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[Skyblade]

When you play through again you keep your gear and money from the first time? Didn't know that.

I'm guessing you lose your levels though.

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Skyblade ^

When you play through again you keep your gear and money from the first time? Didn't know that.

I'm guessing you lose your levels though.

Yep - you lose your levels, but keep your stuffs. It's great, you can refine all the best equipment and keep it. Ultima Weapon, for example.

[MKusanagi]

I have yet to find ultima weapon.

[Big D]

To make Ultima Weapon, you first need the Toy Gun (aka Model Gun) found in Edge. You can modify that into the Silver Gun, then the Gold Gun, and finally the Ultima Weapon. Ultima Weapon's more powerful and accurate than anything else in the game, but the Toy, Silver and Gold guns are useless.

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by Big D ^

To make Ultima Weapon, you first need the Toy Gun (aka Model Gun) found in Edge. You can modify that into the Silver Gun, then the Gold Gun, and finally the Ultima Weapon. Ultima Weapon's more powerful and accurate than anything else in the game, but the Toy, Silver and Gold guns are useless.

Not true. The Power Hydra's final form, the Gigant Hydra, is more powerful than the Ultima Weapon. It also has a supremely awesome magazine of 1 round (so you don't have to worry about running out of ammo).

Does the item carryover from a completed game only work if the new game is an Extra Hard game?

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Skyblade ^

Not true. The Power Hydra's final form, the Gigant Hydra, is more powerful than the Ultima Weapon. It also has a supremely awesome magazine of 1 round (so you don't have to worry about running out of ammo).

I didn't realise that... what's the succession of upgrades needed to get it? Also, how is a 1 round magazine any use? Ultima Weapon lets you spam unholy amounts of death up to 33 times before reloading, since it's a Cerberus-type triple revolver with 99 round magazine capacity. In the 'defend WRO headquarters from the attacking helicopters' mission, you can one or two-shot all the choppers while running around on foot. It's that awesome.

Does the item carryover from a completed game only work if the new game is an Extra Hard game?

Yup.

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by Big D ^

Originally Posted by Skyblade ^

Not true. The Power Hydra's final form, the Gigant Hydra, is more powerful than the Ultima Weapon. It also has a supremely awesome magazine of 1 round (so you don't have to worry about running out of ammo).

I didn't realise that... what's the succession of upgrades needed to get it? Also, how is a 1 round magazine any use? Ultima Weapon lets you spam unholy amounts of death up to 33 times before reloading, since it's a Cerberus-type triple revolver with 99 round magazine capacity. In the 'defend WRO headquarters from the attacking helicopters' mission, you can one or two-shot all the choppers while running around on foot. It's that awesome.

Does the item carryover from a completed game only work if the new game is an Extra Hard game?

Yup.

Hydra -> Hydra II -> Hydra III -> P Hydra -> P Hydra γ -> Gigant Hydra

Impractical as hell, but very, very fun. Since my only two playthroughs thus far have been without spending money on upgrades 'cause I've been trying to get the Ultimate Weapon, I generally have lots of excess money. I grab the Gigant for one level (starting around Shinra Manor), and just have fun with it. That is one of the most fun levels to use it in, as the enemies come generally one at a time or in small groups, and you can just take them out one shot at a time. Copters don't last long either.

Unfortunately, the Gravity Floater is a necessity, as this thing has an insanely high weight, especially when going with the Nova L Barrel (Nova L Barrel and Power Booster on it make it have a flatline on weight in the stat graph). You crawl along very slowly, but you rarely need more than your one shot.

It's a shame it doesn't work on other difficulty levels, 'cause I can't see playing this game without the auto target.

[Big D]

Originally Posted by Skyblade ^

It's a shame it doesn't work on other difficulty levels, 'cause I can't see playing this game without the auto target.

Auto target works on Ex Hard, if I remember right. It's always an option, unless I'm forgetting things... Besides, not using auto target can be kind of fun, too. Not so much if you're using rifles in a non-sniping mode, but for the other guns it's neat. Especially the Ultima Weapon (shameless plug, again) with it's feather-light weight and sublime accuracy - even with the EXP-doubling Lucky S-barrel.
Hmm, I really ought to play this game some more. Seems there's still more stuff to get, and I'm intent on doing a complete play-through in first-person view.

Is there a handy list of how to get the 'ultimate' weapon of each type?