so you se fran... you see balthier... and you go... yeah fran is the mechanist !!! are you stupid ?? why you feel like you are smart enough to give advise ... i dont think you know how stupid you are...
@@FrocketGaming think so? Just meet Ashe as Amalia. Send I spend so much time over viewing license boards to make much project, and I often get rather low on HP. Unfortunately, I out Balthier as machinist and Fran at archery. Bushi for Vaan. Hard to get a smoother grip. Halp?
If you care about the impact it has on your underlying stats, then yes I would only equip what you plan to use or plan to sell, but ultimately I wouldn't imagine you're selling any materia other than mastered all materia anyway.
In PS2 original version I played years ago, I made a mistake of make everyone as white mage because I want everyone to have cure magic. Then I found the optional esper that need to fight with black magic, took almost 3 hours to defeat him because of his 8 million hp. I played with cheat code that time (using Code Breaker) where everyone received 10 times xp after battle.
ANYONE WATCHING THIS LATE: DO NOT JUST SELL ALL LOOT BESIDES THOSE LISTED HERE! Certain item packs and special equipment can only be obtained when sold with all required ingredients. The game never tells you this. For example, you will get Snakeskin, Gemsteel, and other items whose descriptions do NOT even hint at how important they can be. Look up a Bazaar guide _specifically_ for Zodiac Age (lots of things were changed from the original PS2 release, including chest locations and contents) to learn how it works, and recipes for everything. Some recipes are repeatable, some are not, some must be made multiple times to make OTHER bazaar materials, and some are used to make most of the strongest weapons in the game, such as the Tournesol, the highest damage Greatsword in the game, and Dhanusha, the strongest Bow in the game. If you know what to sell and what not to, it's possible to make very useful gear and items to help you through. And as for the strongest weapons? There are actually a few invisible weapons and one shield... they are incredibly well-hidden, and the REAL ultimate weapons. There are methods online to manipulate RNG to acquire each, and one can be stolen from a hidden Esper boss in late game at about a 1% rate with Thief's Cuffs. If interested in these, look up how to get the Seitengrat (invisible Gun) using the Rex Method. Just keep in mind, these invisible weapons and the shield are so powerful, they trivialize the game... the most powerful regular weapon was always the Zodiac Spear at 137 attack (140 in TZA), but the invisible bow is something like 230s or 250s. It's insane! And as none of them require licenses, anyone can use them! It's possible to give your entire party shields with 90 physical/magick evasion (basically 90%) that absorb ALL elements, and swords that hit like trucks, regardless of job class!
Panelo / Fran - Both black/white mage, Ashe + Vaan = knight/bushi (excalibur + white robes = insane damage on dark mobs) Balthier = Uhlan/foebreaker - Expose/wither - Balthier = Shikari/bushi (Yagyu darkblade + black robes for yiazmat) Also, this is a different version to ps2 so YES you definitely can just use 3 players, license points + jobs literally carry you in this version xd :)
Amazing tutorial. I've played this game for 20 hours for the first time. I didn't see this because i just wanted to learn by myself and search for a complet tutorial after I get how to play. Amazing how this game is so big and, at least the parts that I passed and search on youtube to see the others point of view, there are a lot of things which even the oldest players didn't know... Edit: That is my first final fantasy game.
Thanks for the kind words, this game is massive and as you saw I only covered the opening hours; there is so much more! I hope you're enjoying the original FF7, if you are I would encourage you to go back in time and experience the older entries as well as continue to move onto FF8.
when at shinra HQ, the hojo laboratory level (same floor that has cells the party is put in) in the hall south of the cells there is an enemy encounter. "Soldier 3rd class" (you must do this before meeting hojo. since jenova changes things) you can obtain the Hardedge by stealing from them. a Cloud weapon which will still be his best even at Nanikis village.
One last tip... Do not sell Gemsteel, you will need it for the best two handed sword of the game(and my favourite... This is comming from a ffxii veteran...
When I played this the first time I was like 14. It's definitely one of my favorites of all time. To breed a gold chocobo was hard. The Internet was less reliable in every sense so when I found a good breakdown I wrote it down on paper. It was like stereo directions but with trial and error I finally got it and it was the best of times. It gives me a lotta nostalgia.
Oh my soul watching that gemsteel be sold randomly. The bazaar does get items on specific sets of sold things. And can be a method for some fairly strong stuffs. Buf for a standard playthrough it's probably fine
@@FrocketGaming Ya a casual playthrough literally any method will work so long as you have some sustain (doesn't even need to be a healer, but helps). As for the early game healer before Ashe. Yu can just sell 1-2 diamond armlets from the first trial stage and buy a full stock of potions. That will get you through the part until you get ashe (alongside Larsa in the Lhusu mines). That said I still set fran as a healer every playthrough. I always have 2 healers specifically to keep my party levels relatively even. Though a redmage is more than enough with cura, until a kinght or something picks up curaja later. So it's not even needed for that. But I like having it since archers are horribly underpowered in zodiac age, paired with fran natively low stats. Though I only use her when leveling things up.
Growth is referring to the AP that you earn towards the Materia equipped. If you are using the Rune Blade for Cloud, which is Double Growth, then the Materia on this equipment will earn twice as much AP.
Man, thank you so much for this video of yours, I started playing this marvel yesterday but unfortunately the game doesn't explain almost anything to you. thank you again. it's all very clear, I just didn't understand how AP points for materie work, how they are earned and how they are leveled? Someone can help me?
AP is earned from battles and it applies to the materia that you have a equipped to each character. As the quality of the materia improves you can unlock better versions of the materia or more uses for it.
Thanks for the video. I grew up on 8-bit and 16-bit systems and played a few JRPGs like Dragon Warrior and Chrono Trigger but couldn't get into the genre. I remember renting FF VII over a weekend and having the same, "It's cool, just not for me," feeling. I still wanted the action-platformer or arcade-esque experience I guess. I'm now using the Miyoo Mini + to go back and play some of the JRPGs I missed out on, mainly on PSone and SNES. Currently playing through Suikoden, FF VIII (which was my first real step into the genre), and FF VII. This is my 3rd time playing FF VII and this video definitely helped.
This is the best starter guide! I played FF12 back in highschool when it first came out on ps2. I didn't get it back then. Just bought it for the switch glad I gave it another shot. Thanks for the guide!
when you get to higher levels the materia combos really shine. Final Attack + Pheonix with auto revive you and do damage when that character dies. Absorb MP/HP + knights of the nine (or any multi hit spell like comet2 or the 2x cut materia) will greatly restore your resources. that materia that lets you cast death + add status materia will give you a chance to just insta kill things if you put it on your weapon. also the ghost of the gi tribe you fight with red xiii can be killed with an x potion or pheonix down. like most undead in the FF games they take damage from healing spells. always use that sense materia to see what you are fighting.
If you make a video about the original FF7, you should use an image from the original game in the thumbnail. Not an image from the Remake. I really don’t like inconsistency.
Fury Vs. Sadness. For many, Sadness is an easy status to pick; it reduces incoming damage, so it seems like a no-brainer. However, there's more to this status than just that. While it does reduce incoming damage, it also reduces how much limit gauge you gain per point of damage taken. Fury, by contrast, makes you hit less often but earn limit faster. The thing that differentiates each character from one another is the limit system, and each character has different limits that are more or less important to see. Sadness, with it's unmatched ability to hamper limit growth, can make it so certain strategies are actually harder to pull off.
i’ve never played a final fantasy before because of how intimidating the battle system is. thank you so much for making me feel like i can figure it out.
Steal Hardedge from soldier 3rd class in Hojos lab where Jenova broke out. Right by that save point. Also steal carbon bangle from the moth slashers (those enemies floating on the spike balls.)
I'm doing my first playthrough ever right now. I've played quite a few ff games. I'm excited to give it a go. Ty for this. I know the first playthrough is the best so I'm excited.
The cover tip for increasing the number of times a particular character is hit to increase their limit gauge is great. I'm trying to get everyone's L4 limits so I will definitely use this one. Another tip is to inflict fury upon them by giving them a hyper; their limit gauge will fill quicker.
i dont get why you said this game isnt turn based... the only difference between 1-3 and 4-13 is that they switched from round robin way of getting turns to everyone having their own individual meter to determine turns. you still have to wait your turn to make an action regardless of what your settings are so its still a turn based game.
It's better to sell the mastered all materia and then level the new one you got if not your cutting off your gil supply big time it's a materia you always have on its almost a passive income if you do it that way if there's another way to get free all matera I don't even remember if there is a plus to the levels themselves on the materia so it only makes sense to sell the old one and switch it for the new one
FF 12 is my favourite in the series... The one that I'm most likely to one day complete... But I'm dismayed by how much i miss out on... I only really spend LP on skills and just use simple gambits... We win fights but, all these techniques etc, I barely know how they work let alone use them... And gambits are so various, it's overwhelming.. especially as I'm playing it on the switch this time (also own on pc and ps, and heck probably xbox too) and the stupid clicky face buttons make me guilty about playing the game too much... I'll rewatch this to try and grind some info into my head
It blows my mind that people know so much about games like this. I dont even know what's going on 😂 Game seems like it would be great once i get it, but JRPGs always overwhelm me. Really want to get into this game though so im gonna try.
