Star Ocean: The Divine Force release date revealed in new trailer

Sq. Enix launched a brand new trailer for Star Ocean: The Divine Pressure on Wednesday, exhibiting off new gameplay of the upcoming sci-fi action-RPG and asserting the sport’s launch date of Oct. 27.

The primary mainline entry within the Star Ocean franchise since 2016’s Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, Star Ocean: The Divine Pressure will mix science-fiction and fantasy whereas that includes a dual-protagonist system, permitting gamers to play as each Raymond, a greatsword-wielding spaceship captain, and Laeticia, the princess-knight of the dominion of Aucerius on the underdeveloped planet of Aster IV. Different playable characters embody Albraid, Laeticia’s righthand man and fellow knight, and Elena, Raymond’s first mate and a “hybrid weapon” wielder.

Along with the sport’s launch date trailer, Sq. Enix launched a second video detailing Star Ocean: The Divine Pressure’s fight system and solid of characters.

Yoshiharu Gotanda, president of tri-Ace, is credited with co-writing Star Ocean: The Divine Pressure alongside authors Satoshi Wagahara (The Satan is a Half-Timer!) and Shunsuke Sarai (Canine & Scissors). Veteran composer Motoi Sakuraba is doing the music, whereas Akira “Akiman” Yasuda is dealing with character design.

Star Ocean: The Divine Pressure will launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Collection X.

Sq. Enix and tri-Ace’s new role-playing recreation will arrive throughout a busy time for followers of action-based Japanese role-playing video games, with Sq. Enix’s Forspoken and Nier: Automata for Nintendo Swap additionally coming in October, and the lately introduced life-sim farming recreation Harvestella dropping in November. Sq. Enix additionally has a brand new Dragon Quest spinoff arriving in December and the Disaster Core: Closing Fantasy 7 remaster slated for someday this winter.