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title: "STAR OCEAN First Departure R – Introduction"
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description: "Square Enix is getting ready for STAR OCEAN First Departure R‘s release on the Nintendo Switch."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2019-12-06 14:23:07"
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STAR OCEAN First Departure R - Introduction | Nintendo Switch News | NintendoReporters

 [![STAR OCEAN First Departure R – Introduction](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/star-ocean-first-departure-r-introduction.jpg "STAR OCEAN First Departure R – Introduction")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/star-ocean-first-departure-r-introduction.jpg)Square Enix is getting ready for STAR OCEAN First Departure R‘s release on the Nintendo Switch.

On Twitter, the official Star Ocean PR account released the introduction video ahead of the game’s launch on 5th December 2019. The video features all new character designs, as well as a new intro song for the HD remake.

> 🚀 [\#StarOcean](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarOcean?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) First Departure R is almost here, with only one week remaining till blast-off!
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> Watch a transmission of the interstellar intro video, featuring character designs that first debuted in the [\#PSP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) release of [\#StarOcean](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarOcean?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) First Departure! [pic.twitter.com/R4MrwdIRZJ](https://t.co/R4MrwdIRZJ)
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> — STAR OCEAN (@StarOcean) [November 28, 2019](https://twitter.com/StarOcean/status/1200051970658033664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Find out where the sci-fi fantasy series began in [\#StarOcean](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarOcean?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) First Departure R!
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> Coming December 5, 2019 on [\#PS4](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PS4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) & [\#NintendoSwitch](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)!
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> Prepare for landing and pre-order here: <https://t.co/CPzR5lToIV> [pic.twitter.com/g8NbMftNDJ](https://t.co/g8NbMftNDJ)
>
> — STAR OCEAN (@StarOcean) [November 21, 2019](https://twitter.com/StarOcean/status/1197515255406059520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

## [](#about-star-ocean-first-departure-r)About STAR OCEAN First Departure R

STAR OCEAN is a role-playing game that has garnered attention for merging sci-fi and fantasy in its story. It was originally released for the Super Famicom in 1996, followed by “STAR OCEAN: First Departure”, a remake for PlayStation Portable in 2007.

The commemorative first title in the STAR OCEAN series comes to PlayStation®4 and Nintendo Switch™ in HD graphics with new additional features.

**HD GRAPHICS**

The game has been upconverted from SD to HD resulting in improvements in the quality of in-game graphics and movies! Enjoy the STAR OCEAN world more beautiful than ever.

**NEWLY DRAWN ILLUSTRATIONS**

Illustrations based on the designs from the original (Super Famicom) version have been newly drawn by Katsumi Enami, the artist behind the character illustrations for SO4. Additionally, players can now select their preferred illustration by switching between the FD and FDR versions during gameplay.

**ADJUSTED GAME BALANCE**

Adjusted battle difficulty enabling players to enjoy challenging combat, a signature quality of the STAR OCEAN series.

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