Secret Episode is easy to unlock in standard mode!

[MarkXIIII 106]

So, I was playing BbS (2.5) and I played through all the characters' stories in standard mode.

I didn't complete the journals 100% for each, so I was not expecting to be able to move on to the secret episode.

 

I played through Terra's stroy first and I collected all stickers and all treasure chests.

Next Ven also collecting all stickers and treasure chests.

Finally, I finished Aqua's story with all stickers and treasures.

 

As expected I was able to move on to the final episode and I defeated the final boss and watched the ending scenes.

 

However, as a big surprise, I was able to start the secret episode, although I have not finished the journals with either character.

I haven't fought Vanitas sentiment or Young Xehanort and I only played mirage arena up to Monstro with each character.

Yet I was able to start the secret episode and finish the game. Trinity reports show only the story, secret reports and theater sections are complete.

 

 

As there are so many rumors out there you had to finish all the reports, has anyone else encountered this method of unlocking secret episode?

 

 

As far as I can tell you can unlock the secret episode in standard mode by:

 

* finish all three characters' stories

* collect all treasure chests

* collect all stickers (and complete the album)

* collect all secret reports

 

and you should be able to move on and finish the game.

 

 

Hope this helps clear up some mysteries surrounding the requirements for the secret episode.

[Sora96 17,256]

Huh?

 

I completed all 3 characters and Final Episode on Standard, collected all treasure chests, stickers and secret reports but didn't unlock Secret Episode.

[SirBuckford 43]

Huh?

 

I completed all 3 characters and Final Episode on Standard, collected all treasure chests, stickers and secret reports but didn't unlock Secret Episode.

Same for me.  I guess some people are just lucky?

[MarkXIIII 106]

That's weird. I just played through the game and it always gave me the option to creat a new save file for final episode and then secret episode...

I was using the US version of the game...

 

I double-checked, all stories, including final and secret episodes say standard mode....

Edited March 15, 2015 by MarkXIIII

[KH4Real 749]

Any chance that you may have completed it already in proud mode? Then it may let you create on standard.

[Elijah Gravenhorst 480]

Did any of you miss the secret report in terra's mirage arena? It's after beating a certain level i can't remember which one but I know it's easy to miss during playthrough.

[panosgate7 52]

The same thing happened to me but I was playing it in beginner mode and it was my first playthrough!!

[khp99 2]

The same thing happened to me but I was playing it in beginner mode and it was my first playthrough!!

Um, I'm pretty sure you can't unlock the Secret Episode on Beginner....

[panosgate7 52]

Um, I'm pretty sure you can't unlock the Secret Episode on Beginner....

I thought that too and that's why I was surprised when I saw that I had unloked it! It's either a bug/glitch or the team decided that the story told in it was very important to the overall plot and made it available in all modes...!!!

[Kaweebo 3,617]

Huh?

 

I completed all 3 characters and Final Episode on Standard, collected all treasure chests, stickers and secret reports but didn't unlock Secret Episode.

You have to put the stickers in the right places in order for it to work.

[Sora96 17,256]

You have to put the stickers in the right places in order for it to work.

 

I did. That's on Proud you're thinking of.

[Kittenz 4,281]

I think it's possibly a rare glitch? Game thinks you have met all conditions when you haven't?