We Need To Talk About Star Ocean: The Second Story R
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- Опубліковано 16 чер 2024
- This is my full review of Star Ocean: The Second Story R on PS5. A review code was provided by Square-Enix.
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I've never played a Star Ocean game before, but this is giving me similar vibes from playing FFIX for the first time in '01. I cannot thank the devs enough. The soundtrack is amazing, the UI is beautiful, the game itself is beautiful. No ads or microtransactions, too.
Fast Travel should just be standard in all games, Remake or not. It makes backtracking so much easier for sidequests and just to allow places you've been to hours ago to still be relevant in the plot without annoying the player.
I swear the only reason I don't have this version yet is that I've been pulled in by one too many games this year, but if I can't find it in stores when I have the time/disposable income I can at least grab it on Steam.
I am engrossed by this game. It’s superb!! But 2nd story was a masterpiece already
I can't stop to imagine if Xenogears had the same remake, it would probably look soooo good! They can now probably flesh out the second disk, more battles less cut scenes. I would buy that in a heartbeat! Xenogears and Valkyrie Profiles: Lenneth, I can die a happy man.
Im praying so hard that if this remake does good enough that we may get a radiata stories remake especially with how SO6 had jack and ridley figurines in it.
I did my part and bought two copies, one for switch and ps5.
How about Star Ocean Blue Sphere :) that is the only one that never got localized and if they remake it the same way as this one i will fly out of happiness.
For those wondering about the switch version, yes the full game is in it.
But how is the frame rate
@@Pikmin3388 About 30 fps
@@Pikmin3388I was worried about this when I got it, but it runs perfectly--I haven't seen a single dropped frame.
I went with ps5 for the resolution and fast loads
@@Fairy-UvinqI'm thinking about double dipping on the ps5 version later on😊
I hope we will see more fantastic classic RPGs and JRPGs being remade the way they did with this game. I haven’t played the original but this remake is amazing, it feels like it has the best of both worlds as in the best of the original and the best of modern gaming. Amazing game
fast travel and no random encounters are so much appreciated. This made this game a pleasure everytime i played it!
The remastered tracks are pretty good too.
An excellent strategy, since your back row party members can use any ability in Assault Formation, would be to have Opera set to use Healing Star. That way, you can save her party-wide heal for when you can't conceivably fire off a spell or item due to cooldowns, and you need some solid healing NOW. Saved my butt many times on some of those bosses on Universe difficulty.
The downside to such a strategy is that you deprive yourself of using Opera as an actual combatant.
She’s one of the best party member choices.
healing star max rank seriously out heals any other healing mechanic and yeah it pairs up well with the cheep method for Bloody armor cheese for end game fights.
Just purchased this yesterday, and man you've gotten me super hyped, more than any other reviewer. I thought I'd like it, but given all the info here, it seems that I'll love every second of it. Great tips without spoiling anything.
Still gorgeous on Switch too.
Yes, it looks fine. The loading times are decent, not PC SSD fast but OK.
Thanks for discussing the little things that most other reviewers don’t talk about. Subbed
Looks amazing! Getting it for Christmas 🙏
Excellent video. New follower unlocked!
Star ocean 2 was and still is my all-time favorite jrpg and the only that really got me loving the genre, i even did a Pickpocket all NPC run at one point. Loved the demo but will be a while before i get the remake since where i live every game needs to be shipped but will eventually get this game again.
I hope they remake the Blue Sphere and cramp it into DLC for this game..., pretty please ...😢 🙏
SAAAAAME 😢
Your review is the only review on this game I’ve been waiting for!!!!!!
I'm currently playing the first game and will def pick this one up when I'm done
I'm looking forward to this. It was a great game, and it looks like an amazing job done on it. One thing I'm happy about is this will probably get this absolutely banger battle themes more well known. And some of the relaxing, depressing, and/or beautiful themes are equally amazing in the opposite direction.
Same. I wish I can buy the game at full price. Sadly that ia not a choice. Waiting for Christmas promo
This game has a such a special soundtrack. Glad it's getting the attention its always deserved.
I love the xp bonuses you could do. Im 38 hours in at level 125.
I finished this game twice already and platinumed it. I have MANY more playthroughs to go since I want all 99 endings, but I had an absolute blast playing it!
damn bro chill out
This game is an absolute work of art
The original or the rerelease with the updated visuals and quality of life improvements?
@@acidwizard6528 the new one dude, didn't get chance to play the og although I've heard it's a masterpiece in its own right
@@tazmanceltic Thanks for the clarification. It definitely looks good. I have only played the original version and that was a great game. It looks like the revision kept all the good parts of the game and improved on the weaknesses like the ridiculous random encounter rate, screen lock every time magic is used, and outdated graphics of the PS1 version.
@@acidwizard6528 dude it's fucking fantastic no shit, I've been glued to it for days straight. The flaws you mention have all been addressed especially the encounter rate as the enemies are all viewable on the overworld map and avoiding them is easy, not that you'd want to because the combat is absolutely fantastic!!
@@tazmancelticthe fact that they made fans who played the crap out of the OG (like me) AND new fans like you happy is legit a minor miracle.
Universe difficulty was an absolute blast for me. I ended up reaching the final boss with all of my party right around level 100 and it was still a challenging battle that took about 10 tries. With all the ways they offer to gain exp though, I don't really feel like I spent that much time going out of my way to grind.
That moment you discover 100 isnt the cap. But the question is , without limiters?
Its been a long time since I had played Star Ocean 2, and I misremembered where the private action to remove his limiter was. I kept checking Marze Village because I was thinking it was there and I ended up missing it.
I played as Rena on my first run, so at some point in the near future I want to go back and play as Claude and this time do all the end game stuff.
If it is even possible to win that battle without limiter at level 100 without bloody invincibility I would love to see how it could be done. @@UNGGodYT
Yeah, universe is a bit much at first cause you can die so quick but eventually it feels absolutely perfect.
You can kinda of tell what level the game thinks you should be at various points by the level of the characters that join you. Like, you should be in the low to mid 20's when you get Opera, and the mid 30's when you get Dias (with Rena). You need to be about 5 levels higher than "normal" when you're playing on universe and it feels great. Battles are longer and more intense, but you don't feel over or under powered.
Playing universe for my first run through after not playing the game for about 10 years and I’m having a blast! Currently playing the switch version (kids taking up the tv) and the customization has me damn near giddy.
I’ll agree that the game is challenging if you don’t REALLY know how the skills work and why you NEED to spend the time tweaking your skill level. The grind is rather pleasant compared to many games lately.
Forgot to add that using train to sandbag yourself early on helps in the initial part of the game.
Just wanted to point out a few things you got wrong...
There are 13 playable characters (welch was added in the remake)
Just like you can only get Dias in a Rena play thur, Loen can only be gotten if you choose Claude... 😅
I just got a copy for Christmas. I loved the original ps1. Can’t wait to play this
Just started it. This is by far the best usage of the 2d-3d style. An absolute joy to look at and will absolutely stand the test of time. Pretty blown away.
You never been able to break an SO game like you could in this one..not even dead man walking in SO 5. You are literally untouchable. I was sad tho when levantine didnt change the weapon sprite
*whoop i meant planeteer. That sword is so cool looking
The lighting is beautiful and spot on in Star Ocean. Great game, I am playing the demo right now. I enjoy it more than I did Sea of Stars( which also is entertaining). Keep em coming, Erick. I love grinding and i love your show
Hi Eric yes absolutely amazing!
This game is fantastic and a blast to play portable on the Switch. I love getting games like this physical on my Switch seeing as Playstation doesnt care much for Japan these days and is pretty much going all digital soon.
I finally got around to restarting the game from the demo save last night.
Now I need to get my favorite cursed boy.
I'm glad to hear that a classic game is made even better
An ad ofnthe gane was the first time i heard of star ocean. I really like it so far, especially the battle system and character building part.
I'm getting close to finishing it up and people really weren't lying saying this is the best in the series. Not familiar with Gem Drops as a company but hoping they get opportunities to do this for other classics
I would love to see a new star ocean made with these graphics
Truly ❤ the remake I’m 19 hours into it! I played the original and spent a lot of time just crafting !
I picked this up the day after release for my PS5, and have been wanting to get to it, but I've got a couple other things I'm still finishing up, and now my friend is giving me his PS3 (a system I never had) since he doesn't use it any more. I've been buying games and accessories for that, and am tempted to start one of the JRPGs I've picked up for that system since it's something new. But I also want to start up Star Ocean since it's gotten great reviews. I'm torn as to what to do since I have such limited time to play games nowadays (mostly just on weekends).
Thanks dude for your amazing review 😊 this game is awesome and masterpiece
This is the greatest 2d jrpg revision let I hope they continue to make more
bruh i hope they bring blue sphere out in the same style as this!
This has become one of my favorite jrpgs ever. It's an incredible game.
I dislike the low res pixelated character models compared to the amazing looking backgrounds. How strange.
yeah I wish they redid the sprites. I also don’t like the 3D shadow effect they have on the sprites, it makes them look embossed lol
This is how you remake an old classic without touching the story and when adding all these assets who make the game so much more enjoyable !
Love this game so much. Really hoping they start remaking other old classics the same way.
I've been playing Star Ocean 2 since its original release. Played it countless times, same for the PSP version. It's a game I hold very dear in my heart for the fantastic combat, distinct characters and great world building. It's a dream come true to be able to experience it again in a whole new light.
Honestly, most, if not all quality of life changes added to this game should become standards of ALL JRPGs moving forward. This is a game that respects your time.
While I have some criticisms and peeves with this remake, it pales in comparison to everything I loved about it.
I actually agree with what you mentioned for s brief moment. I think this version will be a lot harder for new comers, but much easier for veterans.
I played this in the ps1 back in the day and was blown away as after ff7 i consider it the most ahead of its time as far as JRPGs. Before i played this i played tales of destiny which was a very similar gamea and i enjoyed this much more. Once i have the time i will definitely pick this up for the switch.
I haven't been hooked on a game in such a long time!
I played universe/max train8ng the entire game. To be comfortable, still dying alot, i had to be lvl 100 by the end of disc 1 (comp. orig.) and 200 by the end of the main story. That's not with the super mode of end boss. I maxed alchemy/customization first so they all had their best cust. Weapons as well. I loved it. Gonna zoom through the Maze before going onto Team-Adult with Ernest Opera and Bowman on a Claude playthrough.
You mentioned Dias being exclusive to Rena's scenario but forgot to mention Leon is exclusive to Claude's.
So fixing that for you!
I have almost 100%'ed it now and omg is it an amazing game with amazing skilling mechanics. It was my first star ocean and I absolutely love it. Gonna definetly try the other games aswell
Aha! There it is! Niceeee. I am enjoying this game so much.
Welp, I already had planned on buying this game but your review sold me 1000%.
This remake should be the absolute foundation for all PS1 remakes in the future.
I know I’m speaking miracles but what a day that would be if Xenogears and Legend of Dragoon got this treatment!!
I have never given a JRPG a true chance. I will give this game my heart and so far 3 hours in I have say I like it so far and I'm very interested on how it progress.
This remake is awesome!!
Every time I look at this game, I legit almost shed a tear because it's that beautiful, it's IMO the most beautiful game I've ever seen.
Just platinumed it(thank god they didn’t make you get all 99 endings for a trophy😅) loved every second of it, the quality of life additions just made it so much easier to enjoy. Loved the original on ps1 although I never finished it after the difficulty spike mid game
Having to do all 99 endings would *suck* lol
My guy should be at 100k.
Glad I got the hard copy ps5 disc.
got a good run in my playthrough, but I want Opera.
...and I forgot the 3 eyed man...
so I gotta start fresh...
Bummer, am ~10h in...
I was really looking forward to this review and now it's here.
The quality of life features made me like the game a whole lot more than before.
Every true fan remembers renaming Crawd to Crap at least once while snickering.
I just finished it and man it was so good lol 😂 when I got done I was just like that’s my new favorite video game ever.
Does anyone know what the recommended level for the endgame is? I saw some places online saying a minimum of level 100. Is that true?
wish they also remade character model as well to much modern era with open remake or original. but they did great job already just hoping they went FULL REMASTER
i finished star ocean first departure earlier this month and then just finished second story r
i loved both of these games so much. but damn if second story r isnt a masterpiece
truly enjoyed my time with it and didn't want it to end!
Are you able to swoon Celine?
i played original and this remake captures the same magic that was in the original. it's great!
The new direction for JRPG, yes/yes!!! 2D-HD is the future.
Welp the source material is like super good to begin with 😎
Abt 10 hours in and this is my first time ever playing. ANYONE reading this get that’s on the fence abt it… GET THE GAME. I’ve been dropping so many jrpgs and it’s been awhile since I’ve found one I can play like this without getting bored.
Why didn't they remake the first game this way? Im confused bc there is a star ocean 1 R and both were remastered on psp so i just wish theyd have done both. Hope they update the 3rd game too. Chrono trigger and final fantasy 6 really need this treatment.
10:00 perfect. The remake is harder just because of bullet sponge design? Now I am not sure if I should get the game this year.
and yet the original version still has its charm 😊
I just 100% the game a few days ago. Definitely my goty of 2023.
Isn't Leon exclusive to Claude's playthrough? Is that changed in this version??
One of the things I really appreciate with this remake is the way IC skills are organized now, letting you toggle between the skills that build on other skills and level them up as a group rather than having to go back and forth thru multiple menus to see what you need. It's all very streamlined and intuitive now, which is great because when I played this game before as a kid I found that particular aspect basically impenetrable.
Unless they changed it Leon is Claude playthrough and Diaz is Rena only
Hands down the best remake I've ever played.
I played the original decades ago, but failed to beat it. Now, to finish that chapter...
still haven't grabbed it yet, I want at least 3 off days in a row to binge it. Also your videos are getting better but I don't want to spoil anything, so I'll finish watching this after I play the game lol.
there's no spoiler of the plot, just the new mechanics and some tips
The old character tier list of this game should be out of the window right now. The character Meta has changed SO MUCH NOW. Welch and Ernest shook up the meta massively. The Mage is so useful now with their breaking ability.
There are 13 characters and most you can not obtain together. Meaning if you get one character you can not get the other, but there is at least one you have to get before getting another.
I love the game and have beaten the two extra bosses and started on second playthrough.
One minor complaint though: Character pixel art is a bit off-putting when looking at the backgrounds. Not saying it is bad, but would rather their art look more like Octopath for example.
You can easily break the game once you have access to Fun City, auto-attack Survival Mode if you can beat it you will gain 10 levels even above level 200. Other characters will gain about 3+ levels.
Can also do the Bloody Armor + 20% heal per attack for immortality, but that was in at least the PSP version.
I really hope they do the same for star ocean first departure r
I would love that
let's hope this one is a selling sucess, so it's sure they will make with the 1st too
I'd rather see Star Ocean: Till the End of Time get a remake. Hell, that hasn't even gotten a remaster yet.
maybe after first departure?@@the757general2
@ElsweyrDiego Pretty sure they already released first departure r and it didn't really change anything
This is the golden standard on how a remake should be. Absolutely perfect game.
Hello veteran player here back then when I was 18 guide to finish the were really rare. Thank you to the channel to make respectful review of the best game ever made. I bit queen back then it was near impossible. I would say the game was easier back then . They actually rebalance the game. Mostly the skills mode to progress your skill you had to use 250 times to max it out . Back then you take Claude and his aoe skill to max lol and you good Togo till the secret bosses those skills are not as effective as back then they rebalance those they take 1/4 of the map in aoe I have to fully explore the customized système to see if they changed the mechanics please people buy the game help the people who made they know what they are doing ✌️✌️✌️❤.
This is the definitive way to play the game! 👍
It s 30 euros now at Gamestop, i m tempted.
The best Star ocean series ever
I just got my copy and can't wait to dig in.
Ive never played it before, would you say its better or comparable to FF7 or xenogears?
I love this game so much so that I got the platinum in 2 days 😅
So good
I need Xenogears remake
I dont know if i can say the game is challengeing i didnt cheese the game because i wanted it to be difficult or at least not a cake walk but because of the achivments the random new skills such as body gaurd training etc it made the game SUPER easy because there where so many quality of life improvements even with battle systems it WAS still very fun to do 100% completion run post game dungeon craft everything max all skills etc but the post game dungeon was honestly not a challenge at all i remeber even a few yrs back going into it in the og and some of the mobs just insta killing me i didnt have that issue what so ever here went threw whole dungeon and didnt die once even to celeste which THAT shocked me i didnt feel the difficulty intill i fought limiter removed indalego and queen isebella those where the only 2 that where strong now....with that said people could say well if u utilize the sheild break systems etc that true....well i wanted to keep it as true to the old school as i could so i tryed to not break sheilds and use abiltys that didnt abuse that system...looking at u helmetbreaker... even brute forceing the game just like we used to have to do was drastically easyer my only 1 complaint in this game was a very small one tho earth universe and galaxy are great....but there should of been a chaosmode as well that was 3-4x scaleings for us who enjoy a challenge slog or grind but its def a 10/10 remake the new systems skills etc where fun fast travel made the game feel less painful and slow and spells not slowing the game down was AMAZEING and made celine and leon actually feel like simi decent characters
this is the epitome of remasters / remakes. many new mechanics are game-changing, even rpg-changing in general every. rpg from now on could borrow many, many features from this, the same way every 3rd person game borrowed the Z-Targeting from Ocarina of Time.
You are right im one of the peps that didn’t knew what the story was about hee ho (:3
10/10
There are 13, not 12 characters, tho there are 2 that are exclusive to each route
If you think Claude is broken, give Welch the Gutsy Handy Stick, put three men in your party, give her a Ring of Lightspeed and an Earring of Frenzy, and spam Slappity Slap. She completely melts all of the super-bosses. It's stupid how overpowered she is.
Bodyguard is completely busted for grinding. It's not a 100% kill rate, but if you're good at dodging the shadows that don't get targeted you can easily kill 20+ of them every couple seconds. This greatly outpaces what you can get with doing 5 chained battles all the time too so I recommend doing this instead of that if you want to level up fast. You can easily get to lvl 80 by the time you reach the halfway point and not too long after that when you're going through the fields you can get to lvl 130+.
Honestly as much as I like a challenge I always thought the Second Story was a slog to get through normally, and I welcome the quality of life changes you can partake in with this remake. This honestly makes me appreciate how good the game was for the time and it's great how much better this remake made it as well.
Here's hoping for a Xenogears remake in this style. Though I think they need to coordinate with Monolith and Nintendo for that to be good, especially for Disc 2.