Here's another tip I'd like to add, Ancient China, when you get to the training section, pick one student you wish to be the MVP and stick with that one person. Don't just instinctively give each one equal treatment as the game will pick the strongest member of the team to essentially be the main character and kill off the other two.
@@rawrdino7046 Like I said, it's based on how strong they are. Whoever's at the highest level is the one who lives. It's why they made it so each student starts off at a different level.
These tips are honestly more applicable to the original than the remake. #1: Exploring is still worth your time, that hasn't changed #2: This is the first major change, you can actually carry over your inventory in the remake. #3: Still kind of applicable, but grinding to level 16 can be helpful, especially Oboro's chapter. #4: Still applicable, but it's not the only way. Debuffs and Stuns are way too helpful in the remake. #5: The hunt for sundown is honestly a bit overblown, you can get the battery, talk to sundown, go get Cube(because you will encounter sundown on the way), and on your way out encounter Sundown the last two sundown events.
It's - Twice on the mountain. Once on each screen of it. - Reading a sign in the Quiet Forest (main hub, if you will.) - The rest are in the castle. One where the path splits left and right, and the other in the bedroom you slept in as Oersted. I don't remember the order. The join prompt will then appear when you leave it. I have some memory of it, having done three best ending runs so far (Lei, Yuan, and Akira). Also, I am a big advocate for debuffing the enemy and buffing yourself - as well as giving the enemy status conditions. It's a very valid strat.
Going over these tips, it feels like they were making it almost as much of an adventure game as RPG. It's interesting to see the creative team experimenting with genre conventions even back then.
Edo Period REALLY had that vibe with me, death being more of an inevitable so you can plot out a path knowing what to avoid. Experimentation and exploration really seemed like core aspects of that chapter's level design!
The last point is an exaggeration my friend, yes, you do have to talk to Sundown multiple times, at Hasse's hut, the ledge near the trial of Instinct, the sign on the way to Lucrece castle, the throne room, the bedroom west of the throne room, then outside the castle where he will approach you. That is 5, not 9 (at least in the remaster). The tip I would give in this case is if you want sundown in your party to the end of the run, do not switch him out as if you do, he will be at one of the random locations you talked to him and this will be a pain if you want to recruit him again.
The Sundown recruitment is meeting with him 5 times. 9 is a lie. You just have to travel a bit to find him all 5 times. And most the time you can find him by seeing which way he left and following in pursuit. Choose the Shifu, better stats and at 16 Heavenly Peaks Descent can do work. If you picked Lei as the shifu she gets one of the best crowd clears in the game at I believe level 12.
Currently playing Pogo's chapter as my 1st one. I love this game. Reminds me of Trigger/ HD-2D games like Octopath and Triangle. Love to finish it this weekend. Thanks for the tips David.
Honestly, picking Sundown matters way less in this remake with the lower encounter rate. You can walk to all three of his spots with maybe like, 2-3 encounters in like 5 minutes.
Actually in the final chapter you lose everything besides equipment, equipped or not. Whichever protagonist you choose gets their full inventory (I think) but everyone else only gets whatever weapons or accessories that were equipped or in their inventory by the end
What was the party you ended up using for the final battle. Right now I’m using sundown, (earthen heart character) cube and pogo. Just wanted your opinion. Most of the game was pretty smooth for me and not to hard. But some of these areas in the final chapter have been hard. Specifically this trial that seems timed to get sundowns weapon, a magnum if I’m remembering right. Then a final bell rolls and I get into a boss fight I seemingly can’t win. Thinking I might have to start the chapter over from a precious save. Great video though. You are one of the few I go to for RPG advice and content.
Do levels from chapters carry over? Or are all heroes at a set level at the start of the final chapter and it is only the weapons & accessories they keep?
I'm confused about what vanishes from your inventory when going into the Final chapter. Because the accessories that you equipped to turtle robot can be unequipped from the robot and they carry over and can be equipped to cube. The robotic upgrades though thought you used to increase cube stats do not carry over from akiras chapter
I think ghosts are not legally alive, but may as well not risk it; you might need more generic ghosts to grind levels, and they disappear when you beat her. Female assassins I haven't heard of, but I assume they probably do count. Also, remember to stay in the room when the maid gives you the sash - if you leave the room, she doesn't get to come back and give you the box.
I caved in and bought the remake. >.> You might need to correct number 2, as my inventory did carry over to the final chapter, I was wondering why I had a ton of pretty flowers in my inventory till I realized I made a ton of them in Pogo's chapter. Also, the only chapter I really did massive grinding were Pogo's and Oboro's, more so Oboro (I didn't want to deal with the Fish boss and used the OHKO on it, which required grinding). Pogo, I was able to beat King Mammoth at level 13 first try, though I did wipe the entire area when I had Beru in my group beforehand. Also, Sundown is really easy to get, I chose Lei as my final main and I ended up recruiting him while trying to find Cube in the castle. So I say pick who you really want for your lead character.
I will say that the EHM's have the easiest time with Sundown, as you will naturally go down the mountain anyway and find him as you go. But if you know where he is, it shouldn't be too bad with anyone; it's a lot less annoying than it used to be.
Yep, I was actually going to recruit him last when I played, because I thought you had to find him in more spots, but it seemed to be a lot less and I ended up recruiting him after getting Cube and Masaru, so I had to change my plans a bit of rotating character dungeons. I actually beat it a few days after this comment, and found the game overall on the moderate to easy side of difficulty, the only part that gave me real trouble was Oboro's chapter. I actually beat King Mammoth on the first try, but maybe I got lucky cause I had a nice stock of big meaty bones, which saved my butt. Heck, I used a full dps party in the end (Lei, Sundown, Oboro, and Pogo) and maybe used a few healing items here and there on the "final boss". So not sure if the difficulty was nerfed from the SNES version, I only watched a Let's Play of the original SNES version. I still had fun with it regardless, but honestly, it shouldn't be 40 dollars.
Like others have said, the hunt for Sundown is really, *really* overblown. He’s pretty easy to follow as his spots are in a logical order, and the map is pretty small. I personally picked Akira as my final protagonist, as he was my favourite one as a character. And he ends up actually being pretty solid with his healing and debuffs. And his level 16 ability has a chance to inflict ANY debuff or status ailment. He’s great at exploiting weaknesses too with his wide array of elements. Though honestly either Pogo or the Earthen Heart Master are probably the best picks. Pogo deals great damage and has high HP, and the Master is pretty strong overall and has Heavenly Peaks Descent (personally I think Lei is the best disciple). Just don’t pick Cube. He doesn’t level normally like the others, needing those robotic enchantment parts. So essentially, when Cube is in the party, he’s stealing EXP from a character that could be in his place. Wouldn’t grab him either until at least a few characters are level 16. And, again, as others have said, you do carry over all of your equipment to the final chapter no matter if it’s equipped or not. Though I’m not sure if anything equipped on characters besides the protagonists carries over. So just strip them of anything useful before they leave. Note that robotic enhancement parts don’t carry over no matter what so don’t bother saving them up, just use them on Taroimo. And I dunno about your items either. Some might carry over, some might not, or they might not at all, not sure. This also means it can be worth going out of your way to craft a bunch of stuff in the Near Future and Prehistory chapters to use as early equipment for the final chapter. Stuff like biker’s belts, pretty flowers, laughing masks, thump drums and fast whips. Though if you don’t want to deal with Tobei’s shit, the Near Future crafting stuff isn’t as useful as the Prehistory ones. Just make sure to grab the robot ability accessories for Cube.
Well crap I ended up screwing over the Twilight of Edo Japan chapter I went down taking out all of the enemies in the demo I also checked that not only going on a no kill run would give you Medicine box accessory but it would give a very powerful sword for it but if you made this mistake like I did their ☝️ weapon you can make up for it getting the Murasame in the final chapter
Thanks for telling me. I haven't started playing yet because I'm trying to complete xenoblade chronicles, but I'll play live a live once I complete xenoblade
Hey David, I just went back to look and you cannot equip Robotic Enhancements onto Akira as accessories. Are you mistaken or am I missing something, would appreciate any info on that.
I think he instead meant the robot weapons, such as Kotobuki Lacquer or Plasma Spark. Those can be equipped by Akira. Although you may be able to bring them along to DoH without equipping them in the remake...
Clearly thus video is made without playing the remake. Accessories can be brought to the final chapter without being equipped. Sundown also has significant nerf in remake and has about 300 less damage in average, and his low hp stood out more in return. Lei is a much better character than him this time.
Great vid, I do like the game, but time is definitely the resource it does not value one bit (like god do I hate Obomaru’s campaign and his end game dungeon…ugggh) As for tips: more campaign specific Sundown: you actually have a lot more time than you think. So go ahead and explore for all the trap parts. Note: the carrots are traps. Obomaru: don’t worry about the pot you can put money in, you learn those skills just by leveling, unless you’re going for a zero kill run, there’s little reason to use it, instead use the money on getting the marionette (who aids with the zero kill run and is a good distraction during one of the super bosses) Cube: if you’re getting chased, just duck into a room. The Chase will stop, easy peasy Oersted: DON’T loot the castle, just take the equipment you start with and grind a bit to get more equipment. 2. The game stops giving orange markers at one point. You’re going to think you need to go to Archon’s Roost: DON’T…unless you are addicted to grinding. You actually need to go to Fugalia village, then go back to Lucrece Castle (role playing wise this doesn’t make sense, but this is how you trigger the next plot beat). Akira: don’t worry too much about synthesizing to get good weapon/skills for cube. All of cube’s equipment are drops in the final chapter (including the chicken shot which is a pain to get through synthesis).
Some moves literally turn the enemy sprite in place, such as Fleetfoot and Rolling Kick (this is demonstrated as he talks about it); the AI uses a movement turn to re-orient themselves, giving you more time to possibly act more often. Another valid strategy is to buff your stats with moves like Focus, or items like Haunch of Meat or Balmgrass; or debuff the enemy with moves such as Tiger and Dragon's Rebuke or Celestial Palm. There are also status ailments such as Paralysis that can give you loads of extra time to play with; hover over your skills to see if they have any buffs, debuffs, or status ailments to offer!
There’s a few additions here and there. Nothing too big besides one minor spoilery-ish exception. Stuff like quality of life features like Mini-maps, some character buffs, etc.
I'm going to make a vital addendum: during Oerstead's chapter, DO NOT, under any circumstances, grab ANY treasure! None! Whatsoever! EVER! If you do, then they won't be there in the final chapter when you actually need them, and not only will you be up crap creek without a paddle, you may not even have the boat! Needless to say, Oerstead certainly isn't going to need those treasures where he's going, so a bit of patience pays off! I agree with the Sundown situation (note that you have to go through that long, agonizing process of recruiting him again if you boot him out). Even if he was easy to recruit, I'd still recommend him for the final party. So what if he has the worst HP in the game? Having a long-range attack, a high chance of countering, and a powerful skill at level 16 makes the last stretch MUCH easier. Pair him with Pogo and Cube and you've got an unbeatable team (my fourth was Sifu's student, but Oboromaru is a solid choice as well).
Hi David! So, I've been watching some other TH-camrs, and most seem to rant and rave how great LAL is. However, from what I've seen of the game, I tend to lean more toward your final thoughts on it. I will purchase it to encourage more HD 2D remasters, but I am not expecting some kind of masterpiece.
It is a super Nintendo RPG not sure what you are expecting since "better" RPG's have already been created. This is a throwback to a RPG from yesteryear
@@vinnymac102 I dunno homie plenty of people think ct and the ff snes games hold up even against modern jrpgs plus this was basically a full on remake you can't just say "its a snes jrpg" but I haven't played it so I dont personally have an opinion either way yet. I just know its waaaaay down my list of games I would've personally chose from their library.
I personally love it, but I understand it isn't for everyone. This guy calling it experimental was right on the money, and there are some annoying moments. You take it in how you want to, and see what you think. Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series are a lot more traditional, so their staying power is helped by that; this one stands out, and the way it does isn't what _everyone_ will want. Don't feel pressured towards one opinion or the other - like what you like and hate what you hate.
I feel like i've seen this video uploaded already, But anywho...... I can bet other TH-camrs who played sing the praises of it, Not ralising how obtuse and somewhat cheap the game could be at times, But at least you give it to us straight, For lack of a better term.
“Only what you have equipped will make it to the final chapter”. This is a cheap move on their part. I was hoping they would correct it in the remastered version to carry over everything and not just equipped items.
lol I just noticed you put the hashtag gaymer on your videos. Is there a niche of people who just wants to watch gay gamers? I knew from the first video that you are this way and don't care. I just watch for RPG content. Maybe it is something American or Anglo in general. More power to you if that is somehow important for me. I'm just a bit baffled because I find it curious to make such statements. But Anglos often baffle me on many things
Not sure why he does this, but I suppose he has his personal reasons with which we are unaware. As a straight male, I am a sub because David is such a good game reviewer, and I like his personality.
Because representation matters. It's a concept that can be hard to grasp when you're not a minority of any kind. If you are though, draw from those experiences and think about how the perspective of being that minority can make something (such as a piece of media) entirely different. As a gay man myself, I know that David is experiencing these games through a similar lens as I am which is quite different from the heteronormative lens/perspective that the vast majority of these games are usually made from. As such, I know that his content will sometimes speak to me on a more personal level because we relate to each other more. In the grand scheme of things, the #gaymer isn't meant to alienate anyone, but to provide visibility for those who need/want it. 🙂
@@Ke1ndel but how is the original japanese script? Is any of that stuff in there or did the fan translators take liberties in the first place? (I have no clue, but maybe this new script follows the japanese one more closely or something?)
It's not a huge deal, but you're pronouncing "live a live" wrong. It's "raibu a raibu" in katakana so it's not " *lɪv* alive", but "laɪv əˈlaɪv". I used to say it wrong too until I saw the katakana😉
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Thank you. I know your not a big fan of the game but I’m really enjoying it so thank you for the tips!
I love that David hates the game but he still makes tip videos for our sake
One might say that he finds it “Odio”us?
He hates the game?
It’s growing on my. Started with cubes chapter and was like wtf is this?! Now I’m on prehistoric and it’s growing on me
@@sirownzalotgaming3025 I had to stop Cube's chapter. Shit was boring AF
@@f2pscaper4lyfe93 Damn it's that hard to read for 20 minutes?
Here's another tip I'd like to add, Ancient China, when you get to the training section, pick one student you wish to be the MVP and stick with that one person. Don't just instinctively give each one equal treatment as the game will pick the strongest member of the team to essentially be the main character and kill off the other two.
Damn that's kinda spoiler but thanks
@@popsgarcia2859 this video is the definition of spoilers, so no problem.
I wish I knew that XD
Wait how do you choose who lives or dies?
@@rawrdino7046 Like I said, it's based on how strong they are. Whoever's at the highest level is the one who lives. It's why they made it so each student starts off at a different level.
These tips are honestly more applicable to the original than the remake.
#1: Exploring is still worth your time, that hasn't changed
#2: This is the first major change, you can actually carry over your inventory in the remake.
#3: Still kind of applicable, but grinding to level 16 can be helpful, especially Oboro's chapter.
#4: Still applicable, but it's not the only way. Debuffs and Stuns are way too helpful in the remake.
#5: The hunt for sundown is honestly a bit overblown, you can get the battery, talk to sundown, go get Cube(because you will encounter sundown on the way), and on your way out encounter Sundown the last two sundown events.
I think they reduced Sundown to only be interacted with in the Hero's peak and lucrece castle, so it's fine to pick someone else than Sundown.
It's
- Twice on the mountain. Once on each screen of it.
- Reading a sign in the Quiet Forest (main hub, if you will.)
- The rest are in the castle. One where the path splits left and right, and the other in the bedroom you slept in as Oersted. I don't remember the order. The join prompt will then appear when you leave it.
I have some memory of it, having done three best ending runs so far (Lei, Yuan, and Akira).
Also, I am a big advocate for debuffing the enemy and buffing yourself - as well as giving the enemy status conditions. It's a very valid strat.
I chose Sundown for the final chapter because I think he's cool and I dig the Spaghetti Western genre... Lucky me
Going over these tips, it feels like they were making it almost as much of an adventure game as RPG. It's interesting to see the creative team experimenting with genre conventions even back then.
Edo Period REALLY had that vibe with me, death being more of an inevitable so you can plot out a path knowing what to avoid. Experimentation and exploration really seemed like core aspects of that chapter's level design!
The last point is an exaggeration my friend, yes, you do have to talk to Sundown multiple times, at Hasse's hut, the ledge near the trial of Instinct, the sign on the way to Lucrece castle, the throne room, the bedroom west of the throne room, then outside the castle where he will approach you. That is 5, not 9 (at least in the remaster). The tip I would give in this case is if you want sundown in your party to the end of the run, do not switch him out as if you do, he will be at one of the random locations you talked to him and this will be a pain if you want to recruit him again.
During end game, it's good practice to complete your party 's trails for their unique weapons
The Sundown recruitment is meeting with him 5 times. 9 is a lie. You just have to travel a bit to find him all 5 times. And most the time you can find him by seeing which way he left and following in pursuit. Choose the Shifu, better stats and at 16 Heavenly Peaks Descent can do work. If you picked Lei as the shifu she gets one of the best crowd clears in the game at I believe level 12.
Currently playing Pogo's chapter as my 1st one. I love this game. Reminds me of Trigger/ HD-2D games like Octopath and Triangle. Love to finish it this weekend. Thanks for the tips David.
I feel like as many of these videos I watch to help make sense of the game, I always leave more confused about what this game is.
One tip I heard was that in the japan chapter do not recruit the prisoner if you are going for a pacifist run.
Yeah, I found it strange that this game didn't have any shops for items when I first played it, but I think that it adds to the charm of the game.
I was playing the China section like "There are people with shops, why can't I shop?" Lol
Honestly, picking Sundown matters way less in this remake with the lower encounter rate. You can walk to all three of his spots with maybe like, 2-3 encounters in like 5 minutes.
Actually in the final chapter you lose everything besides equipment, equipped or not. Whichever protagonist you choose gets their full inventory (I think) but everyone else only gets whatever weapons or accessories that were equipped or in their inventory by the end
False" You take your entire inventory with you in the final chapter in the remake.
God bless ya! I appreciate the heads up on this stuff.
When playing the kung fu chapter , focus on training one character,don't train the others
Another good tip if you are facing a foe and you can't beat them. running away helps
Hurricane is such an OP attack.
Picked this one up yesterday. Your tips videos always come in handy! What scenario did you start with? I started with the edo period chapter
What was the party you ended up using for the final battle. Right now I’m using sundown, (earthen heart character) cube and pogo. Just wanted your opinion. Most of the game was pretty smooth for me and not to hard. But some of these areas in the final chapter have been hard. Specifically this trial that seems timed to get sundowns weapon, a magnum if I’m remembering right. Then a final bell rolls and I get into a boss fight I seemingly can’t win. Thinking I might have to start the chapter over from a precious save. Great video though. You are one of the few I go to for RPG advice and content.
Do levels from chapters carry over? Or are all heroes at a set level at the start of the final chapter and it is only the weapons & accessories they keep?
All levels carry over
I tried the demo and had fun with it, so these will be good to keep in mind when I play the full game.
I'm still super jealous that LaL got this HD2D remake instead of FF6 😤
I hope there’s an HD-2D remake of Bahamuts Lagoon in the future 👍🏻.
I'm confused about what vanishes from your inventory when going into the Final chapter. Because the accessories that you equipped to turtle robot can be unequipped from the robot and they carry over and can be equipped to cube. The robotic upgrades though thought you used to increase cube stats do not carry over from akiras chapter
I wish I knew about the crafting system in the Prehistory chapter
Sundown is in top ten cowboys in jrpgs, right? 👀
Can someone help me with the "kill no females" to get the medicine box .
Does the female ghost count? What about the female assassin's?
I think ghosts are not legally alive, but may as well not risk it; you might need more generic ghosts to grind levels, and they disappear when you beat her. Female assassins I haven't heard of, but I assume they probably do count.
Also, remember to stay in the room when the maid gives you the sash - if you leave the room, she doesn't get to come back and give you the box.
Number 6: Use a freaking guide for the Edo Japan chapter
I kindly disagree with picking sundown pick who you like! also leveling does help?
I caved in and bought the remake. >.> You might need to correct number 2, as my inventory did carry over to the final chapter, I was wondering why I had a ton of pretty flowers in my inventory till I realized I made a ton of them in Pogo's chapter. Also, the only chapter I really did massive grinding were Pogo's and Oboro's, more so Oboro (I didn't want to deal with the Fish boss and used the OHKO on it, which required grinding). Pogo, I was able to beat King Mammoth at level 13 first try, though I did wipe the entire area when I had Beru in my group beforehand. Also, Sundown is really easy to get, I chose Lei as my final main and I ended up recruiting him while trying to find Cube in the castle. So I say pick who you really want for your lead character.
I will say that the EHM's have the easiest time with Sundown, as you will naturally go down the mountain anyway and find him as you go. But if you know where he is, it shouldn't be too bad with anyone; it's a lot less annoying than it used to be.
Yep, I was actually going to recruit him last when I played, because I thought you had to find him in more spots, but it seemed to be a lot less and I ended up recruiting him after getting Cube and Masaru, so I had to change my plans a bit of rotating character dungeons.
I actually beat it a few days after this comment, and found the game overall on the moderate to easy side of difficulty, the only part that gave me real trouble was Oboro's chapter. I actually beat King Mammoth on the first try, but maybe I got lucky cause I had a nice stock of big meaty bones, which saved my butt.
Heck, I used a full dps party in the end (Lei, Sundown, Oboro, and Pogo) and maybe used a few healing items here and there on the "final boss". So not sure if the difficulty was nerfed from the SNES version, I only watched a Let's Play of the original SNES version. I still had fun with it regardless, but honestly, it shouldn't be 40 dollars.
Like others have said, the hunt for Sundown is really, *really* overblown. He’s pretty easy to follow as his spots are in a logical order, and the map is pretty small.
I personally picked Akira as my final protagonist, as he was my favourite one as a character. And he ends up actually being pretty solid with his healing and debuffs. And his level 16 ability has a chance to inflict ANY debuff or status ailment. He’s great at exploiting weaknesses too with his wide array of elements.
Though honestly either Pogo or the Earthen Heart Master are probably the best picks. Pogo deals great damage and has high HP, and the Master is pretty strong overall and has Heavenly Peaks Descent (personally I think Lei is the best disciple).
Just don’t pick Cube. He doesn’t level normally like the others, needing those robotic enchantment parts. So essentially, when Cube is in the party, he’s stealing EXP from a character that could be in his place. Wouldn’t grab him either until at least a few characters are level 16.
And, again, as others have said, you do carry over all of your equipment to the final chapter no matter if it’s equipped or not. Though I’m not sure if anything equipped on characters besides the protagonists carries over. So just strip them of anything useful before they leave. Note that robotic enhancement parts don’t carry over no matter what so don’t bother saving them up, just use them on Taroimo. And I dunno about your items either. Some might carry over, some might not, or they might not at all, not sure.
This also means it can be worth going out of your way to craft a bunch of stuff in the Near Future and Prehistory chapters to use as early equipment for the final chapter. Stuff like biker’s belts, pretty flowers, laughing masks, thump drums and fast whips. Though if you don’t want to deal with Tobei’s shit, the Near Future crafting stuff isn’t as useful as the Prehistory ones. Just make sure to grab the robot ability accessories for Cube.
It looks like you didn't skip the item crafting cutscenes.
@@SakuraPottage I mean, I did, but it's still kind of annoying that it can fail imo.
Well crap I ended up screwing over the Twilight of Edo Japan chapter I went down taking out all of the enemies in the demo
I also checked that not only going on a no kill run would give you Medicine box accessory but it would give a very powerful sword for it but if you made this mistake like I did their ☝️ weapon you can make up for it getting the Murasame in the final chapter
Great tips! This game looks different then what I thought it would be, but I'll still eventually play it.
So close to 50k david!
Thanks for telling me. I haven't started playing yet because I'm trying to complete xenoblade chronicles, but I'll play live a live once I complete xenoblade
I thought ypu were gonna say, "What Sundown brings to the table, A Gun."
Hey David, I just went back to look and you cannot equip Robotic Enhancements onto Akira as accessories. Are you mistaken or am I missing something, would appreciate any info on that.
I think he instead meant the robot weapons, such as Kotobuki Lacquer or Plasma Spark. Those can be equipped by Akira. Although you may be able to bring them along to DoH without equipping them in the remake...
Clearly thus video is made without playing the remake. Accessories can be brought to the final chapter without being equipped. Sundown also has significant nerf in remake and has about 300 less damage in average, and his low hp stood out more in return. Lei is a much better character than him this time.
Great vid, I do like the game, but time is definitely the resource it does not value one bit (like god do I hate Obomaru’s campaign and his end game dungeon…ugggh)
As for tips: more campaign specific
Sundown: you actually have a lot more time than you think. So go ahead and explore for all the trap parts. Note: the carrots are traps.
Obomaru: don’t worry about the pot you can put money in, you learn those skills just by leveling, unless you’re going for a zero kill run, there’s little reason to use it, instead use the money on getting the marionette (who aids with the zero kill run and is a good distraction during one of the super bosses)
Cube: if you’re getting chased, just duck into a room. The Chase will stop, easy peasy
Oersted: DON’T loot the castle, just take the equipment you start with and grind a bit to get more equipment.
2. The game stops giving orange markers at one point. You’re going to think you need to go to Archon’s Roost: DON’T…unless you are addicted to grinding. You actually need to go to Fugalia village, then go back to Lucrece Castle (role playing wise this doesn’t make sense, but this is how you trigger the next plot beat).
Akira: don’t worry too much about synthesizing to get good weapon/skills for cube. All of cube’s equipment are drops in the final chapter (including the chicken shot which is a pain to get through synthesis).
While I agree with your last point, I'm an Akira main since the days of the snes version, it won't be different this time
What does he mean by "turn them around"?
Some moves literally turn the enemy sprite in place, such as Fleetfoot and Rolling Kick (this is demonstrated as he talks about it); the AI uses a movement turn to re-orient themselves, giving you more time to possibly act more often.
Another valid strategy is to buff your stats with moves like Focus, or items like Haunch of Meat or Balmgrass; or debuff the enemy with moves such as Tiger and Dragon's Rebuke or Celestial Palm.
There are also status ailments such as Paralysis that can give you loads of extra time to play with; hover over your skills to see if they have any buffs, debuffs, or status ailments to offer!
@@WhirlyBeepBoops thanks for the explanation. Appreciated
Now I'm debating on whether or not to get this for my SNES emulator on my Android phone. 🤔🤷
Out of curiosity, are there any differences between the remaster and the original besides graphics? :3
There are a lot of qol improvements like markers on the map for where you need to go that really make the experience smoother
There’s a few additions here and there. Nothing too big besides one minor spoilery-ish exception. Stuff like quality of life features like Mini-maps, some character buffs, etc.
I'm going to make a vital addendum: during Oerstead's chapter, DO NOT, under any circumstances, grab ANY treasure! None! Whatsoever! EVER! If you do, then they won't be there in the final chapter when you actually need them, and not only will you be up crap creek without a paddle, you may not even have the boat! Needless to say, Oerstead certainly isn't going to need those treasures where he's going, so a bit of patience pays off!
I agree with the Sundown situation (note that you have to go through that long, agonizing process of recruiting him again if you boot him out). Even if he was easy to recruit, I'd still recommend him for the final party. So what if he has the worst HP in the game? Having a long-range attack, a high chance of countering, and a powerful skill at level 16 makes the last stretch MUCH easier. Pair him with Pogo and Cube and you've got an unbeatable team (my fourth was Sifu's student, but Oboromaru is a solid choice as well).
Interesting. I’ll definitely remember these tips.
Sundown and turnaround one are huge! If I knew that, the stupid giant fish would have been way easier. Did your opinion on the game change yet?
i already play this game
such nostalgic one for so old one
Shame that u had to use the snes music cause square version striking anything these days
The more I hear about this game, the more it reminds me of a SaGa game.
Yaaay finally a hd remake
I’m completely stuck in this game in Pogo’s chapter 😔
Really? Didn't you play the caveman minigame and make better items first?!
@@SakuraPottage I made a few but I didn’t grind enough after getting kicked out of the tribe
Hi David! So, I've been watching some other TH-camrs, and most seem to rant and rave how great LAL is. However, from what I've seen of the game, I tend to lean more toward your final thoughts on it. I will purchase it to encourage more HD 2D remasters, but I am not expecting some kind of masterpiece.
It is a super Nintendo RPG not sure what you are expecting since "better" RPG's have already been created. This is a throwback to a RPG from yesteryear
@@vinnymac102 I dunno homie plenty of people think ct and the ff snes games hold up even against modern jrpgs plus this was basically a full on remake you can't just say "its a snes jrpg" but I haven't played it so I dont personally have an opinion either way yet. I just know its waaaaay down my list of games I would've personally chose from their library.
I personally love it, but I understand it isn't for everyone. This guy calling it experimental was right on the money, and there are some annoying moments. You take it in how you want to, and see what you think. Chrono Trigger and the Final Fantasy series are a lot more traditional, so their staying power is helped by that; this one stands out, and the way it does isn't what _everyone_ will want. Don't feel pressured towards one opinion or the other - like what you like and hate what you hate.
It'd be cool if they remastered a game people actually wanted, like Xenogears
People have literally been wanting this to come to the west for like 20 years my guy. ...
I feel like i've seen this video uploaded already, But anywho......
I can bet other TH-camrs who played sing the praises of it, Not ralising how obtuse and somewhat cheap the game could be at times, But at least you give it to us straight, For lack of a better term.
Probably saw it on Patreon :)
Has its ups and its downs, played through it, probably won't play it again.
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“Only what you have equipped will make it to the final chapter”. This is a cheap move on their part. I was hoping they would correct it in the remastered version to carry over everything and not just equipped items.
Remaster final chapter carried over unequipped items and gear for me
This is actually changed, actually get their inventories in the remake as long as you recruit them.
Good to hear, thanks for sharing!
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lol I just noticed you put the hashtag gaymer on your videos. Is there a niche of people who just wants to watch gay gamers? I knew from the first video that you are this way and don't care. I just watch for RPG content. Maybe it is something American or Anglo in general. More power to you if that is somehow important for me. I'm just a bit baffled because I find it curious to make such statements. But Anglos often baffle me on many things
Not sure why he does this, but I suppose he has his personal reasons with which we are unaware. As a straight male, I am a sub because David is such a good game reviewer, and I like his personality.
Would you rather not know he’s gay? Does it bother you?
"I don't know why you add this hashtag and I don't care but I wrote a whole paragraph about it" 😂
Because representation matters. It's a concept that can be hard to grasp when you're not a minority of any kind. If you are though, draw from those experiences and think about how the perspective of being that minority can make something (such as a piece of media) entirely different.
As a gay man myself, I know that David is experiencing these games through a similar lens as I am which is quite different from the heteronormative lens/perspective that the vast majority of these games are usually made from. As such, I know that his content will sometimes speak to me on a more personal level because we relate to each other more.
In the grand scheme of things, the #gaymer isn't meant to alienate anyone, but to provide visibility for those who need/want it. 🙂
It's nice to know that there are fellow gaymers out there, it's relevant to me since I'm gay lol
"5 Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started LIVE A LIVE"
1. Don't start LIVE A LIVE.
What about the shitty woke translation? Personally I'm not going to buy this for that
What's different? Any examples?
@@purpledawn2727 jokes about homosexuality, an character being rude with a woman, go to sankaku complex to full examples
@@Ke1ndel but how is the original japanese script? Is any of that stuff in there or did the fan translators take liberties in the first place? (I have no clue, but maybe this new script follows the japanese one more closely or something?)
@@purpledawn2727 nop, see sankaku complex there's many changes, the translators don't want to offend people
you do you, i wouldn't miss out on this incredible game just for a few dialogue changes
It's not a huge deal, but you're pronouncing "live a live" wrong. It's "raibu a raibu" in katakana so it's not " *lɪv* alive", but "laɪv əˈlaɪv".
I used to say it wrong too until I saw the katakana😉