Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits

You must finish the game.

When enemies are close, you can actually attack them depending on your character's attacking arc. Some are large while others are small but ranged. Go to the position that you would like to attack from. Hold R1 and aim the arc at the enemies. Move the arc left or right to aim properly until you get "targets" above the enemies you want to attack. Sometimes you must quit aiming and move slightly to aim properly. Some require very slight adjustments; turn very slowly.

To aim better without moving from your current position, when controlling your character, hold R1 during a battle. An arc will appear. The highlighted arc shows the range where you can attack. Aim at the enemy and attack.

Whenever you see a box In the middle of a battle destroy it beause it may hold a rare item like a life ring.

When you fight darkam and his gaurds kill him first and you will get an item called burst blade which effectively doubles his standard attack range.