Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness - Review [Is it really THAT bad?] (PS4) 

This game definitely has shining aspects of it that doesn't get highlighted enough. But it's still the worst in the series by a mile...

So nice to see a reasonable review that acknowledges this game's strong points. I think if the game had been given a proper budget, it could've been one of the best in the series. Really hope they learned their lesson with 6!

I LOVED this game. It was a 9/10

you know I've been watching your reviews videos of this series many times (your welcome) and there are many wrong things about it...for example on star ocean 3 you complain about the lack of information for the items, but all you had to do was to click a bottom to see it, and here you complain about the bonus gauge saying that if you use the ultimate attack you lose the bonus when is the complete opposite, if you use the ultimate attack you get all the bonus and if you don't you get a small %, for example if you fill it for gold at 5, that means 500%, if you don't use it you get a little extra gold every fight but if you do use it you get the 500%, another example and an exploit we use is on long boss fights will fill it up many times and use it since it stacks for massive amounts of xp, I got to the point that once I got over 10000% extra xp... but I also didn't knew many of the things on my first playtrough, I'll like to see a more accurate reviews on the future for this series so I recommend that you play the games again and actually experience them as how they are not just rush them and thats it...

I actually enjoyed this game a lot however it's still my least favorite which does not mean I hate it I just noticed when I got to the post game area SO tradition with the strongest enemies are I got bored at that point and didnt finish it. First time ever in a SO game that I lost the interest

i love this series a lot. i got into it back in the ps2 era with Til The End Of Time. for me, this game was pre-ordered and paid full up on day one. having waited with baited breath for it to come out, i was pretty crushed when i first played through it and beat it in ~10 hours or so. and i can understand the people who get it on sale for 10 bucks (or 5 bucks physically at a gamestop or something) these days, but my disappointment paying full price for this was immense. total letdown in so many ways.

Star Ocean 5 is definitely a weird one. I love that you can have (and use) your whole party in battle, but I actually didn't like the copy-paste combat controls from Star Ocean 3. Fidel was just Fayt, but much more tolerable. I feel like Star Ocean 5 had some brilliant ideas, just executed poorly. I like how you pointed out the grind as a positive thing. The game is just fun to play. Unfortunately, there's a lot that brings it down. It's a frustrating experience because it could have been SO GOOD.

Star ocean 2 and 3 are my favorites.

It felt super low effort

I think the game is average. The story is nothing to write home about but it was still interesting enough to keep me playing during my 25 hour playthrough. The gameplay while a step down from SO4 is still solid and fun. The biggest thing holding this game back is the obviously low budget and the fact this game was sold for $60 when it's clearly a $40 kinda game.

I'm stunned that I found a review that is almost 1:1 as to how I feel about Star Ocean 5. I got platinum trophy in the game, and while it was probably the easiest 100% in the series, it still took quite a while. It was just such a fun game to play to completion. I like how you specifically mentioned the grind being strong in SO5! It was a lot of fun to complete all the missions and grind for xp and loot. Great review! SO6 is my most anticipated game in years, and I'll love it even if it ends up being only slightly better than SO5. But let's hope it'll be as good as SO4, or even better!

Man, you have like one of the best voices ever and thank you for covering these Star Ocean games! Can’t wait to give some more of these a try! ☺️

Huge Star Ocean since the Second Story, so when this popped up I was happy to give it a go. However I agree with everything stated here. It sadly didn't catch me as well as the older games did.

I like how your party members actually follow you around.

I remember this being the only Star Ocean game I never finished.

I recently finished this game too! I really enjoyed it but I wanted more especially with the story feeling weak and lacking. There was a lot of great things with the exploration and the roles was a nice addition.

A disappointing game, not a trash game. I love it actually. Every game doesnt need to be massive or long as hell. Difficulty spikes people mention shouldnt even be an issue as you can switch around your roles and skills in combat to suit whatever the combat scenario is. If you dont have many roles unlocked that's the player's fault imo. Youre making things difficult for yourself, as well as not doing side quests or synthesis/item creation. Game is honestly too easy if youre not trying to fly through it, which youd have to be to complain it's too short. Ive done two playthroughs and ended around 50-70 hours, before even starting post game dungeon. Solid length to me.

3:05

This is an excellent review. Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is not the best Star Ocean, but neither is it the worst. When I first played SO5, I, like many, was disappointed. However, tempered expectations helped me appreciate the game more during a second playthrough.

Thanks for the review. So many negative review of this game obscured whatever positive light I could find of it. You are a good critic in giving both bad and the good qualities. At least now I can dive into this game without trepidation that im gonna find any redeeming quality into it. Thanks Hell Fire.