Star Ocean: The Second Story R
21:9
Fix Required
32:9
Fix Required
Gameplay Scaling
Hor+
HUD
Edge-positioned
Centered HUD
Unavailable
Cutscenes
16:9 pillarboxed
Menus
16:9
FOV
Narrow
Black Bars
Cutscenes only
Flawless Widescreen
Not Supported
Community Fix
Available
Online Safety
Unknown
Overview
PCGamingWiki explicitly tested this at 3840x1080 and confirms the game pillarboxes anything wider than 16:9 with no in-game option to select an ultrawide resolution at all. A community BepInEx-based config (shared via Steam guides and a Google Drive download, not an official mod repository) reportedly disables the pillarboxing, but this was not independently verified for safety or correctness, is not a maintained open-source project like Lyall's fixes, and is not in the Flawless Widescreen database, so this is rated poor with an unknown-safety fix.
Compatibility details
21:9 SupportFix Required
32:9 SupportFix Required
Gameplay ScalingHor+
HUD BehaviorEdge-positioned
Centered HUDUnavailable
Cutscene Support16:9 pillarboxed
Menu Support16:9
FOVNarrow
Black BarsCutscenes only
StretchingNone observed
Fixes
Recommended fix
BepInEx-based ultrawide black-bar removal (unofficial community config)
UltraWideCheck links to third-party mods and tools but does not host or distribute mod files.
Patch history & verification
unknown / could not confirmSep 22, 2026
Confirmed native pillarboxing via PCGamingWiki's Refcheck-tagged Video section, then found a corroborating but unofficial BepInEx-based community fix referenced across a Steam discussion thread and a Steam Community Guide. Could not confirm this fix's current maintenance status, exact compatible patch, or safety, since it distributes files via Google Drive rather than a transparent open-source repo -- treat the recommended_fix as low-confidence.