Star Ocean: The Second Story Rfeatures a sizable cast of characters to join the protagonists Claude and Rena on their journey. Adding more longevity to an already lengthy RPG, players can recruit missable characters. Some are exclusive to Claude and Rena’s path in the story, or the player must choose between potential party members like Ashton or Opera and Ernest.
Welch Vineyardis a missable character for Claude and Rena. However, she’s only easily missed if players don’t know when to utilizethe Private ActionsinStar Ocean: The Second Story R.
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How To Recruit Welch Vineyard In Star Ocean: The Second Story R
Welch Vineyard has become a regular intheStar Oceanseries, with her first appearance being inStar Ocean: Till The End of Time.Welch wasn’t in the PS1 version ofStar Ocean: The Second Story,but she did make it as a recruitable character in the remastered PSP versioncalledStar Ocean: Second Evolution.LikeSecond Evolution,Welch becomes available later in the story and has a similar recruiting method in the remake. Players can use the following steps to get Welch to join the party:
After the scene, players can return to the Laucer city gates to introduce Welch to the group, and she will officially join, triggering theSpitfire Creator trophyon the PS4 and PS5.