Serai...so..who else...

[Sidonus]

HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN IN LOVE WITH HER especially once ya uncover her true identity?!
I adore disbiTch

[597]

My favorite too, both by personality and combat mechanics.

When Mitsuda read the script she was his instant favorite too, so he composed her theme even though it wasn't among their planned main themes they wanted to get from him.

[Sidonus]

Shes so awesome!

[Pastor Shotty McBangJump]

I like her a lot as a character, but she kind of just became a Disorient bot on my team. Admittedly, that meant she was almost always in the main lineup, but it’s a bit funny how the most useful thing she can do is lightly toe-tap enemies.

[Sidonus]

Originally posted by Pastor Shotty McBangJump:

I like her a lot as a character, but she kind of just became a Disorient bot on my team. Admittedly, that meant she was almost always in the main lineup, but it’s a bit funny how the most useful thing she can do is lightly toe-tap enemies.

nah, the backstab one shots everything, the knife throwing is equivalent to the moonrang basically, and her ultimate is pretty great...least until ya get the main characters ultimates. She also has the single target combo that does great boss dmg. I disagree.

[Koby]

Definitely my favorite of the party.

[Weltall8000]

Disorient was really a powerful tool that eclipsed a lot of what else she could do. She wasn't particularly great for breaking locks most of the time directly, but her being able to buy time with Disorient made a lot of locks realistically breakable. It was to where that was typically where her MP went or was saved for for me.

As far as I can tell, Resh's ultimate is the clear best (same damage as everything else, on screen party full heal, and delays enemies), with everyone else's coming in after that from a gameplay perspective. As far as coolness factor of the cut scene, I liked Serai's most.

Her portals and abilities are cool looking, she has style, and she's by no means otherwise bad, just she has that one very powerful move that is too good to let me really use her otherwise.

[Redlegoguy1]

Originally posted by Weltall8000:

As far as I can tell, Resh's ultimate is the clear best (same damage as everything else, on screen party full heal, and delays enemies), with everyone else's coming in after that from a gameplay perspective. As far as coolness factor of the cut scene, I liked Serai's most.

I generally agree on this, though if the heal isn't important sometimes the other ones can give you a damage type advantage for a significant damage increase, particularly with sun and moon on dweller/fleshmancer minions and minibosses.
Mostly unrelated late game spoiler:
I also really like the 6th ult since it's pretty much guaranteed to break every lock at once, though that's somewhat of a niche use case, especially by the time you can unlock it.

[Sidonus]

whats great is the swap feature...so i can use my preferred party, then if i wanna use someone elses skill or ultimate...just swap them in...use..then back out. Doesnt cost a turn either.

[Nonexistinghero]

Her design is nice, but the writing in this game is just so poor and blad I can't say I care. Just compare that to Lufia 2 where both Tia and Maxim alone in the first 5 minutes of the game already display more charm and personality than anyone in this game.

[Weltall8000]

Originally posted by Nonexistinghero:

Her design is nice, but the writing in this game is just so poor and blad I can't say I care. Just compare that to Lufia 2 where both Tia and Maxim alone in the first 5 minutes of the game already display more charm and personality than anyone in this game.

I love Lufia 2, but "lol."

[597]

Only she can use Nano Injector.

There's only 4 combos that break 3 different locks without live mana. Seraï is needed for 3/4.

She's part of the money printer.

Then there's Arcane Barrage turn delay *with* good damage.

Even after B'st gets his last weapon upgrade at level 30, she's still above him in phys atk, making her 2nd only to Valere, so #1 slashing type. So if anything is weak to slash or tox and you want cheap solo damage, she's the pick. 2/6 types. This is assuming everyone has Mirth upgrades. Otherwise, Garl is just slightly above her, but can't slash.

Even when I don't want gold, and it's a part of the game where I'm getting the timing reliably so don't care much about turns and locks even with AG, she's still a great general damage machine for bosses or clearing mandatory trash mobs.

Only cost for all this is low HP and slightly lower defenses than the rest of the cast.

And yet, the cast is so well balanced that all characters are almost this good overall and there's not a single ability that I never use.

[Sidonus]

I too, and also feel like this way ^ too and also

[sorethroat]

The saving grace character in this game
Honestly the pirates are more interesting that our main characters

[El Señor Dano]

Originally posted by Weltall8000:

Originally posted by Nonexistinghero:

Her design is nice, but the writing in this game is just so poor and blad I can't say I care. Just compare that to Lufia 2 where both Tia and Maxim alone in the first 5 minutes of the game already display more charm and personality than anyone in this game.

I love Lufia 2, but "lol."

What are you laughing at? The statement you quoted is pretty accurate, Valere and Zale have 0 personality. Serai is pretty much either mysterious for mysterious sake, or a helpless hothead, and neither act is very interesting. At least B'st and Garl are endearing.

[Weltall8000]

Originally posted by El Señor Dano:

Originally posted by Weltall8000:

I love Lufia 2, but "lol."

What are you laughing at? The statement you quoted is pretty accurate, Valere and Zale have 0 personality. Serai is pretty much either mysterious for mysterious sake, or a helpless hothead, and neither act is very interesting. At least B'st and Garl are endearing.

I'm laughing at the ♥♥♥♥ take. Specifically about Lufia II's Tia and Maxim having more charm and personality than all of SoS' cast in the first five minutes. Lufia II is a stellar game, but it is chalked full of basic assed tropes and cliches. Other than Tia has unrequited love for Maxim, she isn't a character. Maxim is just the destined hero that is always forthright. He is effectively what everyone is complaining about Zale and Valere for.