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In this science fantasy RPG, choose between Claude or Rena, play through their perspectives, and unlock various endings. Recruit allies and defeat foes in fast paced real-time battles.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is a rpg, jrpg and action rpg game
developed by Square Enix, Gemdrops and Inc.
and published by Square Enix.
Released on November 02nd 2023 is available on Windows, Steam Deck and Steam Machine
in 9 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
It has received 3,252 reviews of which 2,992 were positive and 260 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 20.80€ on K4G.
The Steam community has classified STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R into these genres:
RPG
JRPG
Action RPG
Pixel Graphics
Action
PvE
Story Rich
2D
Multiple Endings
1990's
Fantasy
Space
Remake
2D Platformer
2.5D
Singleplayer
Retro
Anime
Sci-fi
Female Protagonist
Here is the detailed breakdown of supported languages for STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R:
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 / 11 64-bit
- Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel® Core™ i3-3210
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon™ RX 460 / Intel® Arc™ A380 / NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 750 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 20 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Expected framerate: 30FPS with 1280x720 resolution and default graphics options
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This is an amazing remake of the original PS1 game. As a huge fan of the original, I really appreciated the QOL additions and thought the playthrough experience was on the whole very good. That said, there are a few criticisms that I would raise: -Item limit of 20 max quantity does get annoying, though in endgame it hardly matters. -I beat the game on Galaxy difficulty, which became truly trivial by about mid- disc 2 (the Fields). Eventually, fights were incredibly easy and I stopped having to do more than mash killer move buttons and let the AI run the rest of my party. I found Universe, though, to be too difficult - I think there could have been a middleground. -Huge warning for anyone who decides to use the Bodyguard skill: THIS WILL BREAK THE GAME, as it makes gaining levels way too easy - by the start of the Maze of Tribulations, I was average level 120 with my party, and by the time I had completed it I was around 200 - with Bodyguard on (as I previously said, fights had become kindof boring at this point), I simply walked through each floor auto-killing most everything, and the boss fights were extremely easy (minus the couple that have gimmicks to work around). Here's what I'd say - if you've played this game to death previously, and aren't absolutely dying to play it again, skip this one. If you haven't played it in a long time and mostly forgot the plot, characters, secrets, game-breaking exploits, etc., give it a whirl! And if you're a JRPG fan who has never played Star Ocean 2 - what are you doing, stop everything and play this absolute masterpiece of a game.
The way Square Enix remakes and re-releases their old games is really bizarre and inconsistent: sometimes you get functional but really barebones ports, other times full 3D remakes that may as well be a whole new game. Among the remakes, some of them, like the Front Mission games, seem really slapdash and low effort. Others, like Secret of Mana, use a weird chibi-ish 3D style that really doesn't appeal to me at all. Thankfully, this new version of Star Ocean 2 is quite good. In a nutshell, they cleaned up the 2D sprites, and combined that with all new 3D backgrounds and levels. It seems weird at first, but it works quite well. The new character art during dialogue is well drawn, and helps give all the characters (especially Rena and Claude) a bit more personality. Rather than random battles, enemies appear on the map, and can be fought or avoided as you like. This is a welcome change, since the enemy encounter rate in dungeons could be a bit high and kinda messed with the pacing. The battles themselves have also changed for (mostly) the better. Encounters are no longer just decided by mashing, but now counter attacks and guard breaks make positioning a lot more important. The game rewards good play with restoring a bit of HP and MP, or raising attack. Since save points now restore life as well, and you can immediately retry any battle that you lose, the game can be a bit easy for people who played the original back in the day, so you might want to up the difficulty. That's right, multiple difficulty levels are now selectable at the start, and no longer dependent on the pointless "collecting" of voice clips. Speaking of which, the laughable English voiceovers have been completely re-recorded and are actually listenable now, as well as two Japanese voice tracks (one is a holdover from the PSP version, and the other is brand new!). Of course, if you find it annoying you can just mute the voices and not worry about it. You also have the option between the original OST and a new arranged soundtrack, which sounds pretty good. Most of the new QOL stuff is fine, especially actually having a friendship meter now instead of just having to guess like the old game. I do wish I could turn off the minimap, however. The script has been completely retranslated and is much less awkward than before, though also deviates somewhat more noticeably from the Japanese at times. On the whole though, any change that can make the main protags less boring and lifeless is undoubtedly a good thing. It seems like there are also new cutscenes, endings, as well as a new character to recruit. On one hand, they could have added so much more to flesh out the story, but in a way I'm glad they kept the game more less the same. There are all sorts of other small things I could probably nitpick, but on the whole this is a nice remake that looks and plays well. If you liked the playstation original, it is a pretty easy recommend. Newcomers may want to watch a bit of early story and gameplay bits first.
Bueno, mucho bueno. Square enix doesnt fail to deliver with this one. A metric buttload of quality of life improvements from the original, extra dungeons, new mechanics, more im forgetting to name. A must for any SO fans. Buy it on sale though, pretty aggresively greedy pricing, and it's in the -mid- range for pricing from square enix.
played this %98 on my steam deck and no problems ever occured and locked 60fps the whole time. the game is great and I enjoyed the story though they never do answer the questions you have from the very start of Claud's story and theres a loose end here and there, the game also felt a bit too easy at times but I think thats my play style and not the game itself too blame. overall love it and would recommend!!!!!
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Frequently Asked Questions
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is currently priced at 49.99€ on Steam.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 49.99€ on Steam.
Yes, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R received 2,992 positive votes out of a total of 3,252 achieving a rating of 8.83.
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STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R was developed by Square Enix, Gemdrops and Inc. and published by Square Enix.
Yes, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is not playable on MacOS.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is not playable on Linux.
Yes, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is playable and fully supported on Steam Deck.
Yes, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is playable and fully supported on Steam Machine.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not support VR.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is a single-player game.
Yes, there is a DLC available for STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R. Explore additional content available for STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R on Steam.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Online players
43
Developer
Square Enix,
Gemdrops, Inc.
Publisher
Square Enix
Release
02 Nov 2023
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