Phantasy Star: Fringes of Algo

Lyla2284 wrote:-Reduced the power of GC (Grandcross). I figured 600+ dmg was too much so early in the game. And unlike the original PS4's GC, this version inflicts between 300-350 damage to all enemies, no matter their type. Naturally, it does double that against Darkies. (my nickname for evil enemies. ^^)

-Hahn replaces Rika for the Ladea Tower. He is so awesome in this game, that I missed his presence after he leaves for the Academy. Rika was pretty much useless when compared to him...

So yeah, Chaz, Rika and Gryz suck big time in here. ^^ Shorty gets KO'd more often than Hahn, 0_0 and Gryz's DEX is pathetic. He misses his enemies so many times I find myself facepalming. And I used the original PS4's stats. Course, Hahn's Vision helps considerably.

Tsunami wrote:

Lyla2284 wrote:-Reduced the power of GC (Grandcross). I figured 600+ dmg was too much so early in the game. And unlike the original PS4's GC, this version inflicts between 300-350 damage to all enemies, no matter their type. Naturally, it does double that against Darkies. (my nickname for evil enemies. ^^)

In the original, it wasn't overpowered. You don't even get it that early on unless you grind a lot. >.> I liked the fact that it was holy-based for damage, too. Made it useless against the guardians on Rykros later on in the game, so making it hit everything regardless of defenses kinda defeats the purpose of strategy. =\

Yeah, but this game isn't the original PS4, now is it? It's nowhere near as easy, and you'll need all the power you can get. Besides, GC is an optinal OD.

-Hahn replaces Rika for the Ladea Tower. He is so awesome in this game, that I missed his presence after he leaves for the Academy. Rika was pretty much useless when compared to him...

Hahn was only better than Rika when it came to tech usage and combination attacks. Rika was superior when it came to agility, strength, and healing techs overall. There was a nice balance between the two of them, as they were both supporting characters. To say "Rika was pretty much much useless" says something about the game when she was one of the main characters (and a huge cute factor ^.^).

Who cares how cute a character is, when they (Rika) happen to be the weakest healer in the game? Her Mental score is CRAP with a capital C. Hell, she doesn't even max it out to 99!! I'm speaking from experience here, Tsu, having leveled most chars to lvl 99. To add insult to injury, even Gryz, yes Gryz, maxxes out his MEN to 99. Rika only hits 89. I was never impressed with her. I'm seriously thinking of taking her out of the game completely...

So yeah, Chaz, Rika and Gryz suck big time in here. ^^ Shorty gets KO'd more often than Hahn, 0_0 and Gryz's DEX is pathetic. He misses his enemies so many times I find myself facepalming. And I used the original PS4's stats. Course, Hahn's Vision helps considerably.

Chaz dying more than Hahn? There's something terribly wrong with that, as Chaz had better defense than him and Hahn had pretty weak defense compared to the rest of the cast. I always had to put two shields on him so he wouldn't get smacked around too much (same deal with Rune, unfortunately, but I found that Rune was still better than Hahn).

Unfortunately in this game, a char's DEF is based off their DEX stat, not AGI, as in the original. And I've added some more armours for Hahn to equip, seeing as he needs it so badly. Believe me, the entire party will go to pieces if Hahn's gets KO'd. That's how important he is in my game. Vision, Doran and Gelun, such life-savers.
Rune is still better though. And I've been playing through my game again, and Shorty got KO'd again, even though he was equipped with the best current armour. Maybe the enemies just like picking on him. ><

Btw, I expect Wren to be crappy, too, since he levels faster than Chaz does (Chaz was the most balanced character in the game, in my opinion). Gryz was pretty pathetic as it was anyways for a beat stick; he had high HP, and could hit decent enough, but that was it. He lacked useful techs and skills, and against the PD he was useful only when it came to using items for quick healing, but even then he still sucked since he was slower than everyone else. ):

Of course Shorty was the best darned character in the game, he was the bloody main character!! He's nothing special, you know. Typical generic RPG hero. Damn swordsmasters are always so perfectly balanced... like Rolf. I disagree with you that he had the overall best stats though. That honour belongs with Alys. Better HP and TP, better AGI and DEX, and her STR shoots up if you stick with her long enough. Unfortunately, she wasn't developed as a late-game character, otherwise she would have really kicked butt.
And I disagree with you on the fact that Wren levels up faster than Chaz. Chaz is the 2nd easiest char to train if you look at the exp charts. Wren was the 5th hardest character to train, coming after Rune, Raja, Alys and Kyra. Gryz still sucks though. Wren also had the 2nd best DEF in the game.

So that's my rant.

Edit: If you need more Beta testers, I will be able to do it if you'd like.

Lyla2284 wrote:

Hahn was only better than Rika when it came to tech usage and combination attacks. Rika was superior when it came to agility, strength, and healing techs overall. There was a nice balance between the two of them, as they were both supporting characters. To say "Rika was pretty much much useless" says something about the game when she was one of the main characters (and a huge cute factor ^.^).

Who cares how cute a character is, when they (Rika) happen to be the weakest healer in the game?

Her Mental score is CRAP with a capital C. Hell, she doesn't even max it out to 99!! I'm speaking from experience here, Tsu, having leveled most chars to lvl 99. To add insult to injury, even Gryz, yes Gryz, maxxes out his MEN to 99. Rika only hits 89. I was never impressed with her. I'm seriously thinking of taking her out of the game completely...

Chaz dying more than Hahn? There's something terribly wrong with that, as Chaz had better defense than him and Hahn had pretty weak defense compared to the rest of the cast. I always had to put two shields on him so he wouldn't get smacked around too much (same deal with Rune, unfortunately, but I found that Rune was still better than Hahn).

Unfortunately in this game, a char's DEF is based off their DEX stat, not AGI, as in the original. And I've added some more armours for Hahn to equip, seeing as he needs it so badly. Believe me, the entire party will go to pieces if Hahn's gets KO'd. That's how important he is in my game. Vision, Doran and Gelun, such life-savers.

Btw, I expect Wren to be crappy, too, since he levels faster than Chaz does (Chaz was the most balanced character in the game, in my opinion). Gryz was pretty pathetic as it was anyways for a beat stick; he had high HP, and could hit decent enough, but that was it. He lacked useful techs and skills, and against the PD he was useful only when it came to using items for quick healing, but even then he still sucked since he was slower than everyone else. ):

Of course Shorty was the best darned character in the game, he was the bloody main character!! He's nothing special, you know. Typical generic RPG hero.

Damn swordsmasters are always so perfectly balanced... like Rolf. I disagree with you that he had the overall best stats though. That honour belongs with Alys. Better HP and TP, better AGI and DEX, and her STR shoots up if you stick with her long enough. Unfortunately, she wasn't developed as a late-game character, otherwise she would have really kicked butt.