Star Ocean: The First Departure
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| Developer(s) | tri-Ace (SNES) TOSE (PSP)[citation needed] |
| Publisher(s) | Square Enix |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release date | JP December 27, 2007 NA September 30, 2008[citation needed] |
| Genre(s) | Action RPG |
Star Ocean: The First Departure is an enhanced remake[1] of the original Star Ocean. It has been confirmed as being in development for the PSP [2]. The first details of the game were revealed at the "Star Ocean Special Stage" during the Square Enix Party 2007. Yoshinori Yamagishi, producer of the series, stated that he wants the remakes to feel as though they're completely new games[3].
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[edit] Enhancements
The First Departure will feature an entire overhaul of the original game's engine, using Star Ocean: The Second Story's engine instead with similar features, including prerendered backgrounds and 3D battle fields. Production I.G will provide new artwork and animated cutscenes for the game. New playable characters have been confirmed as well. There will be new voice actors and extensive amounts of new, fully voiced dialogue. [4] According to the tri-Ace website, they are unable to answer questions about the remakes as Square Enix is handling the development of those versions. [5]
The remake also features a theme song, "Heart" by the Japanese group Asunaro.
[edit] Voice Cast
Ratix Farrence - Mamoru Miyano
Milly Kiliet - Hitomi Nabatame
Dorn Marto - Kentaro Ito
Ronixis J. Kenni - Kenji Hamada
Iria Silvestoli - Sanae Kobayashi
Eris Jerand - Kana Ueda
Joshua Jerand - Jun Fukuyama
Marvel Frozen - Houko Kuwashima
Perisie - Yukari Tamura
Fear Mell - Megumi Toyoguchi
Cius Warren - Hiroki Touchi
Ashlay Barnbelt - Norio Wakamoto
Tinek Arukena - Chihiro Suzuki
Welch Vineyard - Tomoe Hanba
Asmodeus - Ryotaro Okiayu
Jie Revorse - Sho Hayami
[edit] Star Ocean: The First Departure Eternal Edition
The Eternal Edition of Star Ocean: The First Departure was a special edition of the game (it included a limited cover, similar to Square Enix's Crisis Core package) released on December 27th, 2007 that included a ice blue PSP Slim with exclusive artwork on the back, a collector's box, and a silver pouch to carry it in. It retailed in Japan for 24,840 JPY. Also, according to IGN, there is a U.S. release date set for September 30th, 2008. [6]
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