Square Enix confirmed the Japanese release date for Star Ocean First Departure R on Nintendo Switch.
The news comes from Square Enix’s official website.
About Star Ocean First Departure R
The websites states that the game will be launching on December 5th for Switch in Japan. Furthermore, there will be a special Star Ocean presentation being held at the Tokyo Game Show on September 15th, which will presumably share more about the game.
The stream will be broadcast on Youtube; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ9-e7zlz1U&feature=youtu.be
Game Features
- High-Definition Visuals – Up-converted from SD to HD resolution, the quality of the game’s graphics and movies has been enhanced.
- New Illustrations Based on the Super Famicom Version’s Designs + Character Illustration Switch Feature – Katsumi Enami, who handled the character illustrations for Star Ocean: The Last Hope, has created new character illustrations based on the Super Famicom version’s designs. You can switch between the First Departure and First Departure R illustrations as you like during the game.
- Full Voice-Overs from the First Departure Voice Cast + Voice Switch Feature – Since the Super Famicom version had no voice-overs outside of battle, the voice-overs have been newly recorded by both the Super Famicom version cast and the First Departure cast. You can switch between the First Departure and First Departure R voice casts as you like during the game.
The voice cast includes:
Ratix Farrence
First Departure Version: Mamoru Miyano
First Departure R Version: Hiro Yuuki
Milly Kiliet
First Departure Version: Hitomi Nabatame
First Departure R Version: Konami Yoshida
Dorn Marto
First Departure Version: Kentaro Ito
First Departure R Version: Nobuyuki Hiyama
Ronixis J. Kenny
First Departure Version: Kenji Hamada
First Departure R Version: Akira Okamori
Iria Silvestoli
First Departure Version: Sanae Kobayashi
First Departure R Version: Wakana Yamazaki
Field Movement Game Speed Boost Feature – Added a feature to increase the game speed by two times when moving on the field.
Game Balance Adjustments – Adjusted battle difficulty.
