Tales of Destiny II >> Battle System

The Battle system is Unique that it's more of a StreetFighter style game using miniature character duking it out on 2-D screen. Battles happens in real-time, by doing so heats up the battles more than typical RPGs. You can Slash,Punch, Thrust, Cast spells that will drive the opponent to the ground, or block and jump to dodge incoming attacks.There are 2 main type of attacks, normal or special. Normal is your character simply hitting the opponent with his/her weapon. Swordsman style characters are different because they can do 2 set of normal attacks, Slash & Thrust by pressing the directional button with the attack button, O. Special differs by character. Mages Cast spells when you select this command. the X button is assign to special attacks but you'll have to map the attack to the button first to use it. To block an attack, Press Square. Some attacks however are unblockable. To jump just press L1 + up. selecting to select button in battle enables you to select Auto, Semi-Auto and If you have the requiring Item - Manual styles of control over your main character. You can order your comrades to attack enemies with their specials, heal or use items to support you by press the Triangle button for the Menu. Press R1 to select the Target enemy to which your controled character will attack and Non controled character will be order to attack. Simple Combinations: Rid(3 hits) Slash +Slash +Slash(up) ===================Battle Menu Constist of 6 menus to choose from Specials Assigns Skills & Spells. Enable/Disable Skills & Spells from this menu Group Commands <9> Tell your group how to act. Character Commands <16> Modify how other character behave. Formations Set how your character form themselves in battle. Equipment Set Equipment for your character(*very important*) For Instance, if Rid is equiped with Ice Coffin(Ice) and the enemy is strong against ice. Changing weapon would be a good idea(What good will it do you to use Eternal Sword against Secondos,The Time Spirit?).Or if your character's Reverse doll is used. It would be better to have an option to be able to equip a new one,isn't it? Use Items Use Items to assist in battles. a person can only use one item at a time.You can only stock up to 15 per item.Use it wisely. Battles can be LONG and Hard(try last boss-Chizel+Neried to see what I mean, 30 minutes least is what you'll need to fight her.) ===================Character Commands There're 16 ways of commands for characters to behave accordingly. 1. Do As You Like : Attack Independently 2. Attack Close Enemy : Target the nearest enemy 3. Attack Distant Enemy : Target the furthest enemy 4. Attack Enemy Group : Target the enemy in the middle of enemy concentration 5. Attack Strong Enemy : Target the enemy with the highest Attack and Level 6. Attack Solid Enemy : Target the enemy with the highest Level and Defense 7. Attack Quick Enemy : Target the most agile enemy 8. Attack Weak Enemy : Target the enemy with lowest HP 9. Attack Same Enemy : Target the enemy that player character is attacking 10. Spread Attack : Target enemies that player character is not attacking 11. Cover the Rear : Target the enemies behind player character 12. Cover Me : Target the enemies near player character 13. Attack Flying Enemy : Target the flying enemies 14. Prevent Enemy Attack : Target attacking/chanting enemies 15. Prevent Magic Attack : Target the enemy with the most TP 16. Attack Retreating Enemy : Target the enemy that incurred the most damage ===================Orders There are 9 Orders you can select. 1. Consume TP : Use the strongest attack regardless of TP. 2. Conserve TP : Use no TP 3. Defense : Defence when fighting for using recover spirit or magic 4. Range Attack : Prepare for Attack(Tekiomukaeute) Get it at : Regulus Dojo Area(24,132) 5. Focus Attack : Concentrate on single enemy(Shyuusyuukougeki) Get it at : Morle Area(114,144) 6. Front Attack : Attack Front enemy(Maenotekionerae) Get it at : Chambard Area(161,45) 7. Back Attack : Attack enemy in the back Get it at : Farlos Church Area(100,100) 8. Rush Attack : Full Attack(Totsugekishiru) Get it at : Luishka Area(81,38) 9. Quick Attack : Use low TP skills(Komakaiwazaotsukae) Get it at : (131,116) Celestia *Orders with Co-ordinates must be acquired and can be got from these places as listed. You can set how often you character uses each Type of attack by setting the bar of these from 1(least use) to 5(most likely to use) Rid: Normal Attack Slash Skill Thrust Skill Farah: Normal Attack Fist Skill Kick Skill Meredy: Normal Attack Offensive Spells Healing Spells Keel: Normal Attack Offensive Spells Healling Spells Chat: Normal Attack Offensive Skills Fog: Normal Attack Ofensive Skills ===================Formations There are 3 formations to choose from Attack base >> Fighters upfront, with Mages in the back. Good for claiming a fast victory. Balance >> Fighters are positioned front and back to protect the Mages in the middle. This formation is for when you're surrounded. Defense base >> Only Rid is positioned front and all Members are left in the back. Good for Boss fights.You can still arrage the positions of the characters to fit your style. You can also manage who you will put in the battle team here(bottom right command), remember you can only have 4 at a time in battle. Sobalance it wisely! Note: press L1 to turn your formation around(Forward -> Reverse). It's essential in boss battles where some boss do "travel" alot across the screen. ===================Technical Smash Doing well in battles can earn you more than you know. Technical Smash are when conditions when you've met the proper requirements, you'll recieve a bonus according to the type of Technical smash you're able to do. (??? means that I haven't figure it out yet) Chain Smash Do 4 attacks in a row +2%Hit/10 Exp Group Smash Use the whole group to attack +2% to Experience acquired Combo Smash Do more than 20 Hits +10 Experience per hit Ariel Smash Do an Air-Combo +2% to ??? Effective Smash Use spell against enemy's weakness +2-5% to ??? Summon Smash Use Summons to attack x2 to Smash bonus High Speed Smash Hit more than 2 times in 2 seconds +1% to ??? No Damage Smash No damage to character(you'll know it when you get 100 points for your battle) +1% to getting Item You'll also recieve extra experience according to this formula Bonus Exp =(n x n/2) +n +1