First game in the “Star Ocean” series. It was later remade for the PSP in 2007 under the name “Star Ocean: First Departure”. The original wasn’t released outside of Japan.
Story falters
Not very epic in the end
Not very replay worthy
Rating
Score6
Was like a better more advanced version of Tales of Phantasia- better pretty much on every level, only thing a little lacking in it was the very end of it- just kind of happened, felt kind of sloppy and didn’t have any pageantry to it. Otherwise, I’d give this a much higher score. Was well written I’ll say that, and the combat was easier too- not nearly as many random battles.
Great length
Great music and sound FX
Story falters
Not very epic in the end
Not very replay worthy
Was like a better more advanced version of Tales of Phantasia- better pretty much on every level, only thing a little lacking in it was the very end of it- just kind of happened, felt kind of sloppy and didn’t have any pageantry to it. Otherwise, I’d give this a much higher score. Was well written I’ll say that, and the combat was easier too- not nearly as many random battles.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 6
Pacing- 7
Characters- 8
Originality- 8
Linearity- 8
Length- 9
Epicness- 6
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 8
Display- 8
Music- 9
Sound FX- 9
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 8
Innovation- 7
Replayability- 5