.____ ____ ___ _____ .___ _______ ________ ____ ___ _________ | | | | \/ \ | |\ \ \_____ \ | | \/ _____/ | | | | / \ / \| |/ | \ / | \| | /\_____ \ | |___| | / Y \ / | \/ | \ | / / \ |_______ \______/\____|__ /___\____|__ /\_______ /______/ /_______ / \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ _____ ___________________ / _ \\______ \_ ___ \ / /_\ \| _/ \ \/ / | \ | \ \____ \____|__ /____|_ /\______ / \/ \/ \/ STRATEGY RPG FOR THE NINTENDO DS http://www.atlus.com/luminousarc Guide By Defunct32 (Dil) Copyright 2007 defunct32 defunct 32 @ hotmail.com (no spaces) - Version 3.50 - Complete - 16th November 2007 =========== Come On In: =========== Spoilers abound? I think so? But I usually censored most of my stuff, whatever the case may be, *USE MY GUIDE AT YOUR OWN RISK*, ok? Ultimately just have good fun! ^.^; "Christofori's Dream" by David Lanz was played throughout while I was making this FAQs. Started On: 17th August 2007 (Friday) Finished On: 13th September 2007 (Thursday) Last Revised On: 16th November 2007 (Friday) -- Check out "UPDATE LOG" This guide is now COMPLETE in term of main walkthrough, but the "In-Depth" section and the rest may need a little more work, I will update as I discover new stuff or when players contribute :) otherwise consider this FAQs finished! ==================== Shameless Promotion: ==================== My guide for the game "Etrian Odyssey" (http://www.cheatcc.com/ds/sg/etrian_odyssey.txt). :) Thanks for checking it out! ================= Before You Go On: ================= COPYRIGHT PERTAINING TO THIS GUIDE: ----------------------------------- While I do not claim this guide to be the very best, the fact remains that I did invest *a lot of time and energy* into this FAQs I work hard on it, so please don't steal or take my work away! The following sites can snatch this guide without my express permission: - www.cheatcc.com - www.neoseeker.com - www.latactics.com (Luminous Arc: The Experience) No more... Sorry. ^^; I created this FAQs using Notepad on Windows XP, if you're using the same Operating System, then set your font to "Courier New," Font Style: "Regular" and Size: 10. This guide is now fully "justified"/reformatted so the paragraph aligned beautifully in a single file, no hanging indents, no hanging whatsoever. 123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ12345 =========================================================================== ================== Table Of Contents: ================== For easier access, use "Control + F" and type in the reference at the end in the search box example: [IT!]. BASICS: - Update Log............................. [UL!] - Introduction........................... [IT!] - Using This Guide....................... [UG!] - Game Story............................. [ST!] - Characters............................. [CH!] - Controls............................... [CT!] - Tips................................... [TI!] WALKTHROUGH: - 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#] POST-GAME: - New Game+: After You've Saved.......... [NG*] IN-DEPTH: (Work In Progress) - Spells................................. [SP$] - Skills................................. [SK$] - Flash Drives........................... [FD$] - Synergy................................ [SY$] - Sidequests............................. [SQ$] - Player's Strategy...................... [PS$] (Submit Your Strategy!) o - Leveling Up Strategy.............. [LS&] o - Leveling Up Guide................. [LU&] o - Vivi's Sidequest Strategy......... [VV&] o - Cecille's Sidequest Strategy...... [CC&] MISC: - Frequently Asked Questions............. [FQ+] (Submit Away) - Complaints............................. [CO+] (LET'S GET IT BLAZIN') - Known Glitches/Issues.................. [KG+] (Submit Away) - Links.................................. [LI+] - Credits/Thank You...................... [CR+] - Contact/Submissions.................... [CT+] (Contact Information) - Last Words............................. [LW+] (Goodbye...) =========================================================================== ______ ___ _____ _____ _____ _____ | ___ \/ _ \ / ___|_ _/ __ \/ ___| | |_/ / /_\ \\ `--. | | | / \/\ `--. | ___ \ _ | `--. \ | | | | `--. \ | |_/ / | | |/\__/ /_| |_| \__/\/\__/ / \____/\_| |_/\____/ \___/ \____/\____/ BASIC STUFF, YOU NEED TO KNOW, SO... ================= Update Log: [UL!] ================= Date.Month.Year (latest updates on top). Version 3.50 16.11.07 - 1.15AM / Added a new section called "New Game +: After You've Saved" further brushed up this guide... 13.11.07 - 2.21PM / Updated the FAQ, Player's Strategy and Magics/Skills section, proof-read the whole guide and tweaked/added a couple of things to make it more presentable. Thanks to everyone who contributed! Version 3.25 14.10.07 - 12.10AM / Added a new section called "Complaints" it's fun, go over and read it. 30.09.07 - 7.31PM / Updated the "Player's Strategy" with Axeile's "Leveling Up" Guide. :) 28.09.07 - 9.06PM / Updated a couple of things - "Player's Strategy," "Skills" and the "Credit/Thanks" section, have gone through the whole guide to check for spelling mistake and to further tweak/add any tips strategy from the players. I'm also working on another FAQs "Etrian Odyssey" if you've the game, go check my guide out if you're a veteran of the game, please impart your wisdom to me :P THANKS. Version 2.00 13.09.07 - ?.???? / Completed the guide. (Version 3.00). - 1.56AM / Oh! My babies my guide is almost complete, just need to cover 2 more Chapters then I will be able to concentrate on other games :D everything will be finished in a day or two. SOON! CAN'T WAIT FOR "LUMINOUS ARC 2: WILL," I will of course write a guide for it ^^; 12.09.07 - 2.28PM / Oops! I got way too distracted with "Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin" >.< but I'm back on track now, gonna finish this guide up so I can finally say "YAY! ALL DONE!" 11.09.07 - 10.30PM / Reformatted this guide, just so the end paragraph aligned and no more hanging indents whatsoever, I'm hoping to finish all 5 Chapters A.S.A.P. Also thanks to all those who've contributed to this guide, you people made everything just wonderful and convenient for everyone else ;D by the way I've also added a new section called "Player's Strategy" take a look [PS$]. 07.09.07 - 11.13PM / Thanks to Matt (Furio) for e-mailing me the Sidequests information that everyone worked hard on to compile at the forums, I gladly added it to my guide for convenient's and everyone's sake no more bumping :) credits FULLY GIVEN! MUCH THANKS! 06.09.07 - 2.31PM / Updated 4 Chapters (17, 18, 19 and 20) ahhhhh I'm all drained from working on this FAQs, I've also added the Synergy section. I'm hoping to finish this guide by next week :) then I can concentrate on the "in-depth" section, whatever needed to be added/updated... Version 1.75 04.09.07 - 11.22 AM / Some major update -- Updated Chapter 13, 14, 15 and 16 the credit section cleaned up/polished this guide a little bit more. I've also beautify this guide's "Battle Screen" with boxes for a more clean cut professional look, please go through the "Using This Guide" section for more info [UG!] 9 more Chapters to go, Ahhh! UPDATED the skill/magic/FD list too and added link to the site for "Luminous Arc 2" :O I can't wait! Version 1.25 30.08.07 - 11.38 AM / Updated Skills/Magics/Flash Drives and two Chapters 11 & 12 this guide is almost half-way complete, once I've finished all the 25 Chapters, this guide will be considered complete, I will of course do some minor updates here and there, the "In-Depth" section needs a little bit of help if ever. 29.08.07 - 11.01 AM / Updated Chapter 9 & 10. That's all for now, gonna clean my DS up a bit, later. ^^; 28.08.07 - 12.37PM / Updated Chapter 7 & 8 for now. - 11.00AM / I've been downed with Flu for the past few days, so I couldn't keep up with the FAQs, but many have submitted e-mails to me regarding glitches and issues with the game! Thanks guys I've also abolished my "INTERMISSION" section, xNinjaOfChaosx did an amazing job @ compiliing all the right answers in a guide jump to [LI+] for the link. Version 1.00 24.08.07 - 11.18AM / Added Chapter 6, and brushed up the FAQs abit (typos/errors) also updated the "In-Depth" section with the "Flash Drives." section. [FD$], wow! Seriously writing up a chapter is seriously hard work... Enjoy whatever there is for now, ok? =) 23.08.07 - 9.59PM / Added more depth to the Character's description [CH!]. Added more information for the Characters section [CH!]. Added stuff to the "Known Glitches/Issues section [KG+}. Version 0.50: 21.08.07 - 6.21AM / Added INTERMISSION section to this guide [IT$]. Updated Chapter 5. Added Skills for Leon, Alph and Heath. Fixed some typos, updated the whole FAQs to fit GFaqs' standard and other misc (which you won't notice, minor updates). 20.08.07 - 10.08PM / Fixed some "reference code" typos. Added a new section called "Contact" [CT+], abolished one section off the FAQs. Updated Chapter 4. and updated the Skills and Magics section. Updated the walktrhough till Chapter 3 added skills for Alph. Version 0.25: 19.08.07 - 12.25AM / Updated the "Known Glitches/Issues" section [KG!]. Completed the Table Of Contents, and tweaked a couple of things. 18.08.07 - 8.00PM / Bought the game. YEAAAAAH! 17.08.07 - 11.54AM / Created this FAQs, added Table Of Contents & other misc. =================== Introduction: [IT!] =================== Introduction: ------------- Hello! This is my first guide ever I've never written any FAQs prior to this, but hey everything has its first time right? I will try to make this FAQs as easy to understand, use and navigate, and this FAQs will be as basic as it gets. I will not try to put my hands on where I am unsure of, so I won't be covering Wi-Fi (lol?), or some other funky jazz like that. I would also like to add that I'm NO EXPERT in SRPGs, BUT! I enjoy the genre very, very much, but then again, that doesn't justify anything right? So if my strategies are "n00bish" or ametuer like that please forgive me. If there's anything that is not right please send me an e-mail right away THANK YOU! *goes off to pray next to Cecille*. Why Do You Create This Guide?: ------------------------------ I've been using CheatCC.com for a long time now, it's time to give back, and also the many FAQs on that site are really inspiring for me to go and start one of my own, and I chose "Luminous Arc" for the Nintendo DS to be my first. I hope this guide will help everyone in the long run... I can only hope! *Went off to pray.* ======================= Using This Guide: [UG!] ======================= SEARCHING FOR INFORMATION: -------------------------- The Table Of Contents are divided into four sections: "BASICS," "WALKTHROUGH," "IN-DEPTH" and "MISCELLANEOUS," (MISC) use the "system code" located at the end of each "....." to quickly access the information you want. Notepad: -------- - Ctrl + F - Type in the search box, example: [CT!] - Enter UNDERSTANDING THIS GUIDE: ------------------------- The guide is divided into Story (Chapter Start), Preparing Your Party ("Preparation Screen"), *mumble* *mumble* (Extra Dialogue), fight (Battle) and finally After Battle. 01. Chapter Start 02. "Preparation Screen" (if applicable) 03. Extra Dialogue (if applicable) 04. Battle 05. After Battle GUIDE'S "BATTLE SCREEN": ------------------------ +--------------------------------+ | 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| +--------------------------------+ PTY: Party I used or the game chose for us. LVL: My party level, it is not an indication of a "recommended level to be at." OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win. ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map. RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving. 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. PTY (LVL): Party I used or the game chose for us. (The character's level). OBJ: Objective of the battle, what is required to win. ENE: Enemies you're fighting for the chapter/map. RWD: Reward, Rico ($) you'll be receiving. SPS: Spoils, items you found on the battlefield. ================= Game Story: [ST!] ================= Luminous Arc: Taken from the manual Background Story: ----------------- 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. .. 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. ================= 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, *mumble* *mumble* you get the idea?! ================ 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. These descriptions are taken from the game manual. Later in the game, you will get to deploy up to 8 characters max, so I will be using their initial when I get to that point in game for convenient's sake (IF NECESSARY). Also! I've included my personal assesments of each characters, how they fare on the battlefield, don't agree? I don't really care, lol. ^^ it's all up to you who you want to use in the end though. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================ Alph (Rifleman): (A) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME! ================ 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: ----------- 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. ============ Lucia (???): (LU) ============ 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: ----------- 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. ================= Cecille (Priest): (C) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME! ================= 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: ----------- 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, otherwise it's off to praying with you Cecille. ============== Theo (Archer): (T) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME! ============== Alph's younger brother. Theo looks up to Alph more than anyone else. He's usually training with Alph in the Ever Garden. My Opinion: ----------- 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. =============== Leon (Fighter): (L) WILL CHANGE CLASS LATER IN THE GAME! =============== 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: ----------- 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? YES. USE HIM ALWAYS. =================== Heath (Arc Knight): =================== 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: ----------- _ ___ ___ ___ _____ _ | | | \/ | / _ \| _ | | | | | . . |/ /_\ \ | | | | | | | |\/| || _ | | | | | | |____| | | || | | \ \_/ /_| \_____/\_| |_/\_| |_/\___/(_) GOD'S LAPDOG GOD'S LAPDOG No, seriously Heath + Leon = AWESOME! He left early but he will return to your party eventually. He's great individually too. *mumble* *mumble*. ======= OTHERS: ======= ___________ _____ _____ _ ___________ _____ / ___| ___ \ _ |_ _| | | ___| ___ \/ ___| \ `--.| |_/ / | | | | | | | | |__ | |_/ /\ `--. `--. \ __/| | | | | | | | | __|| / `--. \ CHARACTERS /\__/ / | \ \_/ /_| |_| |____| |___| |\ \ /\__/ / \____/\_| \___/ \___/\_____/\____/\_| \_|\____/ SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS SKIP THIS NOW! HURRY! WHOAH! QUICK WHOAMG! Not in order: ============= Saki (Ninja): (S) ============= Saki has some really sucky stats, takes in a lot of damage and hit for less, her skill set are like "oxymorons" for lack of a better word, for example: "Speed Jutsu" really lost its meaning since Saki is already a fast character to begin with, I don't usually use her. Period. ================= Nikolai (Savant): (N) ================= 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. Otherwise, he's pretty much contend praying in a corner with Cecille. (I DON'T USE HIM MUCH, LOL). ============== Kai (Samurai): (K) ============== A powerhouse? Not really? His skill set are lame, he's not good on the front-line, he's just a filler character that appears out of nowhere... But I still use him though. ==================== Mel (Torrent Witch): (M) ==================== 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. ==================== Mavi (Nature Witch): (MA) ==================== Nature Witch, she hits harder physically than magically, her Magic List is again nothing to write home about, she also seems to be weak physically too? I rarely use her. ======================= Claire (Thunder Witch): (CL) ======================= 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. ================= Vivi (Sky Witch): (VV) ================= 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 inflicted Confuse status on the enemies, 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. ============================== Vanessa (Witch of Immolation): (V) ============================== She comes and go, but she will eventually become a permanent member later in the game, I haven't reached to the point where she's permanent, so I can't really say much (not that my opinion matters ^^), but her magic and spell list are decent, she hits hard too. ================== Pollon (Koosanya): (PP) ================== _ ___ ___ ___ _____ _ | | | \/ | / _ \| _ | | | | | . . |/ /_\ \ | | | | | | | |\/| || _ | | | | | | |____| | | || | | \ \_/ /_| \_____/\_| |_/\_| |_/\___/(_) A SAD STATE OF AFFAIR! I refuse to give any form of insight on this thing. =============== 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." It's there for a reason. =) =========== 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... NOT IN ORDER: 01. As with all SRPGs (Strategy Role Playing Game) or RPGs for that matter, remember to save often. 02. And don't be stingy with your Save Slots L.A. allows up to 3 save slots right?! Abuse all three. 03. If you find yourself always dying or too weak to survive a map, it's time you back-track and level up. 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... 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 06. It always hurt so much more hitting from the SIDE or the BACK, avoid the front if possible. 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? 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. 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. 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. 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! ^^; 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! 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. I really don't like Cecille's In-Game Voice _ _ ___ _ _ _______ _ _ ______ _____ _ _ _____ _ _ | | | |/ _ \ | | | | / /_ _| | | || ___ \ _ | | | | __ \| | | | | | | / /_\ \| | | |/ / | | | |_| || |_/ / | | | | | | | \/| |_| | | |/\| | _ || | | \ | | | _ || /| | | | | | | | __ | _ | \ /\ / | | || |____| |\ \ | | | | | || |\ \\ \_/ / |_| | |_\ \| | | | \/ \/\_| |_/\_____/\_| \_/ \_/ \_| |_/\_| \_|\___/ \___/ \____/\_| |_/ ARE YOU READY? I HOPE YOU ARE! CAUSE I AM READY, READY WHEN YOU ARE! Let's get started! If you have any tips/strategy whatsoever for any of the battles, then feel free to contact me, go to the bottom of this FAQ for more information. Oh yeah! 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, Action - talk with party members, Shop (if applicable) buy equipments/items, Return to the World Map and Advance The Story. 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 an interesting to interact and talk with the others... Ohhh MARK MY WORDS LOL! ^^ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Start a new game the moment the game start there will be some talking, you will then require to pick any word, I don't generally know what will this serve in the long run?! But I guess discovering is part of the fun eh? I picked... I FORGOT, LOL! Anyway on to Chapter 1... ============================== Chapter 1: Holy Garden - [HG#] ============================== "Protect the Light, Condemn the Dark" - Holy Words? LOL There will be alot of yapping, blasphemy, God, Witches and a 13 year old, and a pair of gossipy monks (monks these days?!) Then more voice-over scene between Alph and crew. Get all that out of the way and... A civilian will scream for help! While picking herbs they were attacked by monsters! OH NOES! WHAT'S NEXT? ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this. FIGHT! +--------------------------------+ | 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: Pretty much a straightforward battle really, I never use Theo or send him out there (unless to deliver the finishing blow, so he could farm the EXP), he's pretty fragile and take in massive damage, Heath have a nice spell at his disposal "Sturm" use it to make easy work on the monsters. Not much strategy to offer for this map. It's veeery easy. ============= After Battle: ============= Civilian saved, mission accomplished, Leon got somewhat reprimanded, now to head back to the Holy Garden/Ever Garden. World Map, save if you want, WELL I recommend that you save anyway. So do you see "NEXT?" on the World Map? Go on... ===== NOTE: ===== This game is very linear so I won't be an annoying bugger and said, "go here," "go there," etc I'll just jump chapter to chapter and provide tips for story-based fights, YOU of course need to level up as much as you can in between chapters I will point out if you're required to, otherwise it's a free game. Do what you want. Overleveled/underleveled your call! ^^ I will not dictate how you play your game. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ Chapter 2: Girl In White - [GI#] ================================ "Yowza! What a cutie" - Leon Everyone will be surprised to see a girl in white (with white hair too!) appear out of nowhere when they got back, she started calling everyone smelly, and then introduced herself as "Lucia" (she sounded a bit like a man, who knows? Who knows?). Turned out she's a new maid Heath or whoever hired. More talking, broom, dorm and then some... ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - Nothing interesting. But go ahead, check it out. - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this. Cut to the chase: Later that night, after some lame dreams, Alph decided to seek out Lucia, bla bla bla bla, yes Lucia is ..... =O out of nowhere (LOL) a three-headed wolf appear, it seems like our hero forgotten to cleanse (or was it clean?) his weapon after fighting the monsters earlier, the demons were attracted to the scent of blood found on Alph's sword. FIGHT! +----------------------------------+ | BATTLE 02 - NIGHT ATTACK | +----------------------------------+ | PTY: Alph & Lucia Only | +----------------------------------+ | LVL: 2, 5, (respectively) | +----------------------------------+ | OBJ: Defeat All Enemies | +----------------------------------+ | ENE: 2 Cerberus, 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 AI 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 short 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. ============= After Battle: ============= Alph realized Lucia's a lolololol. They argued for a bit, then the annoying Leon appeared out of nowhere and blabbed some really annoying stuff and off you go to... PALU FOREST (HA HA HA). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================== Chapter 3: Condemn The Dark - [CT#] =================================== "I stare because I care" - Leon So you and your merry men, invaded the ever so amazing "PALU FOREST" just because they heard a Witch is hiding in a masion at the edge of the ever so amazing "PALU FOREST" (HOW MUCH MORE AMAZING IS THIS FOREST? =O) Leon blabs something about bursting chest with Cecille then Heath interuptted and silenced the two of them once and for all. Such annoying characters. More talking, wow! They love to talk huh? Lolol. ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Yes, move on! Choose this. Heath will get extra annoying and warned Alph about how strong the enemies will be from here on out, and in order to maintain good spirits you must talk to your party members, "INTERMISSION" is now available AFTER EVERY BATTLE INCLUDING RANDOM ENCOUNTERS. FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------+ | 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: Be sure to protect Theo if you bring him along, cause he's isn't much of a tank, let the others attack and let Theo deal the finishing blow from afar, this will net him some decent EXP, OH! How could I forgot the ever so amazing I-must-pray-every-day-without-fail Cecille, she's only good for healing, so get her out of the way but within reach of people who obviously need healing (like Theo), luckily the "Aid" spell's range is pretty good, it covers a number of tiles. Make short work of all the Archers and Fighters, then just send Heath to go after that Cleric lady, I think her name is Tricia, but it could be something else? Who knows? It could be Mary in your copy of L.A. or Rosy or whatever. When the lady dies this battle will be over. =========== EXTRA NOTE: =========== Heath and Leon should be your primary attacker, send them out to the front, Cecille can aid them with healing spell, Alph and Theo can attack from the back, Theo = Attack, Alph = "Rifle" ============= After Battle: ============= Leon acted like as if he single-handedly destroy all the enemies by himself Leon please go away... Lucia got a little upset, maybe she's hungry? I don't know. More dialogue, this blows! :( Later that night: Lucia called Alph dumb, cause the lady called Tricia is actually not a ZOMG! But she's isn't really LOL either cause she's a LMAO! Lucia go on to say that Witches are actually way more powerful than anything else combined. What? Lol. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================== Chapter 4: Witch Of Immolation - [WO#] ====================================== "Hey, lady in Red who are you?" - Leon The townspeople will be praising the Children for their effort against the monsters, Leon will appear out of nowhere and started being an annoyance all over again, Theo will feel embarassed, Cecille talks about Light and boring stuff like that (just go and pray in a corner and leave us alone ok?) The whole crew will then head for the "Luminous Church," Lucia asked whether it's ok for her to visit the Cardinal (considering she's a witch), Heath insisted, since she's one of the "Children" Alph worries and started whispering... BLABLABLABLABLABA SO MUCH DIALOGUE, I'm feeling faint, Andre where are you? Lend me your shoulder, assist me to your... I mean my room and provide me some painkillers please, my world is spinning round and round. ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop. - NEW STUFF! NEW STUFF!* - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Nope, not now. *I suggest you go shopping, I bought a couple of stuff for my "Children" 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. 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 out of nowhere in a blistering, bright white light. Leon asked "Hey, Lady in Red who are you?" Now, thanks to our beloved Leon, we're all gonna be roasted by the Witch of Immolation -- Vanessa (you sound like a man, by the way, who was it that voiced you? =O), Leon will act all high and mighty again. It's time to... FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------+ | 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: STAY! DON'T MOVE =O the enemies will come over to your side, I suggest taking out the "Fire Elementals" A.S.A.P. as it could use Fire Magic on your party, Alph's "Rifle" as well as Theo's attack really helps in this battle, Heath's 2 panels physical attack is really handy too (to skew that bloody Hikopins on the other side), I also would like to mention that Heath can take in both physical and magical attacks pretty well, (maybe because I upgraded his armor?). While waiting for the enemy to come in closer, use Leon's "Charge" to bolster his attack power (it lasts for 4 turns, so do some calculation, don't just use "Charge" right away), I quickly make short work of the Hikopins with Heath and Alph (RIFLE, RIFLE), while Theo and Leon concentrates on the Behemoth, Vanessa soon crawled over to my side within my reach, I sent out Leon to attack Vanessa from the back (hit her hard for 56 DMG, lucky), Heath Speared her from the side and dealt the finishing blow! WIN! Oh! Cecille was busy praying in the corner. I'm not kidding. =========== EXTRA TIPS: =========== The enemies in this map uses Magics, I believe Vanessa may come equipped with multiple target spell, so spread out. ============= After Battle: ============= More dialogue ensues, Lucia discovered Alph is a ZOMG! Her mission is now complete, she revealed herself as a Witch to everyone, Heath got all hot and bothered Mel appeared in time and they disappeared into the bright white light... YEAAH! BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =============================== RANDOM ENCOUNTER & INTERMISSION =============================== I will not be covering tips/strategies on random encounters, they're pretty easy to overcome just abuse whatever skills you have/items and go all out if you're defeated, you can always try again. Also, now is the time to go and level up a bit, before you advance the story, and try out some fun INTERMISSION! Try to level up after every (storyline) battle, or at least level up till you earn very little EXP, cause you know by then, the enemy is lower level than you. Stop and move on (do this for every chapter, highly recommended really). --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================ Chapter 5: Departure - [DP#] ============================ "THE WITCH BUSTERS? =O NOOO!!!" - Dil I forgot what's the name of the place we're supposed to go, lol! But yeah once you reached there, there will bucketload of injured soldiers, everyone will be shocked at the unisightly sight! (WHOAMG! So gruesome!). Cecille will offer her "service"... scratch that, she will offer her help to the ailing soldiers, but alas it didn't turned out all that well, one soidier mistook her for a monsters (YES! TAKE THAT, NOW GO PRAY IN A CORNER LA CECILLE) and started screaming about some BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! (VANESSA WAS THAT YOU?!) =O MORE DIALOGUE ensues! Kingston arrives (I just noticed this guy have no eyes? The artwork reminds me of Suikoden Tactics for the PS2! WHOAMG EVERY NPC IN ST HAVE NO EYES!) and started blabbering about God and His orders, soon the Garden children will be known as "THE WITCH BUSTERS" ALL HAIL CARDINAL KINGSTON HEY! Leon's unhappy with the name, now thanks to him, Heath suggested an even more degrading name "FATAL HOUNDS," cause we're God's lapdog carrying out His every command! LEEEEEON!! ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - NEW STUFF! - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Not now. Go shopping now! There's new stuff available WEAPON: Liuyedao for Alph (verified [CR+]) 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). 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. Oh noes! Heath wants to challenge Alph? What do we do, what do we do? What else?... FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------+ | 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: =O Heath is at level 10! (I think this depends on Alph's level too). Alph's "Rifle" won't hit much, save your MP for later, take note that Heath's attack is 2 panels, so it's always good to stay a couple of tiles away from him, whenever you are low on heatlh, JUST RUN TO A CORNER (BUT PLEASE DON'T PRAY) 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, (leveling up prior to this is also recommended). ============= After Battle: ============= 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, some people really are lame (like me! :( what's up with lol!, zomg! All throughout this guide, nooo!). You will be given directions to go seek out Nikolai... Also, Flash Drive is now available to certain characters, find out for youself! Oh the amazingness of discovering new things. =O --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================== Chapter 6: Reunion - [RE#] ========================== "INSERT WITTY COMMENT HERE" - Dil Port Town Ridget, yeaaah, port town, must be fun huh? Everyone started talking about how peaceful the place is (especially the Priestess), Leon added that the battles of whatevr is reduced to ashes, ha ha lol! I never understood that LEON! I DEMAND YOU EXPLAIN TO ME NOW! Theo then mentioned about Lucia, Alph got annoyed and snapped back at the egg lover that he doesn't know or care about Lucia, Leon: "Oh! Hey, Lucia!" Alph: "Huh!? Where!?" UP THERE HIDING INSIDE YOUR NOSE ALPH -_- BLA BLA BLA... *mumble* *mumble* ONE HOUR LATER WHOAMG! LEON BATHED WITH CECILLE?! Ew, was she praying in the tub as you splashed water on her Leon? =O *mumble* *mumble* They soon discovered the town in shambles all around, *weeps* *weeps* seems like the Witch of Immolation was here to razed everything to the ground, oh my, how disastrous? No?... =( Cecille then offered her service to ~everyone FABULOUS! PRIETESS, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT OR KILLED LOL! NOW OFF WITH YOU. The civilian said, someone came along and cast Healing Maigcz~ (Lucia, is that you?) this game needs to practice some subtlety! Then SAKI appeared, rejoice, another character to use! Saki sounds like a robot. Wow... Everyone will talk about finding Nikolai, Cecille will ask the obvious "So, are we going to the Western Continent?" YES PRIESTESS! ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - NEW STUFF! - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Not now. Go shopping now! There's new stuff available. 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. 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 is FABULOUS for not allowing you to remove your weapon. Save your game if you want. Then choose to advance the story. You will be on the ship next, more dialogue ensues. everyone will mention how peaceful and FABULOUS the sea is, then Cecille will add anoher GOLD comment: "Oh! It's SO PEACEFUL" yeah? Now go to the deck and pray your heart out PRIETESS. Out of nowhere, a girl with a mushroom hat and Keropi will appear, seems like every other person in this game love to appear out of nowhere randomly huh? She introduced herself as the Torrent Witch, advocate of the Water Element Mel, why is everyone and their dog is Water Elemental? =( Well, get the dialouge done and over with, cause it's time to FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +-----------------------------------------------+ Lol! I forgot to record the rewards for this Tips: Stay, don't go anywhere, let those Water Elementals come over to you, (I'VE NOTHING NEW TO SAY, LOL I MIGHT AS WELL COPY AND PASTE!). Once you get the chance to control Leon, use his "Charge" skill. If Theo is in range, he can deliver the first damage, if you want, this will actually speed things up just a little bit. Saki's attack range goes for 2 tiles, so you don't have to go the Hikopin's side to attack, take note that the enemy can cast healing spells, and they will not hesitate to use when they're low on health. So what I did is to quickly finish off the Hikopins one by one FAST. Don't try to multi-task unless you can perform a one-hit kill, otherwise ganging up is recommended. Cecille is not all that useful in this battle, she has little MP to spare (or-maybe she's just way too underleveled in my case?) this is why I bought ViTamints like crazy, about 15 of them. 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 it for Christmas. Oh 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. ============= After Battle: ============= Mel will be furious that she lost, more dialogue ensues, Mel also has a raspy annoying voice going on for a kid... She cried and everyone felt at lost, Mel kept on mentioning about "Rym" and "Fated Kinship" ARE YOU CURIOUS MY READERS? WHOAMG! DON'T BE, cause it's not anything near earth- shattering, lol, you will find out in due course anyway. Lucia will APPEAR OUT OF NOWHERE and take Mel away... Well actually it's more like Mel teleported their asses out of the ship! BLIIIIISTEEERING BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAMGGGG! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ Chapter 7: The Informant - [TI#] ================================ "WHERE. ARE. THE. WITCHES." - Saki Theo will immediately notice an argument going on "over there," a lady with red hair got a little upset that she couldn't get a ship out to the "Holy- Capital" the person in charge will mention about Witches and thus making the Capital under Martial Law. o_o? whooops?! Cecille will be all excited to see Nikolai, "U R NIKOLAI RITE? RITE? RITE!!!!" YES! THAT'S RIGHT PRIESTESS! ................... Nikolai's VA.... lol I don't know what to say?... BING BING BING BING, LET'S MAKE SHORT WORK OF THE LENGTHY DIALOGUE! FAST FORWARD. LOL! Leon got offended when Nikolai *sigh* *FAST FORWARD* SAKI SOUNDS LIKE A ROBOT "WHERE. ARE. THE. WITCHES." *FAST FORWARD* Nikolai said something about Witches's Secrets in the Western Continent then everyone got hungry (lol) and Theo sounds reaaally annoying, I'd have shoved a ping-pong ball down that boy's throat in a hearbeat. JUSSSST KIIIDDDING, don't send me hate-mail now. ;'( ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - NEW STUFF! - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Not now. Go shopping now! There's new stuff available. 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." I went out to battle some random encounters and level up my party, especially Cecille she was way too underleveled, you can do the same if you want. Once you're ready, choose to advance the story. The party went to eat @ the pub (I think), Leon of course looks extremely happy ^^ of course, beside loving the ladies, he loves food too. Theo: "I WANNA egg salad sandwich" wanna? Wanna? Wanna? "I want to egg salad sandwich?" Theo, you're so wrong on so many level! Leon then suggested the "Saint's Shark Fin" fresh from the Saint Sea, lol, Cecille will love this, she's game for anything God/Holy/Light and Saint. The robot will interrupt and mentioned something about Intel and stuff like that, I wonder where is the switch off button?! Nikolai then sensed a Witch nearby *FAST FORWARD* Vanessa will appear out of nowhere lol! Spending some quality adult time... Cecille will mention something about not being able to keep a man, this coming from a Priestess? WHOAMG! Well let's just cut to the chase... 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. ============= After Battle: ============= Rym, Rym, Rym Alph will get annoyed! Vanessa will chant something very sexy "Nogila Megila!" =O Theo will *squee* like a girl "look~~ out~~~ brooother~~~" Theo gets hit. Theo will faint, so much drama... Fast Forward Vanessa will disappear in a BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT! =O Next day Leon will suggest seeking out the rest of the Lapistier good idea Cecille: Where did you go Saki? Saki: Picking flowers THAT'S RIGHT PRIETESS SAKI WENT TO PICK FLOWERS? ARE YOU MAD SHE'S NOT PRAYING WITH YOU? LOL =O --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ==================================== Chapter 8: The Metamorphosis - [ME#] ==================================== "'Fetal Clowns?' What's that?" - Civilian Everyone will reach the the mining town of Geerr..? Forgot the name Ow! Leon will mentioned something about food, Theo wants some "egg custard" blablabla, came a civilian *mumble* *mumble*. Theo will feel sickly and then... ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - NEW STUFF! - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Not now. Go shopping now! There's new stuff available. 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 charactrs and Magic+ stuff for Cecille. ITEMS: VitaMints ALWAYS. Now choose to advance the story. Monster will attack the Mining Town, FATAL HOUNDS on the ready! FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 Cerberus, 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 implement. :\ get all that out of the way and... ============= After Battle: ============= 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! Theo ~*FiErCe*~ but your voice could do some work! =O More drama ensues, Alph got angry, Theo got defensive, everyone else got upset and confused, topped this with some lengthy dialogue = ZZzzzZZZZzz. The villagers will go against your crew, the only way to get around this is to get out of town, LIKE NOW! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ===== NOTE: ===== Before I begin this Chapter I'd like to add that you might want to level up Leon as MUCH as you can in every chapter, cause he left your party for OMG reasons and came back with the level he left your party, bummer! I know. I won't say at what chapter he left though (I'm cRuEl LiKe ThAt :P) so just level him up! You will never regret it I tell you. ============================== Chapter 9: Furnace God - [FG#] ============================== "Facial Mounds? -_-;" - Godor The crew is very much welcome in the smithery town of ... I forgot! Lol. Leon said perhaps they're happy they're getting visitors (yeah like who would visit a Smith town?). Cecille will asked about some stone the civilian will mentioned that the stone is a God called ... Man I forgot! Cecille who was shocked replied "The stone is a God?" "NO PRIESTESS!" after much talking, you will get the... I LOVE THIS: TA DA!! ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Talk to Cecille - Shop - NEW STUFF! - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Not now. 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! Edited: 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! 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. 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. The crew will visit the Workshop to meet "God of Fire" lol =O oh! I finally remember that stone is called "Harnes" OH OOPS! It's "HERNAS!" Need to go and get my eye check. :( "FACIAL MOUNDS!" *mumble* *mumble* You're doing that on purpose aren't you? x( Vanessa will appear out of nowhere. Alph will demand that Vanessa uncurse his brother and instead get mocked at, they also learnt that they're both dragon like wow?! FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 really hurt. My strategy for this map is: Leon = Charge + X-Slash he's able to solo this map seriously 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. This game is a ~jOke~ not to sound over-confident or arrogant ^^; sorry if I came off sounding like that, but this game is really a breeze to play. ============= After Battle: ============= 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 your (lol) Church made up! *mumble* *mumble* Protect planet. "???" will appear out of nowhere "THAT'S ENOUGH" YEEAH I HAD ENOUGH WITH THE LENGTHY DIALOGUE lol! turned out another Witch is here, Nikolai will "bing" like crazy to irritate your ear drums, oh Lucia is here too =*> hehehe. Oh the other Witch's name is "Mavi." blablablabla Alph will seek Lucia's help. Vanessa will "yoink" the Fire Lapistier and disappear in a.... eee what's are those black spot doing in those random areas? :( now I can say "bright white light" Damn! Now off with you to uncurse Theo! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================== Chapter 10: Wind - [WI#] ======================== "I had a nice loooooong nap!" - Vivi We're all going on a field trip to WITCH VILLAGE! TELL ME YOU'RE EXCITED LOL?! Alph will asked Lucia the obvious like whoah! I like Lucia's character cold and sarcastic. Before you actually enter the village you will need to get something deep within the forest... ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with Cecille. - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Later... ===== FALSE ===== Speak with Cecille she will be reluctant to enter the village, I believe this trigger another SQ? I don't know I think you've to escort her back to the Ever Garden or something, *verified.* ===== FALSE ===== Otherwise just advance the story. Cecille will be super extra reluctant, I guess this is what will trigger the SQ don't quote me on this, I'm not sure if this is actually a SQ. Anyway moving on you will soon meet up with Vivi. Such a cute and gorgeous VA! I'm a biggggg fffaaaaan~~~ by the way Vivi I love to sleep too => hehehehehe! Lucia will said something about the "Chronos Gem" an item needed to uncurse Theo, Vivi will suggest a game of Tag. "Here we gooo... Ready... set, goooo!" ==================== What You Need To Do: ==================== +-----------------------------------------------+ | BATTLE 10 - CATCH THE WIND | +-----------------------------------------------+ | PTY: YOUR CHOICE | +-----------------------------------------------+ | LVL: NOT APPLICABLE (respectively) | +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 | +-----------------------------------------------+ You just need to trap her EITHER way. I can't give any more tips. It's all a matter of luck, though it's recommended to remove all those Hikopins, get them out of the way. Also use Saki and another fast-moving character to catch Vivi. Also Vivi will tend to run into the corner so just send everyone after her you will eventually trap her. ==================== After Catching Vivi: ==================== Vivi will pass you the "Chronos Gem" Rejoice! The Lapistier is actually meant to save the planet? Are you confused? To be quite honest, I'm can't be bothered LOL! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ===== NOTE: ===== 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). => ================================= 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 =O pretty much all villian in this game are significant except *mumble* and *mumble* Fast forward! The two oafs are here to take Theo away for eXpErImEnTs! What the hell is the Church up to? (lol "Hell" and "Church" should never be in the same sentence... =<) blablablabla you will eventually get into a fight with them. FIGHT! I will now use Character Initials for reference go to [CH!] and the number in bracket are their levels. +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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. ============= After Battle: ============= 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." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ 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! Yes. FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 suffer from the poisoning) 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. ============= After Battle: ============= 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. VVvvvvvv!!!!!! :> I recommend you level up your party a little if they're in their early 20s. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =============================== 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... So... Lol! 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 and then it's time to... FIGHT! I replaced VV with Mel, cause Mel is a potent healer and will prove useful you're given 8 units to deploy whatever 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 Trihead, 3 Gigas, 2 Salamand, 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) Lucia herself, Mel and Cecille 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, L.A.'s AI are "smart" that way. You will figure it out. ============= After Battle: ============= Alph will scold Lucia! Lucia will apologize which is rare, Nikolai then interrupt and said that Alph should be thanking Lucia instead of yelling at her. After much talking you guys will head for the "Witch Village." to meet the Sage. You will meet Master Papa! (Lol!) everyone will be surprised. And Payan- Payan will end almost all of his sentences with "yes," "yes," "yes" YES! You will also be introduced to lol... POLLON POLLON! He will join your party soon, so perfect and indispensable, ya! ya! ya! ya! YAYAYAYAYYAYAYAYA Pollon Pollon will soon turn the "Draconic Geode" into a marvelous Charm that will "contain" Theo's curse, but Theo will still be able to advocate his dragon powers at will. You will also be able to imbue or "add effects" to your equipments, I think someone will make a guide on that one, I won't be covering it, too much work hahaha! ^^; also you're now able to Wi-Fi. More dialogue ensues the next morning Theo will change class from "Archer" to "Rym Guardian" why not last night, yesterday or right after he put on the charm? Lol, I don't know, but this doesn't mean Theo is any better after the class change, he still kind of suck though in my opinion. You will get the "Preparation Screen" but nothing much to do now, you may want to read up in the library or talk your party members, otherwise choose to advance the story. There will be a fight between Vanessa and Claire (oh wow I really like the BGM for this) and a slew of others, after much yapping the crew will decide to go after Vaneesa! DONE now head on over to Jeidath. ===== NOTE: ===== 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 with WHOAMG! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ========================= Chapter 14: Taboo - [TA#] ========================= "DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU?" - ???? The crew will reach only to find the place in a whole mess, argued with the Witch Vanessa and it's time to... FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------+ | 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 "WHOAMG! I'M GIVING UP *WEEPS*- *WEEPS*" it's actually not that hard, PROVIDED YOU: - Level up (mid 30s) - Stock up on VitaMints - SPREAD OUT - HEAL AS MUCH AS YOU CAN 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 can be done. When you get the chance to use Leon, same formula apply "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: - Send Leon and Mavi to the front - Alph, Theo and Nikolai back up from afar - Cecille, Mel and Lucia heal non-stop - Keep everyone spread out but near enough for Heal to reach the necessary party - 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, no more tears and making useless topics at the web forum *AHEM!* ^^ ============= After Battle: ============= The Wind Lapistier will calm itself down, Kingston will soon appear with a "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... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------+ | 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... ugh easier? I don't know I don't think any strategy is needed here, get them all out of the way and you will soon win this map. ============= After Battle: ============= Kingston will ask Iris to activate "Hyper Mode" Iris will then activate said mode Vanessa will urge everyone to run to her (lol!) hmm would you?!?! :> anyway V's magic will get everyone out of that place to a nearby town called "Madrasta" after much talking V will disappear, Cecille will wonder if it's safe to close her eyes to pray?! And Mel countered that with "if you have your eyes open, you can what's happening in front of you." =O OMG! PRIESTESS IN UR FACE! HA HA HA! Anyway lame crap aside, you will soon be back on the World Map, it's time to save your progress! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ 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', Alph will cue the crew to take a break, you will get the... ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - It's high time you UPGRADE your equipments - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - INVALID... FOR NOW! Visit the shop. I only buy equipments for my 8 MOST used Characters, this way you won't be wasting so 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 "stuff." 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! 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! =D (and so should you!) Heath will calm everyone down, the crew will approach him Heath will 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! FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------+ | 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: 01. VitaMints/Tonic. 02. Rifle or Magnum. The moment you get hit, just use VitaMint Heath will attack you first follow 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 try to stay as far away as you can. I managed to paralyzed him with Alph's "Burst Attack" that last for 2 turns really turn the table around, you may wanna try your luck with that. Heath will be easy once you run his health down. So not much strategy really. ============= After Battle: ============= 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, she must be ~mEsMerIzEd~ ya'll! 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 SHE irritates me the most! >:( *mumble* *mumble* You will escape and much talking later you will be introudced to a new character -- Kai! Now is the time to level up Leon as much as you want! Cause he will be leaving your party. Or better yet, level up your preferred party of 8. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================== 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! You will soon... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------+ | 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 and this map will finish. Don't forget to keep healing and use VitaMints/Tonic whenever necessary. ============= After Battle: ============= 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 ahead and carry out your mission with the Witches. Mavi and everyone will knock some sense into Alph! Finally! It's time to find Lucia... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================== 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! I R I S! (I didn't say this earlier but I kind of like Iris) :D Lucia's fierce and insist that she can fight alone! 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 (I like Claire also). :O ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - Check out the store - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Later... 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... 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, now, now if I were Lucia I'd say the same thing too, Iris is kicking my butt I don't wanna die :'( so say something nice and convince them to fight with you... 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 slot? Can anyone verify please? ^^; Alph and Lucia will learn "Shining Ray" as their Synergy. Rejoice! Now it's time to... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------+ | 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. 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. Oh! Leveling up prior to this fight also help tremendously! ============== After Batttle: ============== All of you will be headed for the "Lethe Forest" to bring Mother Lapistier back to the "Witch Village." Iris.... Is NOT DEAD! That is all lol, the lengthy dialogue is killing me, I mean dialogues/talking/cutscenes are a given in RPGs/SRPGs but man this game talk waaaaaaay tooo much in MY OPINION, don't agree? I don't really care lol ^^; --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =================================== Chapter 18: Like, an Angel? - [LA#] =================================== "Shiiinnyyy, Shiinnnnyyy" - Vivi HA HA HA! From here on out this game will get extra interesting, with a new villian! xD preeeseeenting: (P)riel's (R)eally (I)rritating (E)veryone (L)OL! That was lame =O Did I spoilt you? =O well it's just a name, don't get so upset now like omg! Let's go! 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, indddeeeed she's an *annoying but funny* Angel. 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 *sob* *sob* 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. Blablablablabla, Priel will destroy Mother Lapis, Cecille will have a headache and fainted right away... When she awakened -- "HA I JUST REMEMBERED MY TRUE DUTY" THAT'S RIGHT! You will 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... FIGHT! +------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 and it was soooo fun! LOL I show you a diagram: ME ME :( ME ME :O :) ME = MEEEEEEE! :( = Priel :O = Cecille - Spam Dark (not Abyss unless you want ME to get hurt) :) = Mel - Spam Heal 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! ============= After Battle: ============= 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?! :O THIS GAME'S STORY IS cOnFuZING! 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! ===== NOTE: ===== 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." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================== 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 YOUR MOUTH FIRST! You will get the "Preparation Screen" now is the time to go back and save if you want. Done? Advance the story. OH IRIS! She will be overjoyed that she found YOU WITCHES lol! She will play something nice for you, lol haha wrong track, she will play the real one and accuses you all of killing Sir Heath! Of course this will lead to so much dialogue and finally a... FIGHT! +------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 I supposed? If only Leon was here :'( ============= After Battle: ============= 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+ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ 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. Of course you will now get the "Preparation Screen." Not much to choose so pick "Advance the Story." You will see Leon arguing with Andre, seems like Mr. Dre 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" GO LEON! Woot~ you sound awesome for once. 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's and her "Culling" spell. :> Cecille is a ~*Goddess*~ now you will... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------------+ | 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! Oh lol! Did you level up Leon? Well I didn't lol! 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." This fight is easy! You've a lot of space to move very generous you just need to heal very often! ============= After Battle: ============= 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 over Cecille. Why hello! There are other hotter girls sheez! Leon will change class to "Sword Master" fabulous! But it's just a name... Lol! 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! LOLOL! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================ 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! =O Leon argued that there's no time for break, but the Koosanya had the backing of a child -- Theo! Nooooooo..... You'll get the "Preparation Screen" there's a shop! xD time to upgrade your 8 warriors! ------------------ Preparation Screen ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - Check out the store - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Later... 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. 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. :\ after much talking you will soon: FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------------+ | 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 ^^; ============= After Battle: ============= Kingston and Lady JoJo will be inside the Church! What the Hell are they up to? xO Priel is in there too! She will call you cuties... Lololol. Jojo will greet you, hell another Theo whom I can't stomach, I hate that hairdo it reminds me of my 5 year old niece. I disgress Priel mention that JoJo will become one with God! JoJo will also asks Kingston to deal with you, so Kingy will present you with his latest invention the "Rune Weapon" while you're busy being in awe with Kingston new toy, Jojo and Priel will be busy preparing to revive God Crazy stuff going on here. You will fight again! FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------------+ | 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! >.< ============= After Battle: ============= 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...? You will soon see a picture of it, oh Jojo just 13 and you think it's cool to be a cocoon? Lol! I really dislike that girl. Priel said that once the cocoon hatches Master God will be resurrected, to be born out of a Cocoon is really insulting that proves God is noting more than just a caterpillar wait till he grows into a butterfly with Jojo on His back lol! Oh such horrid images is flashing inside my mind x\ *shakes head*. Alph will threathened to smash that cocoon to bits, "you are soooo lame. I'm not gonna let you do that, I mean" oh lol God's Angel?... Priel will be super mad now... Sooo you're like gonna fight her NOW! 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, you know L.A.'s funny by not making your suspend date disappear right after you load it. So why not take advantage of it? 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! xD ============= After Battle: ============= Master God's cocoon is complete! What? Nuuuuuu! 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... All of you will decide to go to the "Kurgusasasasd Continent" however you spell that, Theo will ask a 1 million dollar question, "is God strong?" Not really lol! This is also where you will learn the Synergy for the two brothers "Rym's Impact" you should try it, the artwork for it, is really ugh... Brothers looking at each other in the eyes is so wrong, even I don't look at my brother in that way in my 22 years on Earth. But then again I don't really like my brother, crazy stuff. OH! LIFE OF KOPIN! MY LIFE IS COMPLETE LOL THIS AND THE PREVIOUS ONE WINS AT LIFE xD! Also it's time to level up your party of 8 the battles ahead is easy, but it doesn't hurt to level up a little right?! Ugh! The battle at the ship... The lag is a bloody torture! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ======================================= 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 ------------------ - Action - Speak with your party members. - Shop - Check out the store (your last shop in the game) - Return to World Map - You can prepare your party and save here. - Advance the Story - Later... There is a shop here, so feel free to upgrade! WEAPON: Lapis Sword for Alph Rune Breaker for Leon Ladyhawk for Theo Phantom for Cecille Gekko for Saki 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! 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! Lol. Oh Claire... 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 >:| also Kingston's scream = full of win! LOL +-------------------------------------------------------+ | BATTLE 22 PT. 3 - 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. ============= After Battle: ============= 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... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================= 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. FIGHT! +----------------------------------------------------------+ | 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. ============= After Battle: ============= Kingston will finally perish and vanish from the face of the Earth... Oh so bizarre! But what's even more bizarre is the fact that Zehaal has finally emerged from its cocoon lol! 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! Oh noes! 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================== Chapter 24: The Portal - [TP#] ============================== "Do, like insects get to vote? No." - Priel You will now be at the desert, after much talking Cecille will remind everyone that we're fighting a God and that the "Spear of Dawn" is 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, I said "risk" cause you know there's Alph to protect and he won't let Lucia go like that :) Is it just me or I noticed that Cecille had difficulty talking? Like she talks slow and is somewhat "stuttering?" But if it's all just an attempt to sound sexy, lol Cecille you failed. Anyway you will enter the Core of the Planet you will soon see the Angel there, after much talking Priel will not let you crash the exclusive party, and tell everyone that going against the very Being that created you is RUDE! Nikolai then fired back saying something about "popping out of nowhere" sounds familiar? Lol... PREPARE TO LIKE DIE!!!! FIGHT! +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | 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. 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 + Leon's last FD" ============= After Battle: ============= 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, my God I really dislike Theo -.- your voice can't get any "squeekier" than this? 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 ;P --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================= 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. Lol tough luck being the "Dawn Witch." The conversation between Alph and Lucia is really interesting and the song from the "Intermission" phase/place/etc really sets the mood! You will meet 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! *OH! DON'T FORGET TO EQUIP YOUR BEST HEALER WITH "RIBBON!"* And choose to advance the story... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------------+ | 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: Lol! 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. ============= After Battle: ============= Zehaal will transform, this is the real Zehaal -- The "Wings of Doom" very interesting... FIGHT! +-------------------------------------------------------+ | 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: Nil | +-------------------------------------------------------+ | SPS: Nil | +-------------------------------------------------------+ 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 ifhe is able then teleports away. There are only 3 places that he can teleport to soif you take two of your weaker characters and leave them on those other 2 spots, hewill 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 aftereffect, the next 3 physical attacks will miss, so you should attack with three weak attacks then go all out. ============= After Battle: ============= 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 ========== MAKE SURE: ========== 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! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: - Did you noticed everyone still wear the same thing even after one year? - The only one that has change is Lucia at the end. - Theo's voice is still the same? -_- - 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 happen 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! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================ New Game+: [NG*] ================ Suggested by: Hai Xin Jiang (a FAQ reader). 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. Your call! 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 yes, you get to keep all those lovelies at Level 99 in NG+, the only "downside" (I don't know?) is that the characters you've YET to recruit will retain the level when you fight them... God! I think I worded this pathetically. It's to say if you have Mel at Lvl. 99 the next time you fight her in NG+ on the ship she will be Lvl. 99. 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 going not going back up there again" cause I left the Ruins on the 2nd floor to take a ~*Piss*~. And I believe the Ruins has 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. Too bad there's no Starbucks in L.A. huh? And by L.A. I don't mean "Los Angeles." So don't be sending me e-mails telling me there's a thousand and two brances throughout the city. 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 okay. THAT'S IT! What?... You think this is lame and trying too hard? :O 3 words for you: 01. GET 02. OVER 03. IT Have fun :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ _ _ ______ ___________ _____ _ _ |_ _| \ | | | _ \ ___| ___ \_ _| | | | | | | \| |______| | | | |__ | |_/ / | | | |_| | | | | . ` |______| | | | __|| __/ | | | _ | _| |_| |\ | | |/ /| |___| | | | | | | | \___/\_| \_/ |___/ \____/\_| \_/ \_| |_/ ALMOST COMPLETE ALMOST COMPLETE ALMOST COMPLETE Most of the section after this, are "under construction" I'm still working on them, if you have anything to contribute, go to the "Contact" [CT+] section for more information. CREDITS WILL BE FULLY GIVEN! While I don't really planned on doing a crazy full "in-depth" section, all I was trying to say is this section more or less will cover all the in-game mechanics and battle options. ============= 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: - Money, money, money. - You get to be much stronger. - Gains new skills and magics. - Enjoy Intermission w/ characters. - Get Spoils/items, (save money). +--------------------------+ | CECILLE (PRIEST) | +-----------+--------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | Aid | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 6 | Aqua | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 14 | Cure | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 22 | Heal | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 29 | Revive | +-----------+--------------+ | CECILLE (TWILIGHT WTICH) | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | HealAll | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | Restore | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | Cure | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | Dark | +-----------+--------------+ | Default | Abyss | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 38 | Magic UP | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 43 | Culling | +-----------+--------------+ | Level 48 | Nightfall | +-----------+--------------+ +------------------------+ | HEATH (ARC KNIGHT) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Sturm | +-----------+------------+ | Rejoin | Atk DOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Rejoin | Drang | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | NIKOLAI (SAVANT) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Atk UP | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Guard UP | +-----------+------------+ | Level 18 | Speed UP | +-----------+------------+ | Level 34 | Res UP | +-----------+------------+ | Level 46 | MindWipe | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | MEL (TORRENT WITCH) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Aid | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Aqua | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Cure | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Heal | +-----------+------------+ | Level 30 | Hail | +-----------+------------+ | Level 35 | Revive | +-----------+------------+ | Level 40 | Ice Crush | +-----------+------------+ | Level 45 | Salvation | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | VIVI (SKY WITCH) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | WindSlash | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Tech UP | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Venom | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Gale | +-----------+------------+ | Level 32 | Speed UP | +-----------+------------+ | Level 37 | Spd DOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Level 42 | RageWind | +-----------+------------+ | Level 47 | Tornado | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | LUCIA (DAWN WITCH) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Shine | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Aid | +-----------+------------+ | Level 20 | Shut Up! | +-----------+------------+ | Level 20 | Heal | +-----------+------------+ | Level 28 | LightWave | +-----------+------------+ | Level 35 | HealBomb | +-----------+------------+ | Level 42 | Revive | +-----------+------------+ | Level 49 | SunFlare | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | POLLON (KOOSANYA) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Heatwave | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Hail | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Gale | +-----------+------------+ | Default | VineGrab | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | MAVI (NATURE WITCH) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Thorn | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Guard UP | +-----------+------------+ | Default | TechDOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Default | VineGrab | +-----------+------------+ | Level 32 | DreamGas | +-----------+------------+ | Level 37 | Paralyze | +-----------+------------+ | Level 42 | Mindwipe | +-----------+------------+ | Level 47 | GaiaRage | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | CLAIRE (THUNDER WITCH) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Sturm | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Atk DOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Mag DOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Drang | +-----------+------------+ | Default | RES Down | +-----------+------------+ | Level 40 | Heal | +-----------+------------+ | Level 44 | MagBlock | +-----------+------------+ | Level 48 | VoltStorm | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | VANESSA (WITCH OF FIRE)| +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SPELL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Flame | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Atk UP | +-----------+------------+ | Default | GuardDOWN | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Heatwave | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Seduce | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Res UP | +-----------+------------+ | Rejoin | AtkBlock | +-----------+------------+ | Level 48 | Hellfire | +-----------+------------+ ============= 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: - Money, money, money. - You get to be much stronger. - Gains new skills and magics. - Enjoy Intermission w/ characters. - Get Spoils/items, (save money). +------------------------+ | ALPH (RIFLEMAN) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Level 3 | Rifle | +-----------+------------+ | Level 8 | Chasm | +-----------+------------+ | Level 13 | Shotgun | +-----------+------------+ | Level 18 | Magnum | +-----------+------------+ | Level 23 | Flechette | +-----------+------------+ | ALPH (RYM HERO) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | RymShld | +-----------+------------+ | Level 37 | RymCure | +-----------+------------+ | Level 41 | RymWall | +-----------+------------+ +----------------------------+ | THEO (ARCHER/RYM GUARDIAN) | +-----------+----------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 4 | Focus | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 10 | TrickShot | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 16 | FirstAid | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 22 | StunShot | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 28 | Aiming | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 34 | PureShot | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 40 | RpdBreak | +-----------+----------------+ | Level 46 | BroSword | +-----------+----------------+ +------------------------+ | LEON (FIGHTER/SWD MSTR)| +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Charge | +-----------+------------+ | Level 6 | Breakthru | +-----------+------------+ | Level 11 | X-Slash | +-----------+------------+ | Level 16 | SkyFire | +-----------+------------+ | Level 26 | FinalRest | +-----------+------------+ | Level 36 | FPCharge | +-----------+------------+ | Level 41 | HoundClaw | +-----------+------------+ +-------------------------+ | HEATH (ARC. KNIGHT) | +-----------+-------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+-------------+ | Level 6 | PwrThrust | +-----------+-------------+ | Level 8 | PileBunker | +-----------+-------------+ | Rejoin | Crusader | +-----------+-------------+ | Rejoin | Protector | +-----------+-------------+ | Level 45 | HolyPride | +-----------+-------------+ +------------------------+ | SAKI (NINJA) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | FireCard | +-----------+------------+ | Default | VoltCard | +-----------+------------+ | Default | SpdJutsu | +-----------+------------+ | Level 17 | ChiStrike | +-----------+------------+ | Level 25 | TechJutsu | +-----------+------------+ | Level 31 | Mugen | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | NIKOLAI (SAVANT) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Eye Shot | +-----------+------------+ | Level 23 | HeadShot | +-----------+------------+ | Level 39 | BloodShot | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | POLLON (KOOSANYA) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Banzai! | +-----------+------------+ | Level 36 | OH YEAH! | +-----------+------------+ +------------------------+ | KAI (SAMURAI) | +-----------+------------+ | GAINED AT | SKILL NAME | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Ittou | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Senkogeki | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Kagebana | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Maizuru | +-----------+------------+ | Default | Sanpoin | +-----------+------------+ ================== 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?) +---------------------------+ | ALPH (RIFLEMAN) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Burst Attack | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 27 | Mach Slash | +-----------+---------------+ | -------- | ???? ????? | +-----------+---------------+ | ALPH (RYM HERO) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Rym Shot | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Rym Blast | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 44 | Draco Blaster | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | THEO (RYM GUARDIAN) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Storyline | Draco Claw | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 19 | Draco Crash | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 37 | Draco Break | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | LEON (FIGHTER) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | ????? | Edge Slash | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 23 | Burning Leo | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 38 | Burn Drive | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | CECILLE (PRIEST) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 7 | Holy Tear | +-----------+---------------+ | ???? | Arc Light | +-----------+---------------+ | CECILLE (TWILIGHT WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Horn Swing | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Rolling Horn | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 45 | Cyclone Jump | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | SAKI (NINJA) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Tateenzan | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 27 | Getouenzan | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | NIKOLAI (SAVANT) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Y Shot | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 28 | Snooze Arrow | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 41 | Tranq Dart | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | MEL (TORRENT WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Rainfall | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 33 | Icicle Drop | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 44 | Cold Justice | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | VIVI (SKY WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Duke Snipe | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Lamp Bazooka | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 44 | Rokit Loncha | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | LUCIA (DAWN WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 20 | Over Shine | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 32 | Photon Burst | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 46 | Sun Cross | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | POLLON (KOOSANYA) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Sword Dance | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 35 | ShiningSword | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | MAVI (NATURE WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Magnum Fist | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Beatdown | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 45 | Tiger Fang | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | KAI (SAMURAI) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Sanpujin | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Reppueenzan | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 45 | Rambuzan | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | CLAIRE (THUNDER WITCH) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Electroblast | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | JupiterLance | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 45 | Arc Spark | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | VANESSA (WITCH OF FIRE) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Flare Blade | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Queen Blade | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 45 | Mega Phoenix | +-----------+---------------+ +---------------------------+ | HEATH (ARC KNIGHT) | +-----------+---------------+ | GAINED AT | FLASH. D NAME | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Pierce Rush | +-----------+---------------+ | Default | Bolt Impact | +-----------+---------------+ | Level 41 | Knight Honor | +-----------+---------------+ ============== Synergy [SY$]: ============== Synergy are story-based skills, meaning you don't earn them by leveling up instead you earn them as you progresses through the story. You need MAXED Flash Points (3/3) for both persons to execute their Synergy, best to be right next to each other to execute. +-----------------------------------+ | ALPH & LUCIA (WITCH & THE DRAGON) | +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: SHINING RAY | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 17: "A Hero's Awakening" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | CECILLE & SAKI (NINJA & THE WITCH)| +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: LILY RONDO | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 18: "Like, an Angel?" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | HEATH & KAI (THE HOLY KNIGHTS) | +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: HOLY KNIGHTS | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 19: "Altar of Souls" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | LEON & NIKOLAI (SECRET LOVERS) | +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: RIVAL STRIKE | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 20: "Lion's Pride" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | ALPH & THEO (DRAGON BROTHERS) | +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: RYM'S IMPACT | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 21: "Holy Eclipse" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------+ | 7 WITCHES (PLANET'S HOPE) | +-----------------------------------+ | SYNERGY NAME: RAINBOW ARRAY | +-----------------------------------+ | You earn this Synergy in Chapter | | 22: "Round Table Council" | +-----------------------------------+ ================= SIDEQUESTS: [SQ$] ================= 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: 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 (Lol! I think each person contributed one Sidequest?) 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." +-----------------------------------+ | THEO & LEON | +-----------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 - 25 | +-----------------------------------+ | LOCATION: CARWEE, RIVER TOWN | +-----------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH GROCER | +-----------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: "MOUNTAIN PATH" | +-----------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | KAI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: HOLY CONGRESS, EASTERN BRANCH | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH KNIGHT | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: "WAHL PLAINS" | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | MEL | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: PORT TOWN ADWEST | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH SAILOR | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: "WHITTAS SHORE" | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | HEATH | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: MADRASTA, TOWN OF SCRIPTURES | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHERE TO GO?: LEASTRE BRIDGE | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: ----- | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | POLLON & VIVI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: WITCH VILLAGE | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH POLLON | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: WEST LIYELLA VOLCANO | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | MAVI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 18 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: PORT TOWN RIDGET | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH MAVI | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: PALU FOREST | +-----------------------------------------+ +---------------------------------------------+ | VIVI | +---------------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 18 | +---------------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE DOTRUVAR | +---------------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH VIVI | +---------------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: 2 BATTLES @ MAGICAL FOREST | +---------------------------------------------+ | For battle strategy go to [VV&] | +---------------------------------------------+ +--------------------------------------------+ | CECILLE | +--------------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 9 - 12 ONLY | +--------------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE DOTRUVAR | +--------------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH CECILLE | +--------------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: HOLY GARDEN - EVER GARDEN | +--------------------------------------------+ | SPECIAL 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" for battle strategy | | please go to [CC&] | +--------------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | SAKI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 24 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: LAKESIDE TOWN JEIDATH | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: ---------------- | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: SAN BLANC SHORE | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | HEATH, LEON, KAI, POLLON, MAVI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 22 ONLY | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: HOLY CONGRESS, EASTERN BRANCH | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH KNIGHT | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: EURUS WAY | +-----------------------------------------+ +-----------------------------------------+ | NIKOLAI | +-----------------------------------------+ | CHAPTER: 23 - 25 | +-----------------------------------------+ | LOCATION: HOLY STATUE AT PARNUS | +-----------------------------------------+ | WHAT TO DO?: SPEAK WITH PRAYING WOMAN | +-----------------------------------------+ | BATTLE LOCATION: RING END FALLS | +-----------------------------------------+ ======================= 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 where you will SHINE with so much power and GLORY SUBMIT AWAY! :D Go to [CT+] please. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By: Billy Mcdoodle Regarding: Vivi's Sidequest "Shadow Vivi [VV&] .............................................. ========= STRATEGY: ========= 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? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By: Billy Mcdoodle Regarding: Cecille's Sidequest Moonherbs [CC&] .............................................. ========= STRATEGY: ========= Hi, I'm a Luminous Arc Fan myself, though I don't really use the forums at CheatCC, 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. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ___ ________ _____ _____ | \/ |_ _/ ___/ __ \ | . . | | | \ `--.| / \/ | |\/| | | | `--. \ | | | | |_| |_/\__/ / \__/\ \_| |_/\___/\____/ \____/ ALL THAT JAZZ & THEN SOME ================================ Frequently Asked Questions [FQ+] ================================ Before you submit anything please refer to the FAQs below, chances are your questions may have already been answered. If you have any questions, then head on over [CT+], while I don't claim to be an expert in this game, I try my best to give a relevant and accurate answer, oh, and of course if you submit anything erm... Stupid, I will still put that up here. =D 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. 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 give you will varies according to the name that you choose 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 verify, cause I can't be bothered to imbue anyway :P 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 figure/calculation. Don't worry about powerleveling, just be sure to be level up after each Chapter. Preferably 3 to 4 level ups 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. Have alot of ViTonics and healing items to aid you. And everything will be okay. Q: Should I get this game or heroes of mana? A: That depends what you really want, "Luminous Arc" is an SRPG, while HoM is an RTS title, they're world's apart, I've both and I prefer L.A. over HoM if that helps. Q: Why call it "tips" and not "strategy?" A: 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." Q: Is "Luminous Arc 2" for real? A: Why yes! :D it's called "Luminous Arc 2: Will" Q: You seems to hate a lot of people in this game??!? A: =O hate is a strong word, I shall use "dislike" Well I only hate... Oops! I mean dislike about 3 people -- Cecille, Leon and Jojo (that Grand Cardinal) Q: I'm having trouble with Chapter 17! A: Ahhh! Always level up, then refer to my guide ^^; lol! 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, 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 good for you. ================ Complaints [CO+] ================ Feel very, very free to send in complaints/disagreement about my guide and whatnot. I don't really mind, the most I'd do is reply nicely or ignore you. :) LET'S GET IT BLAZIN' shall we?! Unedited/uncensored, raw and DELICIOUS... I present you the MEAT of the guide: FROM THOMAS: o----------------------------------------------------------------------o | 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. | o----------------------------------------------------------------------o MY REPLY: o----------------------------------------------------------------------o | 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. | | | | | | "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" | | | | | | 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?! | | | | | | "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)" | | | | | | 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?! | | | | | | "please for the sake of every one's sanity, make sure your | | walkthrough strategies work" | | | | | | 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 FAQs. I'm going to sleep *yawn* | | | | Regards, | | X | o----------------------------------------------------------------------o EXTRA COMMENT(S): Y'know the AI in this game is smart k, they know what they're doing, so don't be expecting an enemy Magic user to stand beside you and whispers softly saying: "I'm gonna burn your ass with my Fire spell hehehe!" and then run away to a corner to cast the spell. Also, I wanna know how you got "76.5%?" Beside the obvious of subtracting "23.5%" I wanna know from which basis/ground you got the numbers/figure from?! I WANT ANSWERS OR I'M GOING INSAAAAANEEE! Also Pt. 2. the only reason the "LONG RANGE" enemies never come to you is because... you stink! No I am just kidding! :P you see the thing with Archers is that they cannot shoot from a near distance, the Magic users could, BUT refer to the first paragraph, no brainless Magic user would cast right next to his/her enemy right? There you go! =========================== Known Glitches/Issues [KG+] =========================== I hate typos, friends both online and offline knows very well how I type my stuff, even in instant messages I go for perfection, so I was pissed when I found out "Luminous Arc" suffers a fair share of typos and glitches I will list down whatever I've noticed: Typos: ohnoEs dis is "not Nice": -------------------------------- Yes, typos are part and parcel of life, in fact nothing in this world can ever achieved perfection, but it's still possible to keep typos down to a minimum if only they proof-read. Beginning of the game... - When Heath was summoned and had 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, but yes! ATLUS/IMAGEPOCH/ WHOEVER YOU ARE pick a BETTER FONT! - So Heath came back and tells everyone to destroy all witches they encounter conversation: "You must be ready to leave at a moment's not ice the darkness never rests..." Oops! Font issues again, eh? - Soon after, an annoying NPC screams for help from Sir Heath, conversation as follow, more specifically Leon: "That was just about a moment's not ice ..." the "not ice" (notice) in this is really apparent, oh God of Luminous save us all! - 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 wow! ATLUS/or whoever translate this game... Props to you. - Twilight Cecille's cure says it only heals a single unit's ailments, it acually heal in a cross shape. - Mel's Salvation doen't cure ailments, but wipes the shading on a character if they have a buff /debuff.<- buff/debuff is still in effect ================= 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. - Random white line, flashing every once in a while, is this some kind of hidden message? Lol. - Characters walking all over each other in battle (overlaying), I'm not sure if this is intentional or some "graphical" mistake? - 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. - 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. - 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? All of them will turn "dark grey," man, regardles this is annoying. :\ ============== Miscellaneous: ============== Extra miscellaneous stuff... - 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 below have finished displaying, bad, bad. - 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." - Wi-Fi: Alph's "Rym Wall" exceeded its 3 turns "time limit" to a whooping! 9 turns, this could be a glitch in Wi-Fi or the actual game itself. - Submitted by Alex Lewandaowski.* - Sloooooowwwwdoooown! Nooooo... What the heck I'm all fed-up and annoyed I noticed displaying health on screen (X button) actually contributed to the slowdown... So switch it off once you're done with it. *This is not a glitch, but a player misinterpretation. Alph's Rym Wall ability says that it will cancel the next 3 magical attacks on the target. It does not have any "time limit." The ability will wear off after the character has been targeted by magical abilities (which includes healing!) three times. I have had battles where I cast that ability right in the beginning, and had it last for the entire battle, because the character did not have magic used on them three times. - Submitted and corrected by Tigrath Anything we don't know? Want to submit anything? Head on over to the "Contact" section [CT+] ============ Links: [LI+] ============ Defunct32's Etrian Odyssey "Walkthrough" (http://www.cheatcc.com/ds/sg/etrian_odyssey.txt) - My guide on the amazing Traditional Old School RPG! :) Luminous Arc 2 Japan Website (http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ds/Luminous2/) Paige's "Luminous Arc: The Experience" (http://latactics.com) - A fabulous site on the game itself! Show some support, visit it now! ======================== Credits/Thank You: [CR+] ======================== Thank You: GENERAL: -------- All the basic and required stuff =D - CheatCC.com for accepting and hosting this guide, thank you! - Image Epoch/Marvelous Interactive for creating this brilliant SRPG for the DS, ATLUS for localizing/publishing. - Nintendo for creating the DS, best handheld (IMHO) to ever grace my life. - (http://www.network-science.de/ascii/) for the amazing ASCII Generator. - Everyone who sent me e-mails pertaining to "L.A." you guys are amazing! Thank you! AMAZING PEOPLE: --------------- 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 for submitting the Wi-Fi issue. 02. Jimmy Salim for clearing up about the weapon "Liuyendao." 03. Cassi Wilder for sending me e-mail back and forth :>. 04. Elliot Bartelt for suggesting an improvement to my guide ^^ thanks man! 05. Furio for sending me the Sidequest information. 06. Christoper M for sharing your hate with me about Pollon! Ha ha 07. Rayster for e-mailing me regarding something about this game 08. Paige thanks for your interest in my guide ^^; 09. Stephanie for confirming the "escorting Cecille" Sidequest is false. 10. Tigrath for correcting a "glitch." :) 11. LittleMikey for sending me his Character's FAQs. :) 12. Jackson Chong for the head-up on Cecille's/Mel's magic's description 13. none none for e-mailing about Skills/Magics :) 14. Billy McDoodle for his AMAZING strategy contributions! =D 15. Kevin for sharing his battle tips against Zehaal! 16. Axeile for submitting tips/strategy on leveling up much! Much thanks. 17. longmeista0 for contributing the Skill/Magic Chart to me. ;) 18. Victoria Chow for your strategy/tips and Skills/Magics help! 19. Hai Xin Jiang for suggesting a small section on New Game+. WHAT HAVE THEY CONTRIBUTED SO FAR?: ----------------------------------- 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. Some interesting fact. 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 side, visit her website now. (http://latactics.com) 09. Stephanie for confirming the "escort Cecille back home" to be false. Ha ha oh God! I'm so misleading :P 10. See no. 01. Lol! 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 :) 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. Refer to "AMAZING PEOPLE." 15. Refer to "AMAZING PEOPLE." 16. Refer to "AMAZING PEOPLE." 17. Sent me a lot of e-mails :P about the skills and magics for everyone (almost) everyone making this guide ALMOST complete, THANK YOU! 18. For the strategy and the tips! :D 19. Refer to "AMAZING PEOPLE." Finally YOU, the readers for reading my FAQs! THANK YOU! You guys made my life so wonderful it hurts. HA HA HA! Thanks all! ========================== Contact/Submissions: [CT+] ========================== Since my e-mail is all over the place, I decided for convenient's sake, you can refer to this section if you wish to submit anything or contact me for the hell of it. My one and only e-mail: ----------------------- defunct 32 @ hotmail . com no spaces, and definitely no spam please, unless "Luminous Arc" related stuff. Contribution To This FAQs: -------------------------- 01. General mistakes (typos/wrong information/etc) or just basic enquiries/ questions use the subject line "L.A. GENERAL ENQUIRIES" 02. Contributing strategies and tips for specific chapter battle, use the subject line "L.A. STRATEGY/BATTLE TIPS." 03. Contributing Magics & Skills anything under IN-DEPTH, use the subject line "L.A. MAGICS & SKILLS/IN-DEPTH." 04. If you're going to submit a question (FAQ), use the subject line "L.A. FAQ" 05. Submitting a glitch or issue with the game, use the subject line "L.A. GLITCHES & ISSUES" Why Subject Line?: ------------------ This way your e-mail won't go to the "Junk Mail" section, I usually never check my junk, too many crap in there. So it's instant deletion. Will Credits Be Given?: ----------------------- DEFINITELY, OF COURSE FULL CREDITS will be given, please leave behind a name or nick, so I can properly credit you, thank you! ================= Last Words: [LW+] ================= Copyright © 2007-2008, Dil, I love receiving e-mails, but nothing mind blowingly stupid please, I don't mean to be rude or anything negative like that, but I simply do not have the time to entertain such, trivial and trite matters, please, I beg you, only send me relevant e-mails or a letter of appreciation (hehe!) otherwise no biggie. Thanks to Marvelous Interactive/Image Epoch for this amazing title, and ATLUS USA for localizing and publising this game. OH! If this game ever get a sequel, let's all pray together and hope the sequel will have lesser glitches and issues, better gameplay and all that jazzy jazz! GOD DO YOU HEAR US?! Enjoy yourself I hope I did a good job with this FAQs otherwise, bummer! 8( _ _ _ _ _____ ___ ___ ________ _ | | | | | | | _ |/ _ \ | \/ | __ \ | | | | | |_| | | | / /_\ \| . . | | \/ | | |/\| | _ | | | | _ || |\/| | | __| | \ /\ / | | \ \_/ / | | || | | | |_\ \_| \/ \/\_| |_/\___/\_| |_/\_| |_/\____(_) W H O A M Y G O D ! THE END 2007, MY LIFE IS COMPLETE