<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2009	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
travel	O
through	O
the	O
"	O
star	B-Application
ocean	I-Application
,	O
"	O
jumping	O
across	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
a	O
few	O
centuries	O
before	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
and	O
revolves	O
around	O
Edge	O
and	O
his	O
crew	O
combating	O
a	O
mysterious	O
threat	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
Grigori	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
international	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Officially	O
known	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
International	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
contains	O
both	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
voices	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
content	O
that	O
is	O
exclusive	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remastered	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
noteworthy	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
characters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
controlled	O
and	O
fought	O
with	O
in	O
battle	O
returning	O
to	O
four	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
(	O
it	O
was	O
limited	O
to	O
three	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battle	O
arena	O
contains	O
the	O
battle	O
simulator	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
his	O
teammates	O
to	O
practice	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Private	O
Action	O
system	O
(	O
often	O
shortened	O
to	O
PA	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
returns	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
main	O
protagonist	O
,	O
Edge	O
,	O
can	O
interact	O
with	O
his	O
teammates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
is	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
Earth	O
in	O
S.D.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
and	O
Reimi	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
the	O
only	O
two	O
passengers	O
aboard	O
the	O
Calnus	O
mach	O
II	O
,	O
head	O
off	O
with	O
expectations	O
of	O
one	O
day	O
meeting	O
their	O
old	O
comrades	O
and	O
with	O
excitement	O
of	O
exploring	O
the	O
great	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
Special	O
Stage	O
"	O
at	O
the	O
2007	O
Square	O
Enix	O
Party	O
as	O
the	O
tentatively	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
4	I-Application
with	O
no	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
release	O
was	O
revealed	O
during	O
the	O
2008	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
RPG	O
Premiere	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
special	O
interview	O
with	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Japan	O
,	O
weeks	O
before	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
game	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
revealed	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
began	O
planning	O
out	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
immediately	O
after	O
they	O
finished	O
developing	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
so	O
actual	O
development	O
time	O
took	O
about	O
5	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
uses	O
an	O
improved	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
used	O
in	O
Infinite	B-Application
Undiscovery	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
biggest	O
problem	O
the	O
team	O
encountered	O
while	O
creating	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
capacity	O
,	O
as	O
making	O
a	O
RPG	O
on	O
a	O
seventh-generation	B-Application
console	I-Application
requires	O
vast	O
amounts	O
of	O
data	O
and	O
coding	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
complexity	O
of	O
graphics	O
and	O
animations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
whether	O
the	O
title	O
would	O
release	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
replied	O
"	O
We	O
can	O
say	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
first	O
[	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	O
360 ]	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whether	O
we	O
'll	O
release	O
it	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
is	O
undecided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Square	O
Enix	O
and	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope'''s	O
development	O
team	O
later	O
stated	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
Yamagishi	O
said	O
that	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
was	O
the	O
first	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	I-Application
to	O
come	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
"	O
extremely	O
well-made	O
hardware	O
"	O
,	O
from	O
a	O
developer	O
's	O
standpoint	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
reasons	O
why	O
he	O
choose	O
it	O
to	O
develop	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox.com	O
はじめよう！RPG	O
In	O
a	O
test	O
play	O
session	O
held	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
Japan	O
employees	O
and	O
some	O
prominent	O
bloggers	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
if	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
follows	O
after	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
's	O
plot	O
twist	O
,	O
Yamagishi	O
stated	O
in	O
a	O
Q&A	O
session	O
that	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
SO4	O
exists	O
in	O
a	O
parallel	O
universe	O
from	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
鋭いツッコミも飛び出した「スターオーシャン4体験会」が開催	O
When	O
asked	O
if	O
tri-Ace	O
will	O
remake	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
games	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
console	O
,	O
Yamagishi	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
would	O
rather	O
work	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
sequel	O
to	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
than	O
develop	O
remakes	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
time	O
for	O
them	O
would	O
be	O
very	O
consuming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
壮大な宇宙開拓史がいよいよ始まる	O
―	O
―	O
『スターオーシャン4	O
-THE	O
LAST	O
HOPE-	O
』先行体験会が開催	O
-	O
ファミ通_com	O
Since	O
then	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
has	O
stated	O
that	O
he	O
finished	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
after	O
achieving	O
all	O
he	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
do	O
with	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2009	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
International	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
Japanese	O
gaming	O
magazine	O
,	O
Famitsu	O
,	O
exclusively	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Released	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
on	O
a	O
single	O
Blu-ray	O
Disc	O
,	O
it	O
contains	O
additional	O
content	O
not	O
found	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
dual	O
voices	O
(	O
Japanese	O
and	O
English	O
)	O
,	O
original	O
illustrated	O
character	O
portraits	O
for	O
dialogues	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
new	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
announced	O
the	O
remastered	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
with	O
4K	O
support	O
(	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
-	O
A	O
3-CD	O
set	O
containing	O
all	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
71	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
Arrange	O
Soundtrack	O
-	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
performed	O
in	O
different	O
remixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
far	O
better	O
received	O
than	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
other	O
early	O
seventh	B-Application
generation	I-Application
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Infinite	B-Application
Undiscovery	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
Remnant	I-Application
,	O
both	O
of	O
which	O
had	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
gives	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
addictive	O
mix	O
of	O
combat	O
,	O
quests	O
and	O
storyline	O
as	O
a	O
plus	O
,	O
but	O
criticizes	O
the	O
long	O
stretch	O
of	O
cutscenes	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
save	O
points	O
around	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
166,027	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
four	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
placing	O
it	O
in	O
third	O
place	O
behind	O
Blue	O
Dragon	O
and	O
Tales	B-Application
of	I-Application
Vesperia	I-Application
for	O
sales	O
of	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
24,584	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
units	O
were	O
also	O
sold	O
during	O
the	O
week	O
of	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
the	O
best-selling	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
208,438	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
core	O
game	O
has	O
n’t	O
changed	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
and	O
there	O
are	O
a	O
couple	O
frustrating	O
issues	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
definitely	O
a	O
solid	O
RPG	O
and	O
a	O
good	O
investment	O
of	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
PixlBit	O
gave	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
International	O
a	O
4/5	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
own	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
are	O
looking	O
for	O
the	O
definitive	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
,	O
look	O
no	O
further	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
has	O
no	O
disc	O
swapping	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
spans	O
3	O
discs	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
Japanese	O
voice-overs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finally	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
other	O
small	O
enhancements	O
that	O
improve	O
the	O
overall	O
experience	O
in	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
1UP.com	O
gave	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
a	O
letter	O
grade	O
of	O
B−	O
and	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
International	O
a	O
letter	O
grade	O
of	O
B	O
stating	O
about	O
The	O
Last	O
Hope	O
International''	O
:	O
"	O
The	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
while	O
coming	O
out	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
its	O
360	B-Operating_System
counterpart	O
,	O
at	O
least	O
brings	O
a	O
few	O
highly	O
desirable	O
additions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
,	O
like	O
me	O
,	O
you	O
thought	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
's	O
3D	O
character	O
portraits	O
looked	O
out	O
of	O
place	O
,	O
it	O
's	O
nice	O
to	O
switch	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
art.	O
"	O
</s>
