I'm about 5 hours in. I escaped Valua City. This is pretty fun so far.
How did you guys deal with weapon colors? I switch them a lot to match up to enemy weaknesses. However it seems like it might be better in the long run to use them to learn magic. However, magic so far is underwhelming. Healing with items is the better option at this point. And spirit points are better spent on special attacks, not spells.
I'm about 5 hours in. I escaped Valua City. This is pretty fun so far.
How did you guys deal with weapon colors? I switch them a lot to match up to enemy weaknesses. However it seems like it might be better in the long run to use them to learn magic. However, magic so far is underwhelming. Healing with items is the better option at this point. And spirit points are better spent on special attacks, not spells.
Yeah, as long as you stock up on healing items (which shouldn't be much of a problem) you can avoid using MP and SP for healing spells other than the "oh crap I need to full heal now" ones. They're much better used for other spells and special attacks, especially the ones that buff you (Delta Shield, Justice Shield and the like). I don't even bother with most of the Silver spells, especially the insta-death ones that seem to never want to work even when they're most likely supposed to.
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I'm about 5 hours in. I escaped Valua City. This is pretty fun so far.
How did you guys deal with weapon colors? I switch them a lot to match up to enemy weaknesses. However it seems like it might be better in the long run to use them to learn magic. However, magic so far is underwhelming. Healing with items is the better option at this point. And spirit points are better spent on special attacks, not spells.
Pretty much the only character that should learn to use spells to acually use them is Fina, and even then it could be argued you should do so only until either she gets Lunar Winds for attacking or Vyse gets his last skill and she's just there to Focus so you can spam Pirate's Wrath.
In fact, my only, only complaint about the game is how it seems the best strategy in the last third of the game devolves to the other 3 party members spamming focus (unless you need a Delta Shield/Lunar Winds/heal/etc) for Vyse to use Pirate's Wrath as often as he can.
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One thing I loved about this game that I've never seen any other game do was the dynamic battle music. it would change depending on how you were doing in the battle.
That was one of my favorite things about the game. It's the boss theme for 80% of the fight and then you deal one more attack and the music completely changes tone and you're all "Oh yes, you are going DOWN." Then they'd get a turn and it would go back and you'd say "Oh no you don't!" and deal enough damage to make sure it never changes again.
So much this. Like the opposite of any recent FF game.
More RPGs need to embrace the storyline of a bunch of awesome people going off to have dope adventures: because who doesn't like having adventures, especially when they're dope?
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I was blown away that
your father doesn't die and is never put in danger and at the end he tells you how awesome you are. Then you ride off into the sunset with your two hot girlfriends.
God, I love this game so much. Thank you thread, for bringing back such great memories. I remember the game being so beautiful, which made exploring so rewarding. Even the dungeons were great-looking. In the Lower Valua sewers, there's a hallway with a crumbling floor, through which you can see lighting flashing. SO COOL.
Some tips:
1. For weapon color / magic experience, I always try to make sure everyone has different colors. Vyse gets whatever color is most effective, while Aika and Fina usually get whatever magic I most want to learn first (usually green and silver).
2. Don't run from battles, if it bothers you that the game tracks that stat. No real punishment that I know of.
3. Don't watch the trailer that plays if you leave the game at the title screen for too long. It contains some hefty spoilers. Seriously.
LOOPERS. FUCKING LOOPERS.
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your father doesn't die and is never put in danger and at the end he tells you how awesome you are. Then you ride off into the sunset with your two hot girlfriends.
Well there is that thing in the beginning where the father got kidnapped and sent to Valua.
But then you broke in, broke all the pirates free, and killed the executioner 'cause that's how Blue Rogues roll.
God, I love this game so much. Thank you thread, for bringing back such great memories. I remember the game being so beautiful, which made exploring so rewarding. Even the dungeons were great-looking. In the Lower Valua sewers, there's a hallway with a crumbling floor, through which you can see lighting flashing. SO COOL.
Some tips:
1. For weapon color / magic experience, I always try to make sure everyone has different colors. Vyse gets whatever color is most effective, while Aika and Fina usually get whatever magic I most want to learn first (usually green and silver).
2. Don't run from battles, if it bothers you that the game tracks that stat. No real punishment that I know of.
3. Don't watch the trailer that plays if you leave the game at the title screen for too long. It contains some hefty spoilers. Seriously.
LOOPERS. FUCKING LOOPERS.
If 2 is a concern then you should know the game also tracks your deaths. Like whenever anybody gets knocked out ever. So if that matters be aware of that, but just know that it is impossible to beat the game with no deaths and getting every moral choice correct. There's one during some later point in the game where you get the choice of basically "Give me the stuff or you die." If you don't then your choice is right, but you have to fight an unbeatable boss. You must die. If you give the stuff up then they're like "Yo Vyse what the fuck man?" but you don't have to do a battle. So just be aware of that if you care. When I tried to do a perfect run I just gave up the stuff. It looks cool, but the fight is just a waste of time.
I just did the second bounty fight. It was a good fight, but combat is so slow. I appreciate that they added in some movement and stuff, but it makes some of the animations take a long time. I did the fight twice and it took 30 minutes.
God, I love this game so much. Thank you thread, for bringing back such great memories. I remember the game being so beautiful, which made exploring so rewarding. Even the dungeons were great-looking. In the Lower Valua sewers, there's a hallway with a crumbling floor, through which you can see lighting flashing. SO COOL.
Some tips:
1. For weapon color / magic experience, I always try to make sure everyone has different colors. Vyse gets whatever color is most effective, while Aika and Fina usually get whatever magic I most want to learn first (usually green and silver).
2. Don't run from battles, if it bothers you that the game tracks that stat. No real punishment that I know of.
3. Don't watch the trailer that plays if you leave the game at the title screen for too long. It contains some hefty spoilers. Seriously.
LOOPERS. FUCKING LOOPERS.
If 2 is a concern then you should know the game also tracks your deaths. Like whenever anybody gets knocked out ever. So if that matters be aware of that, but just know that it is impossible to beat the game with no deaths and getting every moral choice correct. There's one during some later point in the game where you get the choice of basically "Give me the stuff or you die." If you don't then your choice is right, but you have to fight an unbeatable boss. You must die. If you give the stuff up then they're like "Yo Vyse what the fuck man?" but you don't have to do a battle. So just be aware of that if you care. When I tried to do a perfect run I just gave up the stuff. It looks cool, but the fight is just a waste of time.
You can fight him to a standstill but you can't win. Kind of annoying but oh well.
Yeah I think it's like the early Galcian fight on the train, where if you do the battle and get them to 25% or 50% HP they stop taking damage or something and begin to cast instant death over and over. I think they still take damage but their health won't go any lower.
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The worst part was that the "hopeless" fights, those you have to lose didn't have the boss use ridiculously overpowered moves, I just kept fighting and not winning and using items and then I discover that I want to die? So lame.
So being 'late' to discoveries doesn't matter for getting the super-great titles at the end, does it? I just get less money when I sell the info to the guild?
I don't think it affects your title because I think all you need to do is find every discovery. I don't think it matters if you weren't the one who found it first. I do think you need to find 90% of the treasure chests though, and a lot of areas are one-time only. So be careful of that if you want the final title. Or maybe that's for the 3 Secrets?
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Ahh there are so many rpgs I want to play, but if I start too many I get confused and they more than likely don't get finished.
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I don't think it affects your title because I think all you need to do is find every discovery. I don't think it matters if you weren't the one who found it first. I do think you need to find 90% of the treasure chests though, and a lot of areas are one-time only. So be careful of that if you want the final title. Or maybe that's for the 3 Secrets?
90% is for the 3 Secrets, 100% is for the final title. If you meet all the other qualifications and not the 100% chests you end up at Vyse the Fisher King if I recall correctly. Not how I'd choose to be immortalized, but then again the like 1 chest I missed at the very beginning didn't give me much choice in the matter. The bastard.
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So I still have disc 1 of Skies of Arcadia for the Dreamcast, with no Disc 2. I have never finished it. This makes me so, so sad.
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Took me a few weeks to track down a decently priced copy. I think I got it for ~$30.
After both copies I owned became unplayable I bookmarked the Gamestop page for it until one became available to buy online. Got it for ~$15.
How did you guys deal with weapon colors? I switch them a lot to match up to enemy weaknesses. However it seems like it might be better in the long run to use them to learn magic. However, magic so far is underwhelming. Healing with items is the better option at this point. And spirit points are better spent on special attacks, not spells.
Yeah, as long as you stock up on healing items (which shouldn't be much of a problem) you can avoid using MP and SP for healing spells other than the "oh crap I need to full heal now" ones. They're much better used for other spells and special attacks, especially the ones that buff you (Delta Shield, Justice Shield and the like). I don't even bother with most of the Silver spells, especially the insta-death ones that seem to never want to work even when they're most likely supposed to.
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Pretty much the only character that should learn to use spells to acually use them is Fina, and even then it could be argued you should do so only until either she gets Lunar Winds for attacking or Vyse gets his last skill and she's just there to Focus so you can spam Pirate's Wrath.
In fact, my only, only complaint about the game is how it seems the best strategy in the last third of the game devolves to the other 3 party members spamming focus (unless you need a Delta Shield/Lunar Winds/heal/etc) for Vyse to use Pirate's Wrath as often as he can.
I should get back to it.
So much this. Like the opposite of any recent FF game.
More RPGs need to embrace the storyline of a bunch of awesome people going off to have dope adventures: because who doesn't like having adventures, especially when they're dope?
That's right, I said "dope".
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Some tips:
1. For weapon color / magic experience, I always try to make sure everyone has different colors. Vyse gets whatever color is most effective, while Aika and Fina usually get whatever magic I most want to learn first (usually green and silver).
2. Don't run from battles, if it bothers you that the game tracks that stat. No real punishment that I know of.
3. Don't watch the trailer that plays if you leave the game at the title screen for too long. It contains some hefty spoilers. Seriously.
LOOPERS. FUCKING LOOPERS.
If 2 is a concern then you should know the game also tracks your deaths. Like whenever anybody gets knocked out ever. So if that matters be aware of that, but just know that it is impossible to beat the game with no deaths and getting every moral choice correct. There's one during some later point in the game where you get the choice of basically "Give me the stuff or you die." If you don't then your choice is right, but you have to fight an unbeatable boss. You must die. If you give the stuff up then they're like "Yo Vyse what the fuck man?" but you don't have to do a battle. So just be aware of that if you care. When I tried to do a perfect run I just gave up the stuff. It looks cool, but the fight is just a waste of time.
I just did the second bounty fight. It was a good fight, but combat is so slow. I appreciate that they added in some movement and stuff, but it makes some of the animations take a long time. I did the fight twice and it took 30 minutes.
You can fight him to a standstill but you can't win. Kind of annoying but oh well.
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90% is for the 3 Secrets, 100% is for the final title. If you meet all the other qualifications and not the 100% chests you end up at Vyse the Fisher King if I recall correctly. Not how I'd choose to be immortalized, but then again the like 1 chest I missed at the very beginning didn't give me much choice in the matter. The bastard.
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