Star Ocean PSP for October News

PSP News by Robert Purchese

21 August, 2008

Square Enix plans to release PSP game Star Ocean: First Departure in Europe this October.

This, a remake of Star Ocean for SNES, will mark the first time the space role-playing adventure has appeared outside of Japan.

Of course, being some 12 years later, Star Ocean: First Departure will be treated to brand new cut-scenes and polished visuals, while retaining plenty of interplay between key characters. Oh no Melanie Mangle has been shot by a duck hunter, for instance.

Star Ocean: The Second Evolution is also being remade for PSP, although no European plans have been hinted at yet.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope, the fourth instalment in the series, will be released on Xbox 360 sometime next year. No other platforms have been associated with the game.

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SeesThroughAll

21/08/08 @ 10:35

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Remake of the SNES version?

I'm not sure whether this is a good or bad thing.

Widge

21/08/08 @ 10:39

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Surely better than a straight port?

Colin8703

21/08/08 @ 10:41

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The Snes version is a great game.

You can a translation patch for the rom which makes it playable.

I'm guessing they'll update the graphics though or that really would be a bad effort.

The graphics were really good back in the day but the story was great.

I'll pick it up for another run through.

SeesThroughAll

21/08/08 @ 10:44

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Surely better than a straight port?

That's my point. Remember what they did with Final Fantasy I & II?

Colin8703

21/08/08 @ 10:50

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The one thing is that the port will hopefully be done by Tri Ace who make the games.

They are published by squenix.

Widge

21/08/08 @ 10:50

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Ah yes, a sprite update, I see what you mean. I'm sure I read it was getting a 3D overhaul.

locus2k1

21/08/08 @ 10:57

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finally!

andywilkie35

21/08/08 @ 11:20

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i've had my preorder in for this for a while, gonna be quality! hopefully anyway

also got a preorder in for the second one, but it hasn't been confirmed for Europe? bah

Gaol

21/08/08 @ 11:29

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I prefer the sprite updates on the PSP, to the 3d stuff on the DS Final Fantasys. 2d stuff looks great on the PSP screen.

Widge

21/08/08 @ 12:08

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FF4 DS looks on a par with FF7 almost... although very slow. I'd love to have that on this system.

Sevens

21/08/08 @ 13:10

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Oh please, check the videos and screenshots before you complain about the (potential) graphics. It's been released in Japan a while ago, as well as 2nd Evolution.

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Aretak

21/08/08 @ 14:32

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Yeah, these were released ages ago in Japan, and feature pre-rendered backgrounds, 3D battles, new animated cutscenes and full voice acting.

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23/08/08 @ 21:42

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"Yeah, these were released ages ago in Japan, and feature pre-rendered backgrounds, 3D battles, new animated cutscenes and full voice acting."

Which is great, in my opinion. Also, I think, there are new characters and an improved, perhaps even extended, story.

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