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Tales of Xillia 2 |OT| Return of the Bazongas
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Die Squirrel Die
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Caster characters would be much more fun to play as if they the AI wasn't set to rush the player's character and ignore the NPCs.
Elize as a NPC = wrecking everyone with death spells of death.
Elize as PC = chump that gets obliterated without even getting a cast off.
Elize as a NPC = wrecking everyone with death spells of death.
Elize as PC = chump that gets obliterated without even getting a cast off.
Maybe they just tripped, knocked themselves out and spilled tomato juice all over themselves?
Xillia and Xillia 2 are steeped in death for some reason
nah they're planted by the bad guys so the public know they mean business
not serious if anyone was planning to jump me
NoirVisage
Banned
For anyone who has played star ocean 4, is the sidestep in this game like the blindside system in that game? (You slip behind the enemy and they lose track of you for a moment while you counterattack freely?) If not, can you explain the sidestep?
It's just for evasion.
I don't know what's worse, killing children or planting pre-killed children. Either way Exodus is fucked in the head.
NoirVisage
Banned
Clearly
I guess I'm asking is it a clean evade where if you time it right you won't take damage or just another form of movement where attacks will still hit you if you're within their radius(no invincibility frames)
I was going for mannequins that could pass for real children. employ some of that high level spirit artes
guys, I think demidar is a member of Exodus
Clearly
I guess I'm asking is it a clean evade where if you time it right you won't take damage or just another form of movement where attacks will still hit you if you're within their radius(no invincibility frames)
It's not like Star Ocean 4's, no, it's just another form of movement. But it can move you behind an enemy for a counter attack.
I vaguely recall the tutorial mentioning you resist staggering while sidestepping. Other than that no, I believe if a hitbox touches you, you still take damage. In Graces it did work the way you're describing, where as long as you input the correct quick step direction with precise timing you would dodge the attack whether the hitbox touched you or not. Not Xillia/2 though.Clearly
I guess I'm asking is it a clean evade where if you time it right you won't take damage or just another form of movement where attacks will still hit you if you're within their radius(no invincibility frames)
NoirVisage
Banned
The Last Wizard
Member
I don't know why but this game isn't really grabbing me like the first did, im 25 hours into it and ch 11 I believe and still nothing.
My favorite character episodedont let them see you cry
That delivery was perfect
I made separate save files for Muzet's stuff... except episode 1. Tempted to bumrush the 2nd run just so I can have a file for that.
no theater mode unless I missed it D:
For me it's the opposite. This one is grabbing me really good while I had a hard time getting into ToX1.
Freezasaurus
Member
I haven't been having any trouble yet. But I've been taking time to grind a bit in each new area.
nintendoman58
Member
Holy crap at that Chapter 12.
I'm prety sure this kind of plot twist has been done to death, but damn did I not see it coming here.
But a couple questions.
How exactly did Alt Ludger send Elle and himself to the Prime Dimension? And for that matter, if two things can't exist in the Prime Dimension at the same time, then how exactly was Alt Ludger able to actually exist in the Prime Dimension in the first place? Did he never go there at all? Did he somehow only send Elle there by herself? If that's the case, then why did he tell her to go on the train in the opening? Was it because he knew Ludger would be there because the Prime Dimension took place in the past? But did he know that the train would be attacked as well? If that was the case, why didn't he send her somewhere safe like his own apartment or something?
This father sure has a lot of faith that his younger self would do everything in his power to protect a girl he never met in his life. Pretty dumb plan.
But a couple questions.
How exactly did Alt Ludger send Elle and himself to the Prime Dimension? And for that matter, if two things can't exist in the Prime Dimension at the same time, then how exactly was Alt Ludger able to actually exist in the Prime Dimension in the first place? Did he never go there at all? Did he somehow only send Elle there by herself? If that's the case, then why did he tell her to go on the train in the opening? Was it because he knew Ludger would be there because the Prime Dimension took place in the past? But did he know that the train would be attacked as well? If that was the case, why didn't he send her somewhere safe like his own apartment or something?
This father sure has a lot of faith that his younger self would do everything in his power to protect a girl he never met in his life. Pretty dumb plan.
I want to grind but I'm waiting to get Muzet and Gaiuss since I want both of them in my final party.
Freezasaurus
Member
Patience. Take your time and level. The more you do that, the higher the level Muzet and Gaius will start at when you get them. If you're having a hard time with bosses now, you're definitely pushing through the game too quickly.
MrSaturn99
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Yeah I didn't even notice it until the online complaints. Now I'm dreading it...
Yeah. I had to lower the difficulty on that one. It doesn't help that I was underleveled and didn't save in a while
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
The Chapter 12
twist
Finished this earlier today. As trivial as it sounds, I think silent Ludger killed the game for me. I love the battle system, Ludger's fighting style, the new costumes, the debt system wasn't even that bad, quests/jobs were pretty fun. The overall plot was interesting, but I have issues with the way it was told. None of the Xillia characters ever feel like they have a real reason to be there, especially Gaius and Muzet, and Julius
missing for most of the game, even after his "wanted criminal" plotline basically expires
and Elle, who he has no reason to be attached to until Chapter 12, and even then his sudden affection towards her seems unnatural
I'd actually be fine with a full on silent protagonist, but they really failed to make him "the player's avatar" when they A) Keep insisting through other characters that he has a distinct personality B) Have him be extremely important to the plot in the way that he is C) Talk sometimes, but only selectively and D)
outright show his personality on two occasions, both in Victor and in that one scene where he sees himself in that weird pocket dimension he kills Julius in
Victor also needed more screen time and backstory... and it's interesting that this version of Ludger not only has a slightly different appearance, but an entirely different name, as well. Why is he the only fractured character to be this way?
Overall, it's a great game and a much better direct sequel than Symphonia 2 was, but I preferred the first game for its stronger focus and better told story, even if the overall plotline was more interesting here.
Luckily I had Muzet linked with me. Event Horizon mystic arte saved me.
Die Squirrel Die
Member
Why does chapter 7 keep sending me to new locations, why can't it just end, I have to get back to finding more cats and there are no cats here (was the 'no cat' message at the beginning of the chapter a warning or a taunt?).
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Die Squirrel Die
Member
I know, and it keeps going. I fight
through the plant and fight a spirit, but still it won't let me go back to the real world so I can get back to the important stuff, finding cats and seashells. Then I go to the dimension rift, another boss battles, big cutscene, still not back in the place where I can find cats. Then I'm off in a different part of the world, and my pitiable cat-less existence continues. I called it a night there.
I keep reading that, when does he talk and what does he say? Because I'm pretty sure he didn't talk at all in the japanese version
except for screaming Elle's name in the finale, which was pretty cool imo.
VanillaCakeIsBurning
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Your only option is to continue through the story.
Persevere, and remember; courage is the magic that turns dreams into reality.
There are numerous instances where he'll reply with one word, and more rarely two. I got the same impression, in that he's halfway between a character and a silent protagonist. I don't think they would have lost anything by fully voicing him.
SolVanderlyn
Thanos acquires the fully powered Infinity Gauntlet in The Avengers: Infinity War, but loses when all the superheroes team up together to stop him.
He'll say stuff like "Yeah", "Ok", "What?", and the like. Sometimes he will really step outside the box and participate in victory quotes, say someone's name, or even a complete phrase, like "Tell me about it". It's weird.
I see. Yeah, that's a bit weird. There wasn't anything like that in the JP version, grunts only.
Huh, really? That's super weird.
who knows lol
maybe the rules don't apply to fractured dimensions. Fractured Rollo disappeared since he was in the prime dimension
maybe the rules don't apply to fractured dimensions. Fractured Rollo disappeared since he was in the prime dimension
Freezasaurus
Member
I forgot to ask. Does this game have Devil's Arms, or a similar equivielent?
Pancakes
hot, steaming, as melted butter slips into the cracks, drizzled with sticky sweet syrup OH GOD
I found weapons through questing/custom items that said "sealed power" or something to that effect. All named after older Tales game but I don't know if you can upgrade them.
They are supposedly the best weapons in the game, which can be unsealed postgame via loads and loads of crafting that we will have to do.
phoenix296
Member
The cats in this game amuse me to no end. The sound Rollo makes when you send him off is hilarious. There is a cat named Swagmo that has got too many laughs from my brother and I.
Freezasaurus
Member
There's a great skit pretty early on involving Rollo, Teepo and Elize.