Endings Guide: How to Unlock the True Ending

The true ending of Octopath Traveler 2 requires the players to complete numerous quests and storylines in order to access it. Read on and check out the steps on how to unlock the true ending and a detailed explanation of the game's true end.

How to Unlock the True Ending

Complete Main and Crossed Paths Storylines

To initiate the final chapters of the game and get the true ending, players will have to complete all of the character's main quest and crossed path storylines.

Story Walkthrough and Best Story Order

Complete All Extra Stories and Face the Final Boss

After completing all of the pre-requisite quests, you will be able to initiate a series of quests called Extra Stories. You can start the quest by heading to a campsite at the Southern Cropdale Trail in Leaflands.

Final Chapter Guide

Complete Side-Story Quests Beforehand

It's highly recommended that you finish all of the side stories before you initiate the Extra Stories since this will begin the final three chapters of the game. Once you start the Extra Stories, you won't be able to do any side quests for the duration of the chapters.

Side stories can still be continued, but only after you beat the true final boss of the game to complete the Extra Stories. Make sure not to proceed to the Epilogue after the Extra Stories, as this will mark the end of your journey and complete the game.

List of Missables, One-Time Events, and Points of No Return

True Ending Explained

The Ending Involving All 8 Characters

In the Extra Stories, eternal night descended upon the Solistia just as our main heroes set out to go on their own separate journeys. With a newfound goal to save the world from the enshrouding dark, they embarked on a final journey to find the cause of such a phenomenon.

Eventually, the clues they found led them to relight all of the sacred flames across Solistia, lighting the path toward a way to vanquish the darkness. Following the light, our heroes set sail to the sundering sea, where they make their way to Castle Vidania, the battlefield of the gods, to finally face off against Vide.

The Epilogue Marks the End of the Game

After saving the world from everlasting darkness and returning dawn to its rightful place, the party returns to the campsite where they were before to finally conclude their journey's end. One by one, they say their farewells and start to leave until only the chosen protagonist from the start is left.

After some time has passed, in the City of New Delsta, the members of eight who once embarked on a long journey met again for the first time. Reconciling with most of the friends they met along their journey, they make their way to the Theatre to watch Agnea's performance and thus concluding the traveler's journey.

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