As I'm inching closer to the final boss' lair, the time is ripe to unveil my
ultimate — in every sense of the word — party. I firmly intent to take down the
final boss with that close-knit quintet or die trying: not only am I too
attached to them now to let any of them go, but I invested so much Karma in
them that I basically backed myself into a corner. Any new addition to my team
at that point would require grinding for Karma, which I'm totally not in the
mood to do.
It should surprise no one that I dutifully stuck with the same Astrals for most
of my run — a strategy that's pretty much the next best thing to a solo run in TLC.
I actually toyed with the idea of crawling solely with Hayato and Lua at the
very beginning; however, I quickly gave up when I realize that a) my
hard-earned Karma would be wasted in the process, and b) the whole thing might
well be darn near impossible. See, Hayato and Lua are actually quite weak: not
only do they level up really slowly, but their stats are nothing to brag about,
especially compared to those of a well-developed Astral. Their HP in particular
is pitifully low, and certainly wouldn't allow them to survive most random
battles, let alone dispose of bosses. They definitely fare much better in a
full-party setting, as we'll see right now. Dear fellow gamers, let's kick off
that presentation of my TLC Dream Team with its two mandatory fixtures,
namely Hayato and Lua.
Hayato: A.k.a. the Finisher. You'd think that being the resident Chosen
One, Hayato would kick ass on the battlefied; however, it's not quite the case
— at least at first. Even with his Attack on steroids and pimped-up weaponry,
he does only marginally more damage than a well-raised Astral. His defense and
HP are none too glorious either; and as he has 0 MP, he cannot learn nor wield
Skills at all. He's more or less condemned to single hits for most of the main
game due to his type of weaponry and lack of Skills, and it's pretty common to
see him do pitifully little in boss battles compared to the rest of the crew.
However, Hayato has a niche of its own as the sole wielder of the Gangour.
Apart from capturing Astrals, the Gangour can be used to deliver mighty blows
during fights — blows that can give you a seriously good edge, if not terminate
the fight entirely. Hayato is very much a slow burner: it takes time and
dedication to hunt for Bursts and bring him to his full potential, but it's
totally worth the effort.
Lua: A.k.a. the Jack-of-all-trades. And potentially master of none,
indeed. Lua can fill different roles in a serviceable way; however, her
versatility takes some time to fully reveal itself, and it must be wisely
exploited if one wants to make the most of it. Lua learns Electric attacks,
group buffs and healing spells; and whilst all those Skills can come in handy,
it's pretty much mandatory to cherry-pick the ones you'll use in any given
situation. The main issue stems from Lua's low MP, which prevents her from
being all at once a Buffer, a Spellcaster and a Healer. Having Lua as the
party's main Healer is an especially poor choice, because you can bet that
she'll run out of MP before the end of the dungeon — or the boss fight, for
that matter. I find that her limited MP is best used in group buffs and
occasional status effect healing and resurrection, and thus focused primarily
on raising her Attack — all the more so as, unlike Hayato, she can wield
weaponry that target whole rows of enemies.
Although Hayato and Lua are the titular MCs, they are definitely not the main
stars in all things fighting. Instead, they are here to add the finishing
touches and perfect the strategy du jour, whilst the Astrals are the ones who
truly get to shine and wreak havoc on the battlefield. I'll see you soon for
the second part on that post, where I'll gleefully expand on the sheer
awesomeness of my very own trio of Astrals. Thanks for reading, and be my guest
anytime!
Blogger25 February 2020 at 21:14
There's
actually a way to date Lua?
Had read some answers that lead tô this in the game
Really? If it's true, then it's the game's best-kept secret. Nothing in my run led me to believe for even one second that I could date Lua. :D
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