This guide serves as a simple checklist to achieve all the endings in both episode 1 and episode 2. The best endings are required to unlock certain movies at the movie theater, certain partner characters, certain missions, and achieve various different titles and modules.
Endings for episode 1 are dictated by a hidden friendship level point value, while episode 2 requires specific actions by the player to be carried out, although a friendship level point value still exists to be able to carry out some of these criteria.
If the story has already been completed, only the dialogue options from the mission acts themselves are available, but the player can replay the missions while picking the correct dialogue options. Once the player feels they have earned enough points in episode 1, they can replay Chapter 10 - Act 1 until the end and hope they have achieved the ending they want.
For episode 2, all endings are earned through specific criteria, so the player can know if they are able to earn the ending they want, and also choose to get certain endings by picking certain dialogue options or fulfilling certain criteria.
Note that any dialogue options which do not affect friendship level are not listed in this article, so don't freak out if the option you're looking at isn't listed here.
The below dialogue checklist will allow the player to earn the best ending on their first play through if all missions are S-Rank cleared the first time. Choosing other options will lower the friendship level by the point value, allowing all endings to be earned on the same character.
Episode 2
Ending
Criteria
Bad
Defeat the boss in Chapter 4 - Act 2
Normal
Clear Chapter 5 - Act 3 without viewing all key scenes.
Best
Clear Chapter 5 - Act 3 after viewing all key scenes.
If the criteria for the best ending is met, the player may still earn the normal ending by choosing the incorrect dialogue option in Chapter 5 - Act 1, to avoid viewing the key scene. This also works even if the best ending has already been achieved.
Key scenes
Key scenes are special cutscenes which are played after the completion of a chapter in episode 2 if the player's friendship level with Nagisa is high enough, and a specific dialogue option has been chosen during one of the chapter's acts. They usually involve some sort of flashback or dialogue between Nagisa and Wynarl.
There are 5 different key scenes, one for each chapter. This guide will highlight which options are specifically required for the key scenes, although if the player has not amassed enough friendship level with Nagisa, the key scene will not play regardless.
↑This key scene plays after Chapter 5 - Act 1, rather than the end of the chapter, so the correct dialogue and friendship level must be earned by then.
Episode 1
As S-Rank clears are required for the best ending in episode 1, the S-Rank criteria can be seen in parentheses () next to the act numbers for each chapter.
Chapter 1
Dialogue
Points
Act 1 (Clear within 20 minutes)
Talk to the girl.
+4
The nerve!
+4
You some kind of expert or something?
+4
Actually, I do believe you.
+4
We can handle this.
+4
Act 1 clear
A pleasure to meet you.
+1
What happened to the girl I was with?
+1
Sign me up.
+1
You could cut her a little slack.
+1
Cutscene 2
Emilia? You there?
+1
I was watching you sleep.
+1
Cutscene 4
Ask about the Ancients.
+1
Yes, ma'am.
+1
Optional
(Talk to Emilia) What do you want to do?
+1
Open mission clear
Who was that for?
+1
Points from Chapter 1
30
Points so far
30
Chapter 2
Dialogue
Points
Act 1 (Avoid all Kasch traps)
Leave it to me.
+4
Let's just finish this mission.
+4
Sounds good.
+4
Of course I can.
+4
I'm more worried about the village.
+4
Act 2 (Clear within 15 minutes)
Help Emilia.
+4
Cutscene 2
How's Emilia?
+1
Cutscene 3
Why would he be mad?
+1
Cutscene 4
That's right.
+1
So you finally get it?
+1
Glad you had a change of heart.
+1
Optional
(Talk to Emilia) Why would Kraz be accredited?
+1
Open mission clear
I believe Mika.
+1
Let's talk to Kraz.
+1
Points from Chapter 2
32
Points so far
62
Chapter 3
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
She's telling the truth.
+1
Act 1 (Defeat all 80 creatures)
I don't think so.
+4
Absolutely.
+4
Fine.
+4
Act 2 (Clear within 20 minutes)
You think?
+4
Real groovy.
+4
Cutscene 2
"You did a fine job."
+1
Grats.
+1
Open mission clear
Cutscene 2
Kraz complimented her.
+1
For me? Really?
+1
Cutscene 3
Kraz, wait!
+1
You being a jerk.
+1
I have to find Emilia.
+1
Cutscene 4
Tres lame, as Chelsea would say.
+1
Cutscene 6
He looks pretty serious to me.
+1
Then let's get to "training!"
+1
Points from Chapter 3
31
Points so far
93
Chapter 4
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
She's fuming
+1
Act 1 (Clear with 15 minutes remaining)
We're there.
+4
Pitch darkness.
+4
Just now, you were like Yut's big sister.
+4
Act 2 (Lose no terminals)
Calm down, you two.
+4
You can't do it alone!
+4
Cutscene 2
I got you.
+1
Happy birthday.
+1
Open mission clear
You're certainly in a good mood.
+1
Optional
(Talk to Emilia) You look just like Emilia!
+1
Points from Chapter 4
25
Points so far
118
Chapter 5
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
Of course.
+1
Cutscene 2
I think so too.
+1
Act 1 (Clear within 15 minutes)
We don't need any help.
+4
Someone very special.
+4
You might be on to something.
+4
Act 2 (Rescue all 23 people)
This is no dream.
+4
Piece of cake.
+4
Cutscene 3
Go on, tell him, Emilia.
+1
Must be.
+1
Optional
(Talk to Emilia) Pretty apt.
+1
Points from Chapter 5
25
Points so far
143
Chapter 6
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
No doubt about it.
+1
Something like that.
+1
Emilia deserves the credit.
+1
Act 1 (Earn 1,000 points)
There are no dialogue options in Act 1
Act 2 (Earn 1,000 points)
You need to shape up, Lumia.
+4
Emilia's right.
+4
Cutscene 3
...
+1
Open mission clear
I'm on it.
+1
Points from Chapter 6
13
Points so far
156
Chapter 7
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
I have an idea.
+1
Act 1 (Defeat all 57 SEED-forms)
Don't mention it.
+4
Yut knows what he's doing.
+4
What's the bigger problem?
+4
Which way is she?
+4
Act 2 (Clear within 12 minutes)
I heard her too.
+4
Call for Emilia.
+4
Emilia!
+4
We came to bring you back.
+4
Cutscene 2
Just watch it, Wonder.
+1
Sure
+1
Cutscene 3
Don't worry about it.
+1
Optional
(Talk to Kunoh) Why were you so worried?
+1
Open mission clear
Right.
+1
You okay?
+1
Tell me what happened.
+1
Points from Chapter 7
40
Points so far
196
Chapter 8
Dialogue
Points
Optional
(Talk to Emilia) Your lips complain, but your eyes smile.
+1
(Talk to Kunoh) You were with the Guardians?
+1
Cutscene 1
Leave it to me.
+1
Act 1 (Search 100% of the area)
Yep.
+4
Weren't you too hard on him?
+4
You okay?!
+4
No more "wanting to die" talk, 'kay?
+4
Act 2 (Clear within 12 minutes)
Don't give up.
+4
Open mission clear
There's still hope.
+1
Points from Chapter 8
24
Points so far
220
Chapter 9
Dialogue
Points
Cutscene 1
Stand out in front of Emilia.
+1
Sure thing.
+1
Cutscene 2
Hold Emilia's hand.
+1
Hand in there, Emilia!
+1
Cutscene 3
A new way forward?
+1
Act 1 (Clear within 13 minutes)
There are no dialogue options in Act 1
Act 2 (Clear within 25 minutes)
I blame leadership.
+4
Now that's a load of nonsense.
+4
Cutscene 4
...
+1
Cutscene 5
She was taken.
+1
Points from Chapter 9
15
Points so far
235
Chapter 10
Dialogue options in Chapter 10 do not affect the friendship level towards Emilia.
Side stories
Side story completion is not necessary for the best ending, but there are up to an extra 60 friendship level points available.
↑Only one dialogue option between these two will be presented, dependent on if the character being played has been imported from Phantasy Star Portable or not.
Episode 2
For each chapter, the dialogue choice required for the key scene will be highlighted. Furthermore, an image of the first scene of a key scene will be displayed, so you can know if you have achieved it.
For episode 2, S-Rank clears are not required to achieve the best ending, so criteria for S-Rank will not be shown here.
