The original Star Ocean game was released for the Super Famicom in Japan.
Announcement that Star Ocean would be remade for the PlayStation Portable as Star Ocean: First Departure.
Star Ocean: First Departure was released in Japan for the PlayStation Portable.
Star Ocean: First Departure was released in North America for the PlayStation Portable, allowing a wider audience to experience the game.
Earth Federation explorers discover the planet Roak, a world inhabited by advanced civilizations unable to space travel.
Roddick Farrence is assigned as captain of a covert operations team to investigate anomalies on Roak.
A reconnaissance mission is launched to find a missing vessel lost near the planet Roak, beginning the main campaign events.
Roddick's team meets Fayt Leingod, a native of Roak with mysterious abilities, who joins their investigation.
The team faces Grindard, increasing the stakes of the mission as underlying tensions on Roak threaten galactic peace.
Fayt and his allies uncover ancient artifacts that reveal secrets of dimension travel and the origins of the planet's mysteries.
The heroes defeat the antagonist threatening both Roak and the Federation, ending the hostilities and securing peace.
