Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Haven't tackled Ultimate yet because I'm too busy farming shards.
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IX aka Best FF
I've only unlocked two characters. It'll be a while before I unlock them all.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
They come by pretty quickly when you level your party up enough and find Dark Notes where you can kill 2-3+ bosses at once thanks to boss killing skills.
Yeah, that's how I unlocked my two characters. killed the third boss on my first dark note 3 times and got three of the same shard a few times. I could grind, but I've been enjoying just playing songs as I go.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
I'm trying to farm shards for characters right now, and I've found that the number of shards I get each time I play a Dark Note is wildly inconsistent. Are shard drops affected by the Luck stat? Even with Vaan and Zidane and their maxed-out Luck and Lv99 Lightning and Squall as my boss killers, more often than not I get zero shards... but once in awhile I'll get like four shards (two each of two colors).
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Nineteen hours and I've only unlocked
, so... yeah.
Vivi, Locke, and Ashe
ActStriker
Member
You're only allowed to have 99 at one time.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
I wonder if there's a trophy for getting every character (including the secret ones) to level 99. I... don't even want to think about how long that would take.
Has anyone worked out what the best Ultimate Score BMS to farm EXP is on yet? So far, for me it's been FF IV's "Battle with the Four Fiends." Every time I finish that with a Miratete's Memoir equipped, I get around 17,000 EXP.
One thing I noticed today is that, if you finish a song with a party that has some, but not all characters at level 99, the EXP isn't distributed evenly between just those who still need it. It'll still divided by four, even though the level 99 characters don't technically get it. Lame. :/
Has anyone worked out what the best Ultimate Score BMS to farm EXP is on yet? So far, for me it's been FF IV's "Battle with the Four Fiends." Every time I finish that with a Miratete's Memoir equipped, I get around 17,000 EXP.
One thing I noticed today is that, if you finish a song with a party that has some, but not all characters at level 99, the EXP isn't distributed evenly between just those who still need it. It'll still divided by four, even though the level 99 characters don't technically get it. Lame. :/
dryuriev7777
Member
I just got a level 99 Dark Note that throws multiple rotating slide triggers in a row at a near inhuman reaction speed. HAHA NOPE.
I don't know why but I just have the hardest time on some songs. I have a level 71 Dark Note with Battle on the Big Bridge that absolutely kills me, but I have nowhere near as much of a problem with the level 73 Dark Note that has Something to Protect. It seems like Battle on the Big Bridge and Man with the Machine Gun are my worst for whatever reason.
I don't know why but I just have the hardest time on some songs. I have a level 71 Dark Note with Battle on the Big Bridge that absolutely kills me, but I have nowhere near as much of a problem with the level 73 Dark Note that has Something to Protect. It seems like Battle on the Big Bridge and Man with the Machine Gun are my worst for whatever reason.
There is.
I'm a bit disappointed there's no perfect critical chain for all songs trophy. Instead there's just seperate ones for perfect chains and total critical charts.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
I've found that bosses will always drop a shard if all the colors they have are ones you still need to collect. If they drop a color you already finished off, then what ends up being a non-drop actually means they would have dropped something but you already finished off the color for it.
MaverickHunterAsh
Member
Yikes. Well... I'm sure someone, somewhere with plenty of time on their hands will do it. Then again, the fact that you know this must mean someone already has.
And yeah, that'd be a nice trophy to have, but that would also mean that 99% of players will never be able to get all the trophies. I've got an SS rank on every chart in the game now on every difficulty, but some of the Ultimate Scores seem almost impossible to get perfect Critical chains on...
Yeah, I had a feeling that was the case. Guess I'm just getting unlucky in terms of getting the colors I actually need from the bosses who have both the ones I need and the ones I've already completed. Thanks!
Beaniedude
Member
After playing this game for a few days I have come to the realisation that playing whilst on a bus is not the way to go.
The Elite
BOSS
S on the first try, no missesI think this game should have a "mega-ultimate" difficulty level
No, you're just too good. I'm not sure I can even do that on Basic for OWA.
That's all you need.
Bosses seem to have 3 items they can drop, and if you get chosen a shard that you already have the character unlocked for you seem to just get nothing instead. Could that be what's going on?
e: Beaten badly, oh well.
S on the first try, no missesI think this game should have a "mega-ultimate" difficulty level
I think the Ultimate difficulty is pretty easy for anyone who could finish Ouendan's hardest difficulty or anyone who has ever tried playing Bemani style games seriously. I think they made it as hard as they could with their touchscreen mechanics though. The real challenge in this game is getting all perfect critical chains I feel.
Scythian Empire
Member
In Chaos Shrine, what determines you getting to face the 2nd or 3rd boss of the battle round? I'm usually getting put up against boss no.1 and they hardly ever drop Shards...
I'm getting S ranks on the stages before the battle ones but still no boss no.2 or 3...
I'm getting S ranks on the stages before the battle ones but still no boss no.2 or 3...
On the field stage, there is a signpost that you can get to that unlocks Boss 2/3. You need a fast agility character in your first slot and a pretty good run to reach it usually.
Whether you get boss 2 or 3 seems to be determined on the battle stage. On the monster before the boss appears during the song you'll see "Boss 3" pop up and a chime play right below your main characters avatar in the top right. Someone else might be able to provide more information on that though.
Holy Order Sol
Member
It depends how far you get in the field music stage. You'll go past a sign telling you that you're going to face Boss 2 or 3 if you do well enough and your character have sufficient stats.
I finished EBA, but I actually find Ultimate BMS a lot harder than anything in that game. I just don't have the reaction time to deal with alternating patterns of triggers in rapid succession. My brain and hands lock up. After failing repeatedly, I can usually get by just from memorizing those patterns.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
I was so close to picking this up last night... I had it in my hand at Gamestop with the store closing in about 2 minutes but ultimately decided to hold off. What do you guys think, should I pick it up now or wait for a price-drop? I love FF music and I enjoy rhythm games so I know I'll like it but I just don't know if it's worth full price.
Well I think it's a question of if you find value in rhythm games. It's certainly worth no less than any other rhythm game, and more than most. And that's without considering the sizable nostalgia factor.
I think you're right. Once you're past the "boss 2 or 3" signpost, which boss you get depends on your performance during the first two enemies of the battle stage. If you take too long killing them, you get boss 2. If you do well, you get boss 3. If you really want boss 3, you can let yourself die and just retry the battle stage, since it doesn't make you redo the field stage when you continue.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Which character's stats govern how far you get in field mode? All four, or just the first, or the one who is currently active on the screen?
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Like I said, I enjoy rhythm games quite a bit, but at the same time there aren't many that I would be willing to pay $40 for these days. Theatrhythm is one of the few that I would consider because of the nostalgia factor, and from what I've seen the game seems to be fairly well fleshed out and polished which is certainly a plus. I'm really on the fence at the moment.
ActStriker
Member
From what I've read its the one who's currently active, but the passive abilities from all characters still come into play.
With a maxed agility and dash level 2, Bartz in the first slot can consistently make it to signposts in the 90+ difficulty range for me. My other characters are quite a bit slower (strength up = reduced agility). This makes me believe that whatever character is active on the field is what is controlling the speed of that mode.
Another clue is that Bartz has an ability that allows him to automatically stay on the field when he takes damage (usually, you have a chance to avoid this with a high luck stat but it's not guaranteed). If this was not how the game worked, then that ability is relatively useless.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
S on the first try, no missesI think this game should have a "mega-ultimate" difficulty level
Now you do it without skills/items to fill in the rest of that critical bar!
And if you want harder, there's high-end Chaos Notes with their rotating arrows.
I am having zero trouble with the rotating notes. I thought it was going to be hell, but apparently, way easier than expected.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
It's only really challenging when there's a bunch in a row or a bunch alternating with other notes. At least until you play through those sections enough times to memorize it instead of just playing by reaction alone.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
oh gosh lightening you are so tsundere
Only thing I dislike is grinding out shards for characters and having to beat challenge mode to unlock harder difficulties for series mode.
Otherwise the game is awesome
Hvae to grab another eShop card to get the rest of the songs. Only had 4$ on my account
I'm ont gonna like waiting a week or two between DLC updates. I want more songs now.
RPGCrazied
Member
Anyone scratch their screen yet?
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Does anyone have a video of the so-called rotating slide prompts? I... am afraid.
Anyone scratch their screen yet?
I feel like i'm going to, but I haven't yet.
Here's my original DS and the effects of years of playing Ouendan/Ouendan 2 and Rhythm Heaven on it. The bottom touch screen has been deteriorating pretty badly.
Wired All Wrong
Member
RPGCrazied
Member
You can also just pause and hit "retry stage". You'll start at the beginning of BMS.
Maybe not really a problem, but I never/ever get boss one or two. Always Boss 3 for me. It's annoying because I have to purposefully do badly to get them.
Nocturnowl
Member
Random thought but if I were to bin the current new dark note of mine would it get replaced with a new dark note? replaced after replaying an old dark note? or simply not replaced at all leaving the fate of my dark note earning future in the hands of streetpass that wont come to pass?
Wired All Wrong
Member
Pretty sure I read that you just have to play any of your Dark Notes to get a new one.
I've never actually gotten boss 2, but my dark note difficulties are still in the teens. I get Boss 1 a lot though, cause of a lack of understanding on how to get to boss 2 or 3. I guess I just need to use characters with higher agility.
XiaNaphryz
LATIN, MATRIPEDICABUS, DO YOU SPEAK IT
During one Dark Note, I somehow managed to fight Boss 3, then Boss 2, then Boss 1 all in one go. I dunno how that happened.