I always felt that vesperia was an abyss clone but in hd in many ways. Graces was a callback to many of the older tales games. Xillia is the modernizing of the tales franchise in all honesty and possibly represents what we should expect on the future.
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Tales of Xillia |OT| - Teach me about Bazongas!
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I always felt that vesperia was an abyss clone but in hd in many ways. Graces was a callback to many of the older tales games. Xillia is the modernizing of the tales franchise in all honesty and possibly represents what we should expect on the future.
Original Man
Member
This boss at bermia gorge is bs
nameless anomaly is ridiculous
On hard it is terrible. Confuse is so freaking stupid. Add shared status effects because of linking and my goodness...
I only got to play Tuesday night this week (been out of town, finally get to dig in more tonight) but this just made me think of a question. When you heal one linked member of their status effect does the other link get cured as well?
dakkumauji
Member
Yes they do.
Original Man
Member
srsly, any tips for the boss above?
Make sure you have a healer in your party.
Have Rowen using only Air Pressure. Elize set to Only Heal in the Strategy menu. Use Milla instead of Alvin so you can use Igneous Crush as a link Arte. Also if you have Panacea bottles, set the AI to use them at Any Ailment. If you have the Wind Guard skill, equip everyone with it.
Rowen spell spam. All day err day. Use L2 to run around in circles avoiding him. Repeat.
I thought the boss was super easy, even on Hard. Jude and Elize cleansed me of debuffs. Hammer guy was way harder.
Unless there's something you really want that auto won't go to (yet), just keep using auto-level, it's fine.
IIRC having Rowen to hit weaknesses and Elize to cure ailments and heal helps. Using anything you have for protecting from wind and confuse also works.
Original Man
Member
thx for all the tips above
It doesn't really matter. Choosing your path early on can help you get certain artes/skills/attributes before others, but you'll eventually get everything anyway, if you're planning on getting to Level 99, that is. If you're not the way the paths are connected make it extremely simple to go back and later and grab anything that you might want.
I wouldn't worry about it. It's pretty much impossible to accidentally "mess up" your character.
I always thought he was cake compared to the stupid butterfly
Original Man
Member
woot, i beat him!
Yes, any effects done to you or your partner applies, as well as buffs/debuffs and such.
So a thing I like to do is use Steel and then switch partners and use Steel again to use buff other people as well. Works well with Recovery Ring to quickly get rid of statues too.
chickdigger802
Banned
linking with rowen is great for that boss. that magic shield...
Must every tales game have a female childhood friend that might be super genki?
Also this game has probably the most pathetic pickhammer animation in games.
Must every tales game have a female childhood friend that might be super genki?
Also this game has probably the most pathetic pickhammer animation in games.
F0rneus
Tears in the rain
Huge thanks to both of you, gentlemen (or ladies, if applicable). You took a massive weight of my back. I had been doing a lot of levelling, thanks to Hard gameplay being pretty well...harsh. I can now return to it, with a cleared mind!
Aviator Alvin yo
You're not worthy of being a pinkist!
Children yo.
Super children yo.
Super children super yo
Is there something in the description of an arte that let's me know this will be the arte that brings up the icon to do a linked arte? For instance, the game tells you in the tutorial for Milla to use wind spear to link with Jude and the fire arte doesn't work. Is there an in-game way to know this?
chickdigger802
Banned
shiiitt... died at near the end of felghana mines.
time to mash x alot all over again.
time to mash x alot all over again.
Has a green icon, and you can press R2 to bring up a list of link artes.
Some are needed to complete quests. I usually keep a few extras of every item just in case. I only use items that have the 2.0 multiplier to upgrade the shops.
Meaning Of Karma
Banned
So as someone who is only a few hours into the game, I have to ask; does Milla's voice actress get any better? I don't mind the lisp, but her delivery is really lacking in a lot of places, especially in comparison to Matthew Mercer and Sam Riegel, both of whom I actually quite like.
Iolite Ore I believe. Sells for 10k.
Can't wait to those improvements
Oh and the debt system again... Ugh
I'd say it definitely takes some steps back. Removal of party member switching and the stupid debt system. Beyond that, the game feels really nice and enjoyable. Xillia 2 is a really good narrative experience. Once it's going it doesn't stop. Like... seriously.
Forced party sucked yeah, but it has a ton of other battle system improvements.
Dark Schala
Eloquent Princess
Throws in bad pacing in terms of game design. The requirements aren't bad but good lord, it messes up the pacing in Xillia 2 somewhat when integrated design would've been better.Can't wait to those improvements
Oh and the debt system again... Ugh
Kay
I wouldn't say it's so much bad pacing design just so much that it prevents you from going forward when you want to. Basically everything post chapter 9 lol. It's just bad design. lol.
I felt the same with the mutton farming quests in Nier.