You get Lacrima after completing each mission. The Cerberus mission alone gives you about 50 Lacrima, and you get even more from missions in the full game.
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Soul Sacrifice (Vita) Demo impressions
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cluxdeluxe
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I don't really see the point of clans, to be honest. The OT should be good enough for the most part.
Speaking of the OT, I need a title. Right now, I'm thinking:
Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrificing textures on the hunt for dark souls
This isn't the Vita thread.
Apparently there are differences in the names of Sorcerer ranks depending on the region.
EU/JP:
Legendary
First-Rate
Second-Rate
Third-Rate
Inexperienced
NA:
Divine
Legendary
First-Rate
Second-Rate
Third-Rate
Not sure why this was necessary, but it'll make some of our discussions very confusing...
Divine actually doesn't make any sense... especially for those holding Devil Arms.. lol
Legendary would have been the one size fit all top ranking..
Inexperienced could probably be Amateur or something
it will be interesting to see how it plays into the Avalon organisation..
forming groups/clans/guilds within the Organisation or against the Organisation.. (okay I'm thinking too much)
is there ever PVP?
since Toto is selling his Vita... the subtitle should be dedicated to him..
Soul Sacrifice |OT| Toto Sacrificed. Vita Saved
Rei no Otaku
Member
Is there a benefit to heavily favoring save or sacrifice, or is being neutral a valid strategy?
There isn't PvP, and I'm going to assume that title is a joke.
Some Sigils add bonus effects if you have unbalanced Life/Magic levels (Divine/Dark Arms), but there are no disadvantages beyond that.
Favouring save = Divine Arm = greater defense (not sure how that affects heals) but makes you a better candidate for a support build
Favouring sacrifice = Devil Arm = greater offense (but poor defense.. meaning you get easily defeated by bosses later on) but really cuts down the time on some battle
being Neutral... I guess you are neither here nor there.. but at least you have the possibility of easily switching sides.
Note: Sigils have added effects that are unlocked according to your alignment (and the souls you get from saving/sacrificing)
The manual states that Divine Arm heals more per tick and has higher defense and gets more life back from saving defeated foes. The Devil Arm does more damage, has higher offense and gets more magic casts returned when choosing to sacrifice a foe.
0 for 2 in Cerberus matches tonight. Smart, experienced team members really make a huge difference in that fight. Your group can either make it look easy or impossible.
The best Cerb run I had tonight ended in a disconnect by the host saying he "had to go". Unfortunate, but that's the way it is sometimes.
I'm starting to like the strategy on Cerb to run past all the trash at the beginning and save them for sacrifices, or at least most of them. I know the Cats can cause problems but I seem to struggle to keep my magic out of the red in that fight.
0 for 2 in Cerberus matches tonight. Smart, experienced team members really make a huge difference in that fight. Your group can either make it look easy or impossible.
The best Cerb run I had tonight ended in a disconnect by the host saying he "had to go". Unfortunate, but that's the way it is sometimes.
I'm starting to like the strategy on Cerb to run past all the trash at the beginning and save them for sacrifices, or at least most of them. I know the Cats can cause problems but I seem to struggle to keep my magic out of the red in that fight.
I don't. I had one team that tried it. Cat ended up eating, becoming Super Cat and sucking us in and disrupting the whole fight.
I noticed that enemies will come and eat a player's dead body.. is it purely an animation... or does something happen if we let them be long enough..?
nailbombxx
Member
This game has some godlike netcode. I was playing with people speaking foreign languages on my friend's ghetto welfare connection and there was only insignificant differences.
In other news, I beat the Cerberus for the first time today. My sacrifice was the final blow. It was glorious.
In other news, I beat the Cerberus for the first time today. My sacrifice was the final blow. It was glorious.
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
Ah cool I hadn't noticed getting it from quests - thanks!
ThatStupidLion
Member
the game really is coming together for me after a few MP matches and cerb.
i really don't like games that rely on servers though. ( i know it has SP but still...MP is where it shines) not sure if i can bite the bullet on it.
i really don't like games that rely on servers though. ( i know it has SP but still...MP is where it shines) not sure if i can bite the bullet on it.
nailbombxx
Member
If the Vita has a decent lifespan I can see the servers being up for years.
really hope the servers keep up... or at least until we have Soul Sacrifice 2... lol
I wonder if the sales in Japan is considered good
super-famicom
Member
I always run forward, grab the stone edge on the right side next to the second set of cats and kill them. I leave their souls for the rest of the team then spam Good Luck message before triggering Cerberus. This works well with competent teams, in my experience.
Oyashrio-Sama
Member
Nice little touch being able to squash roaches in your cage. lol
Infinite Justice
Member
Yep though it was singleplayer for me LOL
Now I just destroy the first bunch before I take on Cerberus.
the cats will eat creatures that are not saved/sacrificed yet and become bigger and more annoying.
I should get back online one of these days.
Assuming no cats, do things which are killed but left alone stay around forever? I thought they had a timer so I left the trash mobs alone?
Also how much more damage do homing attacks like iceroot do charged up? And for throw weapons, does each bullet count for 15 or is that assuming all hit?
Also how much more damage do homing attacks like iceroot do charged up? And for throw weapons, does each bullet count for 15 or is that assuming all hit?
I feel like I'm missing something with this game. I feel like I should like it but I dont. Maybe I'm not far enough and it just hasn't clicked. killed the jackolantern thing.
Favorite games are Demon's/Dark Souls, Monster Hunter. I loved God Eater so I expected to really like this.
I think I'm doing something wrong.
Favorite games are Demon's/Dark Souls, Monster Hunter. I loved God Eater so I expected to really like this.
I think I'm doing something wrong.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Lucent
Member
I felt the same way. But after playing with a friend and taking on Cerberus with a few other people, I started getting into it. Especially once you unlock all the stuff you can do like boosting spells and fusing them to make new ones. I'd say play til you at least run into the Cerberus mission and try playing with some ppl. If you still don't like it then there's your answer.
But the online for the demo will be cut off when the game comes out so I'd try playing online before then.
Infinite Justice
Member
Had him on red and bleeding all over (1 sacrifice and rite) God dammit.
Just need a nice attack that can follow up his quick wake up (since grave clod becomes a hassle at that point).
Mudfiend could be offered as a martyr reward from Harpy right? Is Jack also a candidate?
Just need a nice attack that can follow up his quick wake up (since grave clod becomes a hassle at that point).
Mudfiend could be offered as a martyr reward from Harpy right? Is Jack also a candidate?
Cool, I'll try and pull myself away from MH to play some more.
Want to confirm for harpy martyr reward since I just got it. Unsure of jack though
IHaveCandy
Banned
Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrifice your vita, save your Vita
Lucent
Member
Soul Sacrifice |OT| Sacrifice ALL the Souls!
michaelius
Banned
That one is nice.
But it seems AI partners have their own quirks kinda like in GEB - i was asking to be sacrificed and then Utheena saved me instead...
Also one thing which is minor nuisance is the game doesn't keep track of vunerabilities of monsters i have discovered so you can't check vunerabilities of species before going into mission.
Yeah, I noticed that last night. You have all of the lore (which is great) for the archfiends, but it would be nice if the opening page had some useful combat information about them (once you've discovered that information for yourself in game).
Lucent
Member
Soul Sacrifice |OT| Salty Lacrema
Infinite Justice
Member
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!
Fucking finally
Fucking finally
Lucent
Member
Translation: "Cerberus has been defeated!"
lol
I haven't beaten him solo yet, but me and a friend teamed up and had a few different sets of randoms fill in the other two slots tonight. We killed him I think 8 times without a loss, even though some of the people we got were doing some really questionable things. My friend pretty much had nothing on him but a Treefiend, Icebrand, and the other slots were filled with Irondrake Eggs or w/e. All three starred. It's not a bad strategy but I had to have a shield, healing bloom, my treefiend, and several melee attacks. I had one irondrake egg.
Infinite Justice
Member
Did it with one AI sacrifice plus my Rite to seal the deal and GODDAMN Treefiend was pretty much the win button in that fight (got a Timesand during one of my Martyr Harpy runs and combined it with a egg I had).
Online should be interesting since I learned some new stuff plus its more likely gonna be all Treefiends up in that fight LOL.
I forgot about this
Thanks for the info
EhrgeizVII
Member
Seriously impressive game/demo. I've only just finished the first 6 chapter of the demo and haven't played online yet (I will tonight) but it just oozes with quality. Glad I pre-ordered though, those English voice-overs are pretty terrible.
Lucent
Member
They don't bother me that much. Just the background voice for Magusar or w/e his name is when he talks. The chipmunk voice is unnecessary.
Agent White
Member
after an hour of experimenting with strategies against Cerberus i came out with this score/time:
this was solo/no allies/used black rite. i think i left some points on the table, but they would have required me to bring more offerings than i can hold.
What build/strategy did you use?
Agent White
Member
snowtree root(tri), any shield, treefiend entrails(3 casts), sanguine cannon, vimblossom fruit, and spear fragment(you don't need this to beat him. i was just being greedy for points).
try to get counters, elemental weaknesses, and save/sacrifices on the mobs leading to Cerberus for points.
before i trigger spawn i took my health down to black rite with sanguine cannon, and then planted/ ate vimblossom fruit. when you trigger the battle press start to skip the sequence and plant the treefiend. what i was doing before was standing behind the golem. don't do this. the best way is to stand front-left or front-right of the golem. that way when Cerberus runs at you , you use your shield to bounce him back right in front of the golem. when you do this once and he's laying cancel your shield, and start tapping your snowtree(don't charge it) until he freezes. then unleash a new golem before the first runs out. while the golem is whaling on him use your black rite. depending on what parts your golem hit, or curse spots he broke you could be done. if you aren't don't panic. he'll be red and pretty slow so just dodge his attacks until he runs at you. at this point you can either let him fall on his own and attack with anything you've got or use shield to knock him down yourself and attack with anything you've got.
you may have to use the shield a couple extra times in between those steps to get him in front of the golem. and sometimes when the battle starts he'll do his ranged attack instead of running at you. if he does this walking to the side and dodging 2 attempts usually gets him to run at you.
i believe that's everything. good luck!