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The early game in Star Ocean The Second Story R can be a little tedious and grindy until you encounter the Sword of Marvels. If you’re one of those people who want to maximize your time playing the game so you can get to the meat quicker, this OP weapon is your answer. We’re going to show how exactly you can get this in the early game.
How To Get Sword of Marvels Early
There are a few ways to get around this but the key to getting the Sword of Marvels is via the Goodie Box. If you already have a box in your backpack, it has a chance of dropping the Sword of Marvels. Save before opening the box and keep reloading until you get one.
Now, if you don’t, we’re going to show you several ways to get one for yourself. First, you can pickpocket the box out of the vendor in Marze.
To do this, you need to have the Thief’s Glove from Harley and Pickpocket Level 2. The glove costs 40k FOL from Antique Shop “The Sunken Vessel.”
You can additionally max out Determination first to save your SP. Then, invest the rest into Pickpocket for better chance of success. Afterwards, enable Pickpocket Specialty skill. Head to Marze after buying the Thief’s Glove and save.
Find this old man standing in front of the inn and attempt pickpocketing. You have 3 tries with a 10% chance of successfully getting the Goodie Box. Doesn’t matter if you fail–just retry again.
Another way to get a Goodie Box is finish the Challenge Mission unlocking 10% of the Item Encyclopedia. That will also get you the Goodie Box, which you can achieve by cooking and crafting different things.
And that’s how you can get the Sword of Marvels in Star Ocean The Second Story R early game!
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