User manual GAMES SONY PS & PSX XENOGEARS

[. . . ] A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights. Exposure to certain patterns or backgrounds on a television screen or while playing video games, including games played on the PlayStation game console, may induce an epileptic seizure in these individuals. Certain conditions may induce previously undetected epileptic symptoms even in persons who have no history of prior seizures or epilepsy. If you, or anyone in your family, has an epileptic condition, consult your physician prior to playing. [. . . ] Talk to the shopkeeper ­ Face the shopkeeper and press the button. Select items and quantities ­ When buying Weapons, Accessories and other items from a shop, a list of the shop's items for sale will appear. When you want to sell some of your own items, a list of the items will be displayed according to category. In either case, 18 Towns & Villages 19 CHARACTER ACTIONS TOWNS & VILLAGES 4. Check the total ­ When you finish trading items, the total cost/gain will be displayed. If not, select <No> and you will return to the shop's menu to make any changes you want. The Shop Menu Screen B C F You will travel on the World Map to move between towns and dungeons. A mini World Map window will be displayed in the lower-right corner of the World Map Screen which will indicate your location in the world. This mini World Map window can be turned on or off by pressing the SELECT button. Use this as a guide to help you explore every part of the wide and wild world of Xenogears. When you discover a new town or dungeon, walk around its perimeter until you find its entrance where the name is displayed. When the name of a new location is displayed, press the button to enter the town, field or dungeon. A. List of Weapons, Accessories and Items that are Available ­ Numbers to the right are the unit prices of the items. A B. Item's Description ­ If a Weapon or Accessory has a special effect or function, its description will appear in this window. Quantity of Items ­ Press Right on the Directional buttons to increase or Left to decrease the number of items being traded. D E FIELDS & DUNGEONS Compass When you are in towns, fields and dungeons, a compass will be displayed in the lower-right corner. To maintain a good sense of direction, frequently check the compass' bearings. By using the R1 button and L1 button, you can rotate the direction you view the world from. It helps to play the game from the viewpoint you are most comfortable with, but changing your viewpoint occasionally may enable you to discover things you couldn't see before. Compass: N ­ North, W ­ West, S ­ South, E ­ East Press the L1 button to rotate your viewpoint 45 degrees to the left. If you become stuck in dungeons If you come to a deadend or get lost in a dungeon, try to jump or jump while running. Don't overlook levels that you can jump up to or gaps you can jump over. Characters Currently in the Party ­ When you select Weapons and Accessories that can be equipped on these characters, the color of the borders on these pictures will change. [. . . ] Name: Damage: Leather Whip 8 Iron Whip 16 WhippaSnappa 24 Cobra Cracka 40 (+Poison Effect) Name Inner Healing Sazanami Ryokusho Reisho Purity Light Healing Light Holy Light Goddess Wake Who is Affected single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally all allies single ally Effect Restores HP Restores HP Removes physical status effects Removes mental status effects Restores all status effects Restores HP Restores HP Restores incapacitated status Whips ­ These can be used to lash at and crush enemies. Some whips (Bart) 30 Special Abilities 31 (Note: all lists on the next few pages are samples - you may find additional items as you play. ) Special (Ether & Chi) Abilities Name Wild Smile White Lure Wind Mode Earth Mode Fire Mode Water Mode Who is Affected single enemy single enemy single ally single ally single ally single ally Effect Blinds an enemy Attracts an enemy to aim at caster Adds wind-elemental to attacks Adds earth-elemental to attacks Adds fire-elemental to attacks Adds water-elemental to attacks Clothing: Name Martial Wear Fencing Wear Leather Vest Metal Vest Defense Value 2 4 10 18 Status Affecting Abilities: Name Renki Iron Valor CounterForce Yang Power Yin Power Koga Yamiga Senkei Red Cologne Blue Cologne White Cologne Goddess Call Goddess Eyes Steel Fist Steel Body Steel Spirit Who is Affected self self self self self single ally single ally single ally self self self single ally single ally self self self Effect Makes the ability you cast in your next turn effect all allies/enemies Increases your strength Enables counterattack ability Increases your defense ability but lowers your attack strength Increases your attack strength but lowers your defense ability Increases ally's defense ability but lowers their attack strength Increases ally's attack strength but lowers their defense ability Improves speed/agility Increases your strength Improves Accuracy and Avoidance Enables counterattack ability Increases ally's speed/agility Improves physical defense Increases your strength Improves your physical defense Improves your Ether defense Headgear: Name Martial Cap Fencing Cap Leather Hat Metal Helmet Defense Value 1 2 6 10 Accessories: Name Power Ring Stamina Ring Glasses Step Shoes Effect when worn Increases strength Increases Def (HP) Increases accuracy (HIT%) Increases avoidance Defensive Abilities: Name Fuuseii Chiseii Kaseii Suiseii Wind Shield Earth Shield Fire Shield Water Shield Who is Affected single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally Effect Increases resistance to Increases resistance to Increases resistance to Increases resistance to Total protection against Total protection against Total protection against Total protection against Wind Earth Fire Water Earth Wind Water Fire 32 Armor & Accessories 33 Special Effect Attack Abilities: Armor and Accessories You can equip up to 3 of the following on the characters. Gear Parts & Items Name Part's Name ArExtra ArAr) (Extra Silver Silver ArAr Beam Coat Beam Coat Old Circuit Old Circuit A A Circuit Circuit A/C A/C Jammer Jammer Power Magic Power Magic Frame HP10 Frame HP10 GNRS20 GNRS20 Effect Effect Gear's armor defense+2 Gear's armor defense+2 Armor defense +10, gel damage Armor defense+5, halveshalves gel damage Reduces damage from beams by 50% Reduces damage from beams by 10% Increases Responsiveness Shields Increases Responsiveness and and Shields Increases speed/agility in barren Increases speed/agility in barren landland Increases speed/agility in desert areas Increases speed/agility in desert areas Reduces damage from beams by 25% Reduces damage from beams by 25% Improves Ether Amplifier Machine Improves Ether Amplifier Machine Restores Frame by 10% Restores Frame HP HP by 10% Increases Engine Output by 20% Increases Engine Output by 20% Items Items you can purchase in shops. They are mostly for restoration, but there are other types as well. Name Aquasol Alphasol Rosesol Sigmasol Zetasol Physisol Mentsol Hob-jerky Hard Star Speed Star Who is Affected single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally single ally Effect Restores 50 HP Restores all HP Restores 10 EP Restores all EP Recovers from incapacitation Removes physical status effects Removes mental status effects Restores HP by 50 Reduces physical damage by half Increases speed during battles PHY MNT EQP STR DUR ACC EV QUI REF PWR Def Atk Weap vs UP DOWN conf elem ar circ V Wnd Ert Fir Wtr Eth Mag Grd EthDef Slf Aly Enm Sgl Ara physical mental equipment /equip strength durability accuracy or HIT% evade/Evade% quickness/agility reflex/response power Defense Attack weapon versus/against raise lower confuse/confusion elemental (i. e. Earth/Wind/Fire/Water) armor circuit veil Wind (Anemo) Earth (Terra) Fire (Pyro) Water (Hydro/Aqua) Ether magic guard Defense against Ether self/yourself Ally/Allies (including self) enemy single area 34 Abbreviations 35 Gear Parts Items and extra parts that repair and upgrade the Gears. LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE MENUS AND DURING BATTLES: Credits Producer Director/Scenario Writer Script Main Programming Music Composition-Arrangement Character Design Mechanical Design Co-Character Design Hiromichi Tanaka Tetsuya Takahashi Masato Kato Kiyoshi Yoshii Yasunori Mitsuda Kunihiko Tanaka Junya Ishigaki Tsutomu Terada Tadahiro Usuda Co-Mechanical Design Yoshinori Ogura Art Director Yasuyuki Honne Chief Artistic Design Koh Arai Localization Coordinator/Project Leader Richard Honeywood Localization Assistant Coordinator Aiko Ito Executive Producers Tetsuo Mizuno Tomoyuki Takechi Hironobu Sakaguchi Customer Service Manager Customer Service Supervisor Gameplay Counselors Square Soft, Inc. Localization Management Localization Staff Masahiro Nakajima Randall Fujimoto Michael Baskett Naomi Cooper Brian Bell Yoshinobu Matsuo Jonathan Williams Sean Camanyag Andy Hsu Clayton S. [. . . ]