Star Ocean: Fantastic Space Odyssey is the first of the Star Ocean series developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix, made for the Super Famicom. It is also the first game that was developed by tri-Ace. It was never released outside of Japan due to the closing of Enix's American division, Enix America Corporation. Star Ocean's plot features emotional levels between characters and a Star Trek-like story. A PlayStation Portable enhanced remake named Star Ocean: First Departure was announced prior to the 2007 Square Enix Party event and released in December of the same year.