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Old 07-06-2008, 12:01 AM

Calling all Playstation fans!! lol

This is once again a topic on another popular yet old game that's rare now! I bought it back then as soon as it came out b/c the cover was attractive. XD
But on the other hand it was such a brilliant game! It was very long game play. Story and graphics were great for playstation. Characters were interesting and also the battle system was very diffrent.


STAR OCEAN 2

Story: You get to choose between two chracters. There's Claude and Rena who are the main characters. Counting on who you choose the story is just slightly different. It's the same storyline just that you have different events and see the other persons view of the story.

Characters:
Claude- Claude C. Kenni. He's with his father on his first mission and heads off on the First Federation of Earth's space trip. While heading for a unknown and under developed planet they find a huge dome like shape and enter inside. There are particles around and Claude heads off on his own to explorer just a little ahead. Not listening to his fathers warning to get away from a unknown object he's pulled into the teleporter that closes after he passed through. After waking up in an undeveloped planet he's unsure of his destination and the communicator doesn't work correctly. Taking a few steps forward he starts to scout for help when he sees a young girl and sights a monster approaching her. Yelling for her to watch out he runs to rescue using his plasma gun to kill the monster. Mistaking him for the warrior of Light (because of his odd clothes and straight light that killed the monster) Rena thinks he's the "Warrior of Legend" that will save them. Later Claude heads off to find the source of trouble for the planet he's on with Rena and others later while also searching for a way back to Earth and his father.

Rena- A young girl from a quiet village near the Shingo forest. She lives on a planet called Expel which because of the fall of a meteor called the 'sorcery globe' animals have been becoming monsters. So far the forest (her favorite place) was safe. Heading out as she normally do to just relax she hears a warning and then sees a monster near about to hurt her. After being rescued by a strange man she takes him back to her home and believes he's the warrior of legend. After finding out the truth she feels sad but requests to come with him on his journey to find the sorcery globe and hints on how to get home. She is a very valuable healer. She also leaves home in search of her real mother. She loves her adopted mother dearly but wants to know why she is different from others and why she has a healing ability no one else has. She also wants to know who she really.

There are many other characters. Below I'll give a short desciption but I'm tempted to write their story. ^_^'
Diaz- A lone warrior who lived in the same village as Rena. He is very powerful and skilled. He left the village many years ago after his family was murdered by bandits and he failed to protect them. Him and Rena are very close child-hood friends.

Ashton- Full of bad luck this wondering and warrior was out in a cave trying to defeat two dragons. After being distracted by Claude/Rena and the team he got possessed by the two dragons while his back was turned. They are on his back and now and he demanded that Rena and Claude help him remove them. After traveling with the others he doesn't exterminate the dragons but becomes fond of them and admits that he just wanted to travel with them since they're his first fiends.
ect...theres more but I'll stop there for now. ^-^'

Battle/GamePlay:
It's run around and fight all at the same time. Non-stop. It's different and unique.
The game is an RPG and counting on who you are you can fight using killer moves and combos or you can summon a variety of amazing looking spells.
The amazing thing about the game was the AI and Private Action plays.
When near a town you can use PA and seperate from the team which allows events and such. Also, counting on event and battles (how you fight) will increase a chracters AI toward you or you can set up Ai levels between other characters as well. There's 'fiendship' and 'relationship' levels mainly. Counting on if they like you a lot they will protect you even more or yell out your characters name as you 'faint'. It was diffrent and unique. Also if they don't like you so much they really won't protect you or run toward you if you need help.


Discuss
~Characters
~Your favorite Character (and coupling too!)
~Events
~Leon and Diaz and the Fate of one or the other
~Cooking Master!
~Bunny Bunny!
~Fighting Arena
~Spells
~Bad Guys
~The game on the whole
~Beating the last guy with Felicia released. o_O'


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I loved this game so much! There were so much to it. I played it through the first time and released Felicia and later found out that if I didn't the ending battle would have been so much easier. I also maxed all my characters. My favorite team was Claude. Rena, Diaz, Ashton. Or Claude, Rena, Celine, Ashion. or If I had Claude as my main guy it was Claude, Leon, Rena, Celine/Ashton.
The bad guys were pretty cool too. Mainly the last ones. The game audio was also very amazing! ^_^

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Old 07-06-2008, 12:20 AM



Extra Facts:

There was also a Star Ocean Ex as an anime version of Star Ocean 2. Although it wasn't popular its great for Star Ocean 2 fans to watch. I did watch it and to me it seems like its entertaining and I personally loved it. But its one of those anime where you had to play the game and know the chracters to actually like the anime. A few other people had said the same thing as well.

Another info on Star Ocean 2 is that there was said to be or going to be a Star Ocean Ex remake for the DS? But I've seen the character and art and my first thought was. "What happened here?"
It looks terrible. Really compare the Star Ocean 2 Game character art in comparison to the Anime art and then the DS art! I love Rena's art in the game art. It's wonderful in my opnion and all the other charcters look good. I was surprised it was so diffrent in EX but the art was good there too even though different. Then there was the DS where they look like kids and the art is terrible or...just not good.

Also, if you like the Star Ocean Audio there was a Star Ocean Remix CD. (I have it. Theres a good amount of songs and two CD's I had). The remixes were nice and if you like the audio I would recommend the remix CD as well.

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Before I forgot to mention that Star ocean has many chracters. (Well a good amount) but for some chracters. If you choose one you won't get another. Here are some of them.
First you choose your main story character which is Claude and Rena.

Claude > Choose Leon (Diaz is non-choosable)
Rena > Choose Diaz (Leon is non-choosable)

Then there others along the way that either characters can get but they kick out other characers.
Celine > Ernest
Ashion > Opera
(I'll say here that Ernest is terrible. Opera is OK. I would rather Celine and Ashon.)
Precis > Bowman
(This wasn't a bad choice in the game. Bowman doesn' t come out as powerful as Precis)
Noel > Chisato
(I always choose Noel just cause he's cool. I played Chisato she wasn't bad and a lot of people perfer her over Noel since his heal is not even as powerful as Rena but he's not that bad of a mage although celine does beat him at it of course).

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Old 07-09-2008, 12:27 AM

i cant wait for the SO psp remake

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Old 07-09-2008, 04:09 PM

Really? ^__^
Hope you like it!
Apart from the drawings being so different than the original (I don't know but for a remake I expected better ^^) I think it might be fun to bring back this game.

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Old 07-11-2008, 10:53 AM

star ocean the frist one well i didnt like it but they did a great job on star ocean 2 hell i own the game really good game great story graphics are good too even though i dont care about graphics its the story for me great game i think

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Old 07-11-2008, 01:28 PM

Yeah. I agree that the first one was just OK. Star Ocean 2 was just wonderful anc was really great. Too bad to buy it now is 120 and up and stuff. ^^
I own a copy so I'm happy. haha

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Old 07-25-2008, 05:10 AM

Another game I failed to finish. I did love it though; everything from the characters to the story line. I'm still obsessed with the series and this will forever be one of my favourite video games of all time.

I can't say I had a favourite character, although I did like Leon a lot. I can't really remember who I had in my team; I think I still have my game saved so maybe I'll go back and try to play it again ^_^

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Old 08-08-2008, 03:48 AM

I played SO2 for all of ten minutes. I watched a friend of mine play it for many hours, though, and can't say I felt like I was missing much. XD (No offense to fans, of course.) I will never forget the bad voice overs.

One thing that I thought was awesome about it, however, was the talent system thing, having your characters learn cooking and painting and whatnot. I really liked most of the characters, too.

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Old 08-08-2008, 04:08 AM

I love Star Ocean 2! :). I watched my brother play it(as Claude) when it first came out, and liked it a lot.(I especially liked Ashton- well, his character design. When my brother had it, he never got to recruit Ashton. I saw a picture of him in a gaming magazine.) Unfortunately, it was only a rental, and he had to take it back. And never rented it again. >_<;. So, I completely forgot about it until someone brought it up again. I bought a used copy of it shortly after, and have loved the game since. I still haven't beaten it yet, though.(Even though I'm sure I could, at my level. Or, at least, I'm close to it.) I'm still trying to get the Ashton/Rena ending(I played the game as Rena), and for whatever the reason, the fortune telling lady will NOT change what she has to say about their relationship. I've tried playing the piano, giving him burgers, and got most of his events- and it still won't go up. It's rather frustrating. >_<;.
In addition to the game, I also own the manga(both for part 2 AND for Blue Sphere, the sequel), and the first 5 DVDs of the anime. I've heard the manga/anime cut a lot out, though, so I'll continue to say the game's the best of them. :).(and besides that, the Claude/Rena relationship isn't forced in the game. Thankfully. :(. I hate them as a couple. >_<;.).

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Old 08-09-2008, 04:58 AM

SO2 is among my favorite Playstation games...probably tied with FF7 (because...YES...I'm a fan...just a closet fan) and Harvest Moon. I also particularly liked SO3, just because...well. It's SO, and the plot was awesome. I can't wait to see what they do for SO4...

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Old 09-03-2008, 04:59 PM

Ohman.

<33333 Star Ocean.

You know they're (Being one AND two!) being re-released for the PSP. The first one was never released in the states, so I'm particularly pleased about that.

I was talking to my mom the other day about it and saying how great it was and how Til the End of Time got stolen and she went out and bought it again for my birthday. Only, with it, she got me a magazine subscription which subsequently informed me of the NEW Star Ocean game coming out (out already? I'm not actually sure!)

And, you know, of course, it can't be on the Wii. Oh, no. It has to go and be on the freaking 36o. Ugh. UGH. That's all I can think right now xD It's like "Ughhhhhhh. How do I get the money for a new systemmmmmmm ughhhhhh" xD

I'm excited though.

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Old 09-15-2008, 09:30 PM

I cant wait for star ocean 4

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Old 11-01-2008, 09:32 PM

i have star ocen 2 i never finished playing it though. I got to the fire bosses at the end and just never got passed then it annoyed me that you could go past level 100. most gaves you got to lvl 99 or 100 and you know you can beat the game easy but not this one! Also if you played the game the anime is good too. but only if you played the game lol

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Old 12-01-2008, 08:15 PM

I love Star Ocean 2. I have the original PSO version and am so getting the new one for PSP when it comes out. I've already bought Star Ocean First Departure.

I have to say my only annoyance with the game is that Rena looks like she's a little kid in the animation.

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Old 12-10-2008, 12:41 AM

This was my ALL TIME FAVORITE Star Ocean. I loved the story between the two of them though I'll have to admit that I didn't ever beat it. I got to the planet where Rena was from... but I never actually made it much past that, much to my dismay... maybe I should go back and play it again... hrmmmm.

 


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