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Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG

RELEASE DATE

24/FEB/09

ESRB RATING

DEVELOPER

tri-Ace

PUBLISHER

Square Enix, Inc.

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

GENERAL TONE #USES

RPG 156
JRPG 54
epic 25

DESCRIPTION

Sci-fi role-players return to the Star Ocean for the first time in The Last Hope, a prequel game set centuries before the original game's story began. Gameplay begins in the year S.D. 10, or about 2087 A.D. Humanity has waged World War III, and Earth is the greatest casualty. Lands have been upturned, civilizations have been razed, and survivors realize that they must find a new home, on a new planet. Players follow the adventures of young Edge Maverick and Reimi Saionji, two childhood friends who have grown up to lead humanity's first intergalactic mission, in a spaceship called Calnus.

At times, piloting the ship themselves — a first in the Star Ocean series — players have some choice as to which planets they visit and which adventures they encounter there. Exploration takes place from a standard third-person perspective. In combat, the view can change as players shift from character to character, and is accented with zooms and cutaways to display special attack graphics and other effects. Between battles, role-playing as the captain in conversations with other crew members allows players to build rapport between the characters, which lets them work better as a team and unlocks additional strengths and abilities in combat. Cut-scenes help to fill in the story between the action.

Battles play out in real-time. Players can control up to four party members, flipping between them with the trigger button. Each character has different strengths, weaknesses, and special abilities, which can be enhanced and customized with combat experience. The game's "BEAT" ("Battle Exalted Action Type") system lets players assign different general fighting styles to characters, pushing them to behave more aggressively, defensively, or to focus on special attacks, for example. Increasingly sophisticated BEAT scripts become available as characters level up. Star Ocean: The Last Hope also introduces "Rush" gauges, which build slowly in regular battle and allow characters to perform distinct, powerful special moves when full. ~ T.J. Deci, All Game Guide

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360)

GENRE/STYLE:

Role-playing/Third-Person 3D RPG
RELEASE DATE:

24/FEB/09
TOP TRAITS:

Real-time battles, RPG, Star Ocean Universe
DESCRIPTION:

Sci-fi role-players return to the Star Ocean for the first time in The Last Hope, a prequel game set centuries before... more

players 2,138

followers 11

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Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) by: karr1981

“good fun, a shame i never got to complete it”

created 25/JAN/2012

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) by: Kyoka

“Its the beginning of the series, glad it took off.”

created 14/SEP/2011

Star Ocean: TLH

“Massive EXP in Star Ocean: TLH”

Added by: Leo-Ascendent
Date: 07/JUN/2011
Views: 83
Votes: 0

created 07/JUN/2011

selu22 played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 07/AUG/10

“Moved on to Roak in Chaos mode.”

created 08/AUG/2010

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) by: selu22

“A severe disappointment in terms of story and voice talent, and only OK gameplay.”

created 06/AUG/2010

secondsabre played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 06/JUN/10

“Finished the time warp section, and now I hate Edge more than ever. Man, it's bad enough that he has a crappy voice-actor, does he have to be all consumed with self-doubt? It's just whiney. But...”

created 08/JUN/2010

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) by: cluskevird

“I've only scratched the surface of Star Ocean, but I can tell the biggest obstacle is going to be coming back to this game. If you leave for any significant amount of time, the whole control system will have to be relearned. Story-wise, it's...”

created 26/APR/2010

OutcastNeedhelp1 was the last to comment - over 3 years ago...

“I can help you if you needed to ask me that's all.I beaten this game twice.”

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (X360) by: goldenballs1988

“The 1st really good Square Enix title for Xbox 360, with a good story, awesome backing story and universe and great graphics this game feels good the moment you turn it on. After that the ease of the battle system along with the almost linear...”

created 12/JUL/2010

secondsabre played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 03/MAR/10

“So, since we're bvlowing through Star Ocean 1 on PSP, figured I should maybe start playing the prequel, since I'm finally back home and have my 360 again. So far, it's nothing too special, but it's...”

created 03/MAR/2010

ellerkermike played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 07/FEB/10

EarthboundX was the last to comment - over 3 years ago... show previous hide previous

“Bet that took awhile.”

created 08/FEB/2010

KarmaCyanide played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 24/JAN/10

“I finished Star Ocean. It took me roughly 110 hours. >.< And I'm still missing roughly 35 achievements, lol. I'll definitely be replaying this sometime in the future, but I need a break for now.”

created 27/JAN/2010

KarmaCyanide played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 22/JAN/10

“Got my 8th achievement for the game, Creature Collector, for collecting 50% of all monster data.”

created 22/JAN/2010

KarmaCyanide played Star Ocean: The Last Hope on 21/JAN/10

“Got my 7th achievement for the game, Massacred Manifest, for defeating Armaros Manifest in the Miga Insect Warren. That boss was hard as hell, I must say.”

created 22/JAN/2010