Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Chapter 2

 First off, I'd like to say sorry it's taking so long to post chapter 2! For those who waited for this, I'm really really sorry it took me so long. Also, to speed up the process, I will be mainly focusing on how to progress the story and the basic side quests. I will be skipping hidden quests and Evolution quests. Also I will stick mainly to what to do and where to go. So there is less translation on storyline stuff. I am not fluent on japanese, so there may be mistakes, and I'm sorry. But, the guide is mainly to help get you from start to end of the game. So, without further ado, here is chapter 2!

[Chapter 2]

Like the start of every chapter, there will be quite a few scenes. When everyone is eating at the table, it seems like the bracers are still being well praised over the SSS even after what you did the other night. Well, one big catch isn't going to win over Crossbell, so it's time to get to work! Once over, check the computer for 4 total requests (5 if playing Evolution)! Shops are updated, and everything. So get to upgrading and what not. Then it's time for our requests. Also, now you can upgrade slots! Some quartz requires lv2 slots.

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Request: Enigma Testing [エニグマの実践テスト]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1500 Mira
DP: 4

First, head over to Genten and talk to Wendy. After the scene, in order to complete this request you need to use the art "Hallow Sphere" 「ホロウスフィア」. You can check what elemental line setup you'll need in order to learn it by checking your CSPD handbook. After you use it in battle, return to Wendy and report in.
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Request: Participate in Guard Training [警備隊演習への参加要請]
Type: Normal
Reward: 3000 Mira
DP: 4(+3)

Head out the east exit of Crossbell. You can take the bus right to Tangram Gate. It's the 2nd option on the bus list. Speak with Sonya on the 2nd floor of the gate, and agree to take part in the training. You'll be moved to outside, and take part in a fight with some of CGF members. First fight is 4v4.

Boss: Guard Recruit - Halberd x 3, Guard Recruit - Assault Rifle
HP: 1836/1496
Resist: None

Crash bomb and they pretty much can't hit you. This part is easy.

[Part 2]

Now Noel will join into the chaos!

Boss: Guard Recruit - Halberd x3, Guard Recruit - Assault Rifle, Noel
HP: (same)/(same)/2181
Resist: None/None/Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Daze, Curse, and Burn.

Crash bomb, but now the trick will be to take down Noel. She will resist being blinded, so you'll have to try to take her out fast. She can inflict MOV down, as well as AoE sleep. However, should you manage to take her out while blinding everyone else, it'll be just as easy as the first fight!

Note: You can lose and not get a game over, however, you will not get full DP reward.
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Request: Beast Hunt - West Crossbell Road [西クロスベル街道の手配魔獣]
Type: Normal
Reward: 2000 Mira
DP: 4

Exit from west street outside of Crossbell. The bus is not available, so we'll have to walk this one. Pretty much just keep following the road and it will be in the 4th area. You can't miss it, since it will be right in the middle of the road.

Boss: Nepentes G x3
HP: 2647
Element:
Earth - 75
Water - 100
Fire - 180
Wind - 120
Resist: Poison, Sleep, Blind, Confuse, and Daze

These things are a pain. If you hit them, on the next turn they will counter with a powerful AoE earthquake. Try to paralyze them so they can't do that! The best way I finished this fight was use Randy's Power Smash, Tio healed but kept Fortuna (ATS/ADF+ buff) up on Elie who spammed Spark Dyne. I could easily do 800~1.1k. I also had the ATS accessory from Imelda's shop.
Once you are done, the bus services are now resumed on this road.
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Request: Beast Hunt - Private Land on Old Road [古道私有地の魔獣退治]
Type: Urgent
Reward: 2500 Mira
DP: 5

Gotta head over to Armorica and talk to the mayor. He'll be in his house. He'll mention he needs some monsters taken care of on some of his land. If you remember seeing an area on the old road that you couldn't get to before, he's handing you the key for that area now.
Head outside the village and then head back a few areas (past the blocked off bridge). Now is a good time to build CP if you are not capped off at 200 on the weaker monsters. Head past the rest stop and in the next area on the eastern side you will find a gate, you can unlock that gate now. You'll need to kill off ALL the monsters on the other side of this gate. Do your best to start with max advantage.
Each of the fights will have them in big groups. These fights are a good time to summon Zeit, and use Randy's bomb craft to keep them from hitting you. Unless you resist, they will stun you on attack. If you taught Elie サンダーシクリオン this is a good time to use it. It really helps! Or if saving EP, use Spark Dyne. Even though they are weak to fire, if you have Elie on a mage setup she will have these arts.

There are x5 sets of battles to beat of these guys.

Boss: ファードクース (Qus) x8
HP: 1683
Element:
Earth - 100
Water - 100
Fire - 180
Wind - 100
Resist: None

You will get a scene once you killed all the groups of those skunk things. When you leave the gate it will ask if you want to be teleported back to the village (say yes unless you didn't grab the two treasure chests in the area).
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Once you return to Crossbell, you will receive a phone call from Fran. After the conversation is over, head back to your dorm to get another scene. A purple haired girl seems to be troubled and apologizes for entering the dorm. After Lloyd welcomes her, she introduces herself as Rixia Mao. If you don't recognize her, she is one of the dance stars of Crossbell. Ilia is her dance partner.
Randy wastes no time explaining who she is, in his fandom sort of way.. Tio kindly asks him to behave. It seems there has been some blackmailing letters coming to Arc-en-ciel. While it might just be some prank, Rixia is looking for Lloyd and crew to help her out on tracking down who is sending them, and if they are actually going to do anything that could harm their show.
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Request: Investigation of the Blackmail Letters [脅迫状の調査]
Type: Urgent
Reward: ----
DP: 8 (+6)

Head to Arc-en-Ciel and get a cutscene as you reach the front door. Lloyd remembers when he was little his brother and Cecil used to take him here. Once you enter, you'll get another scene. After you are done, head into the main auditorium. Now you get to meet the other dancer in person, Ilia! After some introductions, Ilia feels like she knows Lloyd from somewhere before... At least the name rings a bell. Ilia knows Cecil and whatnot, and it was 10 years ago and whatnot.
After Ilia changes, she'll hand over the letter that they got. After reading over the letter, the question now is "who is the real sender?" since they are going by the sender name "Yin". Once done with the scenes, head outside. Head into the back alley and head to Revache & Co for a cutscene. You will now meet Garcia. After the group leaves and regroups outside, eventually you will be asked the question:

[ガルシアが気づいた何かとは?] (What did Garcia notice?)
you'll want to answer
[差出人の名前] (The name of the sender)

After the scene is done, head to the Grimwood Law Office. You'll get a scene there talking with Ian. The group has already investigated Revache & Co, but talking with Ian, it's mentioned that Heiyue Trade Company could also be a factor.
Head to the Waterfront area, and check Heiyue Trade Company's door for a scene. It's locked, so go ahead and knock. You'll hear someone walk down to get the door. Head up to the top floor and into the office. Cao will introduce himself. Looks like he already knows who the gang is. After investigating Cao, the gang will leave, and regroup outside. After some talky, Dudley will show up and ask you to follow him. After the scene is over, it's back to Arc-en-Ciel. You'll get a scene outside and meet Earnest, and also Henry MacDowell. After the scene head inside and all the way to the auditorium. Once the scene is done you'll be outside. You can't use the quick jump menu, so head through the back alleyway and back to your dorm. At the front door you'll get a scene. Once that's done it should be night time. When you get control of Lloyd, head up to the roof. You'll get a scene with Elie. Pretty much you'll find out a lot more about her past, and the "barrier/wall" of the wicked Crossbell (you know, since the battle theme -is- called "Get over the Barrier" harharhar). Even though she is getting discouraged, Lloyd ends up lifting her spirits. At the end of the scene you'll get Lloyd's and Elie's dual craft "Star Blast". It requires both to have 100 CP to use. These types of crafts are pretty powerful, and if used right, easily does a lot of damage.

Once it's the next day and the meeting is over, check the computer, as there are some new requests.

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Request: Wanted Ingredients for Seafood Dish [魚料理の食材求む]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1500 Mira (And recipe for 「猛虎炒飯」 + ティアラの薬 or ティアの薬)
DP: 3 (+5)

Head to East Street and into the Inn. Talk to Sensen (the waiter) to trigger the scene. Depending on what you turn it it will effect your reward.
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Request: Testament Training Practice (テスタメンツの稽古依頼)
Type: Normal
Reward: 2000 Mira
DP: 4 (+5)

Head to Trinity, and talk to Abbas. You'll be asked to have a simple match with some of the members. There is only 4 in this battle. It's pretty easy so I won't cover the stats.
Next fight will be 4 members of the other gang.
Finally, now you fight all 8 of them! Note, if you want the trophy for filling the monster book, make sure to scan them!
After you beat them the request is considered done.
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Request: Short on Recovery Herbs [稀少薬草の回収]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1500
DP: 3

Head south of Crossbell and make your way to St. Ursula (you can take the bus). On the first floor, just head past the desk to the elevator hall, and take a left. The doctor should be in this room. Go back to Crossbell and then head to the cathedral and talk to the priest. After that, head into the north room and talk to Renton. Once done, go back to St. Ursula and speak with the doctor. This concludes the request.
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After you are done with the requests, head to IBC for a cutscene. Head inside and talk to the receptionist to get another cutscene. You'll get a keycard for the elevator. Enter the elevator to head up floor 16. Once you regain control, head to the room in the north. You'll meet Dieter and Mariabell. Once the scene is over, head back to the elevator for more cutscene goodness. Heading down, you'll soon find yourself at the main computer of IBC to investigate the hacking. It's confirmed that the mail system was cracked and hacked. But who, and where? Tio decides to give it a go. Sure enough, the hacking came from Geo Front B. Leave IBC to get another scene.
Now, head out of IBC and go to city hall and talk to the receptionist to get the key for Geo Front B. Once you got the key, go to the residential area, head down the stairs and you should see the door to get into Geo Front B. This place is pretty straight forward.

Once you reach the 2nd floor, at the next healing point there will be a boss battle.

Boss: トルゾーDX, トルゾーB x4
HP:4538/1512
Element:
Earth - 150
Water - 200
Fire - 150
Wind - 150
Resist: Poison, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Curse

This fight is pretty easy if you get lucky and they damage themselves. If not, gotta be on your toes with healing. They'll be knocking you around all over the place. But, I found if you have some of the higher tier arts, you can easily 1-shot the lesser robots. Boss goes down fast as well. Also be careful when they die, they self-destruct.

After you beat them, in the next room you will come apon your hacker. Jona... Yup, just a kid lol. When the cutscene is done, head out of the room and into the vents. It will spit you back out at the entrance. Head outside for another cutscene. Before doing our next task, now would be a good time to stock up on items, or upgrade weapons/orbment stuff.

Head out south like you are going to the hospital, and grab the bus, but only go to the first stop. Then head north. If you check the main map, we are heading to the tower. You'll get a cutscene when you get close to the road. Follow that path straight to the tower, and you'll meet Noel outside. We are now at The Tower of Stargaze. Looks like someone broke through the barricade that was put up to keep people out (because the tower is dangerous). After the conversation, Noel will join your party. You can only have 4 people in battle at one time, but the other person will be support. Support will jump in every now and then and do an attack/support skill. Noel is pretty, but honestly if you have your whole crew up to date on gear/orbment, she might be better left as support. But that is up to you.
You can use her vehicle to heal up. So now work your way up the tower. When you enter, there will be a mini-boss fight.

Boss: Living Armor x2
HP: 2608
Element:
Earth - 80
Water - 80
Fire - 80
Wind - 80
Time - 180
Space - 100
Mirage - 100
Resist: Poison, Sleep, Blind, Paralyze, Stun, Burn

They aren't hard if you stick to the same AT Delay/buffing tactic. Even though they slightly resist the basic elements, you can still do decent damage with them if you don't have any of the advance elemental arts.

After the fight is over, it is confirmed that the Time, Space, and Mirage elements are indeed stronger in this area. In battle, you will get a bonus for using those elements. Also as you climb the tower, note this is a good place to farm U-Material. I would suggest doing so and upgrading before you get to the top.

When you get to the top, there will be a boss fight against "Yin".

Boss: Yin
HP: 8259
Element:
All - 100
Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Stun, Curse, Burn, AT Delay.

Yin will summon copies of itself. They will have less HP, but can still pose a threat. If you can focus on AoE and hit both, that's good. If not, focus on the main Yin. When Yin dies, the copies fade away. Carefull, as Yin can sometime 1HKO your people. Yin also has a S-Craft. Aqua Mirage is a helpful buff to keep up on those who are being targeted by Yin, so you can avoid those attacks (and avoid being 1HKO'd!).

After the fight there will be a scene. You'll be prompted with the question:
[銀の用件とは?]
Answer with:
[脅迫状について]

and

[脅迫状の何について話がある?]
Answer with:
[脅迫状の差出人]

After they chase after Yin, you'll be teleported back to Crossbell, and split up from Noel. Scenes will automatically progress.

When you gain control of Lloyd and Elie, first check the main door. Then go left and check the 2nd floor door (with Dudley). Then head up to the 3rd floor and check on the VIP room. Also, make sure you talk to Balsamo, Roland at reception, and in the waiting room Karelia. When that is done, and you return to the main lobby, the act will proceed.

After the next act, you regain control over Elie and Lloyd, do the same thing again to progress to the next act. And same thing for act 3.

During Act 4, go through the door on the right. And with that, enjoy the long cutscene bringing chapter 2 to a close!

Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chapter 1

[Chapter 1]

There will be a bunch of scenes at the start. Mainly the meeting with Sonya and Noel. But soon you will regain control of the group. Once you do, check the dorm computer for 3 requests.

Note: Shops are updated, new quartz available, and now you can upgrade your weapons at the shop in Downtown!



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Request: Return Overdue Books [延滞本の回収]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1000 Mira
DP: 3

Head to the governmental district and into the library. Talk to the receptionist to obtain the request details. After that, go to west street and enter the apartments there. Go down the stairs and enter the first room and talk to the little girl. Panse will give you one of the books.
Now we gotta jump over to east street. Go into the Acacia apartments and then take the first door on the right. Talk to Clarice to get another book. Lastly, head to the police department and talk to Raymond by the vending machines for the last book. Take the books back to the receptionist and the request is complete.
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Request: Food Collection [食材集めの依頼]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1500 Mira
DP: 3(+3)

First head over to the bakery in west street and talk to Oscar. After that, head up the stairs and talk to Bennett. You will ne [魔獣の魚肉]x4 and [魔獣の卵]x3 Where you can get them are:

East Crossbell Road:
>Egg Snake (Egg)
>Metal Saucer (Egg)
Ursula Passage:
>Backslash (Fish)
Mainz Mountain Road:
>Humming Gators (Egg)
>Rods (Fish)

You will just have to keep this request in mind while continuing with others. You get +2 extra DP if you give x2 egg monster meat to Bennett before completing the request.
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Request: New Services of the Corporation [新サービスの運用協力]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1000
DP: 3

Head over to the IBC building (north of the waterfront area), and then talk to the receptionist. Then you need to exchange 30 of each sepith to complete the request. You can exchange your sepith for mira at a slightly higher rate then other places.
(Not related, but when you try to leave, if you haven't gotten this scene already, one of Tio's acquaintances will come down the elevator. Feel free to talk to him to trigger a scene. The scene is actually kinda funny.)
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Once all done, head out of Crossbell going out the east street exit. You'll get a scene about missing the bus. Looks like we gotta hike it. Pretty much follow the road all the way to the village. When you come to the cross road, there will be a scene. Looks like there is still a ways to go (we really didn't go that far...), but Tio and Elie already seem tired. When asked though if they want to take a break, Elie says she's fine, really. Tio, while reluctant, is fine as well. Time to keep moving!. Just head north. After a bit of walking you'll get another scene. Yup, the two girls can hardly keep up, it's time to rest at the rest stop. You'll see the bus is now heading back to Crossbell. Well, not to worry because once the scene is over just keep going down the road and you'll be at the town.

Yay! We're at Armorica village. When you finish the cutscene, head over to the mayor's house. It'll be up on the hill in the back of the town. You'll get another cutscene. They mayor will start to ramble but Lloyd will set him back on track after showing him his badge.

When you are done with him, then head to the inn and talk to the guy behind the counter for a scene. Then go to the 2nd floor and talk to Harold. Head outside and talk to Kopan on the bridge. You'll get your fishing rod now! You can now fish at any finishing spot. This is a good way to get sepith if you have the right bait. If you check the sign on F1 of the Inn near the counter, you'll get an omelet recipe. Then at Rioru General Store, there is a furnishing for Lloyd.

Go around talking to everyone in the village. Then eventually after you leave a building you'll trigger a cutscene. If you want a free book, go to the general store and talk to the old man. When you are ready to leave, examine the bus sign at the entrance of the town. You'll get a cutscene, Tio will freak out a little because her sensors are picking up something weird. When she scans and picks up nothing, she starts to panic thinking the group thinks she's weird for being able to have these abilities. But Tio is Tio, and you know our accepting group thinks just fine of her.
Harold will appear, and asked if the group is waiting for the bus. It's still another 30 minutes out on wait time. So Harold agrees to let everyone hitch a ride in his car. Woo! That was really nice of him. When talking in the car on the way back, the group notes how much it costs to buy one of these things. Sadly, it's... an arm and a leg (Harold is loaded eh?). That's why Crossbell has the bus system now. It's free (though I'm going to assume Crossbell people pay for it through taxes harharhar), and accessible!
Now back at Crossbell, you will part ways with Harold, but now you can quick jump through Crossbell. Just by pressing the start button! Now we can do this chapter's hidden request:

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Request: Finding the Cat's Owner [子猫の飼い主探し(隠し)]
Reward: 500 Mira
DP: 5

Head over to the apartments in west street. Down the stairs and enter the 2nd room. It'll be those two kids again. They have a cat, and need help finding the owner. Clearly, it's most logical to shove the cat in your bag... Lloyd...
Go to the residential district, head down the stairs and enter the first house. Go to the 2nd floor and you'll get a cutscene when talking to the girl and father. After that, try to head back to west street and you'll get another scene. Talk to Sanita near the north exit. Complete!
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Just as a reminder, make sure you're updating your equips, opening new slots on your enigmas, and using your U-Material to upgrade your weapons. Also make sure you're checking in with the receptionist at the CSPD as you progress your monster book data.

When ready, head out south of Crossbell. Check the bus sign. Oh look! The bus will show up in 10 minutes! After Randy drills Lloyd for info about Cecil, you start to realize the bus is taking longer then 10 minutes... The line is getting longer. 30 minutes later, no bus still... Looks lke the bus is having some trouble, and it's time for Lloyd and friends to go find it and to make sure everyone is okay.
As you travel south, once you get to the 2nd area, near the south part there will be a boss fight.

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Boss: Guardian x2
HP: 2807

Element:
Earth - 100
Water - 100
Fire - 190
Wind - 100
Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Daze, Curse, and Burn.

Well, it's kinda hard to hit the fire weakness since Randy isn't much of a mage. So a good idea is to slow these bad boys down. They hit like a truck, and the less you have to heal, the better! Use AT Delay skill Randy has to prevent them from striking. DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO PREVENT THEM FROM ATTACKING. They will summon adds, but just take them out with AoE while focusing on the main bosses.
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Once they are out of the way, the group now has time to ponder why on earth were monsters THAT big out on the main road. Bus driver will come out and thank you for saving the bus. It looks like the trouble was with the engine (isn't that 90% of car issues?). The bus driver will start working on fixing the bus, but it looks like you don't have time to rest! There are THREE of them now! You hardly beat two of them, now three!? You can't run either because of the bus. Looks you'll have no choice but to--
Out of nowhere two Bracers jump over you and ready what looks like a combo S-craft! It's none other then Estelle and Joshua Bright! Everyone is shocked by that power, and how easily they took out 3 of them. Well... I guess if you remember Sora no Kiseki FC/SC/the 3rd, they should be around level 120+ (but they aren't anymore). After a good chat between the two, you'll pass off the care of the bus to Joshua and Estelle.
Talk to Estelle for an extra scene. Talk to Joshua for some text about Tita (basically how she would have a heyday with all of these orbal advancements). Talk to the bus driver if you want to rest. Now we need to hurry on to Ursula Hospital.
When heading south, there will be another scene. Looks like the crew is a little down. I mean, the Bracers currently have you beat in terms of power. Arios, and now Estelle and Joshua are there.  But, being the best wouldn't be any fun if there weren’t any rivals along the way. Lloyd suggests thinking of them as rivals (in a friendly way). Once that is over, continue south. In this area though, there are some Backlash fish that drop the food items you need for the baker's request. As long as you kill everything on the way to the hospital, you should have enough. After a long walk, you'll finally be at the hospital.

Once you walk through the gate, you'll trigger a scene. If you enter the restaurant, and talk to the girl behind the counter you can get some recipes. Enter the hospital, and talk to the receptionist. You will now get to meet Cecil Neues in person. After the scene, head back to the hospital, and you'll get another scene. In this scene, you will hear from the victim. When you leave the room, you'll get another scene.
Now we need to go investigate the scene. Let's get up to the roof. Go to the 3rd floor and follow the hall around until you're outside on the roof. Keep going until you trigger a scene. Now it's time to look for clues on how the victim even got attacked from on the roof.
>There are 5 points on the fence to check on the roof.
>Head to the 2nd floor, and outside where there is an examine point by the boxes.
When done, there are a few extra things we can do. Go to the Nurse Center, it's on the 2nd floor in the ward building. Talk to Philia for a scene. This will gain you bond points and will effect some things in chapter 3. After, go to the 3rd floor and enter room 304 for another scene. This little girl, her name is Shizuku. She is related to Arios (daughter).
After the scene, when you are ready to leave, check the bus sign. Now we're on our way back to Crossbell.

Start of the next day, there are 3 new requests. Make sure to finish the baker one if you have the items!

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Request: Inspection Assistant Needed [臨検官補佐求ム]
Type: Normal
Reward: 2000 Mira
DP: 3(+2)

Head to station street, and then go into the train station. Up on the 2nd floor talk to the main on the left. Head down the stairs and enter line 2 on the right. In the next area, talk to the same guy again near the train. Talk to everyone on the train. Once done, speak with the child. Once done, speak with the young man (the loner) on the right. The scene will proceed automatically. Request done!
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Request: Beast Hunt - Apartment [廃アパートの魔獣駆除要請]
Type: Normal
Reward: 2500
DP: 4
Note: Make sure for either Randy or Lloyd to be able to heal, or bring a lot of healing items.

First thing, head to the back street and into Imelda's shop. Speak with Imelda and she'll give you the key to her apartment. Head downtown, and right before you enter Ignis, head up the stairs (on the east side of downtown). Sign outside should point out it's Imelda's place. Use the key to open the door. The monsters won't respawn until chapter 3, but make sure to mop them all up. Though make sure to use Tio's analyze craft! Once done, there will be a scene. Try to leave and you'll run into Wald. It'll be just you and Randy now. So go after Wald. At the back hallway the dead end is now open. In this next area, there are two chests. One is a monster treasure chest. Before going into the next area, make sure you a ready.

Boss: Superior Mosquito (and x5 mosquito)
HP: 5957
Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Daze, Curse, and burn

Wald starts at half HP in this fight. He is a NPC and follows the same rules as any NPC in fights. 0 HP = game over. So whatever you do, make sure to keep him alive. Worse case, have him working on damage and just heal bomb him. The boss will summon adds for a little bit, but he'll stop after awhile. He also has an AoE breath attack that can poison. I hope you brought some items! You will blow through your EP pretty quick in this fight. Wald never missed when I fought this on nightmare mode, but it doesn't mean there isn't a chance he could. But I wouldn't worry about him countering himself to death. Though Wald is slow. Usually 2 of your turns = 1 of his. But his attacks should be around the same power as Randy's.

Once the fight is over, Wald will be his stubborn self and act like he had it (he didn't...) but this will end the request, done!
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Request: Beast Hunt - Mainz Road [マインツ山道の手配魔獣]
Type: Normal
Reward: 2000 Mira
DP: 4

This one you can do on your way to the next story related stuff. I will point it out below on the way to Mainz.

Boss: Fall Eagle x2
HP: 2342

Should be easy if you have full CP. They can be paralyzed and burned, so take Randy and Lloyd's S-Craft into consideration. Be careful if they blind you, don't want to be counter attacked to death. After the fight return back to the bus stop area and continue NW towards Mainz.
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When you are all ready (make sure to stock up on stuff, upgrade, unlock, etc. I should mention at the department store, on the 1st floor at the item shop there is a furnishing for Elie. After buying furnishings, go to their dorm room to place them. Head out the north exit (from the residential district) so you're going towards Mainz. You'll get a scene. Tio now can sense something. During her scan, you hear a howl. You are sure now something is in this direction. Could it be the thing that attacked the victim back at the hospital?
At the first fork go NW (you don't want to go to the church). In the next area, there will be a fishing point, but just continue to the next area if you're not interested. Next area, after walking a bit, you'll get a scene that shows the view of the mountains. Then you hear the howl again in the distance. Time to keep pressing forward and into the next area. Don't bother going up and over the bridge. The monster chest there is meant for lv35+. Keep going and you'll get another scene. At this fork, you'll want to go east for that monster hunt request, and for story stuff. So in the next area, as you go up the stairs, just check for the monster hunt. Then in the next area, you'll reach a house and get a scene. You will meet a young girl, and if you are familiar with the Kiseki series you already know who she is, Renne.
After the scene, head back down and to the bus stop and continue to Mainz. When entering the tunnel, you'll get a scene. Looks like you're closing in on the mystery target, as it howls again in the distance.
Once through the tunnel, you will find your target. However, Tio tells the group hold for a sec. Looks like Tio can understand him!
When prompted, answer [その両方]. After the scene keep following the path and then you'll be in Mainz! There will be a scene once you enter. After, it's probably best to rest at the inn if need be. Then head over to the mayor's house and examine the door (house is the circle one to the far east). After talking to all residents, return to the mayor's house and you'll get a scene when walking near. Two mafia members will walk out. After the scene is over, head into the mayor's house. This scene will keep progressing automatically. You'll learn about the mafia's involvement and why they are here.
Eventually you'll be staying the night at the inn, and holding your meeting. There will be several questions. Answer as such:
Q: [本来判明しているはずの情報とは?]
A: [魔獣の目的]

Q: [「犯人」に相当するのは?]
A: [?]

Q: [「目的」に相当するのは?]
A: [狼の身体能力]

Q: [「手段」に相当するのは?]
A: [黒い狼たち]

Q: [「結果」に相当するのは?]
A: [各地の被害]

Q: [証言者の名前は?]
A: [シズク・マクレイン]

Now, once the meeting is over it's time to prepare. Whenever you are ready, return to the table and examine it. However, there are a few things you should probably do (optional though). If you go up to the north area, you can enter the mines after talking to one of the workers. It's a decent place to level up, and some treasures in there as well. When you feel you are ready, examine the meeting table. I would recommend being lv17~18. I was lv18 before this, but I liked to grind a lot.

First fight, you'll be up against 3 Doben Kaisers. Save your CP!

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Boss: Doben Kaiser x3
HP: 2802
Resist: Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Paralyze, Confuse, Daze, Curse, and Burn.

Save your CP, but use Randy's bomb craft. It's super effective for this fight! Then use any AT Delay you can and the fight is easy.
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But no time to rest! Here comes the final fight for the chapter!

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Boss: Doben Kaiser x3, Mafia Hatchet, Mafia Gunner
HP: (Same as above)/2070/1759
Resist: (Same as above)/None/None

Alright, remember to use Randy's bomb craft. Then unleash your S-Crafts! Well, make sure you have good timing. You'll want to keep your HP up. This fight should be easy if you saved CP from the previous fight.
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After the fight, the mafia will open up the truck, and out comes 6 more doben kaisers... 10 total!? Think you're ready to handle them all? Well don't worry, you're not alone! The wolf has come to your rescue. With a single howl, the doben kaisers drop to the ground in fear. As you round up the mafia and their dogs, it looks like you were being watched. Not by the wolf, but Renne, and it looks like Arios is here as well. Arios knows who Renne is, and if you've played Sora no Kiseki SC (as stated before), you know very well who she is as well. Ouroboros Enforcer No.15.
At dawn, the CGF will have arrived to help escort the mafia criminals. After a chat with Sonya and Noel, the crew will finally be back in Crossbell. Tired after their long night up, they get back to the dorms. Sergei however, meets them at the door. Looks like someone beat you home. His name is Zeit! While he won't fight in your party, Tio can summon him to battle for an AT delay attack. And with that, this concludes chapter 1!

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Prologue

[Zero no Kiseki Walkthrough]
*NOTE: This walkthrough is assuming you are playing on nightmare mode. Stats and suggestions will be according.
*I won't be going over treasures found in areas
*My translations may not be 100% accurate, but the point of the walkthrough is to get you from start to finish.
*I was doing an Ao no Kiseki walkthrough last year but stopped due to being busy with other stuff. I will try to return to finishing it after I finish this walkthrough.
*This isn't a perfect DP guide.

[Types of Requests]
Normal: Can be skipped, but usually best to do a few unless you are going for perfect DP.
Required: Can no be skipped. Must do in order to move the story forward.
Urgent: Will move the story forward after completion. Usually best to wait until last to do.

[Walkthrough]

When you gain control of the group, just keep moving forward to get the next scene. Soon, Lloyd will wake up, and all you saw previously was just a "dream". Lloyd is returning from studying abroad, since he'll be joining the police department in Crossbell. However, it's been 3 years since he's been away from Crossbell, and a lot has changed since then. There will be a bunch of scenes introducing Crossbell, and your team from the SSS. Elie, the mayor's granddaughter. Tio from the Epstein Foundation. Then Randy, formerly a part of the Crossbell State Guardian Force.

Once you gain control of the group again, you'll be outside Geo Front. First thing you need to do is open up your menu and equip the quartz to your enigma that Sergei gave you. Pretty much everyone but Lloyd is forced to have a certain element for their first quartz. After you are done equiping them, check the door to enter. Everything in this area is pretty linear.
You will get a cutscene eventually when you run into one of the kids. Even though this isn't part of your request, you eventually hear there is another kid in here as well. When prompted on what to do with the kid, answer [男の子と一緒にもう一人の子を探す]. There is no time to split up, so you need to bring the kid along. Keep moving forward, and when you reach the next healing spot remember to save before moving forward. Boss~ish time! You'll have two options, but neither effect your DP, only how you start the battle. Top one will give you preemptive strike, but the monsters will be on the boys side. Where the 2nd option will have the gummis on your side, but no encounter bonus. Oddly enough the first option is better. This gives you a chance to get to the kid and place your peeps between the monsters and the kid.
After that fight is over, you'll really learn that even the kids laugh at the fact you're police. Well, not so much laugh at you, but surprised you're not Bracers. But the peace breaks as a large smile falls from above. Don't worry though, Arios comes and saves the day, the A-Rank Bracer of Crossbell. You'll eventually all leave Geo Front, only to met with Grace, a reporter from Crossbell Times. Sure, you may of found the kids, but since Arios saved you, he gets all the credit. Graces apparently has been asking Arios for a 1 on 1 interview, but because he's too cool he keeps passing.
After that scene, you will be called to the police department. You get chewed out for doing something you weren't requested to do, and then chewed out for having Arios take the credit. Then the guy even has the nerve to suggest you give up being part of the SSS and just transfer to other parts of the police department. However, after leaving the office and continuing the scenes, you know everyone has their reasons for being in the SSS and all plan on keeping at it.
When you get control of Lloyd, go to Randy, Ellie, and Tio's rooms. Talk with Randy and Ellie. You'll find Tio isn't in her room. Go to the top floor to find out about your local cat. Then go to the 1st floor to see Tio setting up your dorm computer.

At the start of the next day, you'll test the computer. Boot up the computer and check for requests. There will be one.

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Request: Information on Requests [支援要請の補足説明]
Type: Required
Reward: 1000 Mira
DP: 5

Pretty much head to the police department and speak with the receptionist. When prompted, pretty much select every option until the final one appears ending the discussion. One done, go back to the dorm and you can report the completion of the request on the computer.
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Now new requests are available!

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Request: Search for Items [紛失物の捜索願]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1000 Mira
DP: 3

First, Head to the 2nd floor of Hotel Millennium. Walk into the room to the east and talk to Toronto. After your talk  with him, head to the Waterfront area. There, talk to Ozel at the raman stand near CNS building. Once finished talking  with him, walk near the water to find Kuunya (dressed in green). After the talk, then head to East Street. Once at  East Street, speak with Marte by the fish stand to trigger another conversation. Lastly, head to the department store  and talk to the two women at the information desk.

With that, you can finally head back to the hotel and talk to Toronto again. With that, request complete!
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Request: Confirm Vacated Living Space [不在住戸の確認依頼]
Type: Normal
Reward: 1000 Mira
DP: 3

Head to City Hall in the Governmental District and talk to Sharon, the receptionist. After the conversation is over,  head to the Residential District. Check the gate at the Northeastern part of the area to get a cutscene. After the cutscene, head to East Street. Go to the fishing shop. After the scene there, enter the Acacia apartments and head up to the 2nd floor and check the door on the left. Finally Head to Downtown.
[Note: If you already finished the urgent request, you will get the cutscene between Trinity and the Vipers. Be prepared for a fight in this case.]
Enter Lotus Heights, there should be a simple cutscene. After, head up the stairs and check the door on the left for another cutscene.
Once done, head back to city hall and talk to Shion. This will end the request.
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Beast Hunt: Geo Front A1 [ジオフロントA1区画の手配魔獣]
Type: Urgent
Reward: 1500 Mira
DP: 5

Just like where we saved the two kids, a optional hunt request is now there. So return to Geo Front. I strongly  recommend being level 5 before attempting this fight, mainly on nightmare mode. Also to make it easier, try to start  with 200 CP. You should be able to hit 3 out of the 4 small bats with Tio's Ether Buster after the enemy's first round of turns.

Megalo Bat Stats:
Lv: 4
HP: 1987/1987

Elements:
Earth - 155
Water - 200
Fire - 175
Wind - 145

Resist:
Poison, Freeze, Petrify, Sleep, Mute, Blind, Paralyze, Confuse, Daze, Curse, Burn, and AT Delay.

After the fight is over, the door that was previously locked in the back is now open. Take that door to easily get back to the entrance.
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After you exit Geo Front, you will get a call from Sergei. After the call, head to Downtown area to try to quell a disturbance that Testament and the Vipers are causing. When there, you will get a cutscene, and when you have two choices, pick the top one for best DP outcome. The choices ares:
*Show proof and state who you are.
*Take action and hide who you are.
Obviously if you're a police officer, you're going to want to show your badge... So pick まず捜査手帳を見せる. Sadly even your badge/ID makes no difference, instead of preventing the fight between them, they turn on to you. Police in Crossbell are already a laughing stock, so they don't really care who you are. So much for handling this peacefully! You will be up against 2 of Testament's men, and 2 Vipers. They aren't hard, just take care of the sniper in the back.
After crushing them, the leaders Wald and Wazy show up. Even though they are rivals, they still laugh at your attempts to hold authority. Even though they agreed to walk away from fighting today, they both leave on the note that there soon is to be an all out bloodbath war between the two gangs. This does not sit well with Lloyd and friends... Another question prompt will appear. Pick 本部の応援は頼めない (don't call for backup from HQ). Lloyd suggests it's time to investigate what really is going on. There is more to this then they currently know. So it's time to pay each gang a visit.

First, let's go visit Wazy, of the Testament gang. He'll be in Trinity. Once you enter you will get a scene. Wazy will agree to meet with you, but he still doesn't trust you. However, as you start to investigate what's really going on, you find out that the reason Testament wants to fight the Vipers is because it is said that the Vipers ganged up on one of Testament's guys. Leaving him in the hospital and he has yet to awaken. However, how is it known that it was the Vipers that did this if he has not awaken? When asked how do you think Testament came to the conclusion it was Vipers, pick 襲われたメンバーの傷跡. His wounds are like the weapons Viper gang uses, so it's only natural for them to come to this conclusion.

Well, we got one side of the story, now for Wald's... Before heading over, make sure you are prepared with Lloyd. Have CP ready, and self heals and items. Also make sure your equips are up-to-date if they aren't already. If not, head to Geo Front and get Lloyd ready.
Once you've done that, head to the Viper's hideout in Downtown, Ignis. At first Dino won't let you in. Then Elie decides to work a little charm. Even after he turns her down, Elie decides that Dino can hold on to her precious gun as proof she won't pull anything while in there. Dino will turn out taking the gun and just run in to check if you can enter.
When you enter, you'll get to talk to Wald. Of course, he has no real reason to actually talk to you. All he wants is a good fight. Lloyd trying to avoid that, tries to talk him down. After Wald starts smacking some barrels around, Lloyd makes a deal. If he can beat him, he needs to talk. So, the duel starts.

KEEP YOUR HP DURING THIS FIGHT. Wald isn't going hold back (even though he says he is). After using Tiger Charge the first time, just fire it off at 100 CP. Don't wait until 200. You don't have time since there is a bonus DP if you don't take forever in this fight. If you take too long, the fight will end.

After the fight, Wald will tell you what's going on. Apparently one of HIS members was assaulted. Broken bones and all. However, he has awakened. But no one is 100% it's the other gang that assaulted each other. Everyone is simply going off of the type of wounds each person got. Which, makes sense.
Once you leave, you are met with Grace. She has a feeling there is a scoop to be had here. She seems to also have some further information on the matter and wants to talk to Lloyd and friends. Head to East Street and enter the Dragon Inn on the right. Grace will be sitting at one of the tables, so talk to her to start the next scene. After agreeing to eat with her and go over some of the details, the gang is slowly starting to realize that the assaults may not have been caused by the gangs themselves. You'll learn there is also the Mafia who reside in this town as well. Even though now you know there is more puzzle pieces to this case, you need evidence.

After finishing eating, head out and go to the Bracer's guild. If you talk to the receptionist, there is a hidden request:

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Request: Michel Challenge ミシェルの挑戦状(隠し)
Type: Hidden
Reward: 500 Mira
DP: 3(+2)

Pretty much just answer the questions with these answers:
Q1: 約50年前
Q2: C・エプスタイン博士
Q3: 七耀石の欠片
Q4: 黄金の軍馬
Q5: ヴェルヌ社
Q6: 七耀教会
Q7: 典礼省
Q8: レマン自治州
Q9: 怪盗B
Q10: 不戦条約
If you answered them all correctly, you'll get +2 DP and a Speed 1 quartz!
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Once that is over, you can get a scene on the 2nd floor with Lin and Eolia. When you're all finished, head back to the SSS dorm and meet with Sergei. Then after that, head to West street. If you haven't gotten the cook book yet, hit the restaurant right where you walk in. Once done with that, head up to Grimwood Law Office for the next scene. Dudley doesn't give you a good reception. However, after he takes off, head into the office to meet Ian.
After a little introductions, Ian is shocked to know you are Lloyd Bannings, as he knew Guy Bannings. As the conversation continues, you learn more about the Mafia in Crossbell. Though once done with the talk with Ian, it's time to head back to SSS dorm and report to Sergei. When you walk near his office though, it seems Sergei has stepped out and left a message on the board.
When you feel like you've gotten enough information, it's time to start the meeting. Go over to the table, and choose to start.

Once the meeting starts, everyone will pretty much restate what we've learned thus far while also hinting at possible answers to this investigation. When prompted for an answer asking what Rubache's motives, answer with [黒月の存在]. Knowing the Mafia is the cause of this, and knowing more about what Rubache could possibly want, it's time to meet with Wazy and Wald. Time to set the trap for the Mafia and end this once and for all. Once the scene switches to Downtown, there will be a cutscene.
Once you confront the mafia, they'll try to split. You'll get to pick one other to join you and Wazy. I usually pick Elie, but the choice is yours. When the fight comes, Wazy will join you as well. His Phantom Rush is pretty useful for it's -50% SPD.

When the fight is over, just enjoy the scenes to follow. This is the end of the Prologue!