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product_id: 536004122
title: "Star Ocean: The Second Story R (NSW)"
brand: "square enix"
price: "C$3876"
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reviews_count: 13
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# Multilingual voiceovers & language packs 2.5D fusion of 3D worlds + pixel art Dynamic party & skill customization Star Ocean: The Second Story R (NSW)

**Brand:** square enix
**Price:** C$3876
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> ⚡️ Relive a classic JRPG reborn with style and strategy!

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- **What is this?** Star Ocean: The Second Story R (NSW) by square enix
- **How much does it cost?** C$3876 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Key Features

- • **Dive into a stunning 2.5D world:** Experience a unique blend of nostalgic pixel characters and modern 3D environments that bring every town and dungeon to life.
- • **Master diverse skills & crafting:** Customize your party’s growth with specialties like Cooking, Art, and Metalcraft, crafting powerful gear with enhanced item creation.
- • **Choose your hero, shape your story:** Start as Claude or Rena and unlock different perspectives, allies, and story paths for a personalized JRPG adventure.
- • **Fully voiced in English & Japanese:** Immerse yourself with authentic voiceovers that elevate character depth and storytelling.
- • **Quality of life upgrades for modern play:** Enjoy fast travel, chained battles for XP boosts, and experience sharing across your entire party—respecting your time and strategy.

## Overview

Star Ocean: The Second Story R for Nintendo Switch is a definitive remake of the beloved JRPG classic, featuring a striking 2.5D art style that merges 3D environments with pixel characters. Players choose between two protagonists, unlocking unique storylines and recruitable allies. The game boasts fully voiced English and Japanese audio, a deep skill and crafting system, and modern quality-of-life improvements like fast travel and experience sharing. While requiring an internet connection for language packs and patches, this version revitalizes the original with enhanced visuals, rebalanced combat, and new mechanics, making it a must-have for both longtime fans and newcomers craving a nostalgic yet fresh RPG experience.

## Description

The highly acclaimed second instalment in the STAR OCEAN series, returns as STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R. Brought to life with a unique 2.5D aesthetic, which fuses 2D pixel characters and 3D environments, this remake includes everything that made the original release so great while adding new elements too! Experience new battle mechanics, full Japanese and English voice overs, original and re-arranged music, fast-travel and so much more! Discover the definitive version of a classic but modernized JRPG that’s perfect for newcomers and long-time fans alike. Copyright 1998, 2023 SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. All Rights Reserved. Original version developed by tri-Ace Inc.

Review: Outside the misinformation about the "required" DL, it's great, but there are a few other things.... - Yes, not being clear about the fact that the 3GB DL (the warning is missing from the pics on desertcart) is *mostly* language packs was annoying - I can't tell you how angry I was when I opened my package and saw that warning staring back at me, but yes, the entire game IS on the cart. There's a rumor that without the patch there is a game breaking bug that *CAN* halt your progress, but I can't for the life of me find any info where that occurs in the game without the patch. However, beyond the above (which was beyond annoying) I honestly cannot imagine playing the PS1 original or the PSP version again. There are just way too many positive, quality of life changes here to ignore. You can chain enemy encounters together to get money and experience multipliers, meaning it's easier to level up and the game respects your time more this time around. Everyone in the party (even the characters not in your current party) gets experience, so you don't leave half your characters in the dust. The combination of the original sprites (love those new idle character animations by the way) and 3D backgrounds works better than you would expect; giving us something new and old to enjoy. Even the improvements that somewhat limbo under the bar don't really intrude on the experience. There are a few hitches to the Switch version however. The Switch doesn't handle the world map (which has seen a MASSIVE improvement) the greatest, with constant pop-in of trees while the actual land masses and towns DON'T pop in. There's some pop-in in some dungeons as well, but it's much more minimal. Obviously, the pop in does not occur in the PlayStation versions, but this isn't very surprising given how old the Switch is. The Switch version runs at 30fps while the PS versions are running at 60. The PS versions look smoother because of that (but they also look odd to me because of this as well), but I honestly thought they looked a little blurry, and thought the Switch version looked a little crisper, but that may be because I'm playing on a Switch Lite. There doesn't seem to be any performance issues in towns and combat (which, yes, the combat it the more important thing here!) so if you only have a Switch you're gonna lose a little performance, but nowhere near enough to KO this version into oblivion. The voice acting is taken from the previous PSP version, which is good and bad. I get why they didn't redo the VA but there are a few parts where the characters all act like brats and their personalities/voices get on my nerves. There are also some NPCs that have some odd annunciation (sounding angrier/more annoyed than you'd expect) but it's decent enough. Thankfully, we're long past the original translation from the PS1 original which was pretty terrible but par the course for that time. I'd say 95 times out of 100 the various changes make the game better and I can only name a few points where I thought the original game (outside VA and translation) did a better job. I think the last dungeon of the first half was better on the original. Magic casters have been completely reworked and are more viable attack option than in the original. The game's still unbalanced and it's just as broken as the OG but is just broken in a new way now, but it's still fun. But regardless, along with the remaster of SaGa Frontier and the Pixel Remasters, it appears if Square-Enix has successfully thought this one back for all of us to enjoy again. I'd say that's around 40 points!
Review: Great remake! - Amazing remake. This is an awesome game and I loved playing through back in PSP. This version on switch runs and looks fantastic!

## Features

- Internet connection and download required to access additional languages and bug fixes
- From dangerous dungeons to bustling towns, the world of STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R is depicted in a stunning 2.5D style that combines beautiful 3D graphics with nostalgic 2D pixel characters
- Start your journey with either Claude or Rena; Depending on your choice, the perspectives and the allies you can recruit will change
- Customize party progression with a large selection of skills, including Cooking, Art, Metalcraft, and many more; Build up to Specialty levels and master the enhanced Item Creation system to craft ultimate equipment with different effects
- Japanese and English voiceover

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0C8WC4ZX7 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,673 in Video Games ( See Top 100 in Video Games ) #214 in Nintendo Switch Games |
| Compatible Video Game Console Models | Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch - OLED Model, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch Lite |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (435) |
| Date First Available | June 21, 2023 |
| Item Weight | 1.6 ounces |
| Item model number | 92751 |
| Language | English |
| Manufacturer | Square Enix |
| Product Dimensions | 7.2 x 4.7 x 0.5 inches; 1.6 ounces |
| Publication Date | November 2, 2023 |
| Rated | Teen |
| Release date | November 2, 2023 |
| Type of item | Video Game |
| UPC | 662248927510 |

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Outside the misinformation about the "required" DL, it's great, but there are a few other things....
*by J***N on November 9, 2023*

Yes, not being clear about the fact that the 3GB DL (the warning is missing from the pics on amazon) is *mostly* language packs was annoying - I can't tell you how angry I was when I opened my package and saw that warning staring back at me, but yes, the entire game IS on the cart. There's a rumor that without the patch there is a game breaking bug that *CAN* halt your progress, but I can't for the life of me find any info where that occurs in the game without the patch. However, beyond the above (which was beyond annoying) I honestly cannot imagine playing the PS1 original or the PSP version again. There are just way too many positive, quality of life changes here to ignore. You can chain enemy encounters together to get money and experience multipliers, meaning it's easier to level up and the game respects your time more this time around. Everyone in the party (even the characters not in your current party) gets experience, so you don't leave half your characters in the dust. The combination of the original sprites (love those new idle character animations by the way) and 3D backgrounds works better than you would expect; giving us something new and old to enjoy. Even the improvements that somewhat limbo under the bar don't really intrude on the experience. There are a few hitches to the Switch version however. The Switch doesn't handle the world map (which has seen a MASSIVE improvement) the greatest, with constant pop-in of trees while the actual land masses and towns DON'T pop in. There's some pop-in in some dungeons as well, but it's much more minimal. Obviously, the pop in does not occur in the PlayStation versions, but this isn't very surprising given how old the Switch is. The Switch version runs at 30fps while the PS versions are running at 60. The PS versions look smoother because of that (but they also look odd to me because of this as well), but I honestly thought they looked a little blurry, and thought the Switch version looked a little crisper, but that may be because I'm playing on a Switch Lite. There doesn't seem to be any performance issues in towns and combat (which, yes, the combat it the more important thing here!) so if you only have a Switch you're gonna lose a little performance, but nowhere near enough to KO this version into oblivion. The voice acting is taken from the previous PSP version, which is good and bad. I get why they didn't redo the VA but there are a few parts where the characters all act like brats and their personalities/voices get on my nerves. There are also some NPCs that have some odd annunciation (sounding angrier/more annoyed than you'd expect) but it's decent enough. Thankfully, we're long past the original translation from the PS1 original which was pretty terrible but par the course for that time. I'd say 95 times out of 100 the various changes make the game better and I can only name a few points where I thought the original game (outside VA and translation) did a better job. I think the last dungeon of the first half was better on the original. Magic casters have been completely reworked and are more viable attack option than in the original. The game's still unbalanced and it's just as broken as the OG but is just broken in a new way now, but it's still fun. But regardless, along with the remaster of SaGa Frontier and the Pixel Remasters, it appears if Square-Enix has successfully thought this one back for all of us to enjoy again. I'd say that's around 40 points!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great remake!
*by S***H on December 7, 2025*

Amazing remake. This is an awesome game and I loved playing through back in PSP. This version on switch runs and looks fantastic!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great price
*by A***R on January 9, 2026*

good game

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