A Specialty (特技, Tokugi?, lit. Special Skill) is a field ability found on the original Star Ocean, Star Ocean: The Second Story and their remakes. They are learned by buying and improving skills. Specialties have varied uses and are connected to the Item Creation specialties. A specialty must be leveled in order to unlock its corresponding Super Specialty (スーパー特技, Sūpā Tokugi?, lit. Super Special Skill).
These advanced specialties are unlocked by having at least two characters in the party having a 'key' Specialty at level 4 or higher and a Specialty at level 1 or higher. As with specialties, Super Specialties depend on skill levels.
They can be seen by accessing the Specialty and Super Specialty options in the Skills submenu.
Appearances[]
Star Ocean/Star Ocean: First Departure[]
In the original Star Ocean, only the Specialty feature was available. The Super Specialties were introduced in the remake, First Departure.
- Specialties
- Oracle
- Music
- Train
- Scouting
- Familiar
- Dash (Star Ocean only)
- Pickpocket (First Departure only)
- Super Specialties
- Master Chef
- Orchestra
- Enlightenment
- Publication
- Group Appraising
- Blacksmith
- Contraband
Star Ocean: The Second Story/Second Evolution[]
Super Specialties first appeared in the The Second Story.
- Specialties
- Oracle
- Music
- Train
- Scouting
- Familiar
- Pickpocket
- Super Specialties
- Master Chef
- Orchestra
- Enlightenment
- Bunny Call
- Publication
- Group Appraising
- Blacksmith
- Contraband
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness[]
Trivia[]
- Though the Specialties feature was dropped in the next installments, it is similar to the Field and Command Skills feature that was implemented later.