Funny Bits in Star Ocean 2 (166)

What do you know... The Tetragenes might have had something to do with a certain Microsoft game console. Star Ocean 2 first came out in 1998, while the Xbox console was unveiled only 2 years later.

This is the equipment screen, more specifically the weapon equipment window: on the right is a list of the weapons our character can equip (in this case Opera), while you can check its status modifications on the left. Most weapons just alter the 'ATK' value (spellcaster-type characters like Celine have weapons which raise 'MAG' as well), but a good number of them also affects the other parameters. 'AC' stands for Armour Class, I suppose (in short, it's the character's defense against physical attacks), 'HIT' is attack accuracy (physical attacks may sometimes be parried by the enemy if you hit them in front), while 'AVD' is the ability to parry an enemy attack.

Note how you can find '(None)' at the top of the weapon list: you can leave your character without a weapon, which makes him/her unable to attack. S/he can still use Killer Moves or cast spells, but I'm not entirely sure it's true for everyone. For example, Claude often uses his sword to perform Killer Moves, so he might be unable to use those without it. I haven't checked this yet, maybe I'll do it later on.