star ocean A franchise I’ve always wanted to try, but never really got the chance. became less and less respected. Still, it’s survived over the years, and new titles have been released at a somewhat steady pace, despite their over-the-top moderate reputation.My introduction to the series ended with Star Ocean: Divine Force. But to be fair, it wasn’t a good one.
plot of Star Ocean: Divine Force It goes like this: Set on the planet of Astor VII in the kingdom of Auselius. Inside it lives a beloved princess called Leticia who is looking for someone (yes, that’s what we got first – who), essentially crashing near her and interrupting the quest when she suddenly stumbles upon an Outworld called Raymond.
What the Lannisters say is true.
This is actually a very interesting setting and at the start of the game you can choose a main character that changes several scenes and the way you are introduced to the world. An encounter, I was introduced to these characters who were unaware of what was going on in the universe.
where Star Ocean: Divine Force The combat system is a little better. Its flashy, fast-paced real-time combat is interesting to watch, with various combos between his party members. These can be assigned in the menu to create different combos for each button and he can create a third combo while holding the button. Very early on, we also meet DUMA, a robotic companion who assists in combat and exploration. Combine with your character to unleash powerful attacks that can blind, stun, or startle enemies in combat. Or you can simply travel through the Overworld much more quickly.
You’ll have to keep an eye on your AP and DUMA gauges during combat, and you’ll have to switch characters fairly often, but this keeps each encounter somewhat exhilarating. I have. So most of the time it’s in a clunky targeting system that you don’t want locked into what you want.
gameplay in Star Ocean: Divine Force At its best, it’s a lot of fun. However, there are many problems. The open area is lifeless, with nothing to do or see other than the random encounters that litter the location. The quests are as basic and uninteresting as his JRPGs, and often Star Ocean: Divine Force We go out of our way to make sure you are not having a good time.
Want to open the menu to level up or fast travel? Wait until these random conversation sections end. As long as the characters are talking, you can do very little. Spin quests, open menus, and interact with the environment. Not to mention disjointed tutorials and insane abuse of user experience. Some things are necessary to understand the game, but I get annoyed when the tutorial says, “You can use usable items.”
Say hello to the PS2 era.
There are also standard JRPG features. Extensive skill tree for party member and her DUMA.Each can also equip different weapons and armor to enhance their stats, it’s all pretty standard stuff and thanks to some terrible user interface it’s not that appealing.But you If you’re a hardcore JRPG fan of his, you’ll have some fun Star Ocean: Divine Force.
It’s the visuals where things really start to fall apart. It’s a wonderful mix of sci-fi and fantasy, and while it should look great, it already looks outdated. The character models are horribly sculpted, the world feels barren, and the visuals are just blurry, even when pushed to their limits on PC. Not to mention some strange frame rate drops and performance issues. It’s a shame too, because the art style has potential. One moment, from high fantasy, astral chain Next. The use of color and environment could have looked great.
The sound design is quite unremarkable, as is the graphics. We therefore strongly recommend switching to Japanese. This is slightly better. Not great, but bearable. However, the music is mostly excellent, with the combat themes being the highlight.
Combat is fun, but not fun enough to justify the purchase.
What a disappointing way to dive headfirst into a new series. Star Ocean: Divine Force It’s a blemish on the history of a franchise with a pretty solid cult following. It features decent combat, but on its own, a lackluster story, a bland world, and incredibly poor visuals that look like the PS2 era at their best. Etc. I can’t make up for the myriad of issues. As it stands, I simply cannot recommend it.
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power of godThe world combines sci-fi and fantasy styles in a great way, but the PS2-era visuals and plastic character models let me down. |
The game’s strong combat let down by an incredibly boring world. |
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Some great JRPG battle music sets a great stage, but the voice acting is rough. Setting the voice to Japanese improves the experience a bit. |
Star Ocean: Divine Force It was my introduction to the series, and honestly it wasn’t a very good one. Despite moderately good combat, a poor story, a bland world, and terrible visuals hampered the experience. |
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Final Verdict: 5.5 |
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Star Ocean: The Divine Force is available on PC and PlayStation 4/5
Reviewed on PC with RTX 2060, Ryzen 5 3600X, 16GB RAM.
A copy of Star Ocean: The Divine Force was provided by the publisher.
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