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Tips and Tricks - Beginner

This is a beginner's guide that teaches new players tips and tricks on how to beat Final Fantasy Resonance (FF Resonance). Check out some beginner tips for combat, exploration, and more here!

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Beginner's Guide

Beginner's Guide in Playing FF Resonance

Pick the Difficulty That Suits Your Gameplay

Difficulty Description
Casual For those who want a story-centric experience. Battles are easier.
Normal For those who want a balanced experience. Normal difficulty battles.
Expert For those who like a challenge. Battles are harder and awared more MRP.

Choose a difficulty that matches your experience with turn-based RPGs. If you want to focus on the story without struggling too much in battles, start with Casual difficulty. If you prefer a greater challenge, try a higher difficulty to test your combat skills.

Keep in mind that Expert difficulty rewards more MRP in exchange for tougher battles. If you're looking to farm MRP and improve your Visions, consider switching to Expert difficulty when you're ready for a challenge. You can change the difficulty anytime through the in-game menu, so feel free to adjust it depending on your current goals.

Difficulty Guide: How to Change Difficulty

Save Your Progress Whenever You Can

Save Point

Get into the habit of saving your game whenever you reach a save point, especially before exploring a dangerous area or challenging a powerful enemy. This gives you a convenient point to return to if a battle doesn't go as planned.

Before entering an unfamiliar dungeon, make sure your party is ready and save your progress if a save point is available nearby. You don't want to lose progress after a difficult encounter simply because you forgot to save!

How to Save

Always Update Your Equipment

Equipment

Check your characters' equipment whenever you reach a new town or find better gear during your adventure. Stronger weapons and armor can make a noticeable difference in how much damage you deal and how well you survive enemy attacks.

Visit shops to see whether they sell useful upgrades, and compare new equipment with what your party already has before spending your Gil. Prioritize the characters who need better weapons or defensive gear the most instead of buying every available item at once.

Complete Sub Quests

Sub Quests

We recommend completing sub quests (side quests) whenever you see a new one pop up. Sub Quests are given by NPCs with the quest symbol (blue exclamation mark) on top of their heads, and will reward weapons, armor, or items upon completing them.

Take Obscure Paths to Get to Hidden Chests

Hidden Chests

There will be some obscure paths in towns and dungeons that will lead to chests that are normally hidden from plain sight. Always pay attention to your surroundings and check if there's a hidden path that you can take to get to these treasures.

Watch the Turn Order Timeline

Turn Order

Pay attention to the turn order timeline at the top of the battle screen before choosing your actions. It shows the upcoming actions of your party and enemies, helping you decide which enemy to target and when to use healing or defensive abilities.

Save MP for Difficult Encounters

Antlion

Magic and healing abilities can make difficult battles much easier, but using them carelessly may leave your party without enough MP when you need it most. Manage your MP between encounters by using regular attacks when appropriate and saving powerful abilities for tougher enemies.

Having enough MP to exploit weaknesses, heal your party, and respond to unexpected threats can make a major difference in longer encounters.

Exploit Enemy Weaknesses to Build Stagger

Stagger

Don't rely on regular attacks alone when fighting enemies in Final Fantasy Resonance. Target enemy elemental weaknesses to build up their Stagger Gauge more quickly. Once an enemy is staggered, it loses its upcoming action and becomes more vulnerable to attacks, giving your party an opportunity to deal more damage.

Check which elements your enemies are weak against and equip Visions that provide the appropriate abilities. Having different elements available in your party makes it easier to handle enemies with different weaknesses.

Use Resonance Attacks During Extra Phase

Resonance

Take advantage of the Extra Phase to unleash powerful Resonance attacks. When you stagger all enemies in the same turn, you trigger a Sweeping Stagger, opening an Extra Phase where you can use a Vision-specific Resonance attack.

Learn Skills Before Switching Visions

Stats Screen

Equip Visions and win battles to earn Mastery Points and unlock their abilities. Once you've learned a skill from a Vision, you can continue using that ability even after switching to another Vision, as long as it fits within your ability cost limit.

Don't feel like you have to stick with one Vision for your entire adventure. Experiment with different Visions to learn more abilities and build a skill set that suits your preferred playstyle.

Manage Your Ability Cost Limit

When customizing your characters, consider the ability cost limit instead of equipping every skill you've unlocked. Learned abilities take up room within this limit, so you'll need to choose which skills best fit your strategy.

Prioritize abilities that complement your character's role, such as elemental attacks for exploiting weaknesses or healing skills for keeping your party alive. Experiment with different combinations as you unlock more abilities to find a setup that works for your team.

Examine Sparkly Spots in the Overworld

Sparkly Spots

Keep an eye out for sparkly spots while exploring the overworld. These points of interest can lead you to useful items or equipment, so don't rush straight toward your next destination without checking your surroundings.

Collect Tablet Shards While Exploring

Enigmatic Princess

Keep an eye out for glowing Tablet Shards scattered throughout towns and dungeons. Bring the shards you collect to the Enigmatic Princess at the Oblivion Palace to unlock treasure chests containing useful rewards.

Make it a habit to explore side paths, check corners, and look behind objects when visiting new areas. Some Tablet Shards are easy to overlook, so search each area carefully before moving on.

All Tablet Shard Locations

Awaken Visions Using Magicite

Magicite Required Upgrade
Magicite Shard x1 ★☆☆
Magicite x1 ★★☆
Magicite Cryst x1 ★★★

Use Magicite to awaken your Visions and unlock more of their potential. Check the required materials before enhancing a Vision so you know which Magicite you need for its next awakening level.

Find the Moogle of Light at the Grandport Harbor and talk to it to open the Vision Enhancement screen. From there, you can upgrade your Visions three times as indicated by the star below their names.

All Magicite Locations

Use Espers to Turn the Tide of Battle

Espers

Unlock Espers as you progress through the story and complete quests. Once available, these powerful summons can fight alongside your party for a limited number of turns before performing a finishing attack and leaving the battlefield.

Since its assistance is temporary, consider the state of the battle before summoning one so you can make the most of its available turns.

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General Tips
All Stats and Attributes Explained Best Settings
Difficulty Settings Guide Combat System Explained
All Status Effects and How to Cure Them All Battle Result Bonuses
Multicasting Explained Mobliz Shipyard Lever Puzzle Solution
Active Time Chats Guide List of Buffs and Debuffs
How-To Guides
How to Sprint How to Get a Chocobo
How to Heal How to Fast Travel
How to Save How to Detect Enemies
How to Fill Up Limit Burst Gauge Fast How to Awaken Visions
How to Get Ether How to Equip Abilities
How to Get AP How to Beat Citrine Pot
How to Stagger Enemies Effectively How to Transfer Demo Save Data
How to Trigger Resonance Skills How to Beat Viridian Pot
How to Change Battle Speed How to Change Party Members
Airship Guide: How to Get an Airship
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What Happens When You Die? Do Vision Questions Matter?
Should You Pay Lid 1000 Gil or Not? Can You Retrieve the Genji Gloves in Siren's Tower?
Stats Explained
Sanctity Stat Explained Spirit Stat Explained

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Demo Guide Recommended GuidesDemo Guide Dialogue Options and AnswersAll Dialogue Options and Answers
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