/vr/ - Retro Games

Alright, I finally got the other two endings for Asellus (Human followed by Half Mystic). I'm glad I put in the effort to play the story again to see them, I feel it was worth it. I think the reason I couldn't get the Half Mystic ending on my previous one, was that I had already spoken to Rastaban BEFORE going back to save Gina. I wasn't expecting that boss fight in my human ending file! I went back to heal after Lion Princess and then "holy crap, another one?!"

I prefer the Half-Mystic ending because it's somewhat happier, but I liked how the human ending showed lots of different scenes of her life.

I have a few story questions:
1 - Who exactly are the portraits in Orlouge's fight? Are they White Rose, Rei, and Lion Princess? I assumed that at first, but they look different.
2 - Would the endings be different if you recruited different people? I had Zozma and Rei in the human ending, but what if you didn't get them?

And a few gameplay questions:
1 - On this run, my characters seemed to learn different techniques than my first one. Before, Gen and Asellus were learning attacks like Triple Thrust and Rosario Impale. Now they learned things like NoMoment and Still-something. Is it completely random, or is there some formula behind it?

Well actually that's the only gameplay question I can remember right now. Now I just have to decide who I'll play next, but it's gonna be tough to beat Asellus!