Looks Like The Best 'Star Ocean' Game Might Be Getting A Remake

Finally!!!! Been waiting for this one for years!

I absolutely adored Star Ocean 2 on my PS1, and I'd pick up an "enhanced" (or whatever) Switch version for sure.

What makes the second game the best of the series?

Was so excited to hear about this earlier today. Star Ocean is one my favourites. This is the only one in the series that isn't available in HD outside of Japan as well. I hope Katsumi Enami who redid the artwork for First Departure R will do the same for this 'R' release as well

Yesss! Now we just need this and and First Departure R in a physical double pack like the Grandia HD collection. Make it so!

"Pears into Peaches!"

Oh yeah, I'm all for that. I used to love SO:Second Story as a kid and while I wouldn't say it's a top tier JRPG or anything I'd be up for a revisit, hell I wouldn't mind too much even if they just repackaged the PSP remake as they did with SO1 already, this is what I'm expecting them to do.

It's probably a pipe dream to get the crusty old english voice overs from the PS1 release though... Getting those back would be actually amazing.

Star Ocean 4 was so bad it turned me off to JRPGs for about a decade. I believe it was the game that soured me to SE in general.

@TheExile285 it's actually good.

Yes! I've been hoping for this. Hoping for a physical release, otherwise I won't buy it until it's on sale for like 5 bucks.

I wouldn't say that it's the best one, each one has its charms. It will be my first time playing the 2nd story so I hope it's as good as 1 and 4

Exciting- my favorite game in the series as well

If I can't steal a chest from an old man in Mars Town and save scum until I have rad gear, I'm out.
But honestly just give me the first game in its original SNES, 2D presentation and the second as it was on the PSP and I'm good.

If it's a remaster, I hope it will hit 30fps, unlike another PS1 remaster from squeenix

@TheExile285 The characters, the story, the combat. It was all amazing!

The fact that they are calling it Star Ocean: Second Story R instead of Star Ocean: Second Evolution R means this could be more than just a port of the PSP version. It may well be a different remake, still if it's a big remake it'll likely skipped the Switch (which won't do no good for Tri-Ace). If it's a port of the PSP game then it may be possible for Switch and with Tri-Ace now struggling to not hit bankruptcy, skipping the Switch platform at this point is a no-no as the Switch is an easy money making platform especially when it comes to retro classic games like this. Hopefully we'll hear more of this in the next Nintendo Direct come next month.

SUCH a great game!

Is the star ocean series good? I’m a massive RPG fan so I just want to know if I’ll like it.

Yes! The Star Ocean series is good! I still have good memories on every console I played!

@Greatluigi They are great Action RPGs. They have really fun crafting and cooking systems that are relatively involved if you want to 100% the game.

Also, First Departure, Second Story, Till the End of Time, and Divine Force have a series of optional characters that you can recruit, with some characters locking out others if you recruit them, and some of them are missable.

Blue Sphere was never officially released outside of Japan (a Game Boy Color followup to Second Story), but you can buy a decent physical fan translation of it on Retro Gamers US.

If you're a big fan of 100%-ing games, you'll need to play each game more than once, and really focus on rare drops.

My favorite series. 3 is my favorite with 2 practically walking side by side with it. Amazing games. Only one that is disappointing is 5. God that camera made me nauseous.

Oh my God yes! I would buy this in a heartbeat! I've been waiting YEARS for this. It's one of, if not my favourite PS1 RPG. I've still got it on PS1, but I'd much rather play it on Switch.

I assume you're saying 2nd Story was best because you never played the original Super Famicom Star Ocean.

@Piyo Snes version had bugs, missing content and hasn't aged as well

WHAT!? The best star ocean game!? TILL THE END OF TIME IS GETTING A REMAKE!?

2 years ago, 398 Redditors answered a poll as to the best Star Ocean game.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution was chosen as best, just beating out Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. The rest were far behind.

It's not hard to be the "best Star Ocean game) when the average quality is so, so low. Only two of 'em are any good.

@mjhopkins81 I'm not paying money for an unlicensed fan-translation. Not the least of which when I heard there was something going on with that translation anyways. I can't remember what, though. Swiped from another fan translation? Incompletely tested?
I recall that game got a mobile port at some point, though Square-Enix has still never localized it.
I wouldn't be surprised. They still never ported and localized the FF7 spinoff mobile game, I don't believe. Before Crisis. Yet the FF4 game was ported and localized at least a couple times.

Please, just port the PSP version to Switch...

They should have already done that years ago!

@KingMike I mean...nobody asked or told you to purchase it.

@mikegamer How is it missing contents if it's the original? If anything it had full contents, anything new in the remakes are just filler contents.

@Serpenterror Missing extra dungeons, extra characters, no cohesive world to explore, it's inferior to the PSP version

@TheExile285 End of the first disc, beginning of the second disc. Can't say too much without spoiling it. It's wild.

Oh the memories.

I'm definitely interested if it comes to the Switch. A competent remaster is all I'd ask, although a remake is good too.

This is the best star ocean game by a long shot, but it's still mids.