The Star Ocean series have always been sort of a mystery in the gaming world. They’re not popular enough to appeal to the Anime JRPG crowd of Persona or Tales series and they’re not enough to appeal to the Final Fantasy or Kingdom Hearts crowd. Instead they reside in their own realm and that realm has been drifting a way for a while until recently. After seven years of waiting Square Enix and Tri Ace return for another installment with Star Ocean Integrity and Faithfulness or Star Ocean V.

But after seven years have things finally improved?