TheHeroOfLight

A new chapter and loads of people to talk to. We try to avoid triggering the quests as those will be in the next set of videos. There are quite a few new things in Crossbell after the conference, and sadly, I can't afford the majority of them, so we will need to remember they exist and come back after I replenish everything. I was expecting there to be new quartz up for grabs, but that isn't the case, so I squander everything so I can open more slots. At least if we get some cool rewards from the upcoming quests, we will be able to hold any special quartz they offer...

We've hit the home stretch. We get to have some dinner with the various characters and get a little insight of things to come. From there, we wake up in the middle of the night to find KeA missing and go out looking for her only to fight a boss with an increasingly common gimmick that reminds me of Disgaea 2. Basically, all of the players are here and now we have to endure them colliding.

I have about 3 more videos of this that are going to trickle out. I recorded these with the others, but I've finally sat down and edited them. Seeing as I haven't played this game in months, I think it is safe to say that I will not be revisiting. As for this video, we stumble upon a fight taking place between a blind swordsman and his pursuers. Since the pursuers wish to claim our bounty, we join forces with the swordsman and take them down.

This is only the first part of this quest line as the entire thing does not conclude on the first day. We have to find out what is going on in Amorica as things have changed a little bit since we were last there, and this will encompass loads of talking. When it comes to a close on this day, we are confident something is about to happen, but we need to let things progress a bit further before we are able to intervene.

The one extermination mission we have here sends us back to the dungeon where we reunited with Randy. Sadly, I do not remember my way through here, so I end up taking the long way through. I use the opportunity to farm some extra sepith as I go, but at this stage of the game, they just don't keep up. As for the enemy, sadly these bats are so fat that you can't target all of them with your attacks, so you need to gradually chip away at them. If you're in good shape when the first drops, you usually have the match as you can turn it into a battle of attrition. I did this with barely any of the new gear from the chapter start, so you can grind up some money before coming if you want to make this easier.

This is a hidden quest that is fairly easy to stumble upon, but I almost missed it thinking that the counterfeiter quest was triggered here instead. Anyway, we knew for some time that there was some trouble in Pierre's marriage and here we get to help him confront the problem. Only time will tell if they can truly heal from here, but the first step has been made and it is out of our hands.

We run into some familiar faces here, one from back in Zero while the rest are from the Trade Conference. It takes a little bit of work to finally corner them, and when it is all said and done, we get to turn them over to Calvard and be on our way.

This quest is going to take us most of the chapter to complete, but we are able to do the majority of it right away. We are tasked with trying every food vendor in all of Crossbell. There are quite a few to be had in the city proper, but there is something to be had in all of the outskirts as well, including the gates. You can hit them up right away or do it gradually as you progress, but I will show all of the ones that we are able to complete immediately and we will revisit this when the final one unlocks.

This is probably the easiest of the jobs to find, but you need a bit of strength to actually ascend the tower. Since it is behind Hikari's finale, by just being able to access it, you probably have the means to clear it. Sadly, this is the worst of the secret jobs and is potentially the worst job in the game. It has a really good passive that you may want to pick up, but otherwise the job just doesn't do enough to really justify its existence.

A new chapter and loads of people to talk to. We try to avoid triggering the quests as those will be in the next set of videos. There are quite a few new things in Crossbell after the conference, and sadly, I can't afford the majority of them, so we will need to remember they exist and come back after I replenish everything. I was expecting there to be new quartz up for grabs, but that isn't the case, so I squander everything so I can open more slots. At least if we get some cool rewards from the upcoming quests, we will be able to hold any special quartz they offer...

We are unable to do this sooner on account of not being able to access this place until Hikari's story is complete. There is some loot to be had, but the single most important thing you can get here will be popping up in the next video, which is one of the secret jobs.

We've hit the home stretch. We get to have some dinner with the various characters and get a little insight of things to come. From there, we wake up in the middle of the night to find KeA missing and go out looking for her only to fight a boss with an increasingly common gimmick that reminds me of Disgaea 2. Basically, all of the players are here and now we have to endure them colliding.

Claude returned to the ranks in the previous video, but this is the first time we get to field the mech. You can see some similarities with Bianca, but it has limited ammo that could be a problem with a longer skirmishes. It is extremely good at pulling aggro at the beginning of a battle, which is something you can take advantage of quite a bit. There is a bit of modification we will do in the fights to come. Now, before you go onto the next part, make sure to do ALL of the side quests fights. I will be uploading the battles separately with only the Cosette one here as you will want the Order more than anything.

With his army assembled, Hikari strikes at the palace. We make our way through the convenient path and ascend the palace to bring this narrative to a close. Sadly, I can't really hold back anymore, so the boss fight is a slaughter, which is going to be the norm from here until the final boss. Overall, I wasn't too impressed by this story, and if I decide to make that accompanying video where I tear into everything, you can get the details as to why there.

In our pursuit of a specific mercenary, we find ourselves against more pirates. This is going to be one of the last missions before armored enemies become the norm, so enjoy those assaults while you can. During the battle, Phoenix will pop in to lend some aid, and it has received some major buffs since we last saw it. Lastly, this is the video where I had a co-pilot that I referenced in the Arcadian Atlas video. You will hear her periodically. Also, you may notice that there is an audio drop in the second half of the video, which will continue into the next video. There was a technical problem that I used a bandaid to fix, so I am hoping it is not too noticeable.

There is a hidden quest here, but since it is just the one (I don't count Hide and Seek), I am not planning to cut it out from the video and upload it separately (unless requested soon). Other than that, we spend time in the amusement park and get to go on rides with people to generate affection. Then when we are out of tickets, the scenario comes to an end and we get ready for dinner, which plays out a little different than expected. As for the two quests in the video, to summarize. We have to exterminate monsters at the beach and you only get one character with you. There are 6 enemies to scan, so I grabbed Noel for this one. The other is playing Hide and Seek in the amusement park, which is fairly simple as the cat will hide on each screen once. When you know that, it becomes easier to track them down as process of elimination takes effect.

We can't loot the place until completing the chapter, so the goal for this one is just getting there. I was pretty surprised that I got almost 3 fights back to back with Caits. It helped to bring some of the lower level characters up and gave me access to one of the powerful summons with Ochette, so at least I got to make the most of it...

This quest becomes available after you arrive at Merry Hills. There is a NPC there with a cursed music box, and you need to get the box from him. Once you have it, the spirits in the manor will appear at night and you can deliver the box to put them to rest. Then finally, the ghost of the little girl leaves a diary behind at the gazebo. Once you find it, you will learn what happened to the house...

While going through my files, I realized that I never spliced this into the Agnea video, so I am uploading it separately. Hopefully I remember to splice in the other banters for the chapters yet to come...

With his army assembled, Hikari strikes at the palace. We make our way through the convenient path and ascend the palace to bring this narrative to a close. Sadly, I can't really hold back anymore, so the boss fight is a slaughter, which is going to be the norm from here until the final boss. Overall, I wasn't too impressed by this story, and if I decide to make that accompanying video where I tear into everything, you can get the details as to why there.

With a mountain of work ahead of them, the group opts to take a vacation while they still can. This video covers the arrival and the first round of NPC dialogues.

We have arrived at the Grand Gala and it is time for Agnea to make her mark. Running into loads of familiar faces as we make our way there, this is one of the few stories that actually has a decent rising action to build up to its climax. Overall, I find this to be one of the better chapters the game has to offer, but there is a lot to be done once it is out of the way. Narratively, we do get to see Agnea's progress as a protagonist, and she is one of the better examples the game has to offer. Over the course of her journey, she retraces her mother's footsteps and works on developing her own song/dance and it comes in incrementally. I did not find the Tropu'hopu chapter that worthwhile, but it is one of the exceptions over the course of her story. Her major challenge is completing the song/dance without losing herself like Dolcinaea did and offers a contrast to how the other path turns out. On one hand, it is good that I saved one of the better ones for last, but the problem is that I ended up doing the bad ones first...

This map is pretty decent for Eagle, so I opt to bring him instead of relying on one of the usual suspects. It gives me a little bit of variety to work with. The main thing for this map is being able to seize the forward factory and then using it to seize the properties on the left side of the map. You will need units that can shred infantry to deal with her capturing force, then use your economy to get the powerful units you need and want and start pushing her back. There may be a way to sneak an infantry behind enemy lines, but this one is simple enough (if a little time consuming) to go for a rout the conventional way.

While going through my files, I realized that I never spliced this into the Agnea video, so I am uploading it separately. Hopefully I remember to splice in the other banters for the chapters yet to come...

You know the drill by now, but there is one change up. We still need to make our way to the place before we can loot it, however there is an optional boss outside of the place that unlocks something for merchants. They only appear at night and you have the option on when to fight them. At this stage, we are well beyond the threat they offer and I can make short work of them. From there, we enter town and I do the usual looting as I prepare for Agnea's finale. That will be the next video, but I need to sit down and edit a lot of these.