Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago

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Bisley is actually easier than Chronos 3 in my opinion. He can be juggled in the air semi-indefinitely after Overlimit like Chronos 1. That pretty much makes him a non-threat. Although he is extremely speedy, some of his moves have a bit of startup, and he has a "Style Shift" arte that leaves him completely vulnerable. He can be guard manipulated into doing Raging Beast, which is easy to dodge or backstep due to its startup and range. Also, I don't think he ever air recovers; he always lands in a downed state making him even more vulnerable. So many vulnerabilities for a final boss =0v.

His most dangerous attacks would be his Demon Burst arte, Curtain Call, and End Bringer. Demon Burst is basically a punch that shoots a Fireball forward. It always comes out, even if you stagger him on the first possible frame, so if you are in front of him and not high enough, its over. Curtain Call itself isn't so bad, but it can catch you off-guard, especially when he uses it from a downed position, it is instant. End Bringer is Squall Shot, just faster and more hits(I think), so you don't have as much time to get away.

He can sometimes prevent being uplifted due to a skill called Damage Control(30% chance to prevent knockback) I THINK...still not actually sure about that =0v. That's not a problem if you have enough INT to inflict Skillseal(again my INT is still 1424 like Chronos 3) with a water weapon or water-based arte. Not much of a strategy here. I react to any counter with a sidestep into ER. During his OVL, I can guard manipulate him into doing Raging Beast. Dodging it with a backstep isn't much of a problem, but I much prefer using ER's invulnerability frames to void the attack, as its a dodge and an attack at the same time while putting me out of his reach. ER is just too good here; it keeps the pressure on him and keeps me safe.

As I said before when I did my original Leia X2 run(almost 10 years ago... how time flies D0=), Xillia 2 was a game that bored me solo-wise because Power Charge 2/3 trivialized practically every boss in the game. I really enjoyed the original Xillia's back-and-forth attack/counter system, even if it was a bit restrictive at times. That's why at the time of the previous run, I decided to not use Power Charge 2/3, and it made it enjoyable. Some bosses I did combos on, others I could go at them like two boxers in a ring. How does it feel doing the entire main game(well, what Leia could naturally access) without a single Power Combo? It had its fun moments, its cool moments, and severely frustrating moments. Some of these bosses just wasn't meant to be played with no PC, and finding the "algorithm" that worked was a bit jarring, but when I finally got the win, it felt pretty accomplishing. I liked coming up with algorithms that allowed me to continuously attack while weaving through the boss's attacks. But at times, the combat did seem to stale for me a bit. Like, there are only so many things you can do if the boss is going to counter in 3 or 4 hits without being completely vulnerable. IF I were to do the run again, I would not focus on making it No Damage, as the primary reason for me to No Damage is to learn the fight better and optimize strategies, not as some marker of skill.

I still plan on doing at least SOME of the Shadow bosses. In the original run, those fights were just terribly done, lol, so I feel I have to improve on those in some way(though to be fair, I was just playing casually and having fun)(also fair warning; its basically ER/RQ simulator 😂). Aside from that, this run is complete. I appreciate anyone who watched and doubly so to those who dropped a comment and I hope you enjoyed at least some fights in the run. 'til next time =03...

Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQmeMnoDpaH4ZHRdeuxhv_2V2s5oEAIDV

Modifications:
None, but Ludger's HP is still modded from the Chronos 3 fight.

Music: The Amazing Digital Fight Club by Desolo Zantas(Soundcloud)
TADFC is a not-real game, fyi

BIG thanks to Sora3100 for the table to make this run possible =03!