I've dreamed of making a cover-like piece, but frankly, I preferred the more "complicated" look than just character "pasted" on the covers. Umm, just for a challenge, that is. I'm actually amazed at how much I enjoyed the remake, this keeps me motivated to work on this piece! I'd say I loved the voice work, this makes Private Actions (PAs) very much enjoyable, heh heh. I think the name changes are fine, although I'm pretty used to Ronixis - but the "used to" feeling makes me feel slightly annoyed to most of name changes in Second Evolution.

The planet took me ages, and I think too much unneccessary effort was put into it, too. Yes, that is Roak, where much of the story took place. I could've used stock planets but I wanted a more anime-cel like look for the planet. Uhh, it still looked wonky, especially the clouds.

Comments/crits are most welcome.
Mm, I wish this series gets more love.

Inspired by the Japanese Star Ocean 1 and Eternal Edition covers.
Textures from cgtextures.com


Characters, clockwise from topmost:
Ronyx J. Kenny, Ilia Silvestri, Dorne Murtough, Roddick Farrence, Millie Chliette
Star Ocean 1 First Departure, characters (c) Square Enix
Open Canvas 3.05e, Adobe Photoshop CS