Comment on Day 437 of posting a Daily Screenshot from the games I've been playing
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
You absolutely need to be switching characters.
The ATB bars fill very slowly when you aren’t playing as a party member, meaning that if you need to use certain abilites or spells, you should focus on playing as the character’s that can use them.
Same goes for limit breaks. On harder bosses you may need to build up a stagger, and then pull off a triple limit break during the stun. But you won’t have all three limit breaks ready if you didn’t evenly play as all three.
Also pay attention to ability effects. Some cause stagger instead of damage, some are single target vs AOE. The game doesn’t do a super good job of telling you what to use when, but read the descriptions and remember to check for weaknesses with assess.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Just did the Hell House boss fight and learned all this the hard way lol. I wish i had read this sooner for that. Somehow i barely managed to pull it off first try though
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
That was a fun one! I don’t think fully utilized Aeriths kit until that fight, either.
Intergrade still has some of my favorite fights.
I really wish Rebirth was more difficult right off the bat. When you go into it having played Intergrade, you already know to min-max character usage, and the fights are a little too easy.
The gameplay does improve massively. The addition of party abilities, powerful mini-limit breaks which you can use if two compatible party members both have the relevant bars filled, are an amazing addition to the combat system.
The combo moves are also a huge qol improvement. In intergrade flying enemies are kind of a pain when playing melee characters like Tifa, but in Rebirth you can have Cloud (if he’s in the party) launch you at flying enemies by jumping off his sword at any time.
MyNameIsAtticus@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That’s the general gist i’m getting with Rebirth vs Intergrade. Intergrade is a good basis, but Rebirth is where it really shines.