Star Ocean Marks 30th Anniversary With Look at Sci-Fi Roots
As the Star Ocean franchise reaches its 30th anniversary, a new retrospective looks at how the series' Star Trek-inspired design remains its defining feature.
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Star Ocean Marks 30th Anniversary With Look at Sci-Fi Roots
As the Star Ocean franchise reaches its 30th anniversary, a new retrospective looks at how the series' Star Trek-inspired design remains its defining feature.
Star Ocean: The Second Story R Launches on Switch 2 Without Upgrade Path
Square Enix has released Star Ocean: The Second Story R on Nintendo Switch 2. The new version lacks an upgrade path and save data transfer for existing players.
10 JRPGs That Quietly Reinvented the Genre Without Enough Credit
From Shadow Hearts to Star Ocean, we look at ten JRPGs that introduced mechanics that changed the genre forever, even if they didn't get the spotlight.
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness Among Top GOG Dreamlist Requests
Murillo Zerbinatto highlights Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness and other legacy JRPGs that fans are voting to bring to PC via the GOG Dreamlist.