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* Learn Dash as soon as you can, it's really good. ...

...ere]. If you can't wait for the Ao release before starting the game, there's a pretty good cleaned-up version of a beta translation [https://imgur.com/a ...gon Vein's Assault Gauge recharge, or Ingenuity's EP restore, or Detection's effect of putting chests on the map will work even if characters are not in ...

...n leveled up with your party and in your party as often as possible. There's a fight you get in where only he participates so you need him to be levelle * For the love of god, don't step on the old man's grass. ...

...ry about Soul Matching and Reforging too much, it's more expensive than it's worth and only really starts becoming relevant once you reach Divine-level ...is best gauged from the number of red grave icons rather than the mission's level. ...

* When you get to the lava caves (you'll know when you're in them) there's a missable and kind of hard optional boss. ...only one character you get in the game who isn't in your endgame party. It's possible to get this character back in a dungeon at the end. ...

* When you run out of RP in a dungeon area, leave immediately. It's not as severe as in RF1, since in that one if you lost all RP and HP in a d ...t they like and hate, and so on. Once you hear an event mentioned (someone's birthday, a contest, etc) it gets marked on your calendar. ...

* Don't feel like you NEED to give a present every chance you get - there's usually a chance to give a gift on every dunj floor, and you might not want * There's a content warning at the top of the game warning you that the game contains ...

...ith Robin. The plot will direct you to both of these eventually, but there's no reason not to pick them up ASAP. ...the car into battle mode requires holding the left trigger (or RMB). There's a setting to change this to a toggle, which is recommended. Battle mode can ...

...pathway. Like Dark Knight, which is sitting in a corner in a dungeon that's kinda hard to get to past the mandatory trip in chapter 2. * Every area changes in each chapter, even if it's not a Hotspot you can find story and stuff there. ...

...mons you killed, number of souls collected, and time spent. In order, that's at least 600, at least 55k, and 3 hours or less. The only thing you get out ...toward the rank, so you're free to mess around and get them for Samanosuke's extra costume at 10 and the Oni Spirits minigame at 20. After that, you can ...

* Never, ever fart on a man's balls. ...

* You can disable the minigames individually if there's one (or more) you don't want to play. It lets you just buy the upgrades wit ...

...anely hard for the first 10-13 levels. This gets easier when you get Arben's sword, which is a quest reward on the main path. Just play it safe, kite mo * There's no falling damage ...

* There's an unobtrusive "return to a previous chapter" button in the "load game" men ...

...a toss-up. I believe the issue pre-patch was it came on too strong with it's scaling. ...

* Talk to everyone in the town before you leave, and again every so often. It's usually useless, but sometimes, it sets off a flag for a quest, or gives yo .... If you're lucky or experienced, you can do both on the first day, but it's alright if it takes you a couple days. ...

* The Junk Bag is your friend, it's "unlimited" item storage that's available at all times. No need to drop items in towns to save for later. C ...

...r Wanzer and cash for every 5 you destroy respectively. Sometimes this get's you a battle skill. On foot sections have little disks that you can also bl ...ons can still be used while they're protecting you. holding the button let's you do a shield bash. It might be me, but I don't recall the game ever tell ...

* Similarly to the previous game's TFix, the fan-made [https://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=149669 T2F ...ghtly boarded up passages can be cleared with a few good swings of Garrett's sword. ...

...it through three times: once for each class. They're unique enough that it's fun to play through the game again. ...ell for most of the game, as the pixies hone in on enemies like the Wizard’s magic missiles. ...

...lls from enemies, and while it can be very helpful to mess around with, it's entirely unnecessary. ...a Medic access to guns or bows so he can contribute from the back row). It's pretty simple but confusing at first and this question gets asked a lot. ...

...ments like HMGs or arty can be destroyed with heavy arty or planes, but it's more efficient to use light arty to suppress them to get men in the trenche ...

* There's no save game option so each individual mission needs to be finished in one ...

...me with both characters, you get to fight the other character's bosses. It's important that you do this if you want to get the second and third endings * Momohime's scenario's much easier, if you feel like learning slowly. ...

* Let the AI deal with conquering regions, it's really tedious to do yourself even with a max value ship. * The yellow faction's gimmick will lag out of all but the most monstrous computers, so try to avo ...

...king no puzzle outright misdirects you - if there's something in a room it's useful by at least one definition of a solution. ...traight up glitches, and the game doesn't care if that's how you do it. It's hard enough as it is, so take your wins where you can get them. ...

* It's good to always have a ranged weapon equipped for some free shots at approac * You can get a rough estimate of an unknown item's quality by checking how much a shopkeeper is willing to pay for it. ...

* Your magic supplies will be limited, but that because it's devestating. Entire rows of monsters can be wiped out with a single spell, * In addition, feel free to savescum. It won't be long before it's entirely possible that you get jumped with a lucky Deathgan for an instant ...

...ter what; buying their DLC just makes them playable. In other words, there's no point in buying a race pack until you want to play as one of those facti ...e deals (which is why the devs removed it from the series ages ago), so it's kind of a cheat mod; you just need to restrain yourself. ...

* On your first run through the game, treat Nemesis like he's radioactive. Don't fight him if it can possibly be avoided in any way. (You ...

* Quests get posted outside of Pierre's periodically. Don't go out of your way unless the reward is really good, bu ...boosts from gifts then. If you don't know/don't want to look up the person's favorite gifts, artisanal goods (honey/jam) are usually a good backup. ...

...you do do a combo of sorts by rapidly pressing Y and X back and forth (it's great for Nitesco). I went through the majority of the game with Vol Falcis ...x the glyphs up a bit. Nitesco + some weapon does a great glyph union that's essentially the sword union except with a light saber. Umbra and Luminatio ...

...most remaining movement by left clicking, and then right-clicking under it's portrait. When it attacks an adjacent army, the rest of your army will be p * Regarding hero creation, it's best to focus on either pure combat or spellcasting. With spellcasting, pri ...

...ld be to turn on the instant restart option in the menu because I think it's off by default. ...ither way, you'll get a message on screen saying "You feel forgiven" if it's taken effect. ...

...e of sight. On the ground enemies are extremely quick to catch you, but it's fun to lay off the quick load and just play with what happens if you get ca ...

...the ability. However, depending on the bond level and the ability used, it's possible that only one of the pair will get to use the Super meter. * It’s a good idea to change partners each time a bond levels up. Not only does th ...

* Everyone has access to the most powerful spell in the game. It's called "running away". * For spellcasters, Int is the godstat. For noncasters, it's Strength. ...

...s easier and more worthwhile after you've at least unlocked each character's business and the ability to avoid street fights with Cash Confetti. ...ecomes the ultimate moneymaker once you've unlocked Kiryu's "Mr. Shakedown's Deep Pockets" with CP - as he then gives out more money than he takes, one ...

...isorienting, but just think of the shifting camera as tank controls. There's a button you can hold to "strafe" as well that makes maneuvering around ene ...ing off the breakable ones. Once you get a little more inventory space, it's a good idea to at least hold on to 1 or 2 of the strongest swords you've fo ...

* It's pretty straight forward. There's no advancement like SS2 and the game is pretty linear. ...

...l site has been down for a while and probably isn't coming back up, but it's not especially difficult to find still floating around. ...have 10-12 of a type, but don't be afraid to keep picking it up when there's a good deal after that, just in case you decide you want or need to go mono ...

...P mostly comes from researching body parts and such on the church basement's study desk. If you need science, make a bunch of paper out of corpse skin a ...ou really want, to but they won't provide stock for other areas. Mostly it's just used for wine making casks. ...

* Attack the enemy's res points. Even if you have to go alone. ...

* That said: if you have a mineral processor, that's the guy you do want to protect with your life and possibly savestates, and ...

* Try to master the dash as early as possible. It's going to be a lifesaver later on in the game. ...

* Unless you want to challenge yourself, there's absolutely no reason not to get the "hack enemies" skill. There are no hidd ...

...aren't immediately available, so don't forget to check back on each weapon's screen every once in a while. ...

* Max value for each attribute is 20, but there's +3 token for each of them so you shouldn't put more than 17 to any of them. * There's a dog companion you can get in the first town (I missed it). ...

...ces (like in the back of a police car). There's a lot of them and if there's something specific you're looking for then you probably want to look at thi ...rtain scopes on weapons, there are combo ones so once you have those there's no reason to keep the single type mods ...

...h tension. Use it frequently when you think you're in trouble because that's what its there for. Don't hoard it like FF players hoard Elixers then never ...ggest killers in the game. If possible fight one enemy at a time. If there's a group of enemies waiting for you, throw something at one of them or taunt ...

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...perform silent takedown on enemies with HP less than or equal to the agent's current HP. So you probably want to have your agents with the highest HP us ...

* There's not much else you need to know. Don't worry about losing your squad mates. ...

...labor shortages, it may be a good idea to stop and evaluate whether there's a way to make your current duplicants work more efficiently or take over so * Nothing is immediately deadly; think of the game as a terrarium where it's imbalances over time that end your colony. You aren't going to die walking ...

...t sends you to a dwarf named Anso; don't turn down his request, either. It's a recruiting mission in disguise. ...

* The Corvette is a solid ship which can handle most of the game's content except the very toughest monsters. ...me, but they are mutually exclusive. I'd recommend looking for your father's bones because it actually gives you a neat quest rather than just telling y ...

...the AI partner whether or not they're automatically assigned to you, there's an item in your inventory that will send them away. This is handy if the ad ...doesn't see you yet provided that you're high enough in the air for it. It's handy and you should look for good opportunities to bust it out and start ( ...

* There's no New Game+, so all the sweet weapons you collect during story mode are on * You unlock an armory eventually that'll let you change your ship's loadout. You can access this from the main menu as well, so you can change ...

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...o damage (up to something like +30 or something like per hit) and Iron Man's Nano Assault does a lot of attacks for a small amount of damage. Now, inste ...n of Act 2 (teleports you to Doom's Castle) check it very carefully, there's a couple of sim disks in the first area that you can't go back to if you mi ...

...stats do. (Haha you thought Strength boosted your melee damage lol). Here's an online copy: https://support.activision.com/servlet/servlet.FileDownload * Much like Bayonetta, dodge offset is a thing you should learn to handle. It's easier here though since you don't have to hold an attack button to do it. ...

...is high enough, you can train with them to learn "ultimate" skill(s)/spell(s). Which master lives in which dungeon changes from game to game, but the du ...just retire (or die) at some point and get a chronology of your character's life. No passing the torch on to your kids in this one either. The main "go ...

...es the Dark Realm phases of boss fights. Pick ones that seem useful, there's a pretty wide array of function and a lot are useful in various situations. ...

...Potion, followed by the passive experience boost. Later on, the Alchemist's Vial is a good addition to your starting setup as it allows you to use the ...g an item doesn't take a turn, nor do certain abilities such as the Farmer's self-healing Cornucopia. ...

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* It's tedious, but you can infinitely climb a wall by melee kicking it over and o ...

...nal item. It's most important for Ingots and Cloth since the trait is what's needed when you go to make new equipment. * Don't neglect your adventurer levels. There's a late-game assignment in an tough area. ...

...nas. Katanas have a higher critical hit rate, but break more easily. There's literally no reason not to use Katanas anyways. Equipment repair is super c ...ecome vulnerable. They become even less useful when you acquire the Avatar's knight. Combos land an additional hit on completion if you use at least fou ...

* The game is hard. Really hard. It's Mega Man Battle Network style combat taken to its most extreme, so sometime ...t drastically change the game which will make learning it harder - Saffron's alt loadout can slow time, meaning you can react to most attacks instead of ...

..., and get Longest Road in the process. "?" and resource ports stack, so it's possible to Port Trade for a 2:1 ratio instead of 4 or 3:1. ...

...for killing the occasional stray enemy and healing via Psysic staffs. Here's the thing: any order you issue them via "Direct" other than Roam - Halt, Av ...ans that if you feed someone a stat boost for a stat they'd cap anyway, it's not "wasted". ...

...r at the campfire an Army Knife for his Ja Dagna, that's locked too. There's also Anti-Slash, which is bugged out the ass, which you can miss maxing if * Give it a shot and see where you lie; it's one of those "love it or hate it" games. If you end up not liking it, don't ...

...Ephraim is fantastic, so this shouldn't be a problem in his case. Eirikia's good too, just frail early on. * Any enemy with a portrait that's not a boss is recruitable. ...

* There's an enhanced version of the basic rotating wind arcana. It covers you in a f * There's a relic that you can bring with you into the dungeons. It gives you the ful ...

...ve 4. Don't even go to a planet with a combination of any two or more that's near that limit. The more crew you lose, the higher the cost to replace the * Upgrade your mothership's turning first. It makes navigation a billion times easier and even if you d ...

* It's most efficient to give each hero their own army as the army-wide buffs they ...relationship with each race separately. If you plan to make use of a race's units and cities, it pays to be nice to their independent cities so you can ...

...ome pretty good monsters easily by trading with someone else. I doubt that's much of an option nowadays though, not like it really was back then either. ...

...lative to the camera, rather than the default of relative to the character's facing direction. * All the weapon types handle very differently, so it's usually a good idea to find one you like and stick to it for most of the ti ...

* Even in the first area there's a lot of stuff that can't be accessed until you have the appropriate tool f ...

...start. Then I quickly move them to the first uplink and go from there. It's pointless to have them run across the battlefield. Plus, the transports are * I always upgraded uplinks to air support because it's an easy and quick attack. If some units are attacking and you have nobody n ...

...is episodic, you'll be switching characters a lot. That being said, there's no leveling up and customization is done by reusable cards so it is not an * The game's "Luck" system is not, in fact, luck-based at all. Luck is a meter, as long ...

* It's worth it to do the buddy missions. Really. ...ce the comparative lack of accuracy. The CG also burns anything the rocket's trail touches, including the grass directly beneath your feet when you fire ...

* It's almost always worth it to use one bomb or rope to get a box. Beyond that, d ...shopkeepers are pissed off, they guard level exits. As you get deeper, it's more and more likely that something will kill a shopkeeper by an exit befor ...

* Budoka might be the easiest job to start out with because it's very straightforward and hits like a truck bare-handed. ...

...ease comes with all of the expansion levels that were released after Blood's original release. * The flare gun's alt-fire is functionally a napalm launcher and is extremely powerful agains ...

...han just holding the button the whole fight, even after upgrading the ship's guns. ...r Cure. If you plan on using spells only for damage instead of healing, it's not worth equipping. ...

...quired by looking at movie posters around Fortune City. For example, there's a poster near the coffee shop where you emerge from the safehouse exit. ...they can't be dropped accidentally. Try all the combos you can, though! It's half the fun of the game! ...

...rly. The units you can hire are always available at your primary character's level, but once you recruit one they only gain XP when you take them with y ...me if you do this fairly often. It isn't the greatest minigame ever but it's not bad once you get a good menu of programs to use. The fastest ones are t ...

...owbar it in the face. Much easier than wasting ammo. (Only advisable if it's a short distance off the ground, otherwise when it dies, so do you.) ...e the "swap to previous weapon" button because the weapon selection screen's kind of a pain until you get used to it. ...

* Early on, your only real options for food are Hunter's Huts to gather raw food and Cookhouses to prepare rations from them. With t * Some workplaces, such as Beacons and Hunter's Huts, do not require heating. Generally any workplace where the workers are ...

* It's good to always be aware of what hiding spots are around for you to use. ...

...ngi/gems/etc. Don't ignore these, they're usually integral to your faction's playstyle. * Aside from gold and iron, a site's resources are only visible/collectible if you have a commander that can use ...

...ng it first has both story and gameplay ramifications. Broadly speaking it's not a bad idea to try to restore all or at least most of them if possible, ...NPCs in previously cleared zones, so if you want to unlock all of them it's worth going around checking old zones for any new quest NPCs whenever you b ...

* In Masaru's chapter, each fighter has two skills. To get Masaru as powerful as possible * Mecha chapter: There's an easy-to-overlook door in the back of the first floor of the junk shop. A ...

...library. In particular, if a character is invisible during a cutscene, it's time to reload. * Human enemies don't respawn and there's less combat in the game than you think. If you're going for all achievement ...

...r factions is important because it unlocks higher tiers of their units. It's generally a good idea to focus on one or two factions at maximum. * That being said, apparently it's possible to go through the game without joining forces with anyone and the ...

* Play on hard even on your first time through. It's an incredibly easy game on Normal and below. ...really like, sell everything else, then enchant the hell out of it. There's a miniscule chance of completely breaking the item but this literally happe ...

* Meryl's frequency is 140.15. This was a piece of piracy control in the original rel ...

...equipment and stuff for parts to craft things, but at the game's start it's not worth it. Save junk for when you have a character with high repair in o ...get to choose between the planets to go to, don't do Nar Shadaa first, it's probably the hardest. ...

...hidden funds and a chance for a useful item if you know where to poke. It's only once per run and always the same two spots, so once you've found them, ...ronger (except if you get a certain random town modifier, and even then it's just an accuracy debuff.). Once you learn which mysteries have nasty un-ski ...

...Right trigger) to enable MEGA BOOST. It slowly drains your shields, but it's great for getting out to enemy capital ships, or returning to your own. ...

* Cloud's counterattack in Punisher Stance is incredibly powerful (block a melee atta ...sed in the game or marketing: This is just the Midgard chapter. Meaning it's the first disk that was roughly ~8 hours of gameplay stretched for ~32 hour ...

...em to the healer for 1 gold each. Finally, you can pick flowers from Erana's Peace (head north from the centaur tending his field north of the town, go * Erana's Peace provides you with a safe place to sleep and free food everyday. It wi ...

...relevant information you'll need to understand to engage with the game. It's a long established free to play game with years and years of accrued system ...items in the Market, the console on your ship that lists most of the game's content. ...

* There's no real penalty to neglecting cleaning clothes, except you get a little les ...a game when the business closes, you can still keep playing to your heart's content. But if you stop, then you won't be able to play it again until the ...

...f different stuff and see what happens. Bow the plant is the only one that's very restrictive, since I think you need a specific type of plant to summon ...

...they learn those, their attack power completely overshadows everyone else's at all times. ...can one-turn nearly every "capture base camp" or "defeat boss" mission. It's up against Light Tank B with a Captured Turret, which has obscene accuracy ...

...ocked, which should be around the beginning of the third chapter or so. It's much easier and faster to power-level a new character in the later maps tha ...uff called "corruption fatigue" which reduces their maximum health, but it's not really that big of a deal. Unless you die a lot, rotating between two c ...

* When the intro says that devouring is the only way to survive, it's not kidding. ...encounter formula is "hit weakness to knock down, all out attack" here it's "hit weakness to scare, devour". ...

* It's recommended to ignore the other entries, their subjects are mostly fairly s * There's an official discord. It's a good place to get help or advice. ...

...t as well - remember that your score depends on civilian carnage alone. It's a good idea to have about ten nukes inbound towards a major population cent ...ged and you drop and carrier fleet and subs worth of nukes on him while he's firing his silos. ...

* In one of the map there's a bunch of scientists. You're going to want to drag a ton of them back to t * Stamina killing bosses gets them in your party most of the time, and it's worth doing it, since they're actually GOOD most of the time. ...

...zombie is down, it's an instant kill with no points (so whatever), but it's completely free to use with no limit. ...

...use. You'll gain one of the stars. Otherwise, you can gain it later but it's much longer and random. * Clive's sidequest is based on your playtime and there is a very good chance you wil ...

...t off forever. The only one that has an actual time limit is Strangler Bao's request. ...t ending, make sure to talk to at least Crafty and Is0bel regularly. There's also a phrase you can select to end an argument at one point some ways into ...

...arly in the game if you're low on cash. On level one of the dungeon, there's a resource tile that you can use them to gather crap to sell from and make * On the first floor when starting out, there's a peaceful tile where it give you an option to rest. Don't do it unless you ...

...the sai to unlock it's expanded move set. Don't boost the damage. The game's combo system works on how many hits you get and how many kills you get, wit ...

...rful perks and buildings/units. The perk you see at the top of the culture's description stays with you the whole game. Just make sure you build the ico ...

...called a "Hyper Condenser." This will upgrade another of that party member's abilities, making those units very powerful if you upgrade those abilities * Even though the story looks like there's a bunch of branching places, it's almost totally linear. ...

* It'll be obvious who's coming and going, since they'll be labeled GUEST in the menu. You may lose * There's also an accessory that doubles the healing effect of items. If a character ...

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* It's worth reading the sms's you get from clients, there's more to the town of Muckingham than first appears... ...

...ver over it you'll be prompted to press A, they'll be near a landmark that's otherwise unused. * Stage's hidden missions will reveal themself one at a time, from top to bottom if y ...

* As a final gun tip, make sure everyone's weapons are loaded when you load into a map. ...st survivor in the game and gets insane stat and skills as time passes. He's worth his "asking price" when you find him. Talk to him in the shelter and ...

* There's a useful secondary melee attack bound by default to mouse3 that's faster (doesn't require charging up) but uses more stamina. ...

...sy to find. Also, the rest of the game is pretty much clear sailing. There's a secret passage you have to find to advance in the Angel Village, but noth ...

...nds completely, then press X again, wait again, press one more time and it's open. Mashing doesn't appear to affect the speed at which he does this. (Lo ...y useful later in the game. Most regular bosses can't be lit on fire so it's not much help there, but there are plenty of pain in the ass normal enemies ...

...m. there's a few missions where you start off with some prebuilt stuff, it's usually best to just delete this, especially elevator rides ...

...(boosts speed - bless before drinking!), and eventually the Void Explorer's License, which opens the absurd bonus dungeon. ...

...gardless of difficulty. Actually hitting the head is another thing, but it's something to keep in mind. ...y strong effect, even when combined. You'll get them eventually, but there's no need to rush them. ...

* The game will tell you that it's safer to travel by roads. This is a lie - you will probably get attacked by * BUT, when you're starting the game, it's a good idea to do a circuit of the roads around the Imperial City. You'll r ...

* There's four types of character this time around rather than just three: Power, Tec ...attack button to counter, whether they're in the air or on the ground. It's the same animation as if they did it normally, but who cares, you're using ...

...by joining up with a sponsor. They all have pretty different stats and it's good to try to beeline for a sponsor just so you have options and find out * You can ride fakie (backwards), but only when your momentum allows and it's up to you to balance yourself so you don't bail. Also, your character will ...

...e and abuse the preview function. If you can, try to predict your opponent's moves, and see how the resulting firefights will turn out. ...u have the advantage over riflemen, but if you're moving, and he's not, it's still a gamble, so be careful. ...

* Learn from Example: Here's a Let's Play of Myth: The Fallen Lords, watch it and learn from a true master. http ...

...count as you play but eventually the game will give you an encounter that's favorable to you. E.g. an early quest is to get flintstones from golems, a ...on you're in. The game makes it seem like guarding is its own thing but it's primarily there to get you out of lengthy animations when big monsters atta ...

...of Soul Reaver] to play. Currently, the definitive version is Raina Audron’s HD remaster using the Flycast Dreamcast emulator. ...r where they lead aside from a symbol. Try to keep a record of each symbol's general location. ...

...atches with COs like Max and Jesse, it's sometimes surprisingly easier. It's a matter of choosing who has the best attack advantages for whichever map. ...efences are weak. You won't have the proper resources to take on the enemy's home base due to their factories. ...

* Play to your race's strengths as much as you can. Terrans have amazing diplomacy, so trading te ...y 10,000bc to align Good. Unfortunately, the Good choices tend to suck. It's better, if you have the cash, to pick Neutral choices, then pay the 2,500bc ...

...nstead of trying to eat them one by one. Grab an enemy, thrash it until it's about to escape, then tailwhip it into the ground. Grab smaller fish and ta ...

...ayed the others in the series to enjoy RE4. They play nothing alike and it's not as strongly connected plot-wise to the other games. * Ashley's AI is pretty good and she's pretty resilient against enemies, just try not to hit her yourself. There a ...

...going to seem kinda overwhelming, but don't worry about it too much. There's lots and lots of guns to unlock and buy but most are sidegrades instead of ...painting. Using the paint-nuke at the last second to paint over your enemy's colors is a very viable and extremely common strategy. ...

...it up a walkthrough for the boss as to not lose a shit ton of progress. It's really annoying. ...

...! A station's ability to defend itself is directly related to that faction's presence in the system. Soften it up by doing missions which lower that if ...ds as well as blueprints! This is also a way to massively hinder a station's ability to repair itself. Your crew will kill their crew and even tamper wi ...

...attack". Each one of those attacks gets a separate roll against the target's AC. So the only consistent way to reduce combat damage if you're getting ha * Summoners are very powerful, but it's best to class-change to a summoner after you've spent some time in other ca ...

...ncredibly good, but you need to practice until you have aiming down, as it's not a 1:1 to where your cursor is. ...utorials, do the missions, and when you're ready, get into Freelance. That's where the real meat of the game is, where you can customize your loadout an ...

...lat out suck. Be prepared for the Upperland, the Promised Land (I think it's called that), and the desert. Oh god the desert. Don't get frustrated, and * It's a lot easier because your AI is more competent, but in turn you have less o ...

...l generally have a good idea of how, when, and why they'll fail though, it's never arbitrary (For example; the janitor trapped in a lift). ...

...ut any guidance. As long as you aren't playing at too high a difficulty it's very accessible and straightforward. ...

...If those tiles are already have stuff in them, they're not replaced. So it's a good idea to fill up that area before the boss spawns. ...

...rn out the lights, and play at night for the first two levels or so. There's a reason this game shows up all the time on scariest games list. * Research any organs you find. That's pretty obvious but it can be a pain in the arse backtracking to find that s ...

...ly give you 1 xp so it's easy to tell them apart. On the other hand, there's only one item in the whole game that requires items from other floors, but ...want to make the Inhibitors as soon as possible every floor, but don't. It's actually better to do a few battles to get used to whatever the gimmick is ...

...that says something like "You come upon Group X fending off Group Y." That's great. Let them wipe each other out, finish off the survivors, profit. Obvi * It's possible to permanently increase your stats in-game. In total, you can add ...

-The ranger's secrets only ever contain arrows and maybe a bow only ever for him while th ...dwarf and elf also do headshot damage. If you're playing with a friend who's playing the ranger, try and convince him to go down the archery tree to at ...

* After Shamazaar (rice/temple region) it's best to go through the Talanzaar portal that is in the South. This desert c ...

...your timing and placement with these and you'll be the bane of your enemy's tank guys. ...

* A few room types work well next to each other. Workshop, Tinkerer's Cave, Arcanium, Chamber of Relaxation, and Sinister Laboratory. Those rooms ...

...idering you will have two classes abilities equipped to each character, it's nice to have mixed characters. The game really isn't that hard, so you can * A Hunter Gria with the Ravager's ability set will devastate enemies. Their speed and mobility is so much bet ...

...worry about it. It'll keep growing without watering. You can tell when it's ready to be cut when it bends a lot when you walk in it. ...lly. The other one is in the upper portion of Garmon Mine, on floor 45. It's an outside area, and to find the Power Berry, just mash "A" again while wal ...

* There's no handholding and no quest journal. Remember what people say and note down * It's best to be a swordsman. The sword trainer (Lobar in Killorn Keep) is twice ...

...you acquire without mass slaughter, it can be found in the room with Gaea's Heart, high up on the right hand side. ...

...squads are generally fully capable right out of the gate, but often there's a pilot out there that can make them really shine. * There's a handful of little interactions that are uncommonly encountered but make l ...

...weapon class of the five currently available at time of writing) and there's a training room with all sub-weapons and mushrooms so you can adjust to wha ...

...tion where a merc doesn't wanna move because he wants to kill the enemy he's aiming at, or shoots another merc in the back because he hates him. ...

...nk of units as a hero's army rather than part of the whole group. The hero's units will move with him when he gets reassigned, so doomstacking is less n ...

...only hacked machines will sell the darts). If you're full up on darts, it's still worth hacking them because if you hit the blue area during the hackin ...level 3 and then just charm the Big Daddy. Then he'll attack anything that's hostile to you on his own. ...

* The base game's group members cover all classes besides Barbarian, Monk and Rogue who you c ...found in the nearby areas of Magran's Fork and Caed Nua, respectively. It's also an option to go around checking new areas for more party members until ...

...They can float in mid-air, cut through open doorways or solid walls. There's no bonus points for neatness (and don't worry, if you end up going back to ...

...heir mind you will gain new spells and costumes, which will give you bonus's. Just be warned, some of them are... interesting. * The game isn't hard by any means. Just get used to the combat and everyone's skills and you'll have no trouble with any bosses. ...

...stead of having certain parts of the map locked to certain factions, there's now a system where some land is easy to live on, some is mediocre, and some ...t. Anyway, the vortex campaign isn't awful, but it's repetitive, and there's a reason why the DLC factions-- the Tomb Kings, Vampire Coast, and Nakai an ...

...le after leaving the Citadel, it's generally recommended to head for Liara's Dig Site first to unlock your last party member. * Make sure to at least do Wrex's family armor sidequest. It'll help later. ...

* On the very first floor, there's a highly overpowered hidden dagger that trivializes combat in the first few * The orb effects aren't exactly clear. Here's a list, in the order you're going to get them: Ruins of Stonekeep orb - dro ...

...the trilogy by far, and makes much more sense when you understand that it's a re-release of a long-dead MMO with all of the multiplayer functionality r ...and if you don't know where the quest giver/location is, in each inn there's a guide that will tell you the location of just about everything in your cu ...

...you want a bit of a jumpstart, after day 2 you can travel to other player's towns and buy recipes for tools you don't have yet from their shops. You'll ...axe and net in case I ran into wasps while chopping trees, but maybe there's other combos. Pressing and holding A while floating the cursor over an inve ...

...tes. The AI is okay if the fights are easy and you're feeling lazy, but it's nowhere near as smart as you are (hopefully). * Once December 3rd rolls around, start making back-up saves. There's multiple endings. One involves a dialogue tree that you should probably jus ...

...ng turns up nothing, you're probably going to die of hypothermia and there's nothing you can do about it. * Botany's ability to make tannin tea can't be understated - antiseptic is really usef ...

...o infection or mass produce infection-lowering items for free via the ship's crafting menu. ...rket you can use, instead it is a scoreboard for corporation power. A corp's entry on the board will show you equipment with a percentage on each item; ...

...at they need to get somewhere, try to head that way as soon as you can. It's easy to get sidetracked and that particular NPC may leave you for good. ...of Pantaloons will eventually net you an interesting reward in the sequel's expansion. ...

.... If you're having a tough time with a particular mission, look at a plane's weapons rather than its stats; SAAMs in particular are insanely useful. ...st too darn good to be sniped from afar by a regular missile. Sometimes it's because a scripted event needs to take place (flyover of a pretty landscape ...

* Abuse the Harden ability in combat. it's a one-hit invulnerability that runs on a cool down timer, activates instant * Beeline for the central tower. It's pretty much directly in front of you after the tutorial area. Inside you wi ...

...n the layout of the town. It really is quite clever at some points, and it's definitely pretty unique as far as modern games go. Highly recommended. ...

...stuck on one you can finish up the level and just do the room later. Here's a more pressing trick the game doesn't mention, secret room difficulty is t ...

* England in 1066 is a good beginner nation because it's fairly wealthy and you don't have any distant possesions to worry about. Ho ...in the mediterranean, going after crusade targets is more trouble than it's worth. ...

* Mess around with the difficulties a bit, find somewhere that's challenging, but not frustrating. ...eed aside from spells can be bought from the floating crystals in town. It's expensive, but it gives you an out if the RNG just won't give you enough of ...

...ses it as you've got at least one extra day's worth of Love to burn. If it's red, it means you're done if the clock reaches that time. ...Love and Yenom so you can increase how long you can stay awake for. There's several easy-to-catch animals in the area south of the rainbow that'll give ...

...random encounters. Reinsert the UMD when you get to a new area, repeat. It's a good way to get some neat items early in the game. ...

* Rock slimes are easy to keep as you second slime because it's easy to get veggies. ...

...rate, making her a mostly useless character. In the DS version (where she's named Meena), her stats and level-up rate are greatly improved, making her ...

* As with most King's Field games, it's hardest at the beginning. Take it slow and scrounge for earth herbs until y ...

* After dying you'll revive at the last church you visited, so it's helpful to try to visit the church on the new continent as soon as possible ...'t assume the most expensive attack magic is the best (unfortunately there's no easy way to check whether a spell scales well with INT or not, but gener ...

* Play nice. Ruling through repression is expensive and inefficient, it's good to have a decent army to keep the militarist faction happy but providi ...ls and canneries work wonders when placed near logging camps and fisherman's wharves), then plop down tourism buildings in another district, and you've ...

* If there's a single thing you take away from these tips, make it this: Bring a Fighter ...ce to dump weird utility spells you don't want to clog your main caster(s)'s spell lists with. ...

* Use total punch control to throw haymakers and flash TKO's Practice adding them to your arsenal, and only use them when you have an op ...ill take more damage using the philly shell defense, but in my opinion, it's worth the extra time you are awarded for a successful parry. My best fight ...

...nes and Revival Beads! If you're healing each time you hit a heal spot, it's ridiculously easy to rack up 99 of each by Sector C or D. ...

* There are no missable plant identifications, there's an epilogue designed solely to let you finish that aspect. * Watering plants can increase your "Willingness to Leave the Shop" meter. It's a random chance, very noticeable when it happens, and there doesn't appear ...

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...of both Treasure and Greeds gives 1000 points towards the 2000 needed for S Rank. It also helps to defeat as many enemies as possible with the person t ...e ranged attacks, like Asuka's, and the Steel and Shadow-element character's ranged attacks. ...

...whenever it saves, it never overwrites old ones. At some point in Act 2 it's probably wise to delete some of them to make loading times quicker. Don't d ...ants will buy things from you at 1/5 of their selling price, by default it’s 1/24. This feels better than hoarding everything to sell it later and/or ge ...

* While creations can be leveled up, it's often more efficient to just absorb them and make new ones as your Shaping ...

...uch. Valve planned on having a much bigger customer base for HL2, so there's very little in the story you can't infer. * Play it on Hard, it's balanced enough to give casual players a fun run for their money. ...

* Set your team's AI to "Fightin'" mode so they actually contribute in a fight. Otherwise the ...

* Combine the health patches with repair sprays to make Spray+'s. * It's only really worth putting down the Replikas (by choice I mean, not immediat ...

...least one, maybe two in your party all game. If you give Canopus a bow, he's unbelievably deadly and can get anywhere on the battlefield. ...ect spells instead. Earth and Dark have the best status effects, but water's the only out-and-out shitty element. Be very careful when you're using miss ...

...ding gear as soon as you lift off to reduce drag, start using the engineer's "Lean" ability as soon as you raise the landing gear, and any time you're n ...to buckle the pilot's seat belt, you should never move him from the pilot's seat! ...

* All you need to know about Lost Odyssey is that there's no point in grinding, there are no missables because there're all purchasab ...pparently, it's possible to miss the spells Shieldus and Barricadus, so it's best to purchase them immediately as soon as you can. I've only heard this ...

* The more diverse your party's members, the more options you'll have in any quest, so don't keep all your * Warriors can wield two handed swords one handed. It’s very useful and as far as I remember the game doesn’t tell you. ...

...em. Finally, they work as damage insurance. If your hull gets damaged it X's out a random tile of your inventory, and anything within that tile gets bro ...quest as engines or rods, but they really help with affording upgrades. It's up to you which you prefer, nets are more convenient but you have to sacrif ...

* It's highly recommended to play the original game first, even though they have t * There's still no fall damage, but be careful when platforming around pits, lava and ...

...about not being seen/not getting kills the first time through the game. It's pretty fun. ...ne in your field of view belongs to by the color of the name. That faction's disposition toward you is indicated by the colored badge to the left of the ...

...T be afraid to get enemy factions to fight each other. Especially if there's a really tough enemy or grouping that you're not sure you can beat solo. Th * That upgrade will also allow you to deflect laser bolts, but it's a little unreliable unless your shield is charging or you have fantastic ti ...

...ame is set in the same universe as The Messenger....sort of. That said, it's entirely un-necessary to play that game and the references to it are extrem * Don't bother doing any backtracking until the endgame, it's kind of a pain to get around to old areas before then. ...

...oice of weapons, I recommend the tranq rifle (choose nonlethal-ranged). It's the only scoped weapon you'll get for a while. ...d long-range weapon you get for a while. However, if you have the director's cut, an actual sniper rifle can be found early on. ...

* When a mission says there will only be ground targets, it's usually a lie. ...

...you of half your Friends List. Don't worry; you'll be explicitly told what's going on at the time. ...he most part. The fairy ending is widely considered the best ending but it's worth keeping a save before you're asked the deciding question and the endg ...

...t on normal), and I found it incredibly useful during the last boss. There's an upgrade for one of them you can find that is worth seeking out. * There's no reason to keep the hunting gun once you find the shotgun, which is almos ...

* If you're a completionist, there's destroyable flying TVs that count toward your item %, but don't get marked ...

...m and the quick-dodge, you're dead if you're not constantly moving, and it's more powerful than a couple weapons are, so use it up close whenever possib ...

...ople at certain times to get endings. You do need to get the Anguished One's Fate to 4 if you want his path, but the others are open no matter what. ...

...upgrade research until you get the MG200 and then the GG-RH (Richard Hawk's gatling guns). You can experiment with the other weapons but as far as I ca * Shoot the statue of Michael's dad. Don't listen to what he says. ...

* The main character's best skills are physical in late game, but magic in early-mid game. Choose ...

...croll back and find those. "Delta Episode" isn't some separate content, it's just what the post-Elite 4 content is called. You won't be able to 100% cle ...otal per pokemon. EV points translate into actual stats at a 4:1 ratio. It's totally unnecessary to game the system with Super Training in a casual play ...

...before going somewhere dangerous, and by only using the soldier's and hero's soul items when you're close to affording something. * The Demon's Soul items dropped by bosses can be traded for unique weapons and magic. Do ...

...out a penalty. The penalty is a hit to your max HP equal to your wait time's % - i.e. if you have 10 wait on a unit and want to use it anyway, their max * Knockback is stupid good. It's easy to knock people off cliffs or out of the map entirely. Note that the e ...

...n as you can. You'll need to raise your crafting level a bit first, but it's the only reliable source of water in the game. ...

...f the game it's really cheap to pay lavishly for +2 morale every month. It's a lot more expensive later so build it while you can. ...ssembled from parts and come fully equipped so if you got banged up bad it's probably cheaper and faster just to scrap what you were piloting and use a ...

...ore profit". You can loot every supply camp in the River Valley (don't, it's a waste of time that the game doesn't really track) and only get as many su ...able to skip the intro cutscenes. If full sync is important to you (and it's relatively easy to get in this game), die / quit the moment you fail a cond ...

* F.O.E.'s aren't like in EO1, if you played that. They're meant to make you maneuver * Mark stuff on your map! That's what it's there for. ...

...materials you need can usually be found in the surrounding area, so there's not much need to hold on to all the materials the game throws at you. Just ...

...lenges requires you to have planted a seed in every one of them. No, there's no map or any way to know where the ones you missed are. ...

...t's a lot more difficult than the other two because of the WAY in which it's difficult. Birthright/Revelation throw big numbers at you; Conquest has ene ...your S-rank and A+-rank's classes respectively. Eternal Seals lift a class's level cap by 5. ...

* The game's very last battle is a gigantic difficulty spike. On top of that, the diffic ...the missions you can (probably all but one or two), then grind at Midlight's Deep. ...

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...fic challenges. They are randomly generated from a couple types, but there's always one that unlocks another animal type. (eg. From Sika Deer to Elephan * Speaking of the dodge command, it's possible to use it in quick succession to help counter small packs of enemi ...

* Anna's ability to act twice in a turn makes her a very valuable party member throu * Benedict's buffs are decent but he truly shines with his later abilities that let peop ...

...ve three break points, and they change with each subclass. Examples: Vajra's break points are on its tail, claws, head, but later versions will have the * Also, always try to guard, always, always, ALWAYS. If you think an attack's going to hit you, don't try to dodge it, guard. You will take way less dama ...

* It's a game where you definitely want to look up often. * Also if you find yourself thinking "surely there's nothing hidden on this unassuming cliff I managed to platform my way up to" ...

* It's far, far easier to play as an evil character. Good characters have to take ...in the L joystick will reveal nearby ones on your map (the blue dots). It's really worth detouring to find them, especially during story missions where ...

* This game's a pretty bare-bones Roguelike, so don't worry too much about mechanics. * The warrior's a good beginner class. All his skills work on cooldowns, and they're all pr ...

* Stay away from the Fandom wiki. It's filled with unmarked spoilers. There are often major endgame spoilers at th * Always make sure you have a meal's effect active. Your current effect ends the moment you exit a dungeon. Get ...

...el to other areas, others will power your troops up, etc. Taking the enemy's HQ will cause the boss of the level to appear regardless of where the battl ...ld probably abort what you're doing to go slaughter the enemy general that's kicking in your fields. ...

...game you unlock gets more stages as you clear the game, mostly just for it's own fun and some monocoins. * There's a vending machine in the convenience store that lets you buy unlimited amou ...

...of alchemy and cash is mega plentiful. If you want to abuse it, I think it's <div class="spoiler">a combination of 2 or 3 onnion to make a bonus gold po ...m in each level. The skill grid will give you a clue to where they are, it's not that cryptic but just get a guide if you're stumped. A lot of great ski ...

...something like that and a guaranteed crit for your next attack, though it's expended after your next action). ...ing an enemy immunity will waste all of your moves and move onto the enemy's turn. On the same note, try to hold onto any demon skill that gives immunit ...

...alance of physical and magical stats means she pairs well with anyone else's job. She also starts near a good secondary job to unlock, as well as two so ...night at will, which changes some NPC locations (as well as your character's path actions). ...

...game. You can earn some loot for doing online vendettas and sieges, but it's minor stuff. ...f very nuanced difficulty settings, including something like Devil May Cry's "Heaven or Hell" difficulty setting - everything dies very quickly, includi ...

...probably want to look up how to find and complete the quest for your class's unique mount. ...

...the battle system is pretty straightforward. Keeping track of your Dragon's position is the real key to a lot of battles, IIRC. ...ti - remember where impassable barriers are and come back when your dragon's leveled up. ...

...ve a sense of their movement patterns. Just dodge their attacks until that's the case, then try for attacking them. ...

...ed / not completed. Look a guide up if you want to see them all because it's easy to inadvertently complete something and miss out on an ending. * The merchant only ever exists in one spot on the map. It's marked on the map where his current location is. ...

* There's no reward for a pacifist / no alarms run (and in fact, both are impossible * It's impossible to ghost the game, but it is possible to ghost some levels. Stea ...