The fight with Dias has a different meaning when you realize he's just the big bro of Rena that's making sure that Claude has what it takes to protecc his imouto
It has character art consistent with the in game stuff as opposed to the first one let alone Ashlay's missing arm is flipped when he faces left despite the graphics and such have him as the right. I will live with only the first one being available on the switch as first departure R did update game mechanics to fight and super specialty similar to the second game (while both having better acting compared to the ps1 lol). Would have been nice to have Dias as a main character choice lol but I guess that's what Rena is for.
The guy with the blue hair (the one that fights against Claude with Rena in the middle), Dias? Its been so long since I played the game, he reminds me of Byakuya from Bleach. The stance, hair, the whole fighting style (in th way of how he shows no mercy when attacking) etc just makes me think of him.
when i first watched this on my game, I started thinking to myself at the end: " OMG that better not be Welch..." When I got her in a PA scene, i was laughing my ass off. In First Departure, Welch was fricking funny.
OMG! This opening ROCKS in everything!!! I love the scenes! And i loved this game when was out on playstation! I will REALLY play it again on my dear PSP without doubts! I still like more the animation from Star Ocean EX - anime, but this one is not that bad too. :3 Thanks for uploading. ^^
This one is my favourite Star Ocean. It's just amazing. I maxed all characters and beat the archangel in the cave of tribulations and then summoned the strongest boss with the silver trumpet and beat her. After a couple of attempts xD That battle is for REAL. But yeah, love this game so so much
Adam Clark I played SO:FD and this one way back when I was a kid, they were my intro to jrpgs then I moved on to the FF series. Been a PC gamer for the last couple years and randomly remembered these games but didn’t have a PSP. Then I remembered ROMS yesterday LOL.
While ally friends were playing final fantasy I was busy falling in love with star ocean and 20 years on I still love this game even the remake is perfect
Best intro of Star Ocean and love this game including Star Ocean 3 and 4. I know that Star Ocean 3 is good and Star Ocean 4 is kind of in the middle but it's good though.
I remember playing this on my psp and i will spend hours on it sadly lost the game after moving but i managed to find it at a pawn shop and got really excited to start playing it again 😄
@dannywolfpero I don't -know- this as a fact, since I haven't played The Last Hope, but it's a persistent universe from First Departure up through Till the End of Time. Claude (in the localized U.S. PSX version, at least) is explicitly Ronixis' son, even if it has no story value, and the meta-setting of the games is the same (even though the games themselves all take place on different planets).
@mccinley17 There are two methods, I think: - First, either equip a Meteor Ring. You can find this in Eluria Tower and other places as well. - Or a Gale Earring. You can also find this in Eluria Tower and other places, but i think it's for girls only. Um, I dunno other methods, but I only rely on these methods. I get alot of Meteor Rings when I progress thru the game. Happy finding the rings!
i forgot a little bit how exactly how it goes, i havent played in a while, but basically shell be in the inn in the town where the torment is being held, she says shes looking for "someone: you go back to the king in the first castle you were and ask him about the women, hell give you access to a cave in the area and you meet up with her somewhere in there. you get ernest much later in the game, close to the end of the disk, opera will see a ship or something near the ruin where yu take Leon
I've had hard luck finding the stratagie guide for it. But what i've been doing is I just checked out the Stratagieguide on Gamefaqs for Star Ocean The second story that was released for the PS1. Many of the names have changed. Like, the talent "dexterity" (I believe) got changed to the talent "Nimble Fingers". And the awesome item "Mischief" Was changed to "Sprite's Bracelet". There are also new PA's that the old strat doesent cover. But it has good common ground.
Love this game, great story, great gameplay. I got this with my PSP and I loved it ever since. Completed it 3 times with different endings then my brother got my PSP and he now plays it every day. This soundtrack is one of the best things about it
I need this game now. I only have First Departure out of the remakes (Mainly for the PSP), but I can't wait to get this one. I'll wait for it to come stateside, though. Anyways, this opening is great. The song sort of reminds me of Tales of Legendia's opening song.
@dannywolfpero You are wrong they are all pretty connected. SO2 takes place 20 years after SO1 and the character from SO1 "Ronixis J. Kenny" is SO2 main guy character "Crawd C. Kenny" father. SO3 takes place in the year SD772 which is 406 years after SO2. (side note: SO blue sphere takes 2 years after SO2) And of course SO4 is the prequel of the whole series which starts from year SD10.
For those who are clueless of what the equation means - Daisuke Namikawa who is voicing Claude, is Al from Gundam 0080 and Nana Mizuki who is Rena is voicing Hinata from Naruto and Fate Testarossa from Nanoha. In short, these seiyuu are voicing the characters for Claude and Rena in the remake.
Well your getting your wish, First Departure comes out tommorrow, and then this one second evolution comes out in january here in the states so you will be getting both games here soon!
i dont have the original but i've seen videos and it looks like it's pretty much a port with just some redone dialog, voices, and production IG anime cut scenes... and welch.
I loved this game I remember borrowing it from a friend and beating it before he did and then almost crying when returning it I need to get a PSP again
the voice acting in star ocean the second story and star ocean second evolution was phenomenal!^_^.worthy of my infinite praise^_^.everyone has their opinions and all.people say the voice acting is horrible.UGH i'm so cheesed off.the voice acting is beautifull.and i love all of them.but it still cheeses me off though.i can't help it though.because i love star ocean 2.both versions^_^.
Time really flies. This was my favorite psp game during my middle school days
i was in college when this remake dropped on psp. was a kid when the original dropped on PS1.
The fight with Dias has a different meaning when you realize he's just the big bro of Rena that's making sure that Claude has what it takes to protecc his imouto
2009 siscon
I really wish this quality was in anime
I'm feeling old. Love the Star Ocean story.
Story, music, gameplay. its one of the most best jrpg
Agree
This game was so underrated.. everything in this game was perfect, storyline, characters, battles, plot etc..
Agreed 😁
yassshhh !!
It has character art consistent with the in game stuff as opposed to the first one let alone Ashlay's missing arm is flipped when he faces left despite the graphics and such have him as the right. I will live with only the first one being available on the switch as first departure R did update game mechanics to fight and super specialty similar to the second game (while both having better acting compared to the ps1 lol).
Would have been nice to have Dias as a main character choice lol but I guess that's what Rena is for.
This is my favortite game. The only downside was the repeated voice lines when spamming spells. ESPECIALLY when playing characters like Precis 😅
Until now!
This game still become my best game ever. 2019, and I still love everything about this game 💕💕
That’s the second best game ever for me, the first is Dark Souls 2. :)
Same! It's a Masterpiece in my opinion.
Star Ocean 1 and 2 are my favorites and can't wait to reply them on the switch :D
for real! I just found about the remake! so excited man.
@@geronuis2295 remake? what?????
when where?
ohh shittt
Star Ocean First Departures (remake Psp) will be in Ps4 and Switch Remastered.
fucking nostalgia ....
I played this game when I was a child and I still play it at least once a year, for me it is the best game ever made in history.
Well it finally happened, Star Ocean is getting a PS4/switch remake for all us who missed the chance to play this one. 15 years I've waited.
I still continue thanking my cousin for giving me this game for my PSP :)
As much as I like the opening stella, i keep finding my way back to this classic❤❤
Rena is sooo beautiful
0:44 Fun Arena / Lacuer
0:55 Field of Love
1:00 Field of Might
1:03 Kurik
1:08 Salva Mines
1:22 Mountain Palace
Holy cow, I just realised your comment is 10 year old while I am Playing this game and listing to it's music in 2021
The guy with the blue hair (the one that fights against Claude with Rena in the middle), Dias? Its been so long since I played the game, he reminds me of Byakuya from Bleach. The stance, hair, the whole fighting style (in th way of how he shows no mercy when attacking) etc just makes me think of him.
I loved Second Story so much that I wore out the discs. I was so happy when Second Evolution came out.
One of my fave. One of the best game I've played. unforgettable 😍 unlike games today
Goes to show you gotta play better games🤷🏽♂️
@@Miruto2Fleek kid
when i first watched this on my game, I started thinking to myself at the end: " OMG that better not be Welch..." When I got her in a PA scene, i was laughing my ass off. In First Departure, Welch was fricking funny.
OMG! This opening ROCKS in everything!!! I love the scenes! And i loved this game when was out on playstation! I will REALLY play it again on my dear PSP without doubts! I still like more the animation from Star Ocean EX - anime, but this one is not that bad too. :3 Thanks for uploading. ^^
I just love it
I would love if this ended up on the Switch. I played the original, geeze 20 years ago! What a great game.
There is still a Chance after the remaster of SO1^^ I would love to replay it some day
Good news, remake happened
Should we tell them?
@@nediojon749 Yes do tell
Even better 😁
This one is my favourite Star Ocean. It's just amazing. I maxed all characters and beat the archangel in the cave of tribulations and then summoned the strongest boss with the silver trumpet and beat her. After a couple of attempts xD That battle is for REAL. But yeah, love this game so so much
Agree
The chord progression at Celine's Scene 👌👌👌👌
Played this first on PS1 now everytime I hear or see this music, memories comes back to life...
Damn I remember crying to this op when I was like 12 lol
One of my fav PSP games.
I just started this game this evening. Loved the opening and liking the game so far.
Adam Clark I played SO:FD and this one way back when I was a kid, they were my intro to jrpgs then I moved on to the FF series. Been a PC gamer for the last couple years and randomly remembered these games but didn’t have a PSP. Then I remembered ROMS yesterday LOL.
When are we gonna get this released for the PS4 damnit?! We got First Departure, this ought to be a given!
While ally friends were playing final fantasy I was busy falling in love with star ocean and 20 years on I still love this game even the remake is perfect
Second Story/Second Evolution is definately where the series peaked. Til End of Time and Last Hope can't hold a candle to it.
I love the opening of the game
Childhood memories
i get such a warm feeling from this
やっぱこっちの方が映像に合ってるなぁ
14 years ago?! Omg... I'm OLD
The song is start by scandal \m/
Alexandre Not so Great also one of their less rock more pop songs tho i still cant get enough of harukaze
@@timersky98 I think it's one of their best songs
Greetings from 2023. We are now getting a remake/remaster for the Switch, PS4/PS5 Steam. Good times!
STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
Preordered PS5 ver awhile ago. It’s able to get released, can’t wait!!! PS5 ver comes w 4K 60fps HDR btw =)
God, I need to get this game back. Absolutely loved it!!
The name of the song is START performed by SCANDAL.
15 years apart yet this opening had more frames and smoother animation than the latest one lol.
not with that 240 quality lol
@@maramba32 pixel quality does not equate to frames per second
@@gluttonyfang6674 i know iy doesnt, its hard to look at because its blurry
@@maramba32 play it on crt, problem solved
Best intro of Star Ocean and love this game including Star Ocean 3 and 4. I know that Star Ocean 3 is good and Star Ocean 4 is kind of in the middle but it's good though.
anyone knows a way i can play this using pc? i don’t want to play the remake since im used to how they look like here..
YYAAASSS I FOUND IT! After years and years of searching ;-; I finally found out what the title of this game is. 😂😂 I shall download it right now. *^*
I remember playing this on my psp and i will spend hours on it sadly lost the game after moving but i managed to find it at a pawn shop and got really excited to start playing it again 😄
@dannywolfpero
I don't -know- this as a fact, since I haven't played The Last Hope, but it's a persistent universe from First Departure up through Till the End of Time. Claude (in the localized U.S. PSX version, at least) is explicitly Ronixis' son, even if it has no story value, and the meta-setting of the games is the same (even though the games themselves all take place on different planets).
@mccinley17 There are two methods, I think:
- First, either equip a Meteor Ring. You can find this in Eluria Tower and other places as well.
- Or a Gale Earring. You can also find this in Eluria Tower and other places, but i think it's for girls only.
Um, I dunno other methods, but I only rely on these methods. I get alot of Meteor Rings when I progress thru the game. Happy finding the rings!
i forgot a little bit how exactly how it goes, i havent played in a while, but basically shell be in the inn in the town where the torment is being held, she says shes looking for "someone: you go back to the king in the first castle you were and ask him about the women, hell give you access to a cave in the area and you meet up with her somewhere in there.
you get ernest much later in the game, close to the end of the disk, opera will see a ship or something near the ruin where yu take Leon
First Departure will be out in the US this fall and Second Evolution will be released early next year.
One of the best game openings ever T^T
I've had hard luck finding the stratagie guide for it. But what i've been doing is I just checked out the Stratagieguide on Gamefaqs for Star Ocean The second story that was released for the PS1. Many of the names have changed. Like, the talent "dexterity" (I believe) got changed to the talent "Nimble Fingers". And the awesome item "Mischief" Was changed to "Sprite's Bracelet". There are also new PA's that the old strat doesent cover. But it has good common ground.
Damn, Claude and Rena. What a pair ❤
well the thing is, that she will be in SO4,too and she was in First Departure...
I really really like the transitional part in 1:07 especially the music :)
START - by Scandal . . correct me if i'm wrong
Nice uploading this.
Dias is awesome! I can't wait to play as him in Second Evolution! XD
Love this game, great story, great gameplay. I got this with my PSP and I loved it ever since. Completed it 3 times with different endings then my brother got my PSP and he now plays it every day. This soundtrack is one of the best things about it
I didn't know there were multiple endings.
+OddBallCanadianGamer of course they are
It's a PSP port of Star Ocean: The Second Story. Originally released for the PS1 back in 1999.
REMAKE TIME BABY!
I love that too! And Precis has a rocket punch going as well. *happy sigh*
This is the opening of the game (PSP version ) and it's amazing!
This song sends some serious chills down my spine.
I'm back, my childhood miss the old days
this anime went above and beyond
Played it on the PS1, one of my favourites. Can't wait for the European release.
This OP is nice but, the new one and the new designs are incredible. I just wish the new one had more scenes not just from the end of the game
Definitely agree with you. This looks really blurry but thats probably because of how old this video is
Cress=Claude
Kuruto Kuruto I noticed that too
i thought i was the only one who said that.
@@finalBDE It's not exactly a skillful observation. Literally the exact same people made both games.
@@DeltathRiylaan Understandable.
I need this game now. I only have First Departure out of the remakes (Mainly for the PSP), but I can't wait to get this one. I'll wait for it to come stateside, though.
Anyways, this opening is great. The song sort of reminds me of Tales of Legendia's opening song.
@dannywolfpero You are wrong they are all pretty connected. SO2 takes place 20 years after SO1 and the character from SO1 "Ronixis J. Kenny" is SO2 main guy character "Crawd C. Kenny" father. SO3 takes place in the year SD772 which is 406 years after SO2. (side note: SO blue sphere takes 2 years after SO2) And of course SO4 is the prequel of the whole series which starts from year SD10.
@FaytLinegod it was actualy before that on the SNES. this is technicly a remake of a remake
@Zeronightx The characters looked somehow more mature in the original...
The song is called Start, by the J-Pop girl group, Scandal.
I hope the songs are still in the US release.
It's called "Start" and the song is performed by SCANDAL.
AWESOME =3 he looks like fayt in the 3rd charcter =D
ゲームやってましたな。水樹奈々さん、
石田彰さん、杉田智和さんいましたな。
And now this game is getting it's Remastered Version
For those who are clueless of what the equation means - Daisuke Namikawa who is voicing Claude, is Al from Gundam 0080 and Nana Mizuki who is Rena is voicing Hinata from Naruto and Fate Testarossa from Nanoha. In short, these seiyuu are voicing the characters for Claude and Rena in the remake.
its no lie ign had a new letter on it and some online rental stores have reserves for it already.
Same day as Fable 2, Order of Eccelsia and a week after dead space, the next couple weeks are going to kick ass!
Well your getting your wish, First Departure comes out tommorrow, and then this one second evolution comes out in january here in the states so you will be getting both games here soon!
No Welch wasn't in the original Star Ocean games I think she came into the series in SO3 but since then she's been reappearing in SO games.
they have, star ocean blue sphere is a direct sequal to this, but it was never released over here
I love this game
She's the girl from SO3 that's the secretary of the Guild, or something like that.
First departure and second evo star ocean is the best from 10 years ago until now, i restart and finished the game again and again every year
does anybody see the resemblence of claude kenny (the guy with the red headband) of star ocean and cless albein of tales of phantasia?
i dont have the original but i've seen videos and it looks like it's pretty much a port with just some redone dialog, voices, and production IG anime cut scenes... and welch.
The remakes had much cleaner art and significantly better voice acting... I would definitely pick them over the originals if I was new to the series.
I loved this game I remember borrowing it from a friend and beating it before he did and then almost crying when returning it I need to get a PSP again
You know why you're here after all this time 😉
Omg! Welch! Everyone's favorite inventor lady with the hand on a stick! Awesome!
the voice acting in star ocean the second story and star ocean second evolution was phenomenal!^_^.worthy of my infinite praise^_^.everyone has their opinions and all.people say the voice acting is horrible.UGH i'm so cheesed off.the voice acting is beautifull.and i love all of them.but it still cheeses me off though.i can't help it though.because i love star ocean 2.both versions^_^.
The SCANDAL girls and Asunaro who played Heart are the best bands I've heard so far in these two awesome Star Ocean games!
I meant the original version of Second Story (PSX), not the original Star Ocean (SNES).
I guess that Star Ocean 2 has the best story ever was written for an rpg game. This story is just godlike srsly.
I mean it's competing with Xenogears, but I will agree, the story in SO2 is absolutely stellar and I love it
Its those dead dolly eyes she has. I keep thinking she has to lie down if she wants to close them.
this vid was so beast and i can't wait to get this game:)
I wonder if Rena and other Nedians are Morphuses as well as Myuria and Bacchus.