Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a stain on the history of a franchise that has a pretty solid cult following. While it does feature some decent combat, that alone doesn’t make up for its myriad of issues, such as the lacklustre story, bland world and incredibly poor visuals that look like they are from the PS2 era at the very best.
STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE
tri-Ace · Oct 27, 2022
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[Fly Around Areas Freely] In STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE, characters can freely move in 360° degrees and roam the skies. [Move and explore freely in three dimensions: everything you see can be explored!] You can move in three dimensions whilst flying around the largest environment ever. Whether you’re flying around and exploring rockfaces and roofs of buildings in the city, or leaping off cliffs to seamlessly enter battles, you’ll have more freedom in terms of both adventuring and battling. [The Fastest and Strongest Action of any in the Series.] While the game will give you space to play as you please, the scope of its battles has also evolved. Characters can subdue a large number of enemies with super high-speed movement attacks, special abilities where you can vanish for a brief moment from right in front of your enemies’ eyes, and a skill which could kill in one hit! This game will feature a challenging yet thrilling battle experience to enjoy while freely soaring in the skies.
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- 6.0I never got tired of zipping up cliff faces or floating onto the weird hovering islands that inexplicably dot the landscape. The game encourages this by sprinkling upgrade tokens and items but if I'm being honest I probably would have done it without them.
- The game does have a cast of appealing characters, a fun world to explore, and overall fast-paced combat. Sadly, it also has a very clunky menu system, graphical inconsistencies, and just some odd design choices. All in all, you’re getting a decent JRPG, but it could have been a lot better.
- 6.5Star Ocean: The Divine Force feels less like a step in the right direction but instead, a stumble towards the goal. Still, the excellent combat and a more enjoyable story shows that there is still life amongst the stars and I sincerely hope that the series will continue and improve even further.
- 6.5Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a very pretty game from a distance. When you’re standing on top of a roof or a cliff looking out at the game world, it’s gorgeous. The sky, with its alien stars and moons, is especially stunning. Unfortunately, looking at the environments up close makes them lose their magic. They lose the slightly surreal stylized effect up close and the game becomes just another grungy action JRPG.
- 7.0For all its faults, though, Star Ocean: The Divine Force is a relentlessly charming game that reminds me of the best PS2 RPGs. It won’t convert anyone; this is very much a JRPG, albeit a modern one. So if you don’t like the genre, this won’t change your mind. But if you’re looking for a fun romp across the stars, you’ll find The Divine Force to be a journey worth taking.
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