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Star Ocean First Departure
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Game Synopsis
«©NCSX»
Enix
originally released Star Ocean on the Super Famicom
in July 1996 and the space opera of an RPG was
a big seller and garnered favorable press from the
likes of Famitsu and Famimaga. The game stood at 48
megabits which was massive back in the day and
featured voice samples, vibrant music, and the
graphics pushed the envelope of what was capable on
the SFC. Fast forward over a decade later and Square
Enix remakes the game with crisp animation sequences
from Production I.G. and uses the Star Ocean: Second
Story engine to power the adventure. The PSP remake
also features new characters, spoken dialogue to
accompany the conversations, and in-game cinemas to
help relay the tale as important events transpire.
Star Ocean follows the story of a lad named Ratix Farrence who
hails from Clatos Village. Along with Milly Kiliet
and Dorn Matro, the trio protects their village
from invading pirates. At the outset of the
game, Ratix is speaking to his friend Dorn when
Milly makes a grand entrance. From there, Ratix
and friends
can explore Clatos and then return home to trigger
the next event where groups of sword-wielding
pirates threaten the peace. Face them and engage
in action-packed fighting sequences where players
take control of Ratix and run and chop at enemies.
While Ratix and Dorn do the attacking, Milly
provides healing services in the background to
make sure the two warriors don't succumb from
their wounds. After rousting the enemy forces, the
three friends return to Ratix's home where his
mother gives the trio some refreshments to partake.
From there, Ratix and friends
can explore nearby towns and eventually do a little
invading of their own by entering the Velcant Lair
which is the pirate's hideout...
Jan Code:
4988601005449
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Game Notes
» The
intro to the game is brand new and features all of
the main characters in becalmed moments at the
outset but conflict arises in the latter half of the
introduction where there's sword slashing, beast
fighting, and a raging Ratix which charges at an
unseen target.
»
Start a new game and an introduction plays where a
starship courses through space when an alarm sounds
off. The crew goes into action while the captain
(who looks like Gloval of Macross) directs. A laser
penetrates a planetary body and destroys it. The
blast wave heads towards the ship but they warp out
of there in a hurry. Later on, they're in orbit
around a blue planet before warping again and hover
over the planet. Below, a girl named Milly
runs towards a house where Ratix and Dorn are
talking about how nothing exciting ever happens in
their village. Later, Dorn makes a comment about
Milly being a tomboy when she
approaches from behind and pulls off a dragon-punch
attack which knocks Down
down. After the hysteria calms down, the three go on
patrol in the village. The intro features spoken dialogue to
accompany the onscreen text.
»
Afterwards, control is handed over to the player.
Either the d-pad or analogue nub may be used to move
Ratix around. To exit, head towards the door on the
lower left corner of the screen. Once outside, the
expanse of the town sprawls across the screen with
sumptuous visual appeal. Ratix can try to leave town
but he'll be repelled by invisible forces until he's
explored the burg and performed all of the requisite
duties. At the outset of the game, Milly and
Dorn are part of Ratix's party and their stats may
be viewed by pressing the "TRIANGLE" button and
then checking out their profiles.
» When traveling around town and the world in
general, the camera is fixed in one position only
which gives players a 3/4 isometric view of the
action.
» Three shops are located in the town of Clatos -
a Weapons Shop, an Item Shop, and a Food Shop.
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