History YMMV / StarOceanTheLastHope

* GoddamnedBoss: The fifth Grigori boss, Armaros Manifest, like the others, [[DamageSpongeBoss has a ton of health points]] and can only be properly damaged trough its weak point. The problem is that said weak point can only be attacked when blindsided, which only lasts for a few seconds. Occasionally, the boss will [[FlunkyBoss summon five silence-inflicting minions to help]], dragging on the battle. As Armaros loses HP, it will call them more often.

* CharacterPerceptionEvolution: Reimi was widely accused of {{Wangst}} when the game was first released because she disliked [[spoiler:being immune to all disease.]] Over time, she has come to be viewed more sympathetically as more players noticed her SurvivorsGuilt and [[spoiler: noticed that her bout of Stone Sickness came with an adjustment period and [[BodyHorror the horrifying implications that had for the radiation poisoning incident]].]]

* AuthorsSavingThrow: [[spoiler:This game turns the Star Ocean universe into a multiverse, as a way of getting around the infamous plot twist of the third game without fully retconning it]].

** Edge Maverick's full name, due to how ridiculous(ly awesome) it is.

* FanonDiscontinuity: There are some fans who prefer to consider that this game never existed.

* FridgeBrilliance: The attempt at an AwesomeMcCoolName for Edge Maverick can technically follow the same logic as [[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Fayt Leingod]], given that Fayt's game had [[spoiler: the revelation of the Star Ocean universe being a massive MMO. Their names fit right in as [=NPCs=] named by developers trying too hard to be cool.]]

* FauxSymbolism: The Grigori have an angel motif going on: They're all named after fallen angels from the book of Enoch (who were also called the Grigori), the energy they emit as they transform takes the shape of an angel, and the transformed Grigori all have wings, or a wing of some kind. The angel motif culminates with the final boss Satanail, the Grigori with the most angelic appearance.
** Though FridgeBrilliance sets in when you take into account the nature of the Missing Procedure, [[GreaterScopeVillain the entity that created the Grigori and the Phantoms]]. While it's described as a phenomenon resembling a black hole, it's also described as a "will" that's acting towards a specific end, implying that it has some kind of sentience. As a powerful, esoteric entity that created beings themed around angels and whose activities will result in the destruction of the universe if left unchecked, the Missing Procedure is effectively a science fiction interpretation of an evil god that aims to create a new universe by destroying the current one, with its Grigori creations sci-fi takes on [[FallenAngel fallen angels]] that carry out the will of their evil god by tempting mortals to sin. The FauxSymbolism with the Grigori might not be so faux after all.

* UncannyValley: The anime-like faces don't emote well. It's made even more uncomfortable by the fact it makes them all look so young. Lymle takes this to a whole new level, due to her CreepyMonotone.

* WhatAnIdiot: Edge deciding to give away warp technology to a [[TheFifties 1950s Earth]] science facility led by an obvious MadScientist. Even everyone else in the party told Edge that it wasn't a good idea. [[MikeNelsonDestroyerOfWorlds It unsurprisingly didn't end well for everyone involved.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Your default team for the Arena is called "Ocean's Eight". This is an obvious nod to the [=film/series=] ''Film/OceansEleven''. In 2018, the ''Ocean's'' spinoff ''Film/OceansEight'' would be released in earnest.