Breath of Fire II – Low Level Game – Part III: Augus
The first really hard boss in the challenge so far. I hear things get tougher from here eventually, so let's hope for the best. Augus is hard. Unli...
The first really hard boss in the challenge so far. I hear things get tougher from here eventually, so let’s hope for the best.
Augus is hard. Unlike most other bosses, he moves twice every turn. His skillset is not that rich but his attacks are powerful enough to be a threat. He is able to attack normally, focus energy for a devastating attack (or two, if used the second time during a turn) and when his HP gets too low he may cure himself for 40 HP.
Finally, we have a party of three and Ryu no longer has to do things solo! We have Ryu/Baba, Katt and Rand. Let’s consider their strengths and weaknesses. Ryu is a good attacker and is able to survive most attacks coming his way while at full health. Due to his position, he will be attacked by Augus more often than not. Katt is the best physical attacker but fragile due to low health. Rand is a tank and a white mage. He’s got a lot of MP to cure Ryu and Katt when necessary (which is, every turn) and his ability Wake (which has a chance to revive a fallen character but fails too often) can be useful.
This battle represents BoF II’s battle system very well. It’s turn based and you have to think ahead and predict what the opponent will do. Here the boss’s turn comes after Ryu and Katt, but before Rand’s.
Rand’s logically supposed to be the healer, but it’s impossible for him to cure exactly the damaged character. However, I decided to just heal Ryu and was mistaken only a couple of times.
When the fight only began, Katt got one-hit killed with a powered up attack from Augus. I messed up here, thinking Ryu’s turn comes after the boss and wasted a Herb. Embarrassing, but not fatal. I got lucky with Rand’s Wake here and managed to revive Katt.
Augus has got 680 HP according to the guide I follow, and since the experience does not spread around the entire party, only one character should absorb it. In this case, it should be Katt, which, let’s admit, is not the easiest way around, seeing how she gets one-hit killed so easily.
What we do is use a calculator to count down Augus’s HP and when it gets close to 70-80 kill off Ryu and Rand and have Katt solo.
In a low level game your damage potential is low, whereas preparing for bosses requires you to have the best armour possible equipped. It is not surprising that characters can’t kill themselves in such conditions, and in this video I have to equip inferior equipment so that only Katt remains alive.
Once she does (after some manipulation of the battle system and not completely without luck), she manages to finish Augus off on her own.
I am glad this boss didn’t take too many attempts to defeat with Katt as the sole survivor, because if luck hadn’t been on my side I would’ve had to repeat this over and over again.
I also gotta love the horribly translated lines at the end. He must be possessed by a demon, this is a mess, we must beat it! All your base are belong to us!
Music: Genesis – “The Knife” (from “Tresspass”).
Duration : 0:9:4
Try fighting hom …
Try fighting hom wihtout Katt in your party. Hard as .
wow! you put …
wow! you put genesis alongside this game im surprised, great music!
where’s Bow? and …
where’s Bow? and how did you get those 2 dudes? Anyway, do you have a show that can help me find the thief? the girl thief? it’s really hard.
If you don’t save …
If you don’t save her from the poisonous arrows, yes. I don’t see why you wouldn’t make the effort to do so though. Augus is hard even in a normal game.
wtf y did u get …
wtf y did u get katt to join u so fast. doesnt she join u after u kill him?
I’ve played, and …
I’ve played, and enjoyed the first four games in the series. What makes is even more appealing, is how each game is questionably a pseudo-sequel of the previous. Sure, Final Fantasy may have similar themes in gameplay, but in this series, everything from the lifeforms to the world they inhabit is structured to appear as if it’s been through eons of evolution. Without ever being so upfront and blunt about history, the creators in their own little ways hint at the previous titles.
sorry i was jst …
sorry i was jst really stuck allmost suicidal ty 4 help
Dude, I can’t get …
Dude, I can’t get you through the entire game. You should google for a good BoF II FAQ (or just go to GameFAQs), which gives directions much more accurately than I can.
hmmm a forest eh i …
where gimme direction 
(ps ty 4 elpin me 
)
hmmm a forest eh i been looking i cant find
You find a forest …
You find a forest nearby and fight Baba to get his “ax” (axe). Then go back to the town and enter the fight.
ye ive done that he …
ye ive done that he says enter the fight but how do i do that???
Go all the way east …
Go all the way east, then north and you’ll find a town. You need to find Rand in a bar, but he only appears during the night. He will give you a hint where to go next.
im stuck im on the …
im stuck im on the bit where ur friend has been accused of stealing so he’s with kiro or whtever he’s called and i have to find the women what do i do i enter the fite but i dont know where to go plz help (REPLY PLEASE SOME1)
I actually don’t …
I actually don’t remember where I was on my first file. It had been a while since I had played it.
Are you getting …
Are you getting somebody whose name begins with “B” join you? If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t ask – I don’t want to spoil it.
Should say actually …
Should say actually finish it this time.
I started a new …
I started a new game of this earlier. I’m actually going to finish it this. I’m nearly back to this point.
Wow, crazyness, …
Wow, crazyness, nice job! =O
Yeah, usually the …
Yeah, usually the more characters you’ve got in your party the more strategic the battles get.
and here i am, …
and here i am, thinking your last video was well thought out in its strategy! this one was pure awesomeness! from the music (love genesis!) to the battle, all was amazing! 5/5
Yeah, only one …
Yeah, only one human playable character here and even that is debatable. Wait til you see the rest.
Why is this game so …
Why is this game so awesome. I mean really..your first three teamates where animals (dog, catgirl, and wolfman) and the first hard boss is a two headed wolf/boarman (not sure which it is)
I wish you luck Boss
Hint: use dragonz.
Hint: use dragonz.
This game gets much …
This game gets much much harder, I myself am doing a normal run of it, and I have no clue how your going to beat that chef cat thing,but your much better at rpg’s then I am so i’m sure you’ll figure it out
Oh, have you ever …
Oh, have you ever thought of playing them, I for one like Dragon Quest over all other RPGs except Final Fantasy.