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Review: Star Ocean: First Departure (Reviews au Courant)
Review: Star Ocean: First Departure (Reviews au Courant)
This original Star Ocean never came out in the U.S., and judging by this PSP remake I'm starting to understand why. With a weak story, repetitive gameplay and a little too much backtracking, it's easy to become indifferent to Square Enix's newest portable role-playing game. That's not to say ...
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