Deal: Star Ocean: First Departure for $26
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They just keep coming today, huh? This deal is even more limited time than the ones posted earlier today: for about three hours from the time stamp on this post (or while supplies last), you can purchase Star Ocean: First Departure for only $25.98. Wanna read more about the game? Check out our full review. They are going fast, so head over to Amazon soon if you like this deal.
[Thanks, David B.!]
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Deal: Star Ocean: First Departure for $26
Filed under: News, Star Ocean
They just keep coming today, huh? This deal is even more limited time than the ones posted earlier today: for about three hours from the time stamp on this post (or while supplies last), you can purchase Star Ocean: First Departure for only $25.98. Wanna read more about the game? Check out our full review. They are going fast, so head over to Amazon soon if you like this deal.
[Thanks, David B.!]
Deal: Star Ocean: First Departure for $26 originally appeared on PSP Fanboy on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 14:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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PSP Fanboy review: Star Ocean: First Departure
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RPG fanatics have probably heard this tale before, but there’s a bit of history behind the very first Star Ocean game. Back in 1995, a majority of the team that created Tales of Phantasia (which was released stateside on the Game Boy Advance back in 2006) left Namco due to creative differences. The team moved onto Tri-Ace, whose debut title was Star Ocean. One of the last games for the aging Super Famicom, the RPG pushed the console to its limits in terms of the cartridge size and graphics. The game even had limited voice-acting, which was unheard of (no pun intended) in those days. The question is, does this remake of the first game in the classic franchise have what it takes to stand out in the portable gaming market?
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PSP Fanboy review: Star Ocean: First Departure
Filed under: Reviews, Star Ocean
RPG fanatics have probably heard this tale before, but there’s a bit of history behind the very first Star Ocean game. Back in 1995, a majority of the team that created Tales of Phantasia (which was released stateside on the Game Boy Advance back in 2006) left Namco due to creative differences. The team moved onto Tri-Ace, whose debut title was Star Ocean. One of the last games for the aging Super Famicom, the RPG pushed the console to its limits in terms of the cartridge size and graphics. The game even had limited voice-acting, which was unheard of (no pun intended) in those days. The question is, does this remake of the first game in the classic franchise have what it takes to stand out in the portable gaming market?
Gallery: Star Ocean: The First Departure
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PSP Fanboy review: Star Ocean: First Departure
Filed under: Reviews, Star Ocean
RPG fanatics have probably heard this tale before, but there’s a bit of history behind the very first Star Ocean game. Back in 1995, a majority of the team that created Tales of Phantasia (which was released stateside on the Game Boy Advance back in 2006) left Namco due to creative differences. The team moved onto Tri-Ace, whose debut title was Star Ocean. One of the last games for the aging Super Famicom, the RPG pushed the console to its limits in terms of the cartridge size and graphics. The game even had limited voice-acting, which was unheard of (no pun intended) in those days. The question is, does this remake of the first game in the classic franchise have what it takes to stand out in the portable gaming market?
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Star Ocean: First Departure PAL release date announced
Square Enix has announced the PAL release date for their PSP title Star Ocean: First Departure. The handheld remake of the original Star Ocean will hit Europe and other PAL territories on October 24.
Since the original Star Ocean for the SNES never made it out of Japan, this will be the series’ official debut in PAL territories.
Star Ocean: First Departure will feature a whole slew of enhancements. New features include fully-voiced animated cutscenes, a revised game engine, and an improved battle system.
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Star Ocean for Europe out October 24
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Star Ocean: First Departure was first announced for Europe in late August, though a specific date was yet to be determined. However now, we now know that the tri-Ace space voyager will be releasing in Europe on October 24 — three days behind the North American date.
That’s good to know for all you RPG fanatics that live over yonder. In celebration of this news, we’ve got ten new screenshots in our gallery for you to enjoy.
[Via press release]
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Star Ocean for Europe out October 24
Filed under: Star Ocean
Star Ocean: First Departure was first announced for Europe in late August, though a specific date was yet to be determined. However now, we now know that the tri-Ace space voyager will be releasing in Europe on October 24 — three days behind the North American date.
That’s good to know for all you RPG fanatics that live over yonder. In celebration of this news, we’ve got ten new screenshots in our gallery for you to enjoy.
[Via press release]
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Koller: PSP software decline to reverse by 2009
While John Koller, SCEA’s director of hardware marketing, admits that PSP software support has been dwindling steadily for the past couple of years, he believes that recent surges in the handheld’s hardware sales will help boost software sales soon.
We ve gone to every publisher and they ve been noticing the hardware is on fire, he told Edge Online. Apparently, Sony had conducted a tour of major publishers to “calibrate and educate” them on the PSP and what kind of software it needs. Here’s a hint: it ain’t ports.
The recipe for success on the PSP resides simply in providing franchise games that are strong brand names like on consoles, but have unique gameplay on the system, Koller said. You cannot have ports.”
Examples given were God of War: Chains of Olympus, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7, and the upcoming Midnight Club: LA Remix. According to Koller, these three games “are titles that have very strong brand names on console but are coming over with unique gameplay on the PSP.
This is all well and good, but when will all this happen? Koller said we should be seeing “significant growth” by next year.
“We have a number of very strong franchise games on the docket that will be launching next year. We haven t gone public with those, and many third-parties have not yet either because they re concentrating on holiday, but we have a number of very strong titles coming.
The upcoming release of the PSP-3000 should also factor into this, as hardware sales seem to be the driving force behind Sony’s bid to curb software decline. There are a few PSP games worth mentioning (Valhalla Knights 2 and Star Ocean: First Departure come to mind. Yeah, I’m a bit of an RPG freak) that are scheduled for this Fall, so at least we’ll have something to play while we’re waiting for the fruits of Sony’s labor.
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PSP Fanboy hands-on: Star Ocean: First Departure
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