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Sunday, February 19, 2012

Star Ocean 4; The Last Hope - Bonus Board



Something I found very useful throughout the course of the game is a little thing called the Bonus Board.  The Bonus Board is something you can see in the right side of your screen when you get into a Battle.  It has 14 crystal shaped spots on it.  There are 4 different colored "Crystals" in the Bonus Board, Yellow, Pink, Blue, and Green.  To get these colors first you have to perform a specific task inside of Battle.

For Yellow, you need to defeat 2 Enemies at the same time. After doing so you will receive one Crystal which gives the bonus of Extra Fol at the end of the Battle.  For the Pink Crystal, you need to defeat an Enemy with only Skill Attacks, and you will receive an HP and MP recovery at the end of the Battle.  For the Blue, all you need to do is defeat an Enemy with a Critical Hit.  Blue gives 10% extra EXP at the end of the Battle.

For Green you need to have an Ambush happen, to do this, you have to have 2 consecutive Battles without the Battle ending.  This can be done by having 2 separate Monsters chase you on the Overworld Map.  When they are really close to each other, run into them and it should cause an Ambush.  Green Crystals give 1 SP each at the end of the Battle, and are useful for when you are trying to raise your Party's Skills.

You can stack any of these Crystals for added Bonuses.  Be careful though, as you will lose the Bonuses if you turn off your game, or if you happen to receive a Critical Hit from an Enemy. Fortunately, if you get the Critical Hit from the Enemy you won't lose All of the Bonuses, but they can be significantly lessened.  Also, this can happen when you are Countered while performing a Blindside Attack, so be wary!

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