History VideoGame / StarOceanIntegrityAndFaithlessness

It was released in Japan on March 31, 2016 with American and European releases for June 28 and July 1, respectively.

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* CastOfExpies: Much of the core cast and some [=NPCs=] will remind fans of the first few games of their characters. For example: Fidel, Miki, Emmerson and Anna are very similar to Roddick, Millie, Ronyx and Illia from [[Videogame/StarOcean1 first Star Ocean]]:

** Like Ronyx and Illia, Emmerson and Anna are Earthlings who come to an undeveloped planet to stop the villain's plan. Emmerson is the bow-wielding captain of a spaceship, and Anna is a female science officer who prefers to fight with her fists.

* {{Expy}}: Much of the core cast and some [=NPCs=] will remind fans of the first few games of their characters. A few examples:
** Fidel has a mix of traits of Roddick, Claude and Fayt.
** Much like Roddick, Fidel has a childhood friend who learned healing spells to follow in the footsteps of one of her parents.
** Emmerson's role in battle is much like his ancestor Ronyx, although he uses Reimi's attack abilities instead of offensive Symbology.
** Emmerson is accompanied by a science officer who prefers to fight with her fists, just like Ronyx and Illia.
** The BigBad is [[spoiler:essentially an evil, hammier version of Cliff Fittir.]]

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* ColorCodedCharacters: Each character has a dominant color, bordering on a RainbowMotif.
** Fidel is blue.
** Miki is pink.
** Victor is red.
** Fiore is purple.
** Emmerson is green.
** Anne is orange.
** Relia is yellow.

* MsFanservice: Out of the player characters, there's Fiore, who would have been this just due to her clothing alone, but [[http://i.imgur.com/dxND6Ce.jpg she also has a cat's tail, small black wings, and a witch's hat (which has cat ears on it) as part of the ensemble,]] while sporting some massive MegaTwintails to top it all off.

* {{Stripperific}}: [[http://starocean.wikia.com/wiki/Fiore_Brunelli Fiore's outfit]] can best be described as "a sexy checkerboard suit": the black diamond squares are the only actual clothing, while the other squares are just various windows that leave little to the imagination. While [[http://i.imgur.com/syCenlO.jpg there are other female spellcaster NPCs who wearing similar diamond-motif clothing]], due to coming from the same magic-researching country as Fiore, they still end up appearing more conservatively dressed thanks to wearing a strapless bustier along with the diamond leggings. A few characters, including Fiore herself, {{lampshade|hanging}} the absurdity of her outfit on occasion. %%Please replace the second image with a better one of the NPC characters in question when given the chance, this was the only one I could find at the moment.%%

* WhiteMagicianGirl: Miki fills this role.

'''''Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness''''' is the fifth console installment in the ''Franchise/StarOcean'' series. An {{interquel}}, it's set between the events of ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' and ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''.

* FiveManBand: The party is arranged this way.
** TheLeader: Fidel, the protagonist.
** TheLancer: Emmerson, Fidel's more experienced foil.
** TheBigGuy: Victor, the combat expert and party tank.
** TheSmartGuy: Fiore for anything involving Signeturgy, and Anne for anything involving computers or other advanced technology.
** TheChick: Miki, TheHeart and the TeamMom.
** TagalongKid: Relia, who is unable to fight but fiercely protected by her companions.

** Emmerson is Green.

** The BigBad is [[spoiler:essentially an evil, hammier version of Cliff Fittr.]]

* TheLoad: Relia is an active party member, but doesn't actually do any fighting, has no skills and no magic and you can't assume direct control of her. She's essential to the story, but in terms of gameplay she exists only to cast the occasional StatusBuff and to act as a repository for accessories and roles that benefit the party but not the individual character.
* MistakenForGay: In the Private Actions, depending on your responses to her questions, Fiore becomes convinced that Fidel is gay.

* SufficientlyAnalyzedMagic: Effectively how the magic of the game is treated, to the point that the traditional depiction of magic is considered the stuff of fairy tales. One mage NPC has trouble convincing another civilian that what they practice isn't called "magic" and shouldn't be referred to as such. On top of this, the research institute that studies magic is almost ''jarringly'' technologically advanced compared to almost every other place visited prior (which kept pretty close to the typical medieval fantasy setting).

* {{Expy}}: Much of the core cast and some [=NPC=]s will remind fans of the first few games of their characters. A few examples:

* {{Expy}}: Much of the core cast and some NPCs will remind fans of the first few games of their characters. A few examples:

* Expy: Much of the core cast and some NPCs will remind fans of the first few games of their characters. A few examples:

** Emmerson's role in battle is much like his ancestor Ronyx

'''Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness''' is the fifth console installment in the Franchise/StarOcean series. An {{interquel}}, it's set between the events of ''VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory'' and ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime''.

Two hundred years after the events of ''Second Story'', the Galactic Federation has grown and prospered, spreading farther into space. After meeting multitudes of aliens and growing, it seems as though true peace is finally within reach. But on the planet Faycreed, a new conflict has begun brewing between kingdoms. Fidel Camuze, a young swordsman guarding his home village, and his childhood friend, Miki Sauvester, soon find themselves caught up in this conflict, which inevitably begins into an adventure spanning worlds.

It was released in Japan on March 31, 2016 with American and European releases for June 28th and July 1st, respectively.

* {{Stripperific}}: [[http://starocean.wikia.com/wiki/Fiore_Burnelli Fiore's outfit]] can best be described as "a sexy checkerboard suit": the black diamond squares are the only actual clothing, while the other squares are just various windows that leave little to the imagination. While [[http://i.imgur.com/syCenlO.jpg there are other female spellcaster NPCs who wearing similar diamond-motif clothing]], due to coming from the same magic-researching country as Fiore, they still end up appearing more conservatively dressed thanks to wearing a strapless bustier along with the diamond leggings. A few characters, including Fiore herself, {{lampshade|hanging}} the absurdity of her outfit on occasion. %%Please replace the second image with a better one of the NPC characters in question when given the chance, this was the only one I could find at the moment.%%

* TheLoad: Relia is an active party member, but doesn't actually do any fighting, has no skills and no magic and you can't assume direct control of her. She's essential to the story, but in terms of gameplay she exists for the sole purpose of wasting your resources keeping her alive.

* TheLoad: Relia is an active party member, but doesn't actually do any fighting, has no skills and no magic. She's essential to the story, but in terms of gameplay she exists for the sole purpose of wasting your resources keeping her alive.

* SadlyMythtaken: Emmerson at one point muses about the evil organization Kronos and the name's mythological origins in Greek myth, mainly because Emmerson is afraid of getting castrated like Kronos was. Kronos wasn't castrated. That was Ouranos, who was castrated ''by'' Kronos.

* {{Stripperific}}: [[http://starocean.wikia.com/wiki/Fiore_Burnelli Fiore's outfit]] can best be described as "a sexy checkerboard suit": the black diamond squares are the only actual clothing, while the other squares are just various windows that leave little to the imagination. Since [[http://i.imgur.com/syCenlO.jpg there are other NPCs at the Spellmark Research Institute wearing similar diamond-motif clothing]], it's more than likely simply a cultural thing.%%Please replace the second image with a better one of the NPC characters in question when given the chance, this was the only one I could find at the moment.%%

* {{Stripperific}}: [[http://starocean.wikia.com/wiki/Fiore_Burnelli Fiore's outfit]] can best be described as "a sexy checkerboard suit": the black diamond squares are the only actual clothing, while the other squares are just various windows that leave little to the imagination. Since [[http://i.imgur.com/syCenlO.jpg there are other NPCs at the Spellmark Research Institute wearing similar diamond-motif clothing]], it's more than likely simply a cultural thing.

* BlackMagicianGirl: Fiore.

The most notable change to this game is a more open-world feel in terms of battles. With no FightWoosh or separate area for combat, all fights take place on the field. LazyBackup is also out of the question as all party members participate in fights instead of being tagged in. The change has been compared to ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery''.