The modern story telling has leaped to a new realm of merging science-fiction with the realms of fantasy. These stories are propagated more through the medium of videogames. Almost a decade ago, it was a time when such fantasy stories were not much sought after. At that point, Star Ocean made its entry into the fantasy world with its original franchise of the tri-Ace. The Star Ocean was released more than a decade ago on the Super Famicom but it never made its way to the United States. The first element of Star Ocean that made its way to the United States was the sequel, Star Ocean: The Second Story.
The thanks for the success of Star Ocean has to go to Square-Enix, for helping them make their way to the U.S. stores under the title Star Ocean - First Departure. The game was successfully remade for the PSPs with many new elements. The modifications such as new backgrounds and a tweaked battle system served as attributes to the original story line. However, the First Departure gives a slight feeling of dissatisfaction to the gamers as they expected it to be a little better. The conclusion arrived with their comparison to the recent RPGs. However, gamers who enjoyed the game of Star Ocean earlier still find it a great RPG.
The Square Enix game begins entirely in the so called “fantasy department” coupled with the prologue of sci-fi riddles. There are three Fellpool youths namely Roddick, Millie and Dorne who try to pass some time as sentries in a small village near the woods. The village is attacked by a mysterious plague that turns people into stone. The three friends take the responsibility of curing them and they travel to the nearby mountain to gather medicinal herbs.
They find that the plague is actually a biological weapon and there are certain external forces that help the people of the planet Roak. The group consisting of Ronyx, Ilia and Terran soon find out that the only way to save people of Roak is to collect a particular genetic sample from the old. The game then revolves around the various mysteries involved in saving these people. It is thus an adventurous ride for the hardcore gamers.
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