Chain Abilities

Chain abilities is apart of the battle system in Vagrant Story. It involves the player chaining different attacks to achieve large combos and deal damage to the enemy. This is done by pressing buttons in timely succession. In this way, combat almost resembles a rhythm game as not all attacks have the same timing. The player can target different areas of the body, and damage is done according to the part of body attacked and the affinity of the weapon used by Ashley. The longer Ashley fights, the more his Risk raises, making it harder for him to concentrate -- lowering his accuracy but increasing critical hits, though at a certain point it becomes virtually impossible to hit anything.