A Federation officer finds himself transported to a mystical planet.

As he searches for a way back home, an encounter with a girl draws him into a mission to save her people, as an ancient prophecy foretold…

Choose your path and witness an awakened destiny.

Fantasy and Science Fiction collide in a unique visual style.



Characteristics:

- From dangerous dungeons to bustling cities, the world of STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is depicted in stunning 2.5D style.
- Which combines beautiful 3D graphics with nostalgic 2D pixelated characters.
- Experience a story with two protagonists.
- Start your journey with either Claude or Rena.
- Depending on your choice, the prospects and allies you can recruit will change.
- Meet party members through the unique private action system, develop relationships and unlock a variety of different endings.
- New character illustrations were also created by long-time series artist Yukihiro Kajimoto.
- Thrilling and visually explosive battles!
- Enjoy fast-paced battles and use new mechanics to strategically defeat enemies.
- "Burst" dealing damage continuously and order your allies to follow up with an assault action to deal massive damage.



- Pair powerful gear with a multitude of abilities.
- Customize party progression with a large selection of skills including Cooking, Art, Metalcraft and more.
- Reach Specialty levels and master the improved item crafting system to craft ultimate gear with different effects.
- Voiceover in Japanese and English.
- All event scenes are now fully voiced using the voice and in the Japanese version use the cast from the original game.
- In addition, dialogue from STAR OCEAN SECOND EVOLUTION (2008) is also included and can be selected.
- An iconic soundtrack rearranged by Motoi Sakuraba.
- All tracks have been recomposed, including full-band performance and string sound.
- Exploration themes and cutscenes also have new recordings that take them to an even greater height.
- 3 difficulty modes.
- Choose TERRA for a relaxing journey, GALAXY for a satisfying challenge or UNIVERSE.



Playstation 4 game comes with upgrade to Playstation 5 digital version.