A remake of Star Ocean: The Second Story, aptly titled Star Ocean: The Second Story R, will launch on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC via Steam on November 2. Announced during June's ...

The Star Ocean franchise has been an underappreciated one within the Japanese RPG genre. Despite being around for more than 25 years, it’s never had the breakout success that elevated it to new ...

Star Ocean: The Second Story R boasts a new 2.5D aesthetic which combines 3D environments with 2D characters. The characters have all been newly illustrated by series veteran Yukihiro Kajimoto, ...

Michael has been writing about entertainment since 2016, but he's been a gamer since playing Pac-Man in the arcade, Kings Quest 3 on the PC, and the Sega Master System he got from his late father. In ...

Square Enix has had a massive year so far, releasing original titles, remakes, and new additions to classic franchises. One of the publisher's recent releases includes a return to the Star Ocean ...

Star Ocean: The Second Story is RPG royalty as far as I’m concerned. It’s one of the best action-RPGs that the genre ever produced, refining and evolving a multitude of systems from franchises like ...

Developed by tri-Ace and published by Enix (later Square Enix), Star Ocean consists of six mainline titles, a few spin-offs, remasters, remakes, and even mobile games. I'll rank every mainline Star ...