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Star Ocean: The Second Story R | Trailer (Nintendo Direct 2023)

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  1. Raistlin
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    I've been waiting for a remake for this game for so long. Finally newer players will be able to experience this masterpiece of an RPG!

    I've been waiting for a remake for this game for so long. Finally newer players will be able to experience this masterpiece of an RPG!

    4 votes
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    0x29A
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    Very surprised to see this and Super Mario RPG both. Both great games. I love the treatment a lot of the older absolute gems of gaming are getting. Glad to see them not be forgotten even by...

    Very surprised to see this and Super Mario RPG both. Both great games. I love the treatment a lot of the older absolute gems of gaming are getting. Glad to see them not be forgotten even by devs/companies! Excited for newer generations to find out about these.

    Only downside is I would prefer these SMRPG be available on other platforms (EDIT: Star Ocean will be!) as I don't see myself buying into the Nintendo ecosystem anytime soon- this sure makes it more convincing to do so than it's ever been, though, company culture aside

    (please do not reply to this comment with ways to 'work around' this limitation, etc- I am aware and whether or not I agree or disagree with those methods, I noticed those conversations being removed on the SMRPG topic and likely for good reason, so I'd prefer not to be involved in discussion about them)

    4 votes
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      zod000
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      The Star Ocean game is coming to PSN and PC as well at the very least. It appears there will be physical releases as well on the Switch, PS4, and PS5. I'm a sucker for physical releases so that I...

      The Star Ocean game is coming to PSN and PC as well at the very least. It appears there will be physical releases as well on the Switch, PS4, and PS5. I'm a sucker for physical releases so that I can share them with friends and family when I am done.

      3 votes
      1. 0x29A
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        Oh, that's on me then for assuming stuff in a Nintendo announcement would be exclusive, but it makes sense for Star Ocean not to be as its not a Nintendo IP I suppose, I jumped the gun a bit on...

        Oh, that's on me then for assuming stuff in a Nintendo announcement would be exclusive, but it makes sense for Star Ocean not to be as its not a Nintendo IP I suppose, I jumped the gun a bit on that, glad to hear it's coming to PC! I feel a bit ignorant for not doing my due research before posting (so easy to do this these days... very guilty). Updated my original post for accuracy.

        1 vote
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      Raistlin
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      Yeah, a week ago neither game was on my possibility radar, so this is a really nice surprise for me! Now I'm just waiting for a full remake of Sonic Dark Brotherhood (absolutely never going to...

      Yeah, a week ago neither game was on my possibility radar, so this is a really nice surprise for me!

      Now I'm just waiting for a full remake of Sonic Dark Brotherhood (absolutely never going to happen), and then I don't have new games ever again.

      1. zod000
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        We are getting some top notch remakes in the last couple of years, some that I never thought I would see the light of day(some of the niche Nippon Ichi games coming to PC has been a treat). I am...

        We are getting some top notch remakes in the last couple of years, some that I never thought I would see the light of day(some of the niche Nippon Ichi games coming to PC has been a treat). I am also looking forward to the Metal Gear collection coming out in October as well as Star Ocean 2.

        1 vote
  3. Akir
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    Wow, this looks a lot better than their last Star Ocean remake. Honestly I just wish they had gone all-out on 3D character models because those 2D sprites really clash with everything. Or maybe...

    Wow, this looks a lot better than their last Star Ocean remake.

    Honestly I just wish they had gone all-out on 3D character models because those 2D sprites really clash with everything. Or maybe they could have made something in a higher resolution?

    As a long-time Tri-Ace fan, I will probably pick this up (though I'll probably wait for a PC port - they've been pretty good with those recently), but I am still wishing for something more original from them would come to the US market.

    1 vote
  4. Bullmaestro
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    I don't like how Square Enix made everything look like this is a proper full HD remake, apart from the character sprites. It looks like a shitty imitation of what they did with Live A Live and...

    I don't like how Square Enix made everything look like this is a proper full HD remake, apart from the character sprites. It looks like a shitty imitation of what they did with Live A Live and Octopath Traveller.

    I really hope that the rumored Chrono Trigger remake doesn't go down this path too...