RandomNPC: Star Ocean: Second Evolution Review

Closer to a rerelease than a remake, Second Evolution still puts plenty of polish on one of the genre's less popular entries. For fans of the original with $30 to burn, it's an easy recommendation: it's a tighter, better-written trip down memory lane. People who disliked the original probably won't change their minds unless the only thing holding them back was a silly script and overlong magic animation. However, newcomers who aren't averse to dated gameplay will find a lot to like, and may yet wonder why more games don't do a few of the things Second Evolution does.