Star Ocean: The Second Story

Star Ocean: The Second Story is a video game that consists of 3 releases

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Star Ocean: The Second Story was developed by Tri-Ace and released in 1999 under the publisher Enix, before they merged with Squaresoft. It takes place 20 years after the events of the first game, but prior knowledge is not required to understand The Second Story. The game has sold over 1 million copies worldwide, and is being remade for the PSP under the name Star Ocean: The Second Evolution.

Story

Star Ocean: The Second Story allows the player to choose one of two main characters at the beginning of the game – Claude C. Kenni, son of the war hero Ronixis J. Kenni; or Rena Lanford, a peaceful girl living in a small rural village. The overall plot remains the same for each, but there are certain scenes and characters exclusive to each. Claude is suddenly transported to Rena’s home planet of Expel when investigating some ruins on an alien planet, and her village recognizes him as the Hero of Light of their legends. Claude tries to explain that it’s a misunderstanding, but ends up traveling with her to investigate the Sorcery Globe, a meteorite that recently crashed on the planet and seems to be causing animals to go berserk and attack people. At first, Claude tries repeatedly to get in contact with his father and their ship; but when he finally does, he realizes that he’d much rather stay on Expel with Rena. The story unfolds as they uncover more secrets and end up on another planet with their fellow travelers they pick up on the way.

Characters

There are a total of 12 playable characters in the game, but the player is limited to a maximum group of 8. Which characters can be recruited depends on the main character chosen at the beginning, and which characters you already have. These characters are: Claude, Rena, Celine, Ashton, Dias, Leon, Noel, Precis, Bowman, Opera, Ernest, and Chisato. The Second Story also contains 87 different endings, depending on which characters you have and their relationship status to each other.

Combat

The combat uses a random battle mechanic, and the battles themselves are fought in real-time (except for spell animations). Up to four characters can be in battle simultaneously, with the player controlling one and the computer handling the others. There are a variety of AI settings and formations to choose from to make fighting easier. The system allows the player to run around freely in the battle area, which is useful for dodging enemy attacks and choosing which enemy to attack first. There is a simple attack button, which causes the character to run up to the nearest enemy and attack with their weapon. There are also special techniques characters can learn that can be assigned to the L1 and R1 buttons. This limits the player-controlled character to only two techniques in battle, but they can be swapped out of battle. Techniques level up and get more powerful the more they are used.

General Information Edit

Game Name	Star Ocean: The Second Story
Platform(s)	PlayStation
Publisher(s)	Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Square Enix Sony Computer Entertainment America Enix Corporation
Developer(s)	tri-Ace Inc.
Genres	Add a new genre Action Role-Playing (RPG)
Themes	Add a new theme Fantasy Sci-Fi
Original US Release	May 31, 1999 need a fuzzy date?
Original US Release	know the real date?
Aliases	SO2