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Battle Screen
Enemies will appear on the map screen and on battlefields. To initiate battle, walk into them or stand next to them and press 
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Select battle commands and commence fighting. When you have defeated all members of an enemy party, you are victorious. You will be awarded experience points and/or GP after vanquishing enemies.
Note: The order of actions in battle is decided by each participant’s Speed attribute.
When a character is hit with certain special attacks, the character may be afflicted with a status ailment such as Poison or Blind. Use items or magic spells to recover.
During battle, when all characters in your party are defeated (or petrified by a magic spell), you will be asked whether you want to give up. Select NO to restart the battle, or YES to end the game.
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Battle Commands
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| BATTLE | Choose a battle command (detailed below). | |
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| RUN | Escape from the battle. Some battles cannot be escaped from. | |
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| CONTROL | Switch the second character between AUTO and MANUAL control. When the character is set to AUTO, he/she will perform battle commands automatically on each turn. Note: You can adjust this at any time, both in and out of battle, by pressing  . |
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| ATTACK | Attack with the currently equipped weapon. Press  /  at any time before attacking to change weapons. |
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| SPELL | Use magic spells a character has learned. | |
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| ITEM | Use items from your inventory. | |
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| DEFENSE | Defend for the round. The character will take no action, but will take less damage from enemy attacks. You can also defend other characters in this manner. | |
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Rules of Engagement
Note: The order of actions in battle is decided by each participant’s Speed attribute.
Status Ailments
When a character is hit with certain special attacks, the character may be afflicted with a status ailment such as Poison or Blind. Use items or magic spells to recover. Game Over
During battle, when all characters in your party are defeated (or petrified by a magic spell), you will be asked whether you want to give up. Select NO to restart the battle, or YES to end the game.
