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Star Ocean: The Second Story Claude Walkthrough
Sony Playstation
North America Version
Version 1.0 (7/26/99)
e-mail: retade@aol.com
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Great Gamer's Star Ocean: The Second Story Claude Strategy Guide
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This is the Star Ocean: The Second Story Claude Strategy Guide.
This Copyright Belongs to me and may not be reproduced in any way
without the written consent of me. This Strategy guide is freely
distributed as long as the copyright stays. You can use this strategy
guide only in it's entirety, but you must give me credit where it is
due.
This Strategy Guide was written for the North American version of the
game. I will also be coming out with a walkthrough for Rena Later this
year.
This FAQ is not yet completely finished. If you have something to
contribute, please, please E-mail me at retade@aol.com
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Contents:
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Introduction
Walkthrough:
Chapter 1: The Journey Begins
Chapter 2: The Rescue
Chapter 3: The Magic Treasure Hunter
Chapter 4: The Fate of Clik
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Private Actions List
Thanks list
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Version info:
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-Things coming in next version
>Claude walkthrough complete through disk 1
>Started Private Actions list
>start commonly asked question section
>add more and missing items
>Start pickpocket data section
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Notes:
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This is my first walkthrough I have ever written for gameFAQs and it
will not be my last. This is the first version for my Star Ocean: The
Second Story Claude's walkthrough. I would like to make this the best
walkthrough it can be so if you have any questions or comments please
E-mail me at retade@aol.com.
If you find anything left out or missing in this walkthrough please
contact me. I will be writhing a Rena walkthrough later this year but
as for now I am concentrating on finishing this walkthrough. A lot of
people have been asking me about the bonus dungeon. I will add this to
my walk through in the second or third update.
If you know any private actions or pickpocket data that I have left out
please, please contact me.
Thanks,
Retade
Star Ocean: The Second Story Is a unique Role Playing Game for the Sony
Playstation. Star Ocean: The Second Story is unique in its battle
system, skills system, emotional system, and story.
Star Ocean: The Second Story is really the Second Star Ocean game, the
first Star Ocean was released on the Super Famicom in Japan in 1996.
The first star ocean was a 48 megabyte cart, and used everything on the
Super Famicom. Star Ocean was made by Tri-Ace, an published by Enix.
Star Ocean was a vary unique game, just because it is so original for a
role playing game. Almost every role playing game to date has a turn-
based battle system, but Star Ocean created a vary unique active-time
system where everyone attacks and uses the abilities at the same time,
making strategy and formation a big aspect in the battles.
Star Ocean: The Second Story begins 30 years after the first Star Ocean
left off, when Ratix and his friends destroyed Jie Revors and restored
peace tom the world, and cured the Roakians of stone disease. Claude
son of Ronixis, who was made a hero by the federation for his work with
Ratix in destroying Jie Revors. The story begins with Claude on his
fathers ship and later on a away mission.
Star Ocean: The Second Story was made by Tri-ace, Who has made other
great games.
Please check out there webpage at http://www.tri-ace.com
When the game begins you will make some choices in sound , battle
system, and difficulty (note: you must get some voice collection to get
the difficulty option) After the opening story, you wake up in a
forest which is called Shingo Forest. Go south and a girl is attacked
by a monster. Now you must fight this monster.
Boss: Gark
HP: 2,000
No strengths or weaknesses
This is not a really hard boss, you can damage Gark with you Phase Gun
killer move. Just keep shooting the phase gun until he dies (about
3x). After you beat Gark The girl will run away, and you have to go
after her. When you catch up to her she will introduce herself as Rena
Lanford and thank you for saving her.
You and Rena start walking about the town. On the way back, Rena asks
where Claude is from, and cloud says he is from Earth. Rena asks what
he is talking about, and Claude tells her not to mind, and just says
that is far off land. When the two enter the town , Rena tells Claude
that this is her hometown, Arlia. Rena tells you that she is going
back to her house, and tells you to visit around the town and get to
know the place that she lives.
Arlia
Items in Arlia:
Rose hips, Leather Armor, 200 fol, Resurrection bottle, Strawberry jam,
blackberry
Go around the village and collect all of the items in the chests.
Finally go to Rena's house (in the east area town, in southeast
corner), Rena will introduce you to her mom, Westa. After some talk
Rena will give you a tour of the town, all you have to do is go in all
of the houses and Rena will tell you about them. Now go back to Rena's
house and after some talk you will be upstairs in a room go out and
take a walk around the 2nd floor (note: you can not get the chest in
Rena's room right now). Now go back downstairs and talk with Westa and
Mayor Regis. After the talk you can go to the Mayor's house (the one
on the far right) and spend the night.
In the morning Mayor Regis will give you a long sward and tell you that
you should go to Salva, to get more information (note: you can now rest
in the Mayor's house any time you want by talking to the maid). Now go
back to Rena's house and go into
Rena's room and get the chest that you could not get before. Now head
to Shingo Forest and talk to Rena. After talking to Rena head out of
Arlia through the north exit. (note: As you leave there will be a boy
by the gate that will tell you not to stray from the road or you will
run into monsters and be forced to fight. I recommend that you get
used to fighting in the outside world).
Salva
Items found in Salva:
Heavy Ring, Rena's Hairpin, Portrait B
Walk around town, and talk to everyone. Go to the weapon and armor
shops to get some new equipment, you'll need it for the upcoming
dungeon, and some healing items if you have enough fol. Then go and
get all of the chests you can find. Now head to Mayor Alen's house
(note: the Mayor Alen's house is in the north part of town, and it is
to the east the big house). Talk to everyone in the house and take all
of the chests you can find. As you leave Alen's house Claude will
complain about not being able to get back to Calnas. Now head Back to
Arlia.
When you get back to Arlia you will be informed that Rena has been
kidnapped by Alen. Now head back to Salva again. On your way to Salva
I recommend that you Level up (level 5 or 6 is fine).
---Chapter 2: The Rescue---
In Salva head back to Alen's house and go into the first room on the
right, pick up Rena's Hairpin and then move the Statue in the right
hand corner to reveal a secret passageway.
Salva Mine
Items found in Salva Mine:
Rose Hips, Blackberry x 2, Iron, Gold x 2, Spectacles, blueberry
Enemy's found in Salva Mine:
Funnythief, Kobold, Lizardaxe, Vopatbunny
After entering Salva Mine You will come upon a save point (note: you
should be about a level 6 if your not go back and level up in dungeon).
Also you are usually warned about a boss by a save point. The boss in
this dungeon is not vary hard if you levels are high enough. If you
find signs about the dragon's nest, you can't enter it now. After you
save head north and you will enter a strange room with an alter to
which Rena is tied too. You will now have to fight Alen.
Boss: Alen-Tax
HP: 400
Weakness: light
Alen is a really easy boss just because his HP is so low and you will
have Rena on your team to heal you if you get ingered.
After the fight Alen is back to normal and apologizes. After some talk
Claude and Rena Return to Arlia. In Mayor Regis's house Claude and
Regis will talk and inform you that Rena is not really Westa's
daughter, and that Westa found her one day in Shingo Forest. Then
Regis will also tell Claude that he wants him to investigate the
Sorcery Globe, Claude agrees. Regis then tells Claude to sleep, when
Claude is about to sleep he here's something hit the window, so he goes
out on the porch and finds out it is Rena. Rena tells Claude to come
down and talk to her when you go down you will have to go and meet her
at the bridge and they will talk.
The next day you will be told by Regis to go to Cross Castle and get
permission from the king to go to the EL comtonet. Rena will now join
your team permaintally. The next day go to Salva and talk to Alen to
get the Ring of Happiness. Now head to cross castle.
---Chapter 3: The Magic Treasure Hunter---
When you get to Cross Castle, it will be night time, so head to the inn
(the north west house)and talk to the innkeeper and she will let you
stay in the in for free. The next day you can Wonder around cross
freely.
Items Found In Cross Castle:
Woodshield, Leather Helm, 500 fol
--NOTE: if you want Opera to join your party, you must have seen the
special privet action here. To see it, execute a single privet action,
and walk north, toward the castle. When you get in front of the castle
a man with three eyes will run into you. He excuses himself, and then
runs off again. YOU MUST DO THIS PRIVET ACTION IF YOU WANT OPERA TO
JOIN YOUR PARTY LATER IN THE GAME. You don't have to do this privet
action if you want Ashton in your party.
Now you should head to Cross Castle When you enter Cross Castle talk to
the Receptionist and register your name, and she will then give you
some time to explore the castle and get the chests. After your done
getting the chests, go and talk to the guard by the kings chamber and
he will let you in and you will finally be able to talk to the king.
When you talk to the king ask him all three choices, the king will then
send you to investigate the Sorcery Globe. The king also gives you a
passport and 600 fol.
When you get back to the main area of the town you will see to wizards
fighting, after some talking one of the wizards decides to join your
party in order to investigate Cross Cave and get the treasure. You
have two choices, the first is to let her join, the second is to not
let her join. Any of the choices will make her join you though so it
does not matter what one you choose. Now go to the stores and buy some
black and blue berries for your journey to Cross Cave, you may also
want to buy some skills from the skill guild. I don't recommend buying
any new equipment though (especially if you want to buy the bandit
gloves for 40,000 fol, which allow you to pickpocket later in the
game).
Now head to Cross Cave it is a Mountain with a cave opening.
Cross Cave
Items Found in Cross Cave:
Sweet Syrup x 2,Artemis Leaf x 2, Lavender x 2, Cure Poison x 2,
?Mineral (Rock), ?Jewelry(Reverse Doll), Stink Gel, Feather Pen, 600
fol, Resurrect Mist, ?Item(Aquaberry), Blackberry x 2, Tri-ball, Magic
Canvas, Iron, Green Beryl, Heart Barrirs, 700 fol, Ancient Writings
All of the Dungeons in Star Ocean2 are like this, you may need to make
a map I your head to make things easier. The enemies here are pretty
easy, most of the can be taken out by just a few normal attacks from
Claude, but make sure Rena and Celine have enough MP though. At the
North area (where there is a save point), an event occurs, and a secret
passage is revealed to the west. Now heal up and save, then head into
the next room in the room there are five chests, 3 are normal items, 1
is the treasure, and one is the boss chest (NOTE: the boss chest is the
upright most chest), the boss in this cave is actually optional, but I
recommend that you fight to gain a lot of exp and fol.
Boss: Gargoyle x 2
HP: 1,500 (each)
Weakness: light
The Gargoyle Should not be too hard. Just keep using Claude's normal
attack. If you need to you can use shooting stars, killer move. Have
Rena Heal everyone when needed, and have Cline use ray. Just keep
pounding them and they will be gone.
After the battle leave the cave. When you reach the exit, the party
will split up, and Claude will ask Celine if she wants to join the
party. Now is the real thing you have two choices:
1)Come with us, celine
2)It isn't a good idea after all
I recommend that you take Celine in your party because she is a strong
spell-caster, but it is up to you. Whatever you chose now head to
click it is a port town on the north edge of the continent. You will
have to go over a bridge to get there, and it is a pretty long walk
from Cross Cave.
---Chapter 4: The Fate of Clik---
Clik
Items found in Clik:
Lyre, Vegetables, Grain, Seafood
There are many great items that you can steal from people in Clik, but
you normally won't have the 41,800 fol you need to buy the bandit's
gloves nor the special pickpocket specialty at this point, so you will
probably pass these things up. If you do build your money up to 41,800
fol then you can even steal from Philia in the privet action, this will
give you a special item, so if you build up your money get it.
After going around and buying some skills and equipment head to the
captain of the ship and he will tell you to walk around. When you
enter the main part of town a little thief will steal your wallet, now
go back and talk to the two kids near the east ship, now go to the
first area of the town and you will find the thief near the bar. After
some talk, Ketil will give you a tour of the town now, first go to:
-Kentil's house, in the first Clik area, center house
-On the way to Fountain plaza
-Crepe shop near the fountain
-Ice Cream Shop, Southwest of fountain
-Restaurant, near the exit of first area
-Clothes Store, Northwest of fountain
After you visit all of these places talk to the kids in the port,
finally Ketil will be able to play with them. Now talk to the captain
and he will tell you to do a last minuet check, go back out to fountain
plaza, then a earthquake will occur. You automatically go to the hill
north of fountain plaza, talk to the captain and you will get back your
passport, now head up the stairs and a tsunami will occur. Talk to
ketil here then leave the hill. Your next destination is Mars, a town
to the east, but not as far east a Herlie.
Mars
Items in Mars:
Silk Robe, Sour Syrup, Purple Mist, Silence Card
Now go and get any chests you can find, if your ready go to the house
west area of town. The elder of Mars will tell you that the children
were kidnapped by bandits, and they want 500,000 fol and the Book of
Secrets. You will also find out that they hired a swardsman called
Dias and Rena Recognizes him. After some talk Rena dicedes to leave
your party and join Dias. Now you should go to the Item Shop and buy
about 20 blueberries and some blackberries, you will really need them
because Rena is not in your party anymore. When you go to the store
don't buy the Flame Blade as you will find one in the forest. Talk to
the elder to go to sleep, the next day after some talk the Elder will
give you the mud boots that you need to get passed the swamp in the
forest. Now enter the forest (it is to the west).
Heraldry Forest is one of the harder areas in the game especially
because you don't have a healer. Early in the forest you will run into
a group of bandits, they have about 500 HP each, but if your level is
high it will be no problem. (NOTE: This is a hard point in the game
you have to have a pretty high level or you will have trouble with the
enimies here, you may even have to go back to Mars to sleep or get more
healing items) After defeating the 2nd and 3rd group of bandits, you will
come to a save point. When you reach the save point, prepare for to
fight a boss, heal and save. Now go east and north go to the east
first to get the mandrake and go west, on your way west the wizard will
come out and tell you that he is the boss of the bandits, get ready to
fight.
Boss: Vermillion
HP: 3,000
Weakness: Fire, Light
If your about level 15 this boss will be no problem. Have Cloude Use
Air Slash, killer Moves and normal attacks if you have The Flame Blade
this will be a easy fight.
After you kill the boss you will talk to Dias and Rena, after some talk
you will be back in the village, Rena will Rejoin your party. After
Some talk with Eglas and the Elder, try to go out of the town, Celine
will come after you and you will then be in Celine's house. Talk to
Eglas and he will tell you how to cross to the El continent. The next
day Eglas will tell you to go to the Lancor Continent first, Now head
to Harlie.
...LOOK FOR MORE IN THE NEXT UPDATE COMING 8/1/99
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Thanks:
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-Enix, For publishing the great star ocean games
-GameFAQs for posting my great review
-Exdeath and JAA for making other great walkthroughs which I used to
help me through the first part of the game, and for wrighting great
walkghroughs witch I used to help make my own.
-MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THANKS TO THE READERS WHO SEND ME GREAT INFO TO
HELP ME WRIGHT MY WALKTHROUGH, AND TO ALL THE READERS OUT THERE KEEP
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