Despite some die-hard fans, the license starocean isn’t necessarily very popular with us, and we can say that the 5th episode was quite a disappointment. That is why Tri Ace took its time before offering us a sixth episode, which will be named The Divine Force. We have been able to see the game through several presentations in recent days, and it promises to change a lot of things, even if it is still under fire from critics because of visuals that are not unanimous. We take stock together of everything you need to know about Star Ocean The Divine Forcejust to see if the JRPG is worth waiting for.
What is Star Ocean The Divine Force about?
The story of this episode will be divided into two, sinceit will be necessary to choose from the beginning between adopting the point of view of Raymond or that of Laeticiathe two protagonists of the game. Raymond is initially an ordinary traveler coming from a non-federated planet (Verguld) by the Pangalactic Federation, an organization that helped planets in its early days before forcibly conquering them. He is captain of a merchant ship named Ydas, which he commands with the help of Helenaanother playable character who deeply respects his captain.
While carrying out a routine mission, Raymond and Helena’s ship will be attacked by the federation, forcing the two characters to crash-land on a planet considered to be underdeveloped, Aster IV, before being separated. This is where Raymond will meet Laeticiawho is a princess of the kingdom of Aucerius who will save him and ask him to help him in return to fight the neighboring empire that threatens his kingdom.
We imagine that the action will take place mainly on this planet, even if the images of the last trailer have shown us that it will be possible to travel aboard a ship, probably Raymond’s, with other more futurists certainly related to the planets of the Federation.
The two will then go on an adventure in the company of AlbairdLaeticia’s childhood friend and protector, while meeting Helena again, but also Midas Felgreed and Nina Deforges who will help them on their journey. Midas is described as a brilliant engineer who was exiled from the kingdom of Aucerius following a misadventure, when he was very influential in power. Nina is a medical assistant, who is also one of the few people who can call upon healing magic.
We don’t know yet how much the scenario will change depending on the character we choose at the start, but we are promised that the point of view on the story will be different, and the companions may also change depending on the route chosen. .
How does combat work in Star Ocean The Divine Force?
From what we have seen of the gameplay, it promises to follow what the 5th episode had established with even more action and fights without transitionswhich means that when you encounter an enemy, the fight starts immediately and all the scenery is your arena.
We will be able to control a group of 4 characters out of the 6 playable heroes confirmed for the moment, and it will be possible to change characters in real time. The combat system is then based on PA, action points that we will recover little by little and which, once spent, allow us to trigger special abilities.
We can then customize our combos by selecting the actions we want to initiate each time we press a selection of keys. These shortcuts can also be used to place objects there to use them faster. Like many RPGs using this system, you will also have to try to stun the enemies to do them more damage, by chaining combos.
And like a Final Fantasy VII Remake, the game also has a Tactical mode if everything is going too fast for you. By engaging it, time will slow down around you, and you will be able to select the actions to be taken as well as those of your teammates.
A more open episode?
What will change a lot in this episode is the exploration part. Raymond and the others will cross paths with DUMA, a kind of robot that can be used as a jetpack and thus allow us to take a little height. This means that the environments will be more open, and above all more vertical.
We will be able to fly freely through cities and different scenery, We must therefore expect a lot of hidden secrets. This jetpack will also be usable in the middle of combat to fight flying enemies or mastodons. DUMA will even have skills unique to him that will help us in combat, and it will also be possible to strengthen his power if we believe the teaser of the next presentation of the game to come.
As in any RPG, we will obviously have a lot of stuff to do outside of the story with lots of quests to complete, but we especially know that we will have access to a mini-game which is called Es’owa, obviously with figurines. But for the moment, we don’t know much more about how this mini-game works.
When will Star Ocean The Divine Force be released?
Star Ocean The Divine Force will be available on October 27 on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Seriesa full year after its announcement.
A collector’s edition has been announced for Japan, with an artbook, the game’s soundtrack and other bonuses, but for us, only the digital deluxe version has been confirmed for the moment, with the soundtrack in digital format and in-range objects, such as pawns for the mini-game that come from other licenses, namely Valkyrie Profile and Radiata Stories.
Where to pre-order Star Ocean The Divine Force?
Star Ocean The Divine Force is already available for pre-order on Amazon:
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