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  • Summary: STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE continues the franchise's soaring space opera, blending science fiction with fantasy for a unique RPG experience. The refined gameplay features four party members and team-oriented combat, while maintaining the innovative real-time battle system that has become a trademark of the STAR OCEAN franchise. The year is S.D. 10. In the aftermath of World War III, humanity voyages into the stars in search of a new home - and a second chance. A prequel that combines sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the STAR OCEAN universe. Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's famous real-time battle system, including the amazing graphics and visual effects only possible on Xbox 360. Features CG movies by Visual Works, the cutting-edge studio whose previous work includes cut scenes for the acclaimed Final Fantasy RPG series. [Square Enix] Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 56
  2. Negative: 0 out of 56
  1. Star Ocean: The Last Hope will draw you in with it's great action, easy to use team system and it's solid story. Another great Square Enix title for the Xbox 360.
  2. I have played every single Square Enix RPG over the last several years and I have to say this is by far their best game story wise and while there is a few small issues with disc swapping and if you are not paying attention you will have to back track, this is one incredible game to play and is a must own for all RPG fans.
  3. The Last Hope is for those that don’t consider waiting a part of battlefield etiquette. If you consider yourself a free-form fighter—a free-form star fighter perhaps—then Star Ocean: The Last Hope is your key to the JRPG universe.
  4. If you're already a fan of the RPG genre, this will both disappoint and entice you, but in the end leave you satisfied.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 30
  2. Negative: 6 out of 30
  1. ReginaldY
    9
    Star ocean is a great game for those who wish to play an jRPG which is not turn based, as it has more of a RTS kind of feel to it.
  2. Cracking rpg game. Reminds me of the old final fantasy series. Not the shoddy new final fantasy games. Characters keep you engaged in the storyline and also the message the game tries to invoke is quite thought provoking. Graphically the game is well done and theres loads of weapon and armour upgrades. The skillpoint upgrade system in the game is done brilliantly. The downside to this game is the bad voice acting and poor animations. All in all this is a true rpg adventure game and gets a solid 8. Expand
  3. Never buy a game from Tri-Ace. Simply put, they produce crap. (Infinite Undiscovery anyone?) That being said, this game was rather good for a while. It had room for improvement, for instance, the could have dropped the cat-girl, poorly done cliche and all. Also, the final boss in the main story made no sense at all. The game also has a large portion of after-game secret levels, which are utter crap, and revisits the Tri-Ace classic problem of not placing save points where they are needed. All and all, it gets a 6/10, although I should go lower. Expand
  4. One of the worst games I've ever played. It was immensely boring, the characters were bland and so was the combat. The game took itself too seriously.

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