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VERSION 5.00 (241 KB)
28th May 2008
ASCII Art & FAQ by defunct32
WELCOME BACK: STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE
Seeing things? No, you're not. I've revamped this whole FAQ, cut down and
removed unnecessary rubbish to make this guide less cluttered and more
easy on the eyes. The previous one was somewhat "busy" and looks annoying
I cringe every single time I see it, I can't believe no one has complain?
Anyway! I'm always improving, but then again it's also because I've too
much free time on my hands nowadays. ;P oh! And brand new ASCII Art I made
myself, it's nothing mind-blowingly awesome but hey! At least I created it
from scratch. Hoorah!
LEGAL/DISCLAIMER & ALL THAT (BE SURE TO READ THIS):
Feel free to download (as in save to your hard disk) my guide for your own
personal and private use. You, of course may not copy or redistribute any
part of this FAQ for profit or whatsoever reasons. I'm not one to blabber
about laws and police cause I know them higher ups got better things to do
than to monitor game FAQs on the internet, just remember that, no bad
deeds go unpunished so don't steal/plagiarize, ask and you shall receive.
CHANGES MADE TO THE GUIDE:
o New layout/look/format
o Improvised/updated text
o Improvised tips
o Proofread and rectify the whole guide
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<STATISTICS>
BASICS:
o Luminous Arc (Strategy RPG) for the DS
o
http://www.atlus.com/luminousarc
o Release Date: 14th August 2007 (US)
o E-Mail Me: defunct 32 @ hotmail . com (no spaces)
VERSION & DATE:
o Version 5.00
o 28th May 2008
& LASTLY:
o STARTED ON: 17th August 2007
o FINISHED ON: 13th September 2007
o LAST REVISED ON: 28th May 2008
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<ADJUSTING>
ADJUST YOUR NOTEPAD:
I created this FAQ using Notepad in Windows XP, if you're using the same
Operating System, then set the following under FORMAT > FONT:
o Font: Courier New.
o Font Style: Regular.
o Font Size: 10.
o Maximize your Notepad window.
o Go to FORMAT > WORD WRAP, make sure it's NOT ticked (Turn it off).
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<SLOWLY IT BECOMES...>
VERSION HISTORY:
Latest updates at the top:
o VERSION 5.00:
Clean up the Skills, Flash Drives & Sidequests Section. This should be
the final update for this FAQ, will only update with miscellaenous info
provided by players/readers every now and then. Consider this FAQ DONE!
o VERSION 4.50:
Updated and given the Characters section a "graphic"/layout overhaul.
o VERSION 4.25:
Proofread for typos/punctuation & the like.
Reformatted the Skills/Spells/Flash Drive section.
Added "DEBATE CORNER" go check it out in the contents.
Tweaked a couple of things.
Fixed more typos and grammar. *sigh*
o VERSION 4.00:
Brand new layout format.
Cleared away unnecessary rubbish.
o VERSION 3.75:
Added ASCII Art for the "Controls" section.
Reorganized the "Table of Contents."
Brushed up on the Copyright & Legal bullshit.
o VERSIO?N 3.25:
Added a new section called "House of Trolls."
Added tips for "Leveling Up" under "Players' Strategy."
o VERSION 2.00:
Reformatted this FAQ.
Updated information for "Skills/Magics" and "Sidequests."
Added a new section called "Players' Strategy."
Updated 4 new Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20.
o VERSION 1.75:
The credit section has been updated.
Updated Chapter 13, 14, 15, and 16.
o VERSION 1.25:
Updated Chapters 9, 10, 11, and 12.
Updated the Skills/Magics/Flash.
o VERSION 1.00:
Added more depth to the Characters description.
Updated the "Flash Drives."
Brushed up the FAQ (typos/errors).
Added Chapter 6.
o VERSION 0.50:
Updated the Skills/Magics Chart.
Added/fixed/updated a couple of Chapters.
o VERSION 0.25:
Tweaked/fixed a couple of things throughout the FAQ.
Updated the "Known Glitches & Issues" section.
Completed the "Table Of Contents".
CREATED THE FAQ!
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AUTHORIZED SITES:
Webmasters feel free to grab the latest copy I'll try my best to update
myself but chances are I'll neglect the other game sites and only upload
to GameFAQs. Sorrry! :\
o www.gamefaqs/spot.com................................... [GAMEFAQS/SPOT]
o www.cheatcc.com......................................... [CHEATCC]
o www.neoseeker.com....................................... [NEOSEEKER]
o www.cheatplanet.com..................................... [CHEATPLANET]
Above are the 4 allowed sites (GFAQs/Spot are brothers yo!), absolutely no
more request/s though you MAY try your luck. if you're a newly established
game site or a specific fansite looking for materials then I'll oblige
just drop an e-mail, but if I've never heard or been to your site before
then your chance of success is 0%. Thank you.
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<MISCELLANEOUS>
MESSAGE FOR YOU!:
I would like to THANK EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU for all of your support.
There are too many names to list here, but each and every one of your
contributions are appreciated. My FAQ is nothing if it weren't for you
guys. You made everything possible! So thank YOU!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR & THIS FAQ:
Hello! My name is, Dil. This is my first FAQ... So please go easy on me
umm... I need to mention that English is not my native language, I'm Asian
yes I'm using the "I'm-Asian-so-please-excuse-my-bad-sentences/mistakes/
grammars-and-whatnot card."
Ok! I actually hate writing about myself, let's talk a little bit about
gaming shall we? I promise to make this simple, short and sweet. :)
My very first game was "Crono Trigger" back in 1995 by Squaresoft (now
Square-Enix) when I saw my brother playing it on his SNES, I was
intrigued, so when he was off to work, I would fire up his SNES and load
the game in...
I was hooked! The experience was amazing! I was drawn into the story, the
magic animations were crazy-cool back then and still is now, the combined
techniques was "wow!" it was then I realized I've a thing for RPGs... Any
form of it, SRPG/Action-RPG/Card-RPG (Yggdra Union for the GBA comes to
mind). But the game that got me into the SRPG genre was "Final Fantasy
Tactics" for the PS1. Typical huh? I know.
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HOW I DISCOVERED LUMINOUS ARC:
All thanks to word of mouth and especially to a friend, since I've been
rather vocal of my love for RPGs and SRPGs in general, L.A. was brought
to my attention. After watching a couple of previews and videos on YouTube
I knew I had to have this game no matter what! I'm just itching for a new
SRPG experience. ;)
Some of the best SRPGs I've played so far includes:
o Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (PS2)/ now as Afternoon of Darkness (PSP)
o Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (PS2)
o Final Fnatasy Tactics (PS1)
o FFT Advance (GBA)
o Yggdra Union (GBA) / one of my favourites
*Sigh* sadly I no longer posesses the PS2, but I sure am looking forward
to getting a PSP all for the classic titles: FFT and yes Disgaea too...
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<PICK YOUR POISON & DRINK TO THE LAST DROP>
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
o BASICS.................................. [00^]
+ Game Story............................. [ST!]
+ Characters............................. [CH!]
+ Controls............................... [CT!]
+ Using The Walkthrough.................. [UW!]
+ Tips................................... [TI!]
o WALKTHROUGH............................. [01^]
! The Preparation Screen................. [PR^]
! Shopping In Luminous Arc............... [SL^]
+ Chapter 1: Holy Garden................. [HG#]
+ Chapter 2: Girl In White............... [GI#]
+ Chapter 3: Codemn The Dark............. [CT#]
+ Chapter 4: Witch Of Immolation......... [WO#]
+ Chapter 5: Departure................... [DP#]
+ Chapter 6: Reunion..................... [RE#]
+ Chapter 7: The Informant............... [TI#]
+ Chapter 8: Metamorphosis............... [ME#]
+ Chapter 9: Furnace God................. [FG#]
+ Chapter 10: Wind....................... [WI#]
+ Chapter 11: Holy Judgment.............. [HJ#]
+ Chapter 12: Lethe Forest............... [LF#]
+ Chapter 13: Witch & Rym................ [WR#]
+ Chapter 14: Taboo...................... [TA#]
+ Chapter 15: Parting Ways............... [PW#]
+ Chapter 16: Second Thoughts............ [ST#]
+ Chapter 17: A Hero's Awakening......... [AH#]
+ Chapter 18: Like, an Angel?............ [LA#]
+ Chapter 19: Altar of Souls............. [AO#]
+ Chapter 20: Lion's Pride............... [LP#]
+ Chapter 21: Holy Eclipse............... [HE#]
+ Chapter 22: Round Table Council........ [RT#]
+ Chapter 23: Cocoon of God.............. [CO#]
+ Chapter 24: The Portal................. [TP#]
+ Chapter 25: The Light.................. [TL#]
o POST-GAME............................... [02^]
+ New Game+: After You've Saved.......... [NG*]
+ Debate Corner: Let's Talk Nonsense..... [DC*]
o EXTRAS.................................. [03^]
+ Spells................................. [SP$]
+ Skills................................. [SK$]
+ Flash Drives........................... [FD$]
+ Synergy................................ [SY$]
+ Sidequests............................. [SQ$]
+ Player's Strategy...................... [PS$]
X - Leveling Up Strategy.............. [LS&]
X - Leveling Up Guide................. [LU&]
X - Vivi's Sidequest Strategy......... [VV&]
X - Cecille's Sidequest Strategy...... [CC&]
o LEFTOVERS............................... [04^]
+ Questions & Answers.................... [QA+]
+ Glitches & Issues...................... [GI+]
+ Links.................................. [LI+]
o GOODBYE................................. [05^]
+ Hall of Fame........................... [HF+]
+ House of Trolls........................ [HO+]
+ E-Mail Me.............................. [EM+]
+ Famous Last Words...................... [LW+]
THE SEARCH FUNCTION:
I've implemented a "search function" in this FAQ, it's a keyword found at
every end, example: "Characters.........[CH!]" this way you won't have too
many problems finding your desired section.
1. In Windows: Ctrl + F
2. Type in [CH!] or just CH!
3. Hit Enter or "Find Next"
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B A S I C S [00^]
I strongly suggest you go through the basics of this FAQ first, get
yourself familiarize with how I organized and arranged my FAQ. And if
you happened to have a manual-less game then this section will brief you
on a little bit about the game's story, background and controls.
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o GAME STORY [ST!]
The story in this game is nothing out of this world, it's very generic
actually, and it wasn't well put together, you can tell who's the good
and the bad guy fairly early in the game, and it seems the word
"subtle" does not exist in their dictionary; every little things they
try to hide from you gives everything away. Make sense? I hope so, but
bizarre stuff really.
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BACKGROUND:
LIGHT AND PEACE
The Eunus Knights from the East and the Zephyroth Knights from the West are
the holy protectors of the Luminous Church. Protected by these Knights, the
Luminous religion has led the people of the world into a golden age of
peace and prosperity,
THE SHADOW COMES
As a new millenium drawns, a taint of evil has begun to spread across the
land. Recent attacks by monsters and supernatural phenomena appear to be
the work of the evil "Witch of Immolation" that appeared with a burst of
scorching flames. The people have been reminded of the destruction at
Aldheld, a world-shattering battle that took place a thousand years before.
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THE PROTECTORS
"Protect the Light, Condemn the Dark". This is the motto of Heath, Arc
Knight in the Luminous Church, and leader of the Ever Garden, a facility
created to train a group of special soldiers to protect the Church in these
times of strife.
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o CHARACTERS [CH!]
In "Luminous Arc" (L.A. from here on out) sports a diverse number of
party members, as with all SRPGs there will be a healer, a magic user, a
powerhouse and all that jazz! There's something for everyone to play
with.
Also! These are just my personal assesments, OPINIONS! So don't get all
personal and crazy and then e-mail me telling me how good Pollon is,
and how I am going to burn in Hell for disagreeing with you. Cause
chances are; I'm stubborn and am not gonna agree but I will respect your
opinion, and so should you (be respecting my opinion that is). Shall we
begin?
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THE GARDEN CHILDREN:
The Garden Children are a bunch of kids taken in by the Church since they
were young, raised to fight against the Witches. TGC consists of a
few youngsters; you will be introduced to 5 of them early in the game.
These descriptions are taken from the game manual. Also if you're wondering
what the God in Heaven is NAME'S INITIAL at the end of my "MY OPINION,"
it's just a reference I'll use later in the guide, so just take note.
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A L P H / R I F L E M A N
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A boy who lives in the Ever Garden with his comrades and his younger
brother Theo. He is a bit stubborn at times, but has a strong sense of
right and wrong. He cares greatly for his brother and for his friends. He
greatly admires Heath and wants to be a Knight like him one day.
MY OPINION:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| The hero of the game not really admirable on the battlefield but his |
| skill set are pretty decent, since most of them hit far and wide, |
| "Magnum" is awesome remember that. Also he gets slightly better in |
| term of skill set/stat later in the game. NAME'S INITIAL (A). |
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L U C I A / P A R T - T I M E M A I D
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A mysterious maid who came to work for the Ever Garden. She may come off as
cold, but she actually cares for people despite her guarded personality.
She takes care of cleaning at the Ever Garden with the exception of the
dishes. She cares a lot for Alph, for some reason.
MY OPINION:
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| In all honesty I rarely use Lucia, if ever, her list of Magic Spells |
| is nothing to write home about her stats are sub-par. I mainly just |
| use her for *healing purposes,* nothing else. NAME'S INITIAL (LU). |
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C E C I L L E / P R I E S T E S S
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A priestess at the Ever Garden. She strongly believes in the Luminous
religion and enjoys the peace she gets by serving the Light. She is kind to
others, with a warm heart, and believes in the teachings of the Luminous
Verses.
MY OPINION:
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| Lol! Die fast and so hard at that too but she does her job well, just |
| abuse her as a healer, she will be a much better character later |
| in the game. NAME'S INITIAL (C). |
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T H E O / A R C H E R
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Alph's younger brother. Theo looks up to Alph more than anyone else. He's
usually training with Alph in the Ever Garden.
He will change class.
MY OPINION:
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| A character who has yet to visit "Puberty Land," obsess with eggs and |
| love his brother like no other, I hated his voice-acting, but Theo |
| can really shoot with his bow, his skill set are the worst I've seen, |
| I shall pretend that it never exist. =O also, Theo's not a tank, |
| so putting him on the front line is like, totallyyyyy sending him to |
| Hell. NAME'S INITIAL (T). |
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L E O N / F I G H T E R
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Leon has lived in the Ever Garden since he was a small child, and grew up
with Alph and the others. His father was a renowned Knight in the heavy
cavalry, known as the "Lion King," who lost his life in battle. Leon has
always looked up to his father, and strives to become a stronger warrior
and live up to his father's legacy.
MY OPINION:
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| Even though I pretty much hate Leon for his lame dialogue in the game, |
| I've to admit he's good on the battlefield. He delivers crazy damage |
| and takes in very little, a powerhouse? Indeed. NAME'S INITIAL (L). |
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H E A T H / A R C K N I G H T
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Heath is an Arc Knight for the Luminous Church. He is known as the
"Cleansing Flame," and is respected by those around him for his strong
faith and skill in battle. He is prepared to throw himself into any battle
to fight for justice. Heath's title suits great knowledge of combat. He has
a deep hatred of Witches, and believes that they should all be condemned
under the Luminous Church's power.
MY OPINION:
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| Seriously Heath + Leon = AWESOME! He left early but he will |
| return to your party eventually... OMG SPOILERS?! :O He's great |
| individually too. *mumble* *mumble*. NAME'S INITIAL (H). |
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o OTHER CHARACTERS (SPOILERS?):
When you progress further and further into the game, you will meet other
characters along the way that will help aid you in your cause, they add
a little more flair and diversity into your team, but I personally
dislike an RPG with too many people, it's not like I will be using all
of them and leveling them up is a chore, and most of them are fillers
A.K.A. "I'm here to take up space and be an eyesore, I also have sucky
stats and skill/magic set" anyway. The only game that pulled off the
"too-many-characters-card" are the Suikoden series and Final Fantasy 6
AND CRONO TRIGGER, of course CT being the best cause I'm biased. :P
They're NOT listed in order.
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S A K I / N I N J A
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Saki has one of the worst Skill Set (next to Theo) in the game in my
opinion. Skills like "Fire & VoltCard," inflicts very little damage while
"SpdJutsu" raises your own speed for 4 turns but what's the point in doing
this? Saki is already a character of speed! "ChiStrike" may possibly be
one of her better skill since it hits far and wide. You're better off using
physical attack to deal real damage with Saki or better yet; use her as a
decoy or shield BUT even that is a task too hard for her to undertake, Why?
Cause she die fast too.
Saki = Bloody Eyesore & a waste of people's time and space. PERIOD.
NAME'S INITIAL (S).
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N I K O L A I / S A V A N T
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Nikolai sports an interesting set of Magic List: they're mostly buff (stat-
increasing magics) spells, beside having an annoying voice-acting in the
game he's pretty useful. I always start with him casting ATK UP/SPEED UP on
Alph, Leon and all my powerhouse characters. Nikolai isn't too bad with
his greatbow like Theo he's able to aim far, in fact much farther than Theo
ever could. NAME'S INITIAL (N).
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K A I / S A M U R A I
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Like Saki Kai's Skill Set is a little disappointing they're pretty much
selfish skills that buffs or raises the user's stat. Though Kai's able to
deliver the hurt pretty well on the battlefield, but he's seems to be a
little weak. Not much to say about him here... Except maybe Samurais are
way cooler than Ninjas. NAME'S INITIAL (K).
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M E L / T O R R E N T W I T C H
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Advocate of the Water Element, Mel is just another Cecille to take in her
place when Cecille becomes WHOAMG! SHE'S EXTREMELY USEFUL AS A HEALER. Take
time to level her up until she has access to her most powerful healing
magic known as "SALVATION." Once you've that consider yourself invincible.
Bring Mel in every battle possible. NAME INITIAL (M).
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M A V I / N A T U R E W I T C H
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Don't use Mavi for her magic; first being the fact that her line-up is
effin' lame, 2nd she's weak magically you'll find that having her attack
physically with her fist will yield more damage than you ever will with
her spells. The only redeeming magic she ever possess is the stats-buffing
spells like "Guard UP" and so on. NAME'S INITIAL (MA).
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C L A I R E / T H U N D E R W I T C H
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HIGH MAGIC STAT, I love using her "Drang" spell, level her up as much as
you can she's much more stronger magically than anyone else in the game.
Though she's a little slow in the speed department. NAME'S INITIAL (CL).
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V I V I / S K Y W I T C H
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What can I say about her? Beside being lazy and always wanting to sleep, VV
can move really far with her flying carpet (much like Saki, cept' Saki has
no carpet), and I really like her "Raging Wind"(?) spell, that inflicts
Confuse status on the enemy, it really helps a lot, otherwise her magic
set aren't all that impressive, take in quite a bit of damage and her magic
stat are nothing to be amazed about. NAME'S INITIAL (VV).
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V A N E S S A / F I R E W I T C H
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Original name was Vanessa Witch of Immolation, but what the heck that's a
name too long I prefer Crimson Witch or something like that. Keep things
simple please. Anyway Vanessa is pretty much an an all-rounders, her
ATK, DEF and MAG aren't all that shabby use her whenever you get the
chance, though sucky thing is she joins your party as a permanent member
late in the game. NAME'S INITIAL (V).
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P O L L O N / K O O S A N Y A
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Ok! Since I added him I might as well do a small review on this guy, he got
a high Attack/Strength stat I admit, but his accuracy needs a little more
work... Even with everything combined to raise his accuracy Pollon still
misses a lot. I don't know maybe some of you guys will find him a gem or
something but I see nothing. And yes that's it my review, *sticks out
tongue* NAME'S INITIAL (PP).
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o CONTROLS [CT!]
In L.A. there are two types of control, the button control and the
Stylus. To switch between these two, press Select (in battle), or go to
Options to change manually. Or better yet, go and read the "Instruction
Booklet." ;)
Actually! I made this ASCII art of a DS Lite about a couple of days ago,
I don't know I guess I just wanna show you guys I've MaD ASCII SkiLlz!
Nah kidding! Anyways... Ignore the smilies please, I was bored. ._.
NINTENDO DS LITE
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(___________________________|________________________||_)<- 8
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ASCII Art by defunct32
Controls instruction taken from the manual.
1. TOP SCREEN:
o Display your status in battle
o Display name of town/dungeon/etc
2. TOUCH SCREEN:
o For you to touch
o Where most of the action takes place
3. D-PAD (Directional-Pad)
o Use this to choose options and move your characters, etc
4. BUTTONS:
o For you to press
o In battle:
+ X - Display health
+ A - Yes/confirm/double confirm/YES!
+ B - Back out/cancel
+ Y - Display affinity terrains
+ L - Switch between characters' status
+ R - Switch between characters' status
o START - Not in use I think?
o SELECT - Toggle between control options
o Outside battle:
+ X - Not in use I think?
+ A - Yes/confirm/double confirm/YES!
+ B - Back out/cancel
+ Y - Not in use I think?
+ L - NIL
+ R - NIL
o START - Display in-game options
o SELECT - Not in use I think?
5. STYLUS:
o Don't even think about using this thing, this game is not Stylus-
Friendly
6. POWER SLIDER
o To switch on/off your Nintendo DS
7. VOLUME SLIDER
o To increase and lower the volume
8. CRACKED HINGES
o Please check! HAHAHA. Just kidding, but yes TOUCH WOOD! ._.
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o USING THE WALKTHROUGH [UW!]
The main walkthrough is spilt up into different "sections" to make it
more neat, organized and easy to understand and read. Please read below
for more information.
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01. Chapter Start
02. "Preparation Screen" (if applicable)
03. Extra Dialogue (if applicable)
04. Battle & Tips
05. Aftermath
This FAQ uses the following format:
+--------------------------------+
| BATTLE 01 |
+--------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph & Lucia Only |
+--------------------------------+
| LVL: 2, 5, (respectively) |
+--------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies. |
+--------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Cerberus, 1 Behemoth |
+--------------------------------+
| RWD: 500R |
+--------------------------------+
|SPS: VitaMint, Antidote, Catseye|
+--------------------------------+
o PTY: Party I used or the game chose for us.
o LVL: My party level.
o OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win.
o ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map.
o RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving.
o SPS: Spoils, items you found on the battlefield.
In later part of the game the "LVL box" will be invalid and a new set will
take its place, as follow:
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 11 - WHOAMG PLEASE! |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (21), M (22), T (18), L (22), |
| C (17), S (21), N (20), LU (18) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Archer, Hugo and Andre |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 2300R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: SilkCape, IronBrce, HolyWing, FP-Max |
+-----------------------------------------------+
I use initials as the names are too long to fit in a box, refer to [CH!]
for more information.
o PTY (LVL): Party I used or the game chose for us. (character's level).
o OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win.
o ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map.
o RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving.
o SPS: Spoils, items you found on the battlefield.
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o TIPS [TI!]
Some general tips to keep in mind, these are not "sure-win" tips or
anything but something to help you keep in check of stuff... They're not
in order.
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01. As with all SRPGs (Strategy Role Playing Game) or RPGs for that matter,
remember to save often.
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02. And don't be stingy with your Save Slots L.A. allows up to 3 save slots
right?! Abuse all three.
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03. If you find yourself always dying or too weak to survive a map, it's
time you back-track and level up.
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04. Never send all your units to meet their maker, spread them out, so they
don't clutter and be the target of multiple attacks. Apparently the
enemies in L.A. tends to go over to you, so...
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05. ALWAYS STAY, DON'T MOVE. Let the enemy come to you, when you've them
cornered, unleash whatever you havw unto them. MAKE SHORT WORK OF THEM
ALL, HIT THEM HARD, HIT THEM FAST. =O
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06. It always hurt so much more hitting from the SIDE or the BACK, avoid
the front if possible.
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07. Always, always have a healer member in your party, level them up, and
don't be afraid to use their healing spells when you need it. You can't
fight if you're dead right?
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08. In L.A. characters need to earn only 100 EXP to go to the next level,
and each time they level up, they regained their HP/MP fully, which is
a NICE touch, here's a tip: 1) if a character is dying and he/she is
about to go to the next level, let him or her attack or perform some
kind of action to regain health and magic point completely for free,
another thing, if let's say Leon has about 99 EXP don't use him to deal
the finishing blow, cause whatever EXP he will earned for that kill he
will only earned 1 point, the rest? Gone case.
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09. Always attack and gang up on the same enemy, if possible, trying to
"multi-task" and attack different monsters individually will only drag
the battle, make short work of any monsters as fast as you can, the
lesser the enemies the better.
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10. Much later in the game, around Chapter 5 or so, you will gain the
ability to execute "Flash Drive" think of "Flash Drive" as something
similar to the Final Fantasy's series "Limit Break." (I'm sure you have
at least played that overhyped game), the moment you have the chance to
use it, go ALL out and use it, cause you can't "save" on "Flash Drive"
the bar will reset after every battle. You will of course would like to
save it for the best moment when you actually need it, but don't ever
waste an FD by not executing it. Got it? ^^ surviving a battle and not
dying is really satisfying you know.
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11. To check health at a glance, tap the X button, it will display all the
character's health on screen including the enemies, so don't be healing
the wrong party I tell you, I swear this game feels very "lazy" they
could have chosen a different color for the enemy's health bar maybe a
red one? WHOAMG! ARE YOU LISTENING MARVELOUS ENTERTAINMENT/IMAGE EPOCH?
If you make a sequel brush up on the game, clean it up give us a
quality end product and I will love you and Cecille forever!
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12. You will earn 30 EXP for any Magics/Skill that help improve/aid your
allies, people like Mel, Lucia and Cecille are your healers, as long as
you heal another person other than yourself, you will earn 30 EXP, this
work for buff (stat-increasing) spells too (Nikolai's Speed UP/Guard Up
etc) I also just realized Theo has that "FirstAid" skill that will also
net him 30 EXP, abuse it!
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13. Flash Drive will never hurt your allies, so if you're going to use it
and one or more of your allies are in the way, just use it, they won't
be included in the attack which is nice.
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W A L K T H R O U G H [01^]
Here we are, in the walkthrough section but before we proceed let's take
a couple of minutes to go through a few things below.
..........................................................................
o PREPARATION SCREEN [PR^]
This game will have a lot of those "Preparation Screen" (well I call it
"Preparation Screen" for lack of a better term) you can choose to do a
couple of things in "Preparation Screen:"
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; lets you talk with party members. |
| o Shop; allows you to upgrade your equipments and re-stock on items. |
| o Return to the World Map; yeah... Return to the World Map. |
| o Advance The Story; Move on and make progress in the game. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Whatever it is I won't tell you to go and talk to your members it's your
choice, I will just say "go buy things and advance the story" but it is
important that you talk, to understand what is going on I know the game
yaps a lot but it's interesting to interact and talk with the others.
o SHOPPING IN LUMINOUS ARC [SL^]
There will be a shop in almost every town found in Luminous Arc, some-
times 2 to 3 in a row, whether you choose to upgrade/spend the money on
equipments to upgrade is up to you, but I'd like to say that: before you
buy anything CHECK the difference in stats growth.
If a weapon/armor only increases by +1 or +2 DON'T BOTHER but if you
feel unsafe for fear of giant cocks *cockatrice* raping you, then go
ahead, proceed with the purchase, but if I were you I'd rather save the
Rico (L.A.'s currency) or stock up on ViTonics/Mints. And then wait out
for a better shop, later in the game you'll get to imbue anyway...
NO! I never bother to imbue, IMHO it's waste of time, money, and space
the only plus point for imbuing is (I THINK/GUESS) is for Wi-Fi battles
but I don't have access to Wi-Fi so yeah.
Now shall we proceed with the actual walkthrough?
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o START YOUR GAME:
Start a new game, the moment the game starts there will be some talking
and you will then be required to pick any word, this will affect what
items you'll receive from a certain someone later in Chapter 14.
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############################
CHAPTER 1: HOLY GARDEN [HG#]
############################
"Protect the Light, Condemn the Dark"
You'll see a scene between two monks yapping about blasphemy, God and
Witches and especially about a 13 year old boy (though he very much looks
like a girl). They were soon caught by the Cardinal and was given a tongue
lashing, Johaness then step in (talk about Divine Intervention?) and make
everything ok.
The scene will then switch to two guys who are in the middle of sparring.
A lot of cringe-worthy vocals going on (namely that one person in green).
After much talking you'll be introduced to Leon, Heath, Cecille and the two
brothers earlier... And then it happened, a civilian will come running to
you screaming for help, seems like while they were harvesting herbs they
were attacked by *Giant Cocks* and Minotaurs. HAHAHA COMEDY GOLD A+.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; lets you talk with party members. |
| o Shop; allows you to upgrade your equipments and re-stock on items. |
| o Return to the World Map; yeah... Return to the World Map. |
| o Advance The Story; Choose this! Nothing else matters really. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
+--------------------------------+
| BATTLE 01 - SAVE THE CIVILIANS |
+--------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath |
+--------------------------------+
| LVL: 1, 1, 1, 1 (respectively) |
+--------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+--------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Roosters, 2 Minotaurs |
+--------------------------------+
| RWD: 400R |
+--------------------------------+
| SPS: VitaMint, Antidote |
+--------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
This is one of those easy battles in L.A. if you lose to those giant cocks
then shame on you! Haha, make full use of Heath's "Sturm" Theo is an Archer
if you haven't realized so if you don't want him to take the rollercoaster
ride to Hell please have him far away from the frontline.
Not much strategy to offer, this map is really, really easy.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Civilian saved, mission accomplished now head back to Holy/Ever Garden,
when you're on the World Map go ahead and save.
####################
REMEMBER TO LEVEL UP
####################
Remember to at least level up once in a while between each chapters (if
applicable), it takes only 100 EXP to go to the next level, so try not to
overleveled or it'll take the fun out of the game. Use your best judgment.
And ugh! Don't e-mail me about how I spell "judgment" it's JUDGment without
the "e" in judge. English is one funny language.
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##############################
CHAPTER 2: GIRL IN WHITE [GI#]
##############################
"Yowza! What a cutie" - Leon
You'll be greeted (some sort) by a new person in the dorm she started
calling everyone smelly and especially Alph: sweaty, she'll then introduced
herself as Lucia turned out she's a new maid Heath or whoever hired.
The crew will then argue about who will wash the dishes and show the new
maid around. Alph gets the honour.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; feel free to interact with the others. |
| o Shop; NOTHING MUCH, but feel free to check it out. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; it's time to move on, choose this. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Later that night Alph had a dream and heard a voice akin to Lucia, so he
decided to seek out the maid; after much argument, a three-headed wolf
appeared out of nowhere it seems like our hero had forgotten to clean his
weapon after the first battle he had with the giant cocks. ._.;
+----------------------------------+
| BATTLE 02 - NIGHT RAID |
+----------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph & Lucia Only |
+----------------------------------+
| LVL: 2, 5, (respectively) |
+----------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+----------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Cerberuses, 1 Behemoth |
+----------------------------------+
| RWD: 500R |
+----------------------------------+
| SPS: VitaMint, Antidote, Catseye |
+----------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Just stay, don't move, the enemies will come to you seems like L.A.'s AIs
are "unique" in the sense that they love coming for you. Instead of you
going over to them might as well wait it out, since I just started playing
this game I can't verify if it's the same thing every battle anyone wanna
verify?
Anyway Lucia came "equipped" with "Shine" and "Aid" the former is an
offensive spell, the latter is a healing spell. I spammed "Shine" like
crazy and made s hort work of the two Cerberus and suprisingly Lucia hits
pretty hard with her broom too (a witch? Or is it because she's level 5?),
so you can go both ways with her, attacker or a healer. Another
straightforward battle get this done and over with.
#########
AFTARMATH
#########
Alph then realized that Lucia's a Witch, what a plot twister? Well not
really. Just then Leon then appeared and demanded that we venture into the
Palu Forest.
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PROVEN FACT YOU GUYS!
#####################
It has been verified that "L.A.'s" AIs are really dumb and will almost all
the time come for you. Don't let other people tell you otherwise ok?
Exceptions goes to MAGIC USERS and ARCHERS, anyone with half a brain knows
that long-range shooter/attacker won't foolishly come up close to you to
deliver the damage... Sheesh! Don't leave your brain at the doorstep.
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#################################
CHAPTER 3: CONDEMN THE DARK [CT#]
#################################
"I stare because I care" - Leon
Make track to Palu Forest once you take a step inside there will be a few
scene between a couple of people, the interesting one being Leon flirting
with Cecille and then Heath butting in.
And then the developers annoy you with more dialogues. Don't burst (no
pun intended) a blood vessel now...
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; Ignore... |
| o Shop; NOT APPLICABLE. |
| o Return to the World; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; Yes, choose this. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Heath will warn Alph about how strong the enemies will be from here on out,
to be honest with you this guy is full of bull. Period. The highlight of
this conversation is actually the ability to do INTERMISSION with your
party members after every battle INCLUDING RANDOM ENCOUNTERS.
+-----------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 03 - THE LAPISTIER |
+-----------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath, Cecille |
+-----------------------------------------+
| LVL: 3, 1, 2, 3, 3 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Fighters, 2 Archers, 1 Cleric |
+-----------------------------------------+
| RWD: 800R |
+-----------------------------------------+
| SPS: VitaMint, Cape, HolyFthr |
+-----------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
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If you bring in Theo be sure to protect him; he isn't much of a tank let
Alph, Leon and Heath deliver the damage. Cecille can help by not being a
nuisance unless to help heal her allies. Alph can assist with his Rifle
skill and Theo can aid from afar with his bow, if you lose to that one
particular Cleric in this fight, then AHA! Shame on you! ;D
Make short work of all the Archers and Fighters, then just send Heath to go
after that Cleric lady, when the lady dies this battle will be over. Yea
obviously right? Haha.
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AFTERMATH
#########
Leon will act like as if he single-handedly eliminate the enemies all by
himself, Lucia got a little upset and ran off.
More talking.
Later that night Lucia called Alph dumb cause the lady they just defeated
is not really a ... But she isn't really innocent either cause she's a ...
Lucia will go on to say that Witches are actually way more powerful than
anything else combined. Oh really? Lol.
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####################################
CHAPTER 4: WITCH OF IMMOLATION [WO#]
####################################
"Hey, lady in Red who are you?" - Leon
The townspeople praised TGC for their effort against the monsters they're
pretty much talked about around town. Theo will feel overwhelmed, the whole
crew will then head for the Luminous Church to meet the Cardinal, Lucia
asked whether it's ok for her to visit Kingston (considering she's a
Witch?) Heath insisted that she comes along since he regards her as one of
the Children.
Alph worries and started whispering to Lucia and then more drama ensues.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; Nothing left to say here. Get a move on |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF! NEW STUFF*. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; NOT NOW. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
*I suggest you go shopping, I bought a couple of stuff for my "Children"
HOLY ZEHAAL! IT'S SHOPPING TIME!:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Long Sword for Alph |
| Nodachi for Leon |
| Flatbow for Theo |
| Heal Staff for Cecille |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Fedora for Theo |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Scale Mail for Alph, Leon and Heath |
| White Robe for Cecille |
| |
| ITEM: |
| Stock up on VitaMint, if you want. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
I ran out of cash pretty fast so I sold off my old equipments you can try
random encounter to earn some money, but I opted to sell away all my old
equipments. either way your call! Now, go save your game, and pick "Advance
the Story."
"???" will appear in a bright white light Leon asked who she is etc, long
story short, you will be fighting the Witch of Immolation.
+-----------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 04 - THE LADY IN RED |
+-----------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Heath, Cecille |
+-----------------------------------------+
| LVL: 6, 3, 3, 5, 3 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths, Vanessa |
+-----------------------------------------+
| RWD: 1300R |
+-----------------------------------------+
| SPS: ViTonic, HolyFthr, Toy Ring |
+-----------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Theo, Leon and Cecille were at Level 3 when I started this fight, I suggest
that you go level them up a bit more to level 5 or 6. This battle may seems
a little bit intimidating at first but it's nothing much really.
Start out by spreading out but not towards your enemies let the Hikopins
come in closer to you. Use Alph's Rifle skill, Theo can help assist adding
damage by attacking, not forgetting Heath's 2 panels physical attack is
really handy too also take note Heath is physically and mentally solid he
can absorb quite a bit of damage.
Have Leon use Charge on himself to bolster his attack power, I believe it
lasts for at least 4 turns so do some calculation. I quickly make short
work of the Hikopins with Heath, Alph, Leon and Theo. Then I dispatched
everyone except Heath to focus on the Behemoths, since Heath is going for
Vanessa with Cecille aiding him with some HP-Restoring spell(s).
All in all just remember to stay healthy and everything will be alright.
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AFTERMATH
#########
Lucia discovered that Alph is the very person she has been looking for,
her mission is now complete and she revealed herself as the Dawn Witch much
to everyone surprise. Heath got all hot and bothered, Mel appeared on time
and take Lucia away...
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RANDOM ENCOUNTERS & INTERMISSION
################################
If you haven't done so already, now is the time to do some intermission,
it's a nice addition to this game, just pretend you're playing "Who Wants
To Be A Millionaire" except you get some really lame prizes for guessing
the right answer...
Also random encounters aren't really random, the enemies are all pre-
determined, I blame the lazy developers. Hey devs! It's either you buck up
or back out.
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CHAPTER 5: DEPARTURE [DP#]
##########################
"THE WITCH BUSTERS? ._." - Dil
Damn! I forgot what's the name of the place we're supposed to go, but lol!
Don't worry you can NEVER EVER get yourself lost in this game, once you've
reached the said place, there will be loads of injured soldiers, Alph and
crew will be shocked at the state of things.
Cecille will of course offer her help to the ailing soliders, but alas it
didn't turned out that well since one soldier mistook her for a monster
(A+, soldier) and started running amok while screaming something about a
bright, white light (Vanessa comes to mind? No.)
Kingston arrives and started parting words of wisdom to you, soon TGC will
be renamed to "The Witch Busters" Leon objects and Heath suggested an even
more annoying name "The Fatal Hounds..." nice.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; I don't pay attention to this. |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Go shopping now! There's new stuff available
MAY I HAVE WAFFLE & CHEESE PLEASE?:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Liuyedao for Alph (verified*) |
| Bihander for Leon |
| Longbow for Theo |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Fedora for Theo |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Ring Mail for Alph, Leon and Heath |
| Vestment for Theo |
| |
| ITEM: |
| STOCK UP on VitaMint, I bought a couple (10 VitaMints total). |
| |
| *Jimmy Salim has verified that Liuyedao is indeed Mandarin. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Done? Sell off your old equipments, for more money! Now go talk to everyone
if you want, I did, it was fun, go and save your game and choose to advance
the story.
Heath will propose a challenge to Alph, get ready!
+-----------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 05 - IT'S EITHER YOU OR ME |
+-----------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph Only |
+-----------------------------------------+
| LVL: 8 |
+-----------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat Heath |
+-----------------------------------------+
| ENE: Heath |
+-----------------------------------------+
| RWD: 1400R |
+-----------------------------------------+
| SPS: FP-Fizzy, Mittens, Greaves |
+-----------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
I was level 8, Heath was 10, I'm not sure if this is pre-determined? Can
anyone verify?
Anyway...
Alph's Rifle won't hit for much, so save your MP for later, take note that
Heath's attack is 2 panels forward (or something like that), so it's always
good to stay a couple of tiles away from him, whenever you are low on
health, JUST RUN TO A CORNER and use VITAMINT, then when Heath goes over to
you, this is your chance to attack him from the side or back (I usually
only manage to attack from the side though).
When he's low on health, Heath will try to get away, by then he would be
around 20 HP and below, now is the time to use your Rifle, it hits for 100%
fire away and finish him off.
I didn't had much difficulty with this battle.
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AFTERMATH
#########
Alph gets appointed as leader of the "Fatal Hounds!" Cool, I think so...
Leon gets excessively jealous (and annoying too) and said something along
the line of "I'd have chosen a different leader," lol, talk about sour
grapes.
You will be given directions to go seek out Nikolai... Also, Flash Drive is
now available to a couple of characters. Nothing fancy. The animations are
weak, *dun dun dun* *drum rolls*... lazy developers.
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CHAPTER 6: REUNION [RE#]
########################
"BING! BING! BING!" - Nikolai
You'll arrive at "Port Town Ridget" Cecille will mention of how peaceful
the town is, Leon will talk about burning ashes reduced to something...
which I beg your freakin' pardon Leon; what the effin' hell are you talking
about?
He also further adds that he once bathed with Cecille when they were kids,
_. tsk! That's out of topic and 50 shades of wrong.
Alph and crew soon discovered that everything is in shambles all around
seems like the Witch of Immolation was here to razed everything to the
ground, Cecille then offered her help, but no one was hurt, the civilian
also adds that someone came long and cast healing magics... (it must be
Lucia?).
This Chapter is also where you'll be introduced to Saki, pretty much a
character of speed she also came coupled with some of the crappiest skills
I've ever laid my eyes on. And who the Hell voiced her? She sounds like a
freakin' robot...
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; speak with your party members if you want. |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.
KEEP 10% OF YOUR MONTHLY PAYCHECK!:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| NONE |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Leather Helmet for both Alph and Leon |
| Panama for Theo |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Chain Mail for both Alph and Leon |
| Burlap for Theo |
| Down Robe for Cecille |
| |
| ITEM: |
| Stock up on VitaMint. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
I suggest you keep your equipments for now, well to be specific, your
WEAPONS only, later in the game, you will have the option to imbue
(upgrade) your weapons, and this game does not allow you to remove your
weapon. Save your game if you want. Then choose to advance the story.
You'll be on board a ship and will soon be greeted by a girl with a mush-
room hat, after much talking she introduced herself as Mel, yeah! A Witch,
a Torrent Witch (Water).
More talking... And then you'll be drawn into a battle.
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 06 - THE TORRENT WITCH |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Saki, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Nikolai |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| LVL: 11, 12, 6, 11, 7, 14 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Hikopins, Mel (Torrent Witch) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 1800R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: ToxiCharm, FP-Fizzy, MagiSoda |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
First thing first, it's always best to deal with the Hikopins. Characters
like Leon (with Fire affinity) will take extra damage from Water Spells, so
keep an eye out, have Cecille heal whenever necessary but keep her at a
distance as well, she does not deal with magic attacks very well.
What I did was to have Leon use Charge ASAP, and then send him to the front
line to deal with all of the Hikopins, of course with Cecille's healing
POWERZ~!
Saki's attack range goes for 2 tiles, so you don't have to go to the
Hikopin's side directly to attack, take note that the enemy can cast
healing spells, and they will not hesitate to use when they're low on
health. Don't try to multi-task unless you can perform a one-hit kill,
otherwise ganging up is recommended.
Flash Drives will prove to be very crucial (especially Leon's) in this
battle, so the moment you get the chance to use it, ABUSE IT! Don't SAVE
and remember whatever the case is DO NOT LET LEON die, he is your primary
attacker, trust me, he's good with his hands than with his mouth.
Once you've gotten rid of all the Hikopins just gang up on Mel (with the
exception of Cecille, keep her close so she can "Aid" whenever necessary),
use "Charge" on Leon again and if he still have any FD's left, unleash it
on Mel and with everyone else attacking, Mel will go down in no time.
Umm... I never really use Theo, and Nikolai was there buffing everyone up.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Mel will cry and blab on about "Fated Kinship" and "Rym," it got Alph all
pissed off not knowing what the hell is a Rym?! Lucia will come to Mel's
aid and they will both teleport themselves out of the ship.
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##############################
CHAPTER 7: THE INFORMANT [TI#]
##############################
"WHERE. ARE. THE. WITCHES." - Saki
Imagine this: You're trapped in a burning building and all exits got
blocked out, right next to you is Nikolai who sounds like an annoying prick
with an extremely high-pitch voice screaming "HELP!" "HELP!" "BING! BING!
BING!" non-stop. Behind you is Saki who keeps on wimpering "we're gonna
die" over and over in a dreadful, monotonous yet very robotic tone, NOW TOP
THE ICING with the sweltering heat. You've lost all hope to survive, in
your final moment what will you do? E-mail me your answer.
And... WHO THE FREAKIN' HELL VOICED ALL THESE CHARACTERS?!?! UGH!... *ahem*
Anyway...
Theo will immediately notice an argument going on, someone was denied entry
to access the "Holy Capital" due to the Witches recent antics; the capital
was placed under Martial Law.
Cecille will recognize the person as Nikolai (a new addition to your ever
growing party). After much talking, Nikolai will mention something the
Witches and then everyone got hungry and decides to hit the local pub.
#############
ABOUT NIKOLAI
#############
Nikolai is a long-range character, he's like Theo albeit much, much better
and he's the master of Support Magic. I'll have you know that I dumped Theo
and have Nikolai replace him.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; your call. |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Go shopping now! There's new stuff available.
THERE'S ONE FOR EVERYONE; I THINK SO:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Sabre for Alph |
| Claymore for Leon |
| Yumi for Theo |
| Short Staff for Cecille |
| Mizudori for Saki |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Skullcap for both Alph and Leon |
| Stetson for Theo, Saki and Nikolai |
| White Hood for Cecille |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Dash Mail for both Alph and Leon |
| Overalls for Theo and Nikolai |
| Brown Dogi for Saki |
| Silk Robe for both Cecille and Nikolai |
| |
| ITEM: |
| As always, stock up on "VitaMints." |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Well, they never eat they TALK.
And then Nikolai sensed a Witch.
And then you'll fight..
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 07 - VANESSA |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Saki, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Nikolai |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| LVL: 14, 16, 12, 13, 13, 14 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths and Vanessa |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 1900R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: RuneCharm, RubyBand, RubyRing, FP-Fizzy |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
There will be a Hikopin on the table to your left, Saki will be able to
reach the Fire Elemental so send her that way remember she can hit for 2
panels, so don't send her next to the Hikopin just 2 panels away and attack
you should mostly be able to move first, so send everyone to kill that one
Hikopin, but try to spread out as much as you can.
Nikolai should just buff party members, (what buffs? Your call!), Cecille
like always heal whenever needed/necessary, when you get the chance to use
Leon "Charge" him as usual, and abused his "X Slash" he will make short
work of the Hikopins really fast, and since Leon is Fire Elemental he
should be able to withstand the heat, use VitaMints when necessary.
If you get the chance to use your FD, then use it right away! Vanessa can
attack multiple target with her fire spell so be careful. Nikolai should be
healing too with "VitaMints"
With everyone healing and whatnot, this battle shouldn't be too hard to
overcome, also if a couple of your allies died, it's ok I'd probably say,
they're too weak to survive this map, people like Cecille, Theo and Nikolai
once you're done with the Witch of Immolation this battle is over.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Vanessa will be pissed that she lost to a bunch of kids, and proceeds to
perform some kind of magic on Alph, but Theo blocked the attack and took
the hit for his brother, very brave indeed I wouldn't even think twice
about running away haha. ;D
Some interesting dialogues and Vanessa will go away, but this is not the
last you'll see of her.
Next day, Leon will suggest seeking out the rest of the Lapistier good idea
#######
A+ SAKI
#######
Cecille: Where did you go Saki?
Saki: Picking flowers
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##################################
CHAPTER 8: THE METAMORPHOSIS [ME#]
##################################
"'Fetal Clowns?' What's that?" - Civilian
You'll find yourself in the mining town of I-forgot-what's-the-name-and-I-
couldn't-be-bothered-to-go-and-check/confirm/verify. Just know that it's a
mining town, Leon and Theo will talk about food and a civilian will pop up
and ask who you people are...
Theo will then feel sickly from the after-effect of Nogila Megila.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Go shopping now! There's new stuff available. Seems like every town have
something new to offer.
FEELING GENEROUS?:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Estoc for Alph |
| Mana Blade for Leon |
| Sceptre for Cecille |
| Fuuka for Saki |
| Chukonu for Nikolai |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Helemt for both Alph and Leon |
| Antlers for Theo, Saki and Nikolai |
| White Hood for Cecille |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Wafuku for Theo and Nikolai |
| Blue Dogi for Saki |
| Heavy Robe Robe for both Cecille and Nikolai |
| |
| ACC: |
| Your call! I never usually bother with this one, but if you must get |
| them I suggest you go for Attack+ for all the powerhouse characters |
| and Magic+ stuff for Cecille. |
| |
| ITEMS: |
| VitaMints ALWAYS. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Now choose to advance the story.
Monster will attack the Mining Town, FATAL HOUNDS on the ready!
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 08 - FATAL HOUNDS IN ACTION |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Saki, Nikolai |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| LVL: 17, 13, 16, 14, 16, 17 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Cerberuses, 2 Red Snakes, 1 Gigas |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 2000R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: BlueRock, Belt, SilkCape, HolyWing |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
The Cerberus has a Wind spell and the Red Snake a Fire spell at their
disposal, but it's still nothing to worry about it.
Leon as always use "Charge" when it is Nikolai's turn, use "Guard Up" on
Theo, Cecille, Saki, and Nikolai himself, Theo can shoot from behind the
rock along with Alph's "Rifle/Shotgun" Leon + "X-Slash" = Dead Enemy,
Cecille heal as always (to check health at glance, press the X button)
attack, heal when necessary, use FD when you get the chance, this map is
seriously a joke not much strategy to offer.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
The Civilian thanked the crew, but the monster still appears Theo came to
the rescue but something is amiss, seems like Theo's hand turned into that
of a dragon, whoah!
More drama, Alph got angry, Theo got defensive, everyone else got upset and
confused, topped this with some lengthy dialogue = Snorefest/ZZZ.
The villagers will go against your crew, the only way to get around this
is to get out of town. Smart move.
..........................................................................
##############
REGARDING LEON
##############
Now is the time to go and level up Leon, he will leave your party FOR A
WHILE and it hurts my heart that I didn't level him up enough, and he came
back with the level that he left your party with. Not that he's weak in
general but it seems a little unbalanced.
############################
CHAPTER 9: FURNACE GOD [FG#]
############################
"Facial Mounds? -_-;" - Godor
Supposedly there's a Lapistier here in this town that people referred to as
God! A civilian will pop up and tell you more about it. The "God" was used
to make weapons.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; try talking to Cecille |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
If you talk to Cecille she will mentioned about picking herbs up, this is
actually a sidequest, as I can't be bothered to do any quests on the side
it's up to you if you wish to take up her offer (travel all the way back to
Ever Garden). This quest last till Chapter 13 as in do it before you reach
Chapter 13 I'm not sure how true this is, don't quote me on that. Either
way I'm not going to cover any SQ for now, I might in the future as an
add-on to this guide, otherwise it's all the main story for now!
Verified: I think you're supposed to finish chapter 9 THEN you travel back
to Ever Garden to trigger the Sidequest (SQ).
Now check the shop!
ARE YOU COMING WITH ME?:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Falchion for Alph |
| Stone Bow for Theo |
| Zanka for Saki |
| Kite Eye for Nikolai |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Lux Helm for both Alph and Leon |
| Lumin Cap for Theo, Saki and Nikolai |
| Silk Hood for Cecille |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| LumnMail for both Alph and Leon |
| Black Dogi for Saki |
| MinkRobe for both Cecille and Nikolai |
| |
| ITEM: |
| Stock up on VitaMints. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
It's up to you if you want to upgrade your equipments cause I swear every
town will have something new so upgrade whatever necessary I didn't upgrade
much except for the weapon.
Now after you're done you may check the Library for some useless backdrop
about the town or just advance the story.
You will meet your good friend Nogila Vanessa Megila, after much talking
you will be drawn into a brawl.
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 09 - THE CRIMSON WITCH |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph, Theo, Leon, Cecille, Saki, Nikolai |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| LVL: 19, 14, 19, 15, 18, 18 (respectively) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Hikopins, 2 Behemoths and Vanessa |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 2100R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Barette, SaneCharm, LuminCap, FP-Fizzy |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
You may want to use FP-Fizzy on Leon the moment you get your first chance
to move.
SPREAD OUT! If you're slow and Vanessa comes up to you, her fire spell
will HURT you. My strategy for this map is: Leon = Charge + X-Slash he's
able to solo this map seriously, and Cecille should always, always heal but
don't put her in range of enemy's attack she's Water Elemental remember?
Alph should abuse his "Rile" the Hikopins are susceptible to his "Rifle"
hitting for quite a bit of damage, now when you get the chance to attack
Vanessa from the back with Leon in charge, unleash Leon's FD "Edge Slash"
on her I managed to hit her for 212 DMG and conveniently Alph was in range
I executed "Rifle" and Vanessa went down, the rest are easy to tackle.
Don't be afraid to RUN and use VitaMints whenever necessary.
It's not all that hard, if you take your time and plan everything out. Well
if succumbed to Vanessa and lose (ha! SHAME ON YOU), there's always a 2nd
chance (TRY AGAIN).
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Vanessa will be pissed she messed up then forces Theo to fight by her side,
Nikolai added that the dragons are supposed to be the Witches' enemies
Vanessa snapped back saying that's just a lame myth the Church made up!
"???" will appear to stop Vanessa in her track, seems like the Wtiches have
internal issues?
Vanessa will then "yoink" the Fire Lapistier and vanish! Now it's time to
uncurse Theo!
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######################
CHAPTER 10: WIND [WI#]
######################
"I had a nice loooooong nap!" - Vivi
We're on the way to the Witches' Hideout, coveniently named "Witch Village"
you'll be required to get something deep in the forest first though.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; NOT AVAILABLE!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; choose this. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Advance the story.
Cecille will be super extra reluctant.
You'll be introduced to Vivi, a lazy, sleepy Witch that just takes life a
little too easy; Lucia will mention something about the "Cronos Gem" but
before you could have it, Vivi suggested a game of tag.
#####################
THIS IS HOW YOU DO IT
#####################
Go ahead and dispatch those Hikopins, they're in the way. BUT DON'T EVER
KILL VIVI or it's game over for you.
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 10 - CATCH THE WIND |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY: YOUR CHOICE |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| LVL: NOT APPLICABLE |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: CATCH VIVI DON'T KILL HER |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: Hikopins, Vivi (DON'T KILL HER) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: ----- |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: -------------------------------------- |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|You need to trap Vivi with two characters like |
|so: |
| |
| YOU |
| :( OR YOU :( YOU |
| YOU |
| |
| YOU = YEAH YOU! |
| :( = Vivi |
+-----------------------------------------------+
##############################
IT'S NOT EVEN A MATTER OF LUCK
##############################
Use Saki, and another fast-moving character to catch Vivi. Also Vivi will
tend to run into a corner so just send everyone after her you'll eventually
trap her.
################
GAME'S OVER VIVI
################
Vivi will pass you the "Chronos Gem" Rejoice! The Lapistier is actually
meant to save the planet? Are you confused? Yeah the Witches aren't the
bad guys, I WAS SO SHOCKED, DAMN? *SARCASM*
##########
NEW FORMAT
##########
We're reaching the point where we're able to deploy up to 8 (eight) units
so, I'll be using initials to list my party check my Character's [CH!]
initials. The one in the (bracket).
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###############################
CHAPTER 11: HOLY JUDGMENT [HJ#]
###############################
"I will kill you all with my huge muscles..." - Andre
You'll be at "Ring End Falls" pretty interesting backdrop, but that's all
there is to it. You're pretty near the "Witch Village" after a little bit
of talking Mel will appear again! And asks all of you to follow her, there
will be a "Preparation Screen" but nothing interesting so just choose to
advance the story.
Andre will appear out of nowhere *bummer! :|* AND a new chracter will be
"introduced" to you, his name is "Hugo" funny how his name appear without
any proper intorduction first, but alas he's pretty insignificant pretty
much all villian in this game are insignificant except for ... and ...
Fast forward! The two oafs are here to take Theo away for experiments! What
the hell is the Church up to?
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 11 - DRAGON'S DESTINY! |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (21), M (22), T (18), L (22), |
| C (17), S (21), N (20), LU (18) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Archer, Hugo and Andre |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 2300R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: SilkCape, IronBrce, HolyWing, FP-Max |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
The Archer will come forth take her out ASAP Hugo will also not hesitate to
use his healing magic to heal his allies, so... Leon + Charge + Normal
Attack will do the trick on the Archer. After that pesky shooter is gone,
you can now concentrate on either Hugo or Andre, if you're able to use
Alph's FD "Burst Attack" I recommend you use it on Andre, the "Paralysis"
effect has a 50-50 chance of happening, in my case it did inflicted causing
Andre not being able to move and exposed to Leon :) OH! I got lucky and
Hugo got paralyzed too.
Send everyone on the right, all the way to the left they seriously can't
handle the 5 monks, once the monks come running after you, send Leon and
Alph to destroy them Theo can assist from the back and the rest of the
Witches spam healing magics!
If you managed to get Leon up to Level 23, he should have "Burning Leo"
as part of his 2nd level "Flash Drive" now this thing is pretty handy if
you have 2 level of FD bar filled up and the Monks are standing in a row
of two, abused this with "Leon + Charge + Burning Leo" you can take out two
Monks in a turn. Sweet eh?
Once you get most of them out, this map will be easy to tackle.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Andre will hurled some ridiculously hurtful remarks... :*( ~tears of pain~
just flowed down my cheek! LOL~ anyway Alph and gang will now be labeled as
"traitors" no big deal you will get around this ^.^ after much talking you
will now head for the "Witch Village."
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##############################
CHAPTER 12: LETHE FOREST [LF#]
##############################
"*sniff* *sniff*" - Claire
You will be at the entrace of "Lethe Forest" Mel will remove the barrier so
you can access the place and meet the other Witches. You will soon get the
"Preparation Screen" nothing to prepare here, if you haven't save before
you start this Chapter, then you might want to return to the World Map to
save, up to you once you're done, choose to advance the story.
You will meet Claire who will demand a fight with you, to test your
strength!
+-----------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 12 - WITCHES OF THE FOREST |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (23), T (19), L (24), C (19), |
| S (22), N (21), M (23) |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------+
|ENE: 4 Hikopins, 3 Witches (Claire, Mavi, Vivi)|
+-----------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 2400R |
+-----------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Tiara, Red Rock, OpalBand, FP-Max |
+-----------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Fighting against 3 Witches is not a funny business!... Vivi will get the
first move if she uses "Poison," the moment you get a chance to move use
Antidote (if you're inflicted with the poison status) then move away spread
out.
Same formula apply for Leon - Charge + X-Slash or Burning Leo will almost
guarantee a victory, Leon should of course try to aim for the Witches while
the rest (Alph, Theo and Nikolai) can help aid in killing the Hikopins, Mel
and Cecille back up the rest with healing spells.
If you keep up with the healing and be out of the attack range of the
Witches, this battle won't be that hard.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Claire will finally understand your true strength and welcome you to their
village well the Witches aren't all that bad? I'm sure you could've guessed
by now where this is going, after much mumbling, Claire will reveal that,
that is not a curse but a spell that will return Theo to its original form,
so yes Theo is a dragon and so is his brother shocked?! Well I'm not
really.
In order to neutralize the curse you will need an item called the "Draconic
Geode" by the volcanic mountains of I forgot the name! LOL Lucia has
already gone out to get the item though, which means, we will of course be
going there too. You will have Vivi as an ally for the rest of the game.
I recommend you level up your party a little if they're in their early 20s.
Use your best judgment.
..........................................................................
#############################
CHAPTER 13: WITCH & RYM [WR#]
#############################
"Sorry, babydoll." - Mel
Vivi will call everyone slow, Leon called her a cheater, and Mel appeared
out of nowhere, what a weird bunch, you will soon get the "Preparation-
Screen" not much option! You can choose to talk to your members otherwise
choose to advance the story.
I really like the BGM (Background Music) so darn mysterious, anyway Mel
will said that the "Draconic Geocide" can usually be found "around here"
but monsters love eating rocks... Chances are you'll encounter one WHICH
WILL happen to be muching on a "D. Geocide"
Leon will notice a couple of monsters "over there," Lucia will be in a
little bit of trouble, Alph came to the rescue, a little bit of argument
ensue.
######################
MEL OR VIVI? YOUR CALL
######################
I replaced Vivi with Mel cause Mel is a potent healer and will prove useful
you're given 8 units to deploy whoever you choose is up to you, but this
guide will follow and use my preferred party.
+---------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 13 - WITCH IN DISTRESS |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (25), LU (19), T (23), L (26), |
| C (21), S (23), N (22), VV (27), |
| M (24) |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies/Protect Lucia |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Triheads, 3 Gigas, 2 Salamands, 1 Keythong |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 3000R |
+---------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Wias, Ru, Nahta x2 |
+---------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Lucia will start in the middle surrounded by 3 Gigas and a couple of others
my strategy here is that the moment you get to move Lucia, move her out of
the way, if Lucia gets hit by an enemy heal her right away! Remember you've
three healers (if you bring in Mel) Mel, Cecille and Lucia are three
people who can "Aid/Heal."
You can actually clutter together and leave only *one space* for the enemy
to land and attack you, those who can attack from afar (Nikolai, Theo and
Alph) can chip in, and those who can heal can just heal any other person
(they get exp) and stuff. This battle is so full of win I don't think I
need to provide anymore tips than this.
Oh! Of course if the enemy is waiting for you on the other side, send out
your powerhouse (Leon) to finish them.
You will figure this out and overcome this battle in no time.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Alph will reprimand Lucia and she will apologize, the "Draconic Geocide"
will be in your hands.
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the rock into a charm to "contain" Theo's curse, but Theo will still be
able to unleash his dragon powers at will (which still sucks anyway).
Theo will change class to "Rym Guardian."
Also, you will now be able to to imbue or "add effects" to your equipments,
someone on GameFAQs.com has already submitted a FAQ on it, so go check it
out. And Wi-Fi is now accessible.
Vanessa will make a ruckus the next morning, and your team decides to go
after her.
###############
REGARDING WI-FI
###############
I Wi-Fi this game with a friend of mine about a couple of weeks ago and it
super-duper sucks elephant's trunk it's slow, stupid, ridiculous and has
a time limit? What gives? I suggest you stay off Wi-Fi and play the game
normally.
#########
LEVEL UP!
#########
And please level up all your characters or only the 8 you will be using.
You will need the extra level, try to hit the mid 30s (32 - 34 if possible)
this is not required but will help tremendously in your next fight...
I've already warned ya! So don't come bitching at the forums and scream at
everyone about how the next Chapter sucks so bad. :)
..........................................................................
#######################
CHAPTER 14: TABOO [TA#]
#######################
"DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU?" - ????
Everything is in a mess, no time to mourn it's time to fight the Witch from
Hell!
+------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 14 - RAGING HELLFIRE! |
+------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (28), T (27), L (27), N (24), |
| C (24), LU (23), MA (31), M (27) |
+------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Fire Elementals, 2 Behemoths, 1 Vanessa |
+------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 3600R |
+------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: FireRing, Elyuto, Esta, Nahta |
+------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Ok this is the battle that got everyone all upset and annoyed, I did warned
you before about leveling up right? Here are some pointers:
o Level up (at least to mid 30s)
o Stock up on VitaMints, as many as you possibly can
o Spread out, but also remember to dish out the attacks
o Heal whenever necessary; don't be afraid
Now when you first start try to spread everyone out do not clutter together
the Hikopins and Vanessa have fire spell that can hit 5 panel (+), spread
your party out, I know it's a little hard since there's isn't much space
but it can be done.
When you get the chance to use Leon, same formula applies "Charge +
X-Slash" if you level him up prior to this chapter, he should be powerful
enough to easily take a Hikopin out team him up with Mavi = AWESOME! If
you've Alph, Nikolai and Theo in your party they can assist Leon and attack
from afar.
I had Mel, Lucia, and Cecille spam "HEAL" like crazy and by the fourth time
they cast it, they auto-full heal and gained a level, the basic strategy
here is simple, I repeat:
o Send Leon and Mavi to the front
o Alph, Theo and Nikolai back up from afar
o Cecille, Mel and Lucia heal non-stop
o AND use VitaMints whenever necessary
The Behemoth may prove to be quite a challenge since Vanessa will most
probably raise their attack power, but no biggie, just heal up as much, I
took out all the Hikopins first and slay the Behemoths later and still
managed to clear this map fine on my first try.
Keep up with the healing, and this Chapter is a breeze.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
The Wind Lapistier will calm itself down, Kingston will soon appear with
"something" new... Well that "something" new is the Steel Witch IRIS! =O
blablablabla the Thunder Lapistier will popped up Saki will get agitated
and finally realized the Church had a hand at raiding her hometown many
years ago to steal the Thunder Lapistier. You will soon enter a battle
with the Steel Witch...
+-------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 14 PT. 2 - IRIS OF DOOM! |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (29), V (32), T (29), L (30), |
| N (26), C (25), LU (25), M (29) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------+
|ENE: 2 Gargoyles, 3 Bolt Golems, 2 Reptiles, Iris|
+-------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 4000R |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Nitl, Simul, Vio, Cin |
+-------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
This battle should be easy with Vanessa on your side and a lot of space to
move and spread out, you shouldn't be havng any "out of this world"
difficulty.
The moment you get to move Vanessa, use "AtkUP" on Leon and whoever
happened to be standing next to him, the Gargoyle will probably move
towards you, so just send Leon out there and X-Slash the enemy to death.
The rest with healing spell will of course just spam them to =O DEATH! The
minions are a joke.
The Steel Witch is even... uhh... easier? Best of luck! *haha*
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Kingston will ask Iris to activate "Hyper Mode" Iris will then activate
said mode, Vanessa will then urge everyone to run to her, V's magic will
get everyone out of that place to a nearby town called "Madrasta" after
much talking V will disappear.
Save your progress on the World Map
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CHAPTER 15: PARTING WAYS [PW#]
##############################
"SIR HEATH?... ERROR. ERROR." - Iris
Everyone will be in a state of panic! Wanting to escape from the Witches
Lucia stressed that it wasn't the Witches' fault but Iris's, Alph will cue
the crew to take a break, you will get the...
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; Upgrade your equipments. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; not now. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Visit the shop. I only buy equipments for my 8 MOST used Characters, this
way you won't be wasting too much money decide on your 8 and upgrade their
"wears" in later part of the game you may want to purchase upgraded
equipments for all of your characters, as there will be a New Game+ with a
new dungeon available and then you can imbue before you end the game and go
straight for the new dungeon.
NO MORE SHOP PLEASE!:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Rapier for Alph |
| Changdao for Leon |
| Iron Bow for Theo |
| Vitbrand for Cecille |
| Chizuru for Saki |
| Owl Eye for Nikolai |
| MapleRod for Lucia |
| Palm for Mel |
| SilvLamp for Vivi |
| Caestus for Mavi |
| Messer for Pollon |
| |
| HEAD: |
| IronHelm for Alph, Leon and Pollon |
| Cat Ears for Theo, Saki and Nikolai |
| FrogHood for Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| HvyMail for Alph and Leon |
| Wht Dogi for Saki |
| MagiRobe for Cecille and Nikolai and Pollon |
| SilkCoat for Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi |
| |
| ACC: |
| |
| ----- |
| |
| ITEM: |
| Spend allllll your money on VitaMints/Tonics, you will need it! |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Done? Now return to the World Map and Save, go back in and advance the
story.
The Crow Knights -- Heath will arrive everyone and their mom will rejoice!
Heath will calm everyone down, the crew will approach him, Heath'll then
start scolding all of you blablablabla! And Heath will punish you with his
own hands! Of course you won't let that happen, let's knock some sense into
that thick skull of his!
+-----------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 15 - ANGER OF THE ARC KNIGHT |
+-----------------------------------------+
| PTY: Alph Only |
+-----------------------------------------+
| LVL: 29 |
+-----------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat Heath |
+-----------------------------------------+
| ENE: Heath |
+-----------------------------------------+
| RWD: 4300R |
+-----------------------------------------+
| SPS: Clie, Fom, Mustto, Nogila |
+-----------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Be as far away from Heath as you can. Two things you should always abuse:
o VitaMints/Tonic.
o Rifle or Magnum.
The moment you get hit, just use VitaMint Heath will attack you first
followed by his Flash Drive, guaranteed (unless he switch pattern which is
rare?) once he has unleashed his attack on you he will run away, use your
"Magnum" and also try to stay as far away as you can (yah! I know I repeat
this like many, many times).
I managed to paralyzed him with Alph's "Burst Attack" that last for 2 turns
really turned the table around, you may wanna try your luck with that.
Heath'll be easy once you run his health down. So not much strategy really.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Heath will insist that Witches are evil beings and that he doesn't care if
God eats the world up, Kingston will appear out of nowhere and demands that
Iris destroy them all! Iris obeyed but soon fall apart when she saw Sir
Heath.
Kingston will further add pressure on Heath to catch us all, but he
hesitated so the Cardinal executed the order himself and the Knights will
soon come running after you! Though fear not, cause someone will save you
and his name is *dun dun dun*, he's a Samurai who will help you in the name
of justice, man how nice! Haha.
Jojo will butt in and talk about giving her body away and stuff like that.
Very disturbing.
You will escape after much talking, you will be introudced to a new
character -- Kai! Now is the time to level up Leon as much as you can
Cause he will be leaving your party. Or better yet, level up your preferred
party of 8.
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#################################
CHAPTER 16: SECOND THOUGHTS [ST#]
#################################
"Goodbye, you crybaby" - Lucia >;|
Alph will get all emotional that Sir Heath refuses to listen to him, Lucia
will try to console Alph but it turned into something like "I can't depend
on you, and I really can't depend on you at all" talk. Lucia will stormed
off on her own; "Goodbye, you crybaby" :'(
"Preparation Screen," not much to do here you may want to save, well I
suggest you just save anyway then you advance the story.
IT'S Andre! Saki's right, how unfortunate that we should encounter him of
all people in the planet!
+-------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 16 - ANDRE |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (31), T (31), L (31), N (27), |
| C (26), K (33), MA (31), M (30) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Monks, 1 Cleric, 1 Magician and Andre |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 4800R |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Andre Ar, Ranta, Ru, Wias |
+-------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
The monks are seriously pushing the envelope, since I didn't really level
up my party that much I'm suffering here a bit. Well the basic still
applies though -- "Leon + Charge + X-Slash" (hit from the side or back)
will almost decimate a monk's life. If you bring in Mel and Cecille they
should be your primary healer, please put them far away but near enough to
lend a helping hand to the melee fighters in your party.
If you bring in Mavi and Nikolai, Nikolai can cast "Atk UP" on Kai and Alph
and Mavi can execute "GuardUP" on them. Your choice.
Andre will no doubt abuse his Flash Drive whenever he gets the chance, this
is crazy since Lucia isn't here your healing PoWeRz has gone down a notch,
though taking out Andre with Leon might be tempting, I strongly suggest
taking out those pesky magic-users, then get those monks out of the way or
at least bring their health down, they will run away, once you shooed them
off, you can concentrate all your attack on Andre.
Once Andre is gone, shift your attention to the monks (if you chose to
bring the monk's health down instead of completely killing them) and this
map will finish. Don't forget to keep healing and use VitaMints/Tonic
whenever necessary.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Leon will find out that Andre was the culprit behind his father's death. So
he decided to go after the metalhead, while you guys go on ahead and carry
out your mission with the Witches.
Everyone will knock some sense into Alph! It's time to find Lucia.
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####################################
CHAPTER 17: A HERO'S AWAKENING [AH#]
####################################
"YOU WILL DIE ALONE" - Iris
Lucia will be all by her lonesome self, talking and thinking about Alph
when suddenlty a voice was heard saying "YOU WILL DIE ALONE" well, it's
none other than my favourite robot! Iris! Lucia's insist that she can fight
alone! D:
The screen will switch back to the crew frantically looking for Lucia,
Claire will appear before you and said that she was worried cause she felt
Alph and Lucia separating, and that she also sense the Thunder Lapistier
and Lucia nearby, Mel will demand that everyone to step on it, Claire will
*mumble* to herself.
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; Check out the store. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; later... |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
SOME MORE NEW STUFF:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Kazakiri for Saki |
| AshRod for Lucia (I think) |
| Cycad for Mel |
| EagleEye for Nikolai |
| SilvLamp for Vivi |
| Myrmex for Mavi |
| Pugio for Pollon |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Hvy Helm for Alph |
| Top Hat for Theo, Saki, Nikolai and Kai |
| Lux Hood for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel and Mavi |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| FldPlate for Alph |
| Suit for Theo, Nikolai and Pollon |
| BlckBelt for Saki and Kai |
| FineRobe for Cecille and Nikolai |
| |
| ACC: |
| Up to you... |
| |
| ITEM: |
| Stock up on VitaMints/Tonics... |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Done? Save and then choose to advance the story.
Lucia will be experiencing a lot of trouble with the Steel Witch, seems
like the Lab Experiment prove to be quite a threat?! No...? Alph and crew
will arrive on time and apologize and stuff, Lucia said that she
believed in Alph all along...
They both will perform some weird "ritual" of closing your eyes, lol this
artwork reminds me of Theo & Alph's "Rym's Impact" Synergy except it's Theo
ugh! Anyway Alph will finally change class to "Rym Hero."
Such a snazzy outfit Alph ;D his last three skills will change too, I have
yet to earn them while Alph still a Rifleman, so I don't know if the last
three skills as a Rifleman exist or not? Or maybe it's left empty on
purpose so when you change Class the new 3 skills will fill up the empty
slots? Can anyone verify please?
Alph and Lucia will learn "Shining Ray" as their Synergy. Rejoice! Now it's
time to kick Iris in the butt.
+-------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 17 - IRIS OF DOOM PT. 2 |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (33), LU (27), T (36), N (31), |
| C (29), CL (36), MA (34), M (30) |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 4 Knights, 2 Clerics, 1 Magician and Iris |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 5600R |
+-------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Rym x2, Alche, Nogila |
+-------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Alph and Lucia will be in the middle of the map, and the rest down below.
You should move both Alph and Lu all the way down and team up with the rest
as soon as their turn comes up of course dispatching the Cleric and Knight
along the way, they will be sandwiched anyway.
You may want to have your Alph cast "RymShld" on Lucia to protect her from
suffering any damage for three turns... Ok JUST BLOODY CAST IT ANYWAY.
Iris will definitely use her "Flash Drive" I suggest bringing in Mel and
Cecille (you're bound to bring one of the healers anyway right? Well I
brought both), Theo and Nikolai can assist with their attack from the back,
if you bring in Mavi you can push her to the front but be sure to have one
of your healer backing her up, I'm sure everyone and everything will
squezze at the bottom screen, which is fun ^^; cause this battle is easy.
Iris is no threat unless she start abusing her FD's but couple with a lot
of healing and VitaMints you shouldn't be experiencing a lot of trouble.
Leveling up prior to this fight also helps tremendously!
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
You'll head back to "Lethe Forest" to bring Mother Lapistier back to the
Witch Village...
This is not the last you'll see of Iris.
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#################################
CHAPTER 18: LIKE, AN ANGEL? [LA#]
#################################
"Shiiinnyyy, Shiinnnnyyy" - Vivi
Hugo will try to bring the barrier down with the Round Table Council's new
invention but it didn't work, Priel will lol'd and destroy the barrier
single handedly.
The screen will soon switch to your crew, Claire will sense something amiss
she sensed that the barrier has been destroyed, Vanessa will appear and
repeat the same thing (durr!) Claire was called an idiot and admitted
herself to being one. Wow...
Therese and Alice will cry and said that some strange man went by straight
to Mother Lapis, you will get the "Preparation Screen" but there's isn't
much to do now, feel free to save if you want otherwise choose to advance
the story.
Priel will destroy Mother Lapis, Cecille will have a headache and fainted
right away...
You'll then get an improved and much better Cecille -- The Twilight Witch
ahhhh! You will now also learn a new Synergy for both Cecille and Saki. Now
it's time to...
+------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 18 - GOD'S ANGEL |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (35), V (38), C (33), T(39), |
| N (34), K (35), MA (38), M (31) |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Knights, 2 Rangers, 2 Magicians, Priel & Hugo |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 6200R |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Vespe, Melan, Teros, OnyxRing |
+------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Cecille realllly helps in this fight! Her "Abyss" hits for high damage and
for 5 panels (5 persons), her "HealAll" covers a wide range and heals for a
lot too, Vanessa can really delivers damage with just her attack. So you
have great people on your side, and I can honestly, frankly, truthfully say
this battle is very, very easy, if you get own by Priel... I don't know
what else to say, OMG perhaps? Like so totally OWNZ by Priel is not cool =O
Now when you first start, spread out, the map is generous with space so you
can place your characters anywhere, bring in Mel for extra healing powers,
Priel will of course abuse her Flash when she gets the chance to use it,
but it will only hit for 200+ damage but still it hurts, so heal the
victims ASAP I actually gang up on Priel! Allow me to demostrate:
ME
ME :( ME
ME
:O :)
o ME = MEEEEEEE!
o :( = Priel
o :O = Cecille - Spam Dark (not Abyss unless you want ME to get hurt)
o :) = Mel - Spam Heal
o Priel = OWN!
Attacking on all four side is really awesome, once Priel is gone, you can
concentrate on the lesser enemies, they're easy to cull so just give your
all, I didn't mention Alph eh? Cause when Cecille became the "Twilight
Witch," Alph as a "Rym Hero" fails on so many levels. HA HA HA!
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Hugo and Priel will make their escape, Vanessa will run after them, Alph
will wonder how could something like that be an Angel? (well I'm wondering
too) ha ha! Oh... Mel said she is MORE surprised that Cecille's a Witch, oh
well the first time when she entered the "Witch Village" the part where she
said she heard a voice saying "welcome back" is a dead giveaway, so I am
not surprised Mel, I'm more confused than surprise actually...
Cecille said that she left the village and sealed her memory and according
to the Garden Children they were together since they were kids, so is
Cecille saying that she left the forest as a kid to join the rest of the
Garden Children? How did the Lapistiers got scattered all over the world? I
think they did cover about this topic, I think I overlooked? And how come
the Witches never mention anything about the "Dark Rune?" As in, there's
6 of them, if the planet is indeed governs by 7 elements, why aren't they
talking about where is "The Twilight Witch" their missing sister? Cecille?
I don't know where the hell am I going with this?!
ALSO DARKNESS CONTROL DESTINY? HOW DO YOU DEFINE PATH AND DESTINY IF IT'S
GOVERNS BY DARKNESS? EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE SO DARK!!!! I'D RATHER THE
DAWN WITCH GOVERNS FATE AND DESTINY!
<HOLY ZEHAAL!>
Oh! My keyboard's capslock was screwed hence is why everything is in upper
case, I didn't said this before right? I'm kind of lazy to bring everything
to their right "case" just pretend I'm not yelling k. It's not like I'm
worked up over something like darkness controls destiny, the developers
sure have a weird sense of humor.
###################
LEVEL UP, LEVEL UP!
###################
Before you start the next Chapter I suggest you go level up your party of 8
Cecille will be super handy now that she has a couple of healing/aid spells
"Restore" will completely revive a fallen character (full HP/MP), HealAll
covers a WIDE range and heals for a lot more... Her "Abyss" and "Dark"
spells are definitely perfect for "mass killing."
CECILLE IS A GODDESS NOW!
This is intentional, not due to capslock issue k.
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################################
CHAPTER 19: ALTAR OF SOULS [AO#]
################################
"ERROR. I PLAYED AN INCORRECT FILE." - Iris
You will be at the "Altar of Souls" Cecille will try to re-create the
barrier by using her "Dark Lapistier" everyone will be annoying and repeat
the same thing in different phrases and words "let's seal this place,"
"that's right ya'll let's seal this place," "yes Zehaal must not be revive
let's seal this place," "LET'S SEAL THIS PLACE AT ONCE" IF I'M IN THE GAME
I WILL SEAL ALL OF YOUR DAMN MOUTH!
You will get the "Preparation Screen" now is the time to go back and save
if you want. Done? Advance the story.
You'll meet Iris here A.K.A. a fight is inevitable.
+------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 19 - IRIS OF DOOM PT. 3 |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (36), LU (31), T (39), N (36), C (33), |
| CL (36), MA (39), M (33) |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Armors, 2 Rangers, 2 Deacons and Iris |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 6800R |
+------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Farv, Chino x2, Rovm |
+------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Iris is a darn cheater she starts with 3/3 FD's, so what I did is push
every one to the back leaving the one with the most HP in the front, so
Iris can waste her drive on that one person, now the moment you get a
chance to move heal the victim, unless you plan on making him or her the
scapegoat, then leave the person to die.
Do not stay cluttered together, Iris and her minions have multi-target
spells. I know there's isn't much space but do you know you can jump over
to the side where the Rangers are? Oh! Talking about Rangers, they're quite
a pest, I took them out right after I've taken away the Armors (Knights),
Iris will of course keep on abusing her FD whenever she gets the chance and
will also use her most powerful spell, she will run out of MP pretty fast
though, so the key to this fight is HEAL, HEAL, HEAL! It also helps if
you're level 41 and above, I'm pretty low level, but miraculously I'm able
to pull this map off.
Yes strategy + luck (real life luck) I supposed? If only Leon was here.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Vivi will smell many people coming your way! Saki will go and appraise the
size of the pursuers, turned out to be a whole fleet of Army and their
commander is none other than Sir Heath (Iris' favourtie), Iris will butt in
and call Sir Heath, Heath will be shocked to see Iris! =O and--- *Priel
butts in* follow by Kingston whoa! We have quite a party here eh? Lol @
"Witches, traitors and 500 fools" after Priel snuffed out all those 500 men
you will see an interesting cutscene between Heath and Iris.
It's very interesting, I really like the voice-acting in this part. You
will soon discover that Iris was an orphan Heath took care of and she has
since love Heath as an older brother, Kai will step forward and Heath will
thank Kai for protecting Alph and the others. Turned out Heath has been on
our side all along, (such dramatic plot twist? *predictable really :|*).
Alph will be happy that Heath is back, Lucia will make fun of Alph sobbing
over him, Kai and Sir Heath will learn the Synergy "Holy Knights."
You will now head for the "Holy Capital." I recommend that you level up
your party of 8 to at least above level 41+ now.
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CHAPTER 20: LION'S PRIDE - [LP#]
################################
"you're nothing but a guard dog" - Leon
"The Holy Eclipse" is proceeding smoothly according to Heath, Alph will
demand that we stop them right now! But Heath refuses saying about some
crows blocking the way bummer! VV will smell sweat and blood coming from
"that direction" so you guys decided to check it out. But of course. You
will now get the "Preparation Screen." Not much to choose so pick "Advance
the Story."
You'll see Leon arguing with Andre, seems like Andre is really proud to be
guarding these "Holy Gates" Leon will smack it right in his face by saying
"you're nothing but a guard dog." A+ Leon!
After much talking... Alph will butt in, more talking... Then Andre will
summons crows and stars alike, lol according to Andre they're the best of
the best! Wait till they meet Cecille and her "Culling" spell. HAHAHA!
CECILLE IS A GODDESS!
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 20 - THIS IS THE LAST TIME WE'LL SEE YOU ANDRE |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (40), L (36), H (40) T (41), C (41), |
| K (36), LU (35), M (35) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 5 Kungfus, 2 Bishops, and Andre |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 7200R |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Regulus, Aide x3 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
First! Move away but position everyone so that they won't miss out on the
buffings!
Did you level up Leon? Well I didn't. But that's not the point, anyway I
brought Cecille, Mel and Lucia along now the moment I get the chance to
move Cecille I cast "Magic Up" on the three Witches, the moment I get to
move Heath I cast "Protector" on the three Witches also, when I get to use
Alph I cast "RymShld" on Leon.
BUFF GALORE!
Oh yes! Andre will come "equipped" with full FDs (3/3) so it's always good
to steer clear of him first, let the monks come over to you, the Bishops
will be more of a nuisance than a threat, since they tend to heal their
wounded allies which is not cool.
What I did is to clear out all the monks first (perserving my FDs as well)
then lure Andre out into the open he will hit hard if you're low-level and
will of course abuse his FDs whenever he got the chance, this is where the
three Witches will come in handy, spam Heal as much as you can, also Mel's
"Hail" will really hurt the monks since they're of the Fire Elements, once
the monks are taken care of, you can choose to shift your attention to the
Bishops I took care of Andre first by ganging up on him, then finally
remove all the irritants that are called "Bishops." How you chose to do it
your business. ;)
This fight is easy! You've a lot of space to move, very generous you just
need to heal very often!
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Andre will finally be defeated Theo will comment with his squeaky voice....
Oh baby I cringed! x\ everyone will butt in and commend on Leon's superior
skills, you will obtain the "Regulus Heart." Leon will be surprised at
Cecille's transformation, cool! After much talking Nikolai and Leon will
learn a new Synergy "Rival Strike" man these two should just hook up and
learn another Synergy "Lovers' Strike" always bickering.
Leon will change class to "Sword Master" but it's just a name... Now get
your ass up and head to San Reise! -_- OH LOL! I MUST SAY THIS IS THE BEST
"LIFE OF KOPIN" ever! Oh that sexy, long, luscious legs!
..........................................................................
##############################
CHAPTER 21: HOLY ECLIPSE [HE#]
##############################
"You cuties all look so, like steamed!" - Priel
You will be at San Reise: The Holy Capital the place where they supposedly
trying to revive God. Everyone will be in a hurry to stop the ceremony but
your (not mine) favourite Manatee had to be a wet blanket and asked for a
breather! Leon argued that there's no time for break.
You'll get the "Preparation Screen" there's a shop! Time to upgrade your 8
warriors!
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; later. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
LEAVE THE POLITICS TO THE MAD MEN & GO SHOPPING!:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Kilij for Alph |
| Steel Bow for Theo |
| Flame Horn for Cecille |
| Ohka for Saki |
| Hawk Eye for Nikolai |
| Rune Rod for Lucia |
| Lily Pad for Mel |
| Gold Lamp for Vivi |
| Sphairai for Mavi |
| Kukri for Pollon |
| Kai your choice, I went with Genbu (Guard + 20) |
| Sage Book for Claire |
| Ranseur for Heath |
| |
| Ignore Demon Scythe for Vanessa |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Grand Helmet for Alph, Pollon, Heath and Leon |
| Bowler for Theo, Saki, Nikolai and Kai |
| Fine Hood for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Grand Mail for Alph, Heath and Leon |
| Fine Suit for Theo, Nikolai and Pollon |
| Cobra Kai for Saki and Kai |
| Magi Coat for Claire, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi |
| |
| ITEMS: |
| Stock up on ViTonics. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Don't forget you have "Andre Armor" I used that on Alph. Done? Return to
the World Map and save, then advance the story.
Lucia will noticed a fight near the entrance, turned out it's our lovely
Vanessa, she will now join your team permanently which is cool! Now I can
present you my Greatest 8:
01. Alph
02. Leon
03. Heath
04. Lucia
05. Cecille
06. Mel
07. Claire
08. Vanessa
I will use the above till I send God to Hell. Claire will urged the Big V
to fight together, Vanessa will of course "shoot" Claire for her lameness
which in turn will make the purple-haired Witch cry. Now get those out of
the way, cause it's time to stop God's rebirth.
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 21 - STOP GOD'S REBIRTH; IT'S NOW OR NEVER! |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (43), V (42), L (37), C (42), LU (36), |
| CL (41), M (37), H (43) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Tamplars, 2 Wizards, 1 Bishop, 2 Marksmen |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 7400R |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Lakto, Skon, Notos x2 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
This battle is really easy, just don't let the Templars empower you, you
can ignore the Wizards for a bit, but try to take out the Bishop cause
she heals her wounded allies as well as the Marksmen -- Archers are
annoying.
What I did is to buff up my primary attackers, Vanessa will have "AtkUP"
Heath have "Protector" (Guard UP), Cecille have "Magic UP" apply it on
your attackers/healers (atk UP/Magic UP respectively). I sent out Leon
to dispatch the Templars with Mel backing him up with healing spells, Alph
can aid by using "Rifle/Magnum" or "Shotgun" Lucia and Cecille can help in
healing the rest...
To make this fight even easier, once you've earned Cecille's "Culling" you
can use it to take out most of the enemies. There's isn't much strategy to
offer here.
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AFTERMATH
#########
Insignificant people will be inside the Church: Kingston and Johanees, the
guy seems a little happy and giving to be God's vessel, Priel will then
teleport both herself and Jo out of the place and leave Kingston to play
with you...
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 21 PT. 2 - KINGSTON'S NEW TOY |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (43), L (39), C (43), LU (37), CL (41), |
| V (43), M (37), H (44) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 4 Alch Eyes and Alkemion |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 7800R |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Clie, Val, Ruma and Weis |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Oh lol! What kind of bizarre end product is this? The 4 "eyes" are not
really something you should be worried about, let them come over to you,
seems like the only spell they ever spit out is "Drang" which still hurts
over 190+ HP anyway, so be sure to spam Heal/or higher tier magic spell as
much as you can. They're rather easy to gang up on.
The real "boss" is even easier, all it ever does it sit there and do some
occasional lol attacks. I seriously shouldn't be giving any tips much less
strategy for this fight!
..It's getting ridiculous.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Kingston's new toy failed miserably, Vanessa will rub it in his face some
more with some comments, Kingston will escape and meet up with The Angel.
"Oh no! You guys totally lost already?" what a ditz :\ lolz. Jojo just
started to form the cocoon, whatever that means...?
Priel said that once the cocoon hatches Master God will be resurrected.
Alph will offer to smash the Cocoon to bits, which doesn't go very well
with the Angel.
FIGHT!
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 21 PT. 3 - SCORN OF AN ANGEL! |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (45), L (40), C (44), LU (38), CL (44), |
| V (44), M (39), H (45) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Armors 1 Mage, 1 Deacon and Priel |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 8000R |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Rowm, Chino x3 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Since you can't save your game and this is your third battle in a row, I
suggest you suspend your game, don't worry the Suspended File will never
disappear like most other games would, which is kind of like a God's
blessing...
This battle is surprisingly easy. Oh my God I've been saying easy for
almost every battle, but I'm not kidding, one of the Armor will almost
certainly attack one of your party members, what's next? Gang up on him
thank the Heaven Priel did not come with full FDs (3/3) so you can ignore
the valley girl for a while, clear away all the lesser enemies, then just
gang up on Priel.
There! I know my tips are beginning to get "lazy" but I swear upon my life
this game is getting reaaaaally easy. So I'm not gonna insult your
intelligence by telling you to do this and that. Also new formula for Leon
"Charge + HoundClaw" = Sure Win!
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Master God's cocoon is complete! Priel will disappear leaving Kingston
behind, crazy stuff! Heath will try to stop Kingston but alas, Kingston had
that flashy Bright White Light magic to get away...
You'll now make track to a new continent which I've no idea how to spell it
just take the time to level up your most used 8 characters...
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WOE ARE US!
###########
Ugh! The battle at the ship... The lag is a bloody torture!
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#####################################
CHAPTER 22: ROUND TABLE COUNCIL [RT#]
#####################################
"INSERT WITTY COMMENT HERE"
You will see Hugo and Kingston talking about something, something that
could control God, Priel will then interfere and "ka-boom" the device
to bits, this got Kingston all enraged and Hugo wallowing in despair.
Alph and crew will finally reached their destination, seems like God's
cocoon is not here but Claire did sensed the Water Lapistier... You will
get the "Preparation Screen"
PREPARATION SCREEN:
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| o Action; ... |
| o Shop; NEW STUFF!. (your last shop in the game, thank Zehaal) |
| o Return to the World Map; prepare/save/etc. |
| o Advance The Story; later. |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
There is a shop here, so feel free to upgrade!
THANK GOD!
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
| WEAPON: |
| Lapis Sword for Alph |
| Rune Breaker for Leon |
| Ladyhawk for Theo |
| Phantom for Cecille |
| Gekko for Saki |</pre><pre id="faqspan-4">
| Falcon for Nikolai |
| Flare Rod for Lucia |
| Clover for Mel |
| Rune Lamp for Vivi |
| Rune Glove for Mavi |
| Parrier for Pollon |
| Izayoi for Kai |
| Rune Book for Claire |
| Gungnir for Heath |
| Death Scythe for Vanessa |
| |
| HEAD: |
| Rune Helmet for Alph, Pollon, Heath and Leon |
| Rune Cape for Theo, Saki, Nikolai and Kai |
| Rune Hood for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia and Mavi |
| |
| ARMOR: |
| Rune Mail for Alph, Heath and Leon |
| Rune Suit for Theo, Nikolai and Pollon |
| Luxury Cloth for Saki and Kai |
| Rune Coat for Claire, Cecille, Vivi, Mel, Lucia, Mavi and Vanessa |
| |
| ACC: |
| Your call! |
| |
| ITEMS: |
| Stock up on ViTonics and FRESH AIR! |
o------------------------------------------------------------------------o
Done?! Save your game, then advance the story.
The crew will find both Kingston and Hugo depressed, when was asked about
God's whereabout Kingston claimed the "stupid angel" took it away
somewhere. Kingston will mumble about how this world belongs to human
and how humanity has flourished this very planet for the past 1k years
Oh oops! I got lazy and used 1k, I meant 1000 years! Man so much talking.
Everyone will be agitated and just want to stop God's resurrection, Claire
will interrupt and asked Kingston to give the Water Lapistier back, this
however didn't turned out so well as Kingston now demands you to give all
the Lapistier you have in your possession! Kingston will then insert the
Water Lapistier into Hugo's body, cut to the chase, you will now fight
Hugo!
This is all Claire's fault I tell you!
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 22 - HUGO OF DOOM |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (46), L (43), C (46), LU (41), CL (44), |
| V (46), M (40), H (46) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Sorcerers, 2 Snipers, 2 Bishops and Hugo |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 8200R |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Anemos x2, Powse x2 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Watered-down version:
01. Buff Leon up (ATK UP/DEF UP).
02. Send him to "HoundClaw" every enemy away.
03. The rest back up him up!
04. Win.
There will be a Sorcerer located at the bottom near you, take him out, it
will be easy, Alph should be able to handle him alone, send out Leon with
full buffs (ATK UP/DEF UP), if you have healers in your party you know
what to do with them?!
Hugo will come with full FDs (3/3) so send a scapegoat to consume the
attack, my Leon survived but was paralyzed, no biggie, I just use Lucia's
"Cure" and Mel's "Heal" the Snipers as always are a n uisance just
"HoundClaw" them away and this map is yet another easy one. >.<
Seriously once you've leveled up enough and equipped the best weapon
available this game will be easy till the end.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Kingston will start abusing you with all sort of nonsense and then finally
turned to God for comfort, how annoying eh? He will "flashed away" you will
decided to go pursue God at the Ancient Battlefield. You will now learn the
final Synergy "Rainbow Array." This game is coming to an end now, I suggest
you start leveling up your party of 8 massively, especially the one with
healing abilities...
And take the time to try out "Rainbow Array"
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###############################
CHAPTER 23: COCOON OF GOD [CO#]
###############################
"Go, God! Go, God! It's your birthday!" - Priel
Cliare will mention that this is where the Witches fought God a long time
ago, and that the Angel is using the remnants of its power to make God's
Cocoon hatch... Choose to advance the story.
You will see Kingston trying to be in God's good book now, Kingston will
"push" the Angel aside... After much talking Priel will push the Water
Lapistier into Kingston's body, another "Hugo" to fight he's just as lame.
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 23 - PUPPET OF GOD |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (49), L (45), C (49), LU (43), CL (46), |
| V (48), M (43), H (49) |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Ice Golems, 2 Gargoyles, 2 Hornkings and Kingston |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 8500R |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Teros, Verno, Megila x2 |
+----------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Since this place is made of ice, Fire Elementals will be at a disadvantage,
since I uses both Leon and Vanessa they suffer the most. But I had Mel back
them up since she's Water Elemental she takes half the damage from Ice
magic, she also heals a little more :) this battle proves to be a challenge
cause the Ice Golems here actually heals. Bummer and they hit hard too -_-
Also because I'm a little underlevel. Anyway spread out your party so the
monsters can't multi target you with their horrible spells, Kingston will
be of no threat excpt that he will occasionally uses his FD to heal his
wounded allies which is no big deal also, Leon will prove to be reallly
awesome with his "Charge or Atk UP + HoundClaw" save his FDs for the last.
You should concentrate on removing the Ice Golems first since they can heal
I used Cecille's "Culling" for an easier time and it works 80% of the time
which is crazy awesome! :\ once the Ice Golems are taken care of, you can
now dispatch the rest! Hard but doable.
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Kingston will finally perish and vanish from the face of the Earth... But
Zehaal has finally emerged from his cocoon! Priel will be super excited but
the planet will interfere angering God and pissing off the Angel... God
will continue to roar like an idiot this is when Priel will decide to go
straight to the planet's heart! You will now head for the desert where
there will be an opening to the core of the planet. Level up as much as you
can then save your game.
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CHAPTER 24: THE PORTAL [TP#]
############################
"Do, like insects get to vote? No." - Priel
You will now be at the desert, Cecille will remind everyone that we're
fighting a God and that the "Spear of Dawn" may be needed (also known as
"Over Flash") only Lucia can use it, there's a catch to it though if Lucia
were to cast it then she will RISK losing her life.
Anyway you will enter the Core of the Planet you will soon see the Angel
there, Priel will not let you crash the exclusive party, and tell everyone
that going against the very Being that created you is RUDE! Now the Angel's
mad.
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 24 - THE MISGUIDED ANGEL |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (49), L (47), C (50), LU (46), CL (47), |
| V (50), M (44), H (50) |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 2 Ice Golems, 2 Fire Golems, 2 Brutos 1 Glum & Priel |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: 9000R |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Ribbon, Tier, Val x2 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Priel now comes with full FDs (3/3) but even if she depletes her FDs it
seems that she is still able to pull off a Flash Drive, this is not nice!
Did you purchase enough "Fresh Air?" Cause it will come in handy in later
fights! You don't have to waste any "Fresh Air" in this fight though. I'm
just reminding you, haha.
Send one scapegoat so s/he can consume Priel's FDs if the victim dies
it's up to you whether or not to revive him/her, I sent out Alph and he
died and I didn't bother to revive him. Priel can still execute her FDs
but nothing grand like the first time.
Send out your best fighters (for me it's Leon and Heath) to dispose of the
Ice Golems, the rest can remove the Fire Golems on the right, once these
Golems are taken care of, merge everyone together in the center and
dispatch those minotaurs look-a-like, and finally the Cerberus.
I saved Leon's FDs and unleash it on Priel = WIN! "Charge or Atk UP +
Burn Drive."
#########
AFTERMATH
#########
Priel's power is fading, but that's only because Zehaal is consuming her,
that's right God just consumes everything, everyone will start to spew out
words of wisdom, get that done and over with...
Now I strongly suggest you go and level up, imbue your equipments if you
want, I suggest your level to be in the mid 60s? Your call, I didn't even
bother leveling up.
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CHAPTER 25: THE LIGHT [TL#]
###########################
"Promise me Alph... You will protect the planet" - Lucia
More talking it's just the same thing; different phrases, different words
Lucia may have to use the "Over Flash" though.
The conversation between Alph and Lucia is really interesting and the song
from the "Intermission" really sets the mood! You will see God talking to
himself then you interrupt him, after much verbal exchange go to the World
Map and make ANY LAST PREPARATIONS - Buy items, imbue, level up ANYTHING,
then finally SAVE!
DON'T FORGET TO EQUIP YOUR BEST HEALER WITH "RIBBON!"
And choose to advance the story...
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| BATTLE 25 - THE HOLY BATTLE |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (50), L (50), C (53), LU (47), CL (48), |
| V (51), M (45), H (52) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: Defeat All Enemies |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: 3 Abyss, 3 Vultures and Zehaal |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: Nil |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: Nil |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
This battle with God and the 6 Priel look-a-like is a joke :P all you need
to remember is to:
01. Heal, heal, heal (Mel's "Salvation" is awesome).
02. Quickly go over to the right or left. Don't spilt everyone up.
03. Leon = Charge or Atk UP + HoundClaw.
Here is what I did, with Cecille equipped with "Ribbon" she will not be
charmed so she is my primary healer with Mel assisting her send everyone
either to the right or left, the Priels will definitely attack you, they
have two types: "Lightwave" and "Charm" the latter will of course cause
havoc, if anyone is affected use "Fresh Air" right away!
If you've Vanessa with you or anyone with "Atk UP" use it on Leon and Heath
if you've Heath use "Protector" on both himself and Leon, likewise anyone
with "Guard UP" can help chip in, Cecille's should cast "Magic UP" on the
Witches.
Also speaking of Cecille, you can abuse her "Culling" spell to make this
fight even more easier, but it's up to you, your level must exceed the
victim's though otherwise you'll get 0% hit rate.
Leon can deliver damage with his "HoundClaw" the Priels will succumb to
it do not attack Zehaal as he has some form of shield on him, making
your attack useless, instead save up Leon's FDs till the last and
unleash it on Zehaal, you may want to deplete his life a little with Magic
attacks first.
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AFTERMATH
#########
Zehaal will transform, this is the real Zehaal -- The "Wings of Doom" very
interesting...
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| THE FINAL SHOWDOWN |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| PTY (LVL): A (50), L (52), C (54), LU (47), CL (48), |
| V (52), M (46), H (52) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| OBJ: DEFEAT GOD! |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| ENE: DOOM WING |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| RWD: DEATH ITSELF (IF YOU DIE THAT IS HAHAHA!) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
| SPS: --- |
+-------------------------------------------------------+
####
TIPS
####
Zehaal will teleport from one place to another, so kill him fast or you'll
be annoyed for sure. Abuse all your "FP-Fizzy/Max" so your FDs will charge
faster, I'm not sure if you can actually attack him physically, I tried
magically but it failed, so I just wait for everyone's FDs to charge and
unleash FDs on Zehaal...
Seriously this battle requires no strategy except for constant healing
and whatnot.
######################################
ALTERNATE STRATEGY: SUBMITTED BY KEVIN
######################################
Suggestions for Zehaal Battle at the end.
1) It started with Zehaal using his level 3 super on my party which
automatically seems to hit everyone and also give himself a shell buff
(against physical I think for 3 turns), it's similar to what Alph has
(rymshield I think)
2) I moved my characters up towards Zehaal and he cases a spell, or uses a
super if he is able then teleports away. There are only 3 places that he
can teleport to so if you take two of your weaker characters and leave them
on those other 2 spots, he will no longer teleport making it easier to
focus all of your attacks on him.
3) I believe he used both his level 1 and level 3 super on my party and as
an after effect, the next 3 physical attacks will miss, so you should
attack with three weak attacks then go all out.
###############
THIS IS THE END
###############
Zehaal refuses to die at least not until he has consumed the world, pretty
stubborn huh? Lol, Vanessa will sense tremendous power from God, His power
is growing... If you don't do something everything will be annihilated, I
really dislike Saki what's with you and your intel?
Lucia will then try to perform the "Over Flash" of course there will be
some people who are against it, especially Alph. This is where everything
will get super interesting... I will not spoilt the story ENJOY THE ENDING.
#########
NEW GAME+
#########
Be sure to watch through everything and SAVE AT THE END, this will open up
a NEW GAME+ you get to keep all your money, your stats/magics/equipments
and everyone is usable in random encounters as well as in the new
mysterious dungeon called "Mysteria Ruin" Have fun!
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SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS JUST IN CASE
____ ____ _____ ______ __ ____ ____ ____
/\ _`\ /\ _`\ /\ __`\/\__ _\ /\ \ /\ _`\ /\ _`\ /\ _`\
\ \,\L\_\ \ \L\ \ \ \/\ \/_/\ \/ \ \ \ \ \ \L\_\ \ \L\ \ \,\L\_\
\/_\__ \\ \ ,__/\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ __\ \ _\L\ \ , /\/_\__ \
/\ \L\ \ \ \/ \ \ \_\ \ \_\ \__\ \ \L\ \\ \ \L\ \ \ \\ \ /\ \L\ \
\ `\____\ \_\ \ \_____\/\_____\\ \____/ \ \____/\ \_\ \_\ `\____\
\/_____/\/_/ \/_____/\/_____/ \/___/ \/___/ \/_/\/ /\/_____/
The Light Laspistier flashed
Enveloping umm.... damn I forgot lol....
The light encompassed the entire planet
One year later...
Stupid stuff I can't help but notice:
o Did you noticed everyone still wear the same thing even after one year?
o The only one that has change is Lucia at the end.
o Theo's voice is still the same? -_-
o The way Alph talked to his brother it sounds like he's comforting a girl
Everyone will now lead their own life... One of the many game which ending
got me all wondering "what happens next? I WANT MORE" we'll be getting
L.A. 2: Will, I've a feeling that's a prequel or an indirect sequel.
Only time will tell. I hope I did well with this guide. :)
____ _____ __ __ ____ ____ ______ ______ ____
/\ _`\ /\ __`\/\ \/\ \/\ _`\ /\ _`\ /\ _ \/\__ _\/\ _`\
\ \ \/\_\\ \ \/\ \ \ `\\ \ \ \L\_\ \ \L\ \ \ \L\ \/_/\ \/\ \,\L\_\
\ \ \/_/_\ \ \ \ \ \ , ` \ \ \L_L\ \ , /\ \ __ \ \ \ \ \/_\__ \
\ \ \L\ \\ \ \_\ \ \ \`\ \ \ \/, \ \ \\ \\ \ \/\ \ \ \ \ /\ \L\ \
\ \____/ \ \_____\ \_\ \_\ \____/\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \_\ \ \_\ \ `\____\
\/___/ \/_____/\/_/\/_/\/___/ \/_/\/ /\/_/\/_/ \/_/ \/_____/
YOU HAVE COMPLETED LUMINOUS ARC! PAT YOURSELF ON THE BACK!
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P O S T - G A M E [02^]
Yes! There's a New Game+, a new dungeon will be opened for your
exploration; it's nothing more than just floors upon floors of fighting
with monsters and whatnot, it's really boring.
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NEW GAME+ [NG*]
###############
Suggested by: Hai Xin Jiang (fellow L.A. player).
Right after you've completed the game (credits rolled, blablabla) you'll be
prompted to save a CLEAR GAME FILE or something like that, you may want to
save this in a separate slot or overwrite any of your current ones, it's up
to you.
In this small section I'll list the things you get to keep and the things
you can do in New Game+ (NG+).
###########################
THE THINGS YOU GET TO KEEP:
###########################
01. Your last level and stats, yes if you completed the game with all
characters at say... Level 99, you get to keep all those lovelies at
Level 99 in NG+.
And yes, the characters that are yet to be recruited will also retain
their level.
02. All items, accessories, and equipments.
03. Oh! And Vitaes...
04. Plus all your money too... Yeah I almost forgot about it *snickers!*
#######################
WHAT YOU CAN DO IN NG+:
#######################
01. Challenge yourselves in the newly opened "Mysteria Ruins," yeah when
I say "challenge" I MEAN IT, you will be mentally and physically
challenged, top that with loads of cussing/swearing and bucketloads of
frustration cause if I am not wrong if you leave the Ruins at any given
floors you'll have to start back again at Square One! I could be wrong?
And it's your job to correct me, cause I was all "DAMN IT! I'm not
going back up there again" cause I left the Ruins on the 2nd floor to
take a ~*Piss*~. And I believe the Ruins have about 20 Floors?
02. Play over Wi-Fi; no need explanation, also because I don't Wi-Fi, it's
a waste of time... No, actually I'm just a bitter person cause I don't
have access to Wi-Fi at home and all hotspots in my area denied me
entry into their network; do you have to be over 18 to access Wi-Fi or
what? Damn, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi = Waffles! Hmmmmm! :9
03. Partake in "Intermission" you know you want to; you get to see Lucia's
in a "Hot Spring," all you crazy fangirls can see Alph and Leon
shirtless and you can learn a thing or two on how to be a ... from
Nikolai. And out of all these "Intermission Ending's" I prefer Vivi's
the best. Oh! You actually start from where you left off, so if you've
Lucia's heart at half-full, fill it all UP, UP, UP!
04. Spend all your money on stupid things like "ViTonics" and "CatHoods" or
go to the "Witch Village" and get all the Vitaes appraised... You're
rich and famous, now lead the lifestyle of a spendthrift, yeah I said
it.
05. Play all over again from "scratch!" Yeah, the developers all think it
would be funny to let you go through the game again albeit this time
STRONGA THAN EVA! I tell ya, you'll feel like you're GOD! All the
baddies you come across will be like what? Lvl. 3 to 5 and here you are
talking a stroll in the park at Lvl. 99! (or insert your last high
level here). PWNZ!
06. Gather all the healers in the game and position them in a 4 x 4
formation and start ~hEaLiNg~ each other, for every ~mAgIc~ you cast
you earn 30 Experience! Be careful not to overcast, or you'll find
yourself wrapped in a ~*PrOtEcTiVe BaRriEr*~... It's so bizarre I
cannot explain this amazing phenomenon. Maybe you're loved?... :')
07. Do you know you get to listen to all the BGM and Voice-Acting in the
game? I suggest you go to EXTRA > LOAD A SAVE FILE > SOUND TEST > VOICE
now scroll over to number...
#1624: On repeat
#1617: Awww! I feel sooo HaWwT!~~ Wooo~
#1615: On repeat.
#1614: This is better than the "F" word.
#1602: -
#1542: I played this in public, and everyone stared at me :X
#1157: On repeat please.
#1106: GOLD!
AND the only Music worth playing is #5.
Have fun :)
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###################
DEBATE CORNER [DC*]
###################
I got bored, so I compiled a couple of things that bothered me about the
game:
DEBATE #01: WHO ARE YOU?!
And so it's inevitable that Lucia had to use the "Over Flash" to save
everyone and their mom from the menace that is Zehaal, the very same divine
entity that created the humans. So if Zehaal created the humans, who
created the planet? And if the planet created the Witches, WHO ARE THE
WITCHES? Why are there no origin on all of these weird things? Maybe the
game did covered these topics in one of their lengthy conversations, or
perhaps in one of the town's library but I doubt it.
What? You don't know what's origin? It's something like where I come from,
and what's my story. So on and so forth. Replying with something like "I
come from my mother's womb" is invalid.
DEBATE #02: HOW IT ALL HAPPENED?
Everything has a beginning yah!?! It can't be that the planet sensed danger
and decided to spawn out hot witches out of its core and then go back to
sleep right? And then the planet sensed danger again, and again the planet
spawn out hot witches and go back to sleep. What gives? What kind of planet
make hot witches anyway?
DEBATE #03: WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?!
According to Cecille she have memories of the PREVIOUS Twilight Witch thus
allowing her to remember things from the past, something like 1000 years
back that's quite a feat huh? But is also kind of dumb. Cause if you're not
gonna elaborate any further than just "It's a memory from the previous
Witch," there's just no point mentioning it at all.
THIS IS NOT A DEBATE
Anyway, a fellow gamer (Hai Xin Jiang) e-mailed me one day asking about
something regarding L.A. I forgot what's the topic exactly but it spiralled
and mutated into a lot of things and topic. It was so interesting I lost
about a week's worth of sleep cause I sat in front of my computer
refreshing my Inbox every 2 seconds expecting an e-mail from her to arrive.
But it never came I was so depressed I lost another week's worth of sleep,
and nah I'm just kidding! HAHAHA!
Now, now, don't be mad I seem to be goofing around a lot. Yeah, yeah we
were talking about how Lucia suddenly appeared out of nowhere at the end,
considering the fact that they (the developers/creators/whoever it may
concerned) were obviously trying to make the players think Lucia's dead.
But our conversation mutated into something we can never figure out:
DEBATE #04: WHERE WERE YOU?!
Where was Lucia the whole time (during the ending), why the frickin' Hell
does everyone acted like Lucia's gone or something? And then Theo mentioned
about how Lucia was with them the whole time. And then everyone gather
in the forest to have tea and crumpets, AND THEN Lucia appeared asking
how's everyone?!
LET'S TALK NONSENSE WITH DEFUNCT32:
Your opinion? E-Mail me if you want, if you're like us who are baffled by
this game's amazingness then please let us know, we don't like being the
only one. All are welcome: Hate Mail, Love Mail, Diss Mail, Piss Mail, the
only thing not allowed -- Junk Mail.
Okay! Bye.
Oh! I almost forgot my E-Address, you're probably lazy to scroll down all
the way, it's: defunct 32 let's talk nonsense @hotmail . com, NO SPACES AND
PLEASE remove "let's talk nonsense" in the mailing address and put it in
the SUBJECT BOX instead, thank you!
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E X T R A S [03^]
Welcome to the EXTRAS section of the FAQ, you'll see a full list of
Spells, Skills and Flash Drives to name a few, the only thing I did not
cover is VITAES IMBUING, I think a fellow gamer already got that covered
and besides, no offense, who imbues anyway? I know I didn't and don't
try to convince me otherwise. ._.
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SPELLS [SP$]
############
Each and every one of the characters in L.A. will have a set of special
skills and/or magic, these are gained by leveling up. So it pays to level
grind, you will be killing so many birds with one stone:
o Money, money, money.
o You get to be much stronger.
o Gains new skills and magics.
o Enjoy Intermission w/ characters.
o Get Spoils/items, (save even more money).
Oh! I've given this whole segment/section (Spells/Skills/etc) a new look,
it look more "occupied" now, the previous one felt kind of spacious and
empty. Hope you like it.
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o CECILLE (PRIEST)
Cecille specializes in healing magic, during her Priestess days, she
only had one offensive spell; Aqua. As you would have guessed a
Priestess is not someone who should be gung-hoing at the front line,
keep her away in the rear but close enough to be in range to heal her
comrades. Her last three slots (I think) are not really EMPTY, but I
believe carries the same last three spells as Mel: Revive, Ice Crush and
Salvation. But I didn't level Cecille as a Priestess long enough to know
the outcome.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Aid Default Revive 29
Aqua 6 EMPTY
Cure 4 EMPTY
Heal 22 EMPTY
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o TWILIGHT/DARK WITCH
Being the Twilight Witch is in fact the best thing to happen to Cecille,
among all the Witches in L.A. she's the only one (IMHO) to have a pretty
amazing magic line-up. Her Culling spell will obliterate any foes in an
instant; provided her level is higher than the victim's.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
HealAll Default Abyss Default
Restore Default Magic UP 38
Cure Default Culling 43
Dark Default Nightfall 48
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o HEATH (ARC KNIGHT)
Heath's not exactly a spellcaster, he's more of a skill user, so you
won't see much. So please don't expect anything groundbreaking or out of
this world magic from him.
*Heath will leave the party due to unforseen circumstances, but will
rejoin your company again together with Atk DOWN and Drang.
NAME LEVEL
Sturm Default
Atk DOWN Rejoin*
Drang Rejoin
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o NIKOLAI (SAVANT)
Supporting the party is what Nikolai excel at! With all the UP, UP, UP
in his magic list, there's no doubt you'd want to keep Nikolai around
at all times... THAT if you can tolerate his godawful voice-acting.
Remember that scene I told you earlier? Something about being trapped
inside a burning building... Tell me about it?
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Atk UP Default MindWipe 46
Guard UP Default AssWipe Just Kidding
Speed UP 18
Res UP 34
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o MEL (TORRENT/WATER WITCH)
Mel's magic lies with water, and water in Luminous Arc is the symbol of
healing and rejuvenation, so yeah you got it Mel have a fair share of
both offensive and healing spells at her disposal. Salvation being her
best (healing) magic spell. If Cecille were to stay as a Priestess w/o
awakening her Witches power, both Mel and Cecille will probably have the
same magic line-up.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Aid Default Hail 30
Aqua Default Revive 35
Cure Default Ice Crush 40
Heal Default Salvation 45
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o VIVI (SKY/WIND/SLUMBER WITCH)
Vivi sports a couple of both supportive & offensive spells though her
lineup may not be something to write home about. Her impressive speed
and high movement range makes up for the lack of stellar magic line-up.
In other words just use her as a decoy to lure and trap your enemies.
Vivi also excels at being lazy.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
WindSlash Default Speed UP 32
Tech UP Default Spd DOWN 37
Venom Default RageWind 42
Gale Default Tornado 47
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o LUCIA (DAWN/LIGHT WITCH)
One thing to note about Lucia is that: she's isn't very good with magic
her offensive spells are weak, but her healing powers are something you
should be proud of. HealBomb and Revive are two of her best spells. Pair
her up with Cecille and Mel and you'll have the T.S.H.O. TRINITY SISTERS
HEALING ORGANIZATION specializing in top-notch, high-quality healing
aids for everyone and their mom.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Shine Default LightWave 28
Aid Default HealBomb 35
Shut Up! 20 Revive 42
Heal 20 SunFlare 49
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o POLLON (KOOSANYA)
Majority of Pollon's spells are made up of offensive magic. He's not
really all that great magically. And I'm kind of lazy trying to level
this f----r up! All his attack misses and don't try to tell me otherwise
I ain't listening.
Waste of my time and space. Screw this biatch!
NAME LEVEL
Heatwave Default
Hail Default
Gale Default
VineGrab Default
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o MAVI (NATURE/EARTH WITCH)
Use Mavi for her fist not her magic. She's really, really weak in this
department even borrowing the powers of Mother Earth doesn't earn her
much point or credit.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Thorn Default DreamGas 32
Guard UP Default Paralyze 37
TechDOWN Default MindWipe 42
VineGrab Default GaiaRage 47
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o CLAIRE (THUNDER WITCH)
The only Witch to have the highest Magic Stat, she can deliver the hurt
with her spells if you're facing against foes who have weak resistance
than dispatching them with Claire's magic is recommended.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Sturm Default RES Down Default
Atk DOWN Default Heal 40
Mag DOWN Default MagBlock 44
Drang Default VoltStorm 48
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o VANESSA (IMMOLATION/FIRE WITCH)
Vanessa's pretty much like Mavi but I'd like to see her as a little more
balanced between magical and offense (perhaps defense as well?) she's
quite the all-around individual. Her fire spells are pretty damaging.
Though sadly you don't get to use Vanessa much, cause she likes to do
things her own way which results in her leaving your party a couple of
times. By the time she returned, it's already almost the end of the game
use her to go through the Mysteria Ruins instead.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Flame Default Seduce Default
Atk UP Default Res UP Default
GuardDOWN Default AtkBlock Rejoin
Heatwave Default Hellfire 48
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SKILLS [SK$]
############
Each and every one of the characters in L.A. will have a set of special
skills and/or magic, these are gained by leveling up. So it pays to level
grind, you will be killing so many birds with one stone:
o Money, money, money.
o You get to be much stronger.
o Gains new skills and magics.
o Enjoy Intermission w/ characters.
o Get Spoils/items, (save money).
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o ALPH (RIFLEMAN)
This is the first time I've heard of a RIFLEMAN class/job in an RPG
usually it's either HUNTER/GUNNER or something like that, but RIFLEMAN
sounds kind of... odd? Anyway! Seeing from his skill set there's "RIFLE"
"SHOTGUN" and "MAGNUM" so from here we can conclude: Alph actually
carries around 3 types of gun/rifle/whatever whenever he goes into
battle? Interesting... Imagine the weight he has to shoulder?!
RIFLE is GOOD at the beginning of the game, but as the story progresses
other gun skills will take its place, SHOTGUN for example is great if
you're trying to hurt the enemy who are formed in a + shape, while
MAGNUM deals a medium to large amount of HP to a single target. Quite
a variety but not really a whole lot. Since Alph is the main character
and is not removable might as well make good use of the guy right?
Where it says "EMPTY," he will not gain any skills. It's meant to be
for the new class to take over.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Rifle 3 Flechette 23
Chasm 8 EMPTY
Shotgun 13 EMPTY
Magnum 18 EMPTY
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o RYM HERO
Accompanying all of Alph's previous gun skills are "RymShld," "RymCure"
and "RymWall" the 3 Special Rym Hero's Skills. RYMSHLD protects an ally
from physical attack for 3 turns, RYMCURE heals for a massive amount of
HP and RYMWALL prevents any incoming magic attack. Cool? I thought it
was dull and mediocre. So much for being the Rym Hero, Alph.
NAME LEVEL
RymShld Default
RymCure 37
RymWall 41
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o THEO (ARCHER/RYM GUARDIAN)
............. No matter how many words I try to string together, I still
cannot form a sentence to describe the Skills this guy possessed. Ok
let's start with FOCUS if my memory is still fresh FOCUS is actually a
normal physical attack but WITH INCREASED DAMAGE, That's it. I forgot
what TRICKSHOT does, while FIRSTAID may sound helpful it's more suited
for gaining EXP for Theo. Most of the time when I have this guy around I
only use him for back up and to provide items for any of my other
characters who may in need of VitaMints etc.
Even when he transformed into a RYM GUARDIAN Theo still sucks.
AIMING, PURESHOT, RPDBREAK and BROSWORD are just fillers.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Focus 4 Aiming 28
TrickShot 10 PureShot 34
FirstAid 16 RpdBreak 40
StunShot 22 BroSword 46
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o LEON (FIGHTER/SWORDMASTER)
Leon is one of the strongest melee fighter you'll ever have in Luminous
Arc Skills like CHARGE, X-SLASH. FPCHARGE and HOUNDCLAW are deadly, my
favourite combination is always CHARGE + X-SLASH during the early stages
of the game, when you've reached level 38 that's when you'll replace
X-SLASH with the most damaging skill exclusively to Leon only... THE
HOUNDCLAW. Even better when you fully charge your FP with FPCHARGE and
then activating the CHARGE skill and unleash that together with "BURN
DRIVE" = CRAZY DAMAGE.
I'm not sure if effects will stack, but you can try CHARGE + ATK UP +
X-SLASH/HOUNDCLAW or FD'S BURN DRIVE.
SKYFIRE, BREAKTHRU & FINALREST are useless.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Charge Default FinalRest 26
Breakthru 6 FPCharge 36
X-Slash 11 HoundClaw 41
SkyFire 16
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o HEATH (ARC. KNIGHT)
Heath's HolyPride skill gotta be the best it's like the spell "Mighty
Guard" from the FF series, his ability to skew through two enemies in a
row and decent stats are all awesome.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
PwrThrust 6 HolyPride 45
PileBunker 8
Crusader Rejoin
Protector Rejoin
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o SAKI (NINJA)
FireCard, VoltCard, SpdJutsu? What's all these? Saki's in my humble
opinion is one of the most useless characters in the game saves for her
speed and ability to attack two panels away. Now tell me this: what's
the point of casting SpdJutsu when you're already ahead of everyone? And
what's the purpose of FireCard/Voltcard when you're never originally
magic inclined? Burn in Hell Saki!
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
FireCard Default TechJutsu 25
VoltCard Default Mugen 31
SpdJutsu Default
ChiStrike 17
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o NIKOLAI (SAVANT)
Nikolai is more apt at supporting the party than being offensive, though
I give credit for his range attack and high damage. You'll find yourself
using his Support Skills more than anything else.
NAME LEVEL
Eye Shot Default
HeadShot 23
BloodShot 39
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o POLLON (KOOSANYA)
I don't wanna talk about it.
NAME LEVEL
Banzai! Default
OH YEAH! 36
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o KAI (SAMURAI)
Just think of Kai as a better version of that horrible Saki, in term of
battle Kai's way superior in my humble opinion though I am not too fond
of his skills variety.
NAME LEVEL NAME LEVEL
Ittou Default Sanpoin Default
Senkogeki Default
Kagebana Default
Maizuru Default
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#################
FLASH DRIVE [FD$]
#################
Flash Drive are like the Final Fantasy series' "limit break" there will be
a bar that you will need to fill up before you can execute the Drive, also
new FDs are earned by leveling up. To fill up your bar, you either WAIT,
or KILL an opponent this is what I've noticed so far. (can anyone verify?)
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o ALPH (RIFLEMAN)
NAME LEVEL
Burst Attack Default
Mach Slash 27
(RYM HERO)
NAME LEVEL
Rym Shot Default
Rym Blast Default
Draco Blaster 44
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o THEO (RYM GUARDIAN)
NAME LEVEL
Draco Claw Storyline
Draco Crash 19
Draco Break 37
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o LEON (FIGHTER)
NAME LEVEL
Edge Slash ?????
Burning Leo 23
Burn Drive 38
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o CECILLE (PRIEST)
NAME LEVEL
Holy Tear 7
Arc Light ?????
(TWILIGHT WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Horn Swing Default
Rolling Horn Defailt
Cyclone Jump 45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o SAKI (NINJA)
NAME LEVEL
Tateenzan Default
Getouenzan 27
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o NIKOLAI (SAVANT)
NAME LEVEL
Y Shot Default
Snooze Arrow 28
Tranq Dart 41
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o MEL (TORRENT WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Rainfall Default
Icicle Drop 33
Cold Justice 44
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o VIVI (SKY WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Duke Snipe Default
Lamp Bazooka Default
Rokit Loncha 44
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o LUCIA (DAWN WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Over Shine 20
Photon Burst 32
Sun Cross 46
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o POLLON (KOOSANYA)
NAME LEVEL
Sword Dance Default
ShiningSword 35
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o MAVI (NATURE WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Magnum Fist Default
Beatdown Default
Tiger Fang 45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o KAI (SAMURAI)
NAME LEVEL
Sanpujin Default
Reppueenzan Default
Rambuzan 45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o CLAIRE (THUNDER WITCH)
NAME LEVEL
Electroblast Default
JupiterLance Default
Arc Spark 45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o VANESSA (WITCH OF FIRE)
NAME LEVEL
Flare Blade Default
Queen Blade Default
Mega Phoenix 45
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o HEATH (ARC KNIGHT)
NAME LEVEL
Pierce Rush Default
Bolt Impact Default
Knight Honor 41
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SYNERGY [SY$]
#############
Synergy are story-based skills, meaning you don't earn them by leveling up
instead you earn them as you progresses through the story. You need MAXED
Flash Points (3/3) for both persons to execute their Synergy, best to be
*right next to each other to execute*.
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+-----------------------------------+
| ALPH & LUCIA (WITCH & THE DRAGON) |
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: SHINING RAY |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |
| 17: "A Hero's Awakening" |
+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+
| CECILLE & SAKI (NINJA & THE WITCH)|
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: LILY RONDO |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |
| 18: "Like, an Angel?" |
+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+
| HEATH & KAI (THE HOLY KNIGHTS) |
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: HOLY KNIGHTS |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |</pre><pre id="faqspan-5">
| 19: "Altar of Souls" |
+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+
| LEON & NIKOLAI (SECRET LOVERS) |
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: RIVAL STRIKE |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |
| 20: "Lion's Pride" |
+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+
| ALPH & THEO (DRAGON BROTHERS) |
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: RYM'S IMPACT |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |
| 21: "Holy Eclipse" |
+-----------------------------------+
+-----------------------------------+
| 7 WITCHES (PLANET'S HOPE) |
+-----------------------------------+
| SYNERGY NAME: RAINBOW ARRAY |
+-----------------------------------+
| You earn this Synergy in Chapter |
| 22: "Round Table Council" |
+-----------------------------------+
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################
SIDEQUESTS [SQ$]
################
There are a total of 11 Sidequests, contributed by the amazing people from
Gamespot/FAQs, this is not done by me but by these amazing group of gamers.
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CONTRIBUTORS/CREDITS:
01. Furio
02. A Novel Idea
03. EARTHBOUNDMASTER
04. BiosZero
05. monkeyboyrobot
06. CiprianoMcDohl
07. Isq86
08. sarcasteak
09. Liltux27
10. alpha816
11. Excalibur
Special thanks to Furio for e-mailing me the information! Also a big thank
you to everyone who has also contributed.
NOTE:
Furio said and I quote:
"Basically all the info you need to know is that they are numbered AS
NUMBERED IN THE CHAPTER GALLERY in the extras menu, not in the order that
they happen in-game. All sidequests can be done during the chapters listed.
Any sidequest can also be completed during new game plus."
Format as follow:
o NAME (WHO'S INVOLVED IN A PARTICULAR SIDEQUEST)
o WHICH CHAPTER IT WILL HAPPEN
o WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO
o BATTLE LOCATION
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o THEO & LEON
o CHAPTER 22 - 25
o CARWEE, RIVER TOWN
o SPEAK WITH THE GROCER
o GO TO "MOUNTAIN PATH"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o KAI
o CHAPTER 22 - 25
o HOLY CONGRESS, EASTERN BRANCH
o SPEAK WITH THE KNIGHT
o GO TO "WAHL PLAINS"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o MEL
o CHAPTER 22 - 25
o PORT TOWN ADWEST
o SPEAK WITH THE SAILOR
o GO TO "WHITTAS SHORE"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o HEATH
o CHAPTER 22 - 25
o MADRASTA, TOWN OF SCRIPTURES
o GO TO LEASTRE BRIDGE
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o POLLON & VIVI
o CHAPTER 22 - 25
o WITCH VILLAGE
o SPEAK WITH POLLON
o GO TO WEST LIYELLA VOLCANO
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o MAVI
o CHAPTER 18 - 25
o PORT TOWN RIDGET
o SPEAK WITH MAVI
o GO TO PALU FOREST
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o VIVI
o CHAPTER 18
o INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE DOTRUVAR
o SPEAK WITH VIVI
o GO TO MAGICAL FOREST (2 BATTLE AWAITS)
o BATTLE STRATEGY AVAILABLE, COPY + PASTE [VV&]
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o CECILLE
o CHAPTER 9 - 12 ONLY
o INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE DOTRUVAR
o SPEAK WITH CECILLE
o GO TO HOLY GARDEN - EVER GARDEN
o BATTLE STRATEGY AVAILABLE, COPY + PASTE [CC&]
ADDITIONAL NOTE FROM FURIO:
"Be sure to activate this quest ASAP, and it should probably be completed
during chapter 11 to be safe, Talk to Cecille; this option is available
before advancing the story, and only for a very limited time afterwards"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o SAKI
o CHAPTER 24 - 25
o LAKESIDE TOWN JEIDATH
o GO TO SAN BLANC SHORE
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o HEATH, LEON, KAI, POLLON, MAVI
o CHAPTER 22 ONLY
o HOLY CONGRESS, EASTERN BRANCH
o SPEAK WITH THE KNIGHT
o GO TO EURUS WAY
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
o NIKOLAI
o CHAPTER 23 - 25
o HOLY STATUE AT PARNUS
o SPEAK WITH THE PRAYING WOMAN
o GO TO RING END FALLS
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#######################
PLAYER'S STRATEGY [PS$]
#######################
Player's Strategy is where you the players submit your own strategy to help
other players overcome certain map of the game. If my tips sucks *ahem*.
This is the alternative choice. Newest strategies can be found at the top.
Submitted By: Victoria Chow
Regarding: Leveling Up Strategy [LS&]
....................................
1. Go to Leastre Bridge. (I think that's the name)
2. Choose 8 of your party members, i would choose 4 healers (Mel, Lucia,
Cecille, Theo) and then the rest is up to you. But BRING 8 PEOPLE.
3. Lead your 4 fighters to the front, blocking the enemies entrance to your
spammin' healers.
4. Healers - Heal for Levels, Fighters - Fight for....um..levels?
5. Heal. Your. Enemies. This gives you more time to keep on healing, gain
more levels.
Submitted By: Axeile XL
Regarding: Leveling Up Guide [LU&]
.................................
Hi! I just finished reading your guide for Luminous Arc =D and I'd like to
contribute a little 'strategy' (for lack of a better word) for level
grinding, if it's ok with you!
Well, here's what I do. I stay in the battle map and leave aside one
near-death enemy and have a buff party. This can happen in any battle, both
world map and chapter battles. However for attackers (Alph, Leon, Kai) with
no or lame buffs, they have to fight. So choose a noob map, with enemies
that you can OHKO with normal attack (don't use skills, it wastes time
scrolling through the menus and sometimes the game lags bad!). The minimum
exp gained on KO is 6. So for example, if you're level 40, lvl 35 and lvl
20 enemies have no exp difference. However, you may not OHKO the lvl 35
ones, so don't waste double the time.
1) For pre-RymHero Alph, he should repeatedly solo a map. He's the ONLY one
with no buffs so he should have more priority. After he changes class,
he can spam RymCure on someone. His MP should be enough for 3 or 4 casts
(can't remember), and that's near one level. When he's less than 30exp
TNL, use MagiMint to give him 5exp each time until he levels up.
2) Theo can spam FirstAid. When he's <30exp TNL, use Focus instead until he
levels up.
3) Leon has Charge, so he's better off than pre-RymHero Alph but it's still
a sad 5exp. Bring him in to every training battle but don't let him
attack. You can bring Leon in with Alph. Since Alph doesn't have buffs,
he needs the kills. Leon can scoot off to one side and spam Charge.
4) Saki has Spd and TechJutsu, similar case to Leon. I stopped using her,
she's bloody weak anyway.
5) Kai is a similar case with Maizuru. (Btw, his last skill is awesome.
Currently he hits for 800~ hp).
5) Nikolai, Heath, Cecille, Lucia, Mel, Mavi, Claire all have buffs. Abuse
them!
6) For Vivi, Pollon, Vanessa, uh, I don't use them at all. Vivi and Pollon
remained at lvl 30 throughout the game, and I leveled Vanessa to 43
before I gave up on her as too weak. That's probably because my
attackers were around 45-50 and my witches were around 55. So when
Vanessa arrived with a level of 42.... -.- and when I compare her to
Cecille's Culling.... -.-
1 to 6 is the rough plan for individual characters. The big picture is,
i) Alph should solo a map with Leon/Kai buffing in a corner.
ii) Leon/Kai should solo a map with Kai/Leon buffing in a corner.
iii) Repeat until your attackers are at a respectable level (this may take
a while, be patient!).
iv) Bring in the witches and Theo/Nikolai/Heath (you have to pick and
choose to fit in 8) and have your ATTACKERS (Alph, Leon, Kai) defeat
most of the enemies, leaving one near-death but not dead enemy. Your
witches and men shouldn't move at all. They have buffs which give them
a whooping 30exp each time, so DON'T ever let them steal the 6exp that
your 3 attackers so badly need. Keep buffing each other, and the 2
attackers can also buff themselves, especially if their exp is around
70. 6 rounds of Charge and Maizuru is actually quite tolerable. Keep
doing so until you're satisfied then kill the enemy. I usually stay in
there until everyone is nowhere near the next level.
v) You can repeat the same thing if you want to train your other
witches/men who didn't get picked the first round. But your main
attackers (Alph, Leon, Kai) should ALWAYS be in there coz they need
the kills.
vi) After Alph learns the 3 buffs in Chapter 17, he can join the buff
party! Always, ALWAYS use up his MP near the end of the battle, and
don't let his MP go to waste. Before the last monster gets killed, he
will always cast RymCure on SOMEBODY to get that 30 exp. If his exp is
like, 80, eat MagiMint to level up. Then continue casting RymCure!!
Alph is the protagonist in this game, you need to give him priority!
You shouldn't run out of money or herbs anyway. In fact, I've NEVER
used those herbs for their actual purposes. Lol. I only use them to
get the 5exp.
That's pretty much it. My party consists of 4 attackers and 4 witches
(Alph, Leon, Kai, Heath, Cecille, Lucia, Claire, Mel). Cecille was lvl 51
when she became the Twilight Witch in Chapter 18, which means my attackers
were around 40 odd, coz my witches are about 10 levels ahead of my
attackers. I'm now near the end of Chapter 21 (looking forward to Life of
Kopin) and my party is like so: Alph 51, Leon 50, Kai 50, Heath 51, Cecille
60, Lucia 61, Claire 61, Mel 61. I normally train 5 levels in 2 chapters.
I think. I like multiples of 5 ^^. And I don't like Mavi. 1) I hate the
color green, 2) she looks all bundled up in that green garment like a bug
in a cocoon, 3) she looks hunchback in battle 4) i hate her battle cry.
Ok, now that rant was totally random. =X
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Submitted By: Billy Mcdoodle
Regarding: Vivi's Sidequest "Shadow Vivi [VV&]
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It's me again. Here's some more Strategies for the side-quests. This is the
Vivi one.
Note: This is another rough side-quest. Make sure your character are at
Level 40. It's also good to have Vivi around level 43. Also, bring some
Deaddler.
Before the First Battle, Vivi is alone in the woods, and encounters the
"voice of the planet". Apparantly the planet thinks that Vivi is too lazy
and isn't fufilling her role as a witch, and creates a "shadow" version of
Vivi to try to off her. Enter Battle 1.
You'll notice the field is the same as the first time you fought Vivi. This
time, It's Vivi vs. Shadow Vivi. This is why you want Vivi to be above
level 40, as Shadow Vivi is level 40. My Vivi was around 43, and was able
to handle this fight no problem. Shadow Vivi has weak Resistance, while
Vivi has high resistance. So, you basically want to move in as close as
possible, and cast Gale like crazy. Use the occasional vitonic as needed,
but you should be able to waste Shadow Vivi in no time.
Another Cutscene, apparantly Shadow Vivi hasn't learned her lesson, and
wants another fight. She rants on about Witches being tools for the planet,
and is about to attack again when the Calvary (or your party, works out the
same I suppose :D) arrive to assist. More dialouge, the witches (except for
Mavi, which I found a tad odd) all move to protect Vivi, and round 2
begins.
You have to use Vivi, Lucia, Mel and Claire. This leaves 4 more slots.
You're going to want a team with high resistance. I choose Alph, Theo, Saki
and Cecile. It's really your choice, but you're going to want Cecile at the
very least. You're going to need to heal a lot. On average, my team was
around level 40.
So, the enemy has about 6-7 kopins, level 40, and Shadow Vivi at level 42.
Naturally, you're with your back against the wall, surronded. What's really
annoying about this mission, is the fact that the Kopin's know RageWind,
which confuses people. Also, Shadow Vivi now knows Tornado.
So, the strategy? Rushing isn't a good thing, and you don't want to split
up, contrary to the typical opinion of fighting magic casters. The Kopin
are in pairs, and they can dish out a good deal of damage, as well as take
some hits. Add the fact that they can confuse you, your party will be
decimated.
It's better to group up. You got 3 healers on the field, so spam healing
spells like crazy. I started the battle by giving FP-Maxes to Lucia and
Alph, and unleashed a Shining Ray on the Kopin, which did cripple a few of
them, as well as half Shadow Vivi's health. You will probably want Vivi to
move ahead of the group, to try to take some brunt of the spells, but
that's only if she's at a high level (45-ish). Have the rest of your party
start taking out the kopin, little by little.
Results will vary, I lost Theo, Alph and Saki during the fight, leaving the
witches on the field. Fortunately, the high resistance/high magic (cause
the buggers seemed weak to magic, which I find odd). Fortunately, Claire
and Vivi were able to knock out the Kopin and Shadow Vivi, while the
healers healed, or occasionally blasted the enemy if they got too close.
All in all, it's a rough battle. Took me a few times to come up with a
working strategy. Shining Ray really helped to deter some of the kopin, but
if you prefer using other FlashDrives, go ahead, though there's not going
to be a lot of level 3 ones at this stage.
In the end, Shadow Vivi delivers a warning to the witches that they are
tool sand need to fufil their roles, and vanishes. Everyone is happy, Vivi
decides to not be quite as lazy, and then falls asleep. Nice little
adventure, eh?
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Submitted By: Billy Mcdoodle
Regarding: Cecille's Sidequest Moonherbs [CC&]
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Hi, I'm a Luminous Arc Fan myself, though I don't really use the forums at
GameFAQS, though I love the site. I noticed that there isn't a guide that's
been fully completed yet, and I was hoping that I could help you finish it
so others can enjoy it :D. I noticed your Side Quest Section is lacking any
battle strategy at all. I recently purhcased the game, so sadly I'm not too
far in, but I did recently beat the "Cecile" Side Quest (The one one where
you are gathering Moonherbs and all for Theo's arm.
So, I thought I might be able to provide a brief synopsis of the Side Quest
as well as a battle overview. (By the way, I did access this quest after
beating chapter 9) The Quest has Cecile and Alph searching the nearby
forest for Moonherbs in order to ease Theo's pain. A short dialouge occurs
where they remember doing the same thing during their childhood when Theo
had a fever. (I can add more details if you want, but on-to the actual
battle strategy).
You remember the Chapter 2 battle with Lucia and Alph, right? Well, this
battle is almost exactly like that. Same battlefield, and same number of
people. However, this battle is stacked against you, especially if you're
doing this battle right out of chapter 9. It's Alph and Cecile in the
center (where Lucia and Alph were) against 3 Cockatrices (lv 22-23) located
on the east, south and West portions of the map (If you're looking at the
screen at a diagnol) and a Lv 24 Beheamoth on the North end. (In Layman's
terms, you're surronded ><'). For me, Alph was 24 and Cecile was 25. [Note,
when I give directions, I am talking from the the map being diagnollaly.
South is the very bottom of the map, North is the top, etc. Imagine that
the Compass Rose has been rotated so instead of aligning with the middle of
the sides of the map, it's pointing at the corners].
Before we actually get to the battle, here's a few things to remember if
you're going in there at around my levels.
1) Cecile is going to die. It's as simple as that. She's too slow to keep
up with the monsters, and she can't really dish out any damage anyways.
That means it's basically up to Alph.
2) You're going to need to buff Alph as much as possible. He'll need the
best equipment, and some decent accesories. I highly reccomend the
LifeRing, which you can get if you max out either Theo or Heath at
Intermission. (Memory's a tad rusty, sorry). That +50 HP and +20 Gaurd
is a real life saver. It's also good to have some sort of MP booster
as well. I used the Amplifier, which you should be able to get from
Cecile by maxing her out at Intermission, as it's +50 mp and +20 Resist.
3) Higher Level healing items are reccomended here. Vitamins won't cut it.
You're going to need some ViTonics here.
On to the Battle Strategy. The only way to win is Hit-and-Run Tactics.
Magnum is your best friend here. At the start of the battle, Alph should be
around the third to move. Position him to get within firing range of the
Beheamoth, and start sniping the bugger. The Cockatrice are annoyances
compared to the Beheamoth. The Cockatrice averaged 15-35 damage to me, the
Beheamoth did around 110 damage.
Plus, it has pierce, so it's range is longer then the Cockatrice. Be warned
the Beheamoth is a tank, and it will take several turns to off him. While
you are concentrating all your firepower on the Beheamoth, Cecile should
run decoy for the other monsters. You can move her where you want, I
personally had her move NW, so that way the Beheamoth would try to off her.
Anyways, she's basically live bait, so you can have her heal Alph if she's
within distance if he's taken some damage. If not, just let her die in
peace.
By the time that Alph get's his second turn, Cecile should be dead, so now
it's time to "Flee like French" (No offense to any French people out
there.) and run around the map, shooting the Beheamoth. It took me a few
tries to get this to work, as a little luck is required. That and leveling
up during all this helped me reduce the need to use Healing items.
Eventually, the Beheamoth will move too close for you to use Magnum, or
you'll run out of MP. You should switch over to Shotgun (or Flechette, if
you've learned it), and try to damage the Beheamoth and hopefully a
cockatrice who's next to it.
I can't really give you exact advice, you'll have to work something out,
but don't get trapped by the monsters. I learned the hard way when the 3
Cockatrice surronded me. This actually turned out to help me, as the
Beheamoth decided not to attack at all. However, the Beheamoth by this
point was at such a low health and my EXP was high enough so that when I
killed him with Rifle, I leveled up. If the situation hadn't been like that
I probably would have died, or been stuck in an endless loop of trying
to heal myself. So, while it magically worked for me, don't try to do it
yourself unless you're feeling lucky.
Once the Beheamoth is gone, the Cockatrice will be a piece of cake. Unleash
all hell on them, using Flash Drives, Remaining MP, and whatever else you
got up your sleeve. You can even revive Cecile at this point, provided you
know that you're a safe distance from the Cockatrice and they won't kill
her before she can heal. You don't have to, but I'm one of those people who
hate to see their characters die on the field like that. (Final Fantasy
Tactics Advance sorta gave me that habit) Unfortunately, I forgot what the
rewards were, but they probably weren't worth all this stress. (Took me 5
times to work this out ><') Anyways, you do get the satisfaction that you
can complete the game with full stuff, and that little Theo will have a
pain reliever. That and you get to watch a somewhat humorous anecdote of
Alph and Cecile's childhood.
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L E F T O V E R S [04^]
All the extra baggage and whatnot, Questions & Answers, glitches, issues
and all the wrongs in the game that I could find, gather, and compile
and then whine about it like as if the whole internet have offended me.
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS [QA+]
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Before you submit anything please refer to the Q & As below, chances are
your questions may have already been answered! If it's not then feel free
to e-mail me, while I don't claim to be an expert in this game, I try my
best to give a relevant and accurate answer.
All the questions and insults below have been asked by real life friends
and by fellow gamers via e-mail.
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Q: this is ur first faq and your asian for real?
A: Yes! But by now I already have about 3 FAQs, 1 completed, 2 are in
progress.
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Q: YOUR STRATEGIES SUCKS! *blablablablablablablablablablablablablablabla*
A: Go jump off a cliff you moron! Yeah I said it! I didn't spend an
eternity on this FAQ only to receive an e-mail emphasizing how sucky it
was, no thanks!
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Q: does this game have summons like Shiva and Bahamut?
A: No! If the animations in this game are any indications at all? They're
bound to make "summons" look cheap and dull. Only the FF series can pull
off amazing summons, I mean look at Final Fantasy Tactics: Advance's
TOTEMA and not forgetting Golden Sun! These two games rendered cool 2-D/
psuedo-3-D animations pretty well on a handheld system that's supposedly
weaker than the DS which is the Gameboy Advance. Marvelous Int/Image E
take note please, learn a thing or two from Camelot and S-E.
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Q: when you start a new game, you have to choose a "name" i think, the
first option is "legend" and there are 6 or 8 total... can you
explain what these mean? i chose "legend"... if this is a bother,
that's ok! but if you could explain, i'd appreciate it!
A: About the name thing right, in later part of the game you'll be able to
imbue your equipments with Vitaes, Vitaes are necessary items you'll
need to enhance your weapons and armors with. The only thing that will
affect the name choosing drama in the beginning are the Vitaes you'll
receive from Master Pa Pa when you talk to him somewhere right after
Chapter 14 or so I think? The vitaes he'll give you will vary
according to the name that you've chosen in the beginning. And to be
honest, I don't know what will "Legend" net you later in the game, but
I've heard if you picked "Ephareal" you'll get something good? I can't
confirm 100% yet, cause I can't be bothered to imbue anyway. :P
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Q: I had a question regarding stats of the characters. Do they go up by a
certain number for each level, or do they increase by a certain
percentage based on the current number per level? I have a habit of
overpowering my characters in encounters before each chapter so I was
wondering if I should just level them up periodically and just wait
until I can purchase the best weapons in the game and then max them out
....Anyway thanks for any advance you can give me!
A: I believe the stats go up by a certain number, it is not based on
percentage or any other form of figures/calculations.
Don't worry about powerleveling, just be sure to level up after
each Chapter. Preferably 3 to 4 level up will keep you in line.
I've to add that this game is really easy IF you have the right
strategies, and you level up prior to any major fight. You
shouldn't be facing too many problems. Have alot of ViTonics and healing
items with you.
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Q: why call it "tips" and not "strategy?"
A: I call it whatever I want, damn it! Nah... :P I've reason:
I don't want to call it "strategy" cause I didn't think my so-called-
strategy is all that great, so this is why I called it "tips" :) just
providing you with information on how to survive a map/battle, how you
fight is your own problem, I don't want to ask you to do this or that
unless it really helps like Leon's "Charge" + "X-Slash/HoundClaw."
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Q: is this game like fft for the PS1?
A: NO! I mean yeah the basic premises is the same, you move characters on
chess-like boards, attack, use magic, but this game is nothing like
FFT please do not ever, ever compare. FFT is great I love it, but L.A.
is funny and unique in its own way. Please rent it then judge for
yourself if it's good enough to warrant a purchase from you, then hooray
I guess?
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GLITCHES & ISSUES [GI+]
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No one believes me when I tell them this game was "rushed!" There's a
couple of issues that could be easily fixed; provided they took the time
to check and go through everything with the game.
I said this many times before, and I'll say it again: I BLAME THE LAZY
DEVELOPERS. It's either they're lazy or they just wanna rush this game out
to the public, OR they're running out of time or [INSERT REASON HERE].
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TYPOS:
Let's start with typos, or FONT ISSUES!...
o When Heath was summoned and was having a converstion with the Cardinal:
"Witches have appeared again. They are attacking the cit izenry using
monsters" this is more or less a font issues. Well to be fair, if you
didn't pay too much attention; you'll almost never noticed.
o Vanessa's skill for "Guard Down" in-game's description as follow: "Raises
GUARD of units for 3 turns," no, it DECREASES GUARD OF UNITS not RAISE IT
o Twilight Cecille's cure says it only heals a single unit's ailments, it
acually heal in a cross shape.
o Mel's Salvation doesn't cure ailments, but wipes the shading on a
character if they have a buff/debuff. <- buff/debuff is still in effect.
Bottomline: pick a better font please.
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GRAPHICAL ISSUES:
These kind of things are what bring a game's quality down, I wouldn't mind
a later release date, as long as they sorted out all these issues, I paid
for my game, so I expect QUALITY stuff, not a half-baked, rushed, glitchy
end products.
o Random white line, flashing every once in a while, is this some kind of
hidden message?
o Characters walking all over each other in battle (overlaying), I'm not
sure if this is intentional or some "graphical" mistake?
o After executing Flash Drive (any FD) the bottom screen will enter an
animated cutscene, the screen will SOON FADE TO BLACK after finishing, if
you pay attention, the screen will "glitched" showing some random
gibberish as it slowly fades out to the battle screen, it's not obvious,
but if you look for it, it's there.
o Chapter 9, right after you finish the battle, Vanessa and every Witches
will start using their teleportation skill, the effect is, the whole
screen (I forgot if it's the top or bottom will fade to white, you will
immediately notice there are some black patch/glob scattered throughout
the screen. Tsk tsk. People said "it's just the shadows," well shadows
are not fugly like that.
o Buff/Debuff, why can't they use icon to represent "enhanced status" and
"status ailments?" when one character benefitted from a Status effect
the character in question will turn white, when someone is suffering from
an ailments (poison/sleep/cofused/etc) they will turn "dark grey" when
these two appears on screen together? All of them will turn "dark
grey," regardles.
Bottomline: please don't rush, take your time, good things come to those
who wait.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
All the extras that I can't help but pick apart and criticize.
o Voice-over didn't synch with the scripted dialogue, not sure if I phrased
this right? The voice-over just keep on yapping even before the text
in the box at the bottom have finished displaying.
o The game lag at times, doesn't occur all that often, but the fact remains
the game does lag. Especially during the fight with the Three Witches,
when you reached the "Witch Village." or whenever you press X to display
your health.
Anything we don't know? Want to submit anything? Head on over to the
"Contact" section.
Bottomline: if you can't lip-synch don't go live.
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LINKS [LI+]
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Here I've compiled a list of useful links for your reading and educational
pleasure/purposes, one shameless promotion, *cough*etrianodyssey*cough*
the rest are all related to "L.A."
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LUMINOUS ARC 2 OFFICIAL JAPANESE WEBSITE:
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http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ds/Luminous2/) |
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DylanHinds (NeoGarland)'S FAQ/WALKTHROUGH:
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/934969/49805) |
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| - Another great FAQ on "Luminous Arc" if you find mine ridiculous you |
| could go no wrong with NeoGarland's guide ^^ in-depth, in-detail, |
| just amazing! |
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xNinjaOfChaosx's INTERMISSION GUIDE:
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/934969/49866) |
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| - Splendid guide on intermission if you're trying to achieve a full |
| heart with an arrow through it, then look no further, this guide has |
| everything. |
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PAIGE'S "LUMINOUS ARC: THE EXPERIENCE:"
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http://latactics.com) |
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| - A fabulous site on the game itself! Show some support, visit it now! |
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DEFUNCT32'S ETRIAN ODYSSEY "WALKTHROUGH:"
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http://www.gamefaqs.com/portable/ds/file/934287/50173) |
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| - My guide on the amazing Traditional Old School RPG! :) |
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o GOODBYE [05^]
Credits, thank you and contact information as well as something "nice"
can be found in this section. If I missed out on anyone or anything,
please e-mail me and I'll rectify/add it A.S.A.P.
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HALL OF FAME [HF+]
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To all those kind-hearted souls out there that took the time to e-mail me,
informing me of various stuff about the game, I thank you from the bottom
of my heart.
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GENERAL:
o Gamefaqs.com for accepting and hosting this FAQ, thank you!
o Image Epoch/Marvelous Interactive & Atlus USA for obvious reaons
o Gamespot.com/GameFAQs.com's forums
o Nintendo for creating the DS, best handheld (IMHO) to ever grace my life
o YOU! For reading and contributing to my FAQ, thank you!
CONTRIBUTERS:
All the people who have e-mailed me contributing something to this guide
or kept me company ha ha ha. THANK YOU!
01. Alex Lewandaowski
02. Jimmy Salim
03. Cassi Wilder
04. Elliot Bartelt
05. Furio
06. Christoper M
07. Rayster
08. Paige
09. Stephanie
10. Tigrath
11. LittleMikey
12. Jackson Chong
13. none none
14. Billy McDoodle
15. Kevin
16. Axeile
17. longmeista0
18. Victoria Chow
19. Hai Xin Jiang
Plus, all these people who compiled, discussed, and confirmed the location
of all the Sidequests and allowing me to put it up in my FAQ (all thanks
to Furio). Courtesy of GameSpot/FAQs.com's forums, yes for the thousands
and one time, they're the same boards, merged and intergrated to synch
with one another please shed away this "we're better than you" attitude.
When it comes to gaming everyone wanna have fun!
01. Furio
02. A Novel Idea
03. EARTHBOUNDMASTER
04. BiosZero
05. monkeyboyrobot
06. CiprianoMcDohl
07. Isq86
08. sarcasteak
09. Liltux27
10. alpha816
11. Excalibur
THEIR CONTRIBUTION:
01. Alex submitted a "glitch" about Alph's "RymShld" exceeding more than 3
turns in Wi-Fi, but was later corrected by Tigrath.
02. Jimmy clarified to me that "Liuyendao" (a weapon for Leon) is indeed
mandarin and that was used in olden times (martial arts) by monks.
That's interesting.
03. Cassi for sending me e-mail back and forth, I had a good laugh, I hope
you too had a good time. Thanks man!
04. Elliot suggested adding a "Shop Guide" for my FAQs, but that was
already made available in Dylan's FAQs.
05. Furio for e-mailing me all the Sidequest information available
compiled by the many people at Gamespot/faqs.
06. Christoper M for e-mailing me about Pollon (ha ha!) and also to seek
some advice, I hope you managed to get by Chapter 17 :)
07. Rayster e-mailing me to inform about the significant lag in the game,
lol old news but thanks for submitting buddy ;)
08. Paige for expressing interest in wanting to host my guide on her site,
visit her website now. (
http://latactics.com)
09. Stephanie for confirming the "escort Cecille back home" to be false.
ha, oh God! I'm so misleading :P
10. Tigrath stated that the "RymShld" will stay forever unless the
"Shld" has already taken three hits.
11. Mikey for seding his Character's FAQs I will definitely add it when
I've the time, thank you :)
12. Jackson said: Twilight Cecille's cure says it only heals a single
unit's ailments, it acually heal in a cross shape. Mel's Salvation
doesn't cure ailments, but wipes the shading on a character if they
have a buff/debuff. <- buff/debuff is still in effect.
13. none none contributed the final skill for Theo "BroSowrd" as well as
for Nikolai and Saki! Thanks! Man :)
14. Billy McDoodle for submitting his strategy to this FAQ
15. Kevin for his tips against Zehaal.
16. Axeile for submitting her strategy to this FAQ
17. longmeista0 sent me a lot of e-mails about the skills and magics for
everyone (almost) everyone making this guide ALMOST complete, THANK
YOU!
18. Victoria Chow for the strategy and the tips! :D
19. Hai Xin Jiang for suggesting a small section on New Game+ the e-mails
conversation we had was fun xD
Last but not least YOU, the readers, for reading my FAQ! THANK YOU!
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HOUSE OF TROLLS [HO+]
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I can't stop laughing! That is all.
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o EPISODE I: CAPTAIN OBVIOUS WHO LACKS COMMON SENSE
All I want to know is:
+ Where does Thomas got 76.5% from?
+ What does Wi-Fi got anything to do with this?
FROM THOMAS:
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| well lets get down to the point quick, |
| |
| YOUR BATTLE STRATEGIES SUCK! your the exact opposite of what a pro |
| would do. for example you said something like, let your enemies come |
| to you, that's not gonna happen considering 76.5% of enemies are |
| LONG RANGE. also one more thing... if your thinking "well you know |
| nothing and can't prove i'm wrong" ill be happy to take you |
| down via wifi (if possible). please for the sake of every one's |
| sanity, make sure your walkthrough strategies work. your spoilers |
| weren't too bad though, along with every thing else. |
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MY REPLY:
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| Hello Thomas, |
| |
| Thank you for your e-mail, I've stated in my walkthrough before that |
| I am no expert/pro and "Luminous Arc" is pretty much an easy as well |
| as a straightforward game. |
| |
| <QUOTE> |
| "for example you said something like, let your enemies come to you, |
| that's not gonna happen considering 76.5% of enemies are LONG RANGE" |
| </QUOTE> |
| |
| Oh why yes! The enemies do come to you, if by "LONG RANGE" you mean |
| the Archer/Sniper/Sharpshooter/Ranger/Magic class, then seriously? |
| If you're an Archer would you rather stand far away and aim or go |
| right up to your enemy and shoot right in his/her face? You'll be |
| dead even before you could pull the string and release your arrow. |
| Common sense helps a lot here you know?! |
| |
| <QUOTE> |
| "also one more thing... if your thinking 'well you know nothing and |
| can't prove i'm wrong' ill be happy to take you down via wifi (if |
| possible)" |
| </QUOTE> |
| |
| YOU'RE not your. Also from what I understand in Wi-Fi you control |
| everything right? I control my characters and you control your |
| characters? If we do go challenge via Wi-Fi what are you trying to |
| prove to me? I don't get it?! |
| |
| <QUOTE> |
| "please for the sake of every one's sanity, make sure your |
| walkthrough strategies work" |
| </QUOTE> |
| |
| Thomas I called them "tips" and not strategies. And I don't think my |
| guide will make anyone insane?... There is one more walkthrough by |
| Dylan which I think is very, very good. If you've any good |
| strategies to contribute, then submit to me I'd be more than happy |
| to put it up in my FAQ. I'm going to sleep *yawn* |
| |
| Regards, |
| X |
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E-MAIL ME [EM+]
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MY ONE AND ONLY E-MAIL IS:
defunct 32 @ hotmail . com no spaces, and definitely no spam please, unless
"Luminous Arc" related stuff. I realized nobody paid attention to the
separate subjects I've asked you to follow when submitting an e-mail, well
that was easily fixed by tweaking with my Spam Filter a little bit. Now
make doubly sure that you've a hint of L.A in your subject line. Example as
stated below.
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o "L.A. tips/problems"
o "L.A. faq mistakes"
o "your faq rules" (my ego's hungry, you know?! Nah... Kidding. :þ)
o "luminous arc!!!"
o "luminous arc q and a"
o "LUMINOUS ARC QUESTIONS!"
etc...
Just to name a few, avoid ridiculous subjects like:
o "priel + kingston 4eva!"
o "fuck u" (Wow!)
o "i wanna be inside ur heaven!" (NO!)
o "your mom is a troll"
o "ur strategies sucks"
o "mel eats frog"
o "them witches are hot dont u tink?"
UGH! Keep my mother out of it.
WILL CREDITS BE GIVEN?:
Why of course! Credits will be given, please leave behind a name or a nick/
alias so I can properly credit you, thank you!
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FAMOUS LAST WORDS [LW+]
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Time was consumed and effort was spent, a whole lot of it, at the end of
day all I wanted was to create a decent to good FAQ for all my fellow
gamers out there. I hope you had a good time playing "Luminous Arc" while
having this FAQ guiding you through everything, I'm not perfect, so I
can't make this FAQ flawless without mistakes here and there, so bear that
in mind. Also I'm Asian, excuse my Engrish :þ
And feel free to e-mail me anything about "L.A." but I urge you please go
through the "Questions & Answers" FIRST before you ask any questions,
chances are it may have already been covered... Also I'm a very nice guy.
If you feel like talking through e-mail, I'm game for it. I've talked to
a couple of you and it has been nothing but fun.
That's it! Have fun, as of finished writing this FAQ we're nearing 2008, so
I just wanna say happy 2008!
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HOOOORRRAAAY!
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W H O A M Y G O D !
THE END, 2007, MY LIFE IS COMPLETE
© defunct32 (Dil) 2007 - FOR ALL ETERNITY!
