Star Ocean: The Second Story R, Star Ocean: The Divine Force Available on GOG

Square Enix has released the PC versions of sci-fi action RPGs Star Ocean: The Second Story R and Star Ocean: The Divine Force on GOG. Star Ocean: The Second Story R is available for $49.99 with a 50% launch discount, while Star Ocean: The Divine Force is priced at $59.99 with a 60% launch discount. Both releases are part of the GOG Preservation Program that provides support for modern systems.

Star Ocean: The Second Story R is currently available on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch 2. It is a remake of the second game in the sci-fi action RPG series, which was originally developed by tri-Ace and released for PlayStation in Japan in 1999, North America in 2000, and Europe in 2001, with a PlayStation Portable remaster — Star Ocean: Second Evolution — later released worldwide. The game follows two main protagonists: Claude C. Kenny and Rena Lanford. Claude is a lieutenant with the Pangalactic Federation who becomes trapped on the medieval-technology planet of Expel. Rena is a native of Expel who has extraordinary healing powers. The Second Story R features 2.5D graphics with full Japanese and English voice overs, original and rearranged music, new battle mechanics, and more.

Star Ocean: The Divine Force is the sixth and most recent mainline entry in the series and released for for PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S in 2022. The game is set on the remote planet Aster IV, where the Vey’l Empire seeks to conquer the Kingdom of Aucerius. However, the story soon expands into a galaxy-wide threat with various mysteries, including lifeforms called the Scorpium, which are neither carbon nor silicon-based. It also follows two main characters, with the chosen one acting as the primary viewpoint character: Raymond Lawrence, captain of the Ydas merchant starship, and Laeticia Aucerius, crown princess of the Aster IV’s Kingdom of Aucerius.