Tomas Elliot

Aurica's path has the juicy reveals (although most of those can still be obtained via Cosmosphere) and more battles, while Misha's path is deeper and more psychological as far as character development goes. Poor Aurica is held back by the lack of backstory: I mean, Misha has a long history with Lyner (which he has forgotten and needs to rediscover), while Aurica... Well, she kinda sorta showed up one day. Of course for the casual follower of a playthrough like this one, Misha would be more endearing. Personally I have played and enjoyed both paths, so I am happy either way (being stuck with Radolf in Aurica's path is pure suffering but hey, we do get Ayatane to make up for that), so yeah, I will just wait and see the result of the vote. I just hope that there can be a decisive majority by tomorrow morning...

Night-time update! It is short but boy, is it important... The crucial choice of the game is upon us! Episode 13 - Lyner's Decision Last time we saw our heroes, they had succesfully defeated ELMA-DS, vessel in this world of the Mother Virus Mir, solving the crisis that was threatening Platina and saving Shurelia's life. Somehow, it feels less of a compliment coming from you Leard actually praises them for it. He even manages to feel somewhat sincere in his praising. Guess he's not that bad of a guy after all, right? Phase 2 begins! Anyway, the party disbands to go enjoy some well-deserved rest, and with that, Phase 1 is over. On we go to Phase 2! Chillin' with Aurica So we start things off with Aurica. Apparently, Misha is discussing something important with Shurelia, and the two don't want to be interrupted. To kill time, Aurica asks us to give her a tour of the city... To clarify ... Which gives us the occasion to clarify that misunderstanding from when we went to the Singing Hill. One less thing to worry about I guess. Let's go shopping! Incidentally, when you show her around the shop do stop at both counters, upstairs and downstairs. They have new Grathmeld recipes, also each time you talk to a shop assistant you will trigger a special cutscene in which you will be given a bonus item. In particular, the lady at the upper counter will give you a Dragon Heart, which is a very important item for Grathmelding. Why we need the heart of a dragon, you ask? Logic strikes back Why, to make a screw of course! Isn't that obvious? Exposition time! Anyway, once our tour is over we go back to the command center, where Shurelia gives us some more exposition on the situation. So, the only thing that can prevent the incident with Mir from happening again is Misha's song, Chronicle Key. The fact that she stopped singing it is the reason why Mir resurfaced to begin with. However, the Hymn Crystal that allowed Misha to sing that song was stolen by Tenba, so now we need to form a search party to go retrieve it. Lyner is selected as a candidate for joining the party... But he isn't sure about it, as he also promised to pay back the Church for how they helped him in Phase 1, and he doesn't want to go back on his promise. Shurelia gives Lyner some time to think about it, but he cannot reach a decision on his own, so he decides to ask his friends for advice. Here is what each of them tells him: Misha doesn't even consider the possibility that Lyner might NOT join the party, and speaks as if the decision was already made. Lyner calls her out on it... And she apologizes, realizing that she hurt his feelings. But she lets it slip that she did so because she is just that desperate to have Lyner by her side: she doesn't think she can face what is waiting for her on her own. And knowing the nature of her mission, can you blame her? On the other hand, Radolf tries to guilt trip him into not joining the search party, and to pay back the Church instead. He reminds Lyner that Falss, who did so much for him in Phase 1, really wanted to see him again. Krusche hasn't decided yet. She says she will just let the answer come to her when Shurelia formally asks her, and she suggests that Lyner should do the same, instead of stressing so much over it. Jack has no doubts: for him, joining the search party is nothing but a continuation of his lifelong mission of ensuring Misha's happiness. And he knows for a fact that, if Lyner is not with her, Misha will never be truly happy, so he flat-out tells Lyner that, if he doesn't join, he will never forgive him. And then there is Aurica. Aurica desperately wants to be with Lyner, as she feels she can only tap into her true potential when she is with him (in other words, she is madly in love with him). However, insecure as she is, she just assumes Lyner would never choose her over Misha. This is where we realize just how big of an inferiority complex she has towards Misha: regardless of the path, we will see in her Cosmosphere just how far this will escalate. Having asked all of his party members, Lyner goes back: it is time for the 3 unsure people, Ayatane, Krusche and himself, to state what they have decided! Ayatane's decision Ayatane decides not to join the search party. His reason being that hsi sworn mission is to protect Shurelia, so if he ever ventured outside Platina for too long, he would worry about her so much he wouldn't be able to focus on the search. Geez pal, don't make it so blatant that you are obsessed with her, she's 700 years old, you know. Krusche's decision Krusche joins the search party, as she is confident that her skills will come in handy. And Lyner... It's up to you people! he poll is still up, and will remain up for at least 9 more hours: post your comments, cast your votes, let me know which path you want to choose and why! What will it be?

This is pure gold, and you are ten kinds of awesome for doing it. I applaud you.

Uh... Can Emolga touch Magnemite at all? Just level that fella up and use it...

Thank you for your votes and your opinions everyone, please stick with this playthrough to the end and keep the votes coming! Today, we are going to clear Phase 1 of the game... Episode 12 - Platina Tadaima! Welcome to Platina, where it all began! It took a while, but we are finally here: now all we need to do is to use the Hymn Crystal Purger to defeat the Viruses. However, before jumping into that, we should probably report to Leard... And Lyner still can't remember her ... Which Lyner doesn't seem very eager to do. Turns out, the first spark of the conflict between him and his father, with lead to the events we saw in that flashback in Episode 3, took place over 10 years ago, when Misha was still in Platina. And she can't believe that the two still haven't made up: men are so childish, she exclaims. Time to improve our equipment Before proceeding with the plot, the first thing you should do upon gaining access to Platina's town menu is to go to the shop. They some very good equipment here, including the Glamisole, which is the best equipment for Reyvateils you can obtain at this point in the game. They also sell good Grathnode crystals for enhancing, and there is another counter upstairs that sells useful items and even some Grathmeld recipes. And there is also a talk topic with Misha over there. So yeah, a stop at this shop is more or less mandatory, make sure to sell everything you don't need, include all of your old equipment, to make enough money to buy everything. Why yes, I am glad to see you too, dad We are now ready to report to Leard... And these are the very first words he says, upon seeing his own son who is returning from a life-threatening mission. I love you too, dad. Why is everyone so obsessed with Misha's body? He is also shocked to see Misha again, and questions her appearance. However, she is not afraid of talking back to him, and the two butt heads. And Lyner has some harsh words for his father as well, before the two finally get back to business: now that we have the Hymn Crystal Purger, we need to download it into a Reyvateil of our choosing, which will allow her to craft a song that will neutralize the Viruses' powers, making it possible to defeat them in battle. She kinda has a point, tho As we leave Leard's command center to go prepare for downloading the crystal, Aurica's erratic thought process strikes again. Misha adds that Lyner and Leard really are alike, which greatly embarrasses our hero. Anyway now you better listen to me, as I am going to explain something very important. In order to download a crystal into a Reyvateil's cosmosphere, we need to know her Hymn Code, which is essentially the address of her personal server in the tower of Ar Tonelico (if you recall, the mind of each Reyvateil is constantly interfaced with a server hosted within the tower). In order for her Mind Guardian to give you the address, you need to reach at least level 4 in her Cosmosphere and, as you'd recall, we are currently at level 3 with both girs. What we are going to do now is to dive into the fourth level of BOTH girls, acquiring both the Hymn Codes. There are several reasons for doing so, some of which I will explain right now, while a couple ones will have to wait for later. Isn't that girl too young to be Misha's mom? So let's dive into Misha first. This level deals with her Peter Pan complex: basically, she is scared of growing up because she doesn't want to resume her mission (and given that, as we found out last episode, said mission involves being locked up in a room doing nothing but singing, how can we blame her?), and also because she is afraid that Lyner won't like her. We also get to meet Misha's memory of her mother, but something doesn't add up: as you should recall, Misha is 100% artificial, so she has no biological parents, and we learned that she was raised by people who trained her specifically to prepare for her mission... So who is this lady? Why is she so young? And why does she ask Lyner out? For once she just does what we ask her, without any snarky remarks Anyway we clear the level and we get the Hymn Code. In case you are wondering, it is in Hymnos language, the language used for the programming of Reyvateils. It is also badly butchered as far as spelling goes, the localization team really made a mess romanizing the words here (what with "Misha" becoming "Misya")... Hey, that girl looks familiar... Now it's Aurica's turn. The level deals with her fear of being too weak as a Reyvateil, lacking the talent other girls display. This is played out in the Cosmosphere as a school drama, in which Aurica is a high school student who is constantly overshadowed by the best student in her class... Who is played by the same girl who played as Misha's mom a moment ago. AND SHE ASKS LYNER OUT AGAIN. Seriously, what's up with that? Nice job breaking it, NISA... Anyway we clear the level and we get... Ok wait, this requires some explanation. This scene right here, with Don Leon telling us Aurica's code, was supposed to be a MASSIVE and EXTREMELY SHOCKING reveal, but the localization team screwed it up big time. You see how the first word of the code is "MULE"? Well, that is an alternate romanization of "MIR". YES, THAT MIR. The address of Aurica's private server has the name of the big bad in it. The name of the server. The mysterious power. Demon Aurica. What in the world is going on with this girl? We will find out in Phase 2 is we choose her route. For now however, let's improve our Reyvateils a bit, in preparations for the battles to come: firstly, both Cosmosphere levels we just completed net us a new costume (a school uniform for Aurica and a pijama for Misha), which you might want to equip. They are both weaker than the previous ones in terms of firepower and MP bonuses, but they both speed up the charging time of the songs which, as we will see, can make a HUGE difference against the upcoming boss. Secondly, having dived to the fourth level with both girls, we now unlock a new feature: Install. Basically, Installing is the same as Enhancing, only you use Grathnode crystals to improve a girl's songs, rather than equipment. Each girl has an Installer Port on her body, which is a device which allows her to take a crystal within her body and absorb its properties... Subtlety: the return ... WHICH LEADS TO AN ENDLESS STREAM OF INNUENDOS. Also because, you guessed it, IT'S THEIR FIRST DAMN TIME. Heck if we choose Aurica's route in Phase 2, we will get a scene with her and Lyner related to Install, that lasts for some 5 minutes, and whose dialogue is NOTHING BUT INNUENDO AFTER INNUENDO. And by the way when you Install with Misha it is not any better, also because her Installer Port is between her boobs (Aurica's is on her back, between her collarbones). Innuendos aside, Install is a very important feature, so do give it a shot. You will not regret it. This is NOT the big choice to which the poll refers So anyway, it is now time to choose the Reyvateil that will download the crystal. This is NOT the big choice that determines the path we end in (and in fact, it has no bearing on the plot whatsoever), it only affects the upcoming boss battle. And for this reason, we are going to choose Aurica. Allow me to explain: the upcoming boss battle is divided in two distinct fights. For the first fight you will be joined by the Reyvateil you chose to download the crystal, while for the second you will be joined by the one you did not choose. And the second is MUCH harder than the first, to the point that you will NEED Flower (and thus Misha) to win. Therefore, we are going to choose Aurica to join us in the first fight, so that we have Misha in the second. Shurelia-sama! I'm back! So having downloaded the crystal into Aurica, we hurry to the Altar of Apostles, the area of the tower from where the Viruses are pouring out. Shurelia and Ayatane are on the scene, and they were about to be overwhelmed, so Lyner get to do a big damn heroic entrance to save the day. It is now that he learns Ayatane is alive, however he provides a rather nebulous explanation as to how he survived. Not that it matters right now, because the boss battle is waiting for us! Finall boss battle So, this big scary thing is ELMA-DS, Mir's strongest virus. Fun fact: another source (won't tell you which source because that would be a big spoiler) reveals that Mir designed this thing herself, because she find it to be cute. In battle, all it does is to spam a technique names "System Break", which lowers ALL stats of ALL party members by one stage (the concept of "stage" is the same as in Pokemon). I mean ok, it is a very powerful technique, but what's the point of just spamming that if you don't attack to capitalize? Just use your front row to stall for time while Aurica charges up a Dragonferno and be done with it. Well actually, given that ELMA-DS is very bulky and that it constantly lowers your stats (including the offensive ones), it will take MANY hits to bring it down but eh, you will do it eventually. It does have an offensive move but it is single-target and rather weak, so if you have enhanced you will survive it even with stats lowered. Then, just heal the hit character using Krusche's Cure Tablet. Nowhere to run... Or not? So, you hammer ELMA-DS into submission: thanks to Purger, it cannot flee or become immune to your attack, so it doesn't have anywhere to run... Or does it? With a surprise move, ELMA-DS invades Aurica's Cosmosphere, hiding inside her and reducing her in a comatose state. We bring her back to the command center, but there is nothing we can do at this point: ELMA-DS is deep within Aurica's mind... FOR THE LOVE OF GOD KRUSCHE ... Which causes Krusche to come up with a solution. However, Shurelia has a better one: she is going to use a special device to bring the entire party into Aurica's Cosmosphere, and once there, we will hunt down ELMA-DS... So yeah, with a party consisting of Lyner, Jack, Krusche and Misha (Radolf is benched as usual) we venture into the Cosmosphere... Final boss battle 2: Electric Boogaloo And we soon find what we are looking for, initiating a boss battle. Now this, this is one hell of a battle: remember System Break? Yeah, ELMA-DS spams that now, too. Except now it has 3 minions that are ridiculously fast (meaning they get a lot of actions each turn), and they will relentlessly attack you while your Def is down. The best strategy here is to enhance Krusche with a focus on speed: her speed is naturally very high, so if you boost it to dramatic levels, she will get an amount of actions each turn capable of rivaling the minions. This way, she will be able to repeatedly use her Cure Tablet to heal your characters as they are hit (the minions only get single-target attacks). It is a risky strategy (the minions often get back-to-back actions, so if they gang up on Krusche you will be in troubles), but it does allow you to fight without needing Misha. Meaning, Misha will be free to just focus on charging up Flower: be warned, it takes FOREVER (although the pijama costume considerably speeds it up, compared to the magical girl costume, and it is possible to Grathmeld, before this battle, an accessory for Reyvateils that further speeds up charging time), but once you have charged it to the maximum level, it will easily wipe out all 3 minions in one shot. At which point, even if ELMA-DS survives, it will be back to the first fight with it, meaning that you will have no problems taking it home. We saved the world and all we got for it was a crystal! And if you pull a flawless victory (I explained what this means in the previous episode), you will get a Virus Code, which is one of the best crystals for enhancing a Reyvateil's equipment. Well, congratulation, a hero is you! It was a long, dangerous journey, but we did save the world in the end! With this, Phase 1 is complete: in the next episode we will start Phase 2, and reach the point where we must make the big choice! Please keep the votes coming!

No please do, I am curious to hear them...

If you are a man, go with Hoothoot. Also because it is the only one you can evolve through normal means, and well, a starter that cannot evolve is a contraddiction.

To be precise, we have announced 7 of the 8 gym leaders, the MCs and rivals, and a plethora of Pokemon. We also dropped hints regarding the plot here and there, but since we put a lot of effort into making that unique, we don't want to spoil anything. Also, the beta for episode 1 is allegedly on its way, so your best bet at this point might be to just wait for that and see what the game has to offer.

Don't be so mean to Aurica just because Misha is hot. Pervert. Anyway, onto the new episode we go! As you will see, Jack is not going to stay suspicious for long, this episode will reveal the truth about his past! Episode 11 - Of being a Teru So the digression concerning Misha's Cosmosphere is over, and we now go back to the main plot: as you maybe recall, we were summoned by the chief of the Teru Tribe, with whom we want to negotiate in order to be allowed to climb up to Platina... Yes, its middle finger is a knife. No, it doesn't make any more sense in context. But well, the guy doesn't really look like he is willing to negotiate. His name is Flute, and he does not believe Lyner is an Apostle of Elemia. He demands that our hero proves himself by engaging in a painfully pointless sidequest... You tell him Jack! ... Which is a plot point so painfully overused in this game, that Jack calls Flute out on it. And as Flute replies by calling Jack "Harmonica" (like Misha and that random Teru mook did before), we finally find out about Jack's past: he is indeed a Teru, and his true name is indeed Harmonica. He and Flute used to be best of friends, but they disagreed about the true meaning of being a Teru: are the Teru supposed to strictly enforce the ancient rules of the tower, keeping their distance from the humans and even trying to force limits on them? Or should they be more open to change, progress, and interaction with humans? One day, Em Phyena was the theatre of a conflict (we will find out more in Phase 2 if we pick Misha's route): Jack tried to use some ancient artifacts he found in the local temple as weapons, but was stopped by Flute, who told him that it was forbidden by the ancient rules to do so. A vicious argument erupted between the two, and while they were busy yelling at each other the city was almost destroyed: disgusted by this, Jack decided to leave Em Phyena, never to return. And truly, he only came back because Lyner and Misha gave him no choice, but he makes it a point to remind Flute that he still has not forgotten what happened that day. Misha's mission Furthermore, we find out that Misha's mission, for which she had to leave Platina, was to act as the Star Singer of Em Phyena (more on this later on in this episode). However, she is currently unable to resume said mission because of the fact that Tenba stole something crucial from her. The mysterious elder, Tastiella Anyway, the argument between Jack and Flute is settled by the appearance of Tastiella. She is a mysterious woman, whose true nature will be revealed in Phase 2 and 3: for now, all we know is that she is universally regarded as the wisest person alive, which is why even Flute, who is in theory the chief of the Teru Tribe, obeys her without questioning. Oh, and apparently she looked after both Flute and Jack when they were kids, so now they both call her "Granny" ("Obaba-sama" in Japanese), which she doesn't really like. Sometimes is hard to tell if this guy is brave, earnest or dumb. Anyway Lyner declares that he has nothing to hide, so he accepts the Ordeal. Personally, my money is on "dumb". Aurica doesn't seem very enthusiastic about this... Apparently, an Apostle of Elemia is supposed to have a perfect bond with his Reyvateil partner. And since officially our partner is Aurica (she was appointed as such by Falss, remember?), we are going to have to make our way through a dungeon full of monsters with her, while the rest of the party stays behind. The true ordeal will begin once we get to the last room: I wonder what it will be about? RPG logic Wait wait wait. Let me get this straight: in order to prove that I am a bona fide Apostle, I need to beat some random guy who has no Reyvateil support? How does this prove anything? Actually, how is it even fair at all? So I say, but the ensuing boss battle is insanely annoying, because the guy has a crapload of single-target attacks that inflict Poison. We really miss Krusche and her Cure Tablet here. However, there is a trick: make sure you enhance your armor with a Grathnode Crystal named Curing Amber. Such crystal allows you to regenerate, at the end of each turn, 5 more HPs than you lose to Poison, effectively offsetting the damage. This way, you can concentrate on attacking with Lyner (without wasting turns to use Antidotes), alternating between attacking and healing (Aurica's healing song does not cure status afflictions yet) with Aurica. WOuld you like a flawless victory guide? It is imperative that, by this battle, you have mastered the techniques necessary to pull off flawless victories consistently, as this is the first of many battles in which the highest ranking bonus item (which you can only be obtained by pulling a flawless victory) is a unique (and ridiculously powerful) Grathnode Crystal that you cannot obtain in any other way. By the way, by "flawless victory" I don't mean "win without suffering damage", I mean "win while rising your Harmonics meter to the max and stocking up 3 Harmonics counters". I can provide more info on how to achieve this if you want, possibly starting a separated topic with a detailed guide if there is enough popular demand. Just post what you think of this in the comments. The item finder, Lyra Once the ordeal is out of the way, we head back to the inn... And we meet this little girl, who seems estatic to see Jack, something that Krusche immediately snarks on. Turns out, Lyra is just a little friend Jack used to look after (much like he did with Misha, he is a kind dude after all). She looks for items for a living. Basically, you give her a Grathnode Crystal, you indicate an area, and she will go there and look for rare items for you (the higer the quality of the Grathnode Crystal you give her, the rarer the item she will bring back). However, in this playthrough I will be telling you where the most important items are, and for 100% completion you can refer to GameFAQs, so you really don't need her. OF COURSE This being a JRPG, they couldn't let us go without sidequests, so Tastiella informs us that there is no device capable of getting us up to Platina. Meaning, we'll have to Grathmeld something ourselves. Now, the sidequest to acquire the necessary ingredients for this particular key item (the Circula Teleporter) is the single biggest and most painful waste of time in the entire game, so I am not going to post any screens of it. It merely amounts to "go from point A to point B to acquire item", only they force you to go back and forth over and over and over again a ridiculous amount of times, and with the silliest excuses. She finally spills the beans On the plus side, during this sidequest we trigger a special conversation with Misha, where we finally learn about her mission: basically, the Star Singer of Em Phyena is a person who has to sing a specific song, called Chronicle Key, in order to keep the Mother Virus Mir sealed. Chronicle Key is actually akin to Purger: it is a Hymn Crystal whose effects can only be used if it is downloaded into the mind of a Reyvateil, who then has to sing a song. In Misha's case, she was supposed to literally spend her entire life singing that song, without ever pausing for as long as she lived: a special room had been built for her to stay in and sing. However, Tenba stole the Hymn Crystal, which caused her to stop singing and also reversed her to kid form (we will find out how the two things are related if we choose Misha's path in Phase 2). China Misha, whom we met in Misha's Cosmosphere, is waiting for the Hymn Crystal to be recovered. But why would Tenba do such a thing? Were they aware of the consequences? Basically, we now know that the Mother Virus is resurfacing because of what happened to Misha, but come to think of it, Bourd DID say "When Mir is reawakened" when we last saw him... This girl sure has a ruthless side... She also laments not being able to take part in the ordeal, she was SO looking forward to beating Flute up... Well, good thing she is a stable, sane person, I am scared to imagine what would happen if she were to snap and go crazy, for example in her Cosmosph-WHOOPS. Anyway, enough chit chat: the Circula Teleporter is done, but Tastiella informs us that it is potentially dangerous, and it is one-way. If you manage to use it to go up safely, you then cannot come back down. Lyner's friends declare that they will go with him anyway, which greatly upsets him, as he realizes that they are abandoning their very world just to help him. To cheer him up, Aurica decides to come up with an alternate name for the Circula Teleporter, and Lyner lets her do it... Her reasoning is "Tastiella reminds me of a cat". No really ... Which, knowing Aurica's erratic thought process, is a VERY bad idea. Well she does have a rather contagious smile (when she does smile that is), so I guess at least she succeeded at the cheering up part? Regardless, this pointless sidequest of pointlessness is now over, we can finally get back on track, we can finally go save Platina, now that we have the Circula Teleporter... Oh shut up, Krusche. Moar climbing ensues So, we need to climb to an area called the Frozen Eye, before Tastiella can beam us up. As we climb, we notice that the weather is getting worse by the minute: this is because that crucial part of the tower, which Mir detatched and dropped back in Episode 8, was actually needed for climate control. If we choose Aurica's route in Phase 2, we will actually get a mission to restore it. Well, that's generous of yours. Along the way, we have the necessary battles to unlock the talk topic about Misha's magical girl costume, and she says this. Make of it what you will. Of course we are! And at long last, here we are: our job in the lower world is over, now all that is left to do is to go up and kick some cybernetic, bugged ass! Next stop, Platina! And we better hurry, because apparently Tastiella doesn't have much time left to live... Ok people, with this episode 11 is over: in next episode we will have the final battle of Phase 1! Considering that Phase 3 is much shorter than the other two and mostly consists of optional stuff, this means that we are almost at the halfway point of the game... Before you go, please remember to vote in the poll that is currently up if you haven't already: here is a reminder of what will change depending on what you choose.

Well yes, Huk is right: if you read a list of all Electric-type moves and all Grass-type moves, something should catch your attention. The same something that inspired me to create this Pokemon.

I voted "I can battle them only once" because it is the most fun-preserving option. However, IIRC there are a few ones (like the breeder right outside Castelia) who are impossible to avoid, so yeah... Just try and use Fly when possible, instead of walking down that road, ok?

Ok people, this is a very very VERY important post, so please read it very carefully. So, the fact is that, due to time constraints, I can only post one update per day (tomorrow I will attempt a double update, but I cannot guarantee I'll make it). However, as far as actually playing the game (and taking the screens) goes, I am quite far in the game, and I have in fact almost reached the point where the big choice of Phase 2 is made. I have calculated that it is going to take 3 more updates to get there with this playthrough, so yeah, between the mentioned time constraints and the fact that, these days, there is much less activity in the forum due to various new games being released, I am afraid that, if I get to the choice when I play the game later tonight, I will then have to wait several days without playing at all, if I put up the poll for the choice only after getting there with this playthrough (the days it will take to get there plus the days it would take for the people to comment/vote). Therefore, I am putting up the poll right now. I am aware that the 3 episodes that are left untill the choice will include quite a few important scenes that would help in the decisions, but I think that, if you have followed this playthrough so far, you already have quite a few elements base your choice on, not to mention the fact that you don't have to vote right away: the vote will remain up for the entirety of the days that are left untill the update with the scene of the decision, and then a little longer after that, so you can take your time to think about it, or vote now and then just change your selection afterwards if something happens that makes you change your mind. So, allow me to explain in the details how the game's experience will change depending on the outcome of this poll: PLEASE READ WHAT FOLLOWS VERY CAREFULLY BEFORE VOTING. If we choose "Join the Search Party" 1) Lyner will embark on a mission to retrieve what Tenba stole from Misha, and help her regain her adult form. 2) The Church will carry on its true mission, but it will happen off-screen. 3) Misha will become the canon love interest. 4) The truth about Tenba will be investigated. The door that scared Misha in Episode 4, as well as Misha's inner conflict, will become plot points. 5) Jack and Krusche will become mainstays of the party, but we will lose Radolf for a while and we will NOT be able to recruit Ayatane. If we choose "Pay back the Church" 1) Lyner will repay the Church for the help they provided during Phase 1, and help them carry on their true mission. 2) Misha will recover what Tenba stole from her and regain her adult form, but it will happen off-screen. 3) Aurica will become the canon love interest. 4) The truth about the Church will be investigated. The Trio of Elemia, as well as the existance and meaning of Demon Aurica, will become plot points. 5) Radolf will become a mainstay of the party and we will be able to recruit Ayatane, but we will lose Jack and Krusche for a while. What will not change 1) We will still be able to complete the cosmospheres of both heroines, acquire all the items, and craft all the Grathmeld recipes. 2) We will still get to the same turn of events at the end of Phase 2, regardless of the path. 3) We will still get

Eh, I am a great fan of 2D fighters too, and I do acknowledge SF's role in making the genre what it is today... But I am more of a Guilty Gear / Blazblue guy.

Well, Sheer Force Psychic is pretty brutal, so Zim's idea could be reworked to even out the two offensive stats, leavint it to the player to choose on which spectrum to attack: the physical spectrum has the possible Sap Sipper boost, while the special one has the stronger moves... Basically, it would be a situation akin to Nidoking, whose Atk is much higher but it is user as special attacker anyway, because its best Sheer Force-abusing moves are special ones.

Or you know, Download with even base offensive stats.