Basileus777
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Was it worth bothering with the sidequests in chapter 5 on?
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Was it worth bothering with the sidequests in chapter 5 on?
firehawk12
Subete no aware
you can't get locked out of the true ending if that's your worry.
Basileus777
Member
Come chapter 5, money isn't even an issue. Don't fret over it. Even Big Pharma exploits are unneeded.
Yes. On the screen you see when pressing circle pad left, it will just show weakness and ??? for HP. You must press A (or right on dpad) to see the stats and starting HP.
It won't show the current HP of the enemy, but it shows all the stats, including the starting HP.
SoraanTribal
Member
Oh.. well, the HP is really what I examine enemies for most of the time (and to see weaknesses). Just to know how much HP they have left. xD Seeing their stats is useful, too of course.
Only if you're interested in some back story. I'd rec doing them tho.
toddhunter
Member
neoism
Member
didn't know that. then again, how am I supposed to figure that out if I did them all 
You just have to survive the attack.
You don't really fight him, per-se. All you have to do is survive that initial hit with at least one character and you'll learn the summon. Try and set up your party with Abate skills, Angelic Grace, Magic Defense, HP or whatever other abilities and equipment you think will help you stay alive.
toddhunter
Member
didn't know that. then again, how am I supposed to figure that out if I did them all
You don't actually need to do it, you just get "the" costume
You don't actually need to do it, you just get "the" costume
ohhhhhhhh. I honestly thought it was a requirement to progress thru the story when I read your post. But yeah, the second I got that costume I put it on Edea straight away.
theprodigy
Member
use Reflect (Rings), it pretty much stops everything except Victoria's Doom spells
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Only if you become my FarmVille friend.
I've been your FarmVille friend this whole time
Velcro Fly
Member
So yeah I broke the game (at least the early part!)
I just fought (ch1)
. I had my specials ready to go. Ringabel as a thief goes and hits him for a few thousand. Tiz as a merchant with Lu Bu's spear goes and crits him for over 7,000. I had to reload because I forgot to actually steal.
I just fought (ch1)
the Dragon
Admiral Woofington
Member
Decided to go ahead and level pirate up. She's already doing quite a bit of damage on DPS alone. I haven't had to try any specific skill yet so I don't know just yet how much stronger she is than before.
In fact I'm not even sure if Valkyrie with Pirate second class or vice versa is better.
In fact I'm not even sure if Valkyrie with Pirate second class or vice versa is better.
Velcro Fly
Member
I really hope this game sells well enough for us to get the second one. I don't even care if we have to wait a year after it gets released in Japan. Just so much fun.
Admiral Woofington
Member
From what I see the game is selling at least decently in the US. Don't know what numbers they expect to bring in
hipsterpants
Member
I'm loving this game and probably spending wayyyyy too much time just grinding and leveling stuff (I wouldn't be surprised if I hit 58 hours like the guy earlier lol). Definitely going to go for 100% completion on this. So good.
However, Agnes sucks, and Tiz isn't really that great either. I'm not sure if it's the pitch or her inflection or what but whenever she has a lot of dialogue or a long speech I have to turn my volume down to zero because her voice is just that bad. I just got to the point at the very end of chapter 2 where
and I'm just like "what?" How dumb can you be? The game should have just been the adventures of Ringabel and mrgrgr.
However, Agnes sucks, and Tiz isn't really that great either. I'm not sure if it's the pitch or her inflection or what but whenever she has a lot of dialogue or a long speech I have to turn my volume down to zero because her voice is just that bad. I just got to the point at the very end of chapter 2 where
she learns that Edea is the daughter of the Eternian commander and starts saying that she can't trust her and that she might be a spy and stuff
Reluctant-Hero
Member
What gives, Chapter 3?
I restored the fire crystal and completed every side quest. Yet I'm still sailing all over the damn world to on gloried fetch quest plot advancements.
Cheshire_Buddha
Member
Finally got my copy. It's fantastic
. Been arguing for the past four hours with this girl I know about who the publisher of the NA/PAL release is. She won't believe for a second it's Nintendo.
outside of Chapter 5 and 6
Admiral Woofington
Member
Honestly the game would have been better if it had been about the story of Ringabel and Edea. But tropes dictate you need to have a relatable good guy, in this case Tiz, and the shy pretty girl.
The fact one of them isn't a tsundere surprises me. Japan.
The fact one of them isn't a tsundere surprises me. Japan.
Saren is Bad
Member
Can anyone give me a good strat as far as equipment and job structure goes for Chapter 3? I've been facerolling because I grinded for the Angel Bow and switch all my guys to Thief and then later to Ranger and literally just 4x Brave and kill everything in a turn except for a few bosses on Auto. Heh, needless to say that doesn't really cut it in Chapter 3.
hipsterpants
Member
There are some bright spots but the writing in this game is kind of weak. It does humor pretty well (holy shit those innuendos in the intro chapter) but everything else... eh.
Admiral Woofington
Member
If it's true that the writing team changed innuendos to be more clever instead of blunt I fear what the Japanese Ringabel is like. Maybe his poetic nature over the love of ladies just transfers into "your boobs are so incredibly big"
Basileus777
Member
The game kind of is about Ringabel and Edea, at least as far as it is character focused at all. Tiz is basically scenery for most of the game. Not that any of the writing in this game is particularly strong.
Up to chapter 6, so far their story is way cooler than whatever shit agnes has going on
Admiral Woofington
Member
Agnes is basically the... what's her name from FFX. Yuna? Yeah basically the item the plot stems from, but nowhere near a good character.
Tiz is like early FF protagonists, just a guy who happens to be for the ride and ends up having some big role because reasons.
Edea and Ringabel's story has been done before. The romantic tale of a casanova and a girl who pretends she hates him. In fact it has been done many times. But their charm alone gives it freshness. Plus dat accordion.
I haven't finished the game yet, but I think they could tell a better story if they weren't chained to using crystals as a narrative device.
Basileus777
Member
How far are you in?
Chapter 6-7 spoilers
Chained? The story is set up that way deliberately to lead into their lame twist.
CrackPebbles
Member
On chapter 2 and really, really enjoying it, but FUCK this game is long, already like 18 hours in.
afreaknamedpete
Member
Well, for random encounters you can start spamming Crescent Moon, esp if you've unlocked Lu Bu's spear. If you haven't already try to get a Magic Fencer leveled, they get their -ara class spells at pretty low levels and virtually every enemy is weak to SOMETHING. It's worth using even in random encounters. I'd keep at least one Thief, simply because they're virtually guaranteed to outspeed everyone else which is a lifesaver if you have characters ending turns in critical health.
Chapter 3 has a lot of very good jobs that give you excellent abilities at low levels. I'd recommend you do all the side quests as soon as they are available, there's not a single bad job in the bunch. The Pirate is the best damage dealer class yet, and gets great skills right off the bat. The Singer has strong party buffs and the ability to give BP to allies.
And the Salve-Maker is stupidly useful. His starting ability lets him essentially fuse two items to make a stronger one. The really essential combo is Phoenix+Potion (full revive). Other combos can make the enemy weak to an element, really good w/ Magic Fencers, etc.
Not much to say about equipment except obviously use the strongest. Make sure you steal from the Pirate boss; the axe you get is rather strong.
Biggest wall w/ Chapter 3 is the Fire Temple boss. Best advice I can give is to get a Singer to do +def buffs, and spam Salve-Maker attack items.
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
guys do the bonus Jp and bonus money abilities stack with each character?
Basileus777
Member
No. Bonus money works once and bonus JP only for the character it is equipped on.
CertifiedFP
Member
So, roughly around the start of Chapter 2 when
. Is it normal that there seems to be a massive difficulty spike at this point? Do I need to start grinding seriously now? I'd rather not go around customizing the difficulty during my first playthrough.
you have to go through the cave to get back to Yulyana
QisTopTier
XisBannedTier
Boo D: