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Star Ocean: The Divine Force[a] is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. It is the sixth major installment in the Star Ocean series and was released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S on October 27.[1] The game's score was composed by series regular Motoi Sakuraba, with character art designed by Akira Yasuda.[2][3] The game received mixed to positive reception from critics, with some praising the combat, characters, and narrative but many feeling that it was a step down in terms of graphics and that there was some performance inconsistency.
| Star Ocean: The Divine Force | |
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| Developer(s) | tri-Ace |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Director(s) | Kentaro Arakawa |
| Producer(s) | Shingo Mukaitouge |
| Programmer(s) | Yoshiharu Gotanda |
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| Writer(s) |
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| Composer(s) | Motoi Sakuraba |
| Series | Star Ocean |
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| Release | October 27, 2022 |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
edit| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (PS4) 70/100[4] (PS5) 69/100[5] (PC) 68/100[6] |
Star Ocean: The Divine Force received "mixed or average" reviews, according to video game review aggregator Metacritic.[4][5][6]
Sales
editThe PlayStation 4 version of Star Ocean: The Divine Force sold 27,001 physical copies within its first week of release in Japan, making it the third-best-selling retail game of the week in the country. The PlayStation 5 version sold 17,177 physical copies in Japan throughout the same week, making it the country's seventh-best-selling retail game.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ Known in Japan as Star Ocean 6: The Divine Force (スターオーシャン6 ザ ディヴァイン フォース, Sutaaoushan 6 Za Divain Fousu).
References
edit- ^ Yang, George (June 29, 2022). "Star Ocean: The Divine Force Launches in October". IGN. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
- ^ Marshall, Cass (October 27, 2021). "Star Ocean: The Divine Force is coming in 2022". Polygon. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ Lemus, Jean-Karlo (November 25, 2022). "Interview: Star Ocean 6: The Divine Force's Character Designer Akiman". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "Star Ocean: The Divine Force for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Star Ocean: The Divine Force for PlayStation 5 Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ a b >"Star Ocean: The Divine Force for PC Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ Romano, Sal (November 3, 2022). "Famitsu Sales: 10/24/22 – 10/30/22". Gematsu. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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