Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope - 4K & Full HD Remaster

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Digitally Downloaded
    Dec 6, 2017
    90
    Star Ocean 4 looks incredible on the PlayStation 4, too.
  2. GameOver.gr
    Jan 19, 2018
    80
    Although the game remains virtually the same, the upgrade on the graphics and the fps deliver a better pace and, overall, a better game. If you are looking for a good JRPG, this edition of Star Ocean: The Last Hope is highly recommended.
  3. GameGrin
    Jan 2, 2018
    80
    Star Ocean: The Last Hope looks and performs great on PlayStation 4. With an incredible story, great graphical options, stunning visuals, this is a game for new and old fans alike.
  5. 4P.de
    Dec 4, 2017
    79
    All the expertise that Square Enix collected with their recent remasters shows: With loads of graphics options you can adjust the performance and quality to your liking while the game itself with ist highly entertaining realtime combat basically remains unchanged - sometimes for the worse.
  6. IGN Italia
    Dec 5, 2017
    78
    Star Ocean: The Last Hope - 4K & Full HD Remaster picks up the decent JRPG developed in 2009 by tri-Ace and refurbishes it with more than positive results.
  7. GamingTrend
    Jan 4, 2018
    75
    Star Ocean: The Last Hope HD and 4K Remaster is a beautifully rebuilt hidden JRPG gem from prior era of gaming. The game plays slow, and that drags the action down during battles, but adds depth and purpose to the world exploration. The upscaling is thorough and very well accomplished, and with a high quality soundtrack to accompany you, Star Ocean: The Last Hope is bound to provide hours of quality fun.
  8. 3DJuegos
    Dec 22, 2017
    75
    Star Ocean: The Last Hope is a brilliant remaster.
  9. Atomix
    Dec 12, 2017
    75
    The planets of the galaxy could not help Star Ocean Last Hope 4K & HD Remaster to fix the mistakes of their past versions.

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User Score
6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 46
  3. Negative: 8 out of 46
  1. chad_pattan
    Nov 30, 2017
    8
    This game has a bad rap. And it's undeserved.

    Background: this was originally released on the Xbox 360 as an exclusive. After that    This game has a bad rap. And it's undeserved.

    Background: this was originally released on the Xbox 360 as an exclusive. After that expired, the International version was released on PS3. The 360's main issue was the disc swapping that was necessary between planets - a throwback to Final Fantasy VII on the PS1. PS3 version fixed that but introduced other issues. Largely though it was the easier overall experience.

    If you never played this game, it is (canon) the fourth Star Ocean game, having nothing to do with the previous except Captain Kenny who has a partial cameo from older games. It's the first Star Ocean to really focus on space exploration and visiting new planets. The remaster (not a remake, mind you), doesn't change the underlying story. It's a great game, but temper your expectations.

    Many of the complaints from people online are people preferring the third Star Ocean: Till The End of Time, because of the battle engine. In my opinion that's all it had going for it; the story was terrible, the graphics laughable, the music forgettable. Also, people complain about Lymle, a childlike character, and Edge's English voice actor. Neither are worth skipping the game over. Lymle's a kid...who acts like a kid. Edge's English VA isn't great, but certainly not the worst (I'm looking at you, Tidus). Turn on Japanese if it bothers you.

    What made this game great was really 4 things:

    - The remaster graphics are EXCELLENT. Everything's much cleaner, easier to see, draw distance, performance, etc. Especially on a PS4 Pro.

    - The music was always good.

    - The Private Actions in this one far surpass any of the other Star Oceans by far. Just Reimi/Meracle/Edge alone will have you cracking up, and Welch is a star by herself, but watching Lymle fail to kick her is awesome. Meracle and Reimi are basically the anti-feminists, especially Meracle, who has absolutely no problem flirting.

    - Planetary exploration is what made Mass Effect 1 better than the rest, and it's on full display here. Some of it is "rails-ish" but in general, it's an absolute treat.

    So why an 8 and not a 10? Well, they didn't address the excessive bloom lighting that's been there since the beginning. It's annoying, because you can't fully enjoy the graphical beauty. Also, they nerfed the effectiveness of some of the characters; used to be that controlling Reimi alone with her special attacks would allow you to breeze through the game; she was significantly overpowered. Now she's still strong but not a tank like she used to be. Why change this? Let the player choose whether to use certain overpowered characters or not if they want their challenge ramped.

    Games like Disgaea, a game severely lacking anime cutscenes, have gotten people to this "I just wanna fight" and "I want obscene difficulty" mentality. If you don't care about story in a game, this game isn't for you, but if you want to feel like you're playing a book, complete with cutscenes (like the GOOD old days), great graphics, and characters, be sure to give this a try. It's well worth the $20 or so. More so than Integrity & Faithlessness BY FAR.    … Full Review »
  2. sapphireglaceon
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    this game is complete trash and should have never been made hate this crap the only good ones are 1,2 AND THE REAL 4 THIS IS 5 YOU DIDN'T EVENthis game is complete trash and should have never been made hate this crap the only good ones are 1,2 AND THE REAL 4 THIS IS 5 YOU DIDN'T EVEN NUMBER THEM CORRECTLY SQUARE ENIX. YOU ARE SO FRIKEN STUPID AVOID THIS GAME AT ALL COSTS YOU WILL RAGE QUIT… Full Review »
  3. Gamingsince1977
    Feb 12, 2022
    6
    I played the International version on PS3, loved it - so a looked forward to the remaster for ps4. How disappointed was I? Ok, the graphicsI played the International version on PS3, loved it - so a looked forward to the remaster for ps4. How disappointed was I? Ok, the graphics were a little cleaner, but the main difference seemed to be the over-over-abundance of black. Looked rather like a child had gone to town with a black marker pen, thin lines of black are now thick and prevalent everywhere.
    But the re-do of the character in battle is very strange - random streak in their hair (yes - black) and ridiculous facial shadows, causing most of the characters to have 'nose ring shadows' .
    I played several locations, but saw no significant changes other than that - so glad i didnt spend good money on it, rather play it on PS3 (played it through share play via my son).
    If you are new to the game & you love grinding ridiculous trophies etc (which, sadly, I do) and the potential for hundreds of hour of play - give it a go. It may not be an all time great, but its trophy system alone is an experience, which sets it apart from many others i have played in the jrpg genre (my fave).    … Full Review »
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