SOA: #35 Ramirez. I had to re-fight this battle, since there's no saving past the point of no return. I was better prepared, so I finished this battle off a lot quicker than the previous time.
#36 Zelos. Once I reached the same point as the previous game over, I ran into a snag, breaking through the Great Moon Ray & Judgement phase was a bit tricky. Once my health was adequate enough so blows could be traded without being battered to zero health, the final phase proves to a downgrade for the boss. It suffers the loss of both the Great Moon Ray & Judgement attack, and it is replaced with a weaker attack known as Moon Lament. The only downside came in the form of the weakening Driln magic being constantly thrown at the Delphinus almost every turn. By that point though, I wasn't taking chances and backed off, going for the safest attack pattern to minimize damage taken. Once I was satisfied the boss's HP was low enough to charge in for the kill, and I went with the heavier damage option of going with the Moon Stone cannon finish. What's a final ship battle without using the big gun, right?
#37 Ramirez-Zelos. Now, the absolute final battle begins here. Unlike #35, the two signature skills that I mentioned in the earlier comment are now gone. Instead, a replacement skill used in it's place is kind of a mixed bag. The skill forces one of your characters to randomly use a special against the party. If the target is Vyse, that's probably the worst of the scenarios, since his will typically do significant damage to enemies, so the same is true for any party member that becomes the victim. When the target becomes another character, sometimes the resulting damage is negligible instead. There is one other skill that has a fairly long animation, and yet, the damage isn't anything you shouldn't be able to handle at this point, and it only hits one target. Everything else this boss does is copy and paste, but, it took a while to win, and patience was key for victory. Oh, and lastly, the boss's regeneration ability is gone too.
After the fight is over, it was time for the ending, credits, and a list of short synopses for each character still alive at the end of the game. This title has no new game plus option, so once the whole ending sequence is complete, the game cycles right back to the title screen.
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Warning, the self-destruct system has been activated, all personnel should evacuate immediately, 5 minutes to detonation.