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Who cares if the last Star Ocean sucked: this new one looks f'n awesome photo

A guy trying to touch a girl while she sleeps. Super busty elf with laser staff. And a dumb anime bitch leaning in to get her head bit off by a domesticated velociraptor in a spaceship (above)? Wow, the new Star Ocean looks f*cking awesome!

So we totally don't know what's going on here in the screenshots. All we know is that just like the trailer, these screens from Square Enix's upcoming Xbox 360 title Star Ocean: The Last Hope (March 3rd release date) look fantastic. And while it's true that looks aren't everything, that's really all we have to go on, aside from a bit of hints from the official Web page.

So let's look back at these super high-resolution screenshots:

It looks like cop-a-feel-kun got caught in the act. What an idiot. Um, there's roommates? Co-ed?

On a more serious note, the battle scenes look great.

And finally, are they playing the next Star Ocean, sometime in the future?

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pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:03
pendelton21
What, no "nom nom nom" caption on that picture?

Someone dropped the ball...
Brian Szabelski's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:09
Brian Szabelski
It's sad that this is the last one.
Excel-2011's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:16
Excel-2011
____________ 4: The Last Hope
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:17
Dale North
PENDELTON21 - what are you talking about?


;)
Qraze's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:21
Qraze
till the end of time is flawed, the shit froze on me in battle a few times, the voice acting was horrible, the voice actors are in damn near every fucking game/anime and it wasn't a star ocean, you spent almost the whole game on one planet doing stupid shit to help people who are just using you. the story did have a nice twist near the end though and the combat was decent, not great but decent.

i hope this one is much better whatever console is end up going to. i also heard the psp one was good.
pendelton21's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:23
pendelton21
Oh, you sneaky bastard...
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:24
MrSadistic
I thought the last SO game was alright, jerks.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:29
mistic
moar JRPGs! jeeeeeeeeeeej!

no seriously, after Lost Odyssey, I'm hooked again :-)
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:35
Dale North
hahah - pendelton21 - thanks.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:37
ParaParaKing
SO3 was pretty good. If you thought, that was bad, you probably shouldn't get this one.
BulletTrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:47
BulletTrain
I liked SO 3 :(

I guess it might suck compared to the other ones I haven't played, but in the grand scheme of things I thought it was really damn good. The story got stupid toward the very end, but the gameplay was awsome.

SO4 is gonna be sweet hopefully.
s0lesurviv0r's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 11:51
s0lesurviv0r
Nice to see Poison getting work.
SephirothX's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 12:08
SephirothX
The ending to the last Star Ocean wasnt worth it
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 12:09
Dale North
s)lesurviv0r - good call!
moshakirby's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 12:13
moshakirby
Wait, is that Greymon?
...
Holy fuck is this a new Digmion game?! It looks awesome!
Cynical Gamer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 12:34
Cynical Gamer
"looks"

let's wait to see how it plays.
Shoop's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 13:17
Shoop
@Qraze

I don't know what you think Star Ocean is, then. You spend the entire game in SO2 on a planet. With people using you. And you were in space for about ten seconds in the first one.

SO3 had the best battle system by far. The only major thing I didn't like about it was gimping item creation. I really hope 4 has a cool IC system.
Remo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 13:25
Remo
I like Star Ocean 3. I didn't think it was bad at all.
Seta Soujiro's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 14:07
Seta Soujiro
the game looks good. keeping an eye on it.
Rainbowblack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 14:09
Rainbowblack
I loved SO3 until the plot twist, probably the biggest facepalm in my JRPG, aside the that one giant disaster the game was golden

Also, big titty elf is a mainstay in my party regardless if shes a weak link or not
Jesus H Christ's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 14:16
Jesus H Christ
SO3 was alright, it just took a hojillion and one hours to get to the good stuff.
Timstuff's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 14:36
Timstuff
Square's offerings this gen, aside from handheld games, have been pretty disappointing. I haven't really seen anything to convince me that Star Ocean will break this trend. Will Final Fantasy XIII? Maybe, but at this point my interest is a lot more invested in Versus XIII.
Midgetsnowman's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 14:53
Midgetsnowman
Honestly, I couldnt really give much of a damn about FF (other than Dissidia for Shantotto), but I'm such a total star ocean fanboy and cant wait for Last Hope. And I still dont see what was so bad about the 3 plot twist.


also, @qraze, what other star ocean games have you played to think SO3 wasnt a Star ocean? SO1 you're in space for all of a couple story scenes. SO2 You have even less time in actual space , though I will grant that you dont spend all game on a backwater planet, but the Nedians do use the hell out of you anyhow. Even Blue Sphere takes place completely on some backwater planet.

SO3 is the only one I can think of where you travel to multiple planets at will
Syn's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 15:25
Syn
I liked SO3, and the previous titles. But I probably won't get my hands on this unless I somehow obtain an obscene amount of money and become willing to trade my self-respect for an Xbox 360. I don't think my friend is going to make an effort to get another (5th now) one, and the only other people I know with them aren't really into JRPGs, they more like the pew pew games like the rest of the mutants.
slapme7times's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/29/2009 16:11
slapme7times
'A guy trying to touch a girl while she sleeps. Super busty elf with laser staff. And a dumb anime bitch leaning in to get her head bit off by a domesticated velociraptor in a spaceship (above)? Wow, the new Star Ocean looks f*cking awesome!'

lol.... I like your language skill.
Tye The Czar's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 07:02
Tye The Czar
NOOOOOO!!!! NOT SHINKU(Rozen Maiden)! Don't eat her!
catsithx's Avatar - Comment posted on 02/01/2009 10:03
catsithx
I did like SO3. It was a bit winded and stuff at times. Stil the game was fun till the end. Also I can't wait for So4 I just need money ... lots of it.*waits for tax returns to come back.*
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