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The Star Ocean series' popularity was further consolidated with the second and third entries in the series, Second Story and Till the End of Time, which, unlike the first entry in the series, were released in the West.
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And in many ways, the original Star Ocean surpassed the first entry in the Tales series by offering a more dynamic story whose final outcome was partially influenced by the choices players made during Private Actions, special optional events that allowed players to learn more about characters and deepen their bonds with protagonist Roddick. The first entry in the series, released back in 1996 on Nintendo's Super Famicom system in Japan, was the first game developed by tri-Ace as an answer to Namco's Tales of Phantasia, which members of tri-Ace worked on as part of Wolf Team.
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The history of the Star Ocean series is an interesting one, to say the least.
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