Go back to key points in the story, and turn it on before you fight/try boss fights which were previously supposed to be "unwinnable". You'll unlock Paradox Endings that way.
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FINAL FANTASY XIII-2 |OT| Change the Future
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brandonh83
Banned
Ohhh... that's pretty cool! Thanks.
I found the final moments of the game quite operatic myself.
Beat it for the first time. Had 113/160 fragments, and I think due to that, I felt way overpowered. Even the Proto-behemoths weren't much trouble. 5-starred the final boss and barely even had to heal or tortoise. Game was super easy compared to XIII.
I actually enjoyed the end right up until the
. I paid $60 for that? Grrrrr.
I think getting the platinum is going to be cake.
I actually enjoyed the end right up until the
"To be continued..."
I think getting the platinum is going to be cake.
Nose Master
Member
Good chance that one of them is in Oerba 300 by the big tree, or in the SW hallway in Academia 4XX.
Can you guys help me remember where the heck I should go next in this game? It's been a little over a week since I played it, and I already forgot where I was going next. I remember what I did last, I ...
Is that where I should go next?
in year 300af, and I helped Snow defeat the big blob tomato looking creature to help fix that paradox, where the giant dragon was sending blobs into the time warp. after we beat it, Snow in that time disappeared..I can't remember where I was going next. I know a few time lines opened up, like one under 300af just labeled ??? but it was a dead end. I still have 200AF open where Caius is waiting for me to do a boss fight. He kept kicking my ass, though, which is why I went to 300AF first. I'm still not sure I can take him cuz he was always regenerating health
Is that where I should go next?
Yeah.
The ending gave me the chills. I recognize it's pretty controversial, but it has just about everything an ending should have.
You get the climatic fight with Caius and many questions answered before the end. Of course, it lacks a resolution and a ton of more questions are brought up before the eventually "to be continued," but unless you couldn't stand the world of FFXIII, the "to be continued" message should bring about excitement rather than annoyance. Sure, Square Enix could have titled the game FFXIII Episode 1 like the Half Life 2 episodes or movies like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter, but that isn't fair to the game. The amount of content, story and otherwise, on the disc is entirely satisfying.
Woo, finished the bestiary to get the last fragment and wrapped up everything else! Took just under 50 hours. Not too bad compared to the only other JRPG I got all the achievements in, Tales of Vesperia...I think I was around 260 hours with all the crazy stuff that had you do.
Nose Master
Member
Finally caught the Don, holy shit. I must have fought that asshole like 100 times.
StunandStab
Member
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
I had to fight him four times before I caught him.
Game needed an equivalent of a Master Ball.
Nose Master
Member
Probably made up for the time I got The Oerba achievement mob and 5starred him the first time I walked through that area.
Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck. I want one.
She looks cute with dorky glasses. I was trying a bunch of adornments on her last time and most of them look good on her.
I'd take some but I have to go to work, maybe burgerdog can upload some.
Some Potent Crystals and she is 700+ in power and magic, I already made a new set of paradigms and went to fight ochu and invincible, they didn't stand a chance
I'm guessing I can get Omega too, right? that'd be overkill.
The Emperor
Member
I HATE ALL OF YOU!
They should patch in monster crystal trading in XIII-2. :/
This is probably false but on gamefaqs I read the capturing rate for UK FFXIII-2 version might be higher, so if you have that one it might be harder for you to get her or something.
brandonh83
Banned
I'm actually going to have to agree with this ten-fold.
The ending actually made me genuinely interested in what's going to happen next. It was incredibly ballsy and very dark for a Final Fantasy ending, which totally took me by surprise. It's the first time I believe in the entire series that I have actually said okay, I need a continuation of this asap. Which again is surprising to me because for the most part I thought the story was just kind of lol-worthy, and I suppose it is-- but man, the way they ended it was actually really interesting to me
I just think it's crazy that I went from laughing at a lot of the plot and the ditsy cutscenes, to being like... whoa.
drtomoe123
Member
Depending on which fragments you have, you could easily do it in 60. I literally went from 100 fragments to 160 in about three hours.
I ended up platinuming the game in 45 hours, and that was with leaving the PS3 on overnight to get the Serendipity fragment+trophy.
really? I just spent a few potent crystals on her and now she's more powerful that Serah or Noel, and I have 4 roles maxed out on each one of them, besides she have a 6 ATB and has ATB recharge II AND you can infuse her.
That sounds pretty good to me for 3 bucks, of course you have to earn her, I spent all weekend between completing some areas/sidequests and doing the coliseum fight to get her crystal.
For example, this ARE NOT MINE, credit goes to furix from GameFAQS.
And that is just one of the builds you can make, you can of course make it more physical, or a complete ravager like this one, infusing monster passive abilities or roles
! I'm going to post the pictures anyway for people that don't have her yet!
Die Squirrel Die
Member
What's likely the earliest point that you could feasibly beat the Lightning battle? I'm still reasonably early in the game, just finished Aca
. If I'm going to pay extra to get her I want to get my money's worth.
demia 400F
Fuck! I just realized why I stopped getting Trapezohedrons after the first two kills(which were 2 for 2.) Do not use a durable collectors catalogue. I just took it off and my next 3 kills dropped Trapezohedrons again. Going to kill Long Gui now for an adamantite since all my kills were with a DCC equipped and it never dropped.
Well, I got her and I have 83 fragments, is just a matter of good strategy.
By this thread I did everything wrong leveling up both Serah and Noel (I made her a Com and him a Rav for starters), so if you've been following this thread or a guide, you shouldn't have much trouble.
Heh, my Lightning is rocking those pink glasses too (and so is Amodar).
If you have a good strategy and are quick with paradigm shifts, you can do it reasonably early. I had pretty mediocre monsters (Flanitor, Pulse Knight) and only two roles maxed on Noel and Serah, but took them down quite handily. Just be sure to have a monster SEN and MED, and then an extra COM or RAV for attacking, and you should be ok.
If you have a good strategy and are quick with paradigm shifts, you can do it reasonably early. I had pretty mediocre monsters (Flanitor, Pulse Knight) and only two roles maxed on Noel and Serah, but took them down quite handily. Just be sure to have a monster SEN and MED, and then an extra COM or RAV for attacking, and you should be ok.
Hehe, and a bunch of you guys were complaining about DLC before :O
But yeah, Lightning is grade A AWESOME. I made her this ultimate godlike killing machine and I don't think i've lost a game with her at her peak power. Giving her adornments is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
But yeah, Lightning is grade A AWESOME. I made her this ultimate godlike killing machine and I don't think i've lost a game with her at her peak power. Giving her adornments is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
Squall ASF
Member
Wait, you can use the dlc characters for the whole game? or just the coliseum tournament or whatever it is? Also, did they say they were going to bring out FF characters from previous games?
Link?
ULTROS!
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I think it's this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4S_NzwA7Kc
They did double the gameplay speed so I don't think that really counts.
Yep, you can use Lightning and Omega(?) so far, they are going to milk my wallet if they put Squall and Rinoa, or Zidane and the Princess, Steiner would be cool too, and I'd fucking buy all the cast from FFVI.
BuckRobotron
Member
I've said it before but indeed, I'd go immediately for a battle versus a team of Steiner and Beatrix, both recruitable.
Saw those back in december from some japanese people killing it in that time. Lots of atb extra speed items and a well developed kichu
.Oh, you have Omega, I want him too, but i don't want to fight it 20+ times to get his crystal, maybe later when I'm stronger.
How many times took you to get him?