Star Ocean 1 & 2 Remake/Port for PSP AND future SO4

[Vinen]

I don't think they are even making fatties anymore are they? Could be wrong though.

It's a slim. Much like Nintendo, Sony is phasing out the PSP-1000's

[BerenTebogo]

fuck I just got a psp 1 day before I saw this, really would love a SO PSP

[Not Kuno]

gdi I don't want to have to buy a PSP for my SO needs but the Star Ocean PSP is so tempting.

[Julian]

new vid

http://www.eternalsphere.com/so1/index.html

click on special-->large

had a small teaser for SO2 at the end, looked like the final boss area iirc

Out in Japan in 2 weeks, I can't wait =(

edit: youtube'd: http://youtube.com/watch?v=fuJkYap-gjU but I highly suggest watching the better version on the site <.<

[Julian]

Its ooooooutttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! in japan

Putting it on my memory stick as I type this <.<

[Julian]

Ok here's my first impressions & screenshots I took:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen1.jpg

House sure looks nicer, there are only 17 cutscenes for the whole game though. (One being the prologue and the other the opening)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen2.jpg

Milly comment >.>

Anyway, after the game starts, the main feeling is that it feels just like SO2, hell, it even uses the same sound effects when you obtain items and stuff..
Screenies:
house: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen3.jpg
town: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen4.jpg
menu, just like SO2: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen5.jpg
items: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen6.jpg
equip: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen7.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen8.jpg
at least the item graphics are better? lol, they still look kinda awkward though
stat screen: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... creen9.jpg
talents: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... reen10.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... reen11.jpg

item creation shop i think, I kinda like ratix's new sprite <.< http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v655/ ... reen12.jpg

I experience a little bit of lag while moving around (especially near collisions) using a compressed image (895MB, update removed) but there is no lag with the original image (1.1gb, huge like fucking xbox, jtdc)

Anyway, they changed the beginning, you no longer fight bandits right after leaving the house, and Dorn wont let me leave town, and I've talked to everyone, and I have no clue where the hell I gotta go lol

So far the game looks really good and well-polished, no lag, just need to get into some battles now.

edit: Battles seem good so far, and it looks like all story-related event text is voiced. going through items during battle is still a bitch...

[Krandor]

Bumpity. Apparently Star Ocean: The First Departure AND Second Evolution are dated for a NA release of September 30th.

NOPE has them listed on this date, so though my google skills aren't having any luck finding an official announcement from SE.

[Julian]

Not official yet afaik, that date was posted on gamefly or something a while back, that's where the rumor started.

[Krandor]

I know they are coming out in NA, because an employee told me, but he couldn't give me an official release date.

[6souls2]

SO4 on Xbox360 makes baby jesus cry. ;_;

http://www.square-enix.com/na/compan...8/0610/so4.jpg
STAR OCEAN: The Last Hope
Publisher: Square Enix, Inc.
Developer: tri-Ace Inc.
Platform: Xbox 360
Genre: RPG
ESRB: Not Yet Rated
Ship Date: Scheduled for 2009

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[Krandor]

You're like 3 weeks late, it's already mentioned in the SO4 thread 7 or so down.

[Mayareira]

Would love to have SO1 and 2 remakes as I haven't even played them at all. LE PSP's look indeed cool but I guess I'll stick with my 3 year old JP fatty PSP a little longer.

[Krandor]

First Departure - October 21, 2008
Second Evolution - January 6, 2009.

[Julian]

Fuck

earlier october plz

[Krandor]

First Departure is out in the US for those that missed it. For those that might have played one of the fan translations of SO1, pretty much everything is subtly renamed, from characters to skills.

Played it for a couple hours last night, until I noticed that Roddick (Ratix) didn't have Nimble Fingers (Dexterity in SO2), so restarted for the sake of pickpocketing goodness.

The english voice acting is pretty awful (ok alot awful), but it's somewhat enjoyable in the Tales of Eternia style. Ilia (Iria) is especially painful, she sounds like a 10 year old brat.

Story/character differences aside, if you played Star Ocean 2, you've played this. The crafting/combat/skills/etc are all pretty much taken directly from SO 2 and put into SO 1

[Julian]

Need to get the iso so I can attempt undubbing it ):

[AoE]

Picked up Second Evolution yesterday in anticipation of the latest Star Ocean for X-Box360. Almost half-way through what would be the first disc.

The voice acting is a nice touch but I'm still slowly adjusting to the new battlecries since I played the crap outta Star Ocean 2 when I was younger and got used to the original VAs (personally never had a problem with'em.) I'm mostly looking forward to how the 10 Wise Men sound though since they're so fun to fight imo.

Close to picking up the new secret character. Pretty curious as to how she plays.

[Not Kuno]

Wait wait wait wait. SO2 is out for PSP now? Fuck I need this asap.

[AoE]

Yeah it almost slipped by me too. Haha.

[Julian]

Picked up Second Evolution yesterday in anticipation of the latest Star Ocean for X-Box360. Almost half-way through what would be the first disc.

The voice acting is a nice touch but I'm still slowly adjusting to the new battlecries since I played the crap outta Star Ocean 2 when I was younger and got used to the original VAs (personally never had a problem with'em.) I'm mostly looking forward to how the 10 Wise Men sound though since they're so fun to fight imo.

Close to picking up the new secret character. Pretty curious as to how she plays.

spoilers: she sucks