Final Fantasy 13 cheats

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Chapter 3 Walk-Through

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              ||                  3) CHAPTER 3                   ||

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                ||                 Lake Bresha                ||

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Characters: Lightning, Snow, Vanille         Lake Bresha - The Waters Stilled

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Items                         Enemies

 [1] Pearlwing Staff (W)      [E011] Ghast (900)

 [7] Chipped Fang (C)         [E010] Ghoul (330)

[200] 200 Gil                 [E012] Wight (270)

 [5] Cie'th Tear(C)           [E003] PSICOM Warden (84)

 [1] Silver Bangle (A)        [E016] Breshan Bass (2430)

 [1] Phoenix Down (B)         [E004] Pantheron (375)

[50] Gil                      [E002] PSICOM Enforcer (171)

 [8] Strange Fluid (C)

 [1] Magician's Mark (A)

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[-] Ghast x3

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The battle gives an explanation about Paradigm System which you can now use.

At this point, the following roles are available:

Lightning: Commando, Ravager

Snow: Commando, Ravager, Sentinel

Vanille: Ravager, Medic

Sazh: Ravager

Hope: Ravager

During the battle you can change between COM/RAV/RAV and COM/SEN/MED. With

Lightning, Snow and Vanille. The battle itself is not very hard, so you can

experiment a bit with these roles. After the battle, new merchandise becomes

available.

Follow the road.

Crystarium tutorial pops up. Which means you can finally use CP.

And you get some to start with as well.

Follow the road to the left side it leads to some battles in which you can

finally get some CP, and a treasure.

[CP]enemy x0

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[19] Ghoul x4, Ghast

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Treasure: Pearlwing staff, weapon for Vanille

Now go back and take the right road. There is a Save Station on the left.

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[22] Wight x3, Ghast

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A well hidden treasure is on the right of the battle on top of the rock. It

contains 7 components for upgrading, which won't be available until later.

Treasure: Chipped Fang x7

Jump your way to the next part of the road. Go right.

Treasure: 200 Gil.

Walk up to Snow.

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[21] PSICOM Warden x7

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This battle gives you a tutorial on something you probably figured out by now,

but if you didn't you can read it. It's about Inputting Commands.

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Characters: Lightning, Snow, Vanille       Lake Bresha - Amid Timebound Waves

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Follow the thin road. Or go to the right if you forgot the 200 Gil.

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[36] Ghast x3, Wight x3

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Treasure: Cie'th Tears x5, on the road to the right.

The left is the road to follow.

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[32] Breshan Bass x4

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Another fork in the road. Take left to find a treasure.

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[32] Breshan Bass x4

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Treasure: Silver Bangle

Go back to that fork so you can take the right path. Save Station on the right.

Keep walking along the road.

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[12] Pantheron x4

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Treasure: Phoenix Down, on the left

Treasure: 50 Gil, a little further on the right

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[6] Pantheron x2

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Treasure: Strange Fluid x8

Take the next path left before going right.

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[9] PSICOM Enforcer x2, PSICOM Warden

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Treasure: Magician's Mark

Take the path right and then jump all the way to the save Station and beyond.

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Characters: Lightning, Snow, Vanille         Lake Bresha - A Silent Maelstrom

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Items                         Enemies

 [6] Strange Fluid (C)        [E017] Mansvin Warmech (32400)

[240] Gil                     [E016] Breshan Bass (2430)

 [1] Deneb Duallers (W)       [E004] Pantheron (375)

 [6] Enigmatic Fluid (C)      [E018] Bloodfang Bass (81)

 [7] Wicked Fang (C)          [E019] Alpha Behemoth (20250)

 [1] Libra Scope (B)          [E020] PSICOM Tracker (1296)

 [2] Digital Circuit (C)      [E021] Watchdrone (1890)

 [2] Paraffin Oil (C)         [E022] PSICOM Ranger (324)

[50] Gil                      [E023] Ciconia Velocycle (7290)

 [3] Insulated Cabling (C)

[30] Gil

 [6] Begrimed Claw (C)

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Paradigm System and how to use it to stagger an enemy is explained in the next

battle against a familiar enemy.

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[64] Manasvin Warmech

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Stay in COM/RAV/RAV and change to COM/SEN/MED when he starts using Crystal

Rain. When you get him into Stagger status, change to the COM/RAV/RAV

Paradigm to hit him hard. Then when its nearly over or when you get in

trouble, change to COM/SEN/MED to get your HP up again. Use Libra to get to

know his weakness which is lightning, so the Ravagers in your party cast

Thunder.

After the fight, Snow leaves the party and Sazh takes his place as a battle

member. Follow the road again.

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[64] Breshan Bass x3

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Treasure: Strange Fluid x6, on the right path

Take the left path to proceed.

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[12] Pantheron x4

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Take the left path first.

Treasure: 240 Gil right

Treasure: Deneb Duallers, weapon for Sazh

Then take the long path back for the right path.

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh         Lake Bresha - Encased in Crystal

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[23] Bloodfang Bass x5, Breshan Bass

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Take a right.

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[20] Bloodfang Bass x4, Breshan Bass

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Treasure: Enigmatic Fluid x6

Take the road back and take a right to get back on the main road.

Go right a little further.

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[12] Pantheron x4

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Treasure: Wicked Fang x7

Check the weird machine next to where Hope and Vanille are standing to open up

a doorway further ahead.

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[45] Bloodfang Bass x7, Breshan Bass x3

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Through the doorway you created is a Save Station.

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[36] Alpha Behemoth

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This battle gives you a tutorial on Techniques. Explanation can be found

elsewhere in this FAQ.

Use the COM/RAV/RAV optima for the start, then when HP gets to low, use a

set-up with a MED in it, or use potions. Not to hard of a battle.

Don't forget that Libra makes your Ravagers attack the weakness faster.

Take the ramp on the right.

Treasure: Librascope, (same effect as the Technique Libra).

Then continue on.

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[16] PSICOM Tracker x2

[30] Watchdrone x3

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Treasure: Digital Circuits x2 on the right.

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh           Lake Bresha - The Frozen Falls

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[23] PSICOM Tracker x2, PSICOM Ranger

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Go up the left path up, then further on take the right.

Treasure: Paraffin Oil x2

Treasure: 50 Gil

Next up go right ignoring the enemies for now.

Treasure: Insulated Cabling x3

Go towards the Save Station.

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[34] Watchdrone, Ciconia Velocycle

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This bike thing is kind of hard to beat so go on with caution. Switch

to Medic often.

Save Station ahead.

Continue on.

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[30] Watchdrone x3

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Treasure: 30 Gil

Treasure: Begrimed Claw x6

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh         Lake Bresha - Gates of Antiquity

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Items                        Enemies

[600] Gil                    [E019] Alpha Behemoth (20250)

[2] Digital Circuit (C)      [E021] Watchdrone (1890)

[7] Begrimed Claws (C)       [E022] PSICOM Ranger (324)

[1] Spark Ring (A)           [E024] Crusader (7290)

[3] Potion (B)               [E004] Pantheron (375)

[1] Millerite (C)            [E026] PSICOM Executioner (4050)

[1] Ferroelectric Film (C)   [E020] PSICOM Tracker (1296)

[1] Phoenix Down (B)         [E025] (B)Garuda Interceptor 1st (8000)

[2] Librascope (S)           [E025] (B)Garuda Interceptor 2nd (16200)

                             [E027/E028] (B)Shiva Sisters (NA)

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Save Station at the right on the stairs before the gate. Go inside and prepare

for battle.

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[36] Alpha Behemoth

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Try to pre-emptive it. That way it'll go down in no time.

Treasure: 600 Gil, on the right before the Behemoth fight.

Take the right path past the debris.

Treasure: Digital Circuit x2

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[37] Watchdrone x3, PSICOM Ranger

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Go up the ramp.

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh          Lake Bresha - Forgotten Commons

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Take a right before going down the stairs.

Treasure: Begrimed Claw x7

Go down the stairs.

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[30] PSICOM Ranger x2, Crusader

[30] PSICOM Ranger x2, Crusader

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Treasure: Spark ring, after the circle thing on the left.

Go up the stairs.

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh           Lake Bresha - A City No Longer

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Treasure: Potion x3

Ahead is a Save Station. And next to that a short cut. So you won't have to

fight the enemies on the way, but you will miss the treasure that way.

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[6] Pantheron x2

[34] PSICOM Ranger x2, PSICOM Executioner

[23] PSICOM Tracker, PSICOM Ranger x2

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Treasure: Millerite

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[36] Pantheron x2, PSICOM Ranger x2,PSICOM Tracker x2

[9] Pantheron x3

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The stairs further on lead back to the place you could skip the previous

area. As enemies re-spawn in this area, you could keep going in circles

to gather some CP. But I advice against it. It is extremely boring and you

don't really need the little CP it gives you anyway. The items you get

aren't really worth the trouble either.

Go up the stairs.

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[15] PSICOM Tracker, PSICOM Ranger

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Treasure: Ferroelectric Film

Jump down.

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[43] PSICOM Tracker x2, PSICOM Ranger, PSICOM Executioner

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Go up the stairs.

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Characters: Lightning, Vanille, Sazh         Lake Bresha - Echoes of the Past

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Treasure: Phoenix Down, on the right

Treasure: Librascope x2, on the left

Save Station: in the middle

Max out your CS before going furher.

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[0] Garuda Interceptor 1st

[240] Garuda Interceptor 2nd

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Not to hard of a battle as long as you keep your MED close. And therefore, you

get to fight it again, but now with double HP. Use Libra on it, so the RAV

automatically attack its weakness. Because it has a nice weakness, it is wise

to go with a COM/RAV/RAV paradigm for a while and switch to a COM/MED/RAV when

your HP get a little low. Like after his big ball of lightning attack.

Once you get him in Stagger, the battle is pretty much done.

After battle:

- Crystarium Enhancement!

- Roles: Sazh, Synergist & Vanille, Saboteur

- New Shop: Up in Arms

  <> Blazefire Saber

  <> Vega 42s

  <> Wild Bear

  <> Ninurta

  <> Binding Rod

Save your game.

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Characters: Snow                               Lake Bresha - The Frozen Falls

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[24] PSICOM Ranger x3, PSICOM Tracker x2

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You can win this fight, but it won't matter much. Outcome will be the same.

Their extremely tough, so you'll need a lot of potions and the Commando

role seems to be the best option.

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[0] Shiva Sisters

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You'll get a tutorial on how to beat these sisters. It'll explain that

the only real way to defeat these two is to put Snow in a special role.

Furthermore it tells you to use Libra on summon battles, to find out their

weakness and to press the Square button when prompted to finish the fight.

You start the battle with a counter (321 seconds or 5 minutes) above

your head. When the number reaches zero, its game over. So use Libra on

the girls as the tutorial stated and you'll find out you should use

Sentinel. Then select Steel Guard when she does attacks and wait it out.

Don't forget to press the square button when its done.

When you win, Snow's ATB level's up. Meaning you'll get one ATB slot extra.

You'll get the option to save your game.

Chapter 2 Walk-Through

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                ||              The Pulse fal'Cie             ||

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Characters: Hope, Vanille                       The Pulse Vestige - Sacrarium

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Items                         Enemies

[30] Gil                      [E004] Pantheron (375)

 [4] Potion                   [E009] Zwerg Scandroid (57)

 [1] Iron Bangle              [E008] Myrmidon (1260)

 [2] Potion (B)               [E010] Ghoul (330)

 [1] Phoenix Down (B)         [E011] Ghast (900)

 [1] Gladius (W)              [E012] Wight (270)

 [2] Potion (B)               [E013] (B)Anima (3300)

 [1] Fortisol (S)             [E014] (B)Right Manipulator (300)

[100] Gil                     [E015] (B)Left Manipulator (300)

 [1] Power Wristband (A)

 [5] Potion (B)

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[-] Pantheron

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Vanille and Hope in their first battle. Basically the same as the others at the

moment.

There's a Save Station hidden in one of the niches ahead. Go on into the

room which is behind your starting point.

Treasure: 30 Gil.

It also has the crashed bike in it. Then go back to the area with the save

Station and go up the stairs. Go left, and another left.

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[-] Pantheron

[-] Zwerg Scandroid x3

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Treasure: Potions x4

On the right of the stairs is:

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[-] Pantheron x2

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Go back down the left stairs, a Datalog Tip comes up about pre-emptive

strikes. There is another treasure next to:

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[-] Zwerg Scandroid x3

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Treasure: Iron Bangle

Jump over the wreckage on the right of the broken hoverbike.

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[-] Pantheron x2

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Take a right towards the (!).

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Characters: Snow                          The Pulse Vestige - House of Stairs

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Turn around.

Treasure: Potion x2

Go down past the Save Station.

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[-] Pantheron x2

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Your objective should be right ahead.

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Characters: Lightning, Sazh                    The Pulse Vestige - Ambulatory

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You'll get an Datalog Tip about shrouds. Basically these give you an advantage

in battle if you use them beforehand. Instead of using them from the menu, you

press L1/LB while in the field, it then gives you a little menu in which you

can choose which shrouds you want to use.

Up ahead is a Save Station.

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[-] Pantheron x3

[-] Pantheron x2

[-] Zwerg Scandroid x4 left

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Treasure: Phoenix Down

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[-] Zwerg Scandroid x3 right

[-] Myrmidon

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Use the same strategy as before with the Myrmidon.

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[-] Pantheron, Zwerg Scandroid x2

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Treasure: Gladius, weapon for Lightning.

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[-] Pantheron, Myrmidon

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Characters: Snow                          The Pulse Vestige - House of Stairs

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Turn around.

Treasure: Potions x2

Follow the path.

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[-] Pantheron, Zwerg Scandroid x2

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Next, just press the switch in the middle of the circle area and jump on the

platform that appears.

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Characters: Vanille, Hope                       The Pulse Vestige - Sacrarium

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And back with the kids.

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[-] Zwerg Scandroid x2

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Go up the stairs and to the right. If you go straight instead you'll end up

where you started in the beginning of the chapter. Left is the way out.

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Zwerg Scandroid x4

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Treasure: Fortisol

Turn around and go for the exit.

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[-] Pantheron x2

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Characters: Vanille, Hope                      The Pulse Vestige - Oblatorium

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Save Station in this next area.

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[-] Pantheron x2

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Treasure: 100 Gil

Snow enters the party right in time for some scary looking enemies

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[-] Ghoul x3

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Characters: Lightning, Sazh                    The Pulse Vestige - Ambulatory

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Treasure: Power Wristband, left of the stairs.

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[-] Ghoul x2

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Now go up the stairs.

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[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul x2

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul x2

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That's a lot of battles with Ghouls. It'll give you some items, but other than

that, just battle practise. If you can do without, I suggest just running past

them. They are only slow undead zombies. However you decide to proceed, you

cannot avoid the fight with the Ghast.

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[-] Ghast

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Save Station up ahead. and a new area

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Characters: Lightning, Sazh                          The Pulse Vestige - Nave

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[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghoul

[-] Ghast x2

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Use a potion when the Ghast casts Fire, because you won't survive the second

time they do.

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Characters: Lightning, Sazh                The Pulse Vestige - Anima's Throne

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Head towards the (!) and watch the nice cut scene. Snow now joins your party.

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[-] Ghast

[-] Ghoul, Wight

[-] Ghast, Wight

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Treasure: Potions x5

On the right you find a save Station

Then go into the dark corridor.

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[-] (B)Anima, Right Manipulator, Left Manipulator

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Attack the arms first, because they hit you before you get a chance to damage

the body of this enemy. They re-spawn after a while so be careful of that.

Just beat the arms again when they return. In between attack the body and you

should be fine. It doesn't take too long before the enemy goes down.

Don't forget to use potions when needed, because you will need them.

As always when a chapter ends, you get the option to save. Twice.

Chapter 1 Walk-Through


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                ||              The Hanging Edge              ||
                ||             The Restricted Zone            ||
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Characters: Lightning, Sazh         The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 13-E
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Items                         Enemies
 [1] Potion (B)               [E001] Manasvin Warmech first time (360)
 [2] Potion (B)               [E001] Manasvin Warmech Second time (990)
 [1] Iron Bangle (A)          [E002] PSICOM Enforcer (171)
[50] Gil                      [E003] PSICOM Warden (84)
[50] Gil                      [E004] Pantheron (375)
 [1] Iron Bangle (A)          [E005] PSICOM Aerial Recon (189)
 [1] Power Circle (W)         [E006] PSICOM Marauder (600)
[100] Gil                     [E007] Beta Behemoth (1800)
                              [E008] Myrmidon (1260)
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New Shop:
Unicorn Mart
<> Potion
<> Phoenix Down
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After the opening movie, a battle starts. During this, you can view a tutorial
on Active Time Battle. Your choice if you want to see it or not.
Battle explanations can also be found in this FAQ.
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[-] Manasvin Warmech
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The Manasvin Warmech, as this enemy is called, is not that hard of a battle.
So just attack it all the time and heal with potions if HP drops below 100.
You need to fight this enemy twice but if you just keep your HP above 100
you should be fine and thus along with 6 potions, should get your first 
Trophy/Achievement with ease. And since characters are healed after each
battle, you start the second fight with a full HP bar.
 
After the fight, you'll get the chance to change the camera settings. No need
to worry if you accidentally select the wrong option, you can always change it
to whatever you want in the settings menu at the bottom of the main menu.
You'll also get an explanation about Datalog, basically its an option in the
menu that allows you to view the story, certain tutorials and game info.
It also contains the Enemy Intel.
 
You now control Lightning, the main character of the game. Use the left stick
to walk or run towards the yellow arrow and on the left you will find the first
save station in the game. At this point, you can only buy potions and phoenix 
down but they are costly and you wont really need them as the game provides 
you with enough to last for a while. 
Keep running and you'll get another tutorial, about Enemy Encounters
 
At the top right of the screen is this mini map, use this whenever you feel
lost. The yellow arrow points in the direction where you should go. It also
shows blue dots which indicate friendly people or party members, and the red
dots indicate enemies. The Save Station also has its specific icon as do
treasures, but you won't see them until you've actually opened them. To 
the bigger version of this map, select Map in the main menu.
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[-] PSICOM Warden x2
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Again a pretty easy battle. You'll probably end up with a 5 star battle rank a
lot in this area, but don't worry if you don't. Besides better items it doesn't
add much to the game just yet.
 
You'll see a blue circle thing on the left, but you can't do anything with it,
it is some kind of a portal for the soldiers. A little further ahead you'll see
a blue circle on the ground. This indicates that you can jump up or down to the
next area. You don't have to press any buttons, so just walk up to the circle
and keep going.
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[-] PSICOM Warden x2
[-] PSICOM Warden, PSICOM Enforcer x2
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Treasure: Potion.
 
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Characters: Lightning, Sazh         The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 12-E
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[-] PSICOM Warden, Pantheron x2
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Take the stairs on the right.
Treasure: Potion x2
A little further along the path, you'll find another Save Station.
Jump over the barrier.
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[-] PSICOM Enforcer, PSICOM Aerial Recon
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Go up the stairs on the left.
Treasure: Iron Bangle
This gives you HP+50, so I suggest giving it to Lightning as she has
the lowest HP. Plus, she is the leader of the party, and if the leader dies,
it's game over. And you don't want that.
 
Continue on and take the stairs down to the road. Zigzag your way through
the obstacles and take the stairs up again on the left. Watch the scenery below
and then on you go. Jump down at the end and go right.
 
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Characters: Lightning, Sazh         The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 11-E
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Treasure: 50 Gil
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[-] PSICOM Warden x3
[-] PSICOM Warden, Pantheron
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The game now gives you a tutorial about using Items during battle. Its the
bottom option in the commands menu at the bottom left of the battle screen. If
you choose to follow the tutorial, you will be forced to use up one of your
potions as an example.
 
Keep following the road.
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[-] PSICOM Warden, Pantheron x3
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Go up the stairs to find a save station and if you jump down on the other side
you'll find a switch that takes you to the next area. Keep walking straight
into another movie. 
 
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Characters: Lightning, Sazh              The Hanging Edge - Skybridge No. 369
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[-] PSICOM Marauder, PSICOM Enforcer x2
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This battle gives you an explanation on attack chains and staggering.
Which is the bar on the top right of the screen. 
 
After the battle the movie continues.
 
 
                <>--------------------------------------------<>
                ||              The Hanging Edge              ||
                ||             The Resistance Front           ||
                <>--------------------------------------------<>
 
 
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Characters: Snow                     The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 5-W
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Turn around
Treasure: 50 Gil 
Walk up to the people to hear what they have to say, and continue on to 
the save station further on. There are more people here that have some things
to say either listen to them or just continue on to jump into the next movie.
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[-] PSICOM Enforcer x2
----------------------
You're assisted in the upcoming battles by 2 members of NORA, that won't stay
in your party forever. After battle you can keep going and you'll run into
various battles. Shouldn't be too hard, just head for the yellow arrow.
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[-] PSICOM Warden x3
[-] PSICOM Warden x2, Pantheron x2
[-] PSICOM Warden x2, PSICOM Enforcer, Pantheron
[-] PSICOM Enforcer x2, PSICOM Warden x2
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Characters: Snow                     The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 6-W
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Treasure: Iron Bangle 
Best to equip this on Snow. The other members are just there for support.
There's another Save Station on the right.
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[-] PSICOM Warden x2. PSICOM Enforcer x2
[-] PSICOM Warden x2, Pantheron x2
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You'll run into a movie and a Behemoth appears.
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[-] Beta Behemoth
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Not much strategy is needed, just keep attacking. Lebreau will heal you when
you need it so it shouldn't be a problem. Be wary of his heave attack that
causes lots of damage. When you defeat him, you'll get a movie and the option
to save game.
 
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Characters: Lightning, Sazh              The Hanging Edge - Skybridge No. 369
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[-] Myrmidon
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This enemy has powerful attacks that hit one character a time, heal if HP get
to low. Once you get him in Stagger, the battle should be over pretty quick. 
 
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Characters: Snow                     The Hanging Edge - Aerorail Trussway 3-N
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Treasure: Power Circle, a weapon for Snow. 
Save Station.
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[-] PSICOM Aerial Recon x3, Pantheron x2
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Take a right between the two stairs before you follow your friend.
Treasure: 100 Gil
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[-] PSICOM Enforcer x2, PSICOM Warden
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Check the airbikes to finish this part.
 
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Characters: Hope                         The Hanging Edge - Skybridge No. 103
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Not much to do here, but talk to the people. So to proceed, highjack the bikes
at the end. You'll get the option to save and then it is on to the next
chapter.

FFXIII Walk-Through Intro

 Final Fantasy XIII
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  By Krysta84
   
   
  Updated Version 0.98
  Includes missing shop chapters and various mistakes taken out. I also made sure
  that every treasure available is now listed in the walkthrough.
   
  ========================================================================
  Still to come:
  - Missions 35-64
  - Enemy Intel finishing touches
  - final check CS
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  |                       Foreword: Introduction to the FAQ                    |
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  Welcome to my first FAQ.
   
  There won't be spoilers in this FAQ in terms of storyline but, there are
  inevitably spoilers with bosses names and such.
  This FAQ is made for both the PS3 and XBOX360 versions of the game.
   
  For anything regarding this FAQ you can mail to: 
  kingdomhearts33[at]hotmail[dot]com. 
  Please do not add me to MSN. I will only answer questions asked by e-mail.
  In sending your mail, please don’t forget to put something along the lines of
  "FFXIII FAQ question" as the subject or I might delete it by mistake.
  If you have a questions, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions before
  sending an e-mail. Your question might already be answered.
  I will not give permission to other sites to put this online. 
  For the latest version, you can always check www.cheatcc.com
   
  Thank you
   
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  I)    Table of Contents {TOC}
  II)   Before you start {BYS}
        1) Controls
        2) Main Menu
        2b)Item Menu
        2c)Configuration Menu
        3) Save Stations
        4) Japanese to English Changes
        5) Tips and Tricks
  III)  Walkthrough {WAL}
  IV)   Battle {BAT}
        1) Basic Battle
        2) ATB
        3) Chain Stagger
        4) Tactical Points
        5) Optima Change/Paradigm Shift
  V)    Summons {SUM}
  VI)   Item List and Upgrading {ILU}
  VII)  Side Quests {SQX}
        1) Cie'th Stones
        2) Chocobo
  VIII) Shop List {SLX}
  IX)   Enemy Report {ENR}
  X)    Crystarium System {CSP}
  Xb)   Commands {CMD}
        1) Commando  (COM)
        2) Ravager   (RAV)
        3) Sentinel  (SEN)
        4) Saboteur  (SAB)
        5) Synergist (SYN)
        6) Medic     (MED)
  XI)   Appendix {APX}
        1) Trophy List {ATL}
        2) Theme List
        3) Frequently Asked Questions {FAQ}
  XII)  Version History {VHX}
  XIII) Credits and Copyright{CRD}
   
   
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  |{BYS}                        II) Before you start                           |
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  Things you should know before you start.
   
  1) Controls
  2) The Menu
  3) Save Stations
  4) Japanese to English Changes
  5) Tips and Tricks
   
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                |                 1a) PS3 Controls                 |
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                  Field control                       Battle control
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  Left Analog   = Character Movement                  Gestalt Mode Control
  Right Analog  = Move camera                         Rotate Camera
  D-Pad         = Select shroud                       Select target/command  
  X-Button*     = Confirm selection/interact w object Execute/confirm action
  Circle*       = Cancel                              Cancel
  Square        = View Map                            Activate Gestalt mode
  Triangle      = Open Main Menu                      Execute command queue
  START         = Pause                               Pause
  SELECT        = Toggle mini-map display             Retry, (when in pause)
  L1            = Use Shroud                          Paradigm Shift
  R1            = X                                   Libra Information
  L2            = X                                   X
  R2            = X                                   X
   
   
  *These buttons are reversed when using a Japanese PS3. So when using this guide
   while playing a Japanese PS3, please note that X changes into Circle on every
   occasion. 
   
  Objects you can interact with, trigger a pop-up instruction and you can press
  the X-button to interact with these things.
   
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                |                1b) XBox Controls                 |
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  Field control                                       Battle control
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  Left Analog   = Character Movement                  Gestalt Mode Control
  Right Analog  = Move camera                         Rotate Camera
  D-Pad         = Select shroud                       Select target/command  
  A-Button      = Confirm selection/interact w object Execute/confirm action
  B-Button      = Cancel                              Cancel
  X-Button      = View Map                            Activate Gestalt mode
  Y-Button      = Open Main Menu                      Execute command queue
  START         = Pause                               Pause
  SELECT        = Toggle mini-map display             Retry, (when in pause)
  Left Bumper   = Use Shroud                          Paradigm Shift
  Right Bumper  = X                                   Libra Information
  Left Trigger  = X                                   X
  Right Trigger = X                                   X
   
  Objects you can interact with, trigger a pop-up instruction and you can press
  the A-button to interact with these things.
   
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                |                 2a) Main Menu                    |
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  The menu looks something like this:
   
       .-----------------------------------------------------------------------.
       |             xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                                           |
       |--------HELP-----------------------------------------------------------|
       |     Main Menu      .--------..-------..-------..-------..-------.     |
       |.----------------.  |     COM||    RAV||    SAB||       ||       |     |
       || Paradigm       |  |LEADER  ||MEMBER ||MEMBER ||       ||       |     |
       || Status         |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Crystarium     |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Abilities      |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Equipment      |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Inventory      |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Map            |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Datalog        |  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       || Settings       |  | HP xx  || HP xx || HP xx || HP xx || HP xx |     |
       |'----------------'  |        ||       ||       ||       ||       |     |
       |                    | CP xx  || CP xx || CP xx || CP xx || CP xx |     |
       |                    '--------''-------''-------''-------''-------'     |
       |              Party                                                    |
       |------OPTIMA---------CRYSTARIUM--------------TACTICAL POINTS GAUGE-----|
       |      xxxxxxxx       Crystarium LV.4         (--------------)TP LV5    |
       |      time 000:00:00  XXX Gil                                          |
       '-----------------------------------------------------------------------'
   
  <> Paradigm: Select the party leader, battle team members, and paradigms.
  <> Status: View detailed characters status information.
  <> Crystarium: Enhance characters via crystogenesis.
  <> Ability: View character abilities.
  <> Equip: Change character equipment.
  <> Inventory: View party inventory (items)
  <> Map: View map of current position
  <> Datalog: View log of accumulated data.
  <> Settings: Change game settings
   
   
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  <> Battle Items: Items you can use in battle
  <> Weapons: An overview of Weapons you've acquired
  <> Accessories: An overview of the Accessories you've acquired
  <> Components: Components used for Weapon Improvement
  <> Key Items: Items needed to proceed in the story
   
   
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                |                 2c) Settings                     |
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  <> Camera: Adjust the camera control scheme.
  <> Event Subtitles: Toggle display of subtitles during cutscenes
  <> Speaker Names: Turn Speaker's name on or off at Subtitles
  <> Non-event subtitles: Toggle display of subtitles for speech outside cutscene
  <> Battle Speed: Select the rate at which the ATB gauge fills in battle.
  <> Default battle command: Select the default battle command cursor position.
  <> Target Selection: Toggle the method for selecting targets in battle.
  <> Battle Help Messages: Toggle the display of help messages in battle.
  <> Brightness: Adjust the Brightness of the display.
   
   
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                |                 3) Save Stations                 |
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  <> You can save your game at a Save Station. When you're near one, press X/A
     and a menu will appear. Choose the first to save, the second to shop, the
     third to upgrade and improve weapons and accessories and the last to go
     back to the game. In the shops you can buy various things. As you progress
     through the story, more shops will be available, and thus more items.
     The upgrade option comes later in the game and is explained after the
     walkthrough. Save Stations are available almost every 5-10 minutes of
     playing.
   
   
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                |          4) Japanese to English Changes          |
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  Any updates after March 9th, will have the Japanese Names changed to the
  English ones gradually. People playing the Japanese game can still use
  this walkthrough with the use of this mini translation guide. It will not
  include the items because there are simply too many of them and most are a
  simple translation. Below are only the translations that are completely
  different.
   
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
  || Japanese name  || English Name   || What is it        ||
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
  || Attacker       || Commando       || Crystarium Role   || their respective
  || Blaster        || Ravager        || Crystarium Role   || colors stay the
  || Defender       || Sentinel       || Crystarium Role   || same
  || Jammer         || Saboteur       || Crystarium Role   ||
  || Enhancer       || Synergist      || Crystarium Role   ||
  || Healer         || Medic          || Crystarium Role   ||
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
  || Optima Change  || Paradigm Shift || Change Roles      ||
  || Drive Mode     || Gestalt Mode   || Summon related    ||
  || Break          || Stagger        || Battle related    ||
  || Auto-clip      || Datalog        || Information       ||
  || Enemy Report   || Enemy Intel    || Bestiary          ||
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
  || Reverse Smoke  || Shrouds        || Battle Item       ||
  || Sneak Smoke    || Deseptisol     || L1/LB Shroud Item ||
  || Powersmoke     || Fortisol       || L1/LB Shroud Item ||
  || Barriersmoke   || Aegisol        || L1/LB Shroud Item ||
  || Ethersmoke     || Ethersol       || L1/LB Shroud Item ||
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
  || Weak           || Imperil        || Status Change     ||
  || Dull           || Daze           || Status Change     ||
  || Brave          || Bravery        || Status Change     ||
  || Guts           || Vigilance      || Status Change     ||
  <>----------------<>----------------<>-------------------<>
   
   
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                |                5) Tips and Tricks                |
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  <> To make sure you find every treasure, check all paths, even the dead end
     ones, check behind you when you reach a new area and don't be afraid to 
     stray a little of the beaten path
   
  <> The game has a very useful datalog that gives you information and tips on
     how certain things work. Be sure to check it every once in a while to make
     sure you are up to date. 
   
  <> All members, including the once not participating in battle get the same
     amount of CP after battle. Therefore you don't have to worry about
     characters getting left behind. Fill out the CS for members not
     participating in battle as well, because you never know when suddenly the
     party is changed and you find yourself with a party that is not leveled up
     properly. 
   
  <> Pressing L1/LB during encounters will open the Enemy Intel and shows the
     information for the enemies you are facing at the time. Use this often to
     see the weaknesses for the enemies. Using Libra will fill out the ? faster
     than just attacking and defeating the enemies does.
   
   
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  Naturally this walkthrough can't be totally spoiler free. But I tried to make
  it as spoiler-free as possible.
   
  Explanation:
  Items:                        Enemies
  (B) Battle Item               [A] Enemy name (B)
  (W) Weapon                    A: [E001-E239] Enemy Intel Reference (Ctrl+F)
  (A) Accessory                 B: (00) Number of Hit Points
  (C) Component                 Extra: (B) for Boss, (S) for Summon
  (S) Shrouds                
  [000] Number of items
   
  In walkthrough:
  ----------------
  [CP] Enemy names
  ----------------
  CP is for the battle, CP per enemy can be found in the Enemy Intel.