Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Star Ocean: The Last Hope
Developer(s)tri-Ace
Publisher(s)Square Enix
Director(s)Mitsuo Iwao
Producer(s)Yoshinori Yamagishi
Hajime Kojima
Programmer(s)Yoshiharu Gotanda
Artist(s)Katsumi Enami
Composer(s)Motoi Sakuraba
SeriesStar Ocean
Platform(s)Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows
ReleaseXbox 360
PlayStation 3
  • JP: February 4, 2010[5]
  • NA: February 9, 2010[4]
  • AU: February 12, 2010
  • EU: February 12, 2010[6]
PlayStation 4, Windows
  • WW: November 28, 2017[7]
Genre(s)Action role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Star Ocean: The Last Hope[8][a] is a 2009 action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for the Xbox 360, and the fourth installment in the Star Ocean series. The game's battle system features four party members, and is more team-oriented. It also features more of a sci-fi emphasis than past titles with the ability to control the player's ship. The ship is able to land on at least 5 planets or other space-based destinations. Players are able to travel through the "star ocean", jumping across planets.[9] The game takes place a few centuries before the original Star Ocean, and revolves around Edge and his crew combating a mysterious threat called the "Grigori".[10]

An international version of the game was released by Square Enix for PlayStation 3 in February 2010.[4] Officially known as Star Ocean: The Last Hope International, the game contains both Japanese and English voices as well as new content that is exclusive to it.[11] A remastered version was released for PlayStation 4 and Windows in November 2017.

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  3. ^ European Star Ocean: The Last Hope Boxart Revealed Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ a b "Square Enix Brings STAR OCEAN THE LAST HOPE: INTERNATIONAL to Sony PlayStation 3" (Press release). Square Enix. September 16, 2009.
  5. ^ "Japanese Release Date Update". RPG Fan. October 21, 2009. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  6. ^ Purchese, Robert (September 18, 2009). "Star Ocean PS3 dated for Europe". Eurogamer. Archived from the original on November 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  7. ^ Sato (18 October 2017). "Star Ocean: The Last Hope 4K & Full HD Remaster Releases November 28 In The West - Siliconera". Siliconera. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  8. ^ IGN Staff (9 June 2008). "Xbox 360 RPG Press Conference Live Blog". Archived from the original on 6 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  9. ^ Star Ocean The Last Hope announced for Xbox 360 - Star Ocean 4 // IV Archived June 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Gamekyo. "Gamekyo: SO First Departure prend la pose". Gamekyo.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21.
  11. ^ Brian Ashcraft (September 15, 2009). "Star Ocean 4 Sails Onto PS3". Kotaku. Archived from the original on 22 September 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2009.


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