Adjusted Game Balance – Adjusted battle difficulty enabling players to enjoy more challenge in combat, a signature quality of the STAR OCEAN series.Speed Mode – Players can speed up movement to traverse the world more quickly.New Character Illustrations – Players can opt for the original character illustrations utilized in STAR OCEAN First Departure, or brand-new versions drawn by the famous illustrator Katsumi Enami ( STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE™).Full Voiceover – Players can choose between the original full voice cast from the PSP® system version of the game in either Japanese or English, or the newly recorded version, featuring the voice cast from the original Super Famicom version in Japanese, which was previously released in Japan only.This HD remaster version includes the following features and boosts to enhance the experience: Originally released in the west on the PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, STAR OCEAN First Departure R tells the story of a young swordsman, Roddick, and his companions who at first set off on a journey to find the cure to a deadly disease, which then spirals into an adventure that spans across the sea of stars. To pre-order the game for the PlayStation®4 system, visit. Pre-orders for the PlayStation®4 system will include a commemorative PlayStation®4 Theme and a digital mini soundtrack from the STAR OCEAN Live 2019 concert. 10, 2019) – SQUARE ENIX® announced today that STAR OCEAN® First Departure R™, the HD remaster of the classic sci-fi RPG, will make its digital debut on December 5 for the Nintendo Switch™ system and the PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system.
TRAVEL TO THE STARS IN THE REMASTERED WORLD OF STAR OCEAN FIRST DEPARTURE R ON DECEMBER 5 Special Pre-Order Bonus Available for PlayStation ®4 System LOS ANGELES (Sept. I’m interested in seeing what kind of changes we’ll see on the gameplay side of things. They even had voicework, albeit with somewhat sketchy audio, for intros and some battle comments.įirst Departure R looks like a stellar remaster of that version, slated to hit Nintendo Switch and PS4 on December 5th. The Super Famicom version was ahead of its time, releasing on the largest ever cartridge – a whooping 48 megabits – and employing a decompression chip to allow it to unpack data on the fly and greatly increase the size of the game files. Maybe Star Ocean: First Departure R will help me understand why some people keep returning to this series.Īt the time of writing, there’s no release window for Star Ocean: First Departure R.We’ve seen a lot of remasters this gen and I have to admit that there’s some ‘remaster fatigue’ setting in, but I’m 100% on board for Star Ocean First Departure R – a HD remaster of what was already a remaster of sorts as the first Star Ocean game, released on Super Famicom, never made it out of Japan until it was ported over to the Playstation Portable and released in the West in 2008. That said, I’m always looking for new experiences especially on the Switch and this being a remake of the very first game, it could be a good starting point for new fans. Developer tri-Ace’s best efforts haven’t wooed me over yet. I really love this poetic, melodramatic subtitles but the gameplay always felt a little too stiff. Honestly, despite repeated attempts in my life starting with PS2’s Till The End Of Time to the monster Integrity and Faithlessness, Star Ocean never really gelled with me. I’d wager it’ll be like Final Fantasy Type 0 HD, an underrated gem, by the way, that was not completely made from scratch but involved enough new assets and tweaks to be considered more than just a remaster. As of now, it’s unknown whether this game will really just be an HD remaster, built from scratch, or somewhere existing somewhere in the middle. First Departure was a remake of the very first game in the franchise. pOyJUVfA16Ī remake of a remake, Star Ocean: First Departure R is an HD remake of the PSP release Star Ocean: First Departure. Keep communication channels open for further updates.
STAR OCEAN First Departure R, the very first entry in the #StarOcean series – setting course for PS4 and Nintendo Switch. Now, we have Star Ocean: First Departure R. The Last Hope and Till The End Of Time have both been remastered and ported digitally to the PlayStation 4. Still, recent years have seen a come back for the franchise.Ģ016 saw Star Ocean’s first major game in seven years, Integrity and Faithlessness.
Fifth actually, if we’re now counting the Yoko Taro universe. Star Ocean, developed by tri-Ace, has always been a distant, distant fourth. Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest have always vied for that number one spot with Kingdom Hearts sitting either below or above Dragon Quest depending on the country you’re in. Star Ocean has never been the most prominent of the Square Enix RPG franchises.
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