I've been running the game a bit lately, and had one particular run where my "Use Item" option went missing for the first few turns in a battle. My cleric got murdered, then an orc got out of the AOE range of Ohlo's necklace and became the sole survivor, running into a corner and killing the run.

I'll post a link to a clip I saved of it below. My question is, have any of you had this glitch occur, where menu options just refuse to appear? Does anyone know if I did something particular to trigger it? Or is this just another fun RNG factor in a game full of RNG?

i know, 6 months old. i saw my first speed run of this game like 5 days ago lol.

i only ever do long plays of this game, so i don't know speed run stuff, but the "no use item" thing i'm at least reasonably sure is not a bug.

if you get hit before your action, you lose the ability to do anything that involves spells, such as cast, use item, etc. it's possible that there's a knock down effect i'm unaware of and it's only a chance, but it's definitely a thing. the number of times i've played through this game, and that happens, it can't be a bug x.x

Hey sorry I'm replying late as well! I thought that maybe this was intended originally as well, because it happens fairly often in the game. However my video proves this can't be how the game works, allow me to explain:

Here's the order that things happen in my video:

1. Goblin attacks Felgar and misses.
2. Goblin attacks Gwydion and hits for 1 damage.
3. It is now B's turn (the only guy who wasn't attacked), and his "Use Item" is already missing from the menu. I don't need to "Use Item" with him, however, so I attack the Ogre and miss.
4. It is now Gwydion's turn, and his "Use Item" is also gone. So I pass, because that will allow his turn to come back quicker, and I'm hoping it will fix itself. (And this is the guy I need to "Use Item" with, which is why I pause in confusion on the menu for a moment)
5. Few more monsters move, B is killed, then it becomes Felgar's turn. He was also attacked, but unlike my other 2 party members, he CAN use items on his first turn.
6. On Gwydion's 2nd turn, he is finally able to use items again.

I could see your "knock down" theory making sense at first, because Gwydion was hit, whereas Felgar was not (Gwydion was glitched, Felgar was not). However here's the main issue with that theory: My other Cleric named B was never attacked, and still had "Use Item" missing on his first turn. If this theory was accurate, he would be able to "Use Item" on his first turn, but as you see in the video, he cannot.