Summary
AI Limitmay have flown under the radar for a few gamers, released into a crowded calendar with other Soulslikes and high-profile releases likeAssassin’s Creed Shadows.Despite that,AI Limithas been positively receivedby those who’ve given it a try. With its anime art style and challenging gameplay, Soulslike fans have praised the aesthetic and unique combat ideas like the Sync Gauge.
For new players coming to the game, they might be wondering just how stats and leveling work inAI Limit. It’s very much likeother games in the Soulslike genre, with players spending points to level up individual stats at checkpoints known as Branches. For those who like their stats streamlined,AI Limitwill satisfy. There are only five core stats that players can improve, and they each affect multiple aspects of the character. These are thebest stats to upgrade inAI Limitand how they help the player.
1Life
Health Boost
Life is probably the most important stat to invest in for new players. This increases the player’s health total by 15 up to level 13, then 20 up to level 25, then 25 up to level 30, then 30 up to level 40. After this, diminishing returns kick in, going back down to plus 20 health per point up to level 50, then just 8 points per level thereafter. But that means that the player is gaining value with these life level ups until they get up to level 40 at least.
AI Limitis a challenging game, so having extra LP is always going to be a good choice, allowing for a greater margin for error if players want tofocus on counters over blocking. Like most other stats, putting a level into Life will also increase an attribute called Stability. This stat governs how much Sync Gauge players lose when getting hit.
2Vitality
Sync Gauge
The Sync Gauge is one of the most important aspects of combat inAI Limit. This gauge fills as the player hits enemies and is reduced if the player gets hit. Having a low Sync Gauge will reduce the damage a player does, whereas having a high Sync Gauge will increase their damage. The Vitality stat is very important if players want to keep their Sync Gauge high.
The Vitality stat increases both Conversion, which increases the amount of Sync Gauge gained when hitting enemies, and Stability, which decreases the amount players lose when hit. Since special moves, ranged weapons, and spells all consume Sync Gauge when used, maintaining the Sync Gauge is a balancing act inAI Limit. High Vitality can help make this a lot easier.
3Strength
Heavy Damage Scaling & Defense
While they’re not the only way to get throughAI Limit, speccing into Strength-based weapons offers one of theeasier starts for new players. The relatively high single-hit damage and the stagger potential of strength-based options means that players can more easily interrupt enemy attack chains and even stun-lock enemies with weapon skills.
Increasing the Strength stat is essential for meeting the requirements of Strength-based weapons, but each point spent also increases their damage based on the weapon’s inherent scaling modifier. The standard Greatsword has a C rating for Strength scaling, which equates to a moderate damage increase for each point spent, for example. As with other stats, spending points in Strength also increases the player’s defense and resistance by a small amount.
4Technique
Nimble Damage Scaling & Resistance
For players who want to play with weapons that attack quickly and allow them to be mobile, then Technique is the attack stat to invest in.Weapons like the dual bladesand other dexterous options rely on Technique as their main scaling stat. This works the same as any other attack stat; a weapon with a higher letter grade for Technique scaling will benefit from more damage when this stat is leveled.
Other later-game weapon typesand options that don’t totally rely on Technique may also require a small investment in the Technique stat to meet their requirements, too. That means that a lot of players will have to put at least a couple of points into Technique eventually. Like other stats, investing in Technique also raises defense, resistance, and stability by a small amount.
5Spirit
Magic Damage Scaling & Defenses
Spirit will probably be the stat that mostAI Limitplayers will end up ignoring or at least treating as a minor stat at best. At least in the first portion of the game, there aren’t too many weapons available with Spirit scaling, and even most of the weapons that rely on it later have Spirit as a secondary scaling stat to either Strength or Technique.
Spirit does increase the damage players deal with their ranged magic, though, so despite not being the best main stat focus, it can be a useful support stat for those who want some potent ranged options. Putting points into this stat at the start will justend up making early bosses tougher, though. Investing in Spirit has the same effect on defense, resistance, and stability as investing in the other stats, too.
