Star Ocean: Second Evolution - PSP

Earth Federation ensign Claude C. Kenny is surveying an uncharted planet when he accidentally triggers a mysterious device and gets transported to Expel, a medieval world with no knowledge of the civilization he came from. A girl named Rena Lanford finds him there and decides he must be the legendary hero her village has been waiting for. He goes along with it. The two set out to investigate a meteorite called the Sorcery Globe, which has been spreading a corrupting energy across the land, and what starts as a local mystery expands into a conflict that threatens the existence of multiple worlds.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution lets you choose your protagonist at the start. Play as Claude and you get the perspective of an outsider trying to do right by a world he doesn't understand. Play as Rena and you follow a healer wrestling with her own origins and what it means to be the one who keeps everyone else alive. The story and several endings change depending on who you pick and what choices you make along the way, with 86 possible endings shaped by relationship points built up through Private Actions. During town visits the party splits up and you can seek out individual companions for conversations that deepen bonds and carry mechanical benefits in battle.

Combat is real-time on an open field. You move freely, control your character directly, and position yourself to attack from different angles while up to three AI companions fight alongside you on assignable strategies. Item Creation lets characters develop Specialties like Cooking, Herbal Medicine, Writing, and Blacksmithing to craft equipment and consumables. Ten characters are available to recruit, but only six can join your party and some choices lock others out.

This PSP version adds animated cutscenes by Production I.G, a re-recorded soundtrack, reworked skills, a refined combat system, an additional playable character, and 13 new endings beyond the original release.

Developed by Tose, published by Square Enix, Star Ocean: Second Evolution was released in North America on January 20, 2009. It is an enhanced remaster of Star Ocean: The Second Story, originally released on PlayStation in 1999.

Platform: PlayStation Portable (PSP)
Developer: Tose
Publisher: Square Enix
Release Year: 2009
Genre: Action RPG
Players: 1

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