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Star Ocean First Departure R (Nintendo Switch Digital Download )

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Nintendo eShop has Star Ocean First Departure R (Nintendo Switch Digital Download Game) on sale $6.29.

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  • As a member of the village's local "Defence Force" tasked with the protection of Kratus, Roddick learns of a mysterious disease that has broken out in the neighboring town. Those infected turn to stone, but continue to live on in a petrified state.
  • Roddick, along with his two friends Millie and Dorne, make their way to the neighboring town. Informed of a cure for the sickness, they head to Mt. Metorx where a healing herb is rumored to grow. When they reach the summit, the party encounter Ronyx and Ilia, who appear before them in a pillar of light.

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    • Sale ends: 10/1/24 at 01:59 a.m. CDT

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Nintendo eShop has Star Ocean First Departure R (Nintendo Switch Digital Download Game) on sale $6.29.

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About this game:
  • As a member of the village's local "Defence Force" tasked with the protection of Kratus, Roddick learns of a mysterious disease that has broken out in the neighboring town. Those infected turn to stone, but continue to live on in a petrified state.
  • Roddick, along with his two friends Millie and Dorne, make their way to the neighboring town. Informed of a cure for the sickness, they head to Mt. Metorx where a healing herb is rumored to grow. When they reach the summit, the party encounter Ronyx and Ilia, who appear before them in a pillar of light.

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Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • This price is $14.70 lower (70% savings) than the list price of $20.99
    • Sale ends: 10/1/24 at 01:59 a.m. CDT

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This is a crazy slick deal on one of the best JRPGs I've ever played in my life. Bought it at ~$25 and was happy at that price; this is a steal.

Are you a fellow Millennial (or other retro game enjoyer) who pines for the Golden Age of JRPGs (the 90s), when games had well-written characters with colorful personalities, great development arcs, and fascinating, original plots? This is the game for you. This is a gorgeous remake of one of the last games to be released on the SNES, which was so jam-packed with features and content it stretched the absolute limits of what an SNES cartridge could do.

Gameplay is zippy and fun, more 'real time' than turn-based (more like Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana than Final Fantasy). Stat min-maxers will have a field day optimizing character builds, but it's also not strictly necessary to do so if you're a filthy casual like me. The story is one of the most well-done mashups of fantasy and sci-fi I've encountered in a game (IMO that combo doesn't always work out well, but it does here). Game has a great soundtrack and tons of replayability, since you can choose your own party composition which has an effect on the direction of the story and conclusion. Tons of optional character interactions build up your reputation among party members, which also affects story. Such a fantastic game!

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Nice deal - thank you
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This is a crazy slick deal on one of the best JRPGs I've ever played in my life. Bought it at ~$25 and was happy at that price; this is a steal.

Are you a fellow Millennial (or other retro game enjoyer) who pines for the Golden Age of JRPGs (the 90s), when games had well-written characters with colorful personalities, great development arcs, and fascinating, original plots? This is the game for you. This is a gorgeous remake of one of the last games to be released on the SNES, which was so jam-packed with features and content it stretched the absolute limits of what an SNES cartridge could do.

Gameplay is zippy and fun, more 'real time' than turn-based (more like Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana than Final Fantasy). Stat min-maxers will have a field day optimizing character builds, but it's also not strictly necessary to do so if you're a filthy casual like me. The story is one of the most well-done mashups of fantasy and sci-fi I've encountered in a game (IMO that combo doesn't always work out well, but it does here). Game has a great soundtrack and tons of replayability, since you can choose your own party composition which has an effect on the direction of the story and conclusion. Tons of optional character interactions build up your reputation among party members, which also affects story. Such a fantastic game!

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Quote from valtek :
This is a crazy slick deal on one of the best JRPGs I've ever played in my life. Bought it at ~$25 and was happy at that price; this is a steal.

Are you a fellow Millennial (or other retro game enjoyer) who pines for the Golden Age of JRPGs (the 90s), when games had well-written characters with colorful personalities, great development arcs, and fascinating, original plots? This is the game for you. This is a gorgeous remake of one of the last games to be released on the SNES, which was so jam-packed with features and content it stretched the absolute limits of what an SNES cartridge could do.

Gameplay is zippy and fun, more 'real time' than turn-based (more like Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana than Final Fantasy). Stat min-maxers will have a field day optimizing character builds, but it's also not strictly necessary to do so if you're a filthy casual like me. The story is one of the most well-done mashups of fantasy and sci-fi I've encountered in a game (IMO that combo doesn't always work out well, but it does here). Game has a great soundtrack and tons of replayability, since you can choose your own party composition which has an effect on the direction of the story and conclusion. Tons of optional character interactions build up your reputation among party members, which also affects story. Such a fantastic game!
Hmm.. not familiar with the series.

Wonder if First Depatrue R is better or Second Story R?
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store...-r-switch/

There is also Last Hope 4K on steam that seems to have better graphics but not good reviews:
https://store.steampowered.com/ap..._Remaster/
Only 6.29 though.... seems like a very good price for 4K graphics... If the gameplay is not too awful.
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Quote from View92612 :
Hmm.. not familiar with the series.

Wonder if First Depatrue R is better or Second Story R?
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store...-r-switch/

There is also Last Hope 4K on steam that seems to have better graphics but not good reviews:
https://store.steampowered.com/ap..._Remaster/
Only 6.29 though.... seems like a very good price for 4K graphics... If the gameplay is not too awful.
Star ocean 1, 2, 3 are all generally good. I believe 2 is regarded as better than 1. All the star oceans after 3 dropped in quality tho I hear the most recent release (divine force) was like a decent b-movie if that's your thing.
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Already have this on the PS4, but am kicking around buying this on the Switch as well just for the portability of it. Thanks for the info, OP!
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Quote from View92612 :
Hmm.. not familiar with the series.

Wonder if First Depatrue R is better or Second Story R?
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store...-r-switch/

There is also Last Hope 4K on steam that seems to have better graphics but not good reviews:
https://store.steampowered.com/ap..._Remaster/
Only 6.29 though.... seems like a very good price for 4K graphics... If the gameplay is not too awful.
I have personally only played 3 and 4, and 4 (Last Hope) I actually really enjoyed. The story honestly is pretty meh, but the combat system is one of my favorite ever in a JRPG. It's a blast to play, to the point where I did not mind mindlessly grinding for various things through encountering enemies since it just meant more opportunities to go into combat and have fun.

Gameplay: A+
Story: ~C
Graphics: B (I played it on the PS3)
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Quote from Vietpride218 :
I have personally only played 3 and 4, and 4 (Last Hope) I actually really enjoyed. The story honestly is pretty meh, but the combat system is one of my favorite ever in a JRPG. It's a blast to play, to the point where I did not mind mindlessly grinding for various things through encountering enemies since it just meant more opportunities to go into combat and have fun.

Gameplay: A+
Story: ~C
Graphics: B (I played it on the PS3)
Thanks. I guess I can't go wrong for $6 Smilie 1 and 2 don't seem to bad though but I looked at gameplay screenshots and feel SO1 looks dated even after the remaster... SO2 seems better in this aspect.
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Quote from View92612 :
Thanks. I guess I can't go wrong for $6 Smilie 1 and 2 don't seem to bad though but I looked at gameplay screenshots and feel SO1 looks dated even after the remaster... SO2 seems better in this aspect.
If you played SO2, you can't go wrong with 1 for $6.

The first game is much more "basic" but still incredibly solid.
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Quote from View92612 :
Hmm.. not familiar with the series.

Wonder if First Depatrue R is better or Second Story R?
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store...-r-switch/

There is also Last Hope 4K on steam that seems to have better graphics but not good reviews:
https://store.steampowered.com/ap..._Remaster/
Only 6.29 though.... seems like a very good price for 4K graphics... If the gameplay is not too awful.
Second Story R is not only the best Star Ocean game by far, but also one of the greatest RPGs ever made.

First Departure is good though and a fun playthrough especially handheld.
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Quote from View92612 :
Hmm.. not familiar with the series.

Wonder if First Depatrue R is better or Second Story R?
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store...-r-switch/

There is also Last Hope 4K on steam that seems to have better graphics but not good reviews:
https://store.steampowered.com/ap..._Remaster/
Only 6.29 though.... seems like a very good price for 4K graphics... If the gameplay is not too awful.
The remake for second story is considerably better than first departure. While you play as the children of some characters from the first game, I don't think you'll miss out on too much by jumping right to 2 to see if you'll like it.

While last hope is enjoyable if you're into it, I wouldn't recommend it over 2. It has a bit of ps3 era jank to it. I really like the divine force, the 6th game in the series. But again opinions are divided on it. Long story short, the safest bet is to play Second Story R.
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Star Ocean Second Story is my favorite RPG of all time. I have played it in various incarnations from the original PSX, to emulated PSX on PC/PSP, and the PSP remaster. It is a truly expansive RPG with tons of content and the best (optional) crafting system I've ever encountered.

First Departure was originally only a Japanese exclusive on Super Famicon, with a smaller and simpler story, but finally got release worldwide when it was re-made for PSP using the Second Story game engine. They also back-ported in some features from the second game to make it a little bit bigger, and it makes the game all that much better.

Should you get 1st or 2nd? Get both. They are an absolute steal at any price if you have never played them before, and worth picking up on sale if you have.
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Quote from motaku96 :
While last hope is enjoyable if you're into it, I wouldn't recommend it over 2. It has a bit of ps3 era jank to it. I really like the divine force, the 6th game in the series. But again opinions are divided on it. Long story short, the safest bet is to play Second Story R.
I remembered I actually bought last hope on Steam years ago and refunded because it gave me motion sickness in 20 minutes. I wonder if there is any tweak or mod that can help...
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Does this have any QoL features like frameskip, turning off random battles, etc? I simply don't have time for the 40+-hour grindy era of SNES JRPGs anymore without some helper features. Even playing the original SNES ROM on an emulator would give me frameskip.

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Quote from AdmiralAsshat :
Does this have any QoL features like frameskip, turning off random battles, etc? I simply don't have time for the 40+-hour grindy era of SNES JRPGs anymore without some helper features. Even playing the original SNES ROM on an emulator would give me frameskip.
Ya I bought back a lot of similar games on Google Play store but have yet to finish them because I really don't have time for the random battles and hours of grinding any more..

As your question, seems like grinding is required, but experienced players may be able to work around it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/starocea...quire_any/
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