Which Version of The First Star Ocean Should You Play? - Star Ocean: First Departure Remaster Review

[@LightFykki]

Loving the direction that this channel took. This guy really goes into detail of each and every specific version, making my life essentially easier when I decide to replay these classics.

[@SeanUCF]

Yeah this guy does amazing work.

[@Vrais23]

I'm not sure how much detail one can go into in little over an 8m video.

[@eduardodiaz5762]

Deciding if Star Ocean First departure R is a good remake of it. For the Nintendo Switch

[@SeanUCF]

@@eduardodiaz5762 Watch the video?

[@eduardodiaz5762]

@@SeanUCF yeah, I had commented when I barely saw the video🙃 I got the Switch version, it's not bad kinda iffy on the controller's compared to Tales of Vesperia and the other Tales games.

[@kaneki18-d1t4]

Thanks for this video. I didn't even know there were more games of this series other than Star Ocean the Second Story R. I'm really excited for both games and am looking forward to playing both games

[@KrazzeeKane]

You didnt think it was odd that you believed the game was the only one, even though the name is *Second* Story? You do know how numbers work, yeah? I'll help: 2 comes after 1. And 3 comes after 2! I know, crazy right?

[@kaneki18-d1t4]

@KrazzeeKane Sorry but I'm not interested in your rude behavior and temper tantrum

[@nate567987]

5 plus a gbc spinoff of 2 and an anime for 2

[@dr.hawkinsmax6623]

Thank you so much for making this video, I've been dying to find out which version to play, I'm going with the original first, then later play the ps4 one, I love remakes and remasters, but I find that the originals are always the best, unless if there's a lot of glitches in it, keep making videos like this bro, thanks again. 😊

[@JudeHavoc]

Tales of Destiny DC would be amazing but shame we'll probably never get it

[@lindblumpickles3407]

ANY of the Tales games from the PSP would be great. But 🙄

[@crzymage]

Destiny DC, Destiny 2, Innocence and Rebirth. The main 4 that SERIOUSLY needs to come to the west. Fans have been clamoring for it for years and I'm sure Bamco knows full well what we want. Vesperia was a nice remaster, and I'm hoping they at least remaster or fully remake one of the older ones for fans, especially with the new director and producer.

[@k-dawg7867]

Very informative video! Man I would love an official localization of the Super Famicom version, I'd even take a port to Japanese NSO SNES. Nice to know about the difficulty bump, too. I played the PSP version way back when that came out and I swear I wasn't getting slaughtered as badly then as I am now... Difficulty options would have been nice 😖

[@vigo2669]

I think they should've had a difficulty setting like SO2R. There's a pretty steep difficulty spike near the end of First Departure R that made the last few hours of the game a bit of a slog.

[@xDeibu]

If you have PSP you are qualified for veterans discount

[@ChevroletEpica]

Thanks alot. This game gets harder after few hours without any reason actually. You face powerful enemies and I have the best weapon available but only get few EXP. I'm honestly thinking to stop playing. I don't have a problem with hard games if it's balanced well.

[@SylvesterKobold]

You're the only person I will go to for these kinds of analysis, very thorough, great comparisons and always entertaining to watch, thanks for all you do 💙

[@RiC_David]

Yeah I've just subbed for reasons I'd expect only a minority will share but to name a few: -He doesn't put his face in the thumbnails or have 'talking into the camera' sections (I don't click on any thumbnails with the person's face plastered on there, especially if they're pulling some stupid face but regardless - I find seeing people's faces annoying for whatever reason, including my own. Plus most people sit too close to the camera) -He doesn't have any weird speech patterns that make listening for longer than a minute increasingly annoying (SwankyBox and implantgames have this problem - ending every sentence with the exact same odd intonation; once my brain notices it, it becomes more and more grating until I unsub. Also monotonous voices or people? Who end every sentence? Like it's a question?) I'd love to not find certain things irritating because then I'd be able to enjoy more content but we all have our peeves and I suspect people rarely actually voice them to the channel host rather than simply not watching again. Unfortunately most people view criticism as 'being a hater', which doesn't help the channel in the slightest.

[@SpeckObst]

Gotta love a remaster that gives you options. Change es much as you want. As long as I can choose for myself, it's all good.

[@elgato8352]

I’m curious tho. Will they make a STAR OCEAN: SECOND EVOLUTION port on the switch ????

[@mikigirl18]

I wish they would too. To be honest, I like Second Evolution better than First Departure.

[@sinchobe_]

They already have, they just haven't localized it for some reason.

[@BingBangPoe]

I hope we get a Second Evolution enhanced port someday.

[@RageUnchained]

For real I need one for switch so I can. Scratch my star ocean itch

[@miorionomichi]

@@lucinae8512 might not be the case once Divine Force sells really well

[@jbd332]

Second story is one of my all time favorite games ever. I got the second on psp from ebay but inside the case was first story- and it was a christmas present wawp wawp.

[@livedhill1640]

Tear in the pieces!!! Oh no!!

[@tmitsurugi7777]

Its called the PS1 version, superior in every way

[@Madkingstoe]

Personally I love the look of the original. I feel like there is a wonderful texture and atmosphere due to the color choices and pixel art. I definitely like the look of the newer versions though as well - especially the portraits.

[@MrVariant]

Just wish it was consistent in first departure R but then they goof when Ashlay faces left and his missing arm flips to be the right one (let alone Dorn's contrasting skin tone with game sprite, 4:50 explains). But then Millie's paper airplane is white and magically becomes brown when picking up lol. Fun for its time though dated given tedious backtracking (Pericci's bunny whistle helps the world map though revisiting purgatorium is torture) and Mt. Metorx being a beginner's trap as Cyuss alludes to it yet you have no chance.

[@l3rvn0]

The original has a lot more soul to it, you can see how much they are trying to push the SNES hardware. It even has Dolby Pro Logic Surround sound, its amazing. It just lacks the cut content stuff

[@LIONREV7]

I would love to see Namco do this with the Tales of Destiny and Rebirth games.

[@GELTONZ]

Agreed. I want Tales of Destiny PS2 in English SO BADLY.

[@edboy5418]

Imo all old Tales games needs Remakes. Not Remasters but *REMAKES* .

[@jinkisaragi874]

@@edboy5418 a simple english release would be enough for me. We got nothing here in europe, as far as i know Symphonia was the first that was released here.

[@paperluigi6132]

@@jinkisaragi874 and Symphonia isn’t on Switch. Hell, the only Tales game on it is Vesperia.

[@akyura00]

chrono trigger*

[@Scerttle]

I honestly didn’t know there was a remaster. Definitely gonna pick it up, especially since I skipped the PSP release.

[@bethmasey9478]

I had no choice. I couldn't find the PSP one anywhere even though I knew about it for a long time. Glad they made one for Switch.

[@afropowa1598]

Same here, I didn't know about this remaster before this video. I wish the remaster was on the PC tho.

[@Scerttle]

PC would be ideal, but having PS4 and Switch options is better than just one platform. That said, I’m now umming and ahhhing about whether I want performance and guaranteed backward compatibility or portability 😂

[@alanramirogarcia2886]

@@afropowa1598 You can emulate psp and you can play it

[@Bloodbane2099]

The fan translation for the snes version is very good I would recommend it

[@saborist9306]

Lynn

[@ifrit1937]

Personally i'd like the field style of the Famicom version more (never played that one though, played the psp so far...might get it again on Switch since it's just $20 and the control sticks on the switch are better than the psp pad imo) but would probably never trade the First Departure versions for it only due to FD having more content overall.

[@justanotheryoutubechannel]

I’ve been meaning to get into Star Ocean for years! I’m really glad you’ve done a video on this.

[@Rixstarian]

Just beware. The plot to SO3, Till the End of Time, along w/ the English voices will make you question your love for the franchise. Definitely a step down from A Second Story.

[@Rixstarian]

That's great if that's the case. I was hoping SO4 might redeem it for me. Not quite there yet. That said, SO3 isn't irredeemable. The combat is fantastic & the music ain't bad.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@Rixstarian s o 5 was worse

[@paperluigi6132]

@@johnlawful2272 hopefully SO6 can reignite the fanbase.

[@johnlawful2272]

@@paperluigi6132 yes

[@Amasloth]

They should have included the original snes version in fdr.

[@acheronparthenopaeus3346]

That would have been cool. And with an official translation.

[@mdo7]

Agreed, and having the SNES/Super Famicom version with the official translation would've been not only awesome. But something for our retro-gaming community would've loved. Also if there are kids that are playing this PS4/Switch remaster/remake, they may want to play or try out the SNES version out of curiosity.

[@jonp1952]

@@mdo7 Yep. Honestly the remake character sprites look HUGE, items don't appear hidden(all are in chests that I've seen so far, just bought it though because at least it's available in the US without fan translations and emulation, despite the SFC version being 100x better imo, from gameplay, to translation, to character names, to battle system). The gameplay on the remake seems rather difficult, maybe I don't know all the controls like I did for SNES, but I feel like the characters are much harder to control, as are skills because no long distance/short distance skills, overall it just feels like I have much less control. Btw you could swap between characters on the fly in SNES too, so that wasn't anything new.

[@hikikomorphi]

Jesus christ that would be amazing. I haven't played the first Star Ocean and I stumbled upon this video and I'm debating on the Switch or PS4 version. I guess I'll be experiencing the game backwards and be playing FDR and then the og at some point but it would be great to get both version right now!

[@Speedether]

As an unlockable for ending the game like they did with the medievil remake would've been a great surprise yes, they should have.

[@mielthesquid6536]

Glad they get rid of this blurry filter on the sprites! For once. I would by that in a flash if it release physicaly. Also, can't wait for SO2 remaster.

[@OskarXCI]

Now give us Second Evolution R

[@Clavitz1]

I'm hoping we can use Second Story's voices for combat>

[@nesoukkefka1741]

@@Clavitz1 Or the Japanese Dub at least.

[@Clavitz1]

@@nesoukkefka1741 why not both? :)

[@nesoukkefka1741]

@@Clavitz1 Would be perfect ^^

[@siberianhaska]

@@Clavitz1 yeah. Dias & indalecio voice is so good

[@terronscibe3218]

The StarOcean I like was the 1st snes one. That one had such a great story! It could work with Chrono Trigger.

[@No-01E]

🤔 cant be the only 1 wanting a demake of the other games in this style

[@christianprincedebates6740]

No you are not! I'd love to see star ocean 3 and 4 done the same way star ocean second story was.

[@kord3ddesigns]

@@christianprincedebates6740 amen to that

[@geoffreywilson7008]

Would be a great way to keep the less flagship series from completely disappearing, and not require an overly bloated budged cranking out 4k ready 3d graphics.

[@EricToTheScionti]

nope.

[@fireguardiancoty]

During Tales of Phantasia's development, some people on the team didn't agree with some of the decisions that were being made so they broke off and formed Tri-Ace. It wasn't after the game was done, but 9 months before it.

[@casekocsk]

One of those conflicts are regarding the game title. The original game title (and the title of source material) is Tale Phantasia. Namco changed it to Tales of Phantasia. Also, they're not internal Namco team in the first place. They've tried Enix first but they're not interested (bad move, Enix). So it's not strange if they then "broke off" to make a new company.

[@fireguardiancoty]

@@casekocsk it makes you wonder what things would have been like if they didn't change things.

[@bojangler9685]

tri-Ace* go back to tales u weeb. t is lower case

[@fireguardiancoty]

@@bojangler9685 excuse you

[@fillerbunnyninjashark271]

This is true... Original they were all wolf team... They split becoming tri-ace and the tales of team. Both teams continued to work with motoi sakuraba for music

[@michealwilliams472]

Dude; I thought this game was completely forgotten, and I had no idea they did a remake after the SNES version. This is super exciting news

[@Akiga_games]

I just bought this game yesterday and I have to say it's pretty awesome so far! Awesome Review man!

[@gureguru4694]

i want to support the franchise so i'll buy the remaster

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

Fuck that after that Last Hope copy Integrity and Faithlessness I won't support the franchise. Literally the same game.

[@crzymage]

I'm still gonna support it in hopes that they'll do some reboot of the entire series or a new game that's much better than the last two. A reboot of the entire series is definitely needed to write off SO3, at least because that ending wasn't the best to introduce especially if they were gonna do a 4 and 5 after it.

[@OGYouTubeEnjoyer]

@@crzymage Not likely. You continuing to support them only tells them you're fine with the mediocrity. Not buying their products tells them you're unhappy. Why do you think these game devs keep pulling the same shit every game? Because you all keep buying them anyways "in hopes they will change" Welcome to the real world buddy.

[@PressStartMark]

Beat the fan translation on my hacked Wii a few years back I enjoyed playing this and will prolly get this

[@DigiPen92]

Hey @AustinSV, do you think you can do a comparison video between Tales of Phantasia and Star Ocean: First Departure since I know that I did heard the original team of Star Ocean was involved in the development of Tales of Phantasia build before Namco hired Wolf Team finalized the game and as well as Star Ocean: First Departure used stuff from Tales off Phantasia? I do like to see what similarities and differences Star Ocean used from Tales of Phantasia such as Cress and Roddick looked very similar and Millie looks somewhat close to Arche in terms of design for example.

[@keelezeibel1588]

Why aren't the sprites following the new portraits tho ? It feels weird

[@nirvash7677]

The real question that needs an answer

[@capcom23]

those are ok... all they need to give us was bilinear filter so the 2D sprites become better looking. They left that future out on Chrono Trigger on PC and it's full pixels and at 16:9 screen it was horrible. Even SNES experience on old CRT is better but it can be fixed by putting Bilinear filter and they don't even use it. So this is our only choice. Well it's their loss

[@SquerolBoss]

Still waiting for Star ocean 3 remastered on PC with Universe and 4D bugs fixed.

[@mr.coffeeguy2853]

The Cool Village is in danger! Signed, -Elder of Cool. Yep, that’s cool in my book

[@ChocolatierRob]

The new version however is the only one that does not come with a manual... I miss manuals.

[@Aaron-mj9ie]

Manuals. Gaming Magazines. Blockbusters. Codebooks. Sprite based JRPGs. Shrine websites. Strategy Guides. Actual toonami. Anime girls that were actually stylized and didn't all look the same... DO I NEED TO GO ON?

[@rikib3652]

@@Aaron-mj9ie yes please continue.

[@Aaron-mj9ie]

@@rikib3652 D-Pads that didn't suck. Games that didn't require patches. Expansion packs instead of DLCs. LAN Parties. "Squee" and "Glomp" otaku/goth girls instead of ""e-girls"". 150 page fanmade Strategy guides made in Notepad. Gaming Ads. Newtype Magazine, Tips & Tricks Magazine, Nintendo Power Magazine, The Girls of PLAY Magazine.

[@rikib3652]

@@Aaron-mj9ie these are all wonderful memories and things of the a time almost forgotten, that we remember as the good old days😭 now keep preaching, it does my old heart good to hear the chant of nostalgia.

[@hatsunemikufanboy]

dat new manual smell

[@cius2112]

I'm probably the only person who would rather have a remaster of the Super Famicom version but with the cut content added back in.

[@dr.velious5411]

Nope, you're definitely not alone.

[@TheXev]

Same. I recently imported there Super Famicom version just to have it. I really wish the remasters had better music. A true Motoi Sakuraba remaster would never sound so terrible. It's what stopped me from buying a PSP for First Departure, and it's what will stop me from buying R on Switch. The new JP dub is probably amazing though.

[@dmas7749]

@@TheXev: i think the remastered OST sounds good but save a few tracks i do think the original is better especially For Achieve, i like the remaster but it sounds so muted and DAMN, THOSE SFC TRUMPETS

[@KyussTheWalkingWorm]

You're not the only one. I'd take either traditional 2D or Octopath Traveler style. But in 2007 pixel art hadn't made a comeback yet.

[@Demonskunk]

Oh my fucking god, so first departure R's difficulty spikes are because they fucking made XP rewards smaller?!

[@cooolpotato]

Wish they'd included the option to switch between the original soundtrack and the remaster. I think the original has a certain charm that the new soundtrack is lacking.

[@darkangel2347]

Star Ocean's fan translation was translated from Japanese by Clyde "Tomato" Mendelin who went on to do Mother 3 and Bahamut Lagoon and two chapters of "Live A Live".

[@nate567987]

and a lot of offical stuff like the dub for summer wars

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

R is definitely the best version since it has the original snes character designs and original snes audio and Japanese voices

[@Murasame]

The SNES looks so good to me.

[@deadering]

Wow! What a thorough and well made video! The information is presented perfectly, concise and well thought out. This is exactly the kind of video I'm looking for when researching retro games with multiple versions. I can tell a lot of work went into making this video and I appreciate it. Thank you for the video!

[@TheRealAlexFlame]

The fact that they didn't redo the cutscenes with the new art is completely baffling to me.

[@betamarklar]

Need an npc that asks 'Seriously what color is your hair and do you or do you not have a tail?!"

[@ciphymasterofmedia9104]

We do not need new cutscenes with the bland artstyle of fdr.

[@TheRealAlexFlame]

@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 I completely disagree. I think the new art looks amazing and is an improvement over the PSP art design. Which makes the whole thing weird cause it clashes with their own art.

[@ciphymasterofmedia9104]

@@TheRealAlexFlame it lacks as much emotion that the simpler designs of fd had, that is why I think it's bland. To me it looks modernized and the characters appear unrecognizable. I had a few friends agree with me on this. I dont see how the new art is an improvement at all. It doesn't fit with the style of the game at all.

[@Makoto03]

Thank you so much. I started with the 3D Star Ocean but was curious to play this remaster of the original.

[@spirit.ofthe.harvestmoon]

Now all I need is for the game to become released physically, since it's a good remaster and it's not available in my country

[@EricToTheScionti]

7th seal avatar? nice.

[@spirit.ofthe.harvestmoon]

@@EricToTheScionti Sorry. It's from Courage, the Cowardly dog. Seventh Seal's reaper wasn't as creepy looking.

[@miranteful]

i prefer tje original art style but the movement scheme during battles is kinda annoying

[@MrWinnieP]

I’m waiting for The Second Story

[@sterlingkart9562]

Saaaame

[@bigstopowens]

what a second story remaster? that would be amazing i love that game. i've never really played this game, i have it on my snes mini but i dont think its for me

[@zephyr1871]

I don't often watch videos like these but I'm glad this popped up on my recommended and I gave it a shot. You certainly made it easy to understand the origins of the game and the history it has. Thank you!

[@Murasame]

Man I played the original with the fan translation so long ago but I remember how amazed I was at the level of detail and the graphical style. That game is art. Did you like SO3? For me, it's my favorite then 1 then 2 but I also like Star Trek a lot.

[@jbd332]

Motoi Sakuraba is a legend. I love all his music. Tales of arise ost is a masterpiece too. Just wish it was on itunes

[@JagdPanther101]

I've been hankering to replay SO2 recently. I'm kinda ticked that SO1 was ported to PS4 both in Japan and North America, but they ported SO2 only in Japan. I'd pay a pretty penny to play an upres-ed SO2 on PS4. As it stands, I'm hunting for copies of Second Evolution or even the original PSX SO2 on eBay. Yay... Damn you, Square, for not bringing SO2's PS4 port to the US.

[@deusvlad2.083]

except on the ps4 where the graphics are worst than PSP how can that be?

[@nevnad4587]

"And a new Japanese dub where the cast is originally from the Super Famicon title." What do u mean to say it is new if it is from the Super Famicon version? Do u mean a new voice over from the same people who voiced the Super Famicon version?

[@chiptunerat]

star ocean was one of the only games to have stereo surround sound on the snes

[@EricToTheScionti]

thats awesome

[@raymondjohnson1824]

Gonna pick this up in the hopes it helps get me a Star Ocean 2 remaster. Still one of the best rpgs ever made!

[@ZenSymphonia]

your wish has been granted

[@raymondjohnson1824]

@@ZenSymphonia certainly was. My first pre order in a long time. Can't wait!

[@killerb255]

4:51 Did Pericci travel to the future to get silicon implants?

[@Verbalaesthet]

Ive only played the SNES version. Great game. I really liked it. This is also my preferred design style.

[@draga_]

2:39 this sounds EXACTLY like a golden sun battle theme, honestly wouldn't be surprised if motoi sakuraba composed it edit: guess what, it literally was him, lol

[@deusvlad2.083]

Audiowise JP(FD) sounds the best out of all of them trust me on this. the portraits are better on FDR obviously lol. oh I kinda wished they updated the graphics too on the ps4 and switch at least better than the psp version not worst.

[@Travel-Adv]

Bought it the moment it came out. So when do we expect the new Valkyrie Profile Hrist? I’ll die of old age...

[@thommccarthy1139]

All versions are awesome. Original just has that supreme charm and the OST sounds the best.

[@blackfalconn]

OMG I didn't know about the ZR/R2 sprint! Thank you!

[@l3rvn0]

The original with a CRT filter is the way to go for me, I just wish it had the cut content...

[@Youhaveaname]

With the announcement of SO2R coming, can we expect a similar review?

[@theelike4302]

While a sharper port is nice I'd be more interested in a full 3D remake FF7 style.

[@alexgalays910]

I find the general art bad enough in the remaster that I don't want to touch it. Those portraits are hideous too.

[@joserobertoportilloescoto6510]

Given that it was possible to do it in FD as he mentioned in the video at the 4:00 minute mark. Does anyone know how to switch character control during battles in FDR?

[@joserobertoportilloescoto6510]

Nvm I found out how

[@dariollanos]

sooo street aplha 2 had this chip?? damn, now i know why it so damn expensive when i got it back when it was released

[@NemoPropaganda]

Woop, just picked up FDR for $10 on the PS store, all SO games are $10 right now so i grabbed Integrity & Faithlessness also, it'll probably suck but at $10 I have to play it.

[@Mobius08]

Is there going to be a physical release of this game, or is it digital only?

[@magusfire31]

From what I have seen , digital only.

[@TomAnderson7]

I hate the digital future. It makes me buy less games.

[@TomAnderson7]

@Final Fantasy I like buying physical for Switch, because I love that they´ve gone back to game carts/cards. It feels so nostalgic.

[@stefssj1291]

Thank you for the video it answered all my questions

[@VampireBatLord]

just a correction; Engine used was absed off Star Ocean the Second Story. Second Evolution got made AFTER First Departure remake. :)

[@magustrigger9195]

I hope they put the newcremasters on pc so i dont have to miss out, I will not buy a switch or ps4

[@dannyzainaldi4505]

i Want Till The End Of Time Remaster / Remake, the best Star Ocean of all series

[@Eric-yt7fp]

Excellent explanation! I remember being blown away by Star Ocean's visuals as a kid. I also remember having a real bitch of a time getting the ROM to work (a problem which apparently hasn't existed in more than a decade :P)

[@Robotoda2000]

I prefer the visual art style of the snes version

[@Samuel313991]

You earned a sub, simple as that. Thank you.

[@Demokaze]

I played the original on an emulator with an English translation patch and loved it. I also tried the remasters but even though I wanted to check the additional content I couldn't get over how much of the original's pixelart charm was lost. I just dropped it when I saw the infected NPCs not getting into bed (because making sprites for lying down in the pre-rendered backgrounds was too hard apparently) and the crashed spaceship out of town, holy shit that looked ugly.

[@OMGmyFACE]

Can't wait to play this one but what I'm craving is a remake or remaster of Second Story.

[@yggdrasil7942]

Seeing as 2nd story is identical to this (the monsters in battle etc), a direct port from the ps1 version to ps4 would be great. As long as they fix the bug in the secret dungeon which corrupts the save.

[@SeanUCF]

@@yggdrasil7942 I'd rather see a remaster of the PSP version of Second Story. I found it better.

[@yggdrasil7942]

@@SeanUCF there's a PSP version of 2nd story? I only played it on the psx

[@SeanUCF]

@@yggdrasil7942 Yeah its called Second Evolution.

[@DonutSwordsman]

please do a video on lunar!

[@DKCreo]

I'm not really into the newer iterations of Star Ocean but this oldie is looking slightly more up my alley. Nice video.

[@thatanonwholurksmoar7386]

I'm still livid that they didn't bundle this with the 2nd game

[@xbluedreamx]

Nice comparison well made video! subbed👍🏽 Gonna cop and play FDR for the first time before Second Story comes out soon. Last time I played a SO game was SO3 when it came out but I think I got stuck at one point and never finished lol

[@midnightjay]

I want to start and say thank you for the detailed video distinguishing each release's difference, strengths and weaknesses and difference via HD balancing, music, translations and such. These videos always help me learn more about the remastered game. I like knowing that even with FDR the original still has a place too based on a variety of factors. My first experience with Star Ocean FD was the PSP remaster (though my first SO game ever was SO3). I still remember getting really excited to be able to play the first game with new art with the standard Tales of style at the time (Symphonia/Abyss specifically) and being able to play the past game HDed. I am really excited for the new version because it's been years since I played an SO game and I forgot a lot about the first since it's been so long. Also happy to know there's customizable choices, like art style and voice acting, and I like the idea of the game being more difficult (SO3 beat me up pretty good too). It seems like there was a lot of work involved to make it a very pleasant experience. My only nitpick is no matter the art style chosen there's the PSP style for animated cutscenes (great style just a little just jarring if someone chooses the new style in FDR but reanimating would be maybe too much?) and the music on the original is better than the remaster (can't explain it but sounds more complex with more depth? I wish there was a way to play the original music with the new remaster) but overall I think that this port is really cool. I'm definitely buying this for the Switch (maybe the PS4 too, I play both systems a lot) though I just wish it had a physical version. This game deserves a physical version.

[@SethJV]

Fully completed a playthrough, including the bonus endgame dungeon + Gabriel, and I never realized there was a Sprint option...

[@7sidedfilms438]

They should have put 1 and 2 together imo

[@hosjou]

SNES' version is the best, for both simplicity and Open-world feels. This will be personal opinion tho.. There is no poor quality overworld, instead fully explorable field instance maps.

[@briandhamby]

Can someone give me a quick rundown of what his main pros and cons for each port is? I started watching but felt like I was seeing/hearing too many spoilers.

[@mewfeuille]

This was helpful, thanks!

[@zakuguriin4521]

I still think the SNES original is the best version to play. The PSP remake just felt too much like the 2nd game and lost some of the unique charm of the SNES game. Also the remake removed the extra dungeon and teleporter that let you leave the final dungeon to go back to the old map.

[@Krokodilius]

so they made grinding harder when the whole point of star ocean is to grind to become ridiculously overpowered.

[@lioneart19]

I played the original Snes one, cause I think its art and graphics are far more charming, unique and atmospheric.

[@lionec226]

Definitively the sfc version of the game's got more beautiful sprites. I don t like the ugly 3D map design of the remake.... the only issue is the resolution. But on a cathodic TV , the colors are sharper and cleaner ... but hey! The remake is also interesting for the added content so... it s just my preference.

[@SilentMusicNote]

i wish they remake the one for the ps1 on the switch

[@1SecondToLight]

Hopefully, they will make Star Ocean 2 remaster as well for PS5/Nintendo Switch.

[@chaseedwards7024]

Very informative. Star Ocean is a big blind spot in my RPG knowledge. Sadly, FD doesn’t look like it’s available on the Vita via PSN so it looks like I’ll be waiting until I get a PS4 or Switch before I play it. Thanks for the video!

[@xelnaga1987]

The psp version removed the combo links between battle skills from the original, which is a huge let down to me. I feel so much fun when linking different skills together in the original.

[@mark..7042]

They should've added the original Super Famicom version as a bonus. I always thought it was the better version of the two (three).

[@muygalan]

Thanks Austin! Based on your in-depth video comparison, I'll be starting with FDR soon. Cheers.

[@gaminggoddess85]

I hate the official names in the PSP version. I don't know who tf Roddick, Ioshua, Mavelle, Cyuss, Phia and T'nique are, they'll always be Ratix, Joshua, Marvel, Cyas, Fear and Tinek to me. Also no no no to FD's art style, I don't like it in modern Tales games and I don't like it there. But cut content restoration is cool, even if it was so long between my playthroughs of the SF and PSP versions that I didn't notice it lol.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Seems like pretty pathetic upgrades for a "remaster." Especially compared to what was in the psp version.

[@JohnnyKusiga]

Nice to hear and see all the stuff added to it, figured it was just a rereleased of the PSP version on the Switch but glad to hear it not.