Build 26264254

Update Patch Ver. 1.05 is now available, featuring various quality-of-life improvements and bug fixes.

◆ Improvements & Adjustments

・Added "Casual Mode" for beginners and players unfamiliar with the game

• In Casual Mode, leaving skill slots empty will automatically attempt counterattacks whenever possible.

• When your partner takes a defense-focused action and is targeted by a White Attacks, they will prioritize dodging over countering.

• Attack power is reduced, but defense is increased.

• Can be toggled at any time from the Main Menu.

• This is an assist feature intended to help you get used to the controls; we recommend turning it OFF once you feel comfortable with the gameplay.

・Disabled the highest difficulty, "Dread," when starting a new game

• To prevent players from selecting it before understanding the mechanics and getting overwhelmed, it can no longer be chosen at the start of a playthrough.

• Once the game has started, anyone can switch to Dread at any time via the Options menu.

・Improved overall clarity and accessibility

• Reduced the number of early-game encounters where large groups of enemies spawn at once.

• Reduced the frequency of White Attacks based on the selected difficulty.

• Adjusted visual ring indicators for enemy attacks to make them easier to read.

・Improved indicators for high-danger and optional early-game areas

• These areas are now marked with special purple icons to clearly indicate that they do not directly impact main story progression.

• A confirmation prompt warning of danger will now appear if there is a significant level difference.

・Adjusted Slow-Motion mechanics

• Added an option to display an arrow indicating which player an enemy is targeting while slow motion is active.

• The default slow-motion speed has been increased to 50% when “No Skill” on the timeline and during “Focus”.

• The Sub-Palette remains at the previous 10%. Both settings can be adjusted at any time in Options.

• Because these settings are tied to system save data, existing players will currently have both set to 10%. Please adjust them to your preferred speed in the Options menu.

・Further adjusted and eased counter timing for early-game attack skills

• Improved performance during charged states while preserving each skill's distinct characteristics.

・Added shortcut options for switching targets

• You can now choose from two shortcut methods to switch targets:

• Hold the Arcanum button + Left / Right

• Hold Switch Character button + Left / Right

• These shortcuts can be enabled or configured in Options at any time.

・Added gameplay guides to the Main Menu

• Added as an in-game strategy reference to assist you on your journey through the game.

◆ Bug Fixes

・Mitigated an issue where time could not be stopped while executing an Arcanum attack.

・Fixed a bug where the timeline could become misaligned when using certain skills.

・Fixed an issue where the ring indicators for certain enemy attacks were misaligned.

・Fixed a bug where buffering/queueing a skill during a cancelable window under specific conditions caused the skill to incorrectly enter a recharge state.

・Fixed confusing elements for the Chapter 2 boss's cocoon and the Chapter 4 boss's coffin, adjusting behavior and updating descriptions.