Star Ocean: First Departure R gets a new trailer, releasing in Japan on Dec. 5th, 2019

Square-Enix has confirmed Star Ocean: First Departure R will launch digitally for Switch in Japan on Dec. 5th, 2019, and it's priced at 3,200 yen. Check out a rundown of what's included in this revamp below.

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.