Star Ocean: First Departure is an enhanced remake of the original Super Famicom game, Star Ocean , which was never released in North America. Developed as part of a plan to re-release the first two games for the Sony PlayStation Portable.
Featuring more-detailed sprites, 3D landscapes, several anime cinematics, updated voice acting, new playable characters, and an official English translation. Even with all this new content, the game still manages to fit on a single UMD disc.
The story is essentially the same as in the original game. Characters can train various skills and crafting professions. The new anime cut scenes can be viewed from the title screen after they have been seen in-game.