Hey everyone, this is a re-upload from a video we released at the end of 2023. Unfortunately the original got copyright claimed due to one of the songs, which is pretty annoying considering we got from it a supposed copyright free music channel and also because it checked out fine initially… but it is what it is lol. We have since replaced the song and on the bright side it allowed us to fix a couple errors that were present in the original. If you watched the original and are choosing to watch this again out of support, we thank you very much and greatly appreciate it! And for those of you watching for the first time, we of course hope you enjoy it as well.
Out of all the amazing RPGs on the PS1, Star Ocean: The Second Story is one that stands near the top. In this video we’ll be taking a deep retrospective look back at the original PS1 classic and go into detail on what makes this title so special and popular with fans.
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Channel Intro
Richie Branson – Jazzy Nights
Intermission Songs in Order
Theysay – Shimmer
Vantage Master – Faint Light of Hope
Massobeats – Lotus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RygB-mapsk
Zelda’s Quest Music
Last Bible 3 – Underworld Forest
00:00 – 08:12 Intro
08:12 – 25:41 The Prologue
25:41 – 26:09 Intermission 1
26:09 – 33:07 The Amazing Atmosphere
33:07 – 39:14 The Battle System
39:14 – 47:10 The Many Ambitious Gameplay Systems
47:10 – 52:25 The Exploration and Dungeons
52:25 – 55:26 Random Thoughts
55:26 – 56:05 Intermission 2
56:05 – 1:00:31 A Brief Discussion of the Plot
1:00:31 – 1:21:22 Characters (non-spoilers)
1:21:22 – 1:22:11 Intermission 3
1:22:11 – 1:32:03 Claude/Rena (spoilers)
1:32:03 – 1:35:57 The 10 Wise Men (spoilers)
1:35:57 – 1:43:18 The Final Battle (spoilers)
1:43:18 – 1:56:12 The Ending (Spoilers)
1:56:12- 2:00:07 Closing Thoughts
2:00:07 – 2:01:53 Outro
2:01:53 – 2:02:22 Zelda’s Quest
#starocean #starocean2 #squareenix
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Hey everyone, this is a re-upload from a video we released at the end of 2023. Unfortunately the original got copyright claimed due to one of the songs, which is pretty annoying considering we got from it a supposed copyright free music channel and also because it checked out fine initially… but it is what it is lol. We have since replaced the song and on the bright side it allowed us to fix a couple errors that were present in the original. If you watched the original and are choosing to watch this again out of support, we thank you very much and greatly appreciate it! And for those of you watching for the first time, we of course hope you enjoy it as well.
Thank you for all your passion 😊
Watching this tomorrow when I hit the stairmaster 🔥
Just found the channel, love your videos. Keep on keeping on.
Ill have to start this in an hour, but seriously, ty ahead of time. When i saw the notification i thought "awesome, but it will probably be a short thrill* looking forward to this two hour epic, again ,ty
The illest Utube channel intro 🔥
Just got my food and sat down to eat. What a perfect combo! It's like turning the TV on and a great movie just started!
This is a comment. It's for engagement. Love the video man
Golden age of RPGs was and forever will be PS1 era no doubt.
For the algorithm! Watching again and commenting to hopefully boost views this time around. Was such a good retrospective.
Game was very special to me personally.
I still play my original copy of Star ocean 2, The legend of dragoon, Digimon worlds 1 and 3, both Megaman legends and chrono cross to this day. star ocean 2 remaster is still good, but i like the original just a tiny bit more.
I first got into Star ocean cause of your videos. The remake that came out recently was pretty solid too👍 much love to both of y’all 💜
Why yes, I will watch this banger video again.
Thank goodness this gem has returned. One of my all time favorite games. And this retrospective in conjunction with that makes this piece of content my absolute favorite.
Your talking points convey so much of my sentiment and channel both my nostalgia and excitement for what it is to experience a JRPG.
I could gush for paragraphs and pages ~ but really just thank you for bringing me back to my childhood ~ a more simple time when mystery and intrigue guided me across the landscape of gaming.
Keep doing what you do ~
Sincerely a faithful subscriber.
Suikoden 2 retrospective. Do it.
YouTube needs to fix their copyright system. And the fact that one person watched your video, saw the work that went into it, heard their song (allegedly) and instead of being happy that their song was used in a video, they decided to be a little weasel and copyright claim it. If it was my song I would reach out to the Channel and ask to be credited. There are just some really lame people on this planet
Lmao this has to be the most I've heard u curse and I LOVE IT. sounds like my southern dad explaining a jrpg to me 😂😂😂
This has always been one of my favorite games and the first one i ever put more than 99 hours into (and could level above lev 99 as well- what?! blew my young mind) I am super gald to see it finally getting attention recently. I have been replaying it on my handheld recently and am also looking forward to trying out the Remake. Even though everyone is now talking about how good Second Story R is, it's still hard to explain just how good this game was at the time but how much it was slept on compared to games like FF7 and other ps1 rpgs even though in my mind SO2 was just as good if not better in so many aspects.
Commenting for algorithm 🙂
But these days due to the random crashing after ANY battle is over which happens a LOT in the Cave of Trials which is 13 floors and NO saving I'll never play the PS1 version any more the PSP/R remakes those crashing glitches never actually happen.
You say pure 90es cheese, but somehow "Crawd's" voice fits so oddly well with the art XD I can't explain it…
Another great video! Really lovely.
That reminds me, I recently started playing "Granblue Fantasy" and its battle system did remind me of Star Ocean 2's – just in the best possible quality. ( It is really smooth / good, and the NPCs help out a ton )
Still, features- and story- wise, Star Ocean 2…. is way better than Granblue Fantasy ^^; GB Fantasy's story is so flimsy, safe, short and generic, it is barely there. I'm not kidding, the game might even be better without the story, I don't know why they even tried… Character-wise I'd probably also prefer Star Ocean 2.
GB Fantasy is extremely polished and pretty but – very generic and child friendly overall.
To me, the jrpg golden age was the snes and ps1 era. Nothing before or after ever hit quite the same. There have been amazing RPG’s but when we’re talking about the golden age? Snes/ps1
Time for a rewatch i think!
This game never got enough attention! One of my high school friends got me this for Christmas one year 😁
Im just here to give my like once more
lol Look at that face 1:28, kid knows what's up with Thousand Arms, he really had fun rizzing up the virtual ladies.
I never finished that game, but I always thought that intro and start menu background music track were bangers though. That's how I learned of the Japanese Queen of Pop, that song was such a favourite of mine that I still know her name right off the top of my head even after 20+ yrs, and I'm not even really the kind of fan that follows her, that's the only song I know of her.
this video is my favorite “cooking dinner” companion 🩵
You guys are really putting in work that shows love for the art. I appreciate every video. Thank you 👏
Round 2 let's gooooooooo!
This was such a great retrospective to one of my favorite games from my childhood. Though I thought the Second Evolution hate was a bit much, other than that such a great video. Can't believe two hours went by like that.
Neat
Great video. Star ocean 2 isnt my favorite in the series, but having replayed it ive gained a newfound appreciation for it. Especially those gorgeous backgrounds and sprites.
Rewatching this masterpiece 🙌🏻
Will probably try to at least watch this in the background this week to help replace the views. But here's another comment saying how much I love this game and loved this video and how it perfectly captured a lot of my feelings and nostalgia for it. Great work as always.
I will happily watch again, but it is so heartbreaking the circumstances that led to the forced re upload.
I love the intro so slick. Starting with turtle hermit watching TV.
Took most of the day to watch the whole thing, but well worth it. Just played the remake and it’s nice to see that there were bits that actually looked better in the OG. Especially the interiors of buildings and some vantage points of cities. Thanks for a great vid!