The remake of “Star Ocean Ranger 2” developed by Square Enix “Star Ocean Ranger 2: The Second Story R” (STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R) will be released today (2) on PS5, PS4, and Switch platforms (PC Steam is November 3 days).
The original game was launched on PlayStation in 1998 and is the second installment in the Galactic Adventure RPG series Star Ocean Rangers. The biggest change in “Star Rangers 2R” is the use of the latest graphics technology that combines 2D and 3D to move pixel characters into a three-dimensional map, allowing you to move in 360°.
This game not only adds new combat elements such as “cracking” and “assault action”, but also has evolved prop making skills (IC) and free movement (PA) functions.
The plot of “Star Rangers 2R” tells the adventures of the protagonist “Claude C. Kenny”, a Galactic Federation officer, and “Rena Langford”, a girl with healing powers. The game story adopts a dual protagonist system, which can be explored from the perspective of Claude and Reina. The direction of the story and the characters who become companions are different.
The story unfolds during one of Claude’s operations. When he was investigating a mysterious dome building discovered on the planet Milochinia, he was transported to a strange land after touching a certain device, and witnessed a monster about to attack Reina.
Claude immediately used the light gun “Phase Gun” given to him by his father to save Reina. Therefore, Rena firmly believes that Claude, who used a luminous weapon to save her from the monster, is the “brave with the sword of light” who appears in the national legend, and hopes that he will save the country.
In terms of dubbing, this game newly records the voices of the operable characters, and the “original voice actors” record the voices of all events, and supports switching to the PSP version. All the music has been re-arranged by the original composer “Ms. Sakuraba” himself, and the music that players are familiar with will become more novel and gorgeous.
“Star Rangers 2: The Second Story R” has been released today and supports Traditional Chinese. If you are interested in the details of the new elements of “Star Ranger 2R”, you can read the interview article with the production team on this site.
Related articles to read: Interview with the production team of “Star Ranger 2: The Second Story R”, publicly including the two versions of voice and various remake details
