Star Ocean The Second Story R permits you to recruit six further social gathering members. This impacts fight, facet tales, and the ending.
There are 13 whole social gathering members in Star Ocean The Second Story R. In contrast to the unique PlayStation launch, this now contains reoccurring sequence character Welch Winery – she was additionally in the older PlayStation Moveable remaster. The different social gathering members have additionally acquired just a few tweaks to pace up their efficiency in fight.
Each principal characters Claude Kenny and Rena Lanford are necessary social gathering members, although you possibly can choose who to management – that is related to the selection of Raymond and Laeticia. This leaves six free slots to recruit different choices.
After reaching this restrict nobody else can be a part of. You will have to wait and unlock New Sport Plus mode to check out somebody new.
Character Recruitment Necessities
You’ll be able to have a complete of eight social gathering members. 4 can be in the energetic fight social gathering, however for the remake, the opposite 4 might be summoned into battle as a type of quick-hit strikers. As a result of Claude is at all times a powerful fighter and Rena an appropriate healer, you don’t need an excessive amount of overlap or redundancies when selecting teammates.
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Character |
Function |
Recruitment Methodology |
Essential Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Claude Kenny |
Energy Melee Fighter |
One of many principal characters. All the time joins after both tutorial part. |
Loses his Section Gun Particular Artwork after the tutorial. |
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Rena Lanford |
Healer |
The different principal character. Will be a part of shortly after the start of the sport. |
Rena is the one character to study Elevate Lifeless. |
|
Celine Jules |
Caster |
A short lived character that helps out in Krosse Cave. She’s going to ask to completely be a part of upon leaving. |
If she is rejected, she returns as a Visitor social gathering member when Claude is the primary character. |
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Opera Vectra |
Ranged Fighter |
Discover Ernest throughout the first go to to Krosse. Then, as soon as reaching Hilton discuss to Opera in the bar. Go to Krosse Mountain Palace’s dungeon, and she is going to ask to be a part of half means via. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Ashton. Alternate choices might be made after completing the game as soon as. Opera has some therapeutic skills. |
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Ashton Anchors |
Energy Melee Fighter |
Go to the Hilton’s docks and listen to in regards to the rumor of dragons inside Salva Mines. Go into the mines and rescue Ashton in the ultimate room. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Opera or Ernest. |
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Welch Winery |
Combo Melee Fighter |
After the event in Lacuer concludes, enter Non-public Motion mode. Go to the fortress and meet with Welch. Full the entire scene right here and she is going to ask to be a part of. |
It’s unclear if Welch has arrived earlier than or after her scenes in Star Ocean: The Divine Force. Welch has little or no story interactions, solely talking throughout Non-public Actions. Requires additionally recruiting Summary to study all Particular Arts. |
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Summary Neumann |
Ranged Fighter |
Journey to Linga and begin Non-public Motion mode. Claude and Rena can have completely different occasions round city involving the Neumann household. Rena will meet Graft at his home, whereas Claude finds Summary in the streets close to the merchandise store. Full the respective scene, and Summary will supply to be a part of. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Bowman. Requires additionally recruiting Ashton to study all Particular Arts. |
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Bowman Jeane |
Combo Melee Fighter |
After discovering herbs in the Sanctuary of Linga, spend the night time on the Jeane household residence. If Summary shouldn’t be in the social gathering, Bowman will ask to be a part of. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Summary. |
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Ernest Raviede |
Energy Melee Fighter |
After recruiting Opera, end everything of the Krosse Mountain Palace to discover Ernest’s hideaway. Journey again to Arlia and discover Ernest’s ship in the forest. When finishing the story of Hoffman Ruins, Ernest will assault. Defeat the demons possessing him and he’ll supply to be a part of. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Ashton. Optionally, Opera can depart the social gathering with Ernest. |
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Dias Flac |
Combo Melee Fighter |
When enjoying as Rena, Dias will ask to be a part of Lacuer Entrance Traces. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Leon. Will typically seem as a Visitor if Rena is the primary character. |
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Leon Gehste |
Caster |
He’ll be a part of us as a Visitor throughout Hoffman Ruins. If enjoying as Claude, the 2 will turn out to be shipwrecked at Eluria. Communicate to the elder on the colony and determine whether or not to depart Leon in his care or recruit the younger boy. |
Can’t be on the identical crew as Dias. |
|
Chisato Madison |
Combo Melee Fighter |
Discover Chisato wandering round close to the federal government constructing in Centroplis of Nede. Discover her ID card in the Cave of Crimson Crystals. Return it to her at Centroplis and she is going to be a part of up. |
Can’t be recruited if all eight social gathering areas are full. |
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Noel Chandler |
Healer |
After the story occasions at Cave of Crimson Crystals, he’ll supply to be a part of if in case you have seven or fewer social gathering members. |
Can’t be recruited if all eight social gathering areas are full. |
With so many choices, will probably be a cautious determination on who to take in Star Ocean The Second Story R. Completionists might want to have Welch, Summary, and Ashton collectively to earn all of their assaults. Having a novel combine can lead to particular Non-public actions, and the Star Ocean sequence staple of many endings. However this incentivizes enjoying the sport a number of instances with completely different groups.
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Star Ocean: The Second Story R
- Franchise:
- Star Ocean
- Platform(s):
- Nintendo Change, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Launched:
- 2023-11-02
- Developer(s):
- Sq. Enix, Gemdrops, Inc.
- Writer(s):
- Sq. Enix
- Style(s):
- Motion, Journey, RPG
- ESRB:
- T
- Prequel(s):
- Star Ocean First Departure R
- Sequel(s):
- Star Ocean: Until the Finish of time, Star Ocean: The Final Hope, Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness, Star Ocean: The Divine Drive
