Though it may be the sixth entry, Star Ocean: The Divine Force is one of the few dual-protagonist games in the series. Upon starting the game, players have the choice between Raymond Lawrence and Laeticia Aurelius, the former being more focused on the sci-fi aspects up front while the latter is more focused on the fantasy elements initially. The two paths also diverge at points, and while players will get the majority of the story on one character, there are some areas where the content is completely different because of how the party splits up. Naturally, this also includes the Private Actions, Star Ocean‘s more personal one-on-one scenes that are akin to Fire Emblem‘s Support conversations and Tales of games’ Skits.

The Divine Force tells a standalone story that isn’t directly connected to any other Star Ocean games, but it does contain quite a few references to past events and characters that were rewarding to catch as a series veteran. This particular tale follows a reasonable young space merchant with a really bad haircut named Ray, who crashlands on the underdeveloped, medieval-like planet of Aster IV. There he meets Laeticia, the prim and proper princess of the Kingdom of Aucerius, and agrees to assist her in fending off a nearby empire in return for help finding his missing crewmates. I enjoyed that the story kicks off at a smaller scale than you might expect from a spacefaring adventure, but things only grow impressively from there, as the conflicts on this backwater planet end up having astronomical consequences that go beyond the stars.

The gameplay in Star Ocean: The Divine Force at its best is a ton of fun. However, it does feature tons of issues. The open areas are lifeless and full of absolutely nothing to do or see other than random encounters scattered around the place. Quests are as basic and uninteresting as they get in a JRPG, and a lot of the time, Star Ocean: The Divine Force goes out of its way to make sure you are NOT having a good time.

While the Star Ocean series has always had action RPG combat, Star Ocean: The Divine Force has managed to nearly perfect the battle system. Thanks to the new AP system and Chain Combo system, battles remain fresh and exciting as players can mix and match their skills in chains. With three chains per button and a skill utilized by holding a button, players can have up to twelve active skills in battle. I found a lot of enjoyment in studying my individual moves and building my own combos, ensuring that I had a grand arsenal of skills at my disposal to deal with nearly any situation.

Menus aren’t pleasing to look at either. In the party member screen, you’re greeted with boring and dull black boxes. To make matters worse, whenever you hover over a character, you’re shown their mediocre 3D model instead of those lovely 2D portraits. For all of Integrity and Faithlessness’s faults, one aspect that it did well was its menu, which showed giant 2D artwork of the party members around each other, very similar to what Tales of Arise’s menu had. It’s a shame that The Divine Force didn’t attempt to replicate that style.

Similarly with the graphics, the sound design is just completely unremarkable. I tried to play the game with English dubbing, but it didn’t quite work, with very stiff voice acting that made it hard to care about what was happening. So I would highly recommend switching to Japanese, which is marginally better. Not great, but bearable. Music, however is mostly excellent, with the battle theme being a highlight.

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