{"name":"Star Ocean: The Divine Force","url":"https://www.hodnoceniher.cz/en/game/star-ocean-the-divine-force","releaseDate":"2022-10-27","averageRating":60,"reviewsCount":1,"platforms":["PC","Xbox One","PS4","PS5","Xbox Series X|S"],"reviews":[{"server":"HardcoreGamer","url":"https://hardcoregamer.com/reviews/review-star-ocean-the-divine-force/429280/","date":"2022-10-26","rating":3,"ratingBase":5,"ratingPercent":60,"abstract":"Star Ocean: The Divine Force feels drained of life. It has a strong, highly-customizable combat system along with a solid soundtrack, but there’s not much praise to speak of outside of that. The two hero option is a fun gimmick we haven’t seen since The Second Story, only observing one perspective of the story at a time, but the problem is that there are so few compelling characters. The cast and story is one of The Divine Force’s biggest downfalls, not to mention severely-fluctuating presentation values. Laeticia and Raymond are some of the stalest protagonists, lacking emotion and charm. There are also bizarre design choices that ruin the flow of progression, such as accessories being removed every time a party member is temporarily removed (which happens all the time) or not being able to interact with menus, maps or the world when there’s the frequent unskippable fluff dialogue whilst traversing. That’s not mentioning the boring dungeon designs, although the traversal in the open areas itself is at least fast and enjoyable. I couldn’t be more disappointed in how Star Ocean: The Divine Force turned out, to the point I’d rather go back and replay tri-Ace’s Infinite Undiscovery. You can take solace that The Divine Force is at least better than Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness as there are moments of intrigue, but they’re overshadowed by how severely underwhelming the overall package ended up."}],"updatedAt":"2022-10-26"}