Detailed walkthrough for Part 25 of Star Ocean: Till the End of Time, covering enemies, items, and skill progression for Fayt, Cliff, Nel, and Roger.
Walkthrough
- 1Area 1 (Previous): Enemies include Graphias, Moonshadow Clan Member, Water Strider, and Lizard Warrior. Items found are Blueberries and Winking Sage Cider.
- 2Duggus Forest - Area 1: Enemies include Blue Slime, Ravitch, Puppet Golem, Chameleon, Bogle Soldier d, Bogle Leader d, Kobold, Grapebind, and Carnivorous Plant. Items include Compounding Elixirs, Aquaberries, and Blackberries. Lost & Found item is Regeneration Symbol.
- 3Progression: You need to find glittering water for the fairy to proceed.
- 4Grapebind Encounters: Five Grapebinds are in the first area, but only one is required to advance. All three in the second area are mandatory. Roger can be recruited here.
- 5Grapebind Strategy: Grapebinds have an unblockable attack. Sidestepping is a way to avoid it. Fayt is invincible during the LR Cancel attack run-up.
Tips
- Avoid enemies beyond the small bridge unless you have specific gear or are confident. This area can be good for leveling.
- Experiment with skip-cancels on other skills like Nel's Touga. Enable Berserk for longer chains (Nel Lv16, Cliff Lv17, Fayt Lv21, Roger Lv18).
- Use No Guard (Cliff Lv8, Fayt Lv16, Roger Lv16). It's CP intensive but highly effective. Nel gets it at Lv40.
- When using No Guard, choose between First Aid and Critical Hit HP as your second support skill. First Aid is recommended for survival, but Critical Hit HP is viable early on. First Aid can be auto-leveled later.
Skill Progression Chart:
This chart shows expected skill acquisition by character and level:
| Level | Fayt | Cliff | Nel | Roger | Maria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lv2 | BladeofFury | >Standby Hl | |||
| Lv3 | First Aid | >Shisentou | |||
| Lv4 | Aerial, Scan | Sphere of M | |||
| Lv5 | IHPD | ||||
| Lv6 | BlazingSD | Critical | Aerial | >Fiery Axe | |
| Lv7 | Critical | ||||
| Lv8 | NoGuard,Taunt | Critical | |||
| Lv9 | Charge | ||||
| Lv10 | Standby Hl | Hammer of M | Kagebarai | WhirlingHeat | |
| Lv11 | CHHP | ||||
| Lv12 | IHPD | Charge | |||
| Lv13 | Stun | Stun | Standby Hl | ||
| Lv14 | Taunt | CHHP | |||
| Lv15 | Side Kick | Electric Fs | Touga | Land Mines | |
| Lv16 | No Guard | First Aid | Berserk | No Guard | |
| Lv17 | Stun | Berserk,Charg | First Aid | AimingDev | |
| Lv18 | CHHP | Berserk,CHHP | ScatterBm | ||
| Lv19 | Charge | / Protection | |||
| Lv20 | Ice Blade | Fiery Tackle | Fugasumi | Fly Torpedo | >Berserk |
| Lv21 | Berserk | Aerial | Aerial,Taunt | Power Up | |
| Lv22 | IHPD | IMPD | Standby Hl | Charge, CHMP | |
| Lv23 | IMPD | IMPD | Critical | ||
| Lv24 | Aerial | ||||
| Lv25 | ShotgunBlast | Aerial Aslt | Fuujin | PiercingClaw | |
| Lv26 | Taunt | First Aid | First Aid | ||
| Lv27 | IHPD | ||||
| Lv28 | IMPD | Magnetic F | |||
| Lv29 | Critical | TAunt | |||
| Lv30 | LightningBD | Fists of Fury | Kokuyousen | Fiery Fury | |
| Lv40 | Air Raid | Uppercut | Raikouha, NG | Shield & C | |
| Lv50 | DimensionD | AcrobatLocus | RagingHelmet | ||
| Lv52 | Kyoumensatsu | GravityBulet |
Party Affinities (PA-20):
Giving boiling water to PA-20 results in the following affinity changes:
- Fayt: -3
- Sophia: -2
- Maria: -2
- Cliff: -2
- Nel: -2
- Milly: -1
- Peppita: -3
- Adel: -1
- Albel: -1
- Roger: -2
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