The Four Fields of Nede are four dungeons in Star Ocean: The Second Story as well as in Star Ocean: Second Evolution which contain the specific traits and powers of Nede.
Field of Wisdom[]
This field is most likely the first of the fields to be completed. There's is a small riddle with mirrors and colored
tiles which teleport the player to different place within the dungeon. Six orbs have to be activated in order to unseal the tile that leads to the chamber with a boss, Magic Hand, and the important Orb of Wisdom. It is located west to Princebridge, best recognized by the pentagonal shaped island. In the remake, the dungeon is greatly altered and its main labyrinth is now a wider area to explore. The gimmick in this field is to make use of the red and yellow platforms which changes every time the player steps on it, while activating the six switches in the map to reach to room where the Orb of Wisdom is located. A recovery save point appears in the entrance called Hall of Mirrors.
Enemies[]
- Magic Hand
- Force Box
- Magic Box
Items[]
- Resurrection Mist
Field of Might[]
In this location, a maze of caves and mountain paths must be gone through in order to get to the top of the mountain where the Guardian and the Orb of Might await. It is located to the north of Centropolis and the south of Princebridge.
In the original and its enhanced port, some of the caverns have failsafe levers in which the Yetis can even trigger if the player fails to defeat them. Ladders and climbable gaps also exists here which they must traverse to reach the top of the mountain.
In the remake, the dungeon is greatly altered, now certain caverns will lock the party in and they must "test their might" by defeating the enemy symbols in that particular cavern. The player can do this by battling them individually, link them to a chain battle, or defeat them on the spot with Bodyguard if the party is high level enough. In addition, no more ladders will appear here and the player must simply travel through the map to reach the top. Yetis in the remake are now treated as regular monsters.
Enemies[]
- Guardian
Items[]
Field of Courage[]
Courage without power is nothing more than recklessness.
― Guardian of Courage.
The third of the Fields is a cave with 4 ways from which 2 can lead into an endless maze. One of the other two paths leads to a shrine with the Statue of the Warrior. T'hen, the only thing left is to choose the right path from the entrance to get 'into the altar room, which another Guardian and the Orb of Courage are found. The Field of Courage is on an island just southeast from Centropolis.
In the remake, the dungeon is completely altered and is now a vertical type of map. The entrance now has a save point and two warp points, along with the tablet which gives the gimmick of the Field to the player. The key here is to keep "going forward" toward the vertically straight but tight spots without ever going backwards. Trailing backwards will result in the entire party to be damaged with a special type of poison that reduces their HP until they reach the point where they stopped going forward. The warp points are located in the middle and the end of the map where the player can backtrack for any missing items or enemy data.
Enemies[]
- Guardian
Items[]
Field of Love[]
The last and final of the Four Fields which you should visit due to advice from Mayor Nall. It resembles a fountain on a floating island in the center of Nede, surrounded by castle walls with star patterns.
Compared to the others, this one is really straight forward but be careful when engaged as the party will be split in 2 parts, most of the time cutting off one character from the rest of the party. Arriving at the fountain in its midth, the party encounters the Lover and her beasts, only to learn about the original guardian's death. She is defeated despite taking one party member as hostage. After some individual visions, the Orb of Love is obtained.
In the remake, the dungeon is now heavily altered in which the mechanic changes to filling certain bridges with blooming flowers, acting as keys to unlocking the various paths that will eventually lead to opening the room to where the Spirit of the Spring is found.
Enemies[]
- Lavarre
Items[]
- Hot Syrup
Trivia[]
- With each completed field, the encounter rate of the next fields seem to increase drastically.
- When the Lover takes a hostage from you at the Field of Love, she will take the person the selected main character has the highest FP or RP with.
- Additionally, when playing as Claude, the player can see a glimpse of the party member who has the highest RP with Claude during the vision scene after defeating the boss.