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

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 46 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 8 out of 46

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  1. Torreyes
    Jan 23, 2018
    10
    This is the best game I've played in more than a year. It's much more than i was expecting and just fall in love with it. I wood have paid full price knowing what i know now but for 20€ ? It's the best game I've ever bought for that money. If you like RPG games and games like Nino Kuni or White Knight Chronicles this is a must buy.Everything in this game it's to like but the only detailThis is the best game I've played in more than a year. It's much more than i was expecting and just fall in love with it. I wood have paid full price knowing what i know now but for 20€ ? It's the best game I've ever bought for that money. If you like RPG games and games like Nino Kuni or White Knight Chronicles this is a must buy.Everything in this game it's to like but the only detail wood be AAA new generation graphics, graphics are descent still. If your looking for an incredible Adventure and a magnificent Story, this is your game besides the combat it's awesome .… Expand
  2. 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 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    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.    … Expand
  3. Phuz
    Feb 27, 2022
    8
    I'm really early doors with this game I have been pleasantly surprised but I am on the fence.

    1st. I'm near the start and it is not clear where I should be going. The run speed is too slow. It feels over complicated. Bad borders, looks like I can go somewhere but can't. For the good. This game is gorgeous. I don't mind things not looking perfect as long as it works, and this works.    I'm really early doors with this game I have been pleasantly surprised but I am on the fence.

    1st. I'm near the start and it is not clear where I should be going. The run speed is too slow. It feels over complicated. Bad borders, looks like I can go somewhere but can't.

    For the good. This game is gorgeous. I don't mind things not looking perfect as long as it works, and this works. OST, so far it is perfect. I'm really loving the music and it is definitely enhancing the experience. Now I'm going to do some comparison's. Recently I have been playing Ys 8 and Tales of Arise. Ys8 is digital and after a lot of hours, quite frankly, I'm damned bored and won't be playing again. Tales of Arise was so bad I traded it already. Now this is the weird bit. I'm a big Ys and Tales fan and a big Square Enix hater. This game for me is totally smashing Ys8 and Tales of Arise. It is fun, the characters are much better than those irritating Yankee idiots. Even the fan service has been done better. So SO4K (I'm playing in 1080p) looks good, sounds good and feels good. It has much better characters and story telling. Arise was boring and Ys8 felt like it was written by children. The game world is nicer. The whole thing is just better.

    I think in the few hours I have had with this I enjoyed it more than the 15 - 20 hours spent with the fore mentioned games.

    This is my first SO and if I continue enjoying it then I think I will soon be a new fan.

    I am currently playing Fire Emblem and Xenoblade X on my WiiU, Persona 5 Royal on my PS4 and a ton of stuff on my Switch and Steam and this feels absolutely up there with the best of what I'm playing at the mo'.    … Expand
  4. ale12
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    buen juego, buen jrg, se dedica a la interaccion y conversacion entre personajes, existe accion rpg, un buen trabajo y un juego entretenido
  5. VendonJura
    Jun 13, 2018
    10
    Star Ocean 4 was in my opinion one of the best rpg games ever made. You had allot of hidden stuff you could explore. Many characters and an arena. I can't tell how many thousands of hour I've been playing this game but it was allot. The only 3 things I did not like in this game was

    1. Very complicated questing when you've done 1 thing wrong and you failed in a huge amount of other    Star Ocean 4 was in my opinion one of the best rpg games ever made. You had allot of hidden stuff you could explore. Many characters and an arena. I can't tell how many thousands of hour I've been playing this game but it was allot. The only 3 things I did not like in this game was

    1. Very complicated questing when you've done 1 thing wrong and you failed in a huge amount of other quest, achievements and so on. Without any information it was very hard to not mess something up so you didn't had to start all over.

    2. Some very long dungeons did not have any Savecores where you could save your progress. Very huge dungeons had a very high chance that the game freezes or something else so you've done all the hour of work for nothing. This happened to me billion times.

    3. Sadly Square Enix messed up the Remaster version so you are not able to set the volume, sounds like you would wish to. So playing this game on PS4 while having a party conversation is a pain. The dialogs volume is like 60% and music and the rest is at 100% that's make it hard to understand what the character are actually talking about. So I stick with the 360 version.

    But after all that Square failed with the Remastered Version just because of the volume sadness the game itself is just godlike. Star Ocean games for ever.    … Expand
  6. Juliosouza1988
    Oct 26, 2022
    9
    Jogo perfeito em 99% para mim. O único defeito nele é o anel da luz ,que podia ter no mínimo 3 cargas ao invés de apenas 1 .

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 22 Critic Reviews

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  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  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.
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