Ys: Memories of Celceta/Gameplay

Camp Menu

 * Equip : Change party members equipment
 * Skills : Equip skills
 * Items : Use consumables, equip artifacts, and view items
 * System : Save and load game, change options
 * Party : Adjust party members
 * Journal : View entries for story, quests, monsters, materials, manual, and records
 * Memories : Recall found memories
 * Map : View map

Attack Types
Each party member has one of three attack types: slash, strike, or pierce. Enemies may have a weakness to one of the types. Effective attacks are shown with yellow numbers and ineffective attacks are shown with blue numbers. In general, slash attacks are effective against soft enemies, strike attacks are effective against hard enemies, and pierce attacks are effective against nimble and flying enemies.

Skills
Party members may learn skills when they attack strong enemies. Up to four skills can be equipped and they map to and a face button. Skills require SP and gain EXP when used. They can be leveled up to a maximum of 3.

EXTRA skills are powerful attacks that can be unleashed by pressing when the EXTRA gauge is full. The EXTRA gauge is a yellow circle that fills up over time and when skills are used.

Attack Bonuses

 * Aerial Combo : Attack airborne enemy. Damage is increased and obtain gold, SP, and life energy.
 * Skill Finish : Defeat an enemy using a skill. Regain half of SP and obtain life energy.
 * Excellent Kill : Defeat an enemy using attack type it's weak against. Drops more gold and may drop rare items.

Advanced Controls

 * Flash Guard : Guard just as an enemy attacks. Damage is nullified, SP and EXTRA gauges increase, and all attacks are critical for a short time.
 * Flash Move : Evade just as an enemy attacks. Invincible for a short time and enemies will move in slow motion.

Dropped Items
Enemies may drop the following when defeated.
 * Gold : Drops in different values.
 * Life Energy : Small or large green orb that recovers a small amount of HP.
 * Materials : Used for reinforcing, refining, and exchanging.

Resting
When standing still in outside areas, party members will put away their weapons and slowly recover HP. The Spirit Cape artifact can be equipped to increase the healing rate and recover in indoor areas.