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For some inexplicable reason, Square-Enix decided to scrap the ability to swap party members from Final Fantasy IV Advance. Instead, your characters can now “inherit” the abilities of their departed comrades, such as Yang’s “Kick,” Tellah’s “Recall,” and many others. Being able to mix and match lots of different abilities, many totally new to FFIV, adds a much-needed layer of customization to the game. There are some issues with the Augment system that need to be addressed, however.

For one thing, most of the Augments are hidden in such obscure locations that the vast majority of players will probably miss most of them on their first play-through without the aid of a strategy guide. That’s bad, considering some of the more powerful Augments can mean the difference between victory and defeat. What’s even worse is that even when you find an Augment, the game doesn’t tell you what that Augment does until after you’ve permanently stuck it to one of your characters. By now you’re probably also wondering “What happens when I equip a character with an Augment and that character leaves my party?” That Augment is gone forever, my friend.