Star Ocean 4 was a great game... but had the worst story, voice acting, and cut scenes of anything I have ever experienced.  Loved playing it though.  

Awesomesauce! I was afraid the last game tanked the series for good. Hopefully this is a sign of more RPGs to come.

I heard about this on the From Us to You podcast. I'm interested. I played Star Ocean Second Evolution on PSP. I have Last Hope on Xbox 360. I should probably go play it.

I'm pretty excited for this, but I certainly need to pick up the other games first

and here I thought this series ended with the Last Hope. that reminds Me, I still need to play the two star ocean games I currently own right now. On the constraints of time...

I played one star ocean game before this and it was on the ps3. I don't remember the name but it was pretty fun. Gonna keep an eye on this.