Star Ocean: First Departure is the Playstation Portable remake of the original Star Ocean, developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix. It is the fifth Star Ocean game released. The first details of the game were revealed at the "Star Ocean Special Stage" during the Square Enix Party 2007, alongside those of Star Ocean: Second Evolution, which was released 4 months later. Yoshinori Yamagishi, producer of the series, stated that he wanted the remakes to feel as though they're completely new games.