Quick tips: 1. Grind Leanne ASAP. She has the lowest HP of the three, lower than even Zephyr by a noticeable margin when they're at the same level. Alternatively, equip the strongest defensive items on her. Quickest way to grind is use grenades because they're easier to level up. 2. Unlock all the hexes in one particular level ASAP. You can find outfit items, healing items, grenades, special rounds, bezel shards, and even future quest items on them. Once done, place whatever energy station you have on a thoroughfare hex so you can get back to base without getting into random encounters. 3. Speaking of hexes, farm the green L-shaped hex and the turquoise straight hex. They're useful in most levels. Things the game doesn't tell you: 1. Terminals that buff and nerf damages, nerf status ailment odds, and slows scratch restoration rates work on you AND the enemy. Unless you're really sure only you can take advantage of the effects, don't activate them. Or just activate the status ailment nerfing anyway because it's better safe than sorry and be prepared to win battles the hard way. 2. You can squeeze a second or two out of your hero action if you jump near the end of the path. 3. The amount of experience you get equals to the amount of damage you deal. 4. You can miss throwing healing items at a teammate if they're too far away, at point blank range, or it's blocked by an enemy or a wall. They become dropped items that you can get back.
Charging multiplier for the handgun doesn't usually give you more damage, it gives you higher chance of gauge break and sometimes a little bit of extra damage too. Machine guns will always give damage multiplier which is really good because: the acceleration of the charge means that you're getting exponentially more damage, and more damage at the same time means that the enemy will have less time to heal. The effect of the charge is written right there and is affected by character's skills.
I loved this game. I randomly picked this up when it came out, and I loved how it was a fairly steep learning curve to understand how to effectively play this game. I was so happy to see it on steam so I bought it again
Awesome tutorial even with the computer voice. I played this back in 2011 and it was fantastic but the in-game tutorial was a bit long to get through. Good to know some fans still exist where we can make better quality footage for newcomers
machinegun, portential break dmg to enemies hp. The outline hp bar is the armored layer of protection. Handgun, will direct hit any hp bar including armored layer. Machinegun, usually this is used to weaken the armored part of the enemy or direct hp of the enemy. As it turn the hp green to blue. A direct hit from the handgun or grenades will instantly destroy their hp depending how much scratchdmg from the machinegun did. So potentially. This game s so addictive if you work your combo so well. And 1shot a high thick hp level boss
Thanks for the vid! Bummed that there isn't a follow up vid cause the description sounds like there's quite a bit more to cover, but this is awesome and it makes me want to give the game another chance for sure.
I mostly understand the mechanics, I just suck with tactics. I'm only in chapter 1, and the first boss gave me hell. Trying to keep my characters from taking too much damage but also landing attacks is a real pain, and I've quickly learned that spamming hero actions can get you killed if you're stupid.
There's something that this video misses out on explaining. Using hero attack to navigate the Environment; at the beginning of the Ch. 1 boss fight there's a raised platform directly infront of the heroes. In hero attack mode use the jump command to position your character(s) on that platform and try to maintain a triangular formation so you can maximize the amount of resonance points earned to initiate tri-attacks. You can also use the jump command in hero attack mode to jump over barriers/walls, enemies in your path and to maximize scratch damage from the machine gun so all body parts are affected. This game's combat is very complex but if you prioritize a triangle formation with hero attack mode for each character each turn you'll have many opportunities for the tri-attack which basically makes or breaks most of the battles. It's really a great fecking rpg (mechanically) that sadly was overshadowed by the hype from FFXIII at the time. I'm dying for a sequel or spiritual successor to this kind of rpg.
Another aspect that the game and this video didn't touch on was the hero gauge gems which is probably another reason why you struggled with spamming hero actions. As a quick disclaimer (I may not reference the things by their actual names in the game but hopefully my explanation will at least tell you how they work) Hero attacks run off of resonance points but anything outside of a regular attack uses one of those orange gems at the bottom of the screen(I believe they're called Basel gems or something like that). Every time you use a hero action or a tri-attack one of those gems get used and if you use them all without replenishing them you go into critical mode, where everything can go to ishhhh super quick. [In critical mode all your gems shatter into pieces across the battlefield that the enemy can run around and pick up to not only heal themselves but keep you from putting your hero gauge back together. Your characters become slow, your attacks become weaker, and your options become way more limited until you either run around and reacquire the shards, putting the gems back together, or either destroy a body part or kill an enemy. And in critical mode both of those options are a heckuva lot harder to do.] Another way that you get put into critical mode is by letting enemies attack one of your characters until their bar fills in scratch and then gets attacked. But just think of it like as long as you have gems you're Thanos with the infinity stones or you're in Hulk mode, but soon as you either don't replenish them from destroying body parts and enemies or dont heal scratch damage using an item b4 the bar is fully converted you become frail @$$ Bruce Banner. Lol. (This video also didnt show how to use items but I've gotten pretty wordy as it is, so I'm a stick to what I'm talking about now and say you u should just watch another vid on that if you don't kno kno hownto already do that) The only way to keep replenishing the gems that you use is to destroy an enemy body part or kill an enemy outright. Always prioritize that when planning a hero action or Tri-attack. Like the person above me said def use it to navigate the environment and exploit the enemy that is very important too, especially in boss fights, but you also always want to set yourself up to do one of those two things primarily whenever you use a hero action, if not for the current character your controlling then for the next bcuz you want to avoid critical mode like it's the plague. And you don't want to put yourself at risk of getting down to your last gem and not having a means to destroy a body part or enemy. I think you can also get a gem back by destroying drums. But if you get down to your last gem my advice is to inly use your machine gun user in normal mode, shoot in normal mode until you've scratched the nearest enemy pretty good. Even if you have to skip your other 2 character's turns once or twice to do that, trust me, you want to avoid critical mode as much as you can. In most cases, unless you've killed most of the enemies already or have scratched most of their bars when this occurs, expect a game over. Inside a dungeon you remain in critical mode until you either exit the dungeon or pick up the gems after the fight. And as far as the gems themselves you get new shards throughout the course of the game. Four shards make a new gem. You'll get some from doing side missions, some from those orange pulsing nodes on the map where you usually have a tough fight, stage boss fights. There's def a lot to this game that can make it a lot easier or a crap ton harder. Weapon modding makes a world of difference in this game, leveling your character is done by leveling all your weapon types (handgun, machine gun, grenades) and your official level is your total for each, so when you accumulate a nice little stash of grenades or can farm the parts to make them from certain enemies you'll want to do that so you can up your grenade level. And you def want to swap your machine gun around to each character early until you get another one later. So many things that the game doesn't do a neccesarily great job of explaining. Dual-wielding once you get the guns. You can use two of the same weapons in unison, 2 machine guns or 2 handguns. You can have one of each but you have to swap them during the fight in order to use the other one. I spent a lot of time in the arena. Save a lot and grind hard in the arena as often as you can. The arena is where all the tutorials are but it also offers good money and good rewards if you grind for the items. (I'm talking too much. Lolz. Hope this all helps someone.)
300 hours on Xbox 360 and didn't know you can cancel running animation OMG To all new comers once you mastered this game mechanics it'll be satisfying AF
I didn't know you needed resonance points for try attacks im just learning about that now since my one play through however far I got I got there without try attacks so I want to do more damage in my play through im working on now
I don't know what's worse. The fact I went years not knowing this game re-released or the fact that this is better than the games own *in game tutorial.*
I love how hero charge attack full 54x bullets multiplier on airborn enemies get me alot of money.. Dont ask my how i got 54x multiplier.. I got 3scopes 2grips 2 extended clip on top of each other, few barrels with 2scopes. And this is just machinegun.. On 2 character.. This game is legit crazy😂😂😂😂
I played the vanilla version back in the days. I remember the storyline being pointless garbage, only good for a few laughs. The main characters have personalities and even some character development along the game. Where this game shines is in it's combat system (+ lots of customization for your characters appearence for cool visuals) (and the musical transitions during combat depending on the actions). But the thing about the battles is you like it or hate it. There is no in between. So if anyone doesn't like the battlesystem I wouldn't recommend playing for the story. Just stay away from it then. lol
Thanks for uploading this. I bought the game and it seemed sick but i don't think the game does a good job of explaining its mechanics. Gonna give it another shot.
Total character level = SMG + Pistol + Grenade level, so if you only used Pistol/SMG on character give him grenade and start finishing with it buy cheapest grenades in the game and grind a little bit if you did not swap weapons often :)
I'm super late here but still, somebody may come across this later and also be in a similar situation... Cross had good advice too. Another part to touch on is the nodes scattered around the different levels on the map. Some offer like 1.5 exp or 1.5 item drop rate. One thing that really helps is using a specific colored hex and linking them all to the arena. Even if it's just exp and item drop rate to start since each node has a certain amount needed to activate it and the more nodes you tie the more it'll cost to activate them all. But a good thing to do is tie at least the exp bonus and item drop rate to the arena and grind in the arena using what Cross said to help level ur character up. Another thing that may help is doing a lot of modding to your weapons. If you do both, I'm sure it'll make worlds of difference in your fights.
I watched the basic attack section but I don't see it explaining how actually charge it. For example, if I hit X (attack), then it fills up to 1.0 and just sits there. If I try to time it so I hit X right when the circle completes, I just get 1.0x attack. I can't get 2x, 3x, 4x, etc, even though I have time left in my turn.
Actually it does. it's just not very clear to new players. If you go the arena and talk to the guy on the left side, he will teach you most of the stuff you need to know.
The combat looks so complicated, but so much fun it makes me wanna force myself to learn it.
To this day. Did you learn anything?
Quick tips:
1. Grind Leanne ASAP. She has the lowest HP of the three, lower than even Zephyr by a noticeable margin when they're at the same level. Alternatively, equip the strongest defensive items on her. Quickest way to grind is use grenades because they're easier to level up.
2. Unlock all the hexes in one particular level ASAP. You can find outfit items, healing items, grenades, special rounds, bezel shards, and even future quest items on them. Once done, place whatever energy station you have on a thoroughfare hex so you can get back to base without getting into random encounters.
3. Speaking of hexes, farm the green L-shaped hex and the turquoise straight hex. They're useful in most levels.
Things the game doesn't tell you:
1. Terminals that buff and nerf damages, nerf status ailment odds, and slows scratch restoration rates work on you AND the enemy. Unless you're really sure only you can take advantage of the effects, don't activate them. Or just activate the status ailment nerfing anyway because it's better safe than sorry and be prepared to win battles the hard way.
2. You can squeeze a second or two out of your hero action if you jump near the end of the path.
3. The amount of experience you get equals to the amount of damage you deal.
4. You can miss throwing healing items at a teammate if they're too far away, at point blank range, or it's blocked by an enemy or a wall. They become dropped items that you can get back.
Charging multiplier for the handgun doesn't usually give you more damage, it gives you higher chance of gauge break and sometimes a little bit of extra damage too. Machine guns will always give damage multiplier which is really good because: the acceleration of the charge means that you're getting exponentially more damage, and more damage at the same time means that the enemy will have less time to heal. The effect of the charge is written right there and is affected by character's skills.
yhea i explained it wrong about that. But handguns actually do higher damage at charge x12 and x24 etc.
This cleared up some lingering questions I had after the tutorial. Very much appreciated!
I loved this game. I randomly picked this up when it came out, and I loved how it was a fairly steep learning curve to understand how to effectively play this game. I was so happy to see it on steam so I bought it again
Awesome tutorial even with the computer voice. I played this back in 2011 and it was fantastic but the in-game tutorial was a bit long to get through. Good to know some fans still exist where we can make better quality footage for newcomers
Just started playing this a few days ago. Thank you so much for this video, even if it's years later :)
Thank you! Wouldn't have been able to advance in the game without this video :)
Short and sweet. Thanks for the crisp tutorial.
Awesome guide with a detailed explanation man! Thanks to you i master the battle system!! ☺️
Thanks, just bought this game and i suck a lot lol
I finally understand Tri-Attack.
machinegun, portential break dmg to enemies hp. The outline hp bar is the armored layer of protection. Handgun, will direct hit any hp bar including armored layer.
Machinegun, usually this is used to weaken the armored part of the enemy or direct hp of the enemy. As it turn the hp green to blue. A direct hit from the handgun or grenades will instantly destroy their hp depending how much scratchdmg from the machinegun did. So potentially.
This game s so addictive if you work your combo so well. And 1shot a high thick hp level boss
Thanks for the vid! Bummed that there isn't a follow up vid cause the description sounds like there's quite a bit more to cover, but this is awesome and it makes me want to give the game another chance for sure.
Clear and well explained thank you
Thanks for the tips
Great useful video!💪
This game is so fun. Just got it yesterday on ps4
yup. i fell inlove with it since it came out in 2010 and got super happy to be able to play it again on pc with better frames and graphics
@@thisiserickstube the comunity is small but earnest i see, any additional tips or tricks outta combat? No spoilers please im only 5 hours in
I mostly understand the mechanics, I just suck with tactics. I'm only in chapter 1, and the first boss gave me hell. Trying to keep my characters from taking too much damage but also landing attacks is a real pain, and I've quickly learned that spamming hero actions can get you killed if you're stupid.
There's something that this video misses out on explaining. Using hero attack to navigate the Environment; at the beginning of the Ch. 1 boss fight there's a raised platform directly infront of the heroes. In hero attack mode use the jump command to position your character(s) on that platform and try to maintain a triangular formation so you can maximize the amount of resonance points earned to initiate tri-attacks.
You can also use the jump command in hero attack mode to jump over barriers/walls, enemies in your path and to maximize scratch damage from the machine gun so all body parts are affected. This game's combat is very complex but if you prioritize a triangle formation with hero attack mode for each character each turn you'll have many opportunities for the tri-attack which basically makes or breaks most of the battles.
It's really a great fecking rpg (mechanically) that sadly was overshadowed by the hype from FFXIII at the time. I'm dying for a sequel or spiritual successor to this kind of rpg.
Another aspect that the game and this video didn't touch on was the hero gauge gems which is probably another reason why you struggled with spamming hero actions.
As a quick disclaimer (I may not reference the things by their actual names in the game but hopefully my explanation will at least tell you how they work)
Hero attacks run off of resonance points but anything outside of a regular attack uses one of those orange gems at the bottom of the screen(I believe they're called Basel gems or something like that). Every time you use a hero action or a tri-attack one of those gems get used and if you use them all without replenishing them you go into critical mode, where everything can go to ishhhh super quick. [In critical mode all your gems shatter into pieces across the battlefield that the enemy can run around and pick up to not only heal themselves but keep you from putting your hero gauge back together. Your characters become slow, your attacks become weaker, and your options become way more limited until you either run around and reacquire the shards, putting the gems back together, or either destroy a body part or kill an enemy. And in critical mode both of those options are a heckuva lot harder to do.] Another way that you get put into critical mode is by letting enemies attack one of your characters until their bar fills in scratch and then gets attacked.
But just think of it like as long as you have gems you're Thanos with the infinity stones or you're in Hulk mode, but soon as you either don't replenish them from destroying body parts and enemies or dont heal scratch damage using an item b4 the bar is fully converted you become frail @$$ Bruce Banner. Lol.
(This video also didnt show how to use items but I've gotten pretty wordy as it is, so I'm a stick to what I'm talking about now and say you u should just watch another vid on that if you don't kno kno hownto already do that)
The only way to keep replenishing the gems that you use is to destroy an enemy body part or kill an enemy outright. Always prioritize that when planning a hero action or Tri-attack. Like the person above me said def use it to navigate the environment and exploit the enemy that is very important too, especially in boss fights, but you also always want to set yourself up to do one of those two things primarily whenever you use a hero action, if not for the current character your controlling then for the next bcuz you want to avoid critical mode like it's the plague. And you don't want to put yourself at risk of getting down to your last gem and not having a means to destroy a body part or enemy. I think you can also get a gem back by destroying drums. But if you get down to your last gem my advice is to inly use your machine gun user in normal mode, shoot in normal mode until you've scratched the nearest enemy pretty good. Even if you have to skip your other 2 character's turns once or twice to do that, trust me, you want to avoid critical mode as much as you can.
In most cases, unless you've killed most of the enemies already or have scratched most of their bars when this occurs, expect a game over. Inside a dungeon you remain in critical mode until you either exit the dungeon or pick up the gems after the fight.
And as far as the gems themselves you get new shards throughout the course of the game. Four shards make a new gem. You'll get some from doing side missions, some from those orange pulsing nodes on the map where you usually have a tough fight, stage boss fights.
There's def a lot to this game that can make it a lot easier or a crap ton harder. Weapon modding makes a world of difference in this game, leveling your character is done by leveling all your weapon types (handgun, machine gun, grenades) and your official level is your total for each, so when you accumulate a nice little stash of grenades or can farm the parts to make them from certain enemies you'll want to do that so you can up your grenade level. And you def want to swap your machine gun around to each character early until you get another one later. So many things that the game doesn't do a neccesarily great job of explaining. Dual-wielding once you get the guns. You can use two of the same weapons in unison, 2 machine guns or 2 handguns. You can have one of each but you have to swap them during the fight in order to use the other one. I spent a lot of time in the arena. Save a lot and grind hard in the arena as often as you can. The arena is where all the tutorials are but it also offers good money and good rewards if you grind for the items. (I'm talking too much. Lolz. Hope this all helps someone.)
@@nellioclark7571 you save my ass if I read this 1 week before lmao
i´m pretty sad that you didn´t continue with the channel... :(
300 hours on Xbox 360 and didn't know you can cancel running animation OMG
To all new comers once you mastered this game mechanics it'll be satisfying AF
This was great, ty !!!!
I didn't know you needed resonance points for try attacks im just learning about that now since my one play through however far I got I got there without try attacks so I want to do more damage in my play through im working on now
Thank you!!!
I don't know what's worse. The fact I went years not knowing this game re-released or the fact that this is better than the games own *in game tutorial.*
I love how hero charge attack full 54x bullets multiplier on airborn enemies get me alot of money.. Dont ask my how i got 54x multiplier.. I got 3scopes 2grips 2 extended clip on top of each other, few barrels with 2scopes. And this is just machinegun.. On 2 character.. This game is legit crazy😂😂😂😂
you are a lifesaver
There is a lvl 44 troll or something and my characters are lvl 10, gotta farm more or I keep trying?
Looks like a cool game!
Thank you
I played the vanilla version back in the days. I remember the storyline being pointless garbage, only good for a few laughs. The main characters have personalities and even some character development along the game. Where this game shines is in it's combat system (+ lots of customization for your characters appearence for cool visuals) (and the musical transitions during combat depending on the actions). But the thing about the battles is you like it or hate it. There is no in between. So if anyone doesn't like the battlesystem I wouldn't recommend playing for the story. Just stay away from it then. lol
Very true, there really isn't any in between with this. Lol
It has such a good premise too with how it’s world was governed but the story is definitely just the misadventures of misfits 😂😂
Thanks for uploading this. I bought the game and it seemed sick but i don't think the game does a good job of explaining its mechanics. Gonna give it another shot.
I just realized the enemy doesn't have to be inside the triangle for you to tri attack😑
nhat binh le yeah me too. Felt so stupid.
Same lol you should get some type of bonus if you do attack enemies within the triangle like easier juggles, damage multiplier etc
Do you have a video of what are the gun parts do, and the best way to use them?
The combat system is easy when you think in triangles.
Nice thank you
Excellent video!!! How you get that dress? Thanks
I think you can unlock it after chapter 4 or 5. Not really sure. Just check often the shop each chapter
thisiserickstube thanks
Im having a really difficult time clearing charter 14 aetersyl... i need to lvl like 10-15 lvls w all characters but i dont really know how
Total character level = SMG + Pistol + Grenade level, so if you only used Pistol/SMG on character give him grenade and start finishing with it buy cheapest grenades in the game and grind a little bit if you did not swap weapons often :)
I'm super late here but still, somebody may come across this later and also be in a similar situation...
Cross had good advice too. Another part to touch on is the nodes scattered around the different levels on the map. Some offer like 1.5 exp or 1.5 item drop rate. One thing that really helps is using a specific colored hex and linking them all to the arena. Even if it's just exp and item drop rate to start since each node has a certain amount needed to activate it and the more nodes you tie the more it'll cost to activate them all. But a good thing to do is tie at least the exp bonus and item drop rate to the arena and grind in the arena using what Cross said to help level ur character up. Another thing that may help is doing a lot of modding to your weapons. If you do both, I'm sure it'll make worlds of difference in your fights.
I watched the basic attack section but I don't see it explaining how actually charge it. For example, if I hit X (attack), then it fills up to 1.0 and just sits there. If I try to time it so I hit X right when the circle completes, I just get 1.0x attack. I can't get 2x, 3x, 4x, etc, even though I have time left in my turn.
The counter increases once you lvl up the weapons
@@thisiserickstube Thanks!
Let’s see how many Frankestein Guns I fund in the comments
XD
I love that you said L for Reanbell knowing that in EoE, that's her name. :)
There so much exploits i want to share. This game has so much potential...... Why doesnt it have a sequel..😢
Very informative. Too bad the game doesn't really explain the combat.
Actually it does. it's just not very clear to new players. If you go the arena and talk to the guy on the left side, he will teach you most of the stuff you need to know.
really? computer voice?