How many endings are in Star Ocean The Second Story R?

Time to buddy up.

Like its original PlayStation version, Star Ocean: The Second Stor R sports multiple endings. If you’re achievement hunting, it’s🌊 not a big deal, but for the completionist, it’s a hefty checklist.

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Star Ocean The Second Story R has 99 endings in total, including additional endings added in Second Evolution. Some are easier to see than others and mostly involve managing each char🌳acter’s Friendship Level.

Regardless, it’s one thing to know there’s 99 possibilities and another to see them all. Below, you’ll find a list of Second Story R endings — 𝓡along with🌄 a few tips for seeing how those stories play out.

How Friendship Levels work

Friendship Levels are now visible from each character’s Status menu, so there’s a little less guesswork involved than back in the day. Once you’ve beaten the game, Second Story R adds an Ending Collection menu to its database.

Prওivate Events and decisions made along the way influence how characters feel about each other. You can also use Specialties to craft items that reward Friendship bonuses, like Publication. Each party member has a Level 5 and Level 10 book toꩲ craft, raising their Friendship Level to 16 and 28, respectively.

Every ending in Star Ocean Second Story R

As for listing all of those Second Story endings, we’ve got them here. For the most part, you can think of them as post-game events between certain characters. Some are romantic, others are friendly. Below, you’ll find all possible outcomes between two characters in the table. As we make progress through multiple playthroughs, we’ll update this guide to flesh out specific requirements for each.

Claude and Rena 1Claude and Rena 2Claude and Rena 3Claude and CelineClaude and DiasClaude and BowmanClaude and Precis 1
Claude and Precis 2Claude and AshtonClaude and LeonClaude and Opera 1Claude and Opera 2Claude and ErnestClaude and Noel
Claude and Chisato 1Claude and Chisato 2Claude and WelchRena and CelineRena and BowmanRena and Dias 1Rena and Dias 2
Rena and PrecisRena and AshtonRena and LeonRena and OperaRena and ErnestRena and NoelRena and Welch
Rena and ChisatoCeline and BowmanCeline and DiasCeline and AshtonCelina and PrecisCeline and LeonCeline and Opera
Celine and Ernest 1Celine and Ernest 2Celine and NoelCeline and ChisatoCeline and WelchBowman and DiasBowman and Ashton
Bowman and LeonBowman and OperaBowman and ErnestBowman and NoelBowman and ChisatoBowman and WelchDias and Precis
Dias and AshtonDias and OperaDias and ErnestDias and NoelDias and ChisatoDias and WelchPrecis and Ashton
Precis and LeonPrecis and OperaPrecis and ErnestPrecis and NoelPrecis and ChisatoPrecis and WelchAshton and Leon
Ashton and NoelAshton and ChisatoAshton and WelchLeon and OperaLeon and ErnestLeon and NoelLeon and Chisato
Leon and WelchOpera and Ernest 1Opera and Ernest 2Opera and NoelOpera and ChisatoOpera and WelchErnest and Noel
Ernest and ChisatoErnest and WelchNoel and ChisatoNoel and WelchChisato and Welch

Additionally, there are individual endings for characters in the Ending Collection database as the following: Claude, Rena, Celine 1, Celine 2, Bowman, Dias, Precis, Ashton 1, Ashton 2, Leon, Opera 1, Opera 2, Ernest, Noel, Chisato, and Welch.

Count the “Group Up” collective ending, and that makes 99.


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