Norton Redux - Peppita Solo: Star Ocean 3 (No Items/No Damage/Galaxy)

Описание: Oh hey, that's not Urssa Cave Temple.

Yeah, so... I'd intended to do Sphere after Urssa, as I said last video. But then I remembered that who you fight can actually change within a playthrough if you refight the final boss after manipulating affection, which means a somewhat tedious process if I want to do multiple matchups. So I figured if I'm gonna leave that option open, I wanna make sure I have to redo as little grinding as possible. So rather than making my pre-Urssa save before Sphere, clearing it, then coming back, I'd just do it after.

Now with that explanation out of the way, the strategy for this fight:

Build
Peppita
Weapon: Ergo Sum (details here:    • [SPOILERS] Star Ocean 3 (No Damage/Galaxy)...  )
Acc 1: Boots of Prowess (Fully refined)
Acc 2: Tri-Emblem

SW: Charge
SS: Charge

Support 1: Max Fury
Support 2: Critical Hit MP



Pretty simple fight here. Norton's still Norton, only his rapidfire Skill is a Strong now, so circle-strafe it or space it out, rather than Fury Guarding.

When you hear/see Norton loading up a Normal Attack, wait with full Fury in front of him for a second or so, then go for a Counter. This way, if he uses the Weak it'll hit your Fury Guard before you take any action, while if he uses his Strong your i-frames will outlast the attack even with a Weak Counter. Your safest bet for damage is juggling, so use Peppita's Weak Counter where you can, or Homing AAA, and capitalize on launches with Charge combos (since Peppita's Charge pops enemies straight up.

My juggles were pretty sloppy here, admittedly, but eh, it got the job done. Plus, I mean, it's Norton, so...