Ok. I just missed a Cait with Akala so it's not true that his hits can't be evaded. -.- Mahina actually can hit caits because she deals elemental damage. It doesn't matter at all in later combats as you get way better beasts quickly, so just pick whichever you like most, based on personality and animations, as they will always be visible when you have ochette in party.
I chose Mahina as I figured later in the game where it gets tougher, I find knowing an elemental weakness is more valuable and I waste less valuable resources trying to find the weakness. And I adore her little voice with Ochette’s story. And her elemental attacks and shield breaks have been worthwhile for me, although I’m only really midgame, around everyone’s 3-4 chapters. So far I have 0 regrets.
If you like who you picked, there is nothing to regret! The 9 and 10* monsters you get will probably outshine your starter anyway combat wise! But yes, Mahina is more practical fo breaking in general as she also seems to target unbroken enemies while Akala tends to deal damage to broken foes!
I sincerely hoped so, but if I had assumed this I wouldn't have made this video :D I'd prefer by far to have Akala and Mahina following me than the 4 random npcs I hired/allured/befriended/guided!
First playthrough, I have Castti as my starting Traveler and picked Mahina when Reflecting on Ch1 for Ochette. Between either doing a second playthrough with Ochette as my starting Traveler with Akala as companion, or just watching some online compilation of Ochette's cutscenes with Akala
Honestly the best video on the subject I've seen. Explains and SHOWS the differences, including voice sounds. Still can't decide tho 😂 Edit: one thing not mentioned, the A.I. On break, Akala will always attack the foe that is broken and Mahina will always strike the foe that's not broken, unless all enemies are broken. This makes wanna go with Mahina instead
@@yummieplays No big deal, still a solid video. Wish you luck growing on TH-cam. I finally went with Akala, ironically because I prefer his overworld animations over Mahina's. Also, he felt like the most canon choice considering what is hinted at with the Moon in chapter 1. I think the most optimal for combat is probably Mahina tho. The fact that you are really never going to care about either creatures damage past ch1-2 means that coverage and the A.I. focusing on breaking shields rather than damaging broken enemies is more useful. At the end of Ch1, both Ochette and the random manticore I caught did more damage than Akala. So aesthetics seem to matter more and I just think Akala looks cooler in my party while moving or when he is attacking. I just started tho, so maybe you can tell me if I am right about the damage not being consequential.
@@degreeskelvin3025 haha no intentions. I just made that video because I never made a short and also I (obviously) didn't find any good information on the topic 😁
@@degreeskelvin3025 thanks for the additional info! Too much to put in a short ig, but maybe I will create a longer video, also correcting the misinformation about Akala hitting caits and put all your collected info (I assume we read the same things on reddit, gamefaqs and steam 😁) True. You don't even remotely care about those two in combat after lvl 20. They both are subpar to basically any other captured monster. And they all have 0SP cost as well as infinite uses (except the max power ones) One thing I also liked was that one Screenshot that suggests there might be an interaction between throné and Akala!
@@degreeskelvin3025I feel like ow is more cannon considering everything with Ochette is always with owl in the advertising. But I guess there both cannon, it’s just a painful choice on which cannon you want 💀
English voices suck this game is 10x better in original Japanese dub Akala sounds like some nerdy hick but in the Japanese version he sounds like a actual grown wise intelligent beast
i wish to choose both of them. it broke my heart petrichor tortured the one you didnt chose and become insane.
I start playing to day and so true I looking vids to recruit both of them but i find nothing 😭
I think Akala is better for her story wise he take more of the hey don't do that vibe
Mama castti fills that role as well though! 😁
Ok. I just missed a Cait with Akala so it's not true that his hits can't be evaded. -.-
Mahina actually can hit caits because she deals elemental damage.
It doesn't matter at all in later combats as you get way better beasts quickly, so just pick whichever you like most, based on personality and animations, as they will always be visible when you have ochette in party.
I chose Mahina as I figured later in the game where it gets tougher, I find knowing an elemental weakness is more valuable and I waste less valuable resources trying to find the weakness. And I adore her little voice with Ochette’s story. And her elemental attacks and shield breaks have been worthwhile for me, although I’m only really midgame, around everyone’s 3-4 chapters. So far I have 0 regrets.
If you like who you picked, there is nothing to regret! The 9 and 10* monsters you get will probably outshine your starter anyway combat wise!
But yes, Mahina is more practical fo breaking in general as she also seems to target unbroken enemies while Akala tends to deal damage to broken foes!
Am I the only one who was assuming we'd end up getting both by the end of her story?
I sincerely hoped so, but if I had assumed this I wouldn't have made this video :D I'd prefer by far to have Akala and Mahina following me than the 4 random npcs I hired/allured/befriended/guided!
@@yummieplays the conga line would be to powerful if we had both beasts. It'd be 10 people long
We did tho, one helped to kill the other
First playthrough, I have Castti as my starting Traveler and picked Mahina when Reflecting on Ch1 for Ochette.
Between either doing a second playthrough with Ochette as my starting Traveler with Akala as companion, or just watching some online compilation of Ochette's cutscenes with Akala
I chose Akala first on my main save file because it was the one chosen for the trailer of the game
I used Akala and his hit missed the Cait. What the heck?
Yeah. Also happened to me. Like I wrote in pinned comment. Don't trust what you read on reddit I guess. Sorry for the misinfoemation
Mahina sounds like the same voice actress so the fox is better if you don't wanna get confused when they talk
Hah. *sound of glass breaking*
I choose Akalā love Akalā
I found this short on Reddit!!
good to know! :) awesome this vid still helps people!
I just wish the game let you *Spoilers for Ochette’s Final Chapter*
Save the one you didn’t choose with the Jerky so you could have both.
Fr💀
Still pains me
best technique is destroy their shield with blader or range then nuke it with osvald
I chose Akala
Honestly the best video on the subject I've seen. Explains and SHOWS the differences, including voice sounds. Still can't decide tho 😂
Edit: one thing not mentioned, the A.I. On break, Akala will always attack the foe that is broken and Mahina will always strike the foe that's not broken, unless all enemies are broken. This makes wanna go with Mahina instead
I hate I didn't put the animations when running :( I chose Akala but actually I think Mahina has better animations in overworld...
@@yummieplays No big deal, still a solid video. Wish you luck growing on TH-cam.
I finally went with Akala, ironically because I prefer his overworld animations over Mahina's. Also, he felt like the most canon choice considering what is hinted at with the Moon in chapter 1.
I think the most optimal for combat is probably Mahina tho. The fact that you are really never going to care about either creatures damage past ch1-2 means that coverage and the A.I. focusing on breaking shields rather than damaging broken enemies is more useful.
At the end of Ch1, both Ochette and the random manticore I caught did more damage than Akala. So aesthetics seem to matter more and I just think Akala looks cooler in my party while moving or when he is attacking.
I just started tho, so maybe you can tell me if I am right about the damage not being consequential.
@@degreeskelvin3025 haha no intentions. I just made that video because I never made a short and also I (obviously) didn't find any good information on the topic 😁
@@degreeskelvin3025 thanks for the additional info! Too much to put in a short ig, but maybe I will create a longer video, also correcting the misinformation about Akala hitting caits and put all your collected info (I assume we read the same things on reddit, gamefaqs and steam 😁)
True. You don't even remotely care about those two in combat after lvl 20. They both are subpar to basically any other captured monster. And they all have 0SP cost as well as infinite uses (except the max power ones)
One thing I also liked was that one Screenshot that suggests there might be an interaction between throné and Akala!
@@degreeskelvin3025I feel like ow is more cannon considering everything with Ochette is always with owl in the advertising. But I guess there both cannon, it’s just a painful choice on which cannon you want 💀
I choose Venusaur in the cave!🎮🐒
Owls are cool
neither is that important
For some people it is. About 7k to be precise. Obviously if it wasn't for me I wouldn't have made a video about it. 😁
English voices suck this game is 10x better in original Japanese dub Akala sounds like some nerdy hick but in the Japanese version he sounds like a actual grown wise intelligent beast
Hick?
Racist.
English voices are fine dude cry harder