![]() ![]() ![]() Having recently played Tokyo Mirage Sessions FE, I was extremely disappointed in the battle system of Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness. Characters have the tendency to overlap each other, too, which looks hilarious. For the vast majority, the camera is pulled back with your main character in the middle of the screen, and no matter how you position it the character will often be blocking the view of some people in the conversation. Cut scenes are also done poorly with almost no cinematography at all. The fact that you can learn abilities that allow you to harvest, fish and mine for materials was about the only thing that made me veer off the beaten track to explore. They don't do anything to impress and I often found myself looking at the animations of the shrubbery close up, thinking of how it reminded me of early PlayStation 2 games. The world areas and dungeons are your typical grasslands, small snowy areas, rocky hills and caves. Sometimes, Faerie Healing can be your best friend You'll often find a character mentioning that you should head somewhere as if you already know where it is then you'll get lost and confused with no quick travel option or map to reference. Speaking of which, there is no world map and even though the world is small, the lack of a map will drive you nuts. ![]() I completed it in around thirty hours total and had visited ninety percent of the map within the first fifteen. Having played many JRPGs for over 100 hours, I was very shocked to find out how short and small this one is. The last two party members were almost completely forgettable despite them being the only two that weren't from Fidel's home planet of Faykreed IV. to look at as she appears to wear nothing but body paint. Dressed in her Eastern European-style costume, her cheeks glowing as she talks quietly and tries to keep up with the team, what's not to love? Fidel is your typical spirited youngster with something to prove, Miki is his doting childhood friend and Viktor plays the typical by-the-book soldier type. The main party members' personalities aren't anything new, but I did take a particular liking to the adorable charm of Relia. It soon becomes apparent that Relia isn't from this planet as the party of heroes befriends representatives of the Pangalactic Federation and makes enemies with the dangerous bad guys collectively known as Kronos on their adventures to find out more about their new little friend. ![]() She appears to be harassed and when Fidel and friends try to free her from her captives, she unleashes power that they've never seen before which stops time and space in order to let them escape. Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness introduces us to the green landscape of an "undeveloped" nation where fencer and protector (Fidel) runs into a young girl in need of help (Relia). │ Remember to support your favourite streamers and content creators for all the entertainment that they provide. Seeing as it's the series' first release on the PlayStation 4, how well does the established franchise hold up against other recent JRPGs? This latest Star Ocean game has been highly anticipated given its seven year gap since the previous installment. Reviewed by Mary Billington playing a PS4 on August 13, 2016 ![]()
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