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STAR OCEAN™ - THE LAST HOPE -™ 4K & Full HD Remaster
Developer Square Enix, tri-Ace
Star Ocean: The Last Hope 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… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
180 reactions from 2 sources (Steam reviews, Bluesky) · newest Oct 3, 2026 · last updated Oct 8, 2026 · How this works
Audience score
68
Fresh
122 positive · 57 negative
95% range 61–75%
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| Steam reviews | 122 | 57 | 0 |
| Bluesky * | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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1 newer reactions are still waiting for a label.
Steam's own rating
Mostly Positive
1,218 of 1,725 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)
What people are saying
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Reactions
60 of 180 · most liked firstthis review is not necessarily about the game, but the port of the game itself. this game uses Denuvo, a performance tanking DRM. battles in this game are going to feel clunky because of the slowdown and i have no doubt that it's because of the game having Denuvo in it. which, why do we need Denuvo for a nearly 20 year old game? anyway, my game just crashed immediately after defeating the boss of the 2nd planet, therefor this review is negative. the port was handled absolutely terribly and if…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love this game BUT unlike other Squeenix games ........... IT STILL HAS DENUVO !!! Remove that garbage from my game Squeenix K THX
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Denuvo punishing the buyers.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →If you are anything but a diehard Star Ocean fan, DO NOT BUY THIS GAME When I first got SO4 it killed my Xbox360, giving it a red ring of death within the first couple hours of playing. I was overjoyed to eventually have my Xbox back and have the opportunity to finally play it, being a big fan of Tri-Ace and not knowing at the time that the core creative team was no longer intact when this was made. It felt like a huge letdown. Many years later I came back to get it on Steam and give it a…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This game uses Denuvo, which will lock you out of the game entirely after a while if you don't sign in online. In other words, without continuous use of the internet, this game is a ticking clock before shutting you out of what you bought and paid for. It's too bad. Star Ocean 4 is one of the better games in the series. But in this case it's not worth getting, even for free.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I dont understand why this game as mixed reviews cause it was an amazing experience. Loved it was not 90% medeival fantasy like previous Star Ocean games. This is the most Star Ocean game, space exploartion, planet hoping to multiple planets and alot of sci-fi. The game is a bit rough around the edges but if you get through the intense amount of grinding, goofy anime dialogue and scenes its a very fun game. The english VAs is a bit questionable but you get used to it. It kind of adds to the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The game gets grindy, let me repeat very grindy to level up and no fast travel. JRPG are notorious for this but this game takes grindy to a whole new level. Checking the in game map is a nightmare as there is no way to move through the map manually. This is annoying if you want to check where something is at but cant because the map is locked in place. With no fast travel and needing to go back to base/town for whatever reason you have to walk back through the whole map fighting everything that…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Didn't review this game after playing it as it left me a very lukewarm sensation. I won't extend myself as there are many other reviews out there, so I will give my general impression. - Most characters have typical anime traits, in a bad way, and their personality can get quite annoying if that's not your cup of tea. - Story is mostly bland and predictable. The "redemption arc" for some characters is quite half-assed. - Level design is mediocre in general, but some locations are beautifully…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Despite the "not supported" warning, works great on steamdeck, and looks amazing when supersampled on desktop. An underrated game. Weak story, but it overcompensates with a fun battle system, a top-tier prog rock soundtrack and beautiful visuals that still hold up today. Highly recommended.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably my favorite Star Ocean game, just above The Divine Hope. It's the one that feels most like a "star ocean" game where you are traveling around space to different locations, exploring and fighting (this is closer to a Mass Effect style game instead of a shipwrecked on a random planet game like most of the others). The voice acting and characters have a bit of a bad rep but I didn't mind either and thought many of the performances were great. There was a lot of range between the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Honestly this is my favorite Sar Ocean game. Played it on my Xbox 360 back when it first released and now i'm going through it on steam. Others saying the battle parts are clunky because of this DRM isn't true on my end. This game runs smooth. Graphics are good and the story is great. If you haven't tried this one yet you have to give it a shot. Specially when it goes on sale for just $6.29 though i'd say it's worth picking up at full price.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I recently put in 60+ hours into Star Ocean 2 R, and enjoy it greatly. Remind me of why I enjoy the game in the ps1 era, now I want to retry Star Ocean 4, since I put in about 2 hours in the xbox 360. But man, I hate this game, the game awful level design, terrible character dialogue, annoying characters. I can't stand it, worse Star Ocean I ever played and I regret wasting six dollars.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm not often one for writing negative reviews, because I try to give most games their grace when it comes to ports. I understand things can be difficult in that realm. but this game is entirely unacceptable. There were issues from moment one; the game just crashes after pressing play! no error code, nothing. Well I worked on this game for almost four hours because I had such fond memories of playing this in my youth. but every issue I somehow managed to solve, three more issues came up until…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Story is okay, gameplay is fine. However some areas had super bad performance, some short cutscenes which involved some camera shake did make frames drop to single digits. Sometimes in battle some UI elements does not load (HP Bars and the target thingy when enemies attack) which could make some fights harder due to bugs. Also if you are using a playstation controller it doesn't support playstation button layout which is another annoyance.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game as I have played other Star Ocean games and have loved them. The world is just way to large and also empty at the same time besides the hundreds of enemies on the map. The combat is outdated, which I expected being an older game, but it feels way to tedious and with being an older JRPG you have to fight almost every enemy you see or else you will be under leveled severely. The game never really tells you were to go other than the name of the location. I'm not…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →its a mixture of star trek mixed in with final fantasy or phantasy star. its got a good vibe to it. i liked the crafting, i liked the combat, the plot was good and its got hijinks, overall if you want a solid space jrpg star ocean the last hope is an excelent choice
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Star Ocean what's not to love always a great story and enjoyable characters, this one is however my favorite, and I suppose always will. Gaming today is a joke, it's a shame companies aren't looking back at their quality and asking where they went wrong, need an actual video game that's good try this one out, works just fine on deck too like most things of you know what you're doing.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I enjoyed the story and characters, both are pretty solid which kept me going on despite really frustrate with the gameplay design until i had it enough. Dungeons are tedious, long walking hallway with so many mobs ready to kamikaze at you, plus some will have very annoying environment traps. And thats not it, the worst point is the ♥♥♥♥♥ save location which usually only 2 available, one at the entrance and one at the end before the bosses. Sometimes i want to go to sleep for work tmr but i…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Lost hours of progress and leveling due to a bug that occured where, after sleeping at the old man's house in the first village on the second planet, the entire screen stayed black and became totally unresponsive :/
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Other than the characters in the cutscenes belonging in a wax museum... this is a solid offering.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →the only reason i bought this is because i had this 20 years ago on the ps3 but never completed it and now i just remembered why bad ai - extremely trash weird ass button mapping extremely bad dub, even the jp audio volume is out of place enemies sliding attacking animation making them hitting characters they are not targeting attack and skill combo randomly cut off when target died but there is another one just withing range all these in the first hour playing and i guarantee you there will be…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really hate to say no, but there are SO many problems with the game. Like I would have loved to keep playing and finishing the game even, but the glaring issues are too much. I just beat probably one of the most badly designed, annoying bosses to have ever been made! He flies, so you can't hit him (which is a STUPID game design to say the least, and there is a normal enemy like that), his move set consists of stomping the ground and exploding shortly after, and that is a few other ways, and…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Terrible Mouse and keyboard controls, yes you can change keybindings but are only allowed to use 20% of the keyboard. I don't know who was in charge of the controls, but the 90's keyboard layout is garbage outdated filth and that dev in charge needs to be fired on the spot! Who on their right mind thinks holding backspace was great for jumping? seriously, i was figuring out how to setup a normal keybind layout and discover you have like no choice then a few keys that made no sense! I don't…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I love the Star Ocean series, and have for a long time. That being said, most of the games (this one included) have a lot of problems that may not be easy for everyone to overlook as much as me. +Natural evolution of the battle system from SO3 with a snappy pace and pretty decent controls. -Party AI is absolutely atrocious, some of the worst I've seen. +Decent story and writing, in scenes that aren't voice acted. -Scenes with voice acting are presented awkwardly with a lot of stilted…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is by far the worst installment of Star Ocean that I have played so far. The developers basically said "What made all of the previous games fun and interesting to play?", and then they got rid of them. Battle skills that level up, gone. Good item creation, gone. Ability to have different characters on different playthroughs, gone. Uncovering the map, gone. The dungeons are terrible layouts as well. It seems like the developers intentionally want you to waste your time and get…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →One of the better Star Ocean games if you just allow it to do its thing and can resist some of the cringe dialogue and acting.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I really wanted to like this game, but the monotone voice acting, annoying characters, terrible combat and a story that sounded good but it's not. Just makes me want to play something else.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I'm a big fan of Star Ocean and have been following The Last Hope since the Xbox 360. This is by far the game with the biggest budget in the franchise, full of areas and places to go, with secrets and locations you can revisit after you have the necessary items to open certain chests and collect rewards. The different biomes offer a lot of diversity in terms of enemies, and the combat system is very robust, being one of the best in the series. There are also many characters in your party and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →My god, this game is a backtrack/grind fest, I don't know how I managed to play this back on X360 and not get bored. This time I used trainer/cheat table a lot, don't care it's cheating. Thumbs up only cause I'm sure series fans will probably like it anyway.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I could care less what reviews of the past have said, this is an amazing Star Ocean game, and in my opinion, an amazing JRPG in general. The worst part most say are that the character's along with the writing are all cliche'd anime tropes, but I think it just adds to the charm of a story that does have shades of artistic intrigue and moralistic values, it doesn't take it TOO seriously. Edge's arc can be as cringe as people want to believe, but I love it. The combat is some of the best the…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game is really fun... combat is really good... but ..... Remember the days Square Enix use to be good..... Problem 1 Saving Game.. ... Press button Saving content do not press power. Save Complete. ... Press button Saving system data. System Data Updated. ... Press button Checking content. Really I need to hit the button 3 times to save a game? Problem 2 Alt Tab.. If you alt time takes you out of full screen. The entire screen becomes jenky. In this age SE couldnt bother…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is probably the most Star Ocean game out of all of them, multiple planets that you revisit, space battles and hark backs to the series roots with both locations from the original game along with soundtracks from previous games at different points too. I can see why this is mixed though, it has a big, empty world with lots of running around and the English voice acting is......eh Overall nostalgia aside this game is still worth playing
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Fantastic RPG elements, very grindable. Multiple difficulty options, meaning grind less if you just want an incredible storyline. Multiple endings and a fantastic item creation system. Four-member party battle system with a maximum interchangable roster of 8 characters by the end of the game. The item creation system allows you to far exceed power levels of regular equipment, however takes some devotion to really kick into gear and thus can totally be ignored on a typical playthrough if you…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →star ocean is one of the best jrpg series ever. the amount of cutscenes, story, and just general details is amazing and this remaster takes it to whole new level
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Sometimes they look at the camera, right into your eyes... You know, the thing about a Last Hope character? They've got lifeless eyes; black eyes, like a doll's eyes. When it comes at ya it don't seem to be livin'... until it bites into ya and those black eyes rollll over huwite. The red-headed stepson of the Star Ocean series. The characters look like porcelain dolls in the worst way possible and no, you'll never fully get over that while playing. Gameplay-wise it's still Star Ocean with some…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Massive issues with Uncanny Valley character designs (very hard to get by, creeps me the hell out like Chucky), sudden massive difficulty spikes (I play RPGS by doing literally every other objective I can before proceeding with story. This usually means I'm powerful enough to actually beat boss fights with minimal issues), cliche and entirely predictable plot points, BUT ALSO completely unexpected plot points that MAKE NO SENSE. Stopped at a boss fight I just couldn't beat no matter what I…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →A great entry into star ocean! Interesting story with some good characters. Fun combat and exploration!
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Easily my favorite JRPG I have played in a while. A very well developed and designed game that I found fun and kept me interested for a long time. Classic Square Enix style. Many cool game mechanics keep the game interesting and a good pace to exploration. Facial animations look dated. Crafting is pretty intense and takes a while to understand and master, particularly near the end-game. Post-game is HUGE, can keep players playing for a very long time, although I didn't like the 2nd bonus…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →TLDR: Go find an indie game with the same style - control scheme alone feels like a toddler slapping a keyboard and ignoring the mouse was ever invented. And don't even get me started on the AI for allies. WHY ARE HEALERS RUNNING INTO ATTACKS AND OTHER CHARACTERS NOT WALKING OUT OF AOE EFFECTS??? Did the developers even try? Longer Verison: I really wish I could recommend this game. But I cannot. Remaster? Remaster of what? Controls? Nope, still wildly strange and poorly explained.…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There is a great story locked in here some 20+ hours in but it takes too long to get good char background information and the main story up till that point is very boring but it does get very good if not one of the better Star Oceans stories out of all the games. However.... The rush mechanic is absolutely annoying on the key boss fights in this leading to endless unstaggerable bosses that are very hard to combo on or against without use of the blindside mechanic matter of fact ALL key bosses…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a player of this game when it was originally out on the XBox 360 (and then later PS3, with the International version), Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope was actually my true introduction to the series. I knew some about the lore, but playing 2 or 3 wasn't hooking me. At the time, SO4 was my "last chance"...and yes, it's hokey and quirky and so very anime. However, over the years, no matter the platform, SO4 is a game that I pick back up for fun gameplay, witty character battle dialogue, and…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →greate game only wish thay had its previous one on here to
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a great game i have played it through four times before on different systems. I have played all of the Star Ocean games in the past so I bought this on steam as soon as i seen it.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →a true garbage in every aspect
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Man I want to believe Tales of Graces took notes from this game even if it was released 9mo later and too late for it because they are so much alike in what they want to do with the story, being super serious about how humanity is doomed but all conflicts are also overcome with unhinged friendship hugs. The story and character acting/directing got me squirming on my couch and rolling my eyes back like I'm going full zombie in post-apolyptic world except I get play the part of one armed pirate…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I have been a huge fan of Star Ocean since the second one on the PS1. However I do not finish them. I don't know why but probably because these games can get so cheap and chaotic. As in unnecessarily punishing to an utmost and severe degree. I guess that's what I enjoy. Star Ocean The Last Hope is the only Star Ocean game I have beaten. I originally played this game back in 2009 for Xbox 360. It looked great and ran a smooth 30FPS. Star Ocean The Last Hope is the game that forced me to…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →The gameplay is fine but not nearly as good as Star Ocean Second Story R
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i am a massive fan of star ocean and this being on steam is a massive plus,
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →There's no way to pause the cutscenes, and some of them are long, I mean like seriously long ones, and this single thing is a game breaker and a big NO for me. The combat is an absolute trash... What the hell happened? Combat in Star Ocean 1+2 was fun and enjoyable, and here its a mess... Dodges do not work 100% of the times, backslash mechanic which required a lighting fast reflexes are also broken, 50% of the times instead of going behind enemy, character gets stuck at the enemy and fail to…
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is the only Star Ocean game that you really get to see the Star Ocean..... As in you are not stuck to just one planet. I like that this allowed more a variety of settings. Starting from a world with Giant bugs, to Super smart lizards to a world of cat girls. what more could you ask for.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Do not fully understand why this is got such a mixed rating. its clearly an old style anime based action style rpg with scifi/ space opera tropes. Do not know why you would buy it if any of those things are not your cup of tea. Enjoying it so far. combat is honestly a refreshing change from the cookie cutter styles of today. just getting into the story so wont comment there as of yet. Performance is perfect other than a random texture not loading during combat one time and having a black box…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I am playing this game on the steam deck LCD and I'm very much enjoying it so far. I'm about a dozen hours into the game and it's really enjoyable. This is a 4K remaster and that means that the visuals on the game look amazing! I usually don't notice the visual so much but that was a huge selling point for me on this game. Like The Moment I Saw what it looks like I was like I have to have that game cuz it looks so good. The game a typical Star Ocean game with exploration of different planets,…
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Game stutters and the dialog is out of sync, assuming Denuvo is to blame, pity.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →some areas of this game are so good i look past the stuff i dont like . One of the sleeper jrpgs . definetly better than the xbox version.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →i really enjoy playing it. It's just a slow start, when story advanced, it keep getting better. One of the most satisfying part of it is Blindside Counter. i used it a lot, and help overcome tough bosses. Overall it's really worth to play ^_^
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I've played this game before so it was easier this time around. You are going to find that blindside is your friend in this game, and you going to want to learn how to pull it off if you want to make boss fights easier.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →As a fan of all former Star Ocean series, this one has a much more complex battle system. I hate the wait time after every attack. There was none in previous series. Also, camera movement is too aggressive for me. Star Ocean 2 engine is still the best for this. Difficulty is quite nutty, even in normal mode. The first boss is damn difficult, until you know that a change of leader could be a solution. Overall, I'm feeling a new yet familiar joy again after absent for years.
positive · reviewer's own thumbsView post →I played this back in the day. It wasn't really anything special then. It certainly didn't age into anything special. There are better ways to spend your 20 bucks.
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →This is a game where there's a lovely tutorial in the beginning but ONLY if you have an external controller. It's really hard to play this if there's no tutorial for keyboard and mouse. lols Anyways, I kinda liked the premise, but the controls are all over the place... Just as the other reviewers have said, it looks like this port is bad. But who can say...
negative · reviewer's own thumbsView post →Broken mess with removed input feature... in order to leave sub-optimal controls There is no mods fixing the glaring issues and disregard for fans. DO NOT PURCHASE ON PC. Story : 7/10 Gameplay 0/10 Performance 5/10 Graphics 5/10 Total 4.25/10
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