STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 17th, 2023, 23:03
by ontopoly
It may be weeb adjacent but still an exciting release for anyone who wants 1990s degeneracy rather than 2020s degeneracy. Side scrolling action combat in a mix of sci-fi fantasy.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 17th, 2023, 23:06
by maidenhaver
It looks bad.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 00:39
by somerandomdude
- The changes they made to the combat are good IMO
- They let you pick universe (hard) difficulty on your first playthrough
- New overworld, including new chests on the overworld
- Points of interest on the overworld that weren't there before
- Fishing was added
- Misc changes to specialties and crafting, most of which appear to be good
- IMO, the new aesthetics are cringe with pixelated sprites on top of it.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 01:10
by maidenhaver
That graphics style is vomit. They did it to Dragon Warrior, whichever one is getting the remaster. Who likes this? If you can't play the original, barring some speed hacks and cheats, you're unworthy of the game. All those chucklenuts who'd post "this game needs a remaster" in youtube comments were the real enemies of western civilization.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 01:11
by rusty_shackleford
Yes, but is it a hard r?
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 01:16
by agentorange
Looks gay.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 01:21
by rusty_shackleford
That 2D on 3D aesthetic looks so fucking ugly.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 01:34
by aweigh
gonna pirate the Switch version.
feels GOOD robbing Nintendo.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
It may be weeb adjacent but still an exciting release for anyone who wants 1990s degeneracy rather than 2020s degeneracy. Side scrolling action combat in a mix of sci-fi fantasy.
Voice acting is a mistake.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 03:26
by Oyster Sauce
Please let AI voice actors take over
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 04:00
by WhiteShark
Looks fun. I haven't played the original. Was it good?
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Looks fun. I haven't played the original. Was it good?
I don't take advice from women tbh.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 18th, 2023, 05:41
by maidenhaver
Assuming you're married, I know that's bullshit.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: October 19th, 2023, 22:43
by ontopoly
I preordered
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: December 23rd, 2023, 04:58
by aweigh
Playing it now pirated via Yuzu Emulator at 1440p. Game looks incredibly pretty. I'm liking the 2d/3d style a lot. Reminds me of old PS1 RPGs, except at higher resolutions.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Posted: December 23rd, 2023, 19:25
by SoLong
Huh. It does look very pretty. For some reason the artstyle and presentation reminds me of FFIX but with more pixels.
Unfortunately the only Star Ocean game I ever played had such a dogshit ending that it kinda turned me off the franchise.
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R - Releases Nov 2nd on PC and Switch
Huh. It does look very pretty. For some reason the artstyle and presentation reminds me of FFIX but with more pixels.
Unfortunately the only Star Ocean game I ever played had such a dogshit ending that it kinda turned me off the franchise.
only the first 3 Star Ocean games are good, unfortunately. The ones made by the original team.
Star Ocean 4, 5 and now 6 (latest one) are incredibly average, with 5 being legitimately below-average (if not outright BAD). I just finished SO 6 and honestly i think it may be my last one, was just a completely tedious and dull chore to get through. SO7 needs to show it's fucking amazing before i decide to play it.
I'm playing the SO2 Remake because SO 1-3 are actually worth playing. I wouldn't mind a remake of SO 3 either.