Star Ocean The Second Story R Introduces the Planetary Archaeologist, Ernest Raviede

The official Star Ocean Twitter account has shared a new English clip highlighting one of Star Ocean The Second Story R’s recruitable party members, Ernest Raviede.

He’s an archaeologist from the planet of Tetragenesis, traveling to Expel to further satisfy his curiosity about ruins spread throughout the universe. Additionally, Ernest is romantically desired by Opera Vectra, and in combat, he utilizes a whip, enabling favorable range.

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
• 25th Anniversary Art
• PC Port Specs
• Dias Introduction
• Leon Introduction
• Opera Introduction

You can view the English clip of Ernest Raviede below: (Twitter links are acting up with embedding, so just click that hyperlink from the sentence before if the tweet’s not showing below)

Ernest's whip skills are on full display in #StarOcean The Second Story R. From up close to far away, he's got the combat range covered! pic.twitter.com/87ahUbmGHv

— STAR OCEAN (@StarOcean) August 13, 2023