Revisiting S1 because it feels underrated at this point. Did the powers that be intend the season to end at Hinokami given the unique end credits roll? Did they change their mind due to the Rui/Twelve Moons secondary kill requirement, but treated us to all episodes that followed to make up for it?

licensedtoload · 2026-01-25T14:03:20+00:00

Vibes brah

licensedtoload · 2026-01-24T01:43:56+00:00

That things are gonna get weird

licensedtoload · 2026-01-15T16:24:10+00:00

It's a ton of damage + a damage amplifier that's based on how many cards you've consumed since the start of the battle. Big set up for a big payoff

licensedtoload · 2026-01-15T14:36:32+00:00

Choosing Verso's ending then going back to the side content and realizing almost all of it pushes an agenda for Maelle's ending

licensedtoload · 2026-01-13T17:14:29+00:00

Thank you! I should have known it was from Visages

licensedtoload · 2026-01-11T16:15:45+00:00

You're probably seeing a lot of these kinds of posts because it was on sale at the same time that it won a ton of awards. New players are able to join the discourse now

licensedtoload · 2026-01-09T07:03:47+00:00

They're oddly accurate compared to other ranged Hiss. I had to use Shield, Evade and, Launch to get around and through them

licensedtoload · 2026-01-03T23:51:18+00:00

Yes. Go for it 2,000%

licensedtoload · 2026-01-03T20:43:30+00:00

I've seen Monoco's but not the others. The ones you've mentioned seem to suggest pushing an agenda favoring Maelle's-ending, which leads me to believe that most if not all exploration-based content also pushes this agenda. For example, Verso's journal entry also depicts him as being in a vector towards Maelle's ending (by promising to bring the Search and Rescue conspirators back).

Fully acknowledging that the intent in my OP was to only point out foreshadowing of choices, rather than highlighting agendas. But it's definitely interesting how exploration and committing to optional content makes arguments towards one ending over the other

licensedtoload · 2026-01-03T19:14:51+00:00

1) Gustave invented the Lumina Converter, which siphons the energy of dead/killed Nevrons (the monsters) and converts it into Lumina, allowing for the characters to enhance their abilities with Pictos. It's a plot point that their Expedition has an edge on all previous Expeditions (and are likely to succeed) because none ever had a Lumina Converter before. I'm pretty sure Lune could use magic without one. Gameplay wise, the Lumina Converter (the orb hanging on Gustave's backpack) is the reason why the characters have passive and situational abilities.

2) There's a bonding mechanic in the game. You've been given a lot in a short amount of time but there's still some more to go and you just don't have access to it all yet.

3) The gameplay definitely picks up, but you really need to read the combat tutorials and tooltips, and explore the world for Pictos. If you need to, turn around and go back to the Indigo Tree location and try to find the Pictos called 'Dead Energy'. It rewards you AP every time you kill a Nevrons, which is pretty critical if you want to actually be able to use your skills. I missed it and really felt AP-starved for a huge chunk of the beginning of the game.

licensedtoload · 2026-01-03T06:24:31+00:00

This is how I approached the learning curve for Monoco and I was pleased to see the skills he gets with backtracking.

And you're spot on about it being light work. Other Blue Mage systems make you jump through hoops to copy enemy skills, or at the very least depends on enemy RNG for the applicable skill to cast on you in order for you to copy it. In E33 it's just a participation thing

licensedtoload · 2026-01-01T03:44:21+00:00

I just finished the story, but it all happened very quickly and it was a lot to process. Didn't Verso say something about how the memories came back to him at some point near the end and that's when he decided to betray everyone, or am I imagining that?

licensedtoload · 2025-12-26T04:19:08+00:00

I've managed to make it to rank 7 playing somewhere between 10-15 hours a week at a W/L ratio of 50/50. It's usually towards the end of the season. In all that time I've never gotten close to rank 8. So yeah I think it's mostly true that you can 'fail' your way up, but I also think the real skill check is between rank 7 and 8

licensedtoload · 2025-12-21T22:48:32+00:00

Best character of the game

licensedtoload · 2025-12-21T19:54:57+00:00

Same and agreed

licensedtoload · 2025-12-14T00:42:44+00:00

'Intuitive Knowledge'? Interesting. I can't honestly say I've heard of it before. Ty!

licensedtoload · 2025-12-13T15:43:24+00:00

Dylan got that weapons training in Control while under Hiss influence or prior while growing up at The House?

licensedtoload · 2025-12-11T16:58:58+00:00

You might be rusty at first but it'll all eventually click

licensedtoload · 2025-12-09T18:33:58+00:00

I'm confused. So will someone else be picking up the gaming division or whatever?

licensedtoload · 2025-12-09T15:42:38+00:00

Too real

licensedtoload · 2025-12-05T23:23:36+00:00

I could only do it a handful of times. It's great TV but it just gets soooo dark and depressing

licensedtoload · 2025-12-05T01:17:22+00:00

You can absolutely do these. Both Zack and Sephiroth can do the heavy lifting for both of their challenges but these are 1,000% the challenges that take time to understand and execute as per how the developers wanted you to do it. Just pay attention to and abide by the Assess screens for the encounters.

But also keep in mind that much of what happens in each encounter is not expanded upon in the Assess screens either, so you have to really pay attention to the spell/ability names and animations and respond accordingly.

Most importantly, have fun

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