Star Ocean The Second Story Ris a remake released in 2023 bySquare Enix. It is a JRPG that spans a large amount of time and a huge map, so players might be wondering just how much there is to do in this mainlineStar Oceantitle.
While theStar Ocean The Second Story Risn’t as large as some older JRPGs, it’s still a pretty big game, and players can expect to get more than40 hoursout of this title and even more if they plan to try to 100% complete any aspect of it.
The Length of the Original Star Ocean 2
The original version ofStar Ocean The Second Story R, called justStar Ocean The Second StoryorStar Ocean 2, took players on average about 39.5 hours according toHowLongToBeat. In order to 100% this title, players can expect to spend almost 90 to 100 hours playing.
The reason the 100% playthrough is so long is because a number of the characters can’t be collected on a first playthrough. to see all the possible playable NPCs, players will have to play through the whole game twice with the opposite protagonist and make slightly different choices along the way. So there is plenty to do in thismassive PS1 RPG, and players won’t come up short on playtime.
Unfortunately for players, even a 100% playthrough won’t allow them to see everything there is to see; there are as many as 86 possible endings for the 2D pixel art gameStar Ocean 2. So how does the remake compare in terms of length?
How Long to Beat Star Ocean The Second Story R
Players can expect to have about the same amount of time for theStar Ocean The Second Storyremake bySquare Enix; 35 hours to reach the credits and 80 to 100 hours to complete everything the game has to offer. The reason the totals are a little bit lower this time around is that some changes have been made to speed the game up, including:
Star Ocean The Second Story Ris available for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Switch.
