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Star Ocean: The Last Hope International | 
| From: Square Enix
Category: Video Games
List Price: $59.99
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 1013
Platform: PlayStation 3
Genre: role_playing_games
ESRB: Teen
Media: Video Game
Edition: Standard
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 12 - 20 years
Operating System: PlayStation 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 5.4 x 0.6
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MPN: 90914
Model: 90914
UPC: 662248909141
EAN: 0662248909141
ASIN: B002I0J4AM
Publication Date: January 31, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Combines sci-fi and fantasy elements, spanning multiple planets and the vastness of space itself to recount the origins of the STAR OCEAN universe | | • | Item creation and Private Actions, two hallmarks of the STAR OCEAN franchise, also make their return, allowing for players to enjoy upgraded versions of both systems | | • | Exhilarating combat expands upon the franchise's dynamic real-time battle system, now featuring amazing graphics through Blu-ray Disc | | • | Up to four characters can take part in battles simultaneously and party members can be switched mid-battle | | • | New Blindside battle system fuses evasion and offense, enabling players to confuse and ambush enemies by quickly moving out of their line of sight when targeted |
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Star Ocean The Last Hope PS3
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 29
 excellence July 6, 2010
Reid
Showed up 2 days early, very nice. Graphics rival ff 13, excellent storyline. Battle system is way more refined. Invention system is somewhat lacking vs end of time, but still decent. Overall any SO fan will not be left wanting. Highly suggest getting the strat guide, but get it from a store at 6 to 8 bucks. Too overpriced on amazon/ ebay
A Great Game June 8, 2010
Nuke (Minnesota)
This game feels a lot like a "Tales of" game to me, but its differences are noticable to the point where it feels like its own game and own battle system. Story and music are decent. Graphics are about what you would expect from an anime style game (if not better, considering the CG graphics they used). And the combat system is so enjoyable, you'll probably find yourself picking any and all fights against monsters along the way. I liked the idea of traveling to different planets through a spaceship, but I feel they could have done a bit more with that. Not that it wasn't good already, but still, I just thought they could have added an additional "optional to visit" planet or two.
For those considering getting this game, I recommend it if you're an RPG fan, especially if you liked the "Tales of" series. For a game that was made by the same people behind "Final Fantasy", this sure feels more like a "Tales of" game. For those who do get the game... well... I'm not going to offer any major spoilers to this review to save time, but be prepared for a certain cat girl to join your party, become a playable character, and behave like... well... a cat... around the main character, which will often lead to funny scenes. :P
You want the game now? Then what are you waiting for? Get Star Ocean: The Last Hope International now! (I recommend the PS3 international version because it has more content to it)
 Another good star ocean game May 23, 2010
Яise
Pretty good game. If you like any of the other star ocean games, then this is a good one. It has a lot of random dumb side-quests, and takes a lot of patience before the game picks up. Hell, you probably have to beat the game before you start having fun. Expect to spend over 500 hours if you want to max out the battle trophies. Very nice, with the audio swaps and all. Graphics are great, good gameplay, but gets annoying sometimes. Better storyline than Final Fantasy.
 Yuck. May 15, 2010
Mark Blethen (Idaho Falls, ID)
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I'm sure others like this game, and good on them.
I've sort of played the original Star Ocean on the SNES, never played the second, and played a good amount of the third. For some reason, though I'm not going to go back and compare, I felt that this game was a HUGE step down from the third Star Ocean game, in every way other than screen resolution.
Graphically, this game is horrid. I wasn't a fan of the character styles in Star Ocean 3, but over all the game was nice. Little did I know, Star Ocean 3 was going to actually look superior to the fourth game. The PS3 bonus menus (because apparently someone complained about the Xbox360 USA menus) are just as bad as the original. It would be fine if this was still 1991, but it's not. This presentation of this game had absolutely no pride placed behind it, and is a terrible embarrassment.
I barely remember the combat, but I do remember feeling that it, too, was a step back from SO3.
I quickly switched to the Japanese voice acting as the English was as horrid as everyone else will tell you. But that still didn't help me get sucked into the story. It felt like pretty shoddy writing and directing, and after only a few hours of playing (4, I think) I just couldn't take it any more and put the disc into it's case, and quickly went back to Amazon to sell it back to them.
I bought this thing on an Amazon sale for $35 with free shipping, and I ended up reselling it back to them a few days later for $37 and it shipped to them for free. So at least I made money off this crap.
I would NOT recommend this product. I wouldn't rebuy it if it dropped in price dramatically, even if it was $1. (I say, melodramatically.) This game will never, ever be a part of my permanent collection.
Blast form the past in a sea of change May 15, 2010
Kevin Green
There were a lot of RPG games that came out in 2010 on the PS3. A lot of theme strayed from the traditional RPG path to chart new territory. This game is not one of them.
For the most part, this game is like its predecessors. Staying true to the original design set out in previous installments. Run around get in to a fight and grind the levels to beat the boss at the end of the level. You are reworded by a bit of story in a flashy eyed way only JRPGs can and will provide.
This game was not made for the new generation of consoles, it is a through back to the PS1 and PS2 with a little better graphics. If you love to hear a long and clichéd story, that gets a little stupid at times. This game is for you.
This might sound like a contradiction to my rating of four stars. But I do think with all its faults, it's still a great game. It took me back to my early days playing RPG like it, their stories just as clichéd and stupid as this one.
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