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User reviews for Star Ocean: The First Departure
7.0 / 10
Combined Score
6.4
Community
7.5
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Written by Hell Fire 
THE GOOD:
Presentation
Voice Acting
Skill System Very average Story and Characters
Lots of back tracking
Overly simple battle system
Let's be honest. There really isn’t much in the way of decent, original PSP RPGs. Star Ocean: First Departure is no exception, being a remake of the 1996 classic (Which was never released outside Japan). I’m a big RPG fan and needed something to play on my tiresome 30 hour plane ride around the world. I had heard of the series before and it was in the bargain bin, so I thought ‘why the hell not?’ So, I got onto the plane, really excited about the coming months, switched on my PSP and started a new journey with the teenage, blue haired hero. Five minutes in, I fell to sleep. In actual fact, I spent 90% of the ride trying to sleep, but this wasn’t due to the game. More or less the crappy flight time I booked. It was only when I actually got to my destination that I got into the thick of it. You may be thinking "You're on holiday! Why are you pla...
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Let's be honest. There really isn’t much in the way of decent, original PSP RPGs. Star Ocean: First Departure is no exception, being a remake of the 1996 classic (Which was never released outside Japan). I’m a big RPG fan and needed something to play on my tiresome 30 hour plane ride around the world. I had heard of the series before and it was in the bargain bin, so I thought ‘why the hell not?’ So, I got onto the plane, really excited about the coming months, switched on my PSP and started a new journey with the teenage, blue haired hero. Five minutes in, I fell to sleep. In actual fact, I spent 90% of the ride trying to sleep, but this wasn’t due to the game. More or less the crappy flight time I booked. It was only when I actually got to my destination that I got into the thick of it. You may be thinking "You're on holiday! Why are you pla...
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