Alongside the various items you craft from the materials you harvest in the world or from monsters (things
like healing potions, food to increase your stamina, or traps to immobilize monsters), there are new specialized tools that add more gameplay options both during and outside of combat.
Not exact matches
The item shop is standard fare, selling weapons,
healing potions and the
like.
The closest it gets to any sort of fantasy is the character can make
healing «
potions,» but they are more
like health remedies.
Tifa can prove to be an invaluable asset if you encounter a tough foe (or group of foes) while your party is still injured and recovering from their last bout, but it sounds
like you'll also want to bring along a party member with excellent
healing skills (or at least invest in a lot of
healing potions) if you plan on using her over the long term.
Swiping left on a portrait will allow you to access your
healing items
like Potions and Ethers and swiping right will allow you to access skills, spells and limit breaks.