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Erpy posted:And "Qilingong" is the name of the same skill Rean can use during one particular fight in Cold Steel to buff his speed and strength which is a very nice piece of inter-arc continuity. Think Principal Vandyck also uses it, so maybe it's an Eight Leaves move or a useful move from elsewhere Master Kafai nicked. On Cassius, I must've lucked out because Richard just craft spammed him to death for me (this fight). Also, he has unique dialogue with every party member: https://i.imgur.com/gN5a0hv.jpg My personal favourites are Renne and Ries. NotASmartMan fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Aug 23, 2017 |
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- I took Kloe and Julia to fight General Morgan, but since afterwards dialogue made it clear that everyone knew Cassius would be next, I went back and re-foght Morgan with Estelle and Joshua. Morgan has unique dialogue as well. I think he actually has a line acknowledging if you have both Estelle and Joshua there - not just one line for each of them, there's also one line if you have both. - The "my cousin in Erebonia doesn't talk much" chest gag was great, because chests in Cold Steel are just chests, they can't be interacted with after opening, and such have no phrases. We'll have to see if the chest phrases made exclusively for the western localization are popular enough for chest phrases to return in the Calvard arc. - Cassius was an amazing boss. Such simplicity. Such elegance. Such power. Don’t bother trying to land any status effects, but also don’t worry about any status effects landing on you. Cassius is beyond the need to weaken you with tricks. He has sheer overwhelming power. - I didn't bother with Earth Wall. I spent a Zeram Capsule because Richard died with 200 CP and later another Celestial Balm on Richard, but otherwise I was able to hold my ground. Although the fact that he got a hell of a lot faster towards the end was a nasty surprise. I used all my S-Crafts, and a couple extra to push me over the top. The rewards of Emblem, and Super Gladiator Belt and Headband were fantastic too. NotASmartMan posted:Think (Cold Steel) Principal Vandyck also uses it, so maybe it's an Eight Leaves move or a useful move from elsewhere Master Kafai nicked. Can you and Erpy (and everybody else) please not post untagged spoilers for Trails of Cold Steel in the Trails in the Sky LP? Stabbey_the_Clown fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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UNPARALLELED YELLING Gotta love the boss battles where you're fighting a simple dude that just wrecks your butt. It's a nice touch that in comparison to most of the other guardian fights, the party is the one kneeling while Cassius is all 'yep you beat me. good job' standing there no-selling his defeat.
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Excuse me, Richard gets both the Super Gladiator Belt and the Divine Blade Emblem. Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Can you (and Erpy as well) please not post untagged spoilers for Trails of Cold Steel in the Trails in the Sky LP? I'm going to second this.
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Really Pants posted:
I don't think that's supposed to be Estelle's line.
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I'd say I'm entitled to a drink or two.
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NotASmartMan posted:Also, he has unique dialogue with every party member: https://i.imgur.com/gN5a0hv.jpg Thank you for this.  I was wondering what everyone said.Edit: Oh hey. Or this too - with additional dialogue! x 2
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I do love how Renne, who 97% of the time is one of either smug, bratty, or sinister, gets to Cassius and even she's like "Yeah I got nothing  "
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It should be noted that if you lose to Cassius (and one boss later), you get the standard "Retry" option that tones him down a bit and "Retry (Easy)" because even Falcom realized how badass Cassius is. EDIT: Also I think you only get the Divine Blade's Emblem if you beat him on his normal difficulty. If you need to retry, you don't get it. Rabbi Raccoon fucked around with this message at 12:47 on Aug 24, 2017 |
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Super Jay Mann posted:I do love how Renne, who 97% of the time is one of either smug, bratty, or sinister, gets to Cassius and even she's like "Yeah I got nothing Renne hanged out regularly with Loewe, who is canonically somewhat stronger than Cassius, and one assumes she met her co-workers at some point, like that particular enforcer first introduced in Cold Steel. She's terrified not because Cassius is horribly powerful, but because he's made himself a completely unreadable blank slate and that should not be possible at all.
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She's not terrified of Cassius because he's an unreadable blank slate. She's terrified of him because he invited her to dinner.
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Really Pants posted:
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Don't lie. We all know you're not going to stop at two.
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Really Pants posted:He loving says 'Boom goes the dynamite.' I am not making that up. Wow, Cassius. I have no words. The strongest man in Liberl, ladies and gentlemen!
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I had to independently confirm that claim about "boom goes the dynamite" and it's true.
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Lost between all of Cassius's amazing feats and reputation is the fact that the man is, very slightly, a dork.
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BearDrivingTruck posted:Lost between all of Cassius's amazing feats and reputation is the fact that the man is, very slightly, a dork. I think he's operating on the premise that if you're sufficiently rad in other respects, it goes from 'being a dork' to 'personal idiosyncracy'.
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vdate posted:I think he's operating on the premise that if you're sufficiently rad in other respects, it goes from 'being a dork' to 'personal idiosyncracy'. Yeah, but I think Estelle comes by hers naturally, and from what little we know about Lena Bright, I don't think it was from her.
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I want to talk with the localization team and get the rationale for that quote, because it's 100% not what he says in Japanese and that decision was made 7 years ago.
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 The final trial awaits.        I recommend Josette for the first group, and Renne for the second & third.  I also need two picks for something just afterwards. I'd probably choose Estelle and Joshua, but I don't have any hard recommendations as such.
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Some Numbers posted:I want to talk with the localization team and get the rationale for that quote, because it's 100% not what he says in Japanese and that decision was made 7 years ago. it's a good quote
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I'm going to say Estelle for the first two, Olivier/Zin/Schera for the next three, and no opinion on the third.
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My only vote is Estelle for the third group.
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Throwing in a vote for Zin and Schera for group 2. And Estelle and Renne for group 3.
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Group 2 needs Renne and maybe Richard.
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Something I never tested, but is Joshua required for all of the boss fights? If so, I vote #1 Estelle and josette, #2 Renne and Richard, #3 Renne and Estelle If not, I change #2 to olivier and schera and zin.
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Group 1: Josette, no idea on the fourth person Group 2: Zin and Schera Group 3: Estelle and Renne
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Billzasilver posted:Something I never tested, but is Joshua required for all of the boss fights? Yes. You can't even enter the trial areas without the person they ask for, until you've cleared all the bosses.
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I'll go Josette and Estelle first group, Zin and Schera second, Renne and Agate last. Thinking about it, does the last one have unique dialogue for everyone like Cassius?
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1) Josette and Richard 2) Renne and Zin 3) Renne and Estelle
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Group One: Josette and Estelle Group Two: Renne and Estelle Group Three: Renne and Estelle
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1) Josette and Schera because  2) Renne and Estelle because there isn't enough room to take three people with two mandatories in place. 3) Reis and Agate because Reis's sister fought Loewe and Agate has a score to settle with him as well.
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Can I vote for "whichever character will dunk on 2a the hardest?"
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1) Josette and Richard 2) Renne and Estelle 3) Renne and Estelle
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1) Josette and Richard 2) Zin and Schera 3) Estelle and Renne I believe all of them have after-battle dialogue in the garden too. (except maybe Richard, I didn't take him along on my playthrough) Erpy fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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You know, these games give their human opponents realistic HP. In fact, you tend to match the HP of the big human bosses from the previous games. And it's heavily implied (if not outright said) that these copies are exact, down to ability, strength, and technique. Cassius Bright is tougher than a goddamn giant robot. Reverie didn't stand a chance. Also on a related note, does anyone have a copy of that scene where Cassius doesn't let the party finish it off? Or at least a transcript? I'm just curious to see how it plays out differently.
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I once speedran through the game with minimal BP and recorded that session. A transcript wouldn't do it justice because of how badly Cassius beats it down. The fact that the opponent is a robot rather than a living opponent gives the game an excuse to have him dismantle it in one of the most brutal beatdowns in the series. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UP4HajjMuxs. "Is that it?" indeed. Erpy fucked around with this message at 08:56 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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I love that EVERYONE brings Kloe and Olivier to that fight. Thanks!
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I don't consistently stick with them, actually, but this was a speedrun so I took the party with the highest DPS score due to how effective arts damage is against Reverie. During my last playthrough I actually picked the "canon" party of Schera and Olivier. (or rather the party depicted in the recap book that came with some versions of the Japanese version of SC)
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