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Omayga
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yeah, this 100%
having 2 chars is a pretty big disadvantage in that game early on, and the named mobs are several orders of magnitude tougher than a normal mob in both health and damage that they do. Shulk draws a lot of agro, when you start getting gems / gear choices getting some Arts Stealth or Agro Down stuff on him will help a ton. You will end up with a few characters who can tank pretty well and then Shulks own heal plus some of the other chars will really help out. Early on you want to stick with more of a holy trinity of tank / dps / healer setup and later on when you can gear / gem / talent out differently you can start to move away from it.
hitting that "B" button during those "active combat sequences" gives a bit of a heal if I remember correctly, so eventually when your arts start to get faster due to leveling them up you can get a fair bit of passive healing with that too. I think there are a few gems that have the "arts heal" ability but I'm pretty sure you get those late enough in the game it doesn't really happen.
some of the named carry a "spike" that is like a damage shield to you, I'm not sure when they start but those numbers come in with the purple color I think, and when you hit the first few of them they will absolutely wreck your shit if you aren't prepared.
its worth sticking with the game, XC1 starts off pretty slow and you feel very weak for a while and then you will hit a turning spot and it will pick up speed nicely
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gshurik
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My biggest suggestion with XC1 is to switch your main character a bit. Each character is pretty fun to play and Shulk won't fit in with every group. It's not really a problem now but later on you might find that the AI sucks for certain characters and sadly Shulk is one of the characters who doesn't have the greatest AI, so don't feel like you have to have him in the group if you're not playing as him.
One more tip if you're finding certain bosses hard; Don't fall into the trap of just using Sharla, Reyn and Shulk when you have new and different options. It's tempting to run the DPS, Healer and Tank archetype but there's some fights where Sharla's lack of DPS options really leaves you in a bad situation, and even though she can make some fights easier with guaranteed healing, there are ways to get great healing later and being tethered to Sharla makes some encounters really tedious and difficult. It's all doable with whoever but try lots of approaches and don't be scared of trying healer free approaches once you have a bit of sustain through the combo system.
One more tip if you're finding certain bosses hard; Don't fall into the trap of just using Sharla, Reyn and Shulk when you have new and different options. It's tempting to run the DPS, Healer and Tank archetype but there's some fights where Sharla's lack of DPS options really leaves you in a bad situation, and even though she can make some fights easier with guaranteed healing, there are ways to get great healing later and being tethered to Sharla makes some encounters really tedious and difficult. It's all doable with whoever but try lots of approaches and don't be scared of trying healer free approaches once you have a bit of sustain through the combo system.
Do I need to play #1 before I play The Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel II?
Or will I be totally lost on the story?
Or will I be totally lost on the story?
AladainAF
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Falcom games, of the same -series-, are generally best to play at the very first and continue onward.
I don't know if you should play Trails of the Sky before Trails of Cold Steel though, because I'm still playing Trials of the Sky the 3rd (Still doing the doors). Someone else can chime in on that one. But if you're a JRPG story kind of person, you absolutely positively cannot go wrong with falcom games. Not only do they have stellar stories (including all the random NPCs have changing stories too!), but absolutely out of this world soundtracks too.
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You might as well start with Sky since that series is actually done, while Cold Steel isn't. Since they take place in the same setting, there's probably a fair bit of references and stuff that you might not pick up on otherwise, which wouldn't ruin your enjoyment but getting them might make it more enjoyable.
And yeah definitely don't play them out of order within a series. They are direct sequels to each other, picking up right after the events of the first one ends and ending on cliffhangers, each of the series is basically one big game split into multiple games because no one wants to play a 200hours game and it isn't realistic to make one either.
gshurik made a post a while ago about the chonological order of trails games
And yeah definitely don't play them out of order within a series. They are direct sequels to each other, picking up right after the events of the first one ends and ending on cliffhangers, each of the series is basically one big game split into multiple games because no one wants to play a 200hours game and it isn't realistic to make one either.
gshurik made a post a while ago about the chonological order of trails games
dyadestrant
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Getting in to the first Trails in the Sky and I'm digging it so far.
Unrelated, but I'd love to have another Grandia game. Still my favorite battle system in a JRPG
Unrelated, but I'd love to have another Grandia game. Still my favorite battle system in a JRPG
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Only 6 hours into Xenoblade but really loving it. I like walking by and being uncomfortably close to level 73 mobs
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Damn I got into monster Hunter and stopped at like chapter 5 in xeno just when shit got good, need to get back at it
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I'll definitely be picking up a switch for xc2. Is xcx something different than 1? Worth emulating (not buying a Wiiu)?
Derkon
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XCX has a bigger focus on exploration and combat. You eventually get a giant robot you pilot that can fly, so it has a really nice progression of exploring on foot to exploring on a mech later in the game. You start off with ground combat in the early parts of the game, there are classes and several different weapon types you learn skills from. Mech combat was mostly fun, I actually felt the ground stuff had more depth to it but it's great fighting giant monsters with a group of mechs.
Biggest issue I had with XCX was the characters and story were both sorely lacking, at least in comparison to the first game. You create a character this time and it all feels very wooden; you just get text prompts when the side characters ask you questions and stuff like that. The main story felt like a big sidestory until the post credits twist ending which was cool but then you realize it will probably never be followed up on. The side characters felt mostly flat and the comic relief character is terrible.
It's worth giving a shot if the emu actually works with the game(last I heard it doesn't? or at least not very well).
XC2 was great and you get a nice payoff at the end if you played the first game all the way through.
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Think I've figured out why you can't figure out the attraction of the DQ series. It's hidden in the "offset by Toriyama's typical character design, unfortunately" comment, haha.
If you don't like Toriyama artwork, you wouldn't like the series most likely. Especially with the 8th entry. But not liking the first DQ(dragon warrior in the west) when it came out in 89 is borderline criminal. It and Final Fantasy were very unique at the time in western gaming.
If you don't like Toriyama artwork, you wouldn't like the series most likely. Especially with the 8th entry. But not liking the first DQ(dragon warrior in the west) when it came out in 89 is borderline criminal. It and Final Fantasy were very unique at the time in western gaming.