Star Ocean: The Second Story R Character Designer Shares 25th Anniversary Artwork

The character designer for the upcoming Star Ocean The Second Story R, Yukihiro Kajimoto, has shared a new illustration to celebrate the original Star Ocean The Second Story’s 25th anniversary. The dual protagonists, Claude and Rena, are brilliantly depicted in this new artwork.

Star Ocean The Second Story R will feature fully voiced event scenes with the original voice cast, a newly arranged soundtrack by original composer Motoi Sakuraba with new songs, including some with a live band, as well as the new Break and Assault Action combat mechanics.

Players can anticipate two selectable protagonists, Claude and Rena, akin to the recently released Star Ocean The Divine Force. Claude is a Pangalactic Federation officer and son of the legendary Ronyx Kenny, causing him to have internal strife regarding his identity. During a mission, Claude’s ego gets the better of him as he’s transported to an underdeveloped planet and spotted by Rena, confusing him for the Hero of Light.

The Earth, Galaxy, and Universe difficulties will also be implemented. Further, the developer is Gemdrops, known for porting Star Ocean: The Second Evolution to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan.

Subtitled French, Italian, German, and Spanish language support will also be available via a launch day update.

• Check out our announcement coverage for more information.
• View the collector’s edition.
• Development occurred thanks to fans’ requests and to celebrate the original game’s 25th anniversary.
• Development team discusses the remake’s presentation.
• New quests have been added due to more challenging battles.
• Development team discusses the soundtrack.
• Party composition will reflect the original release.
• Character profiles for six party members were shared.
• Dias Flac Character Render Update
• Claude & Rena Introduction
• Celine Introduction
• Ashton Introduction
• Precis Introduction
• Bowman Introduction

You can view the new Star Ocean The Second Story 25th anniversary illustration from Kajimoto below: