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[Shifty1897]

The only game other than FF6 where I love every character and can never decide who to put in my party.

 

[Krathoon]

I do like that they kept the sprites. I would have been fine if they just emulated the original.

 

[alf717]

Step 4. Overlevel in the mountains to the west that you have no business in for another 15 hours.

Leaving the intro area at level 35 gives you a great foundation to rip and tear through the entire game.

This is the area in the mountains where you fight those worm/centipede looking things and can level up fast cause of the gun that Claude still has right? If it is I remember using that on a second playthrough. I believe they can suck up your characters. I also recall gaining a pretty decent sword from that same area. Also... "Crawd has advanced forward"

 

[IAmRei]

i haven't finished yet on the psx back then, maybe this time

 

[a multicultural team of v]

STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R

Buy video games and merchandise online at the Official Square Enix store. Shop our top franchises, including Final Fantasy, NieR, Kingdom Hearts, Dragon Quest & more.

na.store.square-enix-games.com

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Square-Enix is really weirdly inconsistent with Star Ocean

PS4 will have all of them, Switch will have 1 & 2, and Steam will now have only the even releases (2, 4, & 6)

edit: oh and modern Xbox only has 6 and then 4 through BC

I hope Star Ocean 3 gets re released to all console

That's my favorite Star Ocean

 

[saintjules]

First Super Mario RPG and now Star Ocean Second Story. Two of the best JRPGs that defined the genre. Second Story is the best in the series and I highly recommend it.

Childhood games revived. Can't believe it.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

First Super Mario RPG and now Star Ocean Second Story. Two of the best JRPGs that defined the genre. Second Story is the best in the series and I highly recommend it.

Childhood games revived. Can't believe it.

And in a modern 3D style that fits each game

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Would be cool if they did this with xenogears and actually made the second disk

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

Would be cool if they did this with xenogears and actually made the second disk

Oh God that would be a dream

 

[Krathoon]

Yeah. They could go back and remake Xenogears.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

The character art looks very nice

 

[Pasta la Vista]

Wow, the characters completely clash with the environment, looks fucking awful.

 

[blackjon24]

This looks great, I used to really love star ocean, I skipped the most recent 2 entries but will definitly be picking up this remake of a classic game

 

[Krathoon]

The whole 2D sprites on 3D is for the people who grew up with that on the PlayStation with games like Grandia and Wild Arms 2.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

This is the area in the mountains where you fight those worm/centipede looking things and can level up fast cause of the gun that Claude still has right? If it is I remember using that on a second playthrough. I believe they can suck up your characters. I also recall gaining a pretty decent sword from that same area. Also... "Crawd has advanced forward"

Right place afaik, but you're able to do it because of the Marvel Sword, not the laser sidearm that breaks in the intro.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

The whole 2D sprites on 3D is for the people who grew up with that on the PlayStation with games like Grandia and Wild Arms 2.

Looks great to me but that's because I grew up playing those types of games on PS1

 

[Torrent of Pork]

Wow, the characters completely clash with the environment, looks fucking awful.

 

[Swordy]

The rearranged battle theme sounds amazing with the violin

 

[KàIRóS]

I'm so happy this never got leaked. they've probably had this project for a long time, makes me wonder what other remakes other than DQIII they have in the oven, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy Tactics?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

I'm so happy this never got leaked. they've probably had this project for a long time, makes me wonder what other remakes other than DQIII they have in the oven, Chrono Trigger, Xenogears, Final Fantasy Tactics?

Hope all 3 games you mentioned end up getting the Star Ocean 2 HD-2D Remake

 

[Icymanipulator]

Saw this during the direct and all I could think was, “I’m definitely getting this, just not on switch”
Glad to see it’s coming to basically every platform.
Now just gotta hope they remake SO3, my favorite entry.

 

[Mister Wolf]

This is what I want them to do we Xenogears.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

The character art looks very nice

Wow, the characters completely clash with the environment, looks fucking awful.

The duality of man

 

[Knightime_X]

Thread title is slightly misleading. Second Story R appears to be a completely new title. The psp port is called Second Evolution.

Furthermore the typography is completely different from any Star Ocean title we have seen so far. I’d be willing to bet this might be an HD2D remake.

Assuming the game’s logo is correct this appears to be a new product, not a re-release of a previous product.

Nope. Same game.
Different camera work.

 

[Deerock71]

I kinda hope it’s not a HD2D remake and is instead an enhanced version of the original. I love the pre-rendered backgrounds, I don’t want them to be replaced with low res pixel art.

I hope the exact opposite. HD2D has been one of the best innovations in the last 6 years.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Holy moly, the game looks great, but the narrator for the Playstation trailer sounds hilarious. Must listen.

 

[Pallas]

This is great, and I love the artistic style of the remake. Does the Switch have any of the other star ocean games?

 

[Pasta la Vista]

The duality of man

I dont think the characters look bad (not great either though), but I just mean specifically with the environment. The aesthetics clash in a bad way.

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

This is great, and I love the artistic style of the remake. Does the Switch have any of the other star ocean games?

It has Star Ocean 1

I'm hoping Switch gets 3/4/5/6 eventually

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

I hope the exact opposite. HD2D has been one of the best innovations in the last 6 years.

What I didn’t want was pixel-y retro styled graphics but in 3D. Thankfully it seems they really kept the feel of the original environments judging by the trailer. It looks awesome (also glad they kept the sprite characters). Totally hyped for this.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

damn man I can’t wait for this. The changes to the battle system look intriguing. Looks like they added some kind of combo/break mechanic + the ability to call in inactive party members for a special attack.

Wonder if they will actually make mages good…. This could change everything!

 

[jshackles]

Holy moly, the game looks great, but the narrator for the Playstation trailer sounds hilarious. Must listen.

Cannot tell if 13 year old boy, or 80 year old woman

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Eat your cock sucking hard out you son of a bitch Starfield. This is a proper looking remake that doesn't deviate entirely from the original visuals. Worth commending and honestly I'm sold based on that trailer. I love Star Ocean one and two especially. This is how you do the remake that looks true to the original while modernizing it enough.

 

[graywolf323]

added links to the OP for the pre-orders including a physical collector’s edition only sold from SE’s shop

 

[Danjin44]

physical collector’s edition only sold from SE’s shop

 

[German Hops]

Looks good, but Xenogears when?

 

[Roxkis_ii]

I started off the series at 3, so I'm down to give this a go after I finish that new final fantasy.

 

[killatopak]

I wish it was 3

Not that 2 is a bad game

3 is still my favorite

Imagine if there's suddenly realistic model of characters as soon as they pass the Time Gate.

 

[swarley64]

This looked gorgeous! The trailer made it look like it might be an action RPG, but I thought the original was turn based?

 

[Oberstein]

I'm a bit curious about the technical aspect. This is no ordinary HD-2D. There are very distinct 2D sprites in the foreground and pre-calculated backgrounds in the distance?

The grass in one of the images is basic 3D, apparently, but the background looks like it's been overlaid.

 

[ChazAshley]

This looked gorgeous! The trailer made it look like it might be an action RPG, but I thought the original was turn based?

You could actually choose both. The characters would still move around, but if it was too fast you could choose turn based waiting and free for all. And I believe something in-between as well

 

[Pejo]

I haven't been thrilled with S-E's remake treatment but this is EXACTLY what I have wanted from their various 16 bit franchises. Looks FANTASTIC!

 

[German Hops]

I haven't been thrilled with S-E's remake treatment but this is EXACTLY what I have wanted from their various 16 bit franchises. Looks FANTASTIC!

I agree 100%

F*ck all the haters who bash on remakes.
I'm having the time of my life right now, seeing my favorite games getting rejuvenated like this.

Now all we need is;

FF6
Chrono Tigger
Xenogears

and we can rest easy.

 

[Meicyn]

Day one.

 

[Pejo]

I agree 100%

F*ck all the haters who bash on remakes.
I'm having the time of my life right now, seeing my favorite games getting rejuvenated like this.

Now all we need is;

FF6
Chrono Tigger
Xenogears

and we can rest easy.

FF6 and Chrono Trigger in this style would be a dream come true, honestly.

 

[Ronin_7]

I haven't been thrilled with S-E's remake treatment but this is EXACTLY what I have wanted from their various 16 bit franchises. Looks FANTASTIC!

Yup, Square Enix is

 

[Shifty1897]

I got curious and googled who is making this. Dev is Gemdrops, who made CRYSTAR, among other lesser known games. Tri-Ace is not involved at all. It hurts my heart, but I have to support this with everything I have in hopes Square Enix will port Valkyrie Profile 2 and Radiata Stories to modern consoles.

 

[F0rneus]

HOLY FFOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCK

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Seems like S-E have found some good companies to outsource the grunt work to.