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So, you’ve completed the main storyline inFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time. Is that it? Not at all! There are several things you can work toward after wrapping up your primary goal. The epic adventure in Fantasy Life games, after all, has less to do with the key narrative beats, and far more to do with mastering everything the game’s got to offer.
Here are some things which you can do to keep those hours of gameplay going. Some are obvious; others, less so. All are worth the journey it takes to complete them, and we recommend ‘em all.
Master Every Life
Let’s knock the clearest-cut idea out of the way right off the bat. In Fantasy Life i, a major part of the experience is found throughthe full mastery of every Life.
Throughout the main quest,you will need to rely upon more than just your Combat Life. At times, players are expected to tap into other areas, as well. But you’ll never need to completely master anything - not really.
The thing about Fantasy Life games is that they manage to make grinding plenty of fun, at least for many of us.you’re able to easily find yourself spending dozens upon dozens of hours mastering Lives, and the game’s vast world is crafted so thatthere is always something to doin every regard.
Whether it’s through fighting foes, gathering from the various nodes, or crafting with everything you acquire during your sojourns through dangerous and domestic territories alike, there’s justso much gamein this game.
Shatter Seals
There’s an entire mechanic, namelyDark Seals, that isn’t available until postgame. Throughout the story - and while exploring at-large - you will doubtless have encounteredseals with purple glyphs.They’ve beenblocking access deeper into dungeons, primarily.
You can’tunseal these until postgame. You simply cannot do so; you’ll lack the necessary materials until after beating the final boss. Chat withTripafterward, and thenhead to Edward. He’ll give your firstSlate- more on these in a bit.
For now, what matters is that this will allow you toobtain Dark Fire from Fort Gardhart, which you entered in the main story. Here, you will findShadow-type monsters, each of which will often drop the material.
Different Dark Seals will require separate amounts of Dark Fire, and there are50 Seals in all, so it’s a grind - but it’s worth it.
Plenty of goodies await behind the Seals!
Slates
We’ve already mentioned thatyou can get your first Slate from Edward after finishing the game. (Just remember to talk to Trip first, as that’ll kickstart it - we think, at least.)
Further Slates await!Shadow monsters can also drop Slates, These are all linked topowerful crafting recipes; justspeak with Edward againafter finding one or more, and they’ll be unlocked.
Critically, some of these newfound recipes can be used whenspeaking with the Plundering Panther. Since the recipes can include the vauntedLegendary Recipes, andthe Plundering Panther can upgrade those results even further, you’re slated (pun sadly intended) for greater and greater heights.
Treasure Groves
Arguably one of the coolest features in Fantasy Life i is theTreasure Grove. Upon completion ofChapter 4in the main story, you’ll be able toplant saplings which then sprout into dungeons. They’re randomized, andyou enter the sprouted trees to engage with them.
They get progressively harder. Thedeepest depths within Treasure Grovesare going totruly test your mettle, and should be reserved until you’re super-powerful - namely, the postgame sprawl.
These are allmultiplayer-friendly, too, so if you’ve got some buddies with a lower-case ‘l’, they’ll come in handy big-time here.
Unlock Yuelia
RememberYuelia, from the original Fantasy Life? If so, great news:she’s recruitable. If not, well, suffice it to say, she’s an important part of the prior Fantasy Life titles. Either way,you can only get her as a Buddy in the postgame.
To do so, you’ll need50 Golden Celestia’s Gift. This is easier than it might sound. you’re able to start acquiring Golden Celestia’s Gifts byraising your Island Rank to five stars. The only caveat is that, indeed, they won’t spawn until you’ve beaten the main story.
They also tend to spawn in lowish quantities, butit won’t take terribly long before you’ve got all 50. Speak withFlutter, who will finish the job for you (in rather exciting fashion). Yuelia is aMagicianBuddy, and she’llincrease item drop rates by ten percentonce her Affinity is filled!
