Games like STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
If you like STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R (jrpg, remake and action), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
OCTOPATH TRAVELER II
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want a long JRPG you can play chapter by chapter: one rarely runs past two hours.
Sea of Stars
- In common: story and progression
When you want a classic, relaxed turn-based adventure that moves along nicely in hour-long sessions.
FINAL FANTASY
- In common: progression and long sessions
- Difference: less story
When you want to discover the origin of the series and a classic JRPG to return to unhurriedly, in hour-long stints.
FINAL FANTASY III
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want a classic JRPG at your own pace: you can turn off random encounters and earn up to four times the experience.
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want a long, laid-back adventure to last several weeks: seeing the whole story through takes around a hundred hours.
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want a turn-based JRPG of around 50 hours that blends mob drama with wildly silly side content.
DRAGON BALL Z: KAKAROT
- In common: long sessions and story
- Difference: less thinking
When you fancy a long, stress-free adventure: the story runs around 30-40 hours and doesn't force you to grind.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you want to lose yourself in a long story and feel that every quest has something to tell. Ideal for whole afternoons.
Mass Effect (2007)
- In common: long sessions and progression
When you have dozens of hours for a space opera where your answers nudge you toward idealism or a hard line.
Final Fantasy IX
- In common: progression and long sessions
When you fancy a long, classic adventure to come back to every day, unhurriedly.
How we pick them
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About STAR OCEAN THE SECOND STORY R
A remake of the 1998 JRPG: you pick Claude, a Federation officer stranded on another planet, or Rena, and fight in real time with a party of four. Who you recruit and your private chats with the party change the ending.
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