When does it get good?
>>729955317>playing on Difficultonce you start it>Hell or Impossibleabysmal until you you reach the third chapter
>>729955317It doesn't ever change. If you don't like it in the first few hours, you won't like it in the last 70.
>>729955317AFTER the volcano chapter
>>729955317Once this bomb drops on the first boss.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9r-TrT9t7g
>>729956648based and sweaty soles pilled
>>729956231I beat the game on Hell and enjoyed it. The fact that you have to learn the possession inputs without the slowdown bullet time grace window is way more rewarding.Impossible is a step too far though, DEF and HP don't matter because you get 1 shot by basically everything. On Hell you can still actually take a hit, not many, but you don't instantly die to 1 mistake.To me Hell is the perfect difficulty.
>>729955317Chapter 3 was when the game convinced me it was great
>>729955317Immediately, but the real answer is about midway through the volcano chapter.
>nip junkNever.
>>729955317Chapter 5 or so is when it really starts taking off, after that is why /v/ starts praising it. It's a slow burn of a game but it never stops ramping up.
>>729955317once you get the powers you thought you couldn't do
RAINhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxa7rBB1Z6k
I stopped playing when I started living in that dude's house in the futuristic world.Would you say at that point the game is already at its best? I got kinda bored of the repetitive nature of it all.
>>729958606The moment I heard this song, everything about the game clicked with me.
God damn, this shit is getting crazy.
>>729955317For me it clicked at the end of chapter. >>729957980I took on impossible after my first run on normal. While it's more punishing (getting 1 or 2 shot by everything) it forces you to take advantage of every tool in your arsenal (blocking, summon i-frames, rock shield, backstep, ranged weapons, berserk) which makes it more than doable. Basically you have to git gud for the first 4 chapters, until you get Cicada Shell in the demon Lord's castle which gives you a bit of breathing room.I just finished a 2nd replay if the DLC, and it pains me to know we'll never get a sequel. The best we've got is Magicus. It doesn't play anything like Astlibra, but you can tell it's a Keizo game (and its events happen in the Astlibra universe).
I like playing on Difficult because it gives me the satisfaction of knowing I'm playing on a "harder" difficulty but it's still easy.
>>729958635No, the game keeps peaking the kino levels all the way to the very end of the postgame where you fight alongside all your nakamas to save the world.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HolWdat5szo
>>729955317Chapter4 like >>729956648 saidfuck the drama bait in chapter5 thou, you should spoil yourself about that
>>729955317I'm at chapter 7 right now, some stuff:>at the start I went full attack>at chapter 3 I used berserker for a while>later on I just built a more balanced build, as it made playing the game actually fun as I could tank hit and heal with items>at chapter 7 where I am game has become easy as I have giant range weapons just killing shit, bosses still take effort>playing on hell
>>729959802Thanks. Maybe I'll get back into it at some point.
>>729958951I kinda hate this part of the game where the protagonist is silent and doesn't properly react to shit, he knows for sure this is THAT because we do know THAT tooBut he can't argue his case because he is silent thus shit gets delayed to laterEven when she sees THAT unhooded person claiming to be NOT THAT he still is not saying anything
>>729959206The jump from Difficult to Hell is the biggest one for multiple reasons>no slowdown means you can't time iframes as easily and the complex inputs really>enemy damage reaches the threshold where really dangerous hits (typically the telegraphed ones) will one shot you, though you can still take multiple smaller hits especially if you build tankier>because you can't facetank stuff anymore you're forced to interact with all of the boss's mechanics
>>729960139>and the complex inputs reallyreally get annoying when things are hectic I meant. As in, the simple ones still have use later just because they're one motion.
>>729960139I only played in hell, the idea that you pause time when choosing summons is crazy to me
>>729955317I had a lot of fun even from the start, although I do regret not starting with hard difficulty.I fucking love having like 10 different progression systems to constantly upgrading, but normal mode doesn't have the drop rates that the hard mode provides to avoid a lot of grinding.
>>729960135He gets locked in for anything that has to do with Anulis.He is going to Anulis.
>>729960238I don't like the growth system that much, it's just dumping resources you have anyway.Dunno what would have been a better system, but after chapter 5 I was just swimming in shit and could almost force my way through the entire new sections when unlocked immediately.I am farming every weapon to max thoughI was playing on hell
>>729960336abandons her for Karon, she is pissedFucking CFs, they always betrayAlso what's up with the baker's daughter? Why does she wear the mask?
>>729960434Nobody cared who she was.
>>729960434She is a big booba girl.
>>729960512>>729960565I only saw her in the everyone dies part, could I have found her elsewhere?
>>729960802she's just DLC Cameo anyway
>>729960802In the DLC, you play as her.
>>729958137ywnbaw
>>729959206Difficult is probably the most balanced difficulty in the game. It can still chew your shit for not paying attention but there's no oneshots so you don't need to cope with berserk. And personally i like the FF7r atb like slowdown for specials.
>>729960905>>729960931>you don't interact with hersad
I loved the main game, definitely my GotY last year since it was the first time I played it. The DLC was kind of whatever.
>>729961108In hell you don't get oneshotted if you put points in def and hp, well at least not after chapter 5
>>729961131Her DLC runs parallel to the main campaign, but she should be in town in the first few chapters.
>>729961346>but she should be in town in the first few chapters.is she the blonde girl outside that can talk?
>>729961371She's not blonde, so no. I should clarify, I have no idea if she is in town or not, she just should be, story-wise.
It's truly amazing how garbage the demo "tutorial" is. I left more confused than before entering it and it's such an awful first impression to have of the game.
>>729961784Yeah, they just toss random bullshit at you with no rime or reason, the demo should be just the first part of the game until you beat the first boss.
>crossbows and bows are actually insanely powerful and scale together with your attack so they never get worse>a basic ass throwing knife is a fucking nuke even in the endgame
>>729962002they scale with your INT actually, which makes them even more busted because magic builds are mostly better and more reliable than physical builds (especially in lategame).
>>729961746she is not even in the unreachable part of the houseAlso why does Tokyo exist in this fantasy world? Kinda random
I need autorapid fire or will get carpal tunnel syndrome
>>729957980i think the game is at its best when playing on Difficult except with the time-stop from possessions being removed
>>729962002>>729962092I never tried these guns that need expensive ammo, how do they perform
After the first dungeon.
STOP GIVING ME PANS, I CAN'T HANDLE THE COMPLEXITY
Just started the game not long ago. The MC running speed is so damn slow. Are there any way to improve it later?
>>729963920you can dash from the start, does weight maybe reduce speed?I never felt slow desu
>>729963920you can spam dashes to point of flying through entire screens, pretty sure you could backdash pretty quick early enough but it's been too long since i played
>>729963920There is a button to hold to run and a haste spell later (can’t remember if it’s move and attack speed or just attack though)
>>729964126dash is like chapter 5
>>729964117>>729964221to clarify, land sprint is from the start(called dash)Air dash is chapter 5 and is faster
>>729955317How does this run on Switch 2? any issues or censorship problems?
>>729964345They change the white witch model into a gremlin for no reason
>>729955317The story is interesting from the beginning but it really locks in at Chapter 4 (you'll know when)The gameplay is a bit rough but comes together in Chapter 3 and it's uphill from there
>>729964751>the white witch modelShiro?
>>729964948ye, her original model was too mature and they lolified her for the switch versionvery weird
>>729964992any pics? this game is so niche i can't even find discussion about it outside of these threads.
>>729965140I'm joking here, you will understand later what I mean
>>729962102 I know how you feel, I was really at home with the mascot toy pig in a tiny house held up by balloons selling me shit, but future Tokyo is kinda out there.
>>729965207oh, i think i already got it lol, i played the game up to the start of chapter 5 a while ago on steam, but lately i've been playing my switch more and think i'd actually finish it if i got it on switch.
>tfw ywn have shiro's sweaty soles on your face
>>729965383she killed billions...
>>729955317Drunk Kuro stripping minigame when devs?
>>729962102>why does Tokyo exist in this fantasy world?Wait until the postscript. There is a reason why the world is flat. Do you remember the faggot drinking tea in the bar at the beginning of the game? Quite literally, it's people in the present going back in time to avoid overpopulation. The entire game up to that point takes place in the past. The real answer is that there are pocket realities stuck in time loops to prevent their pocket reality from getting turboraped by an elder god that warred against the gods. There is no difference between past and present. Astraea did nothing wrong.
>>729965946postscript was the weakest part imo
>>729965946I willing spoiled myself here, but I don't understand anything
is it worth exploring the secret dungeon in chapter 3 when you are strong enough?I'm at chapter 7
>>729966015It's slow at the start but it picks up once you seriously start diverging from the original plot of the game.>>729966025It's more about the journey, at any rate.
>>729966129There are secret dungeons/areas in several of the chapters and they all have difficult bosses at the end you have to kill to get special equipment/weapons. The chapter 3 boss is the easiest one since the attacks aren't that tough to avoid but you have to pass a DPS check or you die.
>>729956231Impossible was fun but the 3rd boss wound up taking the longest in the whole game. Felt like I learned all the mechanics fully by the end
>>729965946I don't agree with the nuance of everything as you put it there. The Geas isn't an elder god warring against the gods, it's a failsafe by the original creator 'god'. While it is meant to cull the gods it is essentially a machine/system with no will of it's own. And the floating islands aren't really pocket realities, the idea was to physically slice away their land from the planet, but how they protected against Geas after that is mostly separate from the island on which Astraea decided to operate. It's because Astraea's power only rewinds time of the story island specifically that Geas progress itself is never rewound. There is explicit mention at the end of other islands likely having their own method of having held of Geas.
>>729966817the fact that one nigga in a basement managed to make a somewhat coherent story with attemps at filling as many plot holes as possible on a fucking time travel polot notorious for being a mess to write, meanwhile (((writers))) paid millions can't produce anything that isn't complete dogshit baffles me
>>729959206Difficult with timestop turned off is the realest shit
I prefer more range over a shield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZsH80oJD_s
>>729967474I never skipped the introhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgGHl2OOWag
wobble wobble
>Take Shiro with me because I figure she'll be safer with mewaifu stolen
>>729964772>The story is interesting from the beginning but it really locks in at Chapter 4 (you'll know when)Horny-wise chapter 4 is also crazy
>You're the... proof of my existence.
>>729967958what happens to her in that case?
I just realized i havent even played the DLC yet... fuck.is the DLC story and new character and gameplay good? or is it just meh compared to the main game
>>729961131>you don't interact with herYou directly save her though in one chapter. If you know where to look :^)
>>729968043The Demon King kills herShe also dies via timeline erasure if you forget to go back for her before going to the roof
The game's so much better than wapaneezu AAA sloppa it's not even funny. Full of soul and it's actually fun to play and the story is fine, too. One of the few games I actually had to play twice. First Hard and then Impossible. Was GOTY for me in 2024 which was when I played it.
>>729967148He was doing it for 16 years while writers have time limits cus corpos presure them.That's why this is masterpiece while other shit is mostly trash.Kind like cake vs chips situation.
>>729955317Starts to pick up after chapter 2.
where can I farm strawberry and sugar?
>>729968076Less story focus, more dungeon exploration/battle focus. It's a bit like an extended final dungeon from main game. Still fun.Fuck the ending though, what a low blow to dangle a timeline in which sequel is made before us like that.
>>729955317It doesn't.
>>729968115You don't save her, she's perfectly fine on her own. It does help to bring her into chad man's harem.>>729968498Not sure about about strawberry, I think road to Belkade, but as a drop sugar is from the future zones/lab enemies/breakables.A good tip for both is that you can disassemble one of the tarts from the bakery into jam, which then disassembles into both of those.Costs a bit of money, but can alleviate some grinding. Also remember that there are skills to increase certain drops.
The only flaw is the game missing a DJ Paul Elstak song. Paul's pretty cool so it would have been a royalty free license.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7RssPqZTI
Is the dlc worth it?
>>729966015I fucking loved it but I didn't care for the original ending much so this scene sent me over the moon
>>729968885>A good tip for both is that you can disassemble one of the tarts from the bakery into jam, which then disassembles into both of those.I'm a broke nigga, I had no money problem since chapter 1 but now I have at chapter 8
>>729969021it includes yet more epilogue storyso yeah
>>729969021I had fun but the procedural dungeon is kind of lame and not that much deeper than the postscript's version. Power scaling goes off the charts with no regard for balance. The story is good but thinner than the main game.
>>729969317If you're not, I'd suggest to put on that skill that makes more coins drop from enemies, even though it takes a bunch of crystals I had it on through the game and noticed that I was still not always having that much leeway for always doing everything as it came available, so I think it's worth it.There's also those drops like amber and other valuable stones from mining that only serve to be sold if you haven't done that yet. Keep one of each if you want to use them with the scales though, which is another thing too look at for increasing your money drops, at least for when you're farming, you can save a separate profile for it.
I finished my second impossible difficulty playthrough just a few days ago, this time not using berserk at all, and I can safely say it's actually easier to not use it. The only thing you have to do is actually put your level up points into hp up to your soft cap so you don't get one shot by anything. Magic is strong enough that as long as you're using good spells it's not that much weaker than berserk but with significantly more safety since it usually isn't that hard to heal back up if you take a hit.
>>729970207On hell berserker is a meme, if you are good of course it's worth using it especially with the cicada shellOne anon said it was a must but I only really used it on the 3rd boss
>>729970207It's safer to not use it, but if you're good with I-frames and evasion it's probably still better to use it.
range 3 handling 1 weapons with herculean seem to swing pretty fast anyway, outside of bosses they seem the most fun thing to use
I beat the demo yesterday and was about to start a new game now. Why does everyone recommend to increase the difficulty?
I like the fucked up implications of why the world of astlibra is the way it is, considering what happens in Magicus.Space niggers that control planetary evolution are scarier than any cosmic horror.
>>729970593It's more fun that way
say hi to my Karon
>>729970821Very gay and trooncoded, it really shows just how low the IQ of this individual is.
>>729968572She deserves her happy ending though
>>729969021It is essentially this picture. It's not the main game, but if you want more cake.>>729970593One thing is there's an achievement for completing 'Difficult' or higher. I did my first playthrough just a while back on normal, and I thought the game was plenty fun and challenging. As far as I know the dev made a comment that he wanted to have another game where you can hit enemies to drop shinies, so if you'd want the achievement or bit more challenge do difficult, otherwise normal is still great.
>>729970821I really hope this isn't you and if it is you, work out tubby.
>>729971429thanks anon however I pirated the game so I'm not worried about achievements for this one
Where the gem at? If it's spoilers just say it is so I will check it back later
>>729970593it's one of those games that just gets easier as you unlock more featuresstarting hard makes sure it remains a decent challenge to the end
>>729971664Semi spoilersRemember those pages talking about the Gods?They're all boss fights and each has a weapon that rewards a piece for mastery
>>729971986Adding to this they're semi-hidden so you'll have to do some hunting
>>729971536alright, I'm just thinking of it now, but you can always lower the difficulty but not raise it after a certain point, the game tells you this too.So in that sense you could easily start higher just to see.I hope that you'll come to enjoy the game enough to buy it, it really is a bit special.
>>729972176Shiro card please.
>>729958250>>729959019>>729968195chapter 5 demon lord is serious shit in the original non revision version. in revision he just summons some generic mobs, in the original he summons full on bosses from other chapters and it's ridiculous.
>>729960941>he's actually implying that troons are anti-animeYou confused little retard. They love it as much as you do.Pivot to literature and the Western canon. Return to all those "dead white authors". That is truly an opposing media stance to troons.
>>729972281Sorry anon, as the filename shows I just got the pic from Pixiv, original uploader didn't provide anything in the post either.https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/106241790>>729972319Unless I'm really misremembering he summoned Polin's boss form for me at least. I remember freaking out a bit when that happened and really had to rush the demon lord down to make it.
>>729955317Chapter 4. I've played through the game twice and chapters 2 and 3 are the low point. Chapter 3 really reminds me of Ys III though.
>>729972319>>729972652
>>729972981Yeah, thought so, thanks.The behemoth probably really would be just a mook, they just didn't bother creating more of them because it wasn't necessary for the plan.
I beat the boss in chapter 3, what other one is easy enough?
>>729972319it's difficulty based in revisiongoblin king and nubushi are honestly easier than the regular summons since they're only chapter 2 enemies, but the demon king hand and the wyvern miniboss can be annoying.
>>729972783>Ys IIIKino. That game was my childhood
>>729970593>Enemies are too easy already>Get bonus drop and exp on higher diff so you grind less>One missable achievementIt's a no brainer. "Difficult" feels like what normal mode should be anyway.
>>729973580the painting in the abandoned house boss is the next easiest for surevery roughly stat wise I believe the order for the rest is chapter 6 , abandoned well , chapter 7 , chapter 5 . However the chapter 5 boss has a pretty easy pattern overall (though his instant kill gimmick can be tricky to figure out), and the chapter 6 boss has a pretty annoying attack pattern she's a little harder than just her stats
Sexooooooooooooooooooooooo
is there any never ever in production that has the potential to outdo this game or am i doomed to replay astlibra over and over again
>>729974214What the fuck, Karon
>>729974307WHAT THE FUCK, STOP
>>729974421He's doing it on purpose isn't he
>>729955317Looking at the store page, I think the hitstop on literally everything would drive me nuts.
>>729974140with the weapon of the 3rd chapter boss i liquidated easily the painting one, Ill try the others
>>729974140>>729974506You didn't beat the well boss if you didn't do it when it first comes available during the jailbreak
>>729974656>additional dialogueFUCK, I might try to do it on the easiest difficulty
>>729974656Shiro betraying you after seeing you kill a god is ballsy or at least I think that could happen?
need Kuro to wobble her tits against my face
>>729974656I did as many of them as I could right away on my most recent playthrough. The painting one is a bit too early when your stats are so low so I figured it would take too long to be fun even if I could do it, and I had to wait a chapter for the chapter 3 boss since I didn't know about the crossbow strategy at the time and your two best weapons in chapter are both the same element as him so I don't think melee can be strong enough, at least on impossible.>>729974792there's no dialogue for doing that boss immediately sadly. The only ones that I know to have dialogue are the 3 you can fight while shiro is with you. Though I guess I didn't check if the painting does and you can bring her to that one too.
>>729975024>there's no dialogue for doing that boss immediately sadlyYou mean the chapter 3 one?
>>729955317When you face the first boss
the painting boss staff might be one of the only fun staff to use
>>729975104no the one in the well, doing it immediately brings Gau with youchapter 3 is one of the ones with shiro and does have dialoguealso looking through my screenshots I did take shiro to the painting and I guess there just isn't dialogue for it.
>>729975024Is there any dialogue with Shiro for that boss other than when you first fall down? While I did do the well one immediately I felt like it was in fact way too early for when you visit that one with Shiro based on the mobs and didn't want to grind that much.
the optional bosses weapons are SO FUN
>>729975438So this bitch sees you do that and doesn't reconsider her retardo plan? She needs to be raped into sanity
I feel like I should restart since I forgot what the fuck was going on. **Last thing I did was crosssress to stop the weird snake god**.
>>729975471yes, for that one and the chapter 6 one she has some extra lines in the boss cutscene. Nothing too interesting about the chapter 5 one but she calls the chapter 6 boss a pervert
remember, when you see this room jump into this pitdespite the entire rest of the stage having bottomless pits that hurt you this one is a screen transition that leads to the best QoL accessory in the game
>>729974307>>729974421
Chapter 6 sideboss BEATWTF IS THAT? LAVROS?
I technically "beat" the game and saw the credits and stuff , but i remember kinda getting burned out and i didnt do those super hard underground dungeons and stuff that you cant really do in the main game-- am i missing anything story-wise?? i mean the story felt finished.. anything special about postgame dungeons and stuff?
Started on difficult. Currently at the volcano boss. I'm still mixed on it. I like the rpg systems. The gameplay feels good sometimes but feels tedious other times. The monster density in lots of areas just feels off or something. I will keep going with it and see how it goes I guess. I feel like I can't play it for more than an hour at a time for some reason.
>>729976062cockblockin' BIRD REEREEeEeeeeEE!! leme smaaash!
>>729976264yes, you missed a bunch of story
>>729976275The story gets much nicer and more emotional after the volcano level... volcano stuff was one of the weaker parts. This is really one of those games that just keeps getting better in every way the more you play (story, characters, music and gameplay get better)
>>729976340....bruh you serious? but ya know i beat the big hot chick final boss and said bye to birdie and all that, if i remember well (its been almost 2 years since i played).Wtf more is there?
>>729975653Haha, that's great, I'll try it as well the next time I do a playthrough then. Thanks for the info senpai.>>729976275To add to anon's comment it's perfectly fine to bite off a chunk and come back to it after a bit each time. I went through parts of the game like that, especially if you grind a bit for things like skills, drops or the arena throughout.Just stick with it overall for the story, it really does get crazy and you'll want to be able to keep up, not having forgotten all sorts of things.
>>729976264>>729976482You missed tying up every loose end and fighting for every possible and impossible happy ending through the power of pure heroic drive. The backstory to the world, the greater context for why your journey was necessary, and more besides.
>>729976482there's a post game where you super time loop back to the start and then playthrough the whole game again but save everyone this time using your future knowledge, with an extra final dungeon at the end that's admittedly sort of lame
>>729976482>35.0% have completed the game>28.4% have played the 1/3 of the rest of the content that follows after that.I'm so glad I was able to meet one of you.
>>729977008speaking of cheevos i'm only missing DLC, guess i could finish everything for posterity's sake
im def buying the dlc, 40 hours in
>>729976062this made a lot more sense when you find out that her lover's human form is literally just MC with a tuxedo mask cosplay on
>>729977008>beyond this is just politicslop of who owns which land
WHAT
>>729977231The only one to really look out for is the one where you have to beat the kid when he first appears, the other ones you can do at any point I believe.>>729977521 Just wait until you figure out you also don't have to assign the crystals for it, just equip the source shield, accept the free assignment, next equip the weapon you want and then equip the shield you actually want.
>>729977729that shield is good tho
>>729976620>>729976924well shiiiiiiiiet... guess i'll have to replay everything or maybe watch yputube vids like a fucking pleb normie... it's been so long at this point since i "pseudo finished" the game.Or maybe ill pick up my endgame save later. cant believe Kaizo made such an ambitious game like this
>>729977789only 50 guard is a bit low compared to some of the other ones. And the rest of the stats on a shield barely matter. But when first get it it does have more def than other shields you can get
>>729974214SEXOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
>>729977979forgot file
Wow this is insane too
>>729978027Marionette mogs them all tho
>>729978027why are all the gods so slutty?
>>729978231nobody is going to worship an ugly goddidn't you see how the snake needed to use mind control to get anybody to worship her?
>>729955317When you reach the ending and realize you are finally free from this garbage
Again, WHAT?
>>729979043you shouldn't be too surprised that the end game skills are good. Can't be giving you the good stuff too early.
>>729979250true but this is insane, most skills are either meh or utility, this is game changing
>>729979330if you think that's wacky just wait till you unlock equipment boards
>>729979043Astlibra really nails the power progression, you keep getting stronger and stronger and it's very satisfying.
is Gungnir a blunt weapon?
>>729980115From what I gathered from guides blunt weapons really refers to hammers. Whether Gugnir is secretly a hammer masquerading as a lance I don't know but there's the Gun Hammer skill that should be able to let you confirm it, since it does something visually when used with blunt weapons.
>>729980558Anulis more like Analis
>>729974140mhh chapter 7 is kinda hard, it takes away my items at some point
>>729980630Careful anon or she'll make you bread
I've been running a mostly buff-based possession roster for a while, the newer ones cost too much imo
>>729980980forgot pic
>>729980679funny enough your best bet is actually still focusing on magic over attack, because that's the stat throwing knives and bows use and they're both very strong with high magic.>>729980980the higher cost ones are definitely worth using unless you're focusing on regular attack over magic.
>>729980980The buffs are fine enough to use the entire game, though don't forget that mastering decreases baseline usage cost a little. That along with some of the cost management skills and some good judgement makes the others great to use for appropriate situations.Also, the last level of skills I just used because they are hot stuff.
>>729981174I've not really used ranged weapons all game
>>729980980>>729981247To add, there's also the Libra boosts, don't sleep on setting up a balance with as many buffs as you can manage, ST gain being one of them.
>>729981407Your loss, they're incredibly useful, have great damage and are usable from safer ranges than melee. Once you get sub-weapon, knives are handy in more active combat too
>>729981509pussy ass bitch strat
>>729981042Pretty much what I used when I played the game, sylphid then berserk because attacking faster results in higher DPS than just hitting harder, I also used the shark one to iframe because it's cheap and has a lot of iframes, I remember evading the Astraea nuke that way.
>>729981509I only ever used them in the arena myself. They were certainly useful there though, sniped a bunch of shit off screen with them.
It's getting too complex to figure out this stuff, I just start by adding the highest karma item I find useful and then go to the otherside and do the same as long as there is no overlap
>>729981923Boy, just wait till you get upgraded trays.
>>729980558why did she attack the protagonist when he time traveled to the point in time where they were children when she already knew him from the chapter 5 dark lord castle when she hatched?
no items is kinda bullshit, I guess I will have to do this boss later
>>729982030Are you sure you have your facts straight? The first time through in chapter 5 the hero doesn't meet her, the fourth tank is already empty and they remark they don't know what's up with them. When he goes back in chapter 7 she scans him for a DNA match and it follows that she doesn't have it yet based on events between 5 and then in 7. Either your referring to circumstances unrelated to chapter 5 itself or I might be overlooking something but reviewing using these videos I think that's right https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_-OzrRrWfg&list=PLB47-6VCxyQCYz8cKrx7plwkksOdZY7Q_&index=6
>>729982297once you have energy drain or whatever it's called items aren't that useful. You can just set aqua bullet for cheap magic i-frames and run into attacks on purpose.
>chapter 8 revealfuture humans are fucked up, btw isn't this the plot of another story? I don't remember which
>>729982858>Kai;_;
>>729980980buffs are giga strong. magic buff>speed buff turns you into a shredder
>>729955317>When does it get good?It doesn't.
>>729982797no you are right. this is the first time child anulis meets adult protagonist in the first loop.I guess she just never scanned child protagonist.
>the dog in the dreamHOLY KINO
>>729983025Do they scale up with magic too? Or are they just flat % buffs?
>AI has a woman momentlmao
>>729984485>Do they scale up with magic too?yep. that's what makes mag>spd buff combo so strong
ASTRAEA, GIVE ME BACK KARON AND ANULIS AND MY LIFE IS YOURS
I'm glad the final true (This time for real) ending revived Astraea
>>729984614To be fair. She is more like a brain in a vat than an AI proper.
I see what you are doing
>>729957713This, people saying it only gets good in chapter 3 are stupid. You're fighting slimes with a stick and then the first boss is fucking Bahamut.
pure kino, never played a game where grinding was so satisfying.
>>729981407>>729981509I played on Hard and the first magic staff (shoots fireballs horizontally) you find is easily the best weapon for like 80% of the game, it scales with your INT, not the weapon level, so the damage is always good + you get the range obviously. Made many arena fights braindead easy.In the last few chapters you'll want to just spam skills though, there's that passive that lets you absorb enemy projectiles and basically makes you unkillable, just pick a skill that makes you fly all over the place.
>>729972591the fact you have a story tell shows he hit the mark and unlocked your desire to yap like a bitch
im at the 9th chapter, where the fuck can I farm holy force?
>>729985525the game is "difficult" until you beat volcanoman and then you very quickly get overpowered as hell. It took me up to that fight for it to click how useful the skills were with the i-frames and shit(and then unlocking the really good skills soon after)>>729986029its been a while since i played but wouldnt it be elysium? Pretty sure I cba about that though and just exchanged for the force i needed by grinding in that area under the church or running through the demon castle
>>729986029you can just spend 3x of another color so it doesn't really matter
>>729986029One of the few complaints I had was some chapters don't really supply you with enough force to avoid spending off color ones or going back to previous areas.>>729986523And if you do this you tend to run up short in another later unless you farm a bunch, it's a vicious cycle.
Bros I started this game years ago but soft dropped it for no particular reason but really want to get back into it. I'm at the part where kuro is sick in the inn and I just found the destroyed flower patch that can cure her, however I have NO fucking clue on what to do next. If no one helps me I won't look it up but I already spent an hour running around with no leads. Pls.
>>729985234i spent the whole game wondering whether the force mechanic was worth it or just silly bloatthis is where i decided it was worth it
heres how the complete GROW menu looks like
>>729986908Pretty sure you head toward a cliff where you get attacked by someone.
>>729972591>Pivot to literature and the Western canon. Return to all those "dead white authors". That is truly an opposing media stance to troons.BASED
>>729972591Troons only like two kinds of anime, bottom of the barrel shounenslop and yuri. They hate every other kind.
>>729975018Anons, get yourselves a wife / gf who will do this for you, its the best.
>>729977521This game lets you do some insane builds (that actually kick ass and aren't just memes) once you get the proper passives.
>*floats into town*
>>729988507why did drinking water help him if he is THAT
>>729988568I'm gonna assume he's a DB style THAT and there's pretty much no difference.
>>729988665Dragonball's is more a translation issue. It's more clear they are cyborgs rather than full robots in the original japanese.
what the fuck
>>729988984is that the betrayal?
>>729955317For me? When https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxa7rBB1Z6k&t=6 played it all clicked. Didn't like the first chapter at all but the second this played in my ears... Perfect
Bros... Post game is aids. The game has delolved into me either spamming the highest tier magic hit all spell instantly killing everything or being completely unable to win
>>729974485This is quite literally the only game I have played where hit stop feels good. The sound design makes it feel fucking great
>>729989494you were supposed to be spamming magic the whole time so it's really not that different. Though the end game spells are a lot stronger than the early ones.
>>729989880I have been running magic the entire time but now my magic is high enough I can just have 4 of the super screen wipe attack for every battle and every battle is >Spell>WinNext fight>Spell that recharges blue chant>Spell>WinNext fight>Spell that recharges spell that recharges blue >WinRepeat until I use a chant item. I went from like 40 in the arena o 2 and accidentally spoiled a shitload just climbing arena ranks
>>729989880>>729979330Oh silly anon. Wait until you get the ability to use 2 handed weapons with shields and cap your swing speed with 2 handed 3 range weapons. Add in good old berserk and you can have damage you can only dream of
>>729977369What the fuck are you talking about? Is this dlc nonsense?
there will never be another game like this...... i feel empty since finishing it...
>>729990391Kind of. It's not absent in the main game but the DLC is much more explicitAs the light dragon in the pantheon, Al Khamis the dark dragon is her lover. They have a small scene together in the DLC epilogue
>>729962092Absolutely fucking not. Berserk is king quadruply so in post game
the levels a girl being nice can take a man
is there a trick to beating you clone boss?
>>729991542nvm it was easy if i actually parry shit
>>729977369It makes more sense when you find out that in the original game she was actually naked instead of wearing lingerie.
>>729991647Same as every other boss. Put on berserk and git gud
>>729991913
There's a couple more scenes that make more sense when you think about how they were written for different art
Old Gau in particular has a totally different vibe about him.
>>729992170The new one fits him more honestly, since the Gau of the present is calmer and more mature compared to how he was in the past.
>>729975784which one is that?
>>729992305I agree somewhat, but I feel like there's an intention for his character to be somewhat rougher than what comes across in Revision because of the artwork change. I imagine that comes with a significant reduction in gap moe as well, replaced instead with a more pitiable silliness
I'm at the last boss of the main, level 70, everything unlockedDunno if over-prepared or if I should prepare more. I'm only left with level grinding at this point
>>729975784Huh. I did two 100% playthroughs and missed that both times.
>>729992590What chapter are you on?
>>729992025Astraea's worshippers ain't fooling me
>>7299926159th, just before liberating and fighting Astraea
>>729992725Go for you. You're preparedDon't stop just yet
>>729992783It's 7am and I have to sleep...but what do you mean exactly?
Not sure about this one, I hate shit that increases ST cost as I need always to cycle shit to have i-frames
>>729992845You have a lot more game left.The "Final Chapter" isn't so final
>>729992932ye I know, I wanted to finish the game now but I think I will be more mentally prepared after I slep
with all the bullet hell bosses, I wonder if using hammers with the gunhammer perk is worthwhile if you don't like parrying
>>729992903just cast haste for ez ST refill
>>729992170Sol Badguy ahh Gau
>>729993190wtf is haste
>>729993271the speed buff magic
I'm progressing through the DLC at the moment and it just makes me wish that we're getting MORE. Or at least, something that takes place in the same setting. We got a whole fuckin' planet to explore, man, cmon. I wanna see other island's inhabitants.
>>729993870Play magicus
>>729993951I'm not too keen on mobile games but fine, I'll try it.
>>729994021You can play it on PC natively. Check the archives for the DL site folder. Or just buy it
>>729994021Magicus is both shit yet still somehow manages to feel like a Keizo game.
Karon like to watch
Is magicus related in anyway? How much story does it have?
>>7299942682 of the main characters have cameos in astalibra and the implication is kinda extremely important if you take it as more than just a simple cameo. There dialogue implies as such so...
It gets good when you get past the first boss. You are pretty limited at that point and it takes a fuckload of hits so it nearly filtered me.
>>729994404is those adventures that show up from time to time? I always wondered who they were.
>>729994782It's the girl and the boy outside the sages tower
>>729994782I think it's those people in the mining city
>>729994826>>729994832Yeah, those two are who I mean.
A surprising dearth of Kuro in this thread... is the DLC worth playing? I thought the original ending was great, the postscript felt fun but unnecessary and didn't feel as good, whereas the DLC feels like a slightly repetitive slog... I miss my friends!
>>729982009Not him, but I finished the game before I realized I could upgrade the trays.
>>729992170The new art definitely suits him better. He's a bonehead, not a loose cannon.
>>729955317why did it suddenly get super lewd in chapter 3?
>>729996789He probably realized he wasn't making soulless triple-A content and he could acknowledge and cater to male sexuality.
>>729996789It's the great filter.
>>729996789He forgot to jerk off while writing the scenario and after writing it he liked it. Alot.
>>729992059>the scene where they get taken by the guardsIM GOING TO RAPE EACH AND EVERY GUARD AND THEN THE LEADER I WILL BECOME THE RAPIST HERO
>>729996789>>729997015>>729997016>>729997069more like chapter 4
I'm going to Anulis
>>729998440I hope I see more of her in the post game...
i wanted a mech like that top ranker girl. it wouldn't fit at all but i still wanted it since hers looked pretty cool
>>729998920I was disappointed she didn't play more of a role. Hero needs more girls from the future in his harem too.
>>729999174I would have thought she would be related to Kai in some wayFor a moment I thought she was just older Kai kek
Does anyone have a screenshot of the prime minister or whatever he was talking about the childhood friend and going something along the lines of>you'd fall for a pretty face and forgive evil if it were a woman, huh?
>>729999642This one?
>>730000318That's the one. Thanks.
>>729969021You can larp as the old man outside the bakery staring at the bakery girl's huge tits
