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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
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The Emperor
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Me?
I wish I could but in UK our Amazon doesn't offer such incentives. However game prices on it go down pretty quickly after launch.
Just a question guys, I didn't realised about the big nodes and small nodes in the Crystarium system and I'm kinda screwed, I'm at Academia (4XX AF), with roughly around 11 hours into the game.
I have maxed out my Commando nodes (including the small nodes) for Noel and the Ravager nodes (also including the small nodes) for Serah and do you guys think I should continue playing or restart the game? I know the stats are quite a huge difference in the end but I pretty much owned the recent boss easily. I want to buy the Lightning DLC and it seem that my characters need to be really strong to defeat her. So what do you guys suggest? Should i restart the whole game or just continue playing it?
I have maxed out my Commando nodes (including the small nodes) for Noel and the Ravager nodes (also including the small nodes) for Serah and do you guys think I should continue playing or restart the game? I know the stats are quite a huge difference in the end but I pretty much owned the recent boss easily. I want to buy the Lightning DLC and it seem that my characters need to be really strong to defeat her. So what do you guys suggest? Should i restart the whole game or just continue playing it?
jimmypython
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Does anyone have tips for
The fact the game is more open than it's predecessor has returned the issue of awkward difficulty, something I absolutely fucking despise in RPGs. XIII actually did a good job of balanced difficulty until the game opened up in Pulse.
the first Caius fight? The fucker destroys me once he uses that ability that buffs up his attacks and refills his HP.
The fact the game is more open than it's predecessor has returned the issue of awkward difficulty, something I absolutely fucking despise in RPGs. XIII actually did a good job of balanced difficulty until the game opened up in Pulse.
Do you mean the one at
Oerba?
The Emperor
Member
I'm confused what exactly have you done wrong?
So
However, I oddly find myself replaying him over and over as if I don't know what the outcome will be.
I'm having fun, but I need to advance I think
that monster carrying a fragment in Yulif (i forgot what it's actually called) in 1X. I have a feeling I'm not supposed to be fighting him yet since he debuffs like mad, but I can hang in there and stagger him twice but after the 2nd he casts doom and it's all over.
I'm having fun, but I need to advance I think
Seriously, this thread should be called: FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Of loosing yourself in battle and rejoicing.
The battle system is a lot of fun and the pokémon capturing, while a bit random, keeps me hooked in some areas looking for new monsters. 5 hours and barely started chapter 2, this is looking guuud
The battle system is a lot of fun and the pokémon capturing, while a bit random, keeps me hooked in some areas looking for new monsters. 5 hours and barely started chapter 2, this is looking guuud
JetBlackPanda
Member
I am about to pull the trigger on Amazon for the PS3 version.
any reason not to get the PS3 version?
any reason not to get the PS3 version?
The Emperor
Member
I see, I don't think I fully understand though. So your meant to only light big and small spheres alternatively or something?
I guess once I get the game it'll make more sense but it sounds like a major bug!
Cool, that is pretty much all I needed to know. With how easy the game allegedly is, I might as well try to break the battle system on the way.
From what I read on the price tag, I think the gift card deal lasts until the fourth.
Zoe
Member
It's not a bug. People just want to maximize the return on their CP.
I don't think it's worth restarting for though.
I am about 6 and a half hours in and have just met
in Y. Massif 10 AF. I am having a blast with the game of course but my favorite aspect of the game so far has definitely been the world building the game promised. After 13, I wondered (like with X) how people who lived centuries under the rule of a powerful organization (fal'Cie and Yevon) would react to having their way of life completing upended. There are no 'sugar and rainbow' endings in real life when this happens so I was curious how each game would approach this aspect. Thus far,
mild spoiler alert
I also LOVE the fragment history and bestiary tidbits. It is just like FF12's clan primer system of revealing more of the game's lore through defeating a certain number of mobs. It adds greatly to the experience of the world and the characters/ creatures within.
Glad to see the history of Paddra is explored so thoroughly as well
Protip: Be sure to talk to people with speech bubbles above their head several times. Also, watch for Noel or Serah to have a speech bubble on the field. You may learn more about their personality and drives. Did you know that Noel offers to hunt down Atlas for the Academy because
Hope
mild spoiler alert
things on Pulse have been unsurprisingly difficult but I was very intrigued how people still desired to live on Cocoon despite the revelation of what Cocoon's purpose was. That conflict is brewing again is a fascinating tiwst.
I also LOVE the fragment history and bestiary tidbits. It is just like FF12's clan primer system of revealing more of the game's lore through defeating a certain number of mobs. It adds greatly to the experience of the world and the characters/ creatures within.
Glad to see the history of Paddra is explored so thoroughly as well
Protip: Be sure to talk to people with speech bubbles above their head several times. Also, watch for Noel or Serah to have a speech bubble on the field. You may learn more about their personality and drives. Did you know that Noel offers to hunt down Atlas for the Academy because
he refused to help a needy friend hunt one day in his time and said friend never came back?
JetBlackPanda
Member
edit - fixed.
Cool, I'll head down there later today.
Question then.
Is it worth investing in the RAV/COM roll upgrades when you break to the next level of the crystarium? Won't that create more big nodes?
Also, since I plan on restarting now that I understand a bit. I imagine it's best practice to unlock MED/SYN/SAB with that first level?
Just as a note, you dont need max out your characters that way, the game is way too easy for that.
Otherwise yes, you need those roles as fillers.
Zoe
Member
This is really the only problem I had with the plot.
jimmypython
Member
When finishing one crystarium it will start over with a new board and there are new big nodes. I don't think the quantity of big nodes will change but I could be wrong.
I don't know if there is a best way to unlock new roles. I unlocked Sab for Serah and Syn for Noel first. Med is the last role I unclocked since I found a healing monster is enough...this worked fine for me
Well the game is already pretty easy to break, so I truly and honestly think the old skills wouldn't break the game anymore than it already is. Hell, some of the old skillsets that were removed (like Slow and Curse) weren't even broken to begin. There were a few cool auto abilities that were removed too. Haste could have been a lvl 99 synergist move or something. Still thoroughly enjoying this game... its a ton of a fun.
PS: Anyone wishing for hardmode? Since i'm cruising through this game w/o grinding. I hope the difficulty ramps up.
yeah definintely. i save up CP and dump it into whatever stats I need at the moment, and I'm really not going to go hp+attack at the same time for Noel if I think that I'm either killing people too slowly or dying too quickly.
Like: If i'm not 5 starring enemies but I have a ton of HP at the end of fights, I throw it all into attack for Noel and Ravage for Serah. If I'm straight up dying in battles, I throw it all into HP without even caring about big and small spheres. Screw balanced levelling.
jimmypython
Member
+1 here.
The role upgrades just increase their effectiveness multiplier for all party members if it's anything like XIII -- eg, upgraded RAV bonus gives everyone an incrementally better chain bonus. The big/small nodes are a separate system.
I can see why but I guess it comes down to is this:
why go live in a world full of monsters you have been taught to fear all your life when you can still live in safety on a ruined but stable world now free of any false fal Cie rule? I'm sure many people would make that choice. Plus there is probably technology there they can salvage to use. Until they built the Gran elevator, they couldn't even bring that stuff down to Pulse without a lot of time and effort.
Zoe
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jimmypython
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So I finished Yaschas Massif 10 AF and instead of going to the next story area I went back and activated Sunleth. Um, why were people having so much trouble with the Royal Ripeness? Yes he has a lot of HP but he's not all that strong. If coming here right after Bresha Ruins, I can see it being very tough. Otherwise, it shouldn't be so bad. I mean, it took me five minutes and I got three stars, but it wasn't overly difficult. I switched control to Serah and just spammed Aero like crazy. Oh, and I didn't even have Pulse Knight, I used Noel as SEN in Delta Attack. Plus, he's susceptible to both Deprotect and Deshell. Felt good beating him, a pretty epic fight, that guy was HUGE!
Because it's a pointless and unwarranted change that makes zero sense.
It'd be like removing the fire flower from Mario for no apparent reason.
Congrats, so you made it
.But yeah, I cant wait for more people to beat the game and hopefully having similiar thoughts. It will be interesting how this turns out, since nothing is know about the future the ending leaves an even bigger soure taste ...
Congrats, so you made it
But yeah, I cant wait for more people to beat the game and hopefully having similiar thoughts. It will be interesting how this turns out, since nothing is know about the future the ending leaves an even bigger soure taste ...
Thanks! After getting the Chichu and leveling up a better healer it was much better. I'll be working on afterthough later today and tomorrow. I really enjoyed the game for what it was but it had a lot of shortcomings. I loved the characters but I felt like the cast was much smaller and therefore I felt sort of annoyed. Noel is absolutely amazing and the characterization of him and the relationship between Caius is phenomenal. I think character relationships were the best aspect of the story. The actual plot was good until you hit like episode 3. Then it turns to convoluted BS. It's really sad because they have some really good dialogue lines and they have to ruin it with cheesy lines or some temporal terminology crap. Also this game is very bipolar in a way, both in gameplay and story. The story tries to be so serious but it feels like a stupid silly comedy at times and it really ruins the experience. The same concept can be applied about the combat. Fights are stupid easy with the exception of the last boss and the miniboss in the final episode. What the hell is with that ramp up? I find that fiendishly unacceptable. All in all, good game. Pretty short, beat it in 19 hours.
jimmypython
Member
Honestly, this is just as bad as if not worse than
Halo 2
I don't think you use weapons to upgrade in this game. I just sold all of mine with the exception of accessories.
jimmypython
Member
agreed!
and I know people are saying they don't care if a RPG is 20 hour long, but for me, a 20 hour mainline FF is unbearable.
I beat the game at 35 hour mark. That is because I wanted to see how many side quests I could find and finish without a guide. Right now I'm 76 hours into the game where I felt I should be dong these stuff after 100+ hour in previous FF titles (including FF13-1)...
How the heck did you put so many hours into it already? Did you get it early? Also, I think the length is fine. In fact I think many average consumers would find this better than XIII because of its pacing, length, and difficutly (with the exception of the last boss). Overall it's a pretty good package for normal people but enough to intrigue the hardcore because of the "abundance" of content it offers.
jimmypython
Member
I imported the Japanese version early
. Yeah the game itself was very fun and the monster recruit system was super addictive.
Keep the weapons you craft, you need some to upgrade to the next tier (same with accessories)
Otrebor Nightmarecoat
Banned
This is my favorite jrpg battle system ever. Ive continued to play this game for the opposite reasons I play an RPG, the gameplay. This could have been a classic if not for the characters and dialog.
I imported the Japanese version early
Yeah the game itself was very fun and the monster recruit system was super addictive.
I actually find the monster recruiting a hassle and annoying. While most monsters you can get after 2 or 3 tries. There are some that take forever and are a complete waste of time altogether.
jimmypython
Member
There is a fragment skill to increase the chance. But even with it, the chance for getting some rare monsters is still pretty brutal..