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Timeline of the Star Ocean series

The games begin as early as Space Date 10 (The Last Hope) and have extended to as far as Space Date 772 (Till the End of Time). Check below for a summary of the time line for all of the Star Ocean titles released to date, in Space Date order, not game release order.

# Star Ocean: The Last Hope: 0010 SD
# Star Ocean: First Departure (past events): 0046 SD
# Star Ocean: First Departure: 0346 SD
# Star Ocean: Second Evolution: 0366 SD
# Star Ocean: Blue Sphere: 0368 SD
# Star Ocean: Till the End of Time: 0772 SD

As a general rule (Till the End of Time aside) the time line of each title has allowed them to intertwine with each other somewhat, where characters or relatives to the characters of the games has made appearances throughout. With the exception of a few characters, such as the Welch who somehow has managed to appear in every major Star Ocean title


Background Information

While the games take place in a futuristic environment it's not limited to out of this world, fancy technology. Only Earth and some other planets have such advanced technology, while other worlds, such as Elicoor II from Till the End of Time is still developed as much as Earth in the 17th century. Thankfully however many of the Federation nations (a bunch of nations that adhere to a number of space rulings), including Earth has an all important ruling known as the "Underdeveloped Planet Preservation Pact", otherwise abbreviated as the UP3. This very ruling prohibits those from more advanced worlds from engaging with lessor developed worlds to allow them to thrive under their own ways without outside interference. Sadly though not all nations are part of the Federation, much less agree with the ruling and at times this will be one of the many issues you face throughout your games, particularly considering under what circumstances is it reasonable to breach these rulings for the betterment of such worlds.

The Star Ocean series contains a number of typical RPG elements, fight to gain experience and Fol (the type of currency for the Star Ocean titles), level up, go shopping, etc. But a few of those more unique to the series are shown below.


Action Battles

The Star Ocean titles generally feature action, 3D combat (in all the internationally released titles), where you have 3 or 4 active combatants in battle at once. Here you can control whichever character you please and switch between the active combatants as often as you like, your allies will act on their own accord based on whatever tactics you set them to do. Whether it be a full attacking assault, avoiding combat, healing your comrades or a number of other tactics, depending on the particular game.


Item Creation

Here you and your characters have the ability to create or upgrade various items from resources and existing equipment you already possess. You can potentially make items and weapons exceeding that sold in even the best shops in the games. To make things challenging though a number of ingredients are required for greater success, such as more resources, higher item creation abilities, excess Fol and even a pinch of luck. It's a nonessential part of the game which always gets the attention of players, particularly those who dare to take on the higher difficulty settings or tough post game dungeons. The same post game dungeons which allow for links to other tri-Ace games also, for example you can fight variants of Lenneth and Freya from Valkyrie Profile in one of the Till the End of Time post game dungeons.


Optional playable characters

Star Ocean titles always have a compulsory cast, a handful of characters which will join you regardless of your actions. But also add in optional characters which may, or may not join you depending on actions you take throughout the game. Some characters can be quite difficult to recruit, while some may in fact lock out the ability to recruit others. Certainly on replays you'll want to know who you can get, and how to try build the best balanced party possible. Ever wanted to kick out that annoying character? With such recruitment's it may very well be possible, this gives the player more flexibility.


Private Actions

Another unique ingredient of the Star Ocean titles is Private Actions, which have hidden affection ratings attached. While nonessential to the game it gives you an opportunity to help decide what characters join you, what endings you will get and an opportunity to get to know your characters better. Ranging from their awkward quirks, (such as Second Story's Ashton with Barrels), debates with townsfolk and various other situations to help bring out the personality of your characters. Giving the player a little bit more and adding appreciation to all the different characters you have available, some players will simply pick a character for greater PA's over fighting ability.


Post game "Super bosses"

The Star Ocean titles, and several other tri-Ace titles such as Infinite Undiscovery, Radiata Stories & the Valkyrie Profile Series feature bonus dungeons that can be accessed upon completion of the regular story. These are somewhat independent from the main story of the game and are featured exclusively to challenge you even further, here you'll often require a great deal of item creation and level ups to proceed further. As you progress through these tough dungeons you'll inevitably encounter the celestial beings Gabriel Celesta, then later Ethereal Queen as the ultimate bosses on the game.
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