XBOX 360 Square Enix Announces Ship Date For Star Ocean: The Last Hope

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Here’s a bit of news which should make Xbox 360 owners happy, especially those who love Japanese RPGs. Star Ocean: The Last Hope will ship on March 3, 2009. The Japanese release date is just before that, at February 19, 2009. Usually we don’t see Japanese games in America for a few months, so the small amount of time in between the two release dates for this game is a welcome relief. The Last Hope is a highly anticipated prequel which combines sci-fi and fantasy elements. The Last Hope will be the first of the Star Ocean series to appear on the Xbox 360. The gameplay will feature four party members and team oriented combat, similar to what you’d see in Final Fantasy. However, The Last Hope will feature a real time combat system, similar to what’s featured in previous games. To better cement the series on the hi-definition 360, the cut scenes are being done by Visual Works, which is the studio responsible for the cut scenes for many Final Fantasy games.

A trailer for the game is being shown at the Tokyo Game Show, so expect videos to surface on the internet. The game will also be playable at the Microsoft booth, so there should be plenty of bootleg gameplay footage popping up on YouTube as well. Keep your eyes peeled!
 

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I have only really played one of the star ocean games. I wasn't even aware that there were more of them o_O, but i didn't really like the way it played. I played from the beginning for about 15 minutes and got really bored. I can only hope that this one will attract more attention to my eye then whichever one i previously played.

In all honesty, i was so confused in the beginning of playing that i gave up before i even got to any kind of battles or anything.