The final fantasy eight battle system is based around guardian forces from which the characters draw their power. Guardian forces have the ability to learn new techniques, which may be used in battle, or to boost statistics as well as a host of other uses. The first skill you should teach a new guardian force is, if available, boost. Speedy button pushers can now pump up their attacks to inflict nearly twice the damage as before. Don't be shy about calling them - guardian forces are a gamer's best friend. Literally, in fact - the longer a guardian force is junctioned to the same character, the higher its affection rating - and the more quickly the guardian force will appear in battle.
Guardian forces allow characters to junction magic spells to their statistics to make them more powerful. Evenly distribute statistic junctions to your characters (HP-J, Str-J, and so on). Ideally, everyone can junction magic to each of the major statistics. Make sure all guardian forces are always junctioned and earning experience in battles - nothing is gained by leaving them on the sidelines.
The strength of a spell junction is directly proportional to the number of uses of that spell a character carries - so draw, draw, draw! The maximum uses a character can carry of a spell is 100; try to have that many of any spell junctioned to a statistic. It's well worth the time spent repeatedly drawing.
Magic can also be junctioned to elemental or status, attack or defence. Use elemental attack and defense to your advantage. If you double your defense and also double your attack, you've made yourself four times more powerful. That's significant. Scan an enemy to discover its elemental weaknesses. Find out what status’ an enemy will inflict on you and defend against them as well as attacking with a good status attack gives you an advantage from the offset. A good idea is to junction drain to status attack so that all the damage you inflict will be added to your hit points, do not use this on undead enemies.
Limit Breaks become available when a character has low Hit Points, when your character falls into the critical hit-point zone, hit the triangle button continually to skip turns until his limit break becomes available. Don't waste his hurt status on a regular attack!
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