552:. Character fatalities compound this problem: soldiers killed in battle are lost forever unless revived before battle's end, and can only be replaced by a newly-recruited, Level-1 party member, who may require hours of training before they are of equal level to their new teammates. The RAP, Session Attack and Coinfeigm mechanics received praise, but these innovations were not perceived as overcoming the game's faults.
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special attack system. If the currently-controlled character (the "Host" character) Shoots an enemy into an Ally who is in
Session mode, that ally will damage the enemy upon collision and then Shoot them in whatever direction they (the ally) are facing. All six members of the party can participate
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appears at the top of the screen to let players know the flow of battle. Taking many actions will push a character to the end of the line, delaying the next turn. Once the player decides to end a character's turn, a separate RAP Gauge will come up in the middle of the screen. Players can choose to
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Silphatos: A priest that has his own motives for joining Fazz. He knows a lot more about the history of
Mardias than he lets on. The games best and secret ending reveal that he's actually the main antagonist of the game and is the final boss of said
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Blackthorn: The commander of the
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