GameSpot writes: "It has been 12 years since the first Star Ocean was released in Japan on the Super Famicon. North American players didn't get a chance to experience this space saga until Star Ocean: The Second Story was released in 1999 on the PlayStation. Since then, we've only seen Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, which sold well enough to encourage Square Enix to revamp the original game that started it all and release it exclusively for the PlayStation Portable. Star Ocean: First Departure, originally developed by Tri-Ace, now has fully animated cutscenes with voice acting to bring this adventure to life".
