Get ready to wear your space-faring boots on, as the classic remastered adventure RPG Star Ocean: First Departure R is being brought back to life digitally for western audiences by publisher Square Enix Co., Ltd and developer tri-Ace. Trailer below is presented with English voices, original Japanese voices or the newly recorded Japanese voice acting dub audio.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yju1wIfvOo8&width=720&height=405[/embedyt]The story of Star Ocean begins…
Play as Roddick who is part of the Defence Force tasked to protect an underdeveloped peaceful town of Kratus. After learning a mysterious disease has broken out in the neighbouring town, he embarks alongside his friends Millie and Dorne to find a rumoured cure only to find new adventures ahead.
New galactic features:
- Originally released back in 2007 PSP (PlayStation Portable) system, this new HD remaster version.
- Optional voiceovers in English or Japanese, or a newly recorded version from the original Japanese casts of the Super Famicom version.
- Optional to change between original character illustrations or the brand-new versions drawn by the famous illustrator Katsumi Enami (Star Ocean: The Last Hope).
- Now players are able to speed up with its speed mode to traverse the world faster.
- Adjusted battle difficulty to enable more challenge in combat.
Journey back into the stars with Star Ocean: First Departure R coming on December 5, 2019, for digital release on PlayStation 4 and Switch. Priced at $20.99 / £16.99 / £16.99/ 87.74 MYR.