Spell casting

[Dingo Zed]

Anyone else hoping they make the spells more fluid with the battle? I've never used spells on any playthroughs because the long delay made grinding far more painful let alone they sucked on the end-game.

I'm not having any high hopes but I'm wishing they make spellcasters somewhat useful again so Celine isn't a waste of exp gain in the early game. I don't want to use the constant meta of 1 healer and 3x melee again because any other mixes make the Cave of Trials and Hardmode Indalecio practically impossible.

[Chriziel]

They implemented a break system which is new to the game so maybe this will benefit the spellcasters and make them more useful. Also I hope they make more spells do multiple hits because mages like celine could really benefit from that.

[Eric30s TTV]

I want to see spell combos back. Here's an old FAQ for them. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps/198763-star-ocean-the-second-story/faqs/10337

The best spell combo in the game was dubbed Gremlin Storm.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNsZDilXzVU

[0JMachine]

my only use for magic was interrupting hits so if i was gonna have a particularily mobile boss or i was in the COT with the hour glass enemies / mages I'd slap in someone who knew ray and made sure that was all they could use. helps with the flow of battle. otherwise i have never seen spell casting as worth anything as far as damage output is concerned. it's just a liability imo.

[AH-1 Cobra]

The problem with spell casters in SO2 was that they got completely left in the dust damage wise later on in the game. Leon was the only one with a spell that could multi-hit, but to get Leon, you had to give up a much more effective character in combat with Dias. I hope the remake buffs spell casters to make characters like Celine, Leon, and Noah more useful.