Huge Star Ocean: The Second Story R Update Makes This Fantastic Remake Even Better | Push Square

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Square Enix has dropped a substantial new update for Star Ocean: The Second Story R, which released for PS5 and PS4 last year. Already an incredibly well-made remake of a classic RPG, this patch adds some welcome features, such as a new difficulty level, new endgame bosses, new options for starting New Game+, and more.

Here are the patch notes, as per the above trailer:

It's always nice when a great game gets a big update, isn't it? The Second Story R has a lot of inherent replay value to begin with, thanks to a range of recruitable characters and loads of potential story endings — but this patch sounds like the perfect excuse to dive back in.

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Are you a Star Ocean: The Second Story R fan? Will you be taking this update for a spin? Head back to the stars in the comments section below.

Robert (or Rob if you're lazy) has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, he's played 'em all — a little too much, some might say.

I've got Second Story R sitting on my shelf, still sealed, waiting to be played. I made the mistake of playing First Departure R first, which was a heartbreakingly underwhelming experience, and never did finish, and has now made me question whether or not I even want to play Second Story now.

@Andee you should play it, 2nd story was one of my favorite rpg's of all time.

I enjoyed the demo for this one, and it has me thinking about buying this game often. But I cannot justify buying it when the backlog is 6 large games deep...

Shame they cant patch in a %50 discount — then I'd be all over it

So many games, only one life…

@twitchtvpat Yeah I should definitely give at least the demo a go — it's just that that was like the third JRPG I've dropped in the past year, and I'm trying to be a bit more discerning with them. Apparently Second