regarding monks I like to learn Chakra, hp and mp restoring while earning some JP on the side. but I hardly understood half of the stuff in this game but made it pretty damn far, but I may heed more advice that you give, like only 4 party members XD
i like to learn chakra first for my monks. so so useful for hp/mp restore for long term battles. also makes mp switch just... sick xD
also my long term monk is usually female. solves the no headgear later when you can get the barette/cachusa/ribbons lol. just for the record, Reis makes for an incredible monk. usually my monk of choice
@blastwave2k Besides argis who is perfectly balanced.(and the divine knight whos name i forgot), i find converting the other unique characters to be game breaking.
This battle was always a little hard. Never got oracle spells with Holy Knight. Usually this battle they went after my mages like they had candy in thier pocket. As for monk abilities, HP Restore is my number 1 ability to get, then wave fist and chakra for Jp grinding.
I like Ramza as a Ninja with Hamedo in Human battles, and to stick counter on him in random/monster battles. Versus a certain guy with multiple arms Hamedo works quite nicely.
As for Monk abilities, I love Wave Fist, then Repeating Fist, and then Chakra.
I like to learn the Earth Fist or whatever it is called for the Monk, its Attack pattern is like a straight line and hits everything on that line (doesn't stop on one enemy).
Also I learn Brawler (to have the abiltiy to be Barefist) and use it with a Ninja. Ninja + Brawler = Game Over.
For some reason when playing this game I ended up having trouble on all story related battles, but random battles I did very well all the time. By the time I got to chapter two I ended up having uh a few mimes (If I remember correctly haha!)
I have been playing along (It gave me a reason to play WotL with it's massive slowdown) and I am kinda trying to play a similar game to you. I have always considered the Oracles to be rather useless, but I have fallen in lust with their abilities. My Oracle/Priest and Wizard(or Summoner)/Time Mage duo is an unstoppable force.
2. Not sure if you know this, but if you don't have a dire need to maneuver, you can get extra turns faster by only using Move or Act.
If you don't Move or Act, instead of your CT going to 0, it goes to 40.
If you Move OR Act, but not both, it goes to 20.
If you do both, it resets to 0.
So if you want to get extra turns for characters, or use certain ones more often (like the Archer in the Fort Zeakden battle), just only Act then Wait without moving.
1. Since you deleted Alicia and Lavian, you won't be able to get the Tynar Rouge later in the game (You know, the female only accessory with +3 PA, +3 MA, Protect, Shell, Haste), since that cutscene requires you to have a certain gunman (trying to avoid spoilers, but I'm sure you know who), Agrias, Alicia, Lavian, and 500k when you land on a Trade City on the 1st of Cancer (Agrias' Birthday).
@whplague As far as the Tynar, yes, I have been playing the PSP so often, I forgot that that scene isn't in the PSX, but the second part isn't PSX only, "retard".
This is a racy game, very "dark". I almost didn't want to watch it, but I followed through every day. Despite the long battles, This Is An Awsome Game! The storyline, a cross between Warcraft and Lord Of Empires, FF style... what really got me was that a commoner Delita (Sagit. random? who I am) was at ends with a dictative noble, Algus (sign ?) in the race to save Delita's sister only to fall short of rescue via deceptive espionage... THAT part really got to me,,Now what?!?Now the continuation!
@Shadohime He says the "pious man" line because the other guy threatens to brand him as a heretic. I believe that threat is in the PSP version, just like in the PS1 version.
For a monk I mainly try to get wave fist,earth fist(I think that's what its called),chakra and counter,in my case alot of enemies tend to get in a nice file line for me in most battles,so its nice to hit a bunch of enemies at once,sometimes criticals just wipe them all out ^_^
If i remember right Forst Besselat in FF12 is also known as the Bethla garrison or something like that, might be why it comes to mind, could be wrong though
Ooh... between earth slash and wave fist for me. Chakra is also pretty nice, and Revive can be AMAZING... I can't choose >_< Monks in general are awesome especially with a certain Ninja ability.
HCBailly, you might want to consider learning Dual Wield for Chrona(I think that's your Monk) and perhaps equip the Squire ability. Spamming Accumulate 6 or 7 times then punching the enemy twice in the face is VERY nice. Just a friendly suggestion from a loyal viewer :)
@ShadowBlade4d4 I'll eventually learn Accumulate via JP sharing. As for Dual Wielding, it's too expensive. If only there were a cheaper ability that would allow me to accomplish the same thing...
@HCBailly also the geneic characters and the unique ones have phrases they say when their brave is too low or their faith is too high (one to warn u about the high faith/low brave problem, and one when they leave your party because of high faith/low brave).
Earth Slash! That's my favorite skill to learn first. Hello 8 way damage! (It is earth-elemental however.) At the same time, Chakra and Revive are also invaluable. I also love the Bartz-monk sprites so much in this game. :D
If you keep Lavian and Alicia around, they show up much later in the game in a special scene with Agrias. Little known fact. Or maybe it's wide-known, who can say? lol
For monks, wave fist, earth slash, and chakra are the way to go. Earth slash in particular is very useful. You'd be surprised at all the crazy nooks and crannies that you can get that attack to hit. Hamedo is nice, but overall I find the above abilities more useful overall in a greater number of situations.
@PrismicFallingStar yeah lol i had someone with an extremely high speed due to speed save and they got KOed and crystallized before any of my other units could even get to them to revive them haha
I like getting chakra. I usually get it first so I can clean up a map and leave one guy left, then I surround the monk with my other characters and beat on him for JP while he keep himself and everyone else healed with chakra. Great way to max a single job class very quickly if you care for that sort of thing.
@HCBailly My favorite ones to learn with monk are chakra. and especially the innaccurate high damage one (mixed with concentration in psx version at least) = 1hko often. and major ouch otherwise
I have a question, are you going to note some of the differences in versions, like keeping Lavian and Alicia for the "event" with Agrias later? It gives you a nice item, and I'd think people may wish to keep them for that. :P It may be PSP only, but it's still nice to know.
Wait for the two female knights that join you here at the start of chapter two dont you need them for a side thing laer in game like a characters birthday or something?
@HCBailly You should put that "TO BE CONTINUED" blue text with the black screen that they had in TNG whenever there was a split episode. You probably have done that before, I just don't remember when.
I loove Hamedo, its just such a good ability when you get over its JP cost. When an enemy wants to attack you, you attack first, and cancel their own attack! :D
@DemonofHell48 You won't let me get away with anything, will you? :D Actually, that was live, but I increased the volume there. For some reason, I have to do that when I do my Palpatine impression, because I can't seem to make my voice loud enough for it.
i thought you weren't gonna upload today HC? maybe its just you upload so much awesomeness that i didn't even notice! XD thanks for being so timely for so long
Ha. I love how Ramza reacts to the player trying to kick him out. It's just one step away from saying "I'm the main character, bitch, you can't kick me out."
Also why do they keep calling it Gill? It's Gil. Named after Edward's original Japanese name. Bleh, I'm not gonna complain. I ain't THAT much of a pedant.
If you are playing the PSP version you are going to want to keep Alicia and Levian (or whatever her name is) if you want to get a good item later in the game. Although the PSP version let's you have more party slots too.
Where is the the line? "Choice is an ilusion created between those with power and those without." That sounds pertty cool and I'm sure that I've heard it before but I can't quite remember...
Hamedo's gotta be the best obviously. There's nothing more badass than reading an enemy's mind before they attack and just punching his lights out (Chakra is the real answer)
Funny little thing I noticed: If you get rid of Rad and the two girls, I think they show up later on in random battles, I've seen male units named Rad after getting rid of them and he had become a monk or something... Guess he wanted revenge for being thrown away like that.
I thought you needed to keep Alicia and Lavian(not sure on spelling) to get a certain "gift item" if you know what I mean later in the game or is that just in the psp version
I like to learn Chakra so i can use MU's like crazy because you have a dedicated monk i think it would kinda work. The great thing about this game is any one person can make millions of team combination and most of them would work. \^_^/
Perhaps I should request this title now so that when your done showing and doing side quests and carry on with the next battle, you can use this title.
For the next battle, where you're going to be battling with a guest bird in your party...you should either call that episode, "Wiegraf's Dead Bird Is Still Alive" or "I Thought I Killed That Bird In Episode 13"...
I think Hamedo is amazing, but it's costly and there's no way you'd get it quickly without setting up some kind of artificial grinding loop (speed break etc).
I always learned Earth Slash before Wave Fist. Chakra is awesome too. I'm fond of Counter but if you're not going to be using Cheer much, then Speed Save will be more valuable.
I hope you do show Hamedo later in the game. With high brave it is *hilarious*.
HC Baily, after Wave Fist, I'd say you should learn either Chakra or Earth Slash. Chakra in particular can be good since it also restores MP, but fights don't usually last so long that you need to worry about more MP. I'd say Earth Slash first since it has a better vertical range, but in all honesty, aside from those three moves the rest of the monk actions aren't very good because of low accuracy and height restrictions.
Could you go over the basics for the classes as you unlock them? Give a little information on what they do and how they do it. It'd be interesting to hear your opinion on their usefulness.
Nooo, dont dismiss them. Atleast keep them in your party. You dont HAVE to use them if they are you know? Keep the 'special characters' please. That includes Rad, Alicia, Lavian and the Chocobo :(
For people playing the PSP version of the game, DO NOT get rid of any "guest" characters that join your party. Doing so will prevent you from completing a special event that only happens in the PSP version of the game. This includes keeping Rad, Alicia and Lavian, as well as another "guest" character that joins with you later.
You should've stripped the extras before you removed them. Even if you didn't need the equipment, you could've sold it for some extra money. But since you loaded a save, I guess it's possible you already did that.
HCBailly, in the PSP version, if you keep the two knights that Agrias comes with, later on in the game, you can get a special item for females only. Just thought you should mention that.
well in my experience I gave my monk chakra & revive just in case my priest died and I gave him equip armor since monks just wear light equipment, move+ 1 so he'd reach enemies faster to 1-shot them, earth slash is pretty good, stigma magic and martial arts are pretty dam good towards the end. ^^
I'm curious as to the design choice in Ramza's sprite... Seriously, what is with the ass-less chaps? Or are they merely continuing the tradition of odd clothing in Final Fantasy games?
having the range is nice, chakra is an aoe heal that also restores MP(good for those longer fights), and revive is a guaranteed revive that heals more than phoenix down.
@superanimeniac Revive is sadly not guaranteed. Oh, it's not, and I learned it the hard way.
98% revive failing twice in a row and one of my characters turning in a crystal in one of the most annoying battles of the game, forcing me to try it all over again? Yes, that happened to me. Never forget.
*Tear* How could you toss out Agrias's loyal knights Alicia & Lavian?
As for Gafgarion, yes he's famous. He was once a (or maybe, the) leader of the Order of the Eastern Sky in addition to now being a mercenary and any fame he might get from his jobs there. He also has quite a few connections... *wink*
@HCBailly personally I like to learn just enough to learn Wave Fist myself too but I also like to learn Chakra for my mages through jp sharing. That why if I know I am going to be in a really magic intensive battle I can have Chakra as an all else fails back up. (Like I run out of ethers, and don't have the JP walk ability yet.)
Hey, I'm trying to remember how to permanantly increase Faith, could you talk about in next video how to do that? I am trying to increase my Oracle/Priests Faith, but dunno how to
Mediator has "Preach". Each successful use of preach raises faith by 4 points during the battle. It also results in a raise of +1 permanently after the battle. For raising brave, replace "Preach" with "Praise".
Solution can lower faith by 20 for the battle and -5 permanently. For brave, replace solution with threaten.
Those four skills are why the Mediator class is one of my favorites.
Are you going to be learning Blade Grasp at any point, HCBailly? I learn it almost every time I play and it's the most useful reaction ability in the game, to me, but it also makes the game incredibly easy if your brave is anywhere over 70.
Always hated the guilt trips when trying to get rid of people, especially Chocobos. Always had to hit the button really fast. ;x
Chronopolis22 2 weeks ago
Who else just LOVES "He might be okay..."
Chaosrunepownage 1 month ago
regarding monks I like to learn Chakra, hp and mp restoring while earning some JP on the side. but I hardly understood half of the stuff in this game but made it pretty damn far, but I may heed more advice that you give, like only 4 party members XD
SSJMatt 1 month ago
You can delete ramza, there is a glitch you can do to do it hee hee.
DJYC21215 3 months ago
i like to learn chakra first for my monks. so so useful for hp/mp restore for long term battles. also makes mp switch just... sick xD
also my long term monk is usually female. solves the no headgear later when you can get the barette/cachusa/ribbons lol. just for the record, Reis makes for an incredible monk. usually my monk of choice
blastwave2k 3 months ago
@blastwave2k Besides argis who is perfectly balanced.(and the divine knight whos name i forgot), i find converting the other unique characters to be game breaking.
DJYC21215 3 months ago
5:00 gill no gil
izzyster1996 4 months ago
Angry Hat Toss Thief is my favorite character in this entire game.
LordHippoman 4 months ago
The Impregnable fortress.... Briggs lol
TopGamer4610 4 months ago
Agrias <3 loved her in battle later (I know there are better unique characters later.. but I couldn't bring leaving her out of battle :D)
S3lph131 5 months ago
@S3lph131 i know lol i use her every battle. she is so op
neberboi 4 months ago
Hi! I'm H.C: Bailly and welcome BECK!!! haha, i love that: BECK! I <3 YOU HCBAILLY!!!
monsen86 5 months ago
GEEEK
karlitozs 5 months ago
This battle was always a little hard. Never got oracle spells with Holy Knight. Usually this battle they went after my mages like they had candy in thier pocket. As for monk abilities, HP Restore is my number 1 ability to get, then wave fist and chakra for Jp grinding.
goggles1200 5 months ago
The best thing about your commentaries is your love for both Star Wars and Star Trek. Hell, you COMBINED them in the intro. What more can you want?
pat4luigi13 5 months ago
XD Love your intro
chaosvincentvalentin 5 months ago
5:29
Epic foreshadowing.
pokemonnnerd 5 months ago
I take it your going to be getting a certain nostalgic secret character?
MindstormXL 5 months ago
@MindstormXL Probably for completion purposes only. That secret character is WORTHLESS otherwise.
Shadohime 5 months ago
Best monk abilities ? Probably Wave Fist and Earth Slash. Chakra is pretty handy too.
ElledarBlackraven 5 months ago
For monk abilities, I get wave fist, then chakra, then revive, then whatever. But you might wanna get chakra first just to keep your mages fueled.
WC3snFSS 6 months ago
Your impressions sounded quite sinister :-)
CorvusOfMellori 6 months ago
0:17 Nice Groundhog Day reference...
CorvusOfMellori 6 months ago
I love love LOVE the beginning of this video
blackwaltzko 6 months ago
Chakra > Revive > HP Restore
ck5891 6 months ago
I always learn Wave Fist and Repeating Fist(?) first for my monk. With its zero height tolerance, Spin Fist is worthless.
MrSteveHazzard 6 months ago
Lancers are crazy good. Im shocked you said they are just okay in the intro 0.o
MrLifeWin 6 months ago
I like Ramza as a Ninja with Hamedo in Human battles, and to stick counter on him in random/monster battles. Versus a certain guy with multiple arms Hamedo works quite nicely.
As for Monk abilities, I love Wave Fist, then Repeating Fist, and then Chakra.
SirVyre 6 months ago
is it just me or does someone else find that when a spell is cast after a chant the spell is more likely to hit?
ShiroZerotheDragoon 6 months ago
I like to learn the Earth Fist or whatever it is called for the Monk, its Attack pattern is like a straight line and hits everything on that line (doesn't stop on one enemy).
Also I learn Brawler (to have the abiltiy to be Barefist) and use it with a Ninja. Ninja + Brawler = Game Over.
NantoShin 6 months ago
yeah they misspelled "Gil" "Gill" one too many L's
GamingIdiot42Neo 6 months ago
For some reason when playing this game I ended up having trouble on all story related battles, but random battles I did very well all the time. By the time I got to chapter two I ended up having uh a few mimes (If I remember correctly haha!)
SushiLord89 6 months ago
B-but your missing a special seen with Agrias later in the game by removing the two female knights.
dragonslayer98767 6 months ago
1st monk ability? hamedo or counter o_O
joemom1 6 months ago
I have been playing along (It gave me a reason to play WotL with it's massive slowdown) and I am kinda trying to play a similar game to you. I have always considered the Oracles to be rather useless, but I have fallen in lust with their abilities. My Oracle/Priest and Wizard(or Summoner)/Time Mage duo is an unstoppable force.
Treble0096 6 months ago
A hero surviving certain death to come back as a villain? Hello, SaGa Frontier 2?
Why let the 3 temps join just to dismiss them, to snag their equips?
"Wizards come out to pla-ay." The Warriors, eh?
Otaku leveled up by KO-ing Chrona, heh.
No locations should be the same in FF12, as FFT is a different part of the world and/or after a FF6-like cataclysm.
SchlossRitter 6 months ago
@SchlossRitter I think certain areas are mentioned in FF12 that came up in FFT.
Not to sure though.
SushiLord89 6 months ago
Yet another random generic enemy with a unique portrait...
andrewsallee 6 months ago
2. Not sure if you know this, but if you don't have a dire need to maneuver, you can get extra turns faster by only using Move or Act.
If you don't Move or Act, instead of your CT going to 0, it goes to 40.
If you Move OR Act, but not both, it goes to 20.
If you do both, it resets to 0.
So if you want to get extra turns for characters, or use certain ones more often (like the Archer in the Fort Zeakden battle), just only Act then Wait without moving.
fftgamer 6 months ago
2 things HCBailly:
1. Since you deleted Alicia and Lavian, you won't be able to get the Tynar Rouge later in the game (You know, the female only accessory with +3 PA, +3 MA, Protect, Shell, Haste), since that cutscene requires you to have a certain gunman (trying to avoid spoilers, but I'm sure you know who), Agrias, Alicia, Lavian, and 500k when you land on a Trade City on the 1st of Cancer (Agrias' Birthday).
fftgamer 6 months ago 2
@fftgamer He's playing the original PSX version, retard!
whplague 6 months ago
@whplague As far as the Tynar, yes, I have been playing the PSP so often, I forgot that that scene isn't in the PSX, but the second part isn't PSX only, "retard".
fftgamer 6 months ago
@fftgamer Yeah thats only in the PSP version of the game.
Ocson 6 months ago
Did HCBailly say B-ttf-uck?
jinoah17emu 6 months ago
This is a racy game, very "dark". I almost didn't want to watch it, but I followed through every day. Despite the long battles, This Is An Awsome Game! The storyline, a cross between Warcraft and Lord Of Empires, FF style... what really got me was that a commoner Delita (Sagit. random? who I am) was at ends with a dictative noble, Algus (sign ?) in the race to save Delita's sister only to fall short of rescue via deceptive espionage... THAT part really got to me,,Now what?!?Now the continuation!
jinoah17emu 6 months ago
The dialog between the Knight and the Thief in WotL adds the Thief's reasoning for settling for 700 gil.
"Done. Let it not be said I am not a pious man"
Then, his reaction to seeing Gaffgarion:
"Gods be good, that's Ser Gaffgarion! 700 gil a head for this?!"
This is a reference to the fact that Gaffy was expelled from the Touten, or Eastern Sky, for his brutal tactics in the war.
Shadohime 6 months ago
@Shadohime He says the "pious man" line because the other guy threatens to brand him as a heretic. I believe that threat is in the PSP version, just like in the PS1 version.
drunyon214 5 months ago
Honestly never really used Monks much (used them as a gateway as well), I mostly just used Wave Fist, Counter, and Hamedo while I had them
NinjaCaboose 6 months ago
To say the truth THE BEST thing to do with a monk is to put the ninja ability Dual Wield on him, the monk will give 2 punches
Thumbs up so he can see it
Joskineide 6 months ago
First chakra, then wave fist, then earth slash, and then revive, I aways had 2 monks at my party, that is what I aways did to them
Joskineide 6 months ago
i think ramza should learn the chakra ability for a certain battle at a gate if you know what i mean
iAmKillzone 6 months ago
For a monk I mainly try to get wave fist,earth fist(I think that's what its called),chakra and counter,in my case alot of enemies tend to get in a nice file line for me in most battles,so its nice to hit a bunch of enemies at once,sometimes criticals just wipe them all out ^_^
KentoKaima 6 months ago
If i remember right Forst Besselat in FF12 is also known as the Bethla garrison or something like that, might be why it comes to mind, could be wrong though
SammyD263 6 months ago
Ooh... between earth slash and wave fist for me. Chakra is also pretty nice, and Revive can be AMAZING... I can't choose >_< Monks in general are awesome especially with a certain Ninja ability.
RedMageWolfe 6 months ago
what i learned from this is that the date is mildly important in this game.
roxas3665 6 months ago
Wave Fist and Chakra are my two favorites. A good ranged option and an overpowered healing ability that gets MP as well...almost perfect for mages.
TheWhiteMan1992 6 months ago
Are you gonna strip one character of his equipment before a certain waterfall battle? or are you planning on fighting it the hard way?
bejisan1 6 months ago
HCBailly, you might want to consider learning Dual Wield for Chrona(I think that's your Monk) and perhaps equip the Squire ability. Spamming Accumulate 6 or 7 times then punching the enemy twice in the face is VERY nice. Just a friendly suggestion from a loyal viewer :)
ShadowBlade4d4 6 months ago
@ShadowBlade4d4 I'll eventually learn Accumulate via JP sharing. As for Dual Wielding, it's too expensive. If only there were a cheaper ability that would allow me to accomplish the same thing...
HCBailly 6 months ago 2
@HCBailly you and your cryptic messages Mr.HC
Omegalucario98 6 months ago
@HCBailly Oh you mean like monk ab....never mind I think I know what your getting at.
NotaHero1000 6 months ago
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Izagty1 6 months ago
@HCBailly Martial arts + Ninja job sounds good?
Izagty1 6 months ago
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@HCBailly Martial arts + Ninja job sounds good?
Izagty1 6 months ago
@HCBailly also the geneic characters and the unique ones have phrases they say when their brave is too low or their faith is too high (one to warn u about the high faith/low brave problem, and one when they leave your party because of high faith/low brave).
mdebourg35 3 months ago
Earth Slash! That's my favorite skill to learn first. Hello 8 way damage! (It is earth-elemental however.) At the same time, Chakra and Revive are also invaluable. I also love the Bartz-monk sprites so much in this game. :D
ElFenrir13 6 months ago
If you keep Lavian and Alicia around, they show up much later in the game in a special scene with Agrias. Little known fact. Or maybe it's wide-known, who can say? lol
cmauffray1 6 months ago
@cmauffray1 thats only in the psp version
magustx 6 months ago
@magustx ahh ok. yeah i think you're right - the scene with the dagger, right?
cmauffray1 6 months ago
Wave Fist -> Repeating Fist -> Earth Slash. Maybe Chakra somewhere between those.
ascurtis05 6 months ago
In the PSP version the 3 generics you get here are VERY, VERY important for a sidequest.
ThePigKnight 6 months ago
Your next LP should be Vanguard Bandits! I don't think it's very popular but it's and awesome game.
Kobalt128 6 months ago
Always love the Groundhog Day that reference.
wetdesert 6 months ago
Too . . . many . . . Return of the Jedi quotes . . . Time to break out the VHS.
imperator679 6 months ago
Woah, does this actually look better than before? Did you lower the brightness? If you did and mentioned it, sorry for asking the obvious :P
I really like it this way.
Hawelo92 6 months ago
For monks, wave fist, earth slash, and chakra are the way to go. Earth slash in particular is very useful. You'd be surprised at all the crazy nooks and crannies that you can get that attack to hit. Hamedo is nice, but overall I find the above abilities more useful overall in a greater number of situations.
ParallelCrusader 6 months ago
you know what wave fist is in the japanese version hadoken
nibelung34343 6 months ago
The only downside to all that speed is that they crystallize extraordinarily fast if they are KO'ed
PrismicFallingStar 6 months ago
@PrismicFallingStar yeah lol i had someone with an extremely high speed due to speed save and they got KOed and crystallized before any of my other units could even get to them to revive them haha
cmauffray1 6 months ago
play tales of symphonia please
GOGETHAT 6 months ago
Too bad that "ignore" thing is still somewhat limited. (I'll explain later, if necessary)
JoltsD 6 months ago
I like getting chakra. I usually get it first so I can clean up a map and leave one guy left, then I surround the monk with my other characters and beat on him for JP while he keep himself and everyone else healed with chakra. Great way to max a single job class very quickly if you care for that sort of thing.
Xoediac 6 months ago
@HCBailly My favorite ones to learn with monk are chakra. and especially the innaccurate high damage one (mixed with concentration in psx version at least) = 1hko often. and major ouch otherwise
DragonCurandero 6 months ago
I have a question, are you going to note some of the differences in versions, like keeping Lavian and Alicia for the "event" with Agrias later? It gives you a nice item, and I'd think people may wish to keep them for that. :P It may be PSP only, but it's still nice to know.
zintendo1995 6 months ago
Wait for the two female knights that join you here at the start of chapter two dont you need them for a side thing laer in game like a characters birthday or something?
Soapy2077 6 months ago
why is it every time you say "and now the continuation" i think of Stargate SG-1
NayrZetto 6 months ago 3
@NayrZetto Never saw that show. I base my "last time" approach on Star Trek: TNG, but with my own energy added to it.
HCBailly 6 months ago 9
@HCBailly You should put that "TO BE CONTINUED" blue text with the black screen that they had in TNG whenever there was a split episode. You probably have done that before, I just don't remember when.
cjambient 6 months ago
@HCBailly Ahhh so, yer a Treky fan eh? :D
jedimastermagus 6 months ago
"What is this? Final Fantasy IV?"
LOL
redmario7 6 months ago
I loove Hamedo, its just such a good ability when you get over its JP cost. When an enemy wants to attack you, you attack first, and cancel their own attack! :D
OnsenPanda 6 months ago
5:28 post cometary HC?
DemonofHell48 6 months ago 2
@DemonofHell48 You won't let me get away with anything, will you? :D Actually, that was live, but I increased the volume there. For some reason, I have to do that when I do my Palpatine impression, because I can't seem to make my voice loud enough for it.
HCBailly 6 months ago 4
hcbailly, whenever you say "welcont to final fantasy tactics" i always wish you would say "final fantasy tic-tacs" i think it would be funny
jgween1 6 months ago
i thought you weren't gonna upload today HC? maybe its just you upload so much awesomeness that i didn't even notice! XD thanks for being so timely for so long
kasanuatori65 6 months ago
With Monks I always get Wave First first, then Chakra, then Earth Slash, then Revive.
cmauffray1 6 months ago
Ive noticed a trend HCBailly. You start a battle with great luck but then things go down hill deeper in the battle and that makes it so suspenseful.
MightyWebScorpion 6 months ago
Ha. I love how Ramza reacts to the player trying to kick him out. It's just one step away from saying "I'm the main character, bitch, you can't kick me out."
Also why do they keep calling it Gill? It's Gil. Named after Edward's original Japanese name. Bleh, I'm not gonna complain. I ain't THAT much of a pedant.
theauthorman123 6 months ago
If you are playing the PSP version you are going to want to keep Alicia and Levian (or whatever her name is) if you want to get a good item later in the game. Although the PSP version let's you have more party slots too.
Kenshin1913 6 months ago
Where is the the line? "Choice is an ilusion created between those with power and those without." That sounds pertty cool and I'm sure that I've heard it before but I can't quite remember...
Pls help!
DJ96829 6 months ago
"Wizards! Come out to play!"
Nice Warriors reference. Loving the LP so far!
ZerberusAru 6 months ago
that "last time"-thing is so funny.i loved it in chrono trigger too!please do it more often.
Mustafa3171995 6 months ago
Hamedo's gotta be the best obviously. There's nothing more badass than reading an enemy's mind before they attack and just punching his lights out (Chakra is the real answer)
Dmckenzie6 6 months ago
you mean you didnt make him a monk for the amazing skill set and great base damage without any gil cost?
@TheGreatAmands i believe that skill is called Earth Slash.
dagroth123 6 months ago
i like learning the skill that heals hp and mp for monks
arcaneblue 6 months ago
I always waited until Rad/Ladd, Alicia and Lavian joined so I could dismiss my other generics and have them in my party.
I dunno, I just like doing that.
Raltzer 6 months ago
Wave Fist is a necessity, sure, but Chakra is absolutely necessary.
HerrShaun 6 months ago
with a monk i normally just learn the forget the move but it hits in a strait line and it helps for a certain traitor battle if you know what i mean.
TheGreatArmads 6 months ago
Funny little thing I noticed: If you get rid of Rad and the two girls, I think they show up later on in random battles, I've seen male units named Rad after getting rid of them and he had become a monk or something... Guess he wanted revenge for being thrown away like that.
TheShadowDragon26 6 months ago
5:45 The only time you get to see a thief take off his hat.
ValisHD 6 months ago
Tactics and FFXII share the same places. They're both in the land of Ivalice.
Youngone0G9 6 months ago
@Youngone0G9 I don't remember Bethla Garrison being a location in FF12 though... Maybe I just got bad memory?
DJ96829 6 months ago
@DJ96829 I don't think Bethla Garrison was in FF12, but I'm very sure both are in Ivalice, because I remember a few areas with the same name.
Youngone0G9 6 months ago
Also for Monk, Chakra and Wave Fist
keshigara 6 months ago
HCBailly, wave fist is sometimes the only ability I make characters monks for. None of the others are as good for the jp they take imo.
BankaiKisuke 6 months ago
Gafgarion was a division commander in Fifty Years War, although he was expelled due to his barbaric methods used to secure victory.
keshigara 6 months ago
I thought you needed to keep Alicia and Lavian(not sure on spelling) to get a certain "gift item" if you know what I mean later in the game or is that just in the psp version
lowselfesteem1 6 months ago
I'm trying not to spoil anything, HC, but doesn't it piss you off what happens story-wise with Agrias later on in the game? Because it does me. :<
teckwerks 6 months ago
The beggining reminds me of that one episode of super mario sunshine chuggaaconroy did.
314Marvin 6 months ago
Anyone know the name of the battle music played in this episode?
slimmyguy7 6 months ago
THAT GUY IS CALLED FERNANDO!!!! THATS HOW IM CALLED IN REAL LIFE!!! AWESOMEE!!
spawnscout 6 months ago
I always learn Chakra first, that makes grinding sooooo easy. That and earth fist.
edgehead62888 6 months ago
Your next Let's Play should be Tactics Ogre!!! :)
grantandcorky 6 months ago 17
@grantandcorky Naw I think he should stick to the FFT and do FFTA next.
OmegaXforce 6 months ago
I like to learn Chakra so i can use MU's like crazy because you have a dedicated monk i think it would kinda work. The great thing about this game is any one person can make millions of team combination and most of them would work. \^_^/
Gaveir543 6 months ago
Perhaps I should request this title now so that when your done showing and doing side quests and carry on with the next battle, you can use this title.
For the next battle, where you're going to be battling with a guest bird in your party...you should either call that episode, "Wiegraf's Dead Bird Is Still Alive" or "I Thought I Killed That Bird In Episode 13"...
luthe25 6 months ago
I prefer to start with wave fist then learn chakra and then earth slash
gonzothesockpuppet8 6 months ago
Earthslash is what I usually go for first. it takes some saving up, but once you learn it you can wipe out maps pretty quick. Counter is also nice.
Loffter 6 months ago
I think Hamedo is amazing, but it's costly and there's no way you'd get it quickly without setting up some kind of artificial grinding loop (speed break etc).
I always learned Earth Slash before Wave Fist. Chakra is awesome too. I'm fond of Counter but if you're not going to be using Cheer much, then Speed Save will be more valuable.
I hope you do show Hamedo later in the game. With high brave it is *hilarious*.
JohnRayJr 6 months ago
@NovemberZuluCharlie oh, well then Dump away
Rekai 6 months ago
HC Baily, after Wave Fist, I'd say you should learn either Chakra or Earth Slash. Chakra in particular can be good since it also restores MP, but fights don't usually last so long that you need to worry about more MP. I'd say Earth Slash first since it has a better vertical range, but in all honesty, aside from those three moves the rest of the monk actions aren't very good because of low accuracy and height restrictions.
Cyron757 6 months ago
Maybe you should mention to the not-so-knowledgeable viewers that the Worlds of Tactics and FF12 are the same; Ivalice :)
Also, the Speed gains that Chrona receives via yell and the like; are those permanent throughout the battle?
needsleepnow14 6 months ago
Could you go over the basics for the classes as you unlock them? Give a little information on what they do and how they do it. It'd be interesting to hear your opinion on their usefulness.
HawkEyeA53B 6 months ago
I personally would prefer the PSP version for all non-HCBailys. The cutscenes are epic in that version
KitsuneRagnell 6 months ago
"That one battle." Oh, the times I had when I was stuck.
ZergofImportance 6 months ago
I love your acting voice. Nice!
MsBigB777 6 months ago
Nooo, dont dismiss them. Atleast keep them in your party. You dont HAVE to use them if they are you know? Keep the 'special characters' please. That includes Rad, Alicia, Lavian and the Chocobo :(
Pretty please?
OnePieceFollower 6 months ago
For people playing the PSP version of the game, DO NOT get rid of any "guest" characters that join your party. Doing so will prevent you from completing a special event that only happens in the PSP version of the game. This includes keeping Rad, Alicia and Lavian, as well as another "guest" character that joins with you later.
Cyron757 6 months ago
You should've stripped the extras before you removed them. Even if you didn't need the equipment, you could've sold it for some extra money. But since you loaded a save, I guess it's possible you already did that.
FuIIOfFaiI 6 months ago
@FuIIOfFaiI You do honor to your name :P
You automatically get their equipment when you dismiss them ^^
OnePieceFollower 6 months ago
You do a damned good sith emeror impression HC Baily.
WhiteNightIIV 6 months ago
so HCBailly, i assume Ramza is going to "draw out" this job class your hinting at?
I suppose you could also "throw" us another hint for what Chrona might be.
He11buster 6 months ago 2
Dont dump them you need them for a side quest later HC!
Rekai 6 months ago
When you said Pit of despair HC It's a place in the Princess Bride movie. ;p
Tsukiyo165 6 months ago
revive and chakra are reaaly good to lear once you dond need to waste anything to heal up
but if you are going for offensive moves try wave fist first (just as you said) and then go to earth punch then repeated fist
i always do it that way and it always woks wonders
redch0c0b0 6 months ago
Are you going to do a let's play of the gba final fantasy tactics?
darkvengance100 6 months ago
HCBailly, in the PSP version, if you keep the two knights that Agrias comes with, later on in the game, you can get a special item for females only. Just thought you should mention that.
TheZealotz 6 months ago
well in my experience I gave my monk chakra & revive just in case my priest died and I gave him equip armor since monks just wear light equipment, move+ 1 so he'd reach enemies faster to 1-shot them, earth slash is pretty good, stigma magic and martial arts are pretty dam good towards the end. ^^
kingkrown24 6 months ago
Do you plan on eventually learning some Thief abilities because there will be some great gear to lift later in the game.
Vanguard745 6 months ago
If i remember correctly, Gafgarion is notorious for his brutality which is noted in his bio...
KarestaEliazal 6 months ago
@KarestaEliazal
yea gafgarion been kicked off the knight squad because he was to brutal so thats why agrias
tells him hes not a knight anymore, agrias obviously knows about his past :).
bartosx 6 months ago
@bartosx I think quite a few people in the game know of his past...
KarestaEliazal 6 months ago
The 3 units at the beginning aren't COMPLETELY generic, because they do have fixed names.
Also, you're not going to screw around with Gaffgarion's equipment? Not even before the falls?
Mathsavesme 6 months ago
I'm curious as to the design choice in Ramza's sprite... Seriously, what is with the ass-less chaps? Or are they merely continuing the tradition of odd clothing in Final Fantasy games?
KarestaEliazal 6 months ago
I like wave fist, chakra, and revive.
having the range is nice, chakra is an aoe heal that also restores MP(good for those longer fights), and revive is a guaranteed revive that heals more than phoenix down.
superanimeniac 6 months ago
@superanimeniac Revive is sadly not guaranteed. Oh, it's not, and I learned it the hard way.
98% revive failing twice in a row and one of my characters turning in a crystal in one of the most annoying battles of the game, forcing me to try it all over again? Yes, that happened to me. Never forget.
firei11 6 months ago
@firei11 plus if you get stuck on a tile that's 1/2 or 1 height higher or lower it won't work... there are quite a few maps with that problem...
KarestaEliazal 6 months ago
*sees an HCBailey video* HELL YES!~!~ * runs to kitchen to get popcorn*
narukamaster2 6 months ago
*Tear* How could you toss out Agrias's loyal knights Alicia & Lavian?
As for Gafgarion, yes he's famous. He was once a (or maybe, the) leader of the Order of the Eastern Sky in addition to now being a mercenary and any fame he might get from his jobs there. He also has quite a few connections... *wink*
Murkglow 6 months ago
@HCBailly though even more than chakra is the monk's counter abilities.
dusky186 6 months ago
If you keep Alicia and Lavian you can get a perfume, but im not sure if that only happens in the PSP version.
Whateveridontcaremeh 6 months ago
@HCBailly personally I like to learn just enough to learn Wave Fist myself too but I also like to learn Chakra for my mages through jp sharing. That why if I know I am going to be in a really magic intensive battle I can have Chakra as an all else fails back up. (Like I run out of ethers, and don't have the JP walk ability yet.)
dusky186 6 months ago
I personally like Chakra (PSP version name idk original PSX name) for monks for sustainability when they aren't in range of an attack.
jasonwang67 6 months ago
Awww, you got rid of Lavian and Alicia. Heheheh, the only reason I like them, really, is probably because they're generics with a set name.
Jimbobob5536 6 months ago
I don't think I've been that consistent about the order to learn abilities. Sometimes I just get the cheaper stuff out of the way first.
That being said, for Monks, I'd probably focus on "chakra" and "revive" first for defensive purpose.
For cases where I'm only there for say a support, I'll just skip learning any action ability to save myself time.
HolyAjora 6 months ago
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jasonwang67 6 months ago
Hey, I'm trying to remember how to permanantly increase Faith, could you talk about in next video how to do that? I am trying to increase my Oracle/Priests Faith, but dunno how to
Lirrink1776 6 months ago
@Lirrink1776
Mediator has "Preach". Each successful use of preach raises faith by 4 points during the battle. It also results in a raise of +1 permanently after the battle. For raising brave, replace "Preach" with "Praise".
Solution can lower faith by 20 for the battle and -5 permanently. For brave, replace solution with threaten.
Those four skills are why the Mediator class is one of my favorites.
HolyAjora 6 months ago
Are you going to be learning Blade Grasp at any point, HCBailly? I learn it almost every time I play and it's the most useful reaction ability in the game, to me, but it also makes the game incredibly easy if your brave is anywhere over 70.
chipputer 6 months ago
Wait HCBaily! They have the high ground! You can't possibly win!!!
evilsirjohn 6 months ago 9
@evilsirjohn You underestimate HCBailly's power...
drunyon214 5 months ago
Rad, Lavian and Alicia's special ability is that they actually talk, unlike your other generics.
(If you highlight a character's name on the status menu and press circle, they'll talk about something)