Continue+: Save the game after completing it. Restart with the old data
and you will have access to the hardcore difficulty level. On the Orbus
Barrier, you will find a new dungeon, Neired's Labyrinth. On each level
you can use only one character and can only use items in battle.
Hint:
Nereid's Labyrinth: Use the following trick to unlock Nereid's Labyrinth without
playing twice: This method poses no risk of file corruption and no need
for any file manipulation. After doing the six elemental pillars in
Shizel's Castle and activating the lift, enter but do not go any further
in the dungeon other than the first screen. It looks like a purple
stairway. Simply leave Shizel's dungeon the way you entered and your game
will be in Continue+ mode.
Hint:
Quick recovery: If someone in your party falls during a battle, have that
character use an item. The sequence of them using the item will take up
the time normally wasted on his or her recovery.
Hint:
Changing Luck: The Luck status of all your characters changes every time you
camp or rest at an Inn. You can continuously camp and check your Luck
until it reaches a desirable number. Depending on your Luck, you might get
attacked less frequently (even with Holy Bottle). You can also use your
Luck to win the Whisk at the gambling house (better cards), as well as to
receive a high bid on your auctions at Jini. You can raise your Luck even
further with the Rabbit's Foot accessory (+30 luck).
Hint:
Manual control: To get manual control for your character, talk to the monk in
the third room from the left in Regulus Dojo. Tell him that you like to
fight in manual mode and he will give you the ability to use manual
control. Press Select during battle to switch to different modes,
or access the skills menu and change to manual mode.
Hint:
Shizel's Castle: When you are in Shizel's Castle on Disc 3, you have to free the
powers of your Craymels to use the telporter. In the fire trial, you have
to get the fire ball to the door. To do this you must activate the object
near the door and push the walls down as the ball travels. At the end, you
must press the button to move the stand, and when the stand goes back to
its original position, press the button again. In the water trial you must
get the three ice cubes into the hole. Push the upper-right hand cube
down, left, up, left, up. The middle cube is pushed against the left cube.
Once the middle cube is against the left cube, push it down, right, up,
left, up. Push the left cube up, left, up. It must be done in that order.
The rest of the trials are fairly easy.
Hint:
Indignation extension: There is a rather fun "extension" to Indignation. It
can only be executed against Sekundes apparently, and only when he is at
1/2 hp in normal mode, 1/3 hp in hard, and 1/4 hp in hardcore. You will
know when it is done correctly when whoever is using Indignation says
"Heaven's Light, Shine!". This will activate it.
Hint:
Finding Pirate hideouts: Instead of trying to find hideouts by the grid, just look for
schools of glowing fish. When you find them, there is always a hideout or
something you can go into nearby.
Hint:
Cheap inn: If you do not stay at an Inn for the entire game it will always
cost 10 gold.
Hint:
Power up spells: When casting spells with Kelee, Max, and Maredy, look down next
to the Characters Health and TP to find a mini-D-Pad. Hit the direction
the mini D-Pad indicates before your character casts the spell to get a
more powerful version of it. Note: While other characters are casting
spells, you will not be able to enter any of the commands.
Hint:
Skill extensions:
Use Reid's Rising Phoenix
Skill over 250 times. Then, press Skill just when Reid passes
through the foes to execute Burning Phoenix.
Use Reid's Omega Demon
Chaos skill over 250 times. Then, press Skill just when the
eighth hit of Omega Demon Chaos lands on the enemy to execute Dragon
Demon Chaos.
Use Reid's Omega Seal over
50 times. Then, press Skill when Reid is about to slash the enemy
to execute Quasi Seal.
Use Farah's Chi over 300
times. Then, when Farah is about to unleash the concentrated energy,
press Skill to execute Maximum Burst.
Use Farah's Eagle Rage and
Chi over 250 times. Fatal Fury will appear in Farah's skills list.
Put Farah as the lead
player for over 300 battles. Deadly Force will appear in Farah's skill
list.
Hint:
Farah's Flame Dance: You need to have Deadly Force to do this trick. As you hit the
enemy with Deadly Force. the screen will turn black and the background
music will stop. While the screen is still black, run to your opponent and
punch it two times. Then, perform a rising skill (either Rising Dragon
Strike, Swallow Dance, or Super Swallow Dance) and link it with a diving
skill (either Death Blossom, Eagle Dive or Eagle Rage). The screen should
remain black while doing this. If the diving skill hits the enemy and it
is still alive, you should successfully do Farah's Flame Dance.
Hint:
Team skills: Set the caster's magic (either Keele or Meredy) on the shortcut
button (either L2 or R2). Hold the shortcut button and after
a moment and the word "READY" should appear on the caster's
display at the bottom of the screen. If you would execute the attacker's
skill (either Reid or Farah) and release the shortcut button with the
caster's magic simultaneously (perfect timing required), you should hear a
weird whistling sound. You should now be able to do a team skill. The team
skills are as follows:
Hint:
Easy Jini: When you're at Jini's (City Of Joy, GPS 35,14) Auction House,
make sure to still have Aifread's Hat in your list of items. Do not sell
it at any cost. The usual yield at a regular store for the Aifread's Hat
is not that great. However, if you were to enter it in the auctions at the
Auction House, you can get over 200 Jini for it. That should be more than
enough for retries at both the gambling house with Reid as well as the
dance contest with Meredy.
Follow the "Ogre
Sword" hint to receive the 200,000+ Jini from the auction house.
Hint:
Avoid staying at Inn: Wait at the overhead world map screen beside Jini until it
turns dark and the lights in the houses turn on. You can avoid paying to
stay at the Inn and instead arrive at the beautiful night-life Jini is
known for.
Hint:
Getting the Aibird: After returning to Inferia, go to Aifread's Tomb (88,63);
complete the puzzles to get the Sphere of Light. Then at Shizel's Castle,
when you find the elevator, go up and locate the Sphere of Darkness.
Return to the Relay Point, and inside the Conversion Dock put both Spheres
next to the Aifread Statue to get the Aibird.
Once you get the Aibird, talk
to Keele and he will tell you that there is an island south of Morle
(Inferia). The Glimmer Spire (107,22) is located on this island. You must
reach the top floor and defeat Valkyrie in order to get the S.D. Sword at
Celestia Pirate's Hideout #1 (55,11). The S.D. is certainly not a common
sword -- it cannot be equipped but summons Destiny every 30 minutes of
game play. The Craymel Hot Spring(208,108) can be reached to complete the
Rasheans's Elder side quest. Also at Celestia, you can find the Katz
Village(120,109).
Hint:
Quick stop for the Aibird: The Aibird normally stops slowly, making it difficult to put in
the exact position intended for landing. When you want to stop, tap Circle
so the Aibird moves very slightly backwards. You will be at a complete
stop in less than half a second.
Hint:
Getting Maxwell: After returning to Inferia, go to Farlos Sanctuary (93,110) and
check behind the altar.
To get Maxwell easier, when
you have the Seyfert Key, go to Seyfert's Church. Go behind the man, then
open the doors. Go to Shizel's castle and get Sekundes (Time Craymel).
Return to Seyfert's church and battle Maxwell. Use "Distortion"
from Sekundes and every time he will get hit for 5,000.
Hint:
Getting Sekundes: At Shizel's castle, find the first elevator. Choose down, then
make your way to the second elevator. Take it, wait until the elevator
stops, then take it again. Choose to go down and follow the path to find
Sekundes the Craymel of Time. He will join you without a fight. If you
wish to fight him, return and take the challenge. He is very tough.
Hint:
Getting S.D. (Summon Destiny): Note: Aibird and Aifish are required for this. Look on the
Inferia map and find Morle. Go to it, and once you find it, go south to an
island that is completely blocked by mountains. This is where you need
Aibird. Fly over it to find what appears to be a spire/tower. Land and go
inside. Complete the puzzles and get to the top. This thing called
Valkyrie will apear. She will challenge Reid and you will fight. When you
defeat her, she will give you a key called "S.D.". Take the
treasures and leave. Go to Celestia. This is where you will need Aifish.
Go underwater and find hideout 1. The key "S.D." will start
reacting and you will get it. You can summon it every thirty minutes. It
is a "Very Powerful" summon.
Hint:
Recommended moves: The best move in the game is the Omega Demon Slice. The Demon
Slice hits 8 times. To learn the Omega Demon Slice, you have to use Demon
Hammer hundreds of times.
Hint:
Eternal Sword: Use the following trick to get Reid's most powerful sword (more
powerful than the Last Fencer). Go to Inferia City and finish the side
quest with the old man's lost Grip Sword to receive the Smash Cape. Then,
go inside the stadium and participate in the tournament. You must win the
City Championship, National Championship, and World Championship.
Immediately after winning the World Championship, a person named Cress
will challenge you. It is a very tough one-on-one match with no items
available. If you lose to him, you can always go back for a rematch -- ask
the second lady at the left side counter. A rematch with Cress is free of
charge. After you defeat Cress, you will receive the Eternal Sword (with
the Time Craymel as its attribute, unlike the Last Fencer which has no
attribute at all to any Craymel) and Cress' Bandana (also has the Time
Cramel's attribute).
Hint:
Ogre Sword: The best thing you can auction in Jini is the Ogre Sword.
Although it does not give that high Jini, it is an item that is not rare
-- you can buy it at Tinnisa weapon shop. It is possible to push it to
200,000+ Jini. To do this, auction the Ogre Sword then save the game.
Raise the reserve price to any of the three you like (maximum suggested).
Exit the town, then re-enter and sleep at the inn. Go to the auction hall
and check the price of your item. If the auctioneer says something, it
means that your item did not sell. Reload your game and resume from the
"Raise the reserve price" step. If it fetched a higher price and
you want to make it higher, tell the auctioneer that you would like to
wait, save the game, then continue from that step. If the Jini value is
enough for you, collect your earnings in exchange for the item (which is
the Ogre Sword).
Hint:
Collector's Book: To get the Collector's Book, go to the second floor of the
elder's house in Rasheans. Examine the books and you will
"borrow" the Collector's Book. Using this, you can check how
many items you have gotten so far and your completion percentage.
Hint:
Monster Collection book: After defeating Undine in Undine's Stream, return to Morle and
talk to Professor Mazet. He will give you the Monster Collection book. You
can now check the stats of monsters you have previously fought.
Hint:
Recover from Ultimate Identity Destroyer: If you are hit by the Ultimate Identity Destroyer at the end of
the game, rapidly hit X, Circle, and Square until the
attack completes. You should see the background turn into psychedelic
colors and Reid will perform the Ultimate Identity Reviver. This will
restore the entire party to full HP and you will have seen the two best
attacks in the game, and still win.
Hint:
Defeating Cress: Raise Reid's level to 75 and arm him with the a Golden Helmet,
Golden Armor, Beam Shield, Faerie Ring, Holy Symbol and Mystic Sword. Stay
close to Cress. Do not distance yourself from him because he will use his
Sonic Blade. Just keep close and give him a thrust or a slash followed by
a Spiral Attack to give him at least 500 damage. Repeat this strategy
again until he is defeated. Keep close, attack continuously, and do not
let him do any moves -- if that happens, try to get out of the way. Any
moves he does is very devastating.
Equip a weapon with a high
piercing ability. If you are playing a Continue+ game with Neired's
Labyrinth, you can get the Gungnir spear from the first or second floor.
It has a Thrust of 999. Equip this, the Faerie Ring, Golden Armor (which
reduces damage from his Phoenix attack), Beam Shield, and Gold Helmet.
Also equip the Double Spiral Attack Skill so you can use it easily. When
you fight Cress, run up to him and do two Thrust attacks, then the Double
Spiral Attack skill. This will wipe a lot of HP from Cress quickly. Repeat
this pattern until he is defeated.
You need the Last Fencer,
Omega Shield, two Black Onyx, Elven Boot, faerie Ring, and the skill
Megasonic Thrust. First, equip the shield, Last Fencer, and two Black
Onyx. Run at Cress and slash him twice. Then, quickly do a Megasonic
Thrust. This will do roughly 500 damage. Run away or do it again quickly.
If he does Sonic Blade, run away so that it cannot reach you. He will
realize he is out of range and start to walk towards you. After reaching
4000 damage, he will begin to use a time skill that does 600 damage, makes
you fall over without getting moved back, and is almost impossible to
dodge. After going down below 1000 HP, when you next hit him, he will use
a move called Albain Finality, This makes your HP go down to 1. Change
your equipment to the Faerie Ring and Elven Boots while he is doing this.
Then, counter it quickly using Aurora Wall and Aurora Slash. Note: If your
HP drops below 4500, take off the Black Onyx and put on the Faerie Ring
and Elven Boots to save TP and run away from him while your HP
regenerates.
This trick requires an
average sword, an Omega Shield, about 7500 HP, and the first two Aurora
Skills. Before the battle, have Megasonic Thrust on one of your skills
(not a shortcut). Enter the battle and run at Cress. Use the skill
directly next to him. Since you ran at him, he will not hit you. Repeat
this for awhile. Every time you hit him it does about 750 damage, but he
can hit you afterwards. The effect of the Omega Shield should help gain
back most of the life. Both of you will be worn down after awhile. He
should be around 3000 HP and you should be able to use your Aurora skills
and do about 3500 damage and defeat him.
To defeat Cress with Arche,
you must fight him in hard or hardcore mode. It is far more difficult than
if you fight him in normal mode because you will fight two enemies. To
defeat them, you will need lots of Luck (you and Reid), Pray level above
70, the skills Rising Phoenix, Omega Demon Chaos, Omega Tempest Strike,
and Megasonic Thrust, the Last Fencer, Omega Shield, your best armor,
Reverse Doll (15), Resume Ring, and Faerie Ring. You can get Reverse Doll
and Resume Ring in Jini auction hall by using Ogre Sword trick to get
200,000+ Jini. Note: First cook Tuna Paela (if you do not have it, cook a
recipe that increases your defense), then make sure you are at full HP/MP.
Equip Reverse Doll and Faerie Ring. Set the battle in the customize menu
into hard or hardcore. When the battle starts, focus your attack to Arche
first by using Omega Tempest Strike. Avoid Cress' attack and keep
attacking Arche so she cannot cast any magic. After you defeat her, focus
your attack to Cress. If he use Dimensional Strike, quickly press X(2),
Down + X + Megasonic Thrust after he uses that strike. If
you are far from him, he will use Sonic Blade repeatedly. When this
happens, quickly jump and do Omega Tempest Strike to avoid his Sinoc Blade
and attack him. Remember to equip another Reverse Doll when it is used. If
your MP has run out, change Faerie Ring into Resume Ring and keep away
from Cress to keep your HP while restoring your MP with the Resume Ring.
If your Reverse Doll has run out, equip Resume Ring and Faerie Ring and
Pray so Resume Ring can resurrect you from death.
Hint:
Defeating Sekundes: Your party should be at level 70 or higher. Equip Reid with
Voltic Sword (Volt damage; Sekundes is weak against Volt), Resist Ring and
Fairie Ring, Gold Armor, and Cress Bandana. Your Craymel Mages must have
the all healing spells, Resurrection, Holy Bliss, Holy Lance, and
Indignation. You can also have Gnome's power-ups such as Life Rescue and
Mental Supply. When the battle begins do not let Sekundes damage your
Craymel Mages, especially the one with the Healing and Resurection or
Farah (another useful healer and life giver). Beware if he is near them or
is casting Sekundes Laser. Your other Craymel Mage should cast Holy Bliss
on your party. Also, constantly hit him with Holy Lances. When it hits, it
will give time for others to heal and recover. Indignation cast
successfully is very strong, and it is also best used when Sekundes' life
is less than half. You will get a Derris Emblem (+100 Accuracy) and a nice
amount of experience points for defeating him.
Make sure you are over level
70. Equip the Voltic Sword, Cress Bandanna, Golden Armor, Beam Shield and
any two accessories of your choice. Be reasonable -- you can chose to
equip Black Onyxes on Reid until his health becomes 9999. Equip the other
characters with their best equipment. Make sure that you have Indignation,
Restore, Resurrection and a few other healing, offensive, and defensive
spells. It is best to have every spell. Also have Reid learn Megasonic
Thrust. Also make sure that you have a few Lemon, Pine Gels, Life Bottles
and an All-Divide. When the battle starts, use the All-Divide. Your
offense may be halved, but this is a small price to pay compared to how
much Sekundes's attack actually drops. After that, attack relentlessly
with Reid. Megasonic Thrust can do about 2,000 damage and Indignation
about 4,000 damage. When your health is low, cast Restore or Nurse (you
can choose to use the Gels). If anyone dies, cast Resurrection or Farah's
Life (if available) or waste a Life Bottle. When his health is below half
(less than 100,000), cast Indignation. The caster should say "Heaven
Light, Shine" and you will see a short intermission about the casting
of the spell. When it is over, you should inflict lots of damage on
Sekundes.
Hint:
Defeating Sylph, Volt, Efreet, Maxwell, and Celsius: Some of the Greater Craymels are flying enemies. To defeating
them easier, have at least one person in your party "Attack Flying
Enemy" in the strategy menu. This will prevent them from casting
poweful spells such as Air Thrust and Meteor Storm. Preferably have Farah
attack the flying Craymels, while having Keele or Meredy cast healing
spells, such as Nurse.
Hint:
Tales of Destiny and Tales of Phantasia references: Cress Albein (the character you fight in the coliseum was also
the star of the first installment of the Destiny series, Tales of
Phantasia (never released in North America). Another character from Tales
of Phantasia makes an appearance is Arche Klaine, the powerful
half-elf. He appears if you fight Cress under the hard or hardcore
difficulty setting. Not only is the fight tougher with Cress being
smarter, but now he has a magician by his side casting spells like
Indignation. Finally, for those of you who got the S.D. Sword and noticed
how powerful it was, those are the main characters from Tales Of
Destiny. Each person makes an appearance with their Swordian as well.
Glitch:
Get the Continue+ without replaying the game: Note: Copy your saved game file to another memory before trying
this trick. Finish the game and save the Continue+ in a new slot. Insert
Disc 1 and start the new game. Save the game in the slot you saved the
Continue+ (marked with the star). Press Select + Start + L1
+ R1 + L2 + R2 to return to the main menu. Next, load
the game which was not with the Continue+, and insert Disc 3. After
starting the old save game (which was without the Continue+), save the
game one more time in the save slot without the Continue+. The star will
appear beside game that you just saved. If done correctly, the game has
just unlocked the secret dungeon (Neried's Labyrinth) without you having
to restart the game twice. Also, you can use the hardcore mode at the same
time. Note: Do not reset the PlayStation while doing this or it will
corrupt your saved game.
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