168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star Ocean doesn't have as many entries as longtime JRPG series like 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy and 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dragon Quest, but it is notable for being one of 😼the only ongoing sci-fi JRPG series. First debuting in 1996 for the original PlayStatio🍃n, the Star Ocean series has gone through many changes during its lifespan, including graphical style, platform, voice acting, and more.
Since the series has had some popularity among JRPG fans but has never been as popular as some of its contemporaries, there are many t♎hings aꦡbout it that both fans and interested players are unaware of.
9 It's By Former Developers Of Tales of Phantasia
Tri-Ace, the developers behind the Star Ocean series, originally worked on 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Tales of Phantasia as part of Wolf Team, a subsidiary of Telenet. Yoshihara Gotanda, the current president of Tri-Ace, came up with the initial concept for what is now known as Tales of Phantasia, and while look🔯ing for a publisher, Wolf Team made a deal with Namco.
In 1995, due to a year-long delay and the numerous changes Namco had insisted on, many developers left to form Tri-Ace. Wolf Team was later re-staffed by Telenet, and is now ♛known as Namco Tales Studi✃o Ltd.
8 ไ The Second Game Was The First To Laun🉐ch Outside Japan
The original version of the first Star Ocean game launched for PlayStation in Japan in 1996 and was never officially released anywhere else. A sequel, Star Ocean: The Second Story, launched for PlaySta﷽tion in Japan in 1998, in North America in 1999, and in Europe in 2000.
The Second Story takes place only two dec𓄧ades after the first game and features some returning characters. The main character, Claude C. Kenny, is the son of Ronyx J Kenny, one of the previous protagonists. A decade later, a remake called Second Evolution launched for PlayStation Portable. In Japan, the remake was also ported to PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, and PlayStation 4 in 2015.
7 The Second Story And Second Evolution Have Ma☂ny Different Endings
The Second Story and its remake are known for having many different endings, 86 in the original game and 99 in Second Evolution. These games in particular have 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:so many endings because of the Private Actions and Affection Rating mechanics, which affect the player's relationships with other party members.
Players would have to replay the game quite a few times to unlock all the endings in ✨either version. Because Second Evolution added a new character and new Private Actions, the number of possible endings was increased to 99 — meaning the player would likely have to replay it even more times than the original to see all possible endings.
6 ౠ The Second Story Has An Unfinished Manga And Anime Adaptation
The Star Ocean series has seen a handful of manga adaptations over the years, and The Second Story received both 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:a manga adaptation and an anime adaptation of that manga, known as Star Ocean EX. The Second Story was the only Star Ocean game to re🍒ceive a manga and anim🤪e adaptation, but unfortunately, neither was ever finished.
Luckily, Second Evolution received a three-volume manga series, shown from Rena's perspective, that started in 2008 and was completed in 2009. This also makes The Second Story the only Star Ocean game to get two manga adaptations, even though the second is based explicitly on the remake.
5 Second Story Has A Japan-Exclusive Sequel For Game Boy Color And Mobi💝le
Star Ocean: Blue Sphere is a Japan-exclusive title that launched for Game Boy Color in 2001 and mobile🍌 phones in 2009, and was meant to fill the gap between the 1998 launch of The Second Story and the 2003 launch of Till The End Of Time. Set two years after The Second Story, Blue Sphere features returning characters Precis F. Neumann, Leon D.S. Gehste, and Bowman Jeane as the protagonists.
Mayumi Azuma, the author of The Second Story manga adaptation, was brought on as the character designer after Shinnosuke Hino stepped down. Motoi Sakuraba also returned as the composer for Blue Sphere, but had to work within the Game Boy's sound limitations.
4 Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time Was In🉐spired By Star Trek
In an interview, producer Yoshinori Yamagishi once stated that 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Star Trek🌺 helped inspire the visuals in the Star Ocean: T𓆏ill The End Of Time. The extent of this was never specified, or if a specific Star Trek series inspired them. Besides The Original Series, several other Star Trek series had completed their runs by the time the game started development.
Star Ocean: Till The End Of Time launched for the PlayStation 2 in Japan in 2003, and a Director's Cut version launched worldwide the following year. It was later ported to the PlayStation 4 in 2017. It was also only the second game in the series to receive a Western release.
3 How Characters Look In The 3D Games Is On Purpose ജ 🤡
When the graphical style of the series shifted from 2D to 3D, characters started looking more like dolls or action figures, although it wasn't that noticeable until Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Yoshinori Yamagishi revealed that character equipment showing up visually when changed was meant to be included in Till The End Of Time, but there were too many playable characters.
This feature is standard for most modern JRPGs and has been included in mainline Star Ocean games since The Last Hope. So, at least there's an explanation for how the characters look, even if it's a lackluster one.
2 𓆏🦄 There Was A Japan-Exclusive Mobile Card Game
Star Ocean: Material Trader was a mobile card game that launched in Japan in 2013. In the game, players would 🔜help a character named Tina with collecting star shards due to their importance. Item creation was also a significant aspect of the game, which is probably where the name Material Trader comes from.
There isn't much other information available about Material Trader, at least in English, but it didn't last very long. Servers were shut down in 2014, and the app was delisted. As of writing, Star Ocean has had no other mobile card games based on the series.
1 ꦉ ౠ Star Ocean Anamnesis Was Somewhat Popular In Japan
The oddly named Star Ocean Anamnesis was the third Star Ocean game on mobile devices and launched in Japan in 2016, with a worldwide launch in 2018. Made for the 20th anniversary of the series, Star Ocean Anamnesis was a tactical battle game starring an original cast of characters, although various characters from the series could 🌸also be summoned.
Anamnesis also featured several guest characters from other notable Square Enix titles. Despite initially having some popularity in its country of origin, like many mobile games based on JRPG series, it didn't last long — global servers were shut down in 2019, with Japanese servers shutting down in 2021.