How's this been going?

How's this been going?

You getting the DQ3 remake?

Go back to that person when you had to get that one card back and buy some cars for him

I see you've progressed enough for some crossed paths! It was a welcome change they made. I also remember having some audio issues from some characters. Sometimes it sounded like the voice actors worked remotely and weren't in the best environment.

Did you forget to unmute in this one? lol I think exploring is where the changes from OT1 to 2 become more apparent. Job licenses and ex skills are neat. Scent of commerce is really cool. Day/night cycle adds more to the world and path actions. 2x battle speed, characters speaking to each other in battle, and more. All these changes seem small but it adds up and makes OT1 look a bit bare in comparison imo.

Agnea's chapter one is definitely my least favorite as well, with my favorite probably being Hikari's or Partitio's. Besides Agnea I think they all started strong or at the very least intriguing.

you may see some inconsistencies with the JP from Arrow of fortune. This is because the arrow only considers the health bar left on the enemy. if you deal 99,999 but they only have 1 HP left, you will only get the 1JP.

Yep HM is a good time to start practicing the perfect blocks. It mitigates all damage and even unblockable moves become blockable with the upgraded materia. Also when did Dyne turn into Wesker? 😂

how's it going mate?

I played the demo before the game came out and I played everyone except ochette. So she was my starting character when I bought the game. Some of the changes like making captured monsters limitless made a world of difference imo, really incentivices to use them.

I was expecting Temenos to be like Ophelia from Octopath 1 but what we got was so much better, he's very entertaining lol I wonder what party you will be using once you get all the characters. I really liked some of the additions and changes for the default jobs, it made me want to consider who to bring along more.

The game is so hard on normal bro😭

How are you enjoying this so far? It been in my steam basket for years 😂

Slerran~ very exccellent sharing-bye,

I didn't think you'd get to this so soon! I'm sure you're really gonna like it!

All the dates were great. Red is like the overly energetic younger brother and Yuffie is like the gremlin little sister. There was one time Aerith wanted to talk to Tifa about boys, so I like to think she knew Cloud and her have a thing so she pushed her to try to smooth things over.

Still can't believe that break hit 😂

Ah the frustration has begun 😂.

Here have a like

100% agree that Aerith's death doesn't feel that impactful, but we also didn't get the full scene either which my bet is we'll see in part 3 once Cloud's memories are restored. "When the boundary of fate is breached new worlds are born." Cloud seems to have created another world where she lived, but she was simultaneously killed too. As far as I understand it, this entire fight with Seph is the reunion of worlds. So I'm assuming the Aerith that joins in the final phase is that Aerith that was saved. The first thing she says in that final phase is 'I saw what you did back there, thank you." 1:12:32 The description for assessing Bizarro Seph says he seeks to rule over the planet and create eternity by reuniting these worlds. Aerith seems to have some control over the white Whispers/Lifestream and used it to aid Cloud and guide Zack to him. So I think this is why Seph says he underestimated Aerith since she foiled his world reunion plan. Now when the fight concludes 1:17:01 you can see green particles. As if Aerith has officially returned to the lifestream. For whatever reason it seems that Cloud can still see her spirit, but doesn't realize she's dead. The only other party member who felt her spirit was Red 1:29:23. So I think the only real mystery with little hints is where did Cloud get the black materia and what's up with the sky.

Oh boy information overload at the end there, but over time I think I came to an understanding. Here's how I see it. (LONG) The "multiverse" is part of the lifestream. People return to the lifestream when they die but these "worlds" seem to be like the hopes and dreams of these people clinging on before they're ultimately fated to "fade" as Seph puts it. During Aerith's "dream" the npcs allude to their demise saying stuff like wishing they had more time. Aerith herself described it as "homeward bound". She seemed to be aware that she'll die so she spent this time in this world as a final "date" and goodbye to Cloud. We go back and forth with Zack during Aerith's dream but they're all different outcomes. In one Biggs dies, in another he goes to see Hojo, and another he sees Seph who attacks him (which seems to be the same Zack who helped during the final boss). Zack is pretty much the embodiment of rebelliousness, going against his fate to die. The Reunion is more than just the robed guys, but also the reunion of all these worlds. Seph is undoubtedly trying to control or absorb the lifestream, hence his Whispers vs the Planet/Aerith's. As for Holy. The game constantly showed it being complete or empty. Materia is said to contain the planet's memories or something along those lines. Aerith and Red had a conversation in Under Junon about the Whispers taking their memories which would explain why it's empty sometimes. But once Aerith dies and becomes one with the lifestream then those memories should come back, making Holy complete again. TLDR: This whole thing is just Free Will vs Fate and Hopes and Dreams vs Despair lol.

I forgot about this flame ring marathon 😂

You might want to practice learning how to block Gilgamesh's attacks before Hard Mode. ( Or make a back up save for him in normal mode). It's something I wish I'd have kept because you don't get a practice.

I assumed you would be wearing a blindfold or something lol think about a different title no one cares if this is your first play through just a suggestion

You'll enjoy Rufus on HM mate 😂

The first saucer visit I got Aerith but for the date I got Tifa. All of them are a lotta fun and have some interesting implications. Aerith here says Cloud acts exactly like Zack and is trying to find the real Cloud. I imagine the reason she teases him so much is to see if his real self can come out.

Wait, I don't remember flowers growing on pathways after you run across them... I feel cheated D:

Learn to hate those stupid Cactuar gates 😂

How do you think about the game so far just subscribed and I'm still on 90 hours in the game

Wait, what was that capped 9999 damage...

The fact that you can just rob any NPC you come across is still sending me. I didn't know about that at all.

How did you enjoy the box throwing 😂?

I've only played the PSP version a while back... I didn't realize the backgrounds in the re-release would be so pretty!

I tested the formation with no item cooldown for you, and it really works as it says ( for once 😂). You can literally spam items over and over! It would be pretty good with the 20% chance not to use items.

it can be tough but doable! Thank god for retries!

Gotta love Gabriel 😂

For some reason I read that as ultimate Camel 😂.

THANK YOU FOR THE TIPS

SPICULE!!! I see my sword bomber legend lives on. He's such a pain in the ass.

Chocobo gliding gave me FFX Chocobo balloon nightmares 😂

I tested something that I thought could be a cool little cheat for you. But full bonus doesn't work if the character equipped isn't in your current party 😂.

Oh look the whispers made the lifestream happen early 😂

Man energy rain was a pain in the ass!

SWORD BOMBER lol.. Totally not a meteorain rip off!

You're having fun with that Mindflayer mate.

So I was pissing about with SO2R this morning and found an easy way to get the 50'000 bonus sphere challenge done ( it's hands free). But it rewards you with the Under Caution formation that gives 25% Def, 25% reduced MP costs and completely negates item cooldown. I thought you'd be interested in the last one.

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Hey you finally got Item Master. Not sure how reliable it'll be. Full Bonus might be a handy one, I think it boosts your bonus gauge bonuses by 120%, so that's more than double 😂. Not bad for 60% atk bonus. There's another special factor for weapons that makes factors 1.5x more likely to activate. You'd have to give up your hp drain, but it does make item master about 50% etc.

Something to keep in mind for Red is that holding down attack makes him do a spinning move that can hit multiple enemies. Cloud has something similar too I believe. Vengeance mode also powers up his normal attacks and seems to do a bit more stagger damage along with a better dodge.