tri-Ace deliver an ambitious JRPG hopping between planets with a likeable Edge Maverick and a vibrant chain attack system. The cast is colourful, Motoi Sakuraba's score thrills, and Star Ocean fans find here a dense and polished entry, long for sure but faithfully rich.
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Category
RPG1 player16+
Description
RPG by tri-Ace and Square Enix, June 2009. Edge Maverick and companions discover a primitive planet and must navigate between protecting natural development and the urgency of defeating the Muah threat. Real-time combat with customisable action chains, planetary exploration and multiple endings based on choices. European version of Star Ocean: The Last Hope.
Star Ocean - The Last Hope review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"Pleasant"
Addictiveness
"Engaging"
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Edge Maverick's spacefaring odyssey unfolds across several planets to comb through, each riddled with hidden zones, gatherable resources and rare beasts to hunt. At its core, item creation and battle-chain optimization open a hefty endgame, doubled by multiple endings that beg for a New Game+. That tri-Ace generosity, demanding yet rewarding, keeps its reputation as a sprawling, marathon RPG alive.
Technical info
💾6,7 GB📅05/06/2009
Published by Square Enix
Star Ocean - The Last Hope (Xbox 360) price, value & rarity
The European edition of Star Ocean The Last Hope, a tri-Ace RPG blending space science fiction and real-time combat, spread across several discs given how vast its content is. On a console where the large-scale JRPG stayed uncommon, this PAL release offers the complete adventure to those wanting the version localized for Europe. Its interest owes to the game's scope and to the particular place of the big Japanese RPG on this platform.
Is Star Ocean - The Last Hope still worth playing in 2026?
An RPG from tri-Ace and Square Enix, Star Ocean The Last Hope blends space science fiction and heroic fantasy through the exploration of unknown planets, in a snappy real time combat system built on positioning and chains. The richness of the combat system, the depth of the crafting and the scope of the adventure win over genre fans. A naive plot and caricatured characters divide. A generous action JRPG for fans of dynamic combat and space exploration tri-Ace style.
