19th November 2003, 7:23 PM
The battles are very fun. On foot you have the combos, and in the Gear you dish out huge amounts of woop-ass. They're FAR more interesting than the old FF system.
The soundtrack IS incredible, it's my favorite ever. Get Creid, the arranged version, also.
As far as levelling up, it's not really as necessary as learning the deathblows is. And in Gears, your level is meaningless, as Gear attributes are all determined by the parts you buy for it.
If the battle you're stuck in is a foot battle, I advise you to try using the Combo ability. You will giggle at how much hurt it causes. Of course, you have to build it up over several rounds, but against the bosses with lots of HP it's more than worth it.
Also, even once you learn Deathblows, never use them except when you need to, because every combination that doesn't result in a deathblow makes you learn new ones.
God I love Xenogears.
I'm damned curious to know which boss you're stuck at...
The soundtrack IS incredible, it's my favorite ever. Get Creid, the arranged version, also.
As far as levelling up, it's not really as necessary as learning the deathblows is. And in Gears, your level is meaningless, as Gear attributes are all determined by the parts you buy for it.
If the battle you're stuck in is a foot battle, I advise you to try using the Combo ability. You will giggle at how much hurt it causes. Of course, you have to build it up over several rounds, but against the bosses with lots of HP it's more than worth it.
Also, even once you learn Deathblows, never use them except when you need to, because every combination that doesn't result in a deathblow makes you learn new ones.
God I love Xenogears.
I'm damned curious to know which boss you're stuck at...
YOU CANNOT HIDE FOREVER
WE STAND AT THE DOOR
WE STAND AT THE DOOR