DEN Review: Star Ocean: First Departure

DEN writes: "Star Ocean is one of the slower-moving RPG series around; the first installment appeared on the SNES system, and never made it to US shores. Star Ocean: Second Story made it to the US, but by the time it appeared, the platform of choice was the original PlayStation. Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, the third chapter in the series, didn't make its debut until the PlayStation 2 era, and sometime later this winter, we are expecting the Xbox 360 debut of the series, in the form of Star Ocean: The Last Hope, the fourth installment in the epic series. In the run-up to the first new Star Ocean since 2005, SquareEnix is releasing the first two Star Oceans on PlayStation Portable, and Star Ocean: First Departure is the first of these two PSP remakes. It marks the first time the first Star Ocean has ever appeared on North American shores, outside of import shops." 8.9/10