![]() ![]() One anomaly is that the Switch offers two different character art styles. Given it was a direct port from the PSP remake, it was ported well to the Switch with hardly any noticeable degradation despite the internal resolution differences. The graphics are top-down turn-based RPG style, meaning a lot of bright and colorful graphics in many areas, mixed with a bit of rendered backdrops and set pieces in towns. It's revealed underneath what comes off as fantasy has many underlying science fiction causes and rationales. Exploring dungeons, fighting monsters, and all the "rules" of the genre are followed. Despite the sci-fi touches, the series tends to put the sci-fi characters in a more primitive setting where they have to, on the surface at least, obey the rules of classic high fantasy. The actual gameplay of Star Ocean is the typical turn-based RPG. Moral Warnings: RPG-style violence mild language (d*mn, h*ll, rare b*st**d or two) a few revealing outfits in character art minor mentions of polytheism and magic (most revealed to have more rational causes) some morally questionable acts required for plot progression optional criminal behavior like pickpocketing and counterfeiting available to the player some scenes of alcohol consumption and drunkenness Weak Points: A few "undocumented" buttons like the dash feature Strong Points: Excellent port from the PSP to Switch of an already great game To find the cure, they must travel through time to the past of Roak, and in this trek to the past, they will discover truths that will change the nature of the galaxy itself. The two are discovered to be connected when members of the Federation meet with the people of Roak to devise a counter to this deadly plague, discovered to be a biological weapon test by the power opposing the Federation. Meanwhile, on a primitive planet named Roak, people are falling one by one to a mysterious illness called "stone sickness". In space, the Pangalactic Federation is at war with an alien power. As this was already much improved, the Switch port, which this review covers, doesn't change much from the PSP release aside from adding in some additional voiceovers from the original Japanese voice actors from the SNES release and some new art, both as added options exclusive to the Switch. ![]() It was later re-released in 2008 on the Playstation Portable, using the improved engine of the second game and redoing some elements that didn't age well like the antiquated map system. While still somewhat limited by the technology of the original SNES in 1996, it was still an impressive role-playing game with a multi-path story, voice-acting (on the SNES of all things), and a very high level of quality and thought put into it. Founding tri-Ace, they decided to make a game they felt was less compromised in vision. The first Star Ocean was made by many ex-members of the original Tales of Phantasia development team. To that end, the creators of Star Ocean: First Departure R took their cue, and while it's not perfect, it's reasonably close as far as a good video game is concerned.įirst, a bit of background. Sometimes, the wheel was already good enough that it may not need many reinventions, just a new look and some tweaks to make a good design just a little bit better. ESRB Rating: Teen (Blood, Crude Humor, Mild Language, Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco, Violence) ![]()
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