Clearing the final boss of Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness on PS4 wasn't any big deal, especially considering I had all the weapons earned from the Cathedral of Oblivion save for Fidel's, which are the second strongest weapons for each character in the game. After that I did the tedious task of defeating the final boss four more times after fiddling with affinity boosting/decreasing items to see the other four endings. Miki was the one I got without changing anything, and I also got Relia's, which is independent from the rest. It's hardly worth it, as the character endings are pathetically short. Not that they aren't in something like Star Ocean 2 as well, but at least there you could get as many as 8 solo endings or 4 paired endings in one go. Here it's just one single ending + Relia's if you qualify for it. I also discovered another annoying thing about the game. I assumed all cutscenes in the game were unskippable, but they actually *did* program in the ability to skip some scenes. I was able to skip most of the ending sequences to relatively quickly get to whatever character ending I earned. I don't know why that isn't available the vast majority of the game. The biggest time waste was the stuff before beating the boss. It's got like 5 different forms, 2 of which are invincible so you just have to stay alive until a certain length of time passes, and there's cutscenes before and after all of those, which can't be skipped.
After I finished with the endings, I cleared the hardest rendition of the final iteration of the Cathedral of Oblivion and then started up the Maze of Tribulations (which I still prefer calling the Cave of Trials). Thank goodness I have the strategy guide because, like the Cathedral of Oblivion (which is completely straightforward), you get no map, and with the dungeon areas all looking the same, it's really easy to get disoriented after doing a battle and having the camera swing all over. You can use the blank map like a compass at least and take note of which direction you're pointed, but it's still nice to have the guide's maps to refer to. There are 3 tiers to the dungeon, each with 5 areas (and a boss for each of those) In the first tier (Chasm of Repose, I think it's called), I cleared three sections, defeating Ted, Victor's subordinates, and a weird group of 5 Pavines, haha. Now I'll have to take a break from the game as my mom is staying with us a few weeks, and I want to leave the TV free for her. So I guess I'll have to pick out a handheld game to play in the meantime.
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