Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness | |
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Developer(s) | tri-Ace |
Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
Director(s) | Hiroshi Ogawa |
Producer(s) | Shuichi Kobayashi |
Programmer(s) | Yoshiharu Gotanda |
Artist(s) | Akira Yasuda |
Writer(s) | Yoshiharu Gotanda Mitsuhiro Nakazawa |
Composer(s) | Motoi Sakuraba |
Series | Star Ocean |
Platform(s) | PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3 |
Release date(s) |
PlayStation 4 PlayStation 3
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Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player |
Aggregate score | |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | 58/100 |
Review scores | |
Publication | Score |
Destructoid | 6/10 |
Famitsu | 34/40 |
Game Informer | 5/10 |
GameSpot | 5/10 |
GamesRadar | |
IGN | 5.8/10 |
Polygon | 5/10 |
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness (スターオーシャン5 Integrity and Faithlessness Sutā Ōshan Faibu Integuriti ando Feisuresunisu?) is an action role-playing video game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. It is the fifth game in the main Star Ocean series after Star Ocean: The Last Hope and the ninth released game in the franchise, after the free-to-play card game Star Ocean: Material Trader.
The battle system is similar to other games in the Star Ocean series, with the player controlling one of seven party members in battles, with the ability to switch control of characters. The real-time action battle system features improved game mechanics. The storytelling cutscenes are intended to be interactive and dynamic, and seamlessly transition with the gameplay. Features from previous Star Ocean games such the ability to create items are also present. Enemies are programmed to have a "very complex" AI, with players able to custom configure enemy intelligence to a degree. The game will use the "private actions" system of previous series titles, where the story tracks which party members interact during the story to adjust the stories direction.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness takes place in S.D 537 (A.D 2623), between Star Ocean: The Second Story and Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, the second and third games in the main Star Ocean series. It is set on the planet Faykreed, 6000 light years from Earth.
The story begins with a protagonist living on an "undeveloped" planet that is thrown into chaos by first contact with a more advanced space traveling race. Characters include Fidel Camuze, voiced by Kaito Ishikawa in Japanese and Max Mittelman in English, who is the protagonist of the game and a fencer who protects his home village; Miki Sauvester, voiced by Nao Toyama in Japanese and Eden Riegel in English, who is the heroine of the game and Fidel's childhood friend; and Relia, an emotionless and amnesiac girl. The story will feature multiple endings depending upon user choices.