Tips for a first Playthrough!

[unnxandros]

Hey guys! I'm done with this game, I will unlock a couple of extra trophies, but not going for the platinum. Regardless, I can share a few tip that will make life easier for those who will. Note: videos are under embargo till October 31st, 4 PM (GMT +00)

 

BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE FOLLOW THIS STEP (CAPS AND COLOR BECAUSE ITS IMPORTANT)

 

TREASURY DISCOVERY PARTY SKILLS

 

Summonite Leafs unlocks -among other things- Party Skills. Think of Party Skills as Passive Buffs that you'll get in/after Battle. Treasure Discovery is a skill that gives you an EXTRA item after you finish a battle (doesn't work on rematch) and as you might guessed, this skill awards you OTHER Summonite Leafs that are missable otherwise.

 

Map: Start Studded Plain

Scenario: vs Prankster Monsters

Location: Gold Chest

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fCdk9gExvY

 

a ) Difficulty

 

Game is super easy, so you can absolutely start the game in Hard Mode and if you have little experience in the genre the game will still feel easy. If you wanna breeze through the game, easy mode makes the game feel more like a Visual Novel than an SRPG. 

 

b ) Mini games

There are two "mini games": Fishing and Quest Dispatch. The first one unlocks after Chapter 8, the second one after Chapter 15.

 

Fishing in Summon Night might be the easiest fishing mini game in an SRPG. You will have to fish each species at least 2 times: One has to be the minimum size, the other the max size. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make the smaller size fish spawn so I ended catching 20-30 fishes per specie and I'm not done yet. I didn't bother to make a video on fishing and how to get each fish cause there's a handy Fish Encyclopedia that hints you very strongly on how to get each fish, something along the lines of 'this fish enjoy golden things'  so clearly you have to use a Golden Lure. Lures are unlocked every other fish rank and rods by getting fishes (quantity not different species).

 

Quest Dispatch is an "action rpg" mini game where you select three chars and battle waves of enemies. You can't move your chars, you can't set them to defend or attack, only cast a spell when enough Battle Points (BP) are earned. You'll get these BP by defeating enemies, passing time in the mini game. While it's easy enough to beat the first ones early one, I waited up until the point of no return and did them in waves with a nice setup. I did record a video on what I found to be the easiest way to S rank em all. Note: You can either S Rank it (kill all waves), A or B Rank it (time expires but you didn't kill all waves) or C Rank it (Failure or Retreat). It is mandatory to go for S rank if you are aiming for the platinum since that rank gives some Summonite Leafs that you'll need for one of the most time consuming trophies in the game.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbX5Lz2_cPk

 

c ) Leveling 

 

Summon Night 6: Lost Border has an "auto play" function where you press the touchpad, select a game style and the characters will move alone. The AI on this dreadful, so only rely on it when you are farming. It is possible to get to level 99 super easily by chapter 13 and will "break" the game since at that point you can earn max exp every 10 mins, taking your 37 chars to level 99 in a few hours... Lets go step by step

 

c.1 ) Play the game normally up until chapter 16.

 

At chapter THIRTEEN the game gives you the opportunity to do a Scenario Rematch (aka, replay any mission which is needed for the S Rank and Brave order Trophies, see tips below). But we are interested in Chapters SIXTEEN, battle 1. I would recommend to have Raj and Amu at level 17 and just let them auto play in All Attack mode. In 7 mins aprox you'll get 110k XP and 30k gold which will help you to level up fast. I would recommend to take both Raj and Amu to 30 or Raj to 35 for the next leveling spot

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltocRHLhRMM

 

c.2 ) Play the game normally up until chapter 19, do the Side Missions.

 

In chapter 19 there are two side missions, aptly name Side Mission 1 and 2. Once again go to Cafe & Bar and do a Rematch on Side Mission 1. If you have Raj and Amu in the low 30s set them both and again, auto play in all attack mode... after 5 - 6 mins you'll get 220k EXP & 24k G. Here I picked Raj who will be the guy that will solo the Endless Domain and unlock the power leveling spots, so I took him to Level 70 in a few hours. Trust me, its worth it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akfbw_gutzc

 

c.3 ) 45 Boring Levels of Endless Domain.

 

With your Level 70 Raj you will be unstoppable in the Endless Domain. Power through 44 boring levels and at level 45, you'll face the first Endless Domain Boss that gives 1 million exp. Again, worth it. I used this spot to train up to level 80, knowing that in 5 floors ill get 50% more exp. At floor 50 I took Raj to level 90 and powered through to floor 60 where I netted 2.6 Million Exp every one minute, two with loading and setup. I made 4 videos for that.

 

Floor 45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzMlQ1DDRIY

Floor 50: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6YWhLsBh6Q

Floor 55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74-cOfvoU7o

Floor 60: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eobSSIdo00Y

 

To powerlevel just bring whomever you want to level and place it as far as the boss as you can. Place your strongest guy on nearest spot close to the boss and just kill it. Give all the exp to your weakest character and in a few hours you can take everyone to 99 if you wish so, which will make Brave orders REALLY easy.

 

DO NOTE THAT YOU CAN ONLY HOLD 9.999.999 EXP AT A TIME

 

d ) Brave Orders & S Ranking.

 

Brave orders are secondary objectives that all main missions have. Kill 10 enemies with said character, or get to said characters in 5 turns. I didn't bother with Brave orders or S Rank for that matter up until I unlocked the "ability to power level". With the aforementioned strategy you can check what brave order you need, level some to 50 (you dont need to go all the way to level 99, but you can) and just complete it.

 

There's no concrete info on what gives an S ranking on any specific scenario, but after investigating in a few badly translated (Thanks google translate) Japanese sites, I found that the best way to S Rank is based on the following criteria

 

Try to Summon Burst whenever you are getting multiple targets, use of Summon Burst and Summon Assist improve rating, but mana consumption decreases it..

Try not to receive much dmg, but if you are level 99 best they can do to you is poison (use anti poison accesories) or miss so this is not as important

DO NOT USE ITEMS, this reduces the score FOR SURE.

If your mission is to kill a named enemy or boss, clearing the map of extra enemies absolutely improves the score

Open ALL Chests. Yes, this is a factor Having a couple of high speed chars with ranged weapons help a lot, I call these guys runners.

Doing all / most brave orders also help

The amount of turns is a factor for sure, so optimize this.

 

e ) Endings (there are several! meaning at least two playthroughs) 

 

I unlocked a few, but I need extra info on how to unlock 'em all. Halfway through the game you'll have to pick a main character so two playthroughs are a must. Additionally, you'll have to complete all night conversations to unlock the other. While I wont go through the trouble of platinum the game, or maybe will with more concise info, i suspect that two playthroughs won't be enough to see all conversations and hence all endings.

 

f ) Summons and Summon Leafs

 

Summons are well, that monsters that you summon to fight or cast magic. You'll get most by progression and the ones that you don't are hidden as S rank bonuses and Golden Chests in Main missions and Endless Domain. Since this game is a completionism platinum you'll get most summons and summon leafs (pieces of paper that you get by s ranking, chests, do fish orders, etc) while going for other trophies so be diligent but also mindful that it will unlock eventually. 

 

g ) Weapon Buff & Summon Buff

 

Early on you'll unlock the ability to power up your weapon and summons. Playing the game normally will net you enough materials to take your weapons and summons to Level 6 or 7. In order to get both trophies (Weapon and Summon at max level) you must level up your weapons attributes (ATK, MAT, SPD) to level 10 and Summons to Level 5 + Special Skill.

Some Troublesome Materials are 

 

Steel Tooth Raw Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fTsfrj08AQE

 

Elven Raw Stone & Steel Tooth Raw Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHEE-TB-EIE

 

Ruin Obscure Stone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI2-Oq1RKH8

 

I think that is all for now. If I think of anything else I'll stealth edit it in and apologies for some grammar issues, will correct if you let me know

Edited October 27, 2017 by unnxandros
Edit 1: Some additional info on S Ranking | Edit 2: Added info on Treasure Discovery and Material Farming | Edit 3: Added missing YouTube links

[unnxandros]

Videos are up, but I rather leave the links as is than embedding 'em!

Also, always go for Gold Chests so you can eventually get the Party Skills that gives you more EXP on repeated quests. Do note that my videos are done with out that and it can outpace that.

Edited October 31, 2017 by unnxandros

[DandyCrocodile]

Thanks for the tips! I seem to be on the right track but I'll definitely continue to reference your tips to make sure I'm playing as efficiently as possible.

[chellesan]

Thank you, I'm playing the game now and will use your tips, the game is great btw

[unnxandros]

I really enjoyed the game and glad that these tips can help, I won't be platinum-ing this one since I moved and platted Demon Gaze II (have some videos on it) and some other stuff!

[DarkAbyss3D]

I have a quick question how do you unlock all the side characters and who are the all?

[unnxandros]

Characters are unlocked through normal progression and some extra missions during the campaign IIRC there are 38 of them..

[MACZ2021]

Just started and finished the first battle.

 

I do have one question. Does it matter who I have in my party or can I get through the game just fine regardless of who I actively use?

[unnxandros]

It doesn't, though I recommend the main characters as they boost movement significantly later in the game. 

[MACZ2021]

That's good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

[Cloyd-Royal]

Thanks so much for the advice. I started the game a few days ago and it does feel like a Visual Novel at times. I am glad to hear I'll be able to replay battles later in the game.

[chellesan]

@unnxandros do you now where a find kateen mineral and juicy vegetables?

[unnxandros]

rry, just saw this reply. And I have no idea where to find these items.

[fisty123]

On 27/10/2017 at 11:36 AM, unnxandros said:

Fishing in Summon Night might be the easiest fishing mini game in an SRPG. You will have to fish each species at least 2 times: One has to be the minimum size, the other the max size. Unfortunately I haven't found a way to make the smaller size fish spawn so I ended catching 20-30 fishes per specie and I'm not done yet. I didn't bother to make a video on fishing and how to get each fish cause there's a handy Fish Encyclopedia that hints you very strongly on how to get each fish, something along the lines of 'this fish enjoy golden things'  so clearly you have to use a Golden Lure. Lures are unlocked every other fish rank and rods by getting fishes (quantity not different species)

So I decided to go ahead and catch the final fish as soon as you unlock fishing..... It took me 366 caught fish to unlock it.

However after catching another 20 or so fish to get to the final ranking at this stage only have 16 Max fish and 2 small fish. No idea how to catch small fish as for the Large fish I could most of them using the Master Rod.

[Maverick6146]

To catch the max/min fish you have to use certain fishing pole.

 

This mini game is THE most annoying part of all the games I played and it seriously shakes my will to pursue any more trophies....