Geeroo's Live A Live Tips - Volume 1 (Will there be a Volume 2? Likely.)
Note: Every use of 'final boss' here refers to the final boss of the specific chapter, not the big fancy boss I used the Final Boss Gang to beat.
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Remember that you can heal an incapacitated (meaning lying there with a halo over his head) team member by using a healing move or item on him. It took me ages to learn this and it messed me up a bit.
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Fun fact: there's some robot boss (I can't recall his name but I don't think there are any other robot boss fights so you'll know him when you see him) in The Near Future that you can easily defeat. Worth mentioning because he gave me a lot of trouble. What I did was get Akira to drag his spiky-haired head behind the robot and kick him. He exploded. I'm not sure if you HAVE to be behind him or anything, but it worked for me so yeah.
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The Present Day is a short, simple chapter. And it has good battle music. However, there's something to keep in mind (not exactly hard to forget but I might as well mention it): you can learn two moves from each opponent, excluding the final boss. To learn these moves, your opponent simply has to use 'em, and bam. Don't freak out if you accidentally defeat one of your foes before learning his moves, as you can rematch him as much as you like. However, I recommend saving before fighting whatever opponent you saved for last. If you defeat him, the story will progress whether you've learned his moves or not, and I kinda doubt you can learn them afterward. Better to be safe than sorry. Since I can, here's a list of your opponents and the two moves you can learn from 'em, plus weaknesses/resistances and HP.
(If you were wondering, moves have Targeting Methods. Normal moves strike the targeted enemies, Penetrating moves strike all enemies in their path, and Directional moves strike the first enemy in their path. They also have attack... type... things. Not like the Damage Types, but there are moves with "Attack", "Reaction", and "Attack / Reaction". Attacks are just attacks. Reaction attacks can only be used as counters, as characters with Reaction attacks sometimes use them when attacked. Attack / Reaction attacks can be used as regular Attacks and Reaction attacks. Why do I need to get this specific? Because I'm bored.)
Namkiat [256 HP | Weaknesses: Grappling, Earth | Resistances: Agile, Projectile]
- Lookpanjama Kick [Attack / Reaction | Damage: Low | Hits: 3 | Type: Agile | Knocks opponent back]
- Spiral Knee [Attack | Damage: Medium | Directional | Type: Agile]
The Great Aja [240 HP | Weaknesses: Agile | Resistances: Grappling, Projectile]
- Frankensteiner [Attack | Damage: High | Type: Projectile | May inflict Intoxication / May lower the opponent's Special Attack and Special Defense by one stage Calling the arrow things 'stages' because I dunno what else to call 'em.) / You take damage if you miss]
- Tornado Press [Attack | Damage: Medium | Type: Projectile | You take damage if you miss]
Tula Han [416 HP | Weaknesses: Projectile | Resistances: Thrusting, Grappling]
- Armlock [Attack / Reaction | Damage: Low | Type: Grappling | May inflict Restraint]
- Cross Heel Hold [Attack / Reaction | Damage: Medium | Type: Grappling | May inflict Snare]
Seishi Moribe [120 HP | Weaknesses: Grappling | Resistances: None]
- Fleetfoot [Attack | Damage: Medium | Type: Agile | Makes the opponent turn around]
- Celestial Palm [Attack | Damage: Medium | Type: Martial | May lower the opponent's Physical Attack, Physical Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense, Speed, Accuracy, and Evasion by three stages (It seems like it can lower any of these stats, not neccesarily all of them at once.)]
Max Morgan [512 HP | Weaknesses: Wind | Resistances: Projectile, Earth]
- Max Bomber [Attack | Damage: Medium | Type: Martial | Knocks opponents back]
- German Suplex [Attack | Damage: High | Type: Grappling | May inflict Paralyze]
Jackie Iaukea [576 HP | Weaknesses: Agile | Resistances: Martial]
- Aloha Slap [Attack | Damage: Medium | Type: Wind]
- Mano Toss [Attack / Reaction | Damage: Medium | Type: Thrusting | Knocks opponent back]
And that's that. You're welcome or somethin'.
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When playing Imperial China, I reccommend only training the disciple you want to succeed you. Unequiping his (you'll likely choose Lei who is a girl but I don't really care) armor and giving him the weakest weapon you have makes him easier to defeat. Just make sure to re-equip him after training ends! You don't want him to be clobbered because he can't deal or take much damage, right? Oh yeah, make sure to teach him all your moves. Don't worry about Unseen Bow's Arrow, he'll learn that by levelling up regardless if you use it (it's a Reaction move), I think. How do you teach him moves? Uh... well, I've noticed that he seems to learn moves you use a lot upon levelling up. So I guess just spam a different move every level until he learns 'em all. I'm not 100% sure how it works, but if it worked for me, it should work for you.
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The Wild West is a short chapter. Just listen to Mad Dog's trap advice and spam... whatever moves he and The Sundown Kid have that can inflict Paralyze or turn an opponent around on the final boss. If you don't Paralyze him or make him turn around to interrupt his Gatling Barrage, he will likely shoot you to death in one hit. It happens. Repeatedly.
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If you try to avoid killing people in Twilight of Edo Japan (unlikely but I might as well give a tip), make sure to defeat the Lost Souls in that one pit place. They don't add to your kill count and without the EXP you're gonna have a lot of trouble.
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Pogo may look like a weird, wimpy little guy with green hair, but he can pack a punch. Just make sure to use the Artisans to get good gear for him, and bam! To get the materials, just play that weird minigame thing as many times as you want. I recommend doing this before you speak to the elder.
Another tip for Prehistory is to not mention anything relating to the crude humor you'll be experiencing in it to me because if you do I may or may not shove something damgerous down your eardrum because I was embarrassed enough playing through it I DON'T NEED YOU TO REMIND ME AND MAKE POGO ANY LESS CUTE HE'S ONLY PRECIOUS IF I IGNORE WEIRD STUFF SO GO AWAY OR I'LL- (camera falls over)
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Aug 23, 2022
by
Gau
