<s>
is	O
a	O
franchise	O
of	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
company	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
published	O
and	O
owned	O
by	O
Square	O
Enix	O
(	O
formerly	O
Enix	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
action	B-Application
RPGs	I-Application
to	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
alter	O
the	O
storyline	O
's	O
outcome	O
through	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
actions	O
and	O
dialogue	O
choices	O
,	O
mainly	O
through	O
a	O
social	O
relationship	O
system	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
private	O
actions	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
published	O
by	O
Enix	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
"	O
private	O
actions	O
"	O
social	O
system	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
protagonist	O
's	O
relationship	O
points	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
characters	O
are	O
affected	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
choices	O
,	O
which	O
in	O
turn	O
affects	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
branching	O
paths	O
and	O
multiple	O
different	O
endings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
expanded	O
in	O
its	O
1999	O
sequel	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
which	O
boasted	O
as	O
many	O
as	O
86	O
different	O
endings	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
possible	O
permutations	O
to	O
these	O
endings	O
numbering	O
in	O
the	O
hundreds	O
,	O
setting	O
a	O
benchmark	O
for	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
outcomes	O
possible	O
for	O
a	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
relationship	O
system	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
not	O
only	O
affected	O
the	O
storyline	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
affecting	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
characters	O
behave	O
towards	O
each	O
other	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
fans	O
of	O
science	O
fiction	O
and	O
space	O
travel	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
at	O
tri-Ace	O
created	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
with	O
a	O
sci-fi	O
setting	O
in	O
mind	O
and	O
have	O
cited	O
Star	B-Operating_System
Trek	I-Operating_System
as	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
main	O
influences	O
for	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
being	O
an	O
underlying	O
,	O
but	O
noticeable	O
,	O
influence	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
first	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
game	O
included	O
more	O
fantasy	O
elements	O
to	O
appeal	O
to	O
a	O
broad	O
audience	O
,	O
subsequent	O
installments	O
naturally	O
moved	O
towards	O
a	O
more	O
sci-fi	O
oriented	O
feel	O
,	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
described	O
by	O
its	O
producer	O
Yoshinori	O
Yamagishi	O
as	O
tri-Ace	O
'	O
s	O
"	O
ultimate	O
vision	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
whole	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
large	O
gap	O
of	O
time	O
between	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Till	B-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
in-universe	O
chronology	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
explained	O
by	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
choice	O
to	O
emphasize	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
its	O
fictional	O
world	O
rather	O
than	O
focus	O
on	O
its	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
,	O
producer	O
Shuichi	O
Kobayashi	O
noted	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
series	O
most	O
important	O
themes	O
is	O
first	O
contact	O
between	O
two	O
different	O
societies	O
and	O
planets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
simply	O
titled	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
19	O
,	O
1996	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
and	O
never	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
unofficially	O
translated	O
into	O
English	O
through	O
ROM	O
hacking	O
by	O
DeJap	O
Translations	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
resulting	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
through	O
emulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
entitled	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Departure	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
27	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
October	O
21	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
remade	O
using	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
2	I-Application
's	O
engine	O
,	O
adopting	O
prerendered	O
backgrounds	O
and	O
3D	O
battlefields	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
new	O
character	O
art	O
and	O
animated	O
cut-scenes	O
provided	O
by	O
Production	O
I.G	O
,	O
and	O
fully	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
on	O
July	O
30	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
retains	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
while	O
introducing	O
prerendered	O
backgrounds	O
,	O
full	B-Application
motion	I-Application
videos	I-Application
,	O
and	O
3D	O
battlefields	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Taking	O
place	O
in	O
366	O
SD	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
Claude	O
C	O
.	O
Kenny	O
,	O
the	O
son	O
of	O
Ronyx	O
J	O
.	O
Kenny	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Rena	O
Lanford	O
,	O
who	O
both	O
investigate	O
the	O
Sorcery	O
Globe	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
landed	O
on	O
Planet	O
Expel	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
causing	O
disasters	O
ever	O
since	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
port	O
entitled	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
January	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Sphere	I-Application
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
on	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
a	O
North	O
American	O
version	O
was	O
planned	O
but	O
canceled	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blue	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
adapts	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
to	O
hand-helds	O
altering	O
several	O
aspects	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
,	O
including	O
interactive	O
item	O
creation	O
,	O
auto	O
private	O
actions	O
,	O
2D	O
side	O
scrolling	O
battles	O
,	O
Field	O
Actions	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
random	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
368	O
SD	O
,	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
and	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
all	O
twelve	O
main	O
characters	O
as	O
they	O
attempt	O
to	O
solve	O
the	O
mystery	O
of	O
the	O
Planet	O
Edifice	O
and	O
its	O
destructive	O
nature	O
that	O
eradicates	O
the	O
planet	O
's	O
civilizations	O
every	O
200	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Till	B-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
fully	O
3D	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
features	O
fully	O
voiced	O
dialogue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
nearly	O
400	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
last	O
Blue	B-Application
Sphere	I-Application
,	O
in	O
772	O
SD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fayt	B-Application
Leingod	I-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
finding	O
himself	O
separated	O
from	O
his	O
family	O
during	O
an	O
alien	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
resort	O
planet	O
,	O
is	O
pursued	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
Vendeeni	O
forces	O
across	O
space	O
for	O
reasons	O
beyond	O
his	O
imagination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
on	O
February	O
19	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
June	O
4	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
worldwide	O
in	O
February	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	O
Material	O
Trader	O
is	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
card	O
and	O
item	O
creation	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
GREE	O
mobile	O
phone	O
social	O
network	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
on	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
on	O
April	O
28	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
between	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
and	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
in	O
537	O
SD	O
,	O
as	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
teaser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Anamnesis	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
featuring	O
three-dimensional	O
characters	O
and	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Divine	I-Application
Force	I-Application
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
via	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akira	O
Yasuda	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Akiman	O
,	O
returns	O
as	O
character	O
designer	O
from	O
Integrity	B-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
and	O
Anamnesis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
,	O
by	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
's	O
installment	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
hoped	O
to	O
attract	O
more	O
gamers	O
,	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
franchise	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
very	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Director	O
's	O
Cut	O
2	O
Disc	O
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
more	O
games	O
and	O
additional	O
storyline	O
tangents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
July	O
2005	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Sony	O
's	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
done	O
reasonably	O
well	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
Square	O
Enix	O
released	O
an	O
enhanced	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
title	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
called	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	O
First	O
Departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
followed	O
in	O
2009	O
by	O
an	O
enhanced	O
port	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
called	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Evolution	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
within	O
one	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
Japanese	O
release	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
enhanced	O
version	O
called	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
International	O
edition	O
was	O
later	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
exclusive	O
worldwide	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
is	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
as	O
4K	O
&	O
Full	O
HD	O
Remaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Sphere	I-Application
remains	O
the	O
only	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
not	O
released	O
outside	O
Japan	O
in	O
any	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
later	O
installment	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
did	O
in	O
fact	O
change	O
to	O
reflect	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
weapon	O
they	O
were	O
using	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
also	O
take	O
an	O
all-encompassing	O
approach	O
to	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Party	O
members	O
can	O
create	O
new	O
objects	O
or	O
improve	O
existing	O
ones	O
through	O
crafts	O
like	O
metalworking	O
,	O
alchemy	B-Language
,	O
writing	O
,	O
painting	O
and	O
cooking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
are	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
real-time	O
battle	O
engines	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
for	O
being	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
its	O
kind	O
to	O
come	O
to	O
the	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
,	O
all	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
use	O
spells	O
and	O
battle	O
skills	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
scores	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
and	O
First	O
Departure	O
were	O
composed	O
and	O
arranged	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
Sakuraba	O
's	O
progressive	O
rock	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
highlighted	O
his	O
musical	O
experimentation	O
throughout	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
score	O
and	O
First	O
Departure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tracks	O
added	O
from	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
on	O
the	O
First	O
Departure	O
album	O
,	O
adding	O
some	O
familiar	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
themes	O
but	O
also	O
some	O
lesser	O
known	O
songs	O
to	O
the	O
mix	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Sphere	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
regular	O
series	O
composer	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
:	O
he	O
created	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
on	O
a	O
PC-9801	B-Operating_System
Composing	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
presented	O
multiple	O
limitations	O
in	O
cord	O
numbers	O
and	O
quality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
a	O
long-time	O
collaborator	O
with	O
tri-Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
for	O
the	O
previous	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
games	O
and	O
many	O
other	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
tri-Ace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
soundtrack	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
two	O
parts	O
:	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
Original	O
Soundtrack	O
-	O
A	O
3-CD	O
set	O
containing	O
all	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
71	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
is	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
Arrange	O
Soundtrack	O
-	O
A	O
selection	O
of	O
tracks	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
soundtrack	O
performed	O
in	O
different	O
remixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sakuraba	O
is	O
a	O
“	O
series	O
mainstay	O
”	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
a	O
“	O
synth-rock	O
”	O
soundtrack	O
in	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Anamnesis	I-Application
soundtrack	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Motoi	O
Sakuraba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
an	O
incomplete	O
manga	O
series	O
by	O
Mayumi	O
Azuma	O
based	O
on	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Second	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
which	O
became	O
a	O
similarly	O
incomplete	O
anime	O
series	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
EX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
anime	O
features	O
26	O
episodes	O
covering	O
events	O
that	O
happened	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
disc	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
2009	O
retro	O
review	O
,	O
NintendoLife	O
praised	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
technical	O
aspects	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best-looking	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
games	O
ever	O
created	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
soundtrack	O
"	O
never	O
ceases	O
to	O
amaze	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Famitsu	O
reviewed	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
First	I-Application
Departure	I-Application
,	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
animation	O
and	O
characters	O
were	O
well	O
done	O
and	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
"	O
charming	O
"	O
though	O
they	O
lamented	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
only	O
save	O
their	O
progress	O
at	O
certain	O
points	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
also	O
felt	O
was	O
too	O
large	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
limited	O
field	O
of	O
view.Star	O
Ocean	O
:	O
The	O
Second	O
Story	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Lundrigan	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
It	O
has	O
its	O
pluses	O
and	O
minuses	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
balance	O
out	O
to	O
become	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
average	O
RPGs	O
you	O
can	O
imagine.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
Spheres	I-Application
popularity	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
primarily	O
for	O
its	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
systems	O
,	O
prompted	O
tri-Ace	O
to	O
remake	O
it	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Till	I-Application
the	I-Application
End	I-Application
of	I-Application
Time	I-Application
received	O
a	O
somewhat	O
negative	O
impression	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
alleged	O
to	O
be	O
buggy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
refused	O
to	O
work	O
at	O
all	O
in	O
older	O
SCPH-10000	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2s	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enix	O
blamed	O
Sony	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
coded	O
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
3	I-Application
with	O
features	O
from	O
updated	O
libraries	O
that	O
were	O
apparently	O
not	O
backward-compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Last	I-Application
Hope	I-Application
was	O
reviewed	O
by	O
IGN	O
which	O
stated	O
that	O
despite	O
the	O
rough	O
pacing	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
told	O
in	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
engaging	O
manner	O
,	O
tri-Ace	O
and	O
Square	O
Enix	O
's	O
latest	O
RPG	O
holds	O
together	O
quite	O
well	O
with	O
action-packed	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Ocean	I-Application
:	I-Application
Integrity	I-Application
and	I-Application
Faithlessness	I-Application
was	O
noted	O
by	O
IGN	O
for	O
having	O
graphics	O
that	O
varied	O
widely	O
in	O
quality	O
,	O
from	O
very	O
high	O
quality	O
to	O
Minecraft	B-Application
and	O
noting	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
acting	O
had	O
less	O
emotional	O
impact	O
.	O
</s>
