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* LowTierLetdown: Ernest and Noel are considered the worst party members:
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* LowTierLetdown: Ernest and Noel are considered the worst party members:LowTierLetdown:
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** Much to the consternation of the fanbase, Ashton got flattened with the nerf bat in the Remake. In the original [=PS1=] release, he was a top-tier character by virtue of being the only character with a multi-hit basic attack, staggering them long enough to whip out Killer Moves that required him to stand in place, but who cared, the enemy was already pinned. While ''Second Departure'' lowered his value by giving ''everyone'' multi-hit basic combos, ''Second Story R'' finished the arc by putting the Shield system into place, allowing enemies to either knock him out of his [=KM=] windup or simply saunter away.
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** The goofy-looking hourglass enemies can completely freeze the entire party, and the attack that causes this only takes a full second to start up and doesn't use any MP. If you're fighting a group of them, they can repeatedly chain these attacks together, leaving you utterly helpless as they decimate your party. Thankfully, at least in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation version, the freeze timer keeps going even if you open the menu, letting you recover from their attack much quicker.
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** The goofy-looking hourglass enemies can completely freeze the entire party, and the attack that causes this only takes a full second to start up and doesn't use any MP. If you're fighting a group of them, they can repeatedly chain these attacks together, leaving you utterly helpless as they decimate your party. Thankfully, at least in the UsefulNotes/PlayStation Platform/PlayStation version, the freeze timer keeps going even if you open the menu, letting you recover from their attack much quicker.
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** One of Opera's weapons is called [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} X-Box]].
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** One of Opera's weapons is called [[UsefulNotes/{{Xbox}} [[Platform/{{Xbox}} X-Box]].
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** Camael, Zadkiel, and Raphael. Though the honor mostly goes to Camael and his ability to inflict status ailments like it's going out of fashion. If you don't have accessories to resist petrification and/or paralysis, you'll quickly find your characters being unable to do anything, forcing you to waste items to heal them. If you don't have any, then oh well. All the while the other two wail on your party for free. Zadkiel and Raphael are nowhere near as bad, but playing as a melee character makes hitting them a bit of an issue, given their perchance for teleporting.
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** Zadkiel[=/=]Ruprecht has some fans despite being very insignificant to the game other than being one of three bosses and [[spoiler:one of the Ten Wise Men to discover Philia's death.]]
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** Zadkiel[=/=]Ruprecht has some fans despite being very insignificant to the game other than being one of three bosses and [[spoiler:one of Among the Ten Wise Men to discover Philia's death.]]Men, Lucifer/Cyril and Michael/Decus are often popular, the former being a DragonWithAnAgenda and the latter a LargeHam with a SignatureMove. Besides them, Zadkiel/Ruprecht is just as popular from his attractive boyish looks, even when he’s only fought as part of a three-man boss fight.
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* RemadeAndImproved: The 2023 remake by Gemdrops received an excellent reception across the board. The game is built from the ground-up in a pleasing SpritePolygonMix art-style. Motoi Sakuraba's score is redone.The remake cuts down on hours of downtime from the original due to the raftload of AntiFrustrationFeatures, only to then packs those hours back in with the introduction of new side-quests like the guild missions and FishingMinigame. Almost every GameBreaker is retained, and is in fact easier to accomplish. The result is a classic RPG given a gorgeous makeover that's now easier to play and even more fun to break.
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* CatharsisFactor: Remember how Cynne/Shin was an invincible boss where you either have to survive his attacks (causing a game over if he killed you) and then suffer a HopelessBossFight and afterwards, he killed many people of Lacour [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]? Well, the next time you meet him, it's ''your'' turn to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] him and make him pay for everything he's done.
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* CatharsisFactor: CatharsisFactor:
** Remember how Cynne/Shin was an invincible boss where you either have to survive his attacks (causing a game over if he killed you) and then suffer a HopelessBossFight and afterwards, he killed many people of Lacour [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]? Well, the next time you meet him, it's ''your'' turn to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] him and make him pay for everything he's done.
** Remember how Cynne/Shin was an invincible boss where you either have to survive his attacks (causing a game over if he killed you) and then suffer a HopelessBossFight and afterwards, he killed many people of Lacour [[ForTheEvulz just because he can]]? Well, the next time you meet him, it's ''your'' turn to [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomp]] him and make him pay for everything he's done.
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** The eventual fights against the true BigBadEnsemble, the Ten Wise Men, who just [[spoiler:destroyed Expel, killed Ronyx in front of his son, and are moments away from destroying the universe]]. Taking down even just one of them brings some satisfaction, complete with a DefeatEqualsExplosion, making it one step closer to [[spoiler:bringing (almost) everyone they killed back to life]].
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** [[https://youtu.be/b0NyTo_IM-4?si=QhIqbNvqioU8KAZ- STELLA]] by the music duo Suiren for the opening to the ''R'', which includes [[spoiler:an image of the entire party cast against the Ten Wise Men]].
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** [[https://youtu.be/b0NyTo_IM-4?si=QhIqbNvqioU8KAZ- STELLA]] "STELLA"]] by the music duo Suiren for the opening to the ''R'', which includes [[spoiler:an image of the entire party cast against the Ten Wise Men]].
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** [[https://youtu.be/b0NyTo_IM-4?si=QhIqbNvqioU8KAZ- STELLA]] by the music duo Suiren for the opening to the ''R'', which includes [[spoiler:an image of the entire party cast against the Ten Wise Men]].
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Once again, Motoi Sakuraba delivers.
** In particular, the battle theme of this game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl55tl_P_0 "Stab the Sword of Justice"]] is often hailed as one of the best JRPG battle themes to ever exist.
** This game marks the first appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1e6ApH_H8g Incarnation of Devil]], a song so awesome that it has essentially become the theme song for the entire company, and has continuously been remixed not just in future ''Star Ocean'' games, but also in the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' series, and one-offs like ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'', almost always for the game's strongest optional boss.
** In particular, the battle theme of this game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl55tl_P_0 "Stab the Sword of Justice"]] is often hailed as one of the best JRPG battle themes to ever exist.
** This game marks the first appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1e6ApH_H8g Incarnation of Devil]], a song so awesome that it has essentially become the theme song for the entire company, and has continuously been remixed not just in future ''Star Ocean'' games, but also in the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' series, and one-offs like ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'', almost always for the game's strongest optional boss.
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**In particular, the The battle theme of this game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXl55tl_P_0 "Stab the Sword of Justice"]] Justice"]], is often hailed as one of the best JRPG battle themes to ever exist.
** This game marks the first appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1e6ApH_H8gIncarnation "Incarnation of Devil]], Devil"]], a song so awesome that it has essentially become the theme song for the entire company, company Creator/TriAce, and has continuously been remixed not just in future ''Star Ocean'' ''VideoGame/StarOcean'' games, but also in the ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' series, and one-offs like ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'', almost always for the game's strongest optional boss.
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** This game marks the first appearance of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1e6ApH_H8g
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* CargoShip: Ashton. [[OverlyLongGag Barrel barrel barrel BARREL barrel BARREL barrel BARREL barrel.]]
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** The Salamanders and their [[PaletteSwap palette-swap relatives]]. They have fearsome strength, HP to burn and their breath attacks are capable of inflicting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill poison, paralyze AND stone]] in one fell swoop. They're bad enough with a full party, let alone solo runs or coliseum fights.
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** The Salamanders and their [[PaletteSwap palette-swap relatives]]. They have fearsome strength, HP to burn and their breath attacks are capable of inflicting [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill poison, paralyze AND paralyze]] ''[[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and]]'' [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill stone]] in one fell swoop. They're bad enough with a full party, let alone solo runs or coliseum fights.
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* ShockingMoments: Fans had been waiting impatiently for a port similar to ''First Departure R'' for years. Absolutely ''no one'' predicted the June 21, 2023, announcement that the game would be getting a ground-up remake with a revamped battle system where high-level spells no longer freeze time.
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* ShockingMoments: Fans had been waiting impatiently for a port similar to ''First Departure R'' for years. Absolutely ''no one'' predicted the June 21, 2023, announcement on June 21, 2023 that the game would be getting a ground-up remake with a revamped battle system where high-level spells no longer freeze time.
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** Similarly, some fans prefer the localized names of the Ten Wise Men, feeling they were more interesting and creative.
* StrangledByTheRedString: How Dias and Chisato HookedUpAfterwards can be a bit confusing to explain. To note, Dias doesn't have really high relationship rating with anyone else except Claude and Rena, so getting the Dias-Chisato ending requires the player to be deliberate in rigging their relationship rating. There are almost no PA between them. And somehow ''Blue Sphere'' made it like they're dating, and they're suddenly a couple... that leaves no descendants whatsoever in games after this chronologically to confirm and strengthen this beyond the dictionary implying that Chisato's descendants are Expellian.
* StrangledByTheRedString: How Dias and Chisato HookedUpAfterwards can be a bit confusing to explain. To note, Dias doesn't have really high relationship rating with anyone else except Claude and Rena, so getting the Dias-Chisato ending requires the player to be deliberate in rigging their relationship rating. There are almost no PA between them. And somehow ''Blue Sphere'' made it like they're dating, and they're suddenly a couple... that leaves no descendants whatsoever in games after this chronologically to confirm and strengthen this beyond the dictionary implying that Chisato's descendants are Expellian.
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** Similarly, some Some fans prefer the localized names of the Ten Wise Men, feeling they were more interesting and creative.
* StrangledByTheRedString: How Dias and Chisato HookedUpAfterwards can be a bit confusing to explain. To note, Dias doesn't have really high relationship rating with anyone else except Claude and Rena, so getting the Dias-Chisato ending requires the player to be deliberate in rigging their relationship rating. There are almost no PA between them. And somehow''Blue Sphere'' ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanBlueSphere Blue Sphere]]'' made it like they're dating, and they're suddenly a couple... that leaves no descendants whatsoever in games after this chronologically to confirm and strengthen this beyond the dictionary implying that Chisato's descendants are Expellian.
* StrangledByTheRedString: How Dias and Chisato HookedUpAfterwards can be a bit confusing to explain. To note, Dias doesn't have really high relationship rating with anyone else except Claude and Rena, so getting the Dias-Chisato ending requires the player to be deliberate in rigging their relationship rating. There are almost no PA between them. And somehow
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** There is a boss battle where you fight this pair of Egyptian apes called "Harfainx" ("Halfynx" in the PSP remake) who have 50% parry rates, know ''exactly'' when to counterattack to push your characters back, and - in the half-second gap while you're running back towards them - can drop a spell that takes off half your hit points. Later in the game, when you're searching for the local {{Unobtanium}}, they [[DegradedBoss show up as random encounters]]. ...As ''90%'' of the random encounters. ...In packs of three.
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** There is a boss battle where you fight this pair of Egyptian apes called "Harfainx" ("Halfynx" in the PSP remake) ''Second Evolution'') who have 50% parry rates, know ''exactly'' when to counterattack to push your characters back, and - in the half-second gap while you're running back towards them - can drop a spell that takes off half your hit points. Later in the game, when you're searching for the local {{Unobtanium}}, they [[DegradedBoss show up as random encounters]]. ...As ''90%'' of the random encounters. ...In packs of three.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Only two of the Ten Wise Men get any notable characterization, and most of them are taken out all at once. Considering they're the BigBadEnsemble of the game, it's rather disappointing that we learn next to nothing about them. (Though Michael gets to be some sort of BreakoutVillain despite his wasted potential, most likely due to [[LargeHam his sheer ham factor]]).
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Only two of the Ten Wise Men get any notable characterization, and most of them are taken out all at once. Considering they're the BigBadEnsemble of the game, it's rather disappointing that we learn next to nothing about them. (Though Michael gets to be some sort of BreakoutVillain despite his wasted potential, most likely due to [[LargeHam his sheer ham factor]]).
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