To find a new Earth, the SRF was created to explore space and map the solar system.
Evidently, Earth has become uninhabitable after World War III and humanity moved to underground cities where they are slowly running out of resources. This is a story that should have developed organically around the main protagonist instead of inserted all at once throughout multiple cutscenes.Īs for the characters, we meet Edge Maverick and Reimi Saionji, two members of the Space Reconnaissance Force (SRF) who grew up together and have a fairly believable friendship. When there is this much story content inserted at the beginning of the game, it’s difficult for the player to even care about the any of characters or what’s going on in the world. Right from the start, you have to sit through a lengthy cutscene that attempts to explain the issues planet Earth faces. The first issue of Star Ocean 4: The Last Hope shows up pretty early as it involves the story.
