Star Ocean: The Second Story
Star Ocean: The Second Story is an Action Role-playing and Single-player video game developed by Tri-Ace and published by Enix for the PlayStation platform. It is the 2nd installment in the series of Star Ocean and is marked as the first title to be released outside of Japan. The game takes place in the fantasy-themed world, and the storyline revolves around a young man who is stranded on an undeveloped planet. On the planet, he encounters several companions, and his main objective is to fend off a plot from an evil organization that spans several worlds before locating his way home. The game provides the player an option of enjoying the game as Rena or Claude, with an epic journey evolving and ending differently based on the decisions the player made during the gameplay. It offers similar gameplay to that of other RPGs. In the game, the player goes from dungeon to dungeon and town to town, following the story and a set of side-quests. During the game, the player will receive experience points, and he can use to level up his character to become dominant. With immersive gameplay, superb graphics, and crisp visuals, Star Ocean: The Second Story is a brilliant game to play.
#1 Kingdom Hearts
Kingdom Hearts is a first and foremost game in the critically acclaimed and popular series. Developed by Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts offers a fantastic combination of Action and RPG (Role Playing Game) elements and it is available to play on PlayStation 2 only. The game actually made Walt Disney Company and Square Enix come together to work on a piece of art that later became Kingdom Hearts. It offers characters and game worlds from both of the giant’s universes and offers a truly remarkable experience of Action and RPG elements. The story of the game follows a Boy named as Sora, who gets thrown into an epic battle against the forces of Evil. Sora gets many characters on his side such as Donald Duck, Goofy and others and completes various quests to fulfill the game objectives. Packed with Substantial Action and Adventure, a great combination of the all-star voice cast, beautiful visuals, and all the amazingly revamped game mechanics, Kingdom Hearts is Playstation’s one of the ten best sellers of all times. The combat system in the game is Unique in a sense it allows the players to earn HP and MP points. MP points can be gathered by Melee attacking the enemies and by using “Ether” against them. HP can be used to monitor player character’s health, damage ratio and other things related to that. With a remarkable response from the players all around the globe and on a huge demand, Square Enix released more versions of the game. The series now includes Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Kingdom Hearts 2, and Kingdom Hearts: Coded, Kingdom Hearts: 358/2 Days, Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance and Kingdom Hearts X. Furthermore, the series offers Kingdom Hearts Mobile for mobile platforms, Collections such as Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 Remix and Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix. The company is working on two new titles Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue and Kingdom Hearts 3, and would release them in near future.
#2 Tales of Zestiria
Tales of Zestiria is a brand new Open World Action-Adventure and Japanese RPG video game that offers both Single and Multiplayer gaming modes. The game is set in medieval era and the story revolves around the character of a young man named as Sorey who possesses the mystical powers of Seraphim and acts as the only stabilizing force in the massive land of Glenwood. The game tasks you to get into the character of Sorey, travel and explore the land of Glenwood in order to save it from the Hellion, unearthly creatures with immense abilities of destruction. The basic objective of the game is to end the long raging war between the two eternal enemies, saving the world and reuniting the Humans with the Seraphim. With a bunch of heroes like yourself, you’ll have to explore the world, eliminate the enemies and end the war to save Glenwood. Tales of Zestiria offers immensely huge environments, amazing adventures, epic battles with the fearsome enemy legends, brilliant visuals and an immersive game-play to enjoy.
#3 Eternal Sonata
Eternal Sonata is an Action, Role-playing, Co-op, and Single video game created by Tri-Crescendo and published by Namco Bandai Games. The game takes place in the fictional world, and the story revolves around the composer named Chopin who died at the age of Thirty-nine. In the last hour of his life, Chopin experiences a wonderful dream where you meet with a young girl who is suffering from a terrible destiny and a boy who will fight to rescue the young girl. In his dream, the Chopin discovers a light shines in the tale of evil and good. The game lets you get into the game world where you must lead over twelve characters team to explore the fantastic world, interact with its inhabitants, purchase and sell items at the market, and fight against monsters using swords and other tools to earn experience points. Customization, New Playable Characters, Sound Effects, Battles and Events, Strategic, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out, and it’ll entertain you a lot.
#4 Enchanted Arms
Enchanted Arms is a wonderful game by FromSoftware, in which you can enjoy the mixture of different genres such as Science-fiction, Role-playing, Fantasy, and Action. The game supports both Single and Multiplayer modes. It offers an exciting story and gameplay where the protagonist named Atsuma who studies in a University to become an enchanter with his buddy named Makoto and Toya. One day, the protagonist skip the class to join a festival, an earthquake happens and awaken the golems who attack citizens. After returning to the University, they discover everything is in chaos and the Sealed Ward is opened. The game embarks you on an epic adventure where you have to fight against evil enemies and defeat them to restore peace. It has a set of levels and each level as challenging as compared to last one. It offers action-packed and fast-paced gameplay and lets you navigate the game world and traverse through exotic locations to accomplish objectives. With advanced mechanics, superb visuals, excellent controls, experience points system and prominent features, Enchanted Arms is the best game to play and enjoy.
#5 Xenogears
Xenogears is a Sci-fi, Role-playing, Single and Multiplayer video game by Square Product Development. It revolves around the protagonist named Feo Fong Wong and his efforts to unearth the mysteries of cabalistic entities in the world. The game focuses on martial arts and combat. It introduces two different battle system such as the player can control a human character and explore the game world, fight against monsters in turn-based combat and learn combos, and in the second system, it includes different gears and each with unique skills and abilities. Xenogears takes place in the fictional world and lets the player select his character and jump into the game world where he has to accomplish a variety of quests by defeating monsters and other creatures. Earn experience points to unlock other content in the game and dominate the game world using his skills. The main goal is to uncover mysteries behind the fictional world and immerse himself in turn-based combat. He can explore different environments, gather power-ups and upgrade his character. With the stunning environment, addictive gameplay, and brilliant story, Xenogears is the best game to play and enjoy.