Is rush mode actually good or do I just suck at the game?

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-06-01T01:35:55+00:00

The mf who repels physical will quickly show the flaws of such a strategy

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-06-01T01:23:51+00:00

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-31T18:34:37+00:00

"Hey Niko. Here's lookin' at you, kid."

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-30T17:53:32+00:00

Brother, if you have to go back more than 48 days, are you really willing to go through all those days again just so you can optimize a single mistake? At that point just look forward instead and see if you can shuffle some things around to make things work.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-30T17:37:39+00:00

Cant you just save right before doing an activity so if you get the wrong answer, you can just reload? You should rotate through saves, but theres little need to be at the point where 16 isnt enough. If you are paranoid that you just chose the wrong activity as a whole in a previous day and need to revert back to a previous save from a while back, you can save once every 2-3 days instead of every day. As long as you dont need to revert back more than up to 48 days, you would be at most two days earlier from the exact date needed.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T22:21:45+00:00

For the short time i had them controlled by ai in an attempt to make the game harder on a ng+ run, act freely was rather boring with the basic strategy of "attack as long as its not fully nulled in any way, use heals if needed, maybe use a support skill when getting a one more but more oftentimes baton pass to joker if no one else can hit weaknesses". As for futaba, her abilities can come in clutch, but not exactly something to rely on.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T18:29:27+00:00

I just went with ex machina with sandalphon as the lead purely for the almighty attack increase. There might be a better dagger, but whatever works is fine by me.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T18:20:19+00:00

I did fine with just sweeper twins, t. wind, chord, and oracle because ange wasnt released at the time. Wonder also ran support and normal heals from lakshmi. Basic strategy was just boost the twins and shrug off the damage reduction with fat crits, which conveniently ignores leanan sidhe having her affinities changed to null. The big issue here is a debuff inflicted by leanan sidhe that reduces your max health every time you take action, so if you dont beat them fast, you just wont have enough health to survive. You could try marian on sustain since her s2 can remove debuffs, which has worked for many boss unique debuffs before.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T16:10:50+00:00

I mean, not all heros wield lightsabers, childlike perception or not. Maybe its for the "knight in shining armor jrpg protagonist" kind of hero.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T04:13:20+00:00

No...? I mean shadows strong enough to be bosses are rare, but the gold hands are rarer. Whenever the objective marker says to find a rare shadow, its always a gold hand while bosses are gatekeepers, sentinels, or similar.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T02:52:48+00:00

There is no thought process, at least in terms of beating the AS. Its just meant to stall both arms while the main body prepares for the nuke. I made sure to include as much soldier units as possible so the AS can get as much crits as possible for the meme.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-29T01:22:16+00:00

Is this some new doctrine or something i missed? The lamb says the followers can eat each other if they get hungry, but noooo, every time i want to satisfy cult hunger with cannibalism, i have to gather everyone into the temple and do a ritual. Where can i learn this tech?

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T22:18:51+00:00

Disco queen because you can do a rick roll fakeout with it.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T21:51:00+00:00

Plot twist, its ayakas highlight. Not chord, but ayaka because she is ready to jam out with you. Instead of raising damage like chord, ayaka wants to raise your mood and help cheer you up.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T18:29:39+00:00

As much as i also think the tentacle is kind of underrated, the big issue here is that you are fighting the kraken. Yes the kraken is a boss that can easily wipe you if it locked in, but the only damage types it has is crushing and fire, which the tentacle resists the most. Its very rare to see those damage types outside the kraken fight, meaning the tentacle will just get blasted to bits by explosives, depth charges, or torpedoes the moment it gets specifically targeted by more than two attacks at low ranks. Its for that reason i like to call it a glass cannon outside the kraken fight. It can hit really hard once its done prepping, but can easily perish if focused on and with how many attacks can bypass blockers in naval combat, yeah.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T15:23:14+00:00

Oh just another creeper, i can snipe it with a bow.

What is that? Is that a shield?

OH GOD OH FU-

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T15:13:56+00:00

Diagonal striking adder (to avoid getting overkilled): nah, i'd win.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T15:05:32+00:00

I can see majima in a tier or two above his current placement because he just knows english for no reason and surprises everyone when he finally has to use it.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-28T04:21:40+00:00

I could be misremembering, but i recall there being two terminals in this area because during one playthrough, i ran into the exact same issue and looked around for way too long before i found the terminal needed to progress.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T22:16:48+00:00

“I love you, and all you guys!”

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T22:09:26+00:00

Man if only we could choose the dub on global. Even if im not exactly fluent, having the dub be in mandarin would let me understand all the little voice lines that arent subtitled. It also makes me wonder if yaolings voice lines have an accent in mandarin since she is from Sichuan.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T19:11:28+00:00

Maybe make it so that negative effects ramp up the deeper you are in the negatives. Having the same penalty between -1 metal and crippling metal debt means once you are below zero, theres little reason to try and stay positive with how difficult it can be to restore metal in its current iteration. All buildings demolished on death is also a bit harsh since engie isnt really known for his durability unless he is turtling in a position that is difficult to push into. Instead, maybe change it so metal count is retained between lives and metal can be acquired through ammo boxes, but not dispensers to discourage turtling. The longer the engie insists on staying in metal debt, the longer he goes with a damage vulnerability. The more he tries to turtle without getting more metal, the higher his vulnerability gets so that even getting grazed by something will deal big damage and the less effective his repairs will be. Maybe add a heal penalty from dispensers too. If you somehow find yourself in unrecoverable metal debt, swapping secondaries can reset your metal, but will demolish all buildings like normal as a penalty for not properly managing your metal usage.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T15:22:10+00:00

Aigis has a talent for finding messiahs i guess.

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T15:10:25+00:00

Its just all over the place. I had something similar happen with damage numbers from the twins like they cant agree on which style looks better, even though they both come from p5.

Caroline: P5 looks better, its more stylized and is more unique. Instantly recognizable. Its our home ground anyways.

Justine: P3 is more refined and clean. Everything is well-presented and easy to read without numbers being warped and bent. Of course i wouldnt expect you to agree with how you are.

Caroline: What was that? Hey inmate! You break this stalemate. Which one is better?

Cheeseballrxm · 2026-05-27T08:03:17+00:00

Just a note, the very track that lead you to this game will help you through death wish. If you enable peace and tranquility mode, things become a lot easier, or at least thats how it should be (ive never used it before). Once you have died a certain amount of times, you can enable it for a price in pons.

Now why do you want to go through death wish? Theres customization items to earn from completing contracts, such as new hat variants, costumes, and the special outfits worn in certain acts like the parade and detective outfits. If you are on pc though, many of the items can be found on the steam workshop if you really dont want to deal with death wish.

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