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Walkthrough - Crimson Gem Saga FAQ and Walkthrough___ _ ___ / __\ __(_)_ __ ___ ___ ___ _ __ / _ \___ _ __ ___ / / | '__| | '_ ` _ \/ __|/ _ \| '_ \ / /_\/ _ \ '_ ` _ \ / /__| | | | | | | | \__ \ (_) | | | | / /_\\ __/ | | | | | \____/_| |_|_| |_| |_|___/\___/|_| |_| \____/\___|_| |_| |_| / _\ __ _ __ _ __ _ \ \ / _` |/ _` |/ _` | _\ \ (_| | (_| | (_| | \__/\__,_|\__, |\__,_| |___/ Keep your sticky paws off my hard work Latest Updates ALWAYS Available At: www.gamefaqs.com http://open-fire-faq.blospot.com GAME TITLE : Crimson Gem Saga DATE OF RELEASE : 26th May 2009 VERSION (SIZE) : 0.75 (132 KB) CURRENT DATE : 17th June 2009 FAQ © & ASCII ART : defunct32 & FIGWin E-MAIL ME : defunct32 (at) hotmail.com MY BLOG : http://open-fire.blogspot.com FAQ START DATE : 4th June 2009 RESTART DATE : Not Valid FAQ END DATE : ---- AND LASTLY : This is a "No Nonsense" UNOFFICIAL GUIDE SPOILERS? : Yes, read/use this FAQ at your own risk - PLEASE ADJUST THE FOLLOWING UNDER "FORMAT" - WRITTEN IN, FOR : Notepad, Windows XP FONT ADJUSTMENTS : Courier New, Regular, 10 WORD WRAP : Unticked, AND MAXIMIZE YOUR NOTEPAD WINDOW! SAVE AS FORMAT : .txt, Encoding: ANSI ___________________________________________________________________________ .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | W E L C O M E ! : I N T R O + S O M E N O T E S | '------------------------------------------------------------------------' To the very much-awaited, anticipated English version of Crimson Gem Saga, there was the Asian version before but since it wasn't properly localized you know typos and such; fans or players wasn't too pleased with it and when ATLUS company decided to localize and release it all of us jumped with joy!! Ahhh! :) Heh, putting that aside I hope you enjoy what I have to offer for this amazing yet gratifying RPG game for the Sony PSP! Expect these stuff from the guide: • Complete main walkthrough strategy guide • Complete Side Quests (if available/posible) • Miscellaneous Tidbits & Info • Clean, crisp and professional looking FAQ .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | D I S C L A I M E R & P E R M I S S I O N + W E B S I T E S: | '------------------------------------------------------------------------' For more information read the LEGALITY section of this guide. Thanks. • GAMESFAQS/SPOT ----------> www.gamefaqs/spot.com (Main Upload Site) • NEOSEEKER ---------------> www.neoseeker.com • CHEATPLANET -------------> www.cheatplanet.com • SUPERCHEATS -------------> www.supercheats.com • GAMES RADAR -------------> www.gamesradar.com No other sites are allowed to take my guide except for the ones above, I have heard cases where FAQ-writers were ripped off of their work and it's really sad, so I'm pretty skeptical about "lending" my guide to sites that has not been "fully-established." ___________________________________________________________________________ .------------------------------------------------------------------------. | G U I D E D E V E L O P M E N T: | '------------------------------------------------------------------------' Latest updates is always at the top. As I don't have the luxury of having my own internet connection at home, I cannot update as often as I'd like though, I can only assure you that updates WILL happen. The dates are in DD/MM/YYYY format, Asian style, w00000t!! -------------------------- IMPORTANT MESSAGE ----------------------------- On 11th of June 2009, I've officially completed CRIMSON GEM SAGA, all I can say is: :O! While the ending was nothing out of this world it did left behind some kind of subtle message that a sequel might happen in the very near future, I HOPE! W00t! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION 0.75 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • (17/06/2009) Updated the MISCELLANEOUS section and written the guide up to Chapter II. I will try to work on the ITEMS INDEX section on the next update and of course write a little bit more of the walkthrough • (13/06/2009) Written the walkthrough up to "MIRAGE VILLAGE." Updated both the "QUESTS" and "MISCELLANEOUS" section. • (10/06/2009) CHUNKY UPDATE! Fixed a couple of things like typos, written the guide till the first boss fight (JEFFREY), added ITEM INDEX section, added another new section called LEGALITY, also updated the EXTRAS AND SUPPLEMENTARY READING + some other insignificant misc fixes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- VERSION 0.25 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • (10/06/2009) Updated the whole BASICS section of this guide, written the guide up to "JOINING THE EXCELSIOR FORCE" and currently working on the MISCELLANEOUS section. Quite a progress if I say so myself. :) • (08/06/2009) UPDATE: Added quite a bit of content but I didn't keep track of 'em, heh, I'm such a lousy FAQ-writer. :\ I need some help with the "Magic, Spells, Techniques" section if anyone is willing to contribute let me know, ok? I've also written only A BIT of the walkthrough. • (07/06/2009) Written quite a bit on the BASICS section. I'm halfway through the game and most likely will finish the game first before writing the walkthrough section. • (04/06/2009) Started writing the guide! Not much added and truth be told I'm only about halfway in the Asian version but I've stopped playing that and am gonna pay full attention to the ATLUS one. Expect a lot from this guide since this is one of my MOST FAVORITE RPG TO DATE for the PSP. ___________________________________________________________________________ T H E S E A R C H F U N C T I O N: If you're using Notepad (Windows) then you can make your life easier by using "Ctrl + F" to quickly find what you're looking for. You can either use the code at the end or use the title itself, both ways will bring you to your desired section, 100% guaranteed. ################# TABLE OF CONTENTS ################# O BASICS ----------------------------------------------------------- (00^) • Crimson Gem Saga ------------------------------------------------ (GS%) • Personae -------------------------------------------------------- (PE%) • Battle Mechanics ------------------------------------------------ (BM%) • Stats/Buffs/Debuffs --------------------------------------------- (SB%) • Tips & Hints ---------------------------------------------------- (TH%) O WALKTHROUGH ------------------------------------------------------ (01^) • PROLOGUE: AN INNOCENT BEGINNING --------------------------------- (PR#) • Graduating From Green Hill Academy ----------------------------- (01#) • Joining The Excelsior Force ------------------------------------ (02#) • Killian's First Mission ---------------------------------------- (03#) • CHAPTER I: THE WICKED STONE ------------------------------------- (C1#) • Saved! --------------------------------------------------------- (04#) • Into The Spire ------------------------------------------------- (05#) • Mirage Village ------------------------------------------------- (06#) • Back Into The Spire -------------------------------------------- (07#) • Deception & Betrayal ------------------------------------------- (08#) • Chapter II: RISKY BUSINESS -------------------------------------- (C2#) • The Stone In The Monastery ------------------------------------- (09#) • Chapter III: ---------------------------------------------------- (C3#) • • Chapter IV: ----------------------------------------------------- (C4#) • • OPTIONAL • Ziggurat Opposite's: Inverse Babel • Silvernian Hidden Dungeon O QUESTS ----------------------------------------------------------- (02^) STORYLINE • Green Hill Graduation ------------------------------------------- (GHx) • Join The Excelsior Force ---------------------------------------- (EFx) • Spinel's Friend ------------------------------------------------- (SFx) • Reclaim The Wicked Stone ---------------------------------------- (RWx) • Message From Aneris --------------------------------------------- (MFx) • Monastery's Wicked Stone ---------------------------------------- (MWx) OPTIONAL • Galorin Hunting ------------------------------------------------- (HUx) O MISCELLANEOUS ---------------------------------------------------- (03^) • Magic, Spells, Techniques --------------------------------------- (MS-) • Battle Cry/Quotes ----------------------------------------------- (BC-) • Items Index ----------------------------------------------------- (IX-) • Bonus Content --------------------------------------------------- (CG-) • Problems & Issues ----------------------------------------------- (PI-) • Extras And Supplementary Reading -------------------------------- (RX-) O GOODBYE --------------------------------------------------------- (04^) • Questions & Answers --------------------------------------------- (QA+) • Recognitions (Credits) ------------------------------------------ (RC+) • E-Mail Policy --------------------------------------------------- (EM+) • Legality -------------------------------------------------------- (LG+) • Famous Last Words ----------------------------------------------- (LW+) ___________________________________________________________________________ B A S I C S (00^) ###################### CRIMSON GEM SAGA (GS%) ###################### Crimson Gem Saga is the second installment in the Astonishia Story series, the first game titled "Astonishia Story" was released for the PSP in 2005 but received lukewarm response from the public. This, however doesn't stop the people at Sonnori (now IronNos) to proceed with a sequel anyway and contrary to popular believes, or at least I believe Crimson Gem is some- what related to the first game as two characters made a comeback; one is only mentioned in name while the other still lives--Dryden the evil Black Mage (still evil here) and the already deceased Lezail. Do some kind of research on the net or go to my "Extras And Supplementary Reading" section for more info. ___________________________________________________________________________ ############# PERSONA (PE%) ############# Crimson Gem Saga sports an interesting but unfortunately rather flat cast of characters, Spinel being the only one I really like... Not becuase of her body but her personality and voice (who's the actress? Why your voice so hawt?). In order of appearance, "w00t!" /\ /\ / //_/ I L L I A N / __ \¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ \/ \/ CLASS : Chevalier HP GROWTH RATE : Very High MP GROWTH RATE : Average WEAPON TYPE : Sword A young man who seems to be quite sensitive or touchy when it comes to his pride, often get pissed when someone or something belittled him but you know that's only because he's always second in life, hahaha. Killian fares pretty well on the battlefield having a high amount of HP but average amount of MP, one of the strongest of six characters in the game. BEST SKILLS • Blade Of Fury • First Aid • Cross Slash • Restoration • Hero's Aura (all allies up 5% in Defense value) __ / _\ \ \ P I N E L _\ \¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯ \__/ CLASS : Thiefmage HP GROWTH RATE : Average MP GROWTH RATE : High WEAPON TYPE : Dagger Treasure hunting Elf whose personality speaks louder than her actions, as Killian had said "she never thinks before she act or talk" which often gets the group into trouble, but with everyone together nothing is really impossible, right? Spinel is fast and is often the one to score Critical Hits, she has some of the best Skills Techniques I've seen like "Shadow Strike" and "Deadly Attraction" the latter inflicts confusion not often but when it does hit it lasts for a long time and is really helpful in battle. BEST SKILLS • Deadly Attraction (Confusion) • Toxic Needle (Poison) • Gale Force • Illusion Assault /\ /\ / /_/ / E N S O N / __ /¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ \/ /_/ CLASS : Mage HP GROWTH RATE : Very Low MP GROWTH RATE : Very High WEAPON TYPE : Staff Henson is sarcastic I am not sure whether he's wise or not, but he seems to be the sort that don't like to work with others but due to unforseen circumstances he is forced to co-operate, anyway. A magician at heart which means that his physical attributes will never be on par with his magic, always use this guy for his spells not for his attack. Henson dies rather easily so put him in the back row of the party formation. BEST SKILLS • Wizard Aura (MP Regeneration) • All of his high end/higher-tier spells • Inspire • Battle Cry ___ / _ \ / /_\/ E L T S / /_\\¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ \____/ CLASS : Cleric HP GROWTH RATE : High MP GROWTH RATE : Average WEAPON TYPE : Hammer An old man who is also searching for the Wicked Stone, he stumbled upon the party at Dead Man's Spire and offer to join the group after Killian gave him a wallop in the head, an ex-Minister who bears a grudge against the Order Of Light. Gelts is a Cleric despite his tank-like physic and huge hammer he doesn't really deliver much hurt to the enemy but do not ever brush him off, with the proper equipment and training he can deal just as much as Killian does in battle. BEST SKILLS • Gelts Crush • Doom Hammer __ / / A H D U K / /¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯Ãƒâ€šÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â ¯ / /___ \____/ CLASS : Monk HP GROWTH RATE : High MP GROWTH RATE : Low WEAPON TYPE : Gloves A mysterious man who was assigned to keep a watchful eye on the party as they gather the other Wicked Stones, truth be told he himself is being watched, since he's so shady it's very hard to trust him the only thing you can trust about Lahduk is his unrelenting brute force as it spells the enemies' demise. A powerhouse with a generous amount of HP but possessess little to no MP since most of his skill consume quite a chunk of Mana points you'll never really get to use much of his skill in battle. Once he joins your group he will rarely ever leave the party formation or at least he doesn't in my game. :) BEST SKILLS • Way Of The Dragon (KICKASS) • Inspire • Lion's Roar _ /_\ C E L O R A //_\\¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ÆšÃ‚¯Ã‚¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯Â¯ / _ \ \_/ \_/ CLASS : Crusader HP GROWTH RATE : High MP GROWTH RATE : Average WEAPON TYPE : Sword And Shield (?) An agent of the Order Of Light, Acelora place all of her trust and Faith in the Order only to be betrayed by the organization itself, feeling all lost and confused she decided to join Killian and party. Being a Crusader Acelora excels in the ATK/STR department, she however have only 2 offensive skills at her disposal "Smite" and "Final Judgment." making her less than desirable for many players to use, personally I like having her in my party just so I can spam "Final Judgment" on the enemies and since she joins the group in Chapter 4 (I have no qualms spoiling you) you should have an abundance amount of SP to dump on her. True, "Final Judgment" is expensive but if you have been training, especially at the tower called "Ziggurat," then you should have an "unlimited" supply of Mana (MP) restorative items. • Smite • Final Judgment ___________________________________________________________________________ ###################### BATTLE MECHANICS (BM%) ###################### Crimson Gem Saga utilizes a "speed-based system" fastest unit gets their turn first, during battle you can see the Turn Order at the top, it's a very basic and simple battling system so I won't go into intricate details about the system but I do suggest you give it a read anyway, you might not know what you'll discover. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NO RANDOM ENCOUNTERS! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Much like Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross, you can see your adversaries on the battlefield giving you the option to engage or ignore the enemy-- provided of course you're able to run pass them unnoticed. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- AMBUSHING YOUR FOE/S --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ambushing your foe will allow you to have the first strike, this is really helpful as it also allows your party to deliver the hurt first, take note that the ememy can also do the same to you the moment they sensed you're nearby and start chasing your ass around, once this happen no matter how you try to avoid an enemy's ambush it'll still be an ambush, get what I'm saying? You see when an "!" mark appear above their head quickly engage them this way neither side will have an advantage in battle but when the ! disappear the enemy will start chasing you-this will consider an enemy's ambush and no matter how you "twist and turn" (even if you're facing face-to-face w/ the enemy who's pursuing you) it'll be an enemy's ambush, period. EDIT: Ok, apparently it's a 50/50 chance that when an enemy is pursuing you it may or may not result in an ambush, but it's safe to say that it's going to be an ambush most of the time anyway. Haha. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FINISHER --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This one is a little bit tricky to pull off as it's all about pure luck, though Agility and some other stats do factor in, bottomline is it's all luck. Whenever you're in battle sometimes after attacking (just a normal phy. attack, no MP consuming moves/skill/magic whatsoever) you'll notice for a fraction of a second the X button appear at the bottom, now this, is an indication for you to press the X button if you successfully hit it on time then your character will do a follow-up, if you're lucky another X button will show up hit it again on time and the character will deliver what I call the "Finisher" move complete with a gorgeous potrait of the awesome character in question. Don't rely too much on this though, but when the opportunity shows up, do take advantage of it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE SKILL TREE SYSTEM --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many games were seen advocating this system and the most recent game I can think of using the same system is Summon Night: Twin Age for the Nintendo DS. Basically you earn "Skill Points" and allocate them into the Skill you want to unlock and learn, yeah, there are so-called "two levels" you've to unlock before you can finally use the skill in battle: the first level is called "Skill Unknown" and the second level is "Skill Learned!" Once you've allocated (or insert) the required points the skill will be revealed and you will need to allocate another set amount of points to finally learn the skill, how troublesome, you think? Not really though, it actually only reveal whether or not you want to learn the skill is up to you as once you've passed the first level you can go to the next skill in line and unlock the next one, if the next skill tickles your fancy then you can go ahead and learn it without having to learn the previous skill, make sense? I hope. Have fun farming for Skill Points, hahahaha. ;) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMBINATION TECHNIQUES --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminds you of Chrono Trigger, yes? That's the only RPG I can think of that actually have the snazziest of combo techniques ever! Crimson isn't too far off with its own unique "Combo Tech System." There are a couple of requirements before you can co-op with the others to unleash devastating attacks. o Involved characters MUST learn the Skill in their own Skill Tree. o Must have sufficient MP. o Must be next to one another in the Turn Order. Let's take Killian and Spinel for example, they have a Combo Tech called "Wave Strike" in order for you to use this skill both Killian and Spinel must have already learned the move, have succifient MP for both to use in battle and last both must be next to each other in the Turn Order. --- KILLIAN --- SPINEL --- MONSTER --- MONSTER --- APPROVED! --- MONSTER --- SPINEL --- KILLIAN --- MONSTER --- ALSO APPROVED! --- MONSTER --- SPINEL --- MONSTER --- KILLIAN --- NOOOOOOOOOOOO! --- KILLIAN --- HENSON --- SPINEL --- MONSTER --- NOOOOOOOOOOOO!* You know what's the Turn Order, right? It's the one at the top of the battle screen with the Garolin and the party's icon. Once you've these 3 requirements fulfilled then you're set to go! *You still cannot execute the combo "Wave Strike" because of Henson or whoever happens to be in between them, hahaha. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNDERSTANDING F/I/W/L/H/D --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fire, Ice, Wind, Lightning, Holy and Darkness. If you view your equipment especially your weapon you'll see this along w/ three "SLOT O O O" If there's a YELLOW BORDER around any of the letter then it means that weapon has an affinity with that element, any enemy who are weak to that particular element will receive double the damage (I think?), and if an enemy is strong against that particular element then you'll neve r ever scratch it, not even a Critical Hit nor a Finisher can hurt the foe (w/o a doubt, confirmed). The only way around this is to use an item called "GEM" like FIRE GEM, ICE GEM this item will change the element of the weapon, using the NEUTRAL GEM will make your weapon a purely physical entity w/o any element, there's nothing wrong with this but you'll most likely have to rely on your ATK & STR stats to deliver the hurt. Using an ELEMENTAL CARD will increase the elemental level by 1 making it much more potent, as for the SLOT each time you use a CARD AND/OR GEM to upgrade your weapon, it will take up a slot so suffice to say you're only allowed to upgrade your weapon up to THREE times. That's about it. ___________________________________________________________________________ ######################### STATS/BUFFS/DEBUFFS (SB%) ######################### Here's a couple of status buffs and debuffs that will aid and cripple you respectively. I might be missing a couple of 'em if you think I really did missed something, send me an e-mail to notify me, ok? Thanks. :) As far as I know there are three buffs statuses available in the game and they are "ATTACK UP," "DEFENSE UP" and "CRITICAL UP" in battle if you have any of these buffs active it will be signified by the glowing icon(s) in the status window at the bottom It's in plain sight; you can't miss it. .------------------.-----------------------------------------------------. | BUFFS | DESCRIPTION | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | ATTACK UP | Increased attack; high physical damage output. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | DEFENSE UP | Increased defense; high physical defense. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | CRTICAL UP | Increased chances of doing critical hits. | '------------------'-----------------------------------------------------' .------------------.-----------------------------------------------------. | DEBUFFS | DESCRIPTION | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | PLAGUE | "Wavy" icon; only three turns to live. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | POISON | Skull icon; lose HP every turn. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | SILENCE | Cross icon; unable to use Skill. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | SLEEP | ZZZ icon; unable to act, skip a turn. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | CONFUSION | Circle icon; attack party members. | '------------------'-----------------------------------------------------' .------------------.-----------------------------------------------------. | STATS | DESCRIPTION | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | LEVEL | Accumulate enough EXP points to go up one level. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | HIT POINTS (HP) | When this figure hit 0, you're dead meat. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | MANA POINTS (MP) | When this figure hit 0, you're unable to use Skill. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | ATTACK (ATK/STR) | Determines your physical damage output. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | DEFENSE (DEF/VIT)| Determines your defensive prowess. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | INTEL. (INT) | Determines your magical damage output. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | WILL (WIL) | Determines the chances for a Cric Hit/Follow-Up. | |------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| | AGILITY (AGI) | Determines your speed in the Turn Order. | '------------------'-----------------------------------------------------' ___________________________________________________________________________ ################## TIPS & HINTS (TH%) ################## These are not sure-win tips but I'm sure they'll come in handy, do have a read. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAVE OFTEN! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- You may never know what hit you next unless you're using this walkthrough all the way through, I strongly suggest that you save as often as you can. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEVEL UP! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crimson Gem Saga isn't really a walk in the park if you barely survive a battle then it's time to backtrack and wallop some weaker enemies to rake in those EXP points, you'll also earn some Gelders and SP anyway, so it's like killing three birds with four stones, get the lame joke? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SAVE YOUR GELDERS FOR EQUIPMENT --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I noticed that equipment can be quite pricey in this game, so I advice you to save your Gelders instead of spending it on items, if you bother to train your party you'll realize that enemies DO DROP restorative items so battle often, this time you'll be killing four birds with four stones. Get the lame joke? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- UPGRADE YOUR SKILL(S) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Items like BRONZE/PLATINUM MEDALLION (I'm sure there's more) can upgrade the rank of your skills, upgrading skills only makes it more stronger it doesn't reduce the amount of MP consume. A Rank 3 "Cross Slash" works just as good as a Rank 1 "Blade Of Fury" if you get what I'm trying to say. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- STOCK UP ON THE ITEM "TENT" --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tents are useful as it restores your party to the pink of health anywhere in the game, it's rather costly but if you do have the money you should consider stocking up on at least 3-5 tents at all times but the more the merrier, yes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREE HP/MP RESTORE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Each time a character level up he or she will recover full health (HP/MP), awesome, huh? Not exactly a tip but it's nice to know, yes? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- YOU SNEAKY LITTLE... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Every time you defeat an enemy you will notice that Killian will "blink" on screen (no he is not broken or anything) he is INVINCIBLE giving you the chance to sneak behind a NEARBY enemy. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FOCUS ON ONE... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enemy at all times, trust me it is much more easier and quicker to focus your attention on one enemy rather than trying to "spread the damage." --------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF THE GOING GET TOUGH... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throw your PSP across the room against the wall, better yet throw it out of the window. :) Nah... I'm just kidding (did I hear you say "duh!?"). Back to the topic now if the going get tough....... RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! Or use a SMOKE BOMB or have Spinel use "SMOKESCREEN." Don't be ashamed of running away as they say those who run away lives to fight another day. ___________________________________________________________________________ W A L K T H R O U G H (01^) I am a very specific person, so specific it can be unnverving sometimes, it's just that I once used a guide on GameFAQs the writer was so vague I got lost and confused that I ended up not using the guide and was bliss- fully able to go through the dungeon without a hitch all by my lonesome self. I don't want to be that kind of FAQ-writer. All I can say is I will try my best to walk you through hand-in-hand. If you spot any mistakes and/or errors along the way, do let me know as I am a bloooooooody perfectionist I really, really appreciate it even if you notify me about a typo. -------------------------- WALKTHROUGH BEGINS ----------------------------- ##################################### PROLOGUE: AN INNOCENT BEGINNING (PR#) ##################################### This is a rather short prologue just think of it as some sort of tutorial to get yourself accustomed to the workings of the game, battle system, the in-game menu and all that stuff. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRADUATING FROM GREEN HILL ACADEMY (01#) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- .---------------------------------------------. | LOCATION: SHERN VILLAGE; | |---------------------------------------------| | Is this Killian's hometown? If so, where is | | his house located? Am I missing something? | | Oh Killian I really wanna go to your house. | |---------------------------------------------| | ITEMS & SUCH; | |---------------------------------------------| | • BOMB | | • TENT | | • LEATHER ARMOR | | • CAFFEINE | | • BISCUIT x5 | | • LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION (REQUIRED) | |---------------------------------------------| | ENEMY(IES) AVAILABLE; | |---------------------------------------------| | • THE PRINCIPAL WITH THE ANNOYING VOICE | | • HERBERT GON GIRLYTERRORIAN (WHAT?) | | | | Just kidding... There's none, really. | '---------------------------------------------' Killian will wake up in bed and realized that it's either his clock is not right or he overslept, you'll automatically run down to the first floor, after a bit of chit-chatting you're off to Green Hill Academy for your graduation. Before you do anything hit Triangle or START and save your progress since Crimson doesn't have any of those lame "save point" thingy (ha, old-sch) you can save ANYWHERE and EVERYWHERE. Press the R button for a very, very useful map... I am not exagerrating when I said "very, very." You should see a couple of icons on the map. • BED -> Inn • BAG -> Item Shop • BEER/MUG/WHATEVER -> Tavern • CROSSED-SWORD -> Weapon/Accessory Shop Unfortunately the map is not available on all occasions if you press R and if |