Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Original Version)

In S.D. 772 (A.D. 2858), the game starts on the resort planet of Hyda IV. Fayt Leingod is on a family vacation with his parents Robert and Ryoko Leingod, and his childhood friend Sophia Esteed. Fayt is enjoying his holidays and ignores his college work—related to the field of Symbological Genetics—by playing games, specifically combat simulation holographic games, which earns him his father's reproach. Everything seems fairly normal... until the galactic faction known as the Vendeeni invades the planet, their intentions unknown.

Fayt and his family are forced to flee on the Helre, but he is separated from them and his escape pod ends up crash-landing on the planet Vanguard III. His meeting with Cliff Fittir only proves enigmatic, as he has a special interest in Fayt as does the leader of the anti-Federation group Quark. His journey thereafter will not only reveal a few truths about himself, but about the origin of their very universe.