{"id":16342,"date":"2019-09-10T22:39:08","date_gmt":"2019-09-11T02:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=16342"},"modified":"2019-09-10T22:39:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T02:39:08","slug":"square-enix-bringing-star-ocean-first-departure-r-to-switchps4-on-december-5th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2019\/09\/square-enix-bringing-star-ocean-first-departure-r-to-switchps4-on-december-5th\/","title":{"rendered":"Square Enix bringing Star Ocean First Departure R to Switch\/PS4 on December 5th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix announced today that <strong>Star Ocean First Departure R<\/strong>, the HD remaster of the classic sci-fi RPG, will make its digital debut on December 5th for the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4. Pre-orders for the PlayStation\u00ae4 system will include a commemorative PlayStation 4 Theme and a digital mini soundtrack from the <em>STAR OCEAN<\/em> Live 2019 concert.<\/p>\n<p>Originally released in the west on the PSP (PlayStation\u00aePortable) system, <em>Star Ocean First Departure R<\/em> tells the story of a young swordsman, Roddick, and his companions who at first set off on a journey to find the cure to a deadly disease, which then spirals into an adventure that spans across the sea of stars.<\/p>\n<p>This HD remaster version includes the following features and boosts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full Voiceover \u2013 Players can choose between the original full voice cast from the PSP\u00ae system version of the game in either Japanese or English, or the newly recorded version, featuring the voice cast from the original Super Famicom version in Japanese, which was previously released in Japan only.<\/li>\n<li>New Character Illustrations \u2013 Players can opt for the original character illustrations utilized in STAR OCEAN First Departure, or brand-new versions drawn by the famous illustrator Katsumi Enami (STAR OCEAN: THE LAST HOPE\u2122).<\/li>\n<li>Speed Mode \u2013 Players can speed up movement to traverse the world more quickly.<br \/>\nAdjusted Game Balance \u2013 Adjusted battle difficulty enabling players to enjoy more challenge in combat, a signature quality of the STAR OCEAN series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yju1wIfvOo8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Square Enix announced today that Star Ocean First Departure R, the HD remaster of the classic sci-fi RPG, will make its digital debut on December 5th for the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 4. Pre-orders for the PlayStation\u00ae4 system will include a commemorative PlayStation 4 Theme and a digital mini soundtrack from the STAR OCEAN [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":16343,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1530,419],"tags":[26,2393],"class_list":["post-16342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nintendo-switch","category-playstation-4","tag-square-enix","tag-star-ocean-first-departure-r"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/star_ocean_first_departure_r.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6HXYU-4fA","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5060,"url":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2014\/02\/new-features-trailer-for-ff-xx2\/","url_meta":{"origin":16342,"position":0},"title":"New Features Trailer for FF X\/X2","date":"February 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"SQUARE ENIX today released the New Features trailer for FINAL FANTASY X\/X-2 HD Remaster. 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