Eternal Sonata (XBOX) RTA notes:

pickup Peach Cookie

pickup Poison Whitecap

[b] Bread Gang: use 1 Floral Powder only

pickup Poison Whitecap x2

Ambush 4 sets of 2 Knights, or 3 sets of 2 + one solo, to hit level 3.
First mob on 2nd screen is always 2, both mobs on last screen are always 2.


Setup Forest Boar: 

- remove 1 Floral Powder (2 if you didn't heal vs Bread Gang)
- Set everything else, including 3 Whitecaps.

[b] Forest Boar: use as many PW as it takes.

Ambush first mouse to hit level 3. 


Setup Baby Dragon: 

- saber to Aleg
- set all remaining items 

[b] Baby Dragon: use items as necessary, poison if possible. 


Setup Ogre Champ:

- weapon to Fred (buffers long loading)

[b] Ogre Champ: use any remaining items if needed or heal with Fred.


Setup Maledictor fight:
  
- switch 1 with 3

Take 8 photos (1 round) of a far away maledictor. 

pickup Club Clover (Viola's House)


Setup Killer Knight:

- heal with clover or set clover
- set any remaining items

[b] Killer Knight

- block immediately with both Fred + Beat and push back boss from Viola
  gradually, safest method. 


Forte shop:

- sell all photos

- buy: Rapid Fire
       Angel Trumpets x 31
       Club Clover x 21
       Glowing Tail x 11
       Shadow Tail x 11
       Mustard x 31
       Whitecaps x 11


Setup Tuba 1:

- Rapid Fire to Viola
- set: Mustard x3, Angel x2, Clover x2. 

[b] Tuba 1


Setup Tuba 2: 

- set: same as Tuba 1, can skip entirely if you only used 1 Mustard. 

[b] Tuba 2


Swamp start:

- switch 4 with 2 (Aleg out for Fals)


Setup Trick or Treat:

- set Mustard x3, Angel x2, Clover x2 (same as Tuba 1+2)  

[b] Trick or Treat


Andante Shop:

- buy: Monkey Bow
       Power Stroke
       Tiger Armor
       Silk Dress x2       
       Star Cookie x31
       Lion's Mane x31


Setup Death Crow:

- Viola: weapon + armor
- Fals:  weapon + armor
- Aleg: Crescent Blade + armor + 1st dark to Shadow Assault
- set: 2 Tail, 3 Mustard, 2 Angel, rest Star Cookies.  

[b] Death Crow


Shop on ship:

buy: Hoolurge Gun
     Buffalo Horn
     Leather Jacket
     Sparkling Clothes x2

pickup Piercing Shell


Ship deck: 

- switch 1 with 4 (polka out)
- Salsa: armor + 2 accessories  (Lace Veil + Rec Gloves)
- Beat: weapon + armor + 2 accessories (piercing + hilt)
  1st Light to Fire Blast.  
- Fred: weapon + armor


Setup Dolce: 

- set: 2 Mustard, 3 Angel, rest Star Cookies

[b] Dolce

pickup Warhammer Gun (cabin)


Setup Fugue:

- switch 1 with 4, then 1 with 3
- Beat: Warhammer Gun
- set: 5 Whitecaps, 2 Mustards, 3 Angel, rest Star Cookies.  

[b] Fugue


Church start:

- switch 1 with 4, and 2 with 5
- Salsa: weapon
- Viola: weapon

Kill 1st and 2nd blocking mobs, flee past 3rd, kill 4th. 

pickup Power Ring


Setup Root Lurker:

- switch 1 with 2, then 2 with 3
- Viola: Power Ring + 1st dark to Hawkeye
- Salsa: weapon off (equip initial again)
- set: 1 Hell, 4 Lion, 1 Hell, 2 Shadow, 2 Angel, 2 Cookie.

[b] Root Lurker

- kill with 1 Hawk Eye into Bone Crumble @32 echoes + 4 Lions, +SS from Salsa
- finish with March if necessary 

Aria Temple:

pickup Bubbly Hat

Salsa: Bubbly Hat (to quick flee past snakes)


Setup Rondo:

- switch 1 with 3
- Viola: Crimson Brooch
- Salsa: Bubbly Hat off 

- set: 2 Lion, 1 Shadow, 2 Lion, 1 Shadow, 1 Hell, 2 Angel, rest Cookies. 

[b] Rondo

- kill with 2x Hawk Eye into Bone Crumble @32 echoes + 4 Lions
- finish with March if necessary 

Coda Ruins start:

Viola: Bubbly Hat replaces Power Ring
Fals:  weapon, Power Ring, 1st Dark to Howling Thunder


Mt. Rock shop:

Buy: Artemis Bow
     Muspelheim
     Jiao Zhu
     Gorgeous Clothes x1
     Obscure Jacket x2
     Heart Clover x5
     Honey Cookie x21


Setup Waltz:

- switch 1 with 2. 
- Viola: weapon + armor + Crimson Brooch off
- Fals:  weapon + armor + Crimson Brooch on
  2nd Light to Beam
- Salsa: weapon + armor + Heart Pendant
- set: 2 Lion, 4 Angel, rest Honey Cookie

[b] Waltz

- kill with 2 chains @32 echoes (+ hawk eye)



Final shop:

Buy: Lugh Lamhfhada
     Celestial Gloves
     Concealing Jacket 
     Transeo x2

Outside Xylophone Tower:

- Switch 1 with 2
- Viola: weapon + armor + Bubbly Hat off
- Fals : weapon + armor + Bubbly Hat replaces Power Ring
  switch Howling + Willow (reverse chain)
- Viola: Power Ring on
- Salsa: armor

Setup Ogre King:

- set: 3 Lion, 4 Angel, rest Honey Cookie. 

[b] Ogre King

- Shadow + Hawk 32 echo dark chain with Fals. Kills in 1 hit. 
- Hit after 32 with Fals, long turn. 

	  

Entrance to Double Reed, (last gear change):

- Fals:  Tyr's Left Arm, 1st Light to Phoenix, 2nd to Snow (reverse chain)
- set: 6 Lion, some healing. 


Mini-boss order (debatable): White Jewel, Unrest, Hidden One, Boar. 

[[  24 echoes reverse chain Falsetto:
   
    16 to 24 is 123, 123, 1, GO. 	
    12 to 24 is 123, 123, 123, 12, GO.   (Falsetto hits).


Hold direction while loading in final dungeon:

1. Left, Up, Up, Up, Right, Right  [BOSS]

2. Left, Down, Down, Right, [Junction] Left, Right, Left, Left [BOSS]

3. Down, Up, Up, Down, Left, Down [Middle] Right, Up, Left, Left, Right, Left [BOSS]

4. Down, Left, Down, Left, [Junction] Right, Up, Left, Right [BOSS]

5. Right, Down, Left, Down, Right, Down [END]

     


     White Jewel: 2 Lion, Shadow + Hawk 32, naked 32. 
   
     Unrest: 2 Lion, Hawk 32, Hawk 32/24. 

     Hidden One: Skip Fals, 2 Lion with Salsa, Hawk 32, naked 32 

Setup Boar:

- Power Ring to Fals. Bubbly to Viola. 
- set: 7 Lion, some healing

     Boar: 2 Lion, Hawk 32, naked 32. 

     Ruined Body: 2 Lion, any 3 hawk (ie. 24 or 32)

     Fred: Skip Fals, 2 Lion with Salsa, Hawk 32, Hawk 24, Hawk 24.                                                                                                              


Jan 2015, zxcvalor