InsaneZero
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If you're wasting those bars reviving allies, you need to do some more quests.finalozzo said:
Chain combos rack up insane damage and is the best way to take down anything.
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Chain combos rack up insane damage and is the best way to take down anything.
slaughterking
Member
They can get extremely powerful if you're matching colors with the right skills and your affinities are high enough to keep the combo going for a little longer.finalozzo said:
But yeah, they weren't much of a game changer at the beginning of the game.
They can do pretty crazy amounts of damage if you use the colour chains well. I can do about 30,000 with a critical Backslash (just to give an idea of relative damage output), but I think my record damage for a complete chain combo is something like 250,000. Just pick a colour and use it, if you're in the right position for one of Shulk's arts then all the better, and then mix in talent arts if they're available because they can take advantage of any colour's chain multiplier.finalozzo said:
LaneDS said:
Levels
Learned Arts
Affinities with Characters (NOT NPCs)
Skills
Affinity Coins
Money
Equipped Weapons and Armor
30 Weapons of your own choice (that aren't equipped - why? no idea.)
Equipped Armors
30 Armors of your choice per category
60 Collectable Items of your choice (blue orbs)
All Items (Art Books, Gems, Ether Crystals, Collection Items - NOT Key Items for obvious reasons)
Some achievements, not the Trials I think
And a special weapon that I won't mention
finalozzo said:
Chain Attacks can save you easily in a pinch. Early on you may not see it, but do not disregard it.
I just got the game on Friday and I've put about 20 hours into it thus far over the last couple of days. This is time I should spend studying for my final on Tuesday, but this game is just too good. I probably haven't played a jrpg in over 10 years so I guess I was long overdue.
I'll probably put in 100+ hours into this game as I'm not that great at rpgs, and I like to try to complete every quest.
I'll probably put in 100+ hours into this game as I'm not that great at rpgs, and I like to try to complete every quest.
state_vector_collapse
Member
This game just gets better and better. I wish I had a PC capable of running Dolphin. I'd love to see some of the Vistas in a higher resolution. Can't stop playing though. Running around filling in the map is compulsive 
RPGCrazied
Member
*prays to the gaming gods his copy arrives tomorrow*
Dead Prince
Banned
Imagine you get your game and your wii just won't read it lol. that would suck a lot. but good luck. am sure this is the week!RPGCrazied said:
iAmMaximus
Member
Now that I'm back from PAX, my copy better arrive by this mid-week. Tomorrow would be nice, though.
RPGCrazied
Member
DMPrince said:
It should. My Wii is less than a year old, and just played Twilight Princess on it. I've rented SSBB and it works fine.
I should be ok.
Good luck to you too.Kerrinck said:
Yes, it's literally the very end of the game. It even says "you can't save past this point" so you can't accidentally overwrite your game. Don't worry.
However there are some "events" that occur in the story that affect quests. For some reason it didn't give me the "warning" that everyone said it did... so I can't answer these. But they are relatively late in the story.
Even if I'm quite far into the game I have to admit there are still some things I don't understand.
Does affinity between the different characters affect the quests? Like can I only get certain quests if Sharla and Reyn has high affinity or what? Do you get better affinity when you have these people in the party?
Sorry, but I often get confused in RPGs when it comes to these things.
Does affinity between the different characters affect the quests? Like can I only get certain quests if Sharla and Reyn has high affinity or what? Do you get better affinity when you have these people in the party?
Sorry, but I often get confused in RPGs when it comes to these things.
Kjellson said:
Some quests involve affinity between characters. Some quests can only be activated by talking to someone with a certain character - they will usually mention a hint. You get affinity from activating the quest (hearts) - but you can also raise affinity by just giving gifts, encouraging them, etc.
Don't overthink it... the game does a good job of explaining things. Read the tutorials.
crazy monkey
Banned
I have never played RPG I was thinking of getting this when it got here in the mean time I checked walk through videos the game looks soooooooooo complicated. I might not get it because i do not have patience but game does look amazing and very very well done.
SecretMoblin
Member
crazy monkey said:
It's not as complicated as many modern RPGs, and the in-game tutorials are short, descriptive, and helpful.
Baloonatic
Member
I'd be really amazed if anyone managed to find all the quests on their own in this game. I hope there's a guide soon for all the named NPC quests at least.
crazy monkey
Banned
SecretMoblin said:
That is what I was hearing that is why I started reading and looking at videos but the amount of detail is so immense. The game is amazing from ever point of view but for me i guess rpg will be always hard.
Luigiv said:
Ya I will try once in comes to NA which at this point is just wishing. I am not going to import though. One thing I learned though you need to be dedicated to play RPGS
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
15 hours in...
. Am I going too fast or too slow...? It feels like I've spent a lot of time just running around here and there, hahaha.
A couple of questions:
I am now back in the what's-the-name-of-the-camp after Juju got his stupid ass kidnapped by the talking Mechon
A couple of questions:
- Where the fuck is the hunt monster (Violent Andante) that you have to find on the Sky Stage? I've searched everywhere during night and day but I couldn't find it for the life of me.
- Let's just say the party is A (Party Leader), B, and C. If I want to raise affinity between B and C, do I have to switch the party leader to B or to C?
- I am not that clear about Gem Crafting... anyone can explain this for me?
crazy monkey
Banned
Luigiv said:
That I might try. The closes I have played to rpg is zelda and paper mario so this will be good intro I think.
Varion said:
Well I'm gonna spoiler these, but I will guess the events that happen in the story
Agniratha - this place explodes after a story event, and there are quests
Alcamoth (and perhaps the Eryth Sea area) - this place gets eviscerated in a story event, and there are quests
Sword Valley - story related event that happens around the time of Agniratha, this place is unavailable after
I never got a particular "warning" about quests, but I never focused on quests to notice that some were gone or expired. However, these two major parts are what I guess the "missable" stuff.
If I had to make an absolute guess, the "event" happens
When you are meant to go fight Egil, after learning the history
InternHertz
Member
Alright 5AM, time to stop for today
122:41, level 82, went on a named killing spree for affinity coins. I finally have 5 stars for every factions except one at 3 'cause I didn't tackle this until very late.
As for immediate plans, I'll stay around a certain area (heavy spoilers)
that is filled with new enemies Lv87-88-89 and level up a bit ^^
122:41, level 82, went on a named killing spree for affinity coins. I finally have 5 stars for every factions except one at 3 'cause I didn't tackle this until very late.
At least the city is complete now, got every material to have everything at level 5, just need the rest of the immigrants to find and get the remaining 15%
As for immediate plans, I'll stay around a certain area (heavy spoilers)
(Alcamoth)
SecretMoblin
Member
...Luigiv said:
You're a good person.
Okay I know the game tells you if some sidequests are timed or not.
But does it give you any type of head's up as to when the quest will expire?
I keep halting progress in the story to make sure I complete some quests before going on for fear of them expiring on me.
DOH!
Just saw the question was asked above.
Nevermind me!
But does it give you any type of head's up as to when the quest will expire?
I keep halting progress in the story to make sure I complete some quests before going on for fear of them expiring on me.
DOH!
Just saw the question was asked above.
Nevermind me!
Could be, not up to that bit yet but ATWiki at least suggests that (location name and story spoilers for the late game):bubnbob said:
- When you get to the top floor of Mechonis Field and discover the first landmark there (just before the annoying boss) the Great Sword Valley quests are timed out.
- When you finish Agniratha the quests at the camp in Mechonis Field are timed out.
- When you finish at Mechonis Core (signalled by a conversation with Migoal or whatever they called him in the English version) Alcamoth and a number of other quests are timed out. This seems to be the most major event, as a bunch of other quests crop up elsewhere when you get here too.
- When you finish Agniratha the quests at the camp in Mechonis Field are timed out.
- When you finish at Mechonis Core (signalled by a conversation with Migoal or whatever they called him in the English version) Alcamoth and a number of other quests are timed out. This seems to be the most major event, as a bunch of other quests crop up elsewhere when you get here too.
Will have to confirm when I get there I guess.
The first set of timeouts you're warned about, the second time you end up in a place where most of the quests are timed atPenguin said:
Alcamoth
I'm currently at 15 hours in at level 28 and have basically been using
I just got
Sharla as the party leader most of the time. The story is getting better and better with some good plot twists too and the Mechon sure are a bunch of jerks. Anyway, I'm at the part right after the cut scene where Dunban and that old guy with the bandanna help fight off Metal Face when that Telethia creature appears.
I just got
Dunban as a playable party member but is he really worth using and if so, which party member should I switch out ? Also, should his role be more of a tank like Reyne or just as a straight up fighter like Shulk?
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hiltz said:
Dude....... fix up your spoiler tag :\
Hiltz said:
Yes, yes he really is, he's one of the best characters in the game. Boost his agility as much as possible and chuck Reyn out for him would be my recommendation. He does great damage, has lots of useful aura arts (and a knock down ability to replace the fact you'd be losing Reyn's Wild Down), and his agility boosted means he'll dodge a lot of the time. Stick him on his leftmost skill tree, make skill links with characters that have agility boosting skills, etc, and by the end he'll be an amazing tank that just dodges everything.
UltimaKilo
Gold Member
I'm about 29 hours in and I think I'm going to take a break. I don't want this game to ever end, so I'm going to go about my business and play sparingly this week.
I just bought the component cables, just for this game. I hope it makes a difference.
I just bought the component cables, just for this game. I hope it makes a difference.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
UltimaKilo said:
Me too. It definitely makes a difference--the colors are more pronounced and the text looks less washed up and more readable + pleasant to look at.
I have a question, i dont think it needs spoiler tags, but the awnser sure does.
Ok, its a well known fact (even for people who arent playing the game) that the characters live in the body of a giant godlike creature.
Im at 37 hours and i still dont know the answer to this: how does the gravity works?
Do the giant monster have a center of gravity on its own or all of the action im seeing takes the botton of the ocean below the monster as a center of gravity?
Ok, its a well known fact (even for people who arent playing the game) that the characters live in the body of a giant godlike creature.
Im at 37 hours and i still dont know the answer to this: how does the gravity works?
Do the giant monster have a center of gravity on its own or all of the action im seeing takes the botton of the ocean below the monster as a center of gravity?
I was pretty sure it worked with the ocean below as the center. However i just got to the top of Nopon village, looked up and said "hey... this sky looks like an ocean"
Zeouterlimits
Member
Guess-y what I bought yesterday?
After checking 3 different retailers in mah city, went into Game and found they had a single copy, one with the cc pro.
I buckled immediately and bought it.
After checking 3 different retailers in mah city, went into Game and found they had a single copy, one with the cc pro.
I buckled immediately and bought it.
Finally got two hours in to the game.
It is still as awesome as I remember from the Japanese version.
But man, this game is not made for SDTV's.
All the texts are too friggin small. Never had this problem with Wii games before, PS3 and 360 games okay, but a Wii game where I feel the need to buy a HDTV?
What is the world coming to.
It is still as awesome as I remember from the Japanese version.
But man, this game is not made for SDTV's.
All the texts are too friggin small. Never had this problem with Wii games before, PS3 and 360 games okay, but a Wii game where I feel the need to buy a HDTV?
What is the world coming to.