/vr/ - Retro Games

>>3551927
Funny story about that place.

>Playing as a kid
>Wander up that same canyon
>Encounter no enemies all the way through it
>It leads to a large desert area
>Get about halfway through the desert then save
>Realize the area is filled with enemies that 1 shot me
>Ended up having to save every few steps because running was too slow to escape
>One enemy formation there is a bunch of mana drainers that can't do damage
>Realize this and end up leaving the area with Claude Rena and Celine all around 26

You won't get stuck as an adult on the first continent, but on Universe that's not a bad place to power level early.

Portraits have no use as far as I remember, they're either just the picture (You can make them with Art while trying to make the paintings that have effects) or they affect friendship/romance levels. I wouldn't worry about any of that right now though, that's just to do with the ending.

My party for not steamrolling is 2 fighter 1 mage + Rena. If you don't mind waiting through mage casting animations I find it the funnest, switching to 3 fighter if something's too hard. You switch characters in combat using the circle button. If you're doing a fight that's a little harder, I would switch to Celine right at the start, cast a spell like Ray or Starlight that hits everyone, then switch back to Claude/whatever KM user you enjoy using. Once you can afford to stock up on MP restoration items, spam killer moves to your heart's content if it'll win the fight faster, but most of the game X attacking still has its uses.

Also something I forgot to mention is don't spend any SP at all until you unlock the skill Perseverence. It reduces the cost of all the other skills, max that before anything.

Star Ocean: The Second Story. Incredible game, its too bad the series just got worse and worse after that.

PEARS INTO PEACHES

>Watching the Star Ocean 2 anime for the first time
>Laughing at the cheesy fight scenes
>Claude and company are fighting the gargoyles in Cross Cave
>See his identification on his jacket

I love it, perfect nod to the Engrish of the game.

Star Ocean thread.