seen 1 girl with wings if im correct and 1 guy wearing red.finalstar2007

None of those characters 4 characters at the bottom were playable in the 360 version so I don't expect them to be playable in the PS3 version either. They all had major roles in the story so I assume that's why they're listed on the characters page. The top 9 characters were the 9 playable characters. For those interested here's the Japanese site

So the ones with 'NEW' near them were they on the 360 version? i didnt play that version so i cant really know if they were or not.. tho pelase dont say anything regrarding the story since i plan to get this and dont want any spoilers :P

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="Texas2089"]

None of those characters 4 characters at the bottom were playable in the 360 version so I don't expect them to be playable in the PS3 version either. They all had major roles in the story so I assume that's why they're listed on the characters page. The top 9 characters were the 9 playable characters. For those interested here's the Japanese site

Texas2089

So the ones with 'NEW' near them were they on the 360 version? i didnt play that version so i cant really know if they were or not.. tho pelase dont say anything regrarding the story since i plan to get this and dont want any spoilers :P

O cool, thanks.. hm im pretty sure that Sqare Annouced a couple new characters on for the PS3 version so when i checked the site and said 'new' i assumed those were the new characters so im guessing Square didnt even show the new characters yet.. hmm its getting intresting im so getting this :P

[QUOTE="Texas2089"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

So the ones with 'NEW' near them were they on the 360 version? i didnt play that version so i cant really know if they were or not.. tho pelase dont say anything regrarding the story since i plan to get this and dont want any spoilers :P

finalstar2007

O cool, thanks.. hm im pretty sure that Sqare Annouced a couple new characters on for the PS3 version so when i checked the site and said 'new' i assumed those were the new characters so im guessing Square didnt even show the new characters yet.. hmm its getting intresting im so getting this :P

[QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

[QUOTE="Texas2089"] lol I'm not going to spoil anything but yes all of those characters were in the 360 version. I think by "NEW" they just mean that they are newly added to the site. Only difference is that "Irene" is called Eleyna in the US 360 version. I'm not sure if that was a change made for the PS3 version, or if that's just the Japanese name and it'll still be Eleyna in the US version.Texas2089

O cool, thanks.. hm im pretty sure that Sqare Annouced a couple new characters on for the PS3 version so when i checked the site and said 'new' i assumed those were the new characters so im guessing Square didnt even show the new characters yet.. hmm its getting intresting im so getting this :P

Yup im now pretty sure it does have new characters ( site ) inow remember that this new newsletter annouced extra characters but your right tho i know that for ToV and ES they showed the new characters.. who knows maybe Square want us to find out when the game is out

[QUOTE="Texas2089"][QUOTE="finalstar2007"]

O cool, thanks.. hm im pretty sure that Sqare Annouced a couple new characters on for the PS3 version so when i checked the site and said 'new' i assumed those were the new characters so im guessing Square didnt even show the new characters yet.. hmm its getting intresting im so getting this :P

finalstar2007

Yup im now pretty sure it does have new characters ( site ) inow remember that this new newsletter annouced extra characters but your right tho i know that for ToV and ES they showed the new characters.. who news maybe Square want us to find out when the game is out