History VideoGame / StarOceanAnamnesis

''Star Ocean: Anamnesis'' is a mobile phone game in the ''VideoGame/StarOcean'' series developed by tri-Ace. It was created in celebration of the series 20th anniversary, featuring various characters from all the previous titles in the franchise, including music from series composer Creator/MotoiSakuraba.

* CompositeCharacter: Mavelle in this game is a traditional Invoker rather than a physical skill-based CrystalBall thrower. This makes her a composite of herself and [[spoiler:Erys, whose soul inhabit Mavelle, and should she be recruited to replace Mavelle, she's a traditional spellcaster, which would make her an Invoker if she gets into ''Anamnesis''.]]

* AlreadyMetEveryone: It is presumed that in the [=SO2=] timeline, everyone is recruited. Thus, [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Ashton]] already recognized Opera, despite them being MutuallyExclusivePartyMembers in the past.

* SelfDeprecation: To promote the game, Coro held [[https://youtu.be/V7iBnEPhXY8 a session of explaining the chronological timeline of Star Ocean series]], [[HowWeGotHere from 4 -> 1 -> 2 -> 5 -> Anamnesis.]] Then he's given a message that [=SO3=] takes place years after Anamnesis. After reading the message, Coro proceeded to [[WhoWritesThisCrap blabber on "What the hell is this!?" and insisting that he didn't see anything]] due to [[spoiler:the infamous plot twist of [=SO3=] about the universe being actually an MMORPG by the 4D beings.]]

Despite the title being based on ''Star Ocean'', it's actually a bit more closer to a tri-Ace gacha game, as eventually, the characters Evelysse can summon will also include ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' characters (it is the non-''Star Ocean'' game that has the most characters aside of ''Star Ocean'' characters), and several {{Guest Character}}s, mainly from Creator/SquareEnix, including ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'', ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius''.

''Star Ocean: Anamnesis'' is a mobile phone game in the ''VideoGame/StarOcean'' series developed by tri-Ace. It was created in celebration of the series 20th anniversary, featuring various characters from all the previous titles in the franchise, including music from series composer Motoi Sakuraba.

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018. Sadly, after the 1 Year Anniversary of the game's localization, Square Enix announced that they're shutting down the Global server in November 5, 2019.

* TooGoodToLast: It was one of the better gacha games that Square-Enix ever published... until eventually the Global version was shut down, although not without incentives aside of not being as profitable compared with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius Square's flagship series gacha]]: The future Guest characters goes ''really'' out there, including real-life people like Creator/YuuichiNakamura and Mafia Kajita. Bringing them to the global version out of the reasoning of 'bringing everyone in' would mean a global licensing nightmare.

During the Star Ocean Fes 2018, the game's season 2 was revealed for the Japanese version of the game, titled ''Star Ocean: Anamnesis -Twin Eclipse-'', which includes brand new tracks, new character, 3D homescreen characters, fully voiced main story along with other features. Season 3 was teased at the end of Star Ocean Fes 2019, which looked like the story would get [[DarkerAndEdgier darker than the previous two seasons...]]

* ShoutOut: Welch's level up quote is sometimes "We must move forward, and upward, and always be twirling!". This is a nod to Bill Clinton's[[note]]really an alien[[/note]] campaign speech on ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons The Simpsons]]'' Season 8 Treehouse of Horror skit based off the 1996 presidential election.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Heroes and Heroines from across the Star Ocean timeline.'']]

''Star Ocean: Anamnesis'' is a mobile phone game in the [[VideoGame/StarOcean Star Ocean]] franchise developed by tri-Ace. It was created in celebration of the series 20th anniversary, featuring various characters from all the previous titles in the franchise, including music from series composer Motoi Sakuraba.

During the Star Ocean Fes 2018, the game's season 2 was revealed for the japanese version of the game, titled ''Star Ocean: Anamnesis -Twin Eclipse-'', which includes brand new tracks, new character, 3D homescreen characters, fully voiced main story along with other features. Season 3 was teased at the end of Star Ocean Fes 2019, which looks like the story is about to get [[DarkerAndEdgier darker than the previous two seasons...]]

There's also a few online gag manga's, [[http://www.jp.square-enix.com/soa/arekore/ Arekore]], [[http://www.jp.square-enix.com/soa/oracle/ Oracle]], [[http://www.jp.square-enix.com/soa/dame/ Dame]] and the [[http://www.jp.square-enix.com/soa/nichijo/ Daily Life of Anamnesis Captain]], with all of them teaching the players how the game works, comedy with the various characters including event featured characters, recap on story chapters and other topics. All of them are in Japanese. You can read them by clicking on the respective one above. The english version has started with the Arekore comics in english on the official twitter page for the english version.

''Star Ocean Anamnesis'' takes Star Ocean's real time Action RPG battle system into the mobile port, where you can move your character with the touch pad and tapping on your enemies to attack them, in which your attack can differ depending on the distance with your enemy. Each characters have three skills, and can gain another one as they are augmented, and if the skills are being linked together, they will have increased damage. Fighting will build up a character's Rush gauge that when completed, can unleash a special attack, which other other characters (players in multiplayer), can follow up to increase the damage dealt on the enemy.

Despite the title being based on ''Star Ocean'', it's actually a bit more closer to a tri-Ace gacha game, as eventually, the characters Evelysse can summon will also include ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' characters (it is the non-Star Ocean game that has the most characters aside of Star Ocean characters), and several Guest collaborations, mainly from Creator/SquareEnix, including ''VideoGame/NierAutomata'', ''VideoGame/ResonanceOfFate'', ''VideoGame/InfiniteUndiscovery'' and ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyBraveExvius''.

!!Star Ocean: Anamnesis provides examples of:

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018. Sadly, after the 1 Year Anniversary of the game's localization, Square Enix annouce that they're shutting down the Global server in November 5, 2019.

'''Star Ocean: Anamnesis''' is a mobile phone game in the [[VideoGame/StarOcean Star Ocean]] franchise developed by tri-Ace. It was created in celebration of the series 20th anniversary, featuring various characters from all the previous titles in the franchise, including music from series composer Motoi Sakuraba.

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018. '''Sadly''', after the 1 Year Anniversary of the game's localization, Square Enix annouce that they're shutting down the Global server in November 5, 2019.

During the Star Ocean Fes 2018, the game's season 2 was revealed for the japanese version of the game, titled '''Star Ocean: Anamnesis ''-Twin Eclipse-''''', which includes brand new tracks, new character, 3D homescreen characters, fully voiced main story along with other features. Season 3 was teased at the end of Star Ocean Fes 2019, which looks like the story is about to get [[DarkerAndEdgier darker than the previous two seasons...]]

A light novel adaption of the first story arc was published online titled, '''STAR OCEAN anamnesis -The Beacon of Hope-''', writen by Creator/SatoshiWagahara. It was serialized at Dengeki Online from December 7, 2017 to March 19, 2018. It was later revised and modified, and was published in book form by Dengeki Bunko. It was illustrated by Mai Okuma (online edition) and Enami Katsumi (book edition).

During the Star Ocean Fes 2018, the game's season 2 was revealed for the japanese version of the game, titled '''Star Ocean: Anamnesis ''-Twin Eclipse-''''', which includes brand new tracks, new character, 3D homescreen characters, fully voiced main story along with other features.

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018. ''Sadly'', after the 1 Year Anniversary of the games localization, Square Enix annouce that they're shutting down the Global server in November 5, 2019.

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018. **Sadly**, after the 1 Year Anniversary of the games localization, Square Enix annouce that they're shutting down the Global server in November 5, 2019.

The game was released on Android and iOS platforms on Japan on December 7, 2016 and in North America on July 10, 2018.

** This is somewhat Downplayed by the fact that gems are pretty easy to come across for free players, and with a bit of patience(and getting all the daily and weekly achievements which often have gems as a reward) even a free player can get a few hundred to a few ''thousand'' gems in a week, depending on how dedicated they are.

* ShipTease: Mainly between the OfficialCouple of the various Star Ocean games. There's also some between the Captain and Evelysse. There's even an event where he gets to choose between Evelysse, [[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Rena]], [[VideoGame/StarOceanTilTheEndOfTime Maria, and Nel]] for a bride (as part of the storyline featuring bridal versions of them). Nothing romantic actually comes out of it.

* ShipTease: Mainly between the OfficialCouple of the various Star Ocean games. There's also some between the Captain and Evelysse. There's even an event where he gets to choose between Evelysse, [[StarOceanTheSecondStory Rena]], [[StarOceanTilTheEndOfTime Maria, and Nel]] for a bride (as part of the storyline featuring bridal versions of them). Nothing romantic actually comes out of it.
** Surprisingly enough, there's also some between [[ValkyrieProfile Arngrim and Aria/Hrist's human incarnation]].