Part One: Intro
Chapter One: Intro
Chapter Two: Update History
Chapter Three: Special Thanks
Part Two: Plot Summary
Part Three: Conclusion
Chapter One: Webpages
Chapter Two: Disclaimer
Chapter Three: Author's Note
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PART ONE: INTRO
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRO
Well, as you probably know if you are reading this, Star Ocean 2 (SO2
from now on) isn't even out in Japan yet. It might come to the US, but I
will translate it even if it is. I have only been studying Japanese for
about 6 months, so don't get mad if my translations are wrong. My only
real reference tools are Tomo, my Japanese friend, NTC's New Kanji
Dictionary, and Meriam Webster's Romanized Japanese - English
Dictionary. I also have an online dictionary I occasionaly use. If you
want information on how to get started with Japanese, let me know. I am
hoping SO2 will be as good as the first, but I doubt it, since the first
is my 2nd favorite game ever :O). Occasionaly, I will throw in little
comments, like
*Note, I do not know what he is really saying, I am just guessing
or something. I hope I can get at least 80% or so of the words right,
and that way I can give you a really good idea of what the story is. I
will give you an outline of the first game:
You are Ratix, a young boy, who, with Millie and Don, must protect the
village from evil. One day, a messenger comes from the Village of Cool,
and talks about a disease that is going around. It spreads with skin
contact (touch, for you idiots :O)), so it is VERY dangerous. The
effect: it turns people into stone! That is NOT good! They think there
is a cure, however, so an elder from the village (Millie's father) sets
off to Mount Metox (I think, I don't quite remember the name) to find a
cure. Ratix and Co. find out (2 weeks later) that Millie's father has
become a victim of the disease, so Ratix and Co. set off to find him.
They do, and he is a big statue. Then, they find that Don has become a
victim. Now they are DETERMINED to find a cure. They go to Mt. Metox,
with Don (you can live a few hours before it takes effect), and look for
a cure. At the peak, two people, a man and a woman, are beamed down,
Star Trek style! They say they are space voyagers, from a strange planet
called Earth :O) and see their delima. They say that the disease is a
result of biological warfare, and they know who did it. They also say
that the only way to find a cure is to go back in time 300 years, and
get to the root of the problem. So, off you go, 300 years into the past,
to find the cure for the disease.
I'll admit, the story to the first game wasn't exactly original (Back to
the Future and Star Trek anyone?), but it did make you want to keep
playing. However, the real place this game shines is the fighting
system. It is a great blend of Radia, Seiken Denstsu 3, Final Fantasy 4,
and Final Fantasy 5. It is definately the best fighting system of its
time, and it is the real reason I am buying SO2. I hope that gives you
an idea of SO. Go to Ian Kelley's hompage at
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/~ikelley and print his SO walkthrough if you
want to get more of an idea. Anyway, SO was great, and SO2 looks awesome
too, so do yourself a favor. Pick up a copy, and keep up with this plot
summary!!! I have a homepage (rur.hypermart.net) so I will be posting it
there whenever I update. Also, GameFAQs should have the newest versions
too. If you want, you can mail me at MistaKefka@aol.com and I will put
you on the list for me to send this to. That's about it for the intro...
CHAPTER TWO: UPDATE HISTORY
1.0 - first edition
1.5 - Updated the intro a little, and the web pages section. I put it
descriptions of the web pages, as well as add some.
CHAPTER THREE: SPECIAL THANKS
Tomo, for helping me with Japanese
Luke Drelick, for the same, and for introducing me to the first SO, even
if he does overrate it and thinks FF6 sucks :O)
, for being an all around cool guy
Morgasm, for introducing me to RPGs
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PART TWO: PLOT SUMMARY
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
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PART THREE: CONCLUSION
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CHAPTER ONE: WEB PAGES
Allen's Homepage
http://rur.hypermart.net
My page has my current translations, some reviews, all around info about
me, some links, etc. If you are reading this as soon as it is up at
GameFAQs, I might not have the page up, or a temporary one. I probably
won't set up frames for this page, since it is just personal, so that
will take out a lot of time involved.
GameFAQs
http://www.gamefaqs.com
This site has most all of the FAQs you will ever need. Expect the newest
version of my FAQ to be there.
RPG Ocean
http://lunarnet.simplenet.com/rpgocean
My friend Luke Drelick's page. It is a site COMPLETELY based on reviews
for import and domestic RPGs. Before I met him, I had ALWAYS wanted to
see a site like this (I tried to make one, actually), but I never
actually did much about it. It has lots of my reviews, including my
strong opinions of Xenogears (this review will be updated soon) and FF6
:O)
The Musical World of Final Fantasy
http://members.aol.com/tomo1657/music
A GREAT page with lots of Final Fantasy MIDIs, run by my friend Tomo
:O). The best part about it, is that he is Japanese, and has LOTS of
rare MIDIs, including XENOGEARS!!! Check it out! I just wish he could
find the web space for a MP3 page!!! Boy... would that be awesome!
CHAPTER TWO: DISCLAIMER
You can put this FAQ on any page you want, just ALWAYS PUT THIS
DISCLAIMER WITH IT!!!!! If you alter this material (which includes
taking away the disclaimer), I will sue you. Don't say I didn't warn
you...
