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Perfectionism in Gaming

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DragonHeart
, 07-24-2013 at 05:34 AM (6776 Views)
It's not always a good thing.

I'm literally at the end of XIII-2 in one file, as I mentioned yesterday. Well the thing is, I came across a guide that show me how to maximize Crystarium stats for Noel and Serah. I also did a lot of rushing to get to the next part of the story, as is my wont, and have become generally dissatisfied with the way I progressed. So I started a new file. Yeah.

Going much slower this time around, trying to make sure I complete as much as possible in each time zone (heh), including the bestiary. Dunno why I'm even bothering with the latter, aside from that one quest where you have to defeat one of each monster there's no reason to really be filling it out. But such is my quest. On the bright side it's already paying off, as I actually got a Pulsework Knight in this file and it made Atlas way easier. I also have a much better understanding of how the Crystarium works in general and specifically how it works for monsters, plus the whole infusing thing. So basically I'm going all the way back to start voluntarily in order to set myself up better for the rest of the game.

I've played for over three hours and so far have only opened up Bresha 005. I'd say at least half, probably more of that is just fighting mobs to get their crystals and fill out the bestiary. Probably spent over half an hour just hunting Exoray, which I still don't even have, I just got bored and went back to Bresha. Of course that was a little eh as all of a sudden the only mob that was popping up was Svarog, and those things aren't fun at all at this level. But overall I'm not displeased. I am not looking forward to all those Hands of Time puzzles again but I came across a puzzle solver to handle the harder ones, so it's all good. I wouldn't normally stoop to such a thing but dammit, I hate those puzzles so much. Especially when it seems SE gave up on variety and just did that for all the later-game time anomalies. Jerks.

Anyway, off to go hunt some more mobs. For all this work I'm probably just going to end up with a flock of chocobos for my battle team, hah.

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  1. loaf's Avatar
    I need to finish XIII-2. Restart and it and learn how to actually level.
  2. DragonHeart's Avatar
    I found an awesome guide at GameFAQs for optimal Crystarium leveling. Even at a low level I'm noticing a difference. Even took down a behemoth in Yaschas Massif 010AF on my first try. It's something like a 200 point difference in str for Noel and mag for Serah, so it's definitely worth it.

    I'm also discovering the joys of monster hunting, heh. If you can, get a Svarog in Bresha 05, they're strong and also rather tanky. If you can pick up a Pulsework Knight in the same time zone that thing's the best tank you'll find for awhile, for me it's the key to killing behemoths. Especially if you fuse it with a lv. 2 Hoplite for physical resistance +15%.

    I went back to my old file and I think I can actually finish the story if I just make a few adjustments. Finally caught a narasimha, basically an albino behemoth. It's awesome. Super strong and it can take a beating even if it isn't a SEN. Now I just need the ever elusive green chocobo for a medic and I should be able to finish the story in that file. I'll do that and then probably abandon the file in favor of my new one, now that I've got a much better handle on, well, everything.
  3. loaf's Avatar
    I am at final battle. Lost because I just went straight to the boss fight. Then just didn't pick it back up. Happens, I planned on doing a whole new playthru though anyways.
  4. DragonHeart's Avatar
    Yeah, more or less the same thing happened to me. I didn't spent a lot of time messing with monsters until I got to the final set of fights and then realized whoops, I don't have anything strong enough to stand against Caius. I'm in a much better position now. Have my narasimha up to level 26ish, just farming for power essences now. My silver chocobo is a boss tank even without an actual tanking setup so I'm not too worried about that at least. Now I just need that green chocobo. I mean, I do have a flanitor which is what most people seem to use it's just...it's ugly and annoying. I'm shallow like that. If a monster is going to fight with me, it better look damn good.
  5. Andromeda's Avatar
    I have a fair bit of fun playing around with the monsters. I know I didn't have a great setup for monsters when I went into the final battle, but I made sure that the ones I had were at least leveled a fair bit up and filled the roles I wanted. Once I started to learn about all of the other things out there I did end up changing things, but it wasn't until after I beat the game. It was admitted a rough final boss fight. There were a couple that were really bad for me in the lead up to the final boss, but I survived somehow. ^^; Still, it was a blast to play around with it.
  6. DragonHeart's Avatar
    Yeah...I'm still using the Cait Sith you get in the monster catching tutorial as my monster medic. =x Definitely not recommended! Hence why I'm looking for a green chocobo. It would be nice to have something that actually survives longer than a few seconds in battle hahaha.