17/06/2009

Funny Bits in Star Ocean 2 (89)

This is where I started liking Leon; despite the many attempts of the game at making him sound like a spoiled, boisterous brat who actually gets scared to death "in real life" like a normal kid his age, he can surely live up to this statement. I mean, he can summon demons from Hell's Gate, what more do you want?

Leon Geeste is renowed in all of Lacour for his intelligence and scientific accomplishments (well, of the latter I'm not sure, since other than the Lacour Hope we don't know of anything else he might have invented), but also for his peculiar character: he's so full of himself that he won't admit defeat. He also sports a deep knowledge of the Dark Spells of Heraldry, including the only spell known to man that is capable to hit enemies multiple times (ok, this might sound weird to normal people, but players who understand the term 'damage-cap' surely understand the importance of this).

In battle Leon is a good offensive spellcaster, in contrast with Celine who has some support spells and her offensive ones use different elements. His normal attack, however, is quite special: he opens his book, which he always carries with him, and a strange sword-swinging figure comes out. This makes for a weapon with an unusually long range, high speed and low recoil; if it weren't for Leon's laughable running speed and lack of Killer Moves, he would make quite a fighter.

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