Star Ocean
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Man, so I finished the PSP port of Star Ocean 2 today. I had been playing it for awhile and I have to say everything about it really blew me away and I got super immersed in the story and character building, definitely left me wanting more. I had always had the PSX version growing up but never bothered playing it. The addition of voice acting in this one (I played it undubbed) really made it for me.
I heard 3 and 4 weren't very good, would you recommend them or would I just be let down? I know the series doesn't go on direct continuity, the only character in 1 and 2 appearing in both was Ronyx and I never played the first one either. Is 3 worth playing through or would I just be let down?
Also Star Ocean general I guess.
>>3094815
Star Ocean 4 was an abomination. I don't think there has been such uninspired dungeon design in any RPG since SO4 came out.
>>3094827
How was 3? Does it have any relevance to 2's plot at all?
God 2 was so fucking good I can't believe it.
>>3094835
I liked 3 when it came out but not played it since. I don't remember it being related though.
>>3094815
3 is pretty good, the plot twist annoys the hell out of people but apparently later plot makes up for it.I actually left the final dungeon to tie up loose ends but forgot where the entrance to it was
absolute best girl
>>3094815
I'm playing the PSP games too. The first one takes a while to get started but I still like it. The only other one I've played is 4, and like everyone else with a brain I hated it.
>>3094894
>incontinence
>best
>>3094926
>not wanting a qt bedwetter gf
>>3094929
Your fetish sucks, freak.
>>3094964
BOY HOWDY
>play Star Ocean First Departure
>give a new name to your character
>he's still referred to in game as "RODDICK"
>>3095024
Still better than having the voice acting ignore protagonists' names entirely like Persona
>>3095035
Or Final Fantasy X
>>3094835
Lots of people like 3 aside from the TWEEST
>>3095035
It would have been better had there been no voice acting at all. But then we couldn't have anime cutscenes which really contribute nothing to the game itself.
>>3095101
I prefer the voice acting but I played it undubbed, so I never knew how bad the english voices might be.
>>3095104
The English voices aren't bad but they aren't exactly stellar either. They can eventually grow on you.
>>3095107
There's like half as many spoken lines though.
>>3095120
And every time you enter a battle.
>>3094835
3 has Nel
Nel is awesome
>>3095147
Peppita is a serious contender for my #1 Daughteru though.
>>3094815
SO2 is my favorite game, although I can acknowledge that it only beats out some other games for the sheer nostalgia.
SO1: Very good game, enjoyed the PSP version better than SNES purely because it was done with SO2's engine.
SO3: I've tried to beat this game multiple times throughout the years, but I always end up quitting about 20 hours in. The crafting system is superb, some of the characters are pretty well done in terms of their personalities and movesets, but the game is an overall disappointment to me. The dungeons weren't interesting, the MP change was unnecessary, and the focus on chaining was foolish. Would've been a great game with all that modified a bit, but it just feels like a chore to play, and the storyline goes from fairly interesting to pants on head retarded.
SO4: Don't play SO4.
>>3095192
I hate First Departure for the point of no return.
The original Star Ocean didn't have point of no return, why the remake have?
Another thing that bothered me is that you can't recruit Phia or T’nique unless you have 2 empty slots in your party. Why this? It's impossible to recruit my favorite party in the remake for no good reason.
>>3095228
>point of no return
Not that guy but do tell.
>>3095228
Are you talking aboutwhen you go to the other planet? I couldn't remember if that's a point of no return or not, but if so, that is shitty. I mean, the enemies there aren't terribly hard, but it does suck to not be able to go where you want.
>>3095229
Basically after entering the last dungeon you can't leave anymore.
There's like 5 or 6 hours worth of gameplay during the final act, and you can't return to the main world anymore.
>>3095245
Shit, how will I know when I'm about to reach the final dungeon?
>>3095253
It's when you go to another planet, you will know.
>>3095261
Shit, thanks anon.
Tell me anons, what are your parties?
>>3095323
Claude/Rena/Dias/Bowman if I feel like going through the game fast without offensive spellcasting
Claude/Rena/Celine/Bowman for a 'balanced' party
Claude/Rena/Leon/Bowman every couple years, just to switch up what spellcasting animations I have to sit through.
POISON PILLS
POI-POI-POI-POISON PILLS
>>3095337
Broman-san a bes
Claude/Rena/Ashton/Bowman here, wanted to use Chisato but by the time I got her he was way under leveled.
>>3095342
I use Ashton every once in a while, but he just invalidates every fight without even trying. I've seen a fair amount of people argue whether Claude or Dias is the best fighter in the game (Claude>Dias for sheer damage, if anyone was wondering), but Ashton blows them both out of the water.
>>3094924
What's wrong with EEEEEEEEEEDGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MAVEEEEEEEEEEEERICK's adventure
>>3095373
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzaNmuH_lhQ
>>3095435
What the hell happened to the character design? 2's was so subdued and in this game everyone looks like a concept car.
>>3095446
Square's influence was really taking over.
>>3094815
3 is a good game aside from the infamous TWEEST. Avoid 4 like the plague though, it seriously has nothing of value to offer.
I think I have grown too attached to the original SO2 to play the PSP version.
I really can't stand the new art.
>>3094815
So, I recently played the first hour of both the SNES and PSP versions of SO1, and so far they seem pretty identical apart from the updated graphics, added voice acting, and small gameplay changes (which are a bonus to me)
I think I'm gonna stick to the PSP version. Is there ANY reason at all why I should play the original SO1 over the remake?
>>3095780
Better spritework.
>>3095245
Been a long time since I played the SNES original, but all I remember of the final planet is a singledungeon that you can run through in no time. 6 hours is something I find very unlikley even for a remake version.
>>3095152
I don't like Pepita but I do love that SO1-3 basically for the most part gave you the option to bench the characters you don't like and never have to put up with them. If ever.
>TFW Roger is still stuck in his cage during the credits because I never started his quest line
But yeah 4 just forced some of the worst characters Ive ever seen on you. Ive seen characters in porno games that weren't that bad
I really want to play the GBC Star Ocean but it's not been fan translated. Sucks cuz the sprite art is real good.
Playing through the first one on PSP, is there any way to permanently disable the auto-targeting bullshit? Because the way it takes player input as a suggestion rather than a command is driving me nuts.
>>3095435
God damn they couldn't even get decent mocaps. What the fuck is wrong with Squeenix?
>>3094894
If you have a piss fetish then sure.
>>3094894
Man I wasn't a huge fan of the old art but the new art was absolutely dreadful
also Titty mage superior. Rena spent too much time flip flopping between a stupid twat and an emo twat
>>3097680
The new art looks like some generic Tales shit.
3 is good cause of the battle system
>>3094835
3 is a mess mechanics-wise, it's clear they took all the complaints of the previous two games being too easy to break to heart, and rehauled the creation system into something no one wants to interact with out of fun, and the battle system now allows has physical skills using HP and Symbology using MP - you will die if either hits 0 as they both are now seperate life bars. Also battles add in the Fury meter, which has the dual purpose of keeping you from comboing forever as actions require it, along with using it to activate your guard but only if it's at 100% - you build fury by standing completely still, which this only works if you have party members to get enemies' attention, solo runs or a bad fight where AI party members go down leads to you just running back and forth around the battlefield hoping you can get a breather in for fury to recharge if the enemy isn't as fast as you.
I thought it was the worst game in the series, I can't even give a shit about the story when it's mechanics are such a fucking mess.
P.S. You still have skill points to throw at moves and "traits", the game however doesn't let you know that the traits are actually AI routines, and trying to level them all to the max will result in an AI that refuses to do anything but stand around in battle.
