Does this game get hard?

[Grim Abstract]

I am about 8 hours in, on galaxy difficulty ( medium) and its pretty easy. Does it ramp up?

[Xengre]

Depends on how good you are at these games. You could try swapping difficulty (at any time) to universe. Imo, the game is pretty easy tbh even without all the cheese or outside knowledge of the hidden super OP stuff to get early, but others have had some difficulty so mileage may vary on Universe. Overall, don't expect Sekiro type difficulty or something.

[Dawnbomb]

1: stop being a dumbass and complaining about a game being to easy when you know your not playing on a hard setting.

2: the final boss is permanently missable, its in...some event before a town gets destroyed, someoe you gotta talk to, i forget

[Grim Abstract]

Originally posted by Dawnbomb:

1: stop being a dumbass and complaining about a game being to easy when you know your not playing on a hard setting.

2: the final boss is permanently missable, its in...some event before a town gets destroyed, someoe you gotta talk to, i forget

Not complaining, simply asking if it gets hard to see if I should swap difficulties. But I guess you can't read?

[Grim Abstract]

Originally posted by Xengre:

Depends on how good you are at these games. You could try swapping difficulty (at any time) to universe. Imo, the game is pretty easy tbh even without all the cheese or outside knowledge of the hidden super OP stuff to get early, but others have had some difficulty so mileage may vary on Universe. Overall, don't expect Sekiro type difficulty or something.

your right, I should swap haha. I just remember watching reviews and one said the game gets hard out of no where, so I selected medium

[Jean]

Originally posted by Grim Abstract:

I am about 8 hours in, on galaxy difficulty ( medium) and its pretty easy. Does it ramp up?

... Put it on Universe? If you want it hard?

[Xengre]

Originally posted by Grim Abstract:

Originally posted by Xengre:

Depends on how good you are at these games. You could try swapping difficulty (at any time) to universe. Imo, the game is pretty easy tbh even without all the cheese or outside knowledge of the hidden super OP stuff to get early, but others have had some difficulty so mileage may vary on Universe. Overall, don't expect Sekiro type difficulty or something.

your right, I should swap haha. I just remember watching reviews and one said the game gets hard out of no where, so I selected medium

A lot of people who thought it suddenly got dramatically hard out of no where...

- Didn't level Biology (huge impact on HP) IC
- Ignore elemental defenses (like 1/2, null, absorb) and get nuked by honestly weak caster mobs
- Completely ignore the potent break system which lets you control the pace of combat and lock down key targets or bosses while also dramatically boosting DPS several fold.
- Ignore the hilariously overpowered defensive formation because moar dmg!!!

If you're paying attention to these it probably wont spike that way for you, but there will be some post game content and some of the mid game raid bosses that might prove harder depending on you.

[Grim Abstract]

Originally posted by Xengre:

Originally posted by Grim Abstract:

your right, I should swap haha. I just remember watching reviews and one said the game gets hard out of no where, so I selected medium

A lot of people who thought it suddenly got dramatically hard out of no where...

- Didn't level Biology (huge impact on HP) IC
- Ignore elemental defenses (like 1/2, null, absorb) and get nuked by honestly weak caster mobs
- Completely ignore the potent break system which lets you control the pace of combat and lock down key targets or bosses while also dramatically boosting DPS several fold.
- Ignore the hilariously overpowered defensive formation because moar dmg!!!

If you're paying attention to these it probably wont spike that way for you, but there will be some post game content and some of the mid game raid bosses that might prove harder depending on you.

Yea bro honestly that sounds about right and I have most of those leveled up, prob why I find it easy. I just swapped, I’ll let you know if I get my ass kicked on universal haha

[GeminiEclipse]

The jumps in difficulty happen towards the end of the game. But it's also going to depend on how strong you are which will vary from person to person.

[REhorror]

Afraid you have to bump it to Universe.
I just beat Zinae the bird boss and that was pretty challenging in Universe at level 34. Have to prepare a bit.

[JunK]

yeah on universe you can definitely still cheese the game with this Rs changes though. being able to fully get all super specialties and specialties so early now is literally insane, if you know how to abuse it (which i do, and love doing BTW)

i can't wait for my 2nd playthrough, on universe, and min/maxing the specialty abuse. its going to be awesome.

however even though im abusing stuff, just got through lacuer tournament and im lvl 55 with like all the best possible gear i can have, i still can't beat the raid bosses. they still 1 shot me, (tho i do have bloody armor i could equip) and i barely do damage to them, its pretty nuts.

i could however force it even more, which i may do, because i have counterfeit and replication to get all the counterfeit metals i want for free levels. i might just do this, just for fun. IIRC those only level you up to 100 anyway

however the cheese is really only for the early game, since nearing the end game things will get stronger while you basically won't

[Oragepoilu]

Originally posted by JunK:

however the cheese is really only for the early game, since nearing the end game things will get stronger while you basically won't

On universe, just being lv100 when you reach linga, get mechanic's toolbox and doing crafting will carry you all the way to the end no issues. The only moment the game slighty increase in difficulty is limiter off, and even so by not that much if you bother adding rolling for better stats on your gear and use consumables.

And then there is stuff like the ring of thrust that push you to near 255 guts, allowing you to survive quite often on any deadly hit (instead of full wipe I often only get 1 ally dead only) and ton of form of recovery that let it proc again and again.

[pipboy]

The highest difficulty I played, it was easy at first, The plot is not revealed, and the difficulty will suddenly increase at a certain stage,The difficulty of the game depends on how familiar you are with the game

[Powersword]

Just wait till you get insta killed later on

[Dess.]

Originally posted by Grim Abstract:

I am about 8 hours in, on galaxy difficulty ( medium) and its pretty easy. Does it ramp up?

Dude I’m struggling on the Demo once I get to the cave. I went from one shooting enemies to getting rammed up the ass and o have no idea why. My teammates are getting one shorted while I’m attempting to dodge 5 turnips

[Chesty La'Rou]

Originally posted by Dess.:

Originally posted by Grim Abstract:

I am about 8 hours in, on galaxy difficulty ( medium) and its pretty easy. Does it ramp up?

Dude I’m struggling on the Demo once I get to the cave. I went from one shooting enemies to getting rammed up the ass and o have no idea why. My teammates are getting one shorted while I’m attempting to dodge 5 turnips

With the challenge system they added in and making the SP and BP all independent of levels and such it GREATLY increased the leveling speed and pretty much did away with needing to grind like other JRPG's on Galaxy difficulty.

If you are new or old to Star Ocean The Second Story R and you're expecting to have to grind like you did in other JRPG's you will absolutely need to turn the difficulty up one notch.