JetBlackPanda
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what difficultly are you playing on?
He's straight up bonkers. (early game spoiler)
He has invisible imaginary friend that can't see his other invisible imaginary friend. He should be in a straightjacket.
Raven77
Member
I haven't picked this up yet but have a few questions.
- somone complained about pathing in battles, what is that?
- someone else complained that the combat is boring and moving around doesn't seem to have any effect, is this true? This is a big deal for me, if the combat isn't engaging then it may not be for me.
- Grandia 2 on Dreamcast probably had my favorite combat system, is it anything like that?
- how linear is it? Can I go where I want or am I restricted?
Thanks!
- somone complained about pathing in battles, what is that?
- someone else complained that the combat is boring and moving around doesn't seem to have any effect, is this true? This is a big deal for me, if the combat isn't engaging then it may not be for me.
- Grandia 2 on Dreamcast probably had my favorite combat system, is it anything like that?
- how linear is it? Can I go where I want or am I restricted?
Thanks!
cpp_is_king
Member
Is there any way to avoid getting hit in combat? I still haven't even beaten the boss of the woods yet, but I find that my HP depletes way too fast because there's (seemingly) no way to avoid getting hit.
Defend against the big wind ups, walk out of the way for everything else. Walking to dodge an attack wont' always work though.
1. Since it's an active battle system, sometimes there's a collision with an enemy that you don't have targetted. So say I attack one enemy, another one walks infront of me... now my character just does the "run in place" trying to get to the other enemy. You do have the capability to cancel the attack and manually move them... but it always irks me when it happens.
2. So far combat is pretty boring, but I'm early in.
3. The combat system is like grandia but more active since you can manually move your character, and have to switch between them to use certain abilities, avoid attacks, or use a monster that's strong against another type (rock/paper/scissors system). I was never a fan of grandia's system though, I thought the praise it got was always undeserved. Stuff like Valkyrie Profile 2 should be getting the praise instead.
Did you quote the wrong post?
cpp_is_king
Member
It's not the boss of the woods that I'm necessarily finding annoying, but just every random encounter as well. Combat basically seems to amount to:
1) Approach monster
2) Trade hits until one person dies
3) Sometimes change to your familiar to do damage a little quicker, then change back to your main guy to heal, but probably get hit while you're healing mostly negating the effect of the heal.
If you try to run away and get some distance, the monster runs at the same speed as you so it basically has no effect.
base shagohod
Member
Look up the Celestial Signs if you've gotten the stone guide guy.
Are you using monsters that are strong against other monsters?
Sun > Moon
Star > Sun
Moon > Star
And ya, pretty much the random encounters are like that for me as well. Put in familiar that's strong against the monster, kill monster.... pull in familiar that's strong against the next one.
if you find any, brief descriptions of where theyre located, even if it's just a couple, would be greatly appreciated.
distantmantra
Member
I've seen copies at Fred Meyer (Northwest grocery/department store).
Purchased Wizard's Edition clubnamco 1:07pm EST Jan 13th
Never got it.
Called Digital River
Rep: Your order is processing and should ship soon, did you get an email?
Me: No
Rep: You will receive an email when it ships
Me: Yes, I know, when?
Rep: Keep checking periodically.
Me: Yes, but for how long? Today? A week? A month?
Rep: Today
Me: OK.
Rep: Have you checked your Spam folder?
Me: No, [check spam, find my order was canceled 16 hours ago]
Why was my order canceled when I've been charged for it, and you said it was in processing?
Rep: Please read the email.
Never got it.
Called Digital River
Rep: Your order is processing and should ship soon, did you get an email?
Me: No
Rep: You will receive an email when it ships
Me: Yes, I know, when?
Rep: Keep checking periodically.
Me: Yes, but for how long? Today? A week? A month?
Rep: Today
Me: OK.
Rep: Have you checked your Spam folder?
Me: No, [check spam, find my order was canceled 16 hours ago]
Why was my order canceled when I've been charged for it, and you said it was in processing?
Rep: Please read the email.
cpp_is_king
Member
I only have one familiar so far, but I'll keep that in mind.
Oh ya, you haven't got another one yet.. before that it's the "mash x" game.
And, you know, walking out the the way when they swing at you.
Sanctuary
Member
I think some of the story was either mistranslated, or they simply screwed up the order and forgot about it. There are instances where you're off to find someone (who's name is NEVER mentioned), and then you'll randomly say "Okay, so this is where RANDOMNAME lives!". Or, you'll be having a conversation about specific NPCs and mention their names. Later on after formal introductions are made with said NPCs, your characters act as though it's new information and suddenly realize what their names are...
If your "main" familar is decked out in the latest gear, and you've also been feeding it, it remains the "mash x" game even after you have a full group for a while. Mite is a pretty powerful familiar, and there's really no reason to swap him for most of the game.
That's not right at all. You don't just run in a straight line, you just circle strafe until the enemy decides to do something.
If your "main" familar is decked out in the latest gear, and you've also been feeding it, it remains the "mash x" game even after you have a full group for a while. Mite is a pretty powerful familiar, and there's really no reason to swap him for most of the game.
That's not right at all. You don't just run in a straight line, you just circle strafe until the enemy decides to do something.
Did you quote the wrong post?
Heh, yes... yes I did, I meant to quote the one where you were talking about catching familiars. Whoops!
Edit: Can you tame multiple of the same familiars? Like having a bunch of those regular bone guys?
Probably the funniest part of this post. His response is so robotic.
EekumBokum
Member
How good of a job does the in-game book do at replacing the physical book?
I'm so bummed that my WE got cancelled..
I'm so bummed that my WE got cancelled..
That's disheartening to hear.
It's pretty good, and some pages, when zoomed in show videos, maybe of secrets.... not sure yet. Also if zoomed in on familiars, you can see their in-game look for their base, at least.
Deified Data
Banned
Same. Just left the Golden Grove and still haven't felt the need to grind. Just fight every enemy I encounter on the way to where I'm going.
Still playing without the star guide.
Finding the tree people was a bit of a challenge.
Also untrue. Certain familiars boast resistances to certain attacks, and some can evade them entirely. Why would you throw Mite at an enemy resistant to physical strikes and wielding water attacks?
I agree that he's really handy, though. Just that I've been getting plenty of use out of my other familiars as well.
Heh, yes... yes I did, I meant to quote the one where you were talking about catching familiars. Whoops!
Edit: Can you tame multiple of the same familiars? Like having a bunch of those regular bone guys?
Yes, you can get multiples.
While true to an extent, it isn't the optimal way to play by any means. You can do much, much better in battle by using other familiars depending on the situation, and there are better general fighter familiars than the mite, too. Even as early as the volcano.
Just trick the enemy into attacking while you're running away. It whiffs, you get plenty of time to cast a spell uninterrupted.
I wasn't really understanding combat either the first day, but after focusing on sun/star/moon and zoning, it's A LOT more enjoyable.
Case in point: I honestly didn't know you could move your familiars for at least the first hour. Since I was just mashing Attack whenever it popped up, he was always in his whacking animations. I swear I'm usually not this dumb.
24-72 hours from now I will receive an email regarding my refund.
Then in 5-7 days I will receive the actual refund.
What a joke. $125, and they said when you, read: "ME" cancel an order, this is the process. Yes because I canceled it =/
It makes me wonder if I had never called in to inquire about my order, and being that according to Digital River/ Namco my order was in "processing" would they have never known to even issue a refund?
Then in 5-7 days I will receive the actual refund.
What a joke. $125, and they said when you, read: "ME" cancel an order, this is the process. Yes because I canceled it =/
It makes me wonder if I had never called in to inquire about my order, and being that according to Digital River/ Namco my order was in "processing" would they have never known to even issue a refund?
Gintoki313
Banned
So has anybody caught any really good and useful familiars yet?
My favorite personal one is the Cub Cubber (forgot name), but it's some yellow striped cat that sneezes when he starts battle. At first I thought he was terrible but after a little leveling he's pretty darn good. I usually go with him and the starting familiar.
My favorite personal one is the Cub Cubber (forgot name), but it's some yellow striped cat that sneezes when he starts battle. At first I thought he was terrible but after a little leveling he's pretty darn good. I usually go with him and the starting familiar.
The little bighorns around the volcano are good fighters that are resistant to physical attacks. Super awesome familiar.
Deified Data
Banned
Not 7 hours in, anyway. Someone further along might hold a different opinion.
Only if you insist on subverting the game systems.
The Elite
BOSS
I was required to grind before the Boss spoiler:
volcano boss
Do these things typically become super rare after the initial run? It seems they are already sold out on Amazon.
Were you using a familiar who is resistant to fire and/or has a water-based attack?
Deified Data
Banned
I haven't fought this boss yet, but
using Mite to weather its attacks while using Oliver's ice spell to deal damage
That boss is in the demo, and lots of people had trouble with it until they used the familiar that is water-based. I think over-reliance on Mitey (or unwillingness to experiment with familiars in general) is going to lead to lots of complaints about difficulty.
First challenge run, Mitey only no metamorphesis.
Deified Data
Banned
I never got the chance to play the demo, so I'm going into it blind. Let's see if I can nail him on my first try.
dreamer3kx
Member
So any major negatives, Im probably going to pick up this weekend, even thinking about downloading from psn store.
Experience/gold are the same. Enemies do less damage on easy. Some people think that drop rates are worse on easy, but it's a hard thing to prove either way.