Star ocean till the end of time

[Zeromus_X]

I really love SO3. It was the first tri-Ace game I played, and introduced me to their other games (which I also really enjoy!). Now you all are making me want to play it again...

As for favorite characters...well, I like all the characters. Each time I play through the game I try to use a different combination of characters, so I can get better with using each one. Out of battle, I really like Nel, Maria, and Albel quite alot, but I just really enjoy all the characters.

Peppita is EWW EWW EWW EWW.

Nel and Albel are clearly better optional characters. Battle wise though, nothing beats Maria.

But Mirage, Peppita has 500 attack power* at level one. Whereas most of your characters in the 30 range at the point you finally get her back in your party for a short time will probably have around 300 attack power. Peppita also has beastly battle skills for both HP and MP damage, and her counters and dance combos are the source of many setups for nigh-invulnerability. Peppita is also a speedy caster on top of that. So as annoying as you might think she is, she's arguably one of the best damage dealers besides Maria.

Well, enough of that.

*LONG RANGE X SIDESTEP SHOT*
*LONG RANGE X MAGNETIC FIELD*
*LONG RANGE O ENERGY BURST*

*LONG RANGE X ATTACK*
*SHORT RANGE X BLADE OF FURY*
*SHORT RANGE O AIR RAID*

I've never been a big fan of Dimension Door though. But I like Divine Blade for MP-ownage.

*With the Spike Shoes available at Moonbase when you recruit her for a temporary time, I forgot to add. >__<

[Wolf Kanno]

What?!! No one has mentioned Cliff yet???!!! Fayt is only likable when he's working off Cliffs witty banter. So Clift for me.

[CelestialStarDust]

What?!! No one has mentioned Cliff yet???!!! Fayt is only likable when he's working off Cliffs witty banter. So Clift for me.

cliff....was pretty dang cool.

[LimitBreaker]

no one said anything about sophia

[Zeromus_X]

Sophia has some great (if not ear-bleeding inducing) voice samples.

"Open the gateway to the sacred land, and let fly the arrow of justice down upon evil! Meteor Swarm!"

[Clawsze]

Fayt is awesome, in or out of battle.
Short range X Blade of Fury+Short range O Side Kick PWNS ALLLLLLL!!!!
Then again, some people would not like my style of battling...

[Mirage]

You can't cancel Sidekick back to Blade of Fury can you? That's why it isn't as good :p.

[Zeromus_X]

Maybe if you cancel at the first slice of BoF? But, it doesn't sound like the best combo. I like Side Kick-> Side Kick chains for the nice window of invincibility. Or BoF-> Air Raid or Side Kick-> Air Raid, of course.

[Clawsze]

You can't cancel Sidekick back to Blade of Fury can you? That's why it isn't as good .

You can, and I do. Do this about.....say 7 times in row and the cancel bonus does the rest.

[Brandon Stroud]

SO3 has got to be one of my favorite rpg's to date.

As for specific characters, my preferred characters include Fate, Cliff, Albel and Adray.

Fate: Blade Reactor/BoF is a damn good starter. However, once you learn Dimension Door, Reflect Strike/Side Kick and Air Raid, you're as good as gold until picking up the Ethereal Blast. Set Reflect Strike to Short X and Short O, and either of the remaining two moves to Long O, depending on your preference. Short X -> Reflect Strike X -> Reflect Strike O -> Reflect Strike X... Works best when you can keep the enemy from guarding your initial X attack and stunning you.

Cliff: The superhuman MADMAN! Flash Chariot/Fists of Fury -> Acrobat Locus is the way to go. Use the Aerial Assault at Long O to break the enemy's guard, and dish out MP damage. Thereby setting you up for the Flash Chariot X -> Acrobat Locus O mauling of the century.

Albel: This dude sticks out not only because of such killer attacks as Dragon Roar, SouHazan/Double Slash and Mugen SouHazan/Double Slash of Fury... but also because of his sociopathic, survivalist personality. I mean, wow! Best ally ever... as long as you don't turn your back on him!

Adray: Emotion Torrent and Sirrocco. Need I say more?

[Albel]

Go ALBEL
And yeah, when fayt learns those moves, he is just about unstoppable, even when he is by himself.

[Mirage]

You can't cancel Sidekick back to Blade of Fury can you? That's why it isn't as good :p.

You can, and I do. Do this about.....say 7 times in row and the cancel bonus does the rest.:D

No, I meant the other way around. From Blade of Fury to Sidekick. I've never managed to cancel a Blade of Fury.

[Zeromus_X]

You have to execute the next move right when you execute Blade of Fury's first sword strike (the upwards slash). If you do it fast enough, you can Cancel Bonus almost instantly. This is why Blade of Fury is excellent Cancel fodder (Normal Attack-> BoF-> Air Raid, for example).

You can see an example of this near the beginning of this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygv9k...elated&search=


(Disregard post if I misunderstood you).

[Brandon Stroud]

Ooh! That'd be a nice little combo to try out.

[Mirage]

Lol @ that guy.