Gamer Corner Guides

Unique armors can only be found as treasure or in other limited fashions; rare armors can also be dropped by or charmed from non-boss monsters; starting armors are weak but cannot be found except when given to new party members

The status ailments this armor prevents, or the status benefits it grants

The status effects granted, inflicted, or removed by this tech

Whether the tech targets allies or enemies, and its area of effect; Area target techs hit the chosen enemy and any other enemies in its vicinity; Nearby target techs work like Area target techs, except the effect is centered on the tech user; Line target techs hit the chosen enemy, every enemy on a line between the tech user and that enemy, and in some cases any enemies on that line past the chosen target; Horizontal target techs hit the chosen enemy and any other enemies at the same level of the screen horizontally

Double techs are combinations of techs performed by two characters; triple techs are combinations of techs performed by three characters; special techs are triple techs that require unique accessories to perform

The characters that combine to use this tech, including which techs they must know to learn the combination, and how much MP is required by each character

The status effects granted, inflicted, or removed by this tech

Whether the tech targets allies or enemies, and its area of effect; Area target techs hit the chosen enemy and any other enemies in its vicinity; Nearby target techs work like Area target techs, except the effect is centered on the tech user; Line target techs hit the chosen enemy, every enemy on a line between the tech user and that enemy, and in some cases any enemies on that line past the chosen target; Horizontal target techs hit the chosen enemy and any other enemies at the same level of the screen horizontally

Some combination techs cannot be performed normally, and require at least one party member to have a particular accessory equipped before they become available

The name of the monster, which does not always match the names listed at the start of battle; plot bosses must be defeated as part of the main plot; sidequest bosses are encountered during optional quests; Black Omen bosses are found in that area; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game

This monster's weaknesses, including both elemental and contextual weaknesses; monsters take more damage from these attacks; Magic indicates that the monster is vulnerable to magic of all four elements

The elements and damage types that this monster is either immune to or outright absorbs; Magic indicates that the monster resists all four elements; All Attacks indicates that the monster resists both magic and physical attacks, and some special method must be used to harm it

The item that this monster may drop after it is defeated

The item that is won if this monster is successfully charmed with a tech

The name of the monster, which does not always match the names listed at the start of battle; plot bosses must be defeated as part of the main plot; sidequest bosses are encountered during optional quests; Black Omen bosses are found in that area; the final bosses must be defeated to complete the game

This monster's weaknesses, including both elemental and contextual weaknesses; monsters take more damage from these attacks; Magic indicates that the monster is vulnerable to magic of all four elements

The elements and damage types that this monster is either immune to or outright absorbs; Magic indicates that the monster resists all four elements; All Attacks indicates that the monster resists both magic and physical attacks, and some special method must be used to harm it

The item that this monster may drop after it is defeated

The item that is won if this monster is successfully charmed with a tech

Optional characters may not join your party during the game, depending on the decisions you make

This character's rate of hit point growth relative to the other party members; hit points determine how much damage a character can take before falling in battle

This character's rate of MP growth relative to the other party members; MP is consumed whenever a character uses a Tech

This character's rate of power growth relative to the other party members; power determines the damage dealt by physical attacks, except those made with guns or bows

This character's rate of hit growth relative to the other party members; hit determines the accuracy of physical attacks; the damage of guns and bows is influenced by hit rather than power

This character's rate of magic growth relative to the other party members; magic determines the power of a character's elemental, healing, and status-inflicting Techs

This character's starting speed score; this number does not change with level, but may be increased with Speed Tabs; speed determines how quickly a character's battle gauge fills, and thus how often they may act in combat

This character's rate of evasion growth relative to the other party members; evasion determines how often a character can avoid physical attacks

This character's rate of stamina growth relative to the other party members; stamina determines how much damage a character takes from physical attacks

This character's rate of magic defense growth relative to the other party members; magic defense determines how much damage a character takes from elemental attacks, and how easily a character can resist status ailments

The weapon this character begins play with on each playthrough

The armor this character begins play with on each playthrough

The helmet this character begins play with on each playthrough

The accessory this character begins play with on each playthrough