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Post by DemonLordCipher on Dec 26, 2015 19:11:16 GMT -5
Looking forward to playing the original in a few days when it arrives. Anything one should know in advance before playing?
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Post by Max Galactica on Dec 26, 2015 19:14:56 GMT -5
Looking forward to playing the original in a few days when it arrives. Anything one should know in advance before playing? Switch up your party as you go. Don't stick with the same three people all the time. Learn how to play as all of the characters.
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Dec 26, 2015 19:16:12 GMT -5
Looking forward to playing the original in a few days when it arrives. Anything one should know in advance before playing? Switch up your party as you go. Don't stick with the same three people all the time. Learn how to play as all of the characters. I gotcha, will keep that in mind, thanks~
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Post by Meta on Dec 26, 2015 23:24:38 GMT -5
Big congrats!
I asked a ton of questions in my topic, so pop in there to check for them before asking yourself, if you want. No spoilers are there.
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Jan 2, 2016 14:58:37 GMT -5
Got into it pretty well as soon as it arrived, I ended up spending 25 hours on it thus far.
Is level ~32 for right after the Ether Mines overleveled?
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Post by Max Galactica on Jan 2, 2016 15:02:47 GMT -5
Got into it pretty well as soon as it arrived, I ended up spending 25 hours on it thus far. Is level ~32 for right after the Ether Mines overleveled? Yeah, that's pretty overleveled. The Ether Mines boss was level 25 if I remember correctly, and you should be 1-2 levels below the bosses you fight to be on target for levels. Not that being overleveled is a bad thing. It just makes the story bosses a lot easier.
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Jan 7, 2016 11:26:41 GMT -5
Got through Prison Island and... The only words I have are "Holy s***."
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Post by Max Galactica on Jan 7, 2016 11:45:26 GMT -5
Got through Prison Island and... The only words I have are "Holy s***." Don't worry. It only gets better.
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Post by Meta on Jan 7, 2016 19:28:56 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing!
How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island?
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Post by DarknessLink7 on Jan 7, 2016 21:30:07 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing! How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island? Depends on if you rush or not, of course... It's pretty fast. If you wanna know how many areas you have left until prison island, click the spoiler below. It's in the next area you arrive it. Depending on how much you've done in Makna Forest, I'd say a couple of hours? It's been a while since I played it.
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Post by Max Galactica on Jan 7, 2016 22:31:41 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing! How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island? I'd say, on average, about 10 hours of gameplay. Depending on how much you do.
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Post by Primulus on Jan 8, 2016 0:26:12 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing! How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island? I'd say, on average, about 10 hours of gameplay. Depending on how much you do. I could honestly see 15 or 20 hours (not average, just higher range) if you're trying to do every sidequest you come across. The next area dumps so many sidequests on you it's not funny. And they're all timed, giving you an irrational fear of proceeding with the story without finishing them if you don't know when they're going to expire.
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Post by Wolfe on Jan 8, 2016 2:11:01 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing! How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island? If you would join us on Sunday (it'd be great to have you!), you'll need to finish Chapter 3 in X if you haven't already.
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Post by Meta on Jan 8, 2016 17:24:44 GMT -5
Dangit I took a brief break from this to try out X and now I'm conflicted on what to keep playing! How long does it take to go from Frontier Village to Prison Island? If you would join us on Sunday (it'd be great to have you!), you'll need to finish Chapter 3 in X if you haven't already. :) Only if it's early. I go back to college that day. It's a short ride back, but I don't want to return too late at night and I don't know if I'll be bringing the WiiU. So don't hold your breath, sorry ^_^;
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Jan 11, 2016 10:26:51 GMT -5
Got through Prison Island and... The only words I have are "Holy s***." Don't worry. It only gets better. I don't know how to make spoiler tags so... All I can say is that you were definitely right, Sword Valley on was... Wow. Constant awesome the entire time. ^_^ So, given that I have them now, what's Seven good at, outta curiosity everyone?
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Post by Meta on Jan 11, 2016 11:22:13 GMT -5
Spoiler tags are just like GFAQs, except you use brackets. Quote this to see: Not sure what to put here.
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Post by Max Galactica on Jan 11, 2016 11:43:18 GMT -5
Don't worry. It only gets better. I don't know how to make spoiler tags so... All I can say is that you were definitely right, Sword Valley on was... Wow. Constant awesome the entire time. ^_^ So, given that I have them now, what's Seven good at, outta curiosity everyone? Get Double Attack and Haste gems on her. If you do that, she can have amazing auto-attack output. When you get the art Speed Shift, that does wonders for boosting her Haste attribute.
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Jan 18, 2016 11:25:54 GMT -5
So, without spoiling, I can easily say I'm now paying for my insolence. Damn this is the hardest boss fight on me so far and the only one I've ever lost.. Any tips? Anyhow.. The events at Mechonis Core were among some of the most interesting parts of any game I've ever played. Wow, another Monado, wow, Zanza, wow, Dickson, WOW EVERYTHING.
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Post by Max Galactica on Jan 18, 2016 11:56:40 GMT -5
So, without spoiling, I can easily say I'm now paying for my insolence. Damn this is the hardest boss fight on me so far and the only one I've ever lost.. Any tips? Anyhow.. The events at Mechonis Core were among some of the most interesting parts of any game I've ever played. Wow, another Monado, wow, Zanza, wow, Dickson, WOW EVERYTHING. Yep. This is easily the hardest boss fight in the game. What level are you? You should be around equal to the boss to be able to do well. Melia is vital for this battle. You pretty much have to play as her to be able to have any chance at all, since Lorithia has ridiculously high defense against physical attacks. She also summons the Novae at the beginning of the battle which provide her with an even larger defense buff. So it's recommended to kill them first.
Also, the nature of the stage is pretty annoying, which causes your AI to have issues. Because of Lorithia's size, she tends to push your party members into the acid, which kills them quickly. Be sure to use the "Come to me!" command if this happens.
For Melia, my recommendation for her arts would be Summon Bolt, Summon Copy, Summon Earth, Summon Fire, Spear Break, Starlight Kick (the last two are so you can topple her easily), Reflection, and Mind Blast. As far as your other party members go, I'd recommend Riki and Sharla, since they're both mostly ether-based party members. Hopefully that's helpful. If you have any other questions, just ask.
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Post by DemonLordCipher on Jan 19, 2016 15:06:38 GMT -5
I managed to beat the boss as Shulk, Sharla, and Reyn. Basically Sharla healed, Reyn tanked, and I abused the hell out of Monado Cyclone and Stream Edge.
Anyhow, I actually beat the game last night, kept a save right before the point of no return though. ...That last fight, the final cutscenes, that was all.. Awesome. ^_^ Xenoblade has become one of my favorite games ever and DEFINITELY my favorite RPG ever.
Gonna try the postgame stuff later~
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