Roxkis_ii
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Yo, I thought I was going crazy!! I completely agree, super annoying bug.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah. I get it, this game was developed mostly in the heyday of the pandemic lockdowns. But it's doing a lot of ass backward things that make it less fun to play.
I got it to work. Seems like i need to wait 10-15 minutes to load the game each time I boot it. Annoying but not the end of the world since I just suspend/resume 90% of the time.
Does anyone know if there’s a storyline reason (explained either in this game, or somewhere else in the series) as to why the characters from different planets are able to understand each other? Seems a bit odd that a character from space would be able to understand the language of a character from an isolated undeveloped world.
I haven't played a star ocean game since 3, but this one looked intriguing. One of my biggest issues with the series (the games I played) was that they usually ended up being more like a medieval fantasy game than a sci-fi space game. How is this one in that department? Is it actually a space/sci fi RPG or does it end up being more fantasy/medieval?
Roxkis_ii
Member
That seems like an odd issue to have. Do you have your game installed or an ssd or just the regular drive?
You learn in part 3 that all the games take place inside a video game.
NecrosaroIII
Ask me about my terrible takes on Star Trek characters
Encounters in Space is a fantastic gundam movie. Classy reference op
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Finished.
I'm left very underwhelmed by this game. The combat was fun but everything else about the game was thoroughly mediocre.
Low production values, only one planet for a game called STAR OCEAN .. and technically very incompetent.
Hell, even the combat is very easy to cheese.
5/10
I'm left very underwhelmed by this game. The combat was fun but everything else about the game was thoroughly mediocre.
Low production values, only one planet for a game called STAR OCEAN .. and technically very incompetent.
Hell, even the combat is very easy to cheese.
5/10
I suspected this could be the case. They said in an interview that it was developed on a minimal budget, and they're not even sure if they'll be around much longer.
DonkeyPunchJr
World’s Biggest Weeb
Update 1.03 coming 12/8:
Punished Miku
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Font size?Update 1.03 coming 12/8:
Doctor Hades
Member
I could not have summed up the game better myself because I 100% agree with that (PC version by the way).
The game looks dated outside of some nice cutscenes with lots of pop in and runs poorly on PC unless you compile the shaders multiple times (which can take 20-60 minutes on my machine) and this process is required every time I update the graphics drivers!!! The game does not even use DirectX 12 either as it uses DirectX 11 so quite why it requires the shaders to be pre-compiled (or else endure #StutterStruggle) is anyone's guess. All this would not have been so bad if the game itself was amazing but it isn't. The story is banal and the gameplay is very derivative and uninspired. It feels like just another generic JRPG really with little to make it stand out from the dozens of others I have played over the years. Even the characters are dull.
At least I know now that Star Ocean is not a franchise for me...
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Update 1.03 coming 12/8:
The very first fix is the major thing I complained about lol
Too little too late for me for this now.
a multicultural team of v
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Well I get their choice with the accessory thing, in way way too many games I have screwed myself having items equipped on characters that leave the party, so the conservative choice is understandable. The problem is characters come and go a freaking ton in this, and there is no way to quickly re-equip what they had. (And the menu UI is awful to deal with)
It also never happened to me for normal PA party breaks, only when they actually left the party.
It also never happened to me for normal PA party breaks, only when they actually left the party.
anthony2690
Member
I think we played very very different games.
Oh boy, Star Ocean would constantly slow down or drop frames, VRR was not saving this game for me, it ran like
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I think we played very very different games.
Oh boy, Star Ocean would constantly slow down or drop frames, VRR was not saving this game for me, it ran like
Yeah I made that post in the first zone, the later game, especially there is one town you visit, which looks incredibly barren, but the frame rate is almost constantly tanking there.
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anthony2690
Member
& Oh god the pop in, it makes sonic frontiers look quite a few generations ahead in that regard.
You literally rotate your camera and some dude pops in a second or two later right next to you
xellos2099alpha
Member
I am near the end of the game, it is not bad really. Much better than the cring of SO4 and thst slug of SO5.
Doom85
Member
So as a total newbie to the series, I’ve been playing this one over the last month or so.
My thoughts:
- the first half of this game is really well paced. Lots to explore, new places to go, it was great. Unfortunately the second half suffers somewhat. The plan to stop the wedding, as well as when the gang initially go up into space finally, is littered with tons of “go to this spot, cutscene, go to this spot, cutscene, go to this spot, you get the gist” with few battles to be seen. Thankfully once you get to the Scorpium world things do get back on track. And I get that Tri Ace had been doing roughly lately, so I’m not holding it against them that the game had to take a few cost saving measures like this, though according to gamefaqs seems they’re hiring recently so hopefully that indicates this game did well for them.
-the cast is pretty likable. Nobody really stands out as exceptional, but nobody got on my nerves, and they had pretty good chemistry together. Even J.J., who joins way late, managed to fit in nicely
-the conflict on Laeticia’s planet is pretty interesting between the nations and such. When they go to space, the concept of Scorpium is cool, though I did find the final villain kind of not that interesting.
-battles are fun, though I’d be lying if I said I didn’t spam the same two moves and did just fine. Honestly, most of the game is pretty easy once you get both self-healing passive skills on all your party and max the skill levels. Only really tough fight is against
which is funny as he’s not even the main villain.
-music was fine, nothing really stood out, but it got the job done. That opening video, though, now that’s a banger.
Overall, I had a pretty good time. I may check out some other SO entries in the future. Not sure on the general reception towards 1 and 2, but I know 3 is really well liked, 4 is a bit divisive but is generally liked, and 5 is considered meh by most.
My thoughts:
- the first half of this game is really well paced. Lots to explore, new places to go, it was great. Unfortunately the second half suffers somewhat. The plan to stop the wedding, as well as when the gang initially go up into space finally, is littered with tons of “go to this spot, cutscene, go to this spot, cutscene, go to this spot, you get the gist” with few battles to be seen. Thankfully once you get to the Scorpium world things do get back on track. And I get that Tri Ace had been doing roughly lately, so I’m not holding it against them that the game had to take a few cost saving measures like this, though according to gamefaqs seems they’re hiring recently so hopefully that indicates this game did well for them.
-the cast is pretty likable. Nobody really stands out as exceptional, but nobody got on my nerves, and they had pretty good chemistry together. Even J.J., who joins way late, managed to fit in nicely
-the conflict on Laeticia’s planet is pretty interesting between the nations and such. When they go to space, the concept of Scorpium is cool, though I did find the final villain kind of not that interesting.
-battles are fun, though I’d be lying if I said I didn’t spam the same two moves and did just fine. Honestly, most of the game is pretty easy once you get both self-healing passive skills on all your party and max the skill levels. Only really tough fight is against
Remmington
-music was fine, nothing really stood out, but it got the job done. That opening video, though, now that’s a banger.
Overall, I had a pretty good time. I may check out some other SO entries in the future. Not sure on the general reception towards 1 and 2, but I know 3 is really well liked, 4 is a bit divisive but is generally liked, and 5 is considered meh by most.