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| Power_Box | Jul 4 2011, 12:38 AM Post #1 |
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So one of the so-called RPG greats is available on VC now. Time to see what the fuss is about. And the opera, supposedly. -IN A WORLD... without magic, magic is re-existing again. And everyone's up in arms about it. Go figure. -Looks like the first party is a couple of grunts and a brainwashed magical prodigy girl... all controlling Magical mechas? -Marching to the first city to find some esper thing -Wait, that was the demo and now I have to sit through all that intro again after pressing start?! Who thought THAT was a good idea?! -My mom came into the room at one point and told me the music was pretty. That made me so happy~! -Okay, several parts of the intro were skipable this time. But still, something about all that felt poorly planned. -The local town soldiers don't take kindly to Empire mechas stomping around the place. -Wow, these things are powerful... The enemies can't hope to win. -"Pincer attack!" ...means nothing when you've got magic machines with infinite magic energy. -Oh yikes! The girl has more attack options than the grunts and they're AWESOME! -Let's try X-fer... huh? Did... Did I just phase that beast out of existence just now?! How am I capable of THAT at the beginning of the game?? What's going on?! How'd that happen?! I actually shouted "What's going on?! How'd that happen?!" out loud here. -Low on health? These machines have infinite Heal Pulses too. This Empire has some awesome stuff. -The enemy soldiers send a giant snail as the first boss. -Ha. Love how the grunts go out of their way to warn you NOT to hit the snail's shell, and then have you initially aim at the snail's body. What was the point of- -THAT JERK WITHDREW AND MADE THE SHELL ITS ONLY TARGET! -STOP! STOP! DON'T AUTOAIM- Oh great, one of my grunts actually got KOd. -Well that was slightly worse than the Mist Dragon. Switching battle mode to active for future excitement. -"Fenix down" -Esper in ice... um, so, now what? -Wait, battle sequence? Why? Its still frozen... -...It just flat out killed the two grunts in my party, didn't it? Hoo boy. I think it'll be nice to the girl though... -...It just blew up her mecha. Violently. -Waking up at the house of "old guy". He was kind enough to remove the slave-crown thingie, Looks like the story's gonna focus on just the girl for now... -And her name is Terra. And apparently, she has amnesia. Classic. -Escape time! Except it didn't take long for the soldiers to spot her. -Cave of low-level monsters. Not too bad- -Aaaaannnnd I got cornered. Fine, group boss time- -Freaking pitfall!! Wow, these are only cut-scenes and they're screwing me over! -A flashback? Hey, that's...? -...Kefka. All I've heard of him before playing this game is that he's one of the most evil video-game antagonists in existence... So he apparently attached the slave crown to Terra and trained her... -Every time I see "Gestahl", my mind immediately turns to Pokemon. Gee. I wonder why? -Apparently, he's the Empire king and he announces the rediscovery of magic. I think he's going for a dictatorship. Wild guess! -Old Man sends another main character, Locke, to check up on Terra. He seems way more capable of survival. -Here comes an ambush. Guess I hightail it the other way- -..."Kupo"? -Moogles out of nowhere, all to the rescue! This is turning into a strategy minigame now: defeat the guard leader before they kill Terra. -WOW, those little dancing cuties are tearing the guard's pets up! -Oh hi Locke who's now randomly in one of the moogle groups. -Looking up the menu screen in the middle of all this. Those moogles look especially adorable in those mugshots! -Hey, one of them has this "dance" technique? What's that about? No better time than against the guard leader. -"DarkRequiem?" I'll give it a shot. -...... I think that cute little moogle just banished him to hell. These attacks are rather nasty, huh? -On our way outta that town! ...Actually, what about that one building? Should be safe. -It is. Its a school for learning -That second room sounds dangerous. Gonna leave for real now. -And in about 5 minutes I crossed plains, forest, and desert to reach Figaro Castle. -Wait, that's their king?! He looks very young! -And he even hit on Terra. This is normal for him. What's going on? -The fact that he's named Edger seems to indicate that he'll be important to the plot. Lovely... -Locke goes on his merry way and I'm encouraged to just explore now. -What's with these blasty... tool.... things? I don't get- HOLY, I nearly have 6000 GP! That's a ton!! -So its the most modern castle and its allied with the Empire... what? Um, aren't we kinda against the Empire here? I don't get it. -Story on Edgar's twin brother, Sabin... sapin... I think it was Sabin. I'll remember eventually. -Gotta stop for the night. Awesome game so far! |
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| Wary | Jul 4 2011, 01:12 PM Post #2 |
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Oh, I know all about Final Fantasy 6, ever since becoming an HCBailly fan. I'll make sure to point out things I remember when you get to those points. For now, let's just say that Edgar and Sabin are AWESOME. |
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| Power_Box | Jul 4 2011, 09:31 PM Post #3 |
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Whew! I played a lot today! Let's see what I can remember. -This weirdo's one of the most evil villains of gaming history? He seems... incapable somehow. -So here's Kefka looking for Terra. Edger totally covers for her though. -I think there may have been a flashback scene... I can't remember... -And the next day, Kefka tries setting Figaro castle on fire, of course. Kinda looks like its made out of inflammable stuff though. -Sudden chocobos to the rescue! But yeah, they're just leaving everyone to fend for themselves... -Wait, parts of the castle moved! Oh my god, its gonna turn into a giant mecha!! -...Orrrrrr submerge under the sand. Sure. That works too. -Oh dear, I wasn't expecting to fight a MagiTek till much later. Just burn it with Fire! -The game expected me to do that. Locke and Edger went hysterically nuts over seeing magic. -Somehow, I got Locke KOd. That doesn't feel right somehow... -And Kefka's going histerically nuts over all of those turns of events too! He's a riot! Seriously, what was everyone going on about him? -Heh. "Banon". Quite the name. -A cave? With only 2 of 3 party members battle ready? And a sudden lack of healing points? Yeah, screw it, using phoenix down. -...... And then I run right into a recovery spring... This is gonna happen often, isn't it? -Wow, that was much easier than I expected. I was prepared for worse after Final Fantasy 4. -Like Wary said, Edger's awesome. He's a king and he can use a crossbow to deal huge amounts of damage to multiple enemies. With unlimited ammo. I LOVE these attacks! -Onward to South Figaro... no, wait, I wanna explore a bit. -Boom, found Sabin's house and the part where its a secret free recovery point. -So someone named Duncan died and that's why Sabin's not around. Guess I'll see him soon though. -For the first real town in the game, South Figaro... is big. Quite big. And chock full of secret goodies and paths. -Yeah sure, the richest man in town is writing a letter about an attack and I startle him. Plus, he has a secret basement. Yeah. Not suspicious at all. Totally not. Yeah. -Went a little overboard updating everyone's weapons and armor. At least I only bought a couple of relics. If it wasn't for the rich guy's basement, I'd be close to broke now. -At the cafe, we meet the ruthless ninja known as Shadow. "They say he slit his mama's throat for a nickel!" ...But from the looks of that intro, I'm going to end up fighting alongside him sometime, aren't I? -South is a boat with nothing. -This is insane! I wanna do the cider quest! How do I stop that guy?! I've tried everything to mess with him, save getting sprint shoes. And I'm not caving in and spending anymore cash for now! -...Where in this town is the Returners Base?! I've found tons of secrets except for that place! -Screw it, maybe I'll go to that mountain, investigate those rumors about one of Duncan's deciples, Vest- Vespa... Vesgas... Gah! What was his name?! -Mountain has lovely music. -Hey, what was that shadowy figure jumping around there? Come back! Maybe I can befriend him! -...This mountain is really lovely. I don't say that much, especially not in the 16-bit era. -Check out that shadow hopping across the cliffs while I have to waddle through a bridge and cave to keep up. -Y'know, these enemies are getting pretty tough. I had to use a lot of tonics Locke stole to make it through. -Oh, and the devices Edger uses are really fun. He's kinda like Jeff... He's got access to an arsenal of fun and powerful battle items that you can use over and over again. This king rocks! -Finally caught up with that guy! This must be Vesqua... ugh, I really forgot. -Hey, what, no! Why's he attacking? I wanna befriend- -Battle? Wait, I didn't want that. And where'd those two monsters come from?! -Hey, HEY! That's too fast- Lock's knocked out- Crap! Terra's down already! -"Come on. What's the matter?" *DEAD* -...Well this was a disappointment! Let me try that again. -Oh, so this is Sabin! -Oh wow... Wow. Veska (no) was much much nastier than I thought. Looks like its purely between him and Sabin. -Oh yikes, he used perish song on me. I have more than 60 seconds to finish the battle! -Blitz sounds awesome.... IT'S USELESS! What's the deal! -Oh here we go. I have to input a command. That's unnatural for this kind of RPG... -Okay, I get it. Left right left A. Quit repeating yourself! -The game told me to relax and take my time doing this attack. It thinks I never switched the system to active mode. -Got it! And it looks like I killed that evil Vesqura... WHY CAN'T I REMEMBER HIS NAME? IT WAS AN AWESOME BATTLE! -Okay, so his special attacks are all codes and he looks like Guile from Street Fighter. And this is supposed to be Edger's twin too. He's certainly unique. -Okay, another cave?! I'm getting- oh wait its just the Returners Base. Yay. -So Terra's the good part of Pandora's Box that'll determine the outcome of this war. Poor girl does not like the sound of that... -Yep, sure, I'll join. I mean, that's how you continue the game, right? -Big meeting essentially ends with "get Terra back to that esper from before in Narshe." -South Figaro is under attack. So Locke goes to check that out. -Rafting across the lake with Banon on an escort mission. Surprisingly pleasent so far. -Banon's cool. He can heal everyone without any cost. So this shouldn't be too hard. -Octopus! But this shouldn't be too hard still... -What's with this guy?! He needs a bib, hates muscle-heads... weird boss. -...He knocked out Terra in one hit. And she was at full health... -...Uh-oh. -...It knocked out Banon. Crap. -...It happened again! -And again!! And he was at full health! What am I not doing right here?! -Wait wait wait... I COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT THE ROWS! -HA! That's right! Cower away, Ultros! And now what's Sabin doing? -Um, okay. That was stupid. Especially when you consider the part where he ends up separated from the others as a result. -And now we've got a stage select. Clear all 3 stages to Whew... Taking a break here. I see what Wary means about the royal twins being great. BTW, what's HCBailly? |
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| Power_Box | Jul 5 2011, 10:56 PM Post #4 |
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MEANWHILE IN SOUTH FIGARO...... -...Locke is screwed and we need to go Metal Gear for a while. -The Cider man's son is blocking the way. I need to be a merchant. -A word to the wise: Don't call Locke a thief if you want to literally keep your clothes. I mean it! -Searching for the rich guy's house... All the paths seem to be blocked. Most of the soldiers ignore me at least. -Hey, the Inn's available. Maybeeee... -YEAH! EAT IT, CIDER BOY! This time, I'M bringing it to that old guy! -Tell the little boy a password... And he forgot it. Guess I'll look around town again... -What? No. Move kid. I need to find a password. Stop asking me. He won't even let me leave till I answer!! What's wrong with that kid!? -Okay. No. Rose Bud totally should've been the password. -I got through because I chose "courage" as the password through trial and error. Was that what the game wanted me to do?! That doesn't make sense! -Oh sure, NOW you have a change of heart after helping the Empire. Nope. Don't care about you. -Discovered an even more hidden basement by accident. -WOMEN BEATERS! -Chivalrous thief time. So this girl is Celes. How am I supposed to pronounce a name like that? She's genetically engineered to use magic. And she still went against the Empire. -What about bread, sleeping soldier? Something about that line seemed off for a sleeping soldier who participated in a woman beating minutes ago. Did he say the same thing in Japan? -So this scenario begins with Locke stripped of all equipment for some reason. That must've kicked many player's butts in the past, cause now we have to go through a dungeon full of powerful soldiers. -Aw geez! This girl wasn't kidding when she said protecting her would be tough!! It's hard to keep it up while finding all the treasures in this dungeon. Thank god for cure. -What's the point of this runic thing?! Was it supposed to do something?! Cause it doesn't look like its doing anything! -What's the point of that advice on stealing a soldier's clothes to humiliate him?! Should it normally work?! Cause its not working either!! -And we're outta there, thank goodness. Outta the city too. Let's check up at the base! -...I can't go to the base! Let's go meet up at Narshe instead! -Back through the easy cave... annnnd I hear what I assume to be a dragon that I didn't hear before. Well this is gonna end well... -I forgot what this boss was called. TunnlRider? Tunnelr? For some reason its not a dragon, and it has magic. -Ohhhhhhh, that's how you use runic? Okay, that's pretty cool. -And it goes down easily! MEANWHILE ELSEWHERE -Sabin is an idiot. Lets redeem him next. -Joined forces with Shadow. Need all the help I can get. -Ummm... so, we have a psycho man here. And other than the fact that he's a psycho and his stove is super hot, there's nothing else here. -I thought that was a soldier riding that chocobo, but its just a merchant. Thank goodness for that. Restocking. -Took my time exploring. Shadow's throw command is pretty weird. I'll save it for rough situations. -His dog randomly appears to viciously tear appart enemies sometimes. Its wonderful whenever that happens. -And here we are at the Imperial Camp. Soldiers are talking about how Kefka supposedly trying to usurp General Leo. Seems even the soldiers hate Kefka. A lot. Speaking of which, he's right there. -Wow, that was a very polite soldier. And Kefka is sounding more and more like a the kind of heartless bully who loves nothing more than to make everyone around him miserable... -Somewhere in the middle, soldiers attack the nearby castle of Doma... by fruitlessly slamming themselves into its walls and falling back by recoil. Repeatedly. Apparently, this has an effect. -We meet Cyan. He's a Japanese-medieval powerhouse, apparently. Lets see how well he can protect castle Doma... -Okay, so I got this sword technique option. Lets try it. -Okay, that was cool! Let's charge up to 2 this time... -...Nothing happened! Screw it! Go for a normal- -WHOA! -...Yeah, you better run! I like this guy... -General Leo is the least evil enemy of the game. He insists to a lowly soldier that he not risk his life so quickly as he has a family to return to. Even your character says "he's probably be my friend if he wasn't my enemy." -Leo has no choice but to return to the empire on an urgent call. That means the only other person in charge around here is... UH OH. -The moment Leo isn't around, Kefka goes straight to poisoning the river and yelling at his soldiers to comply. Except Sabin's still there. -HAHA! I actually get to smack that nasty clown around a little here! EAT IT! -"WAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAITWAIT" -Actually, I might not get another chance to look into these tents. -Okay, my first real Monster-In-A-Box! Expecting a common foe... -...I haven't seen that thing before. What is it? A UFO with arms? -What in the world?! It's casting special after special! -An alarm! That must mean its about to die! -...Reinforcements? Along with everything else, it can call REINFORCEMENTS? This is a NORMAL enemy?!? -Of course Sabin gets KOd now. Time to use Shadow's throw techniques. Hey yeah, those seem pretty cool. -Wow. I got through that with just Shadow. His defense and evasion is flat out great. Okay, Sabin, get up! -Kefka, I'm in a bad mood, so I'll beat you up now! -Outta my way, suits! -"Hee-hee... Nothing beats the sweet music of hundreds of voices screaming in unison!" -What the hell?! How is a poisoned water supply killing off all those soldiers so quick and instantaneously?! That... can't be normal poison! -The King's dead. -And so is Cyan's wife and son... I feel awful. Not about the scene, but about the fact that I couldn't recognize the two characters as dead based on their sprites. -He has nothing more to lose. Time to kill em all! Sabin's more than happy to join the action. -Oh nice! We get to hijack some MagiTek for a bit! -Yikes. These guys are bloody awful at using those things. You beam and heal things limitlessly with those mechs, remember? -They are dead. Not big surprise. Onward to the next trial. -Did Shadow seriously just say "ta-ta"? -Going through a forest with a lovely camera shot of the background. But its monsters are nasty. -Gah! It happened again! I go out of my way to use up some healing items, then a recovery spring hits me in the face! -Sudden train level! I love train levels! Except its haunted... and significantly a little creepy! -I had to reset a couple of times. Not cause I was sucking, but because I keep finding myself unable to fully explore a place before becoming unable to visit it again. -Hey, not all the ghosts are hostile! Wonder if I'm using possess right at all? I mean, you'd think they'd have a better shot possessing the living or inanimate. -It works. The ghost leaves the party to instant-kill a foe. I'm forced to assume said foe is torn from the inside out or something. Brrr. -Oh nice! Are we gonna get a new Blitz technique for escaping a ghost ambush? -Nah. Sabin just train-jumps a little. -Being served food in a restaurant car. By the dead. This can't end well. -Wait, you mean it CAN end well! Nice! I'm liking this service! -Discovered how much better Sabin's fire mantra is vs. the Hadouken beam. Just in time. -Goodness, how much longer is this train?! -Zeigfield doesn't seem to be a ghost. What, was he WAITING for a random living idiot to come get the treasure, just to show off? -He went down in one hit. At least I got to see Cyan's charge 4 attack for the first time. -What?! Hey! I beat you! That means the treasure should be mine! You can't just do that! That's NOT HOW THAT'S SUPPOSED TO WORK! HEEYYY!! -Oh I get it. This is the sequence Wary hinted me on. Let me try that again. -Well I can't get the drop on him, when he bolts for the chest. And I can't find him again when I backtrack... Was I just not meant to get that treasure? -Onward. This train is ridiculously long. -There's a random conductor here who's not a ghost. And is named. And doesn't stop me when he knows I want to stop the train. And I'll probably never see him again. Ummmmmm...? -Okay, last little puzzle here. -...The train just talked to me? But where's the boss? -Wait, what? What?? -WHAT? -W-why, huh? -So, um, let me get this straight. The boss IS the train itself. Which is sentient apparently. Instead of slowing down it attacks you. And you fight back by running at sudden high speed right in front of the train so its a chase scene except not quite. Do I have all that right? -...THIS GAME ROCKS!!!! -Well, the train's decided on its own to drop the heroes off after that bout. -Even Sabin is relieved to be "finally" off that thing! That was a ridiculously long RPG train level! -Huh? Why are all those people- hey wait, they're boarding- ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...... -And among the passengers is Cyan's family... -...Oh my... I wasn't expecting that. Poor Cyan. I played through a little more, but I'll take a break here. |
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| Wary | Jul 6 2011, 01:13 AM Post #5 |
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Now that you've made it that far... THIS is what I wanted to show you. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u84cH_bmTA |
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| Power_Box | Jul 6 2011, 06:38 PM Post #6 |
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Holy cow! ...Look at how overleveled those two are! The only way to make something like that more awesome is if you do THAT while at a normal level in the game! Can it be done? -So we made it through woods and train. What's next? -That tiny cave leads to a dead-end. Nice waterfall though. -...No. You expect me to just... jump? Off that cliff? Down the falls? -...Oh yeah. Let's do this. -Woo-hoo! I'm pummeling monsters while falling down a giant waterfall! All this RIGHT after beating a ghost train you're running away from. Are things NOT exciting with Sabin? -A wild nature boy named Gau is introduced. -So now I'm in the Final Fantasy equivalent of Africa. Cool. -Hey, there's Gau again. He appeared right after I beat some random monsters... -Hungry huh? Let's see... Okay, have a green cherry and lets go! -...Huh? Okay, fine, have a potion. That outta help. -Whadoya mean you're still hungry?! Fine, FINE! Have the only tonic I have on me right now and lets move it already! -He's still whining!!? Oh for goodness sakes, lets just go... -...It won't let me run. Sigh, I REALLY don't want to attack. Have a potion. Accept it graciously! -STOP MOCKING ME!!! -Whadoya mean "we'll scare the animals"?! Doesn't everyone kill them in battles here?! -Ugh!! What a brat!! Did I just waste a bunch of nice health items on him. Oh whatever, he ran from being attacked so lets just move on... -Okay, little town of goodness. Let's update our equipment, restock on nice stuff, and get some info. -So I guess we gotta swim through a high speed current next from the sounds of things. This doesn't surprise me after what I put my characters through previously. -Ohhhhhh, this store sells dried meat, huh? That would've been nice to know earlier... -This town's big on its postal service, huh? Its keeping a broken, battered drafted imperial soldier alive. -We keep hearing about this place called "Marenda" that the Empire took over. I wonder what it'll be like? -I thought the psycho man that lady talked about was in the northernmost part of town, but I think she may have been talking about that one specific psycho I met at the beginning of this scenario... -Will? This? Please? You? Gau? -...MORE?? Enough already! Even Sabin's tired of this nonsense! -Mr. Thou. Haha. Okay, this kid is kinda redeemable. -Gotta love how Gau's primative nature conflicts with Sabin's high energy and Cyan's chivalry. This scene's a riot. -Suddenly a kappa appears to the sound of reggae to explain how to battle as Gau. It seems a little complex, but essentially if you give him the chance, that kid can learn every single unique attack from every possible monster. Way! -Practicing up for a while. Its a bit tricky, but I get how it all works. Lets get a bunch of those attacks! -Yikes, it's the UFO miniboss! And Gau can learn from that thing too! -Did I mention this area can house every single monster you've battled in the game so far (save for bosses)? It's pretty crazy, but it DOES mean loads of attack options if you hang around for a while. -We've hung around for a while! I even met another one of those UFOs and made quick work of it! I'm definitely getting better at this. -Nice to enter a cave without monsters in it. -Took a while, but we've got swimming gear. And you know what that means! -MORE EXTREME MASCULINE MOVING STUNTS WITH SABIN AND CYAN!! NOW WITH 100% MORE PRIMATIVE KID!! -You thought being chased by a ghost train or jumping down a waterfall just to get somewhere was EXTREME ENOUGH for you?! Well get ready, cause now we're going for the EXTREME challenge of letting an EXTREMELY fast current take you from one end of the world to the other!! Hold on to your pants, because you also have to face off against EXTREMELY dangerous aquatic creatures while you're at it! Don't believe me!? Neither did Gau until he got OHKOd by an electric jellyfish's EXTREMELY power attack! And while you're dealing with all of that, you to make EXTREME decisions of going left or right! WE'RE TALKING INTERSECTIONS, DAMMIT! And the right choices lead you to EXTREMELY awesome treasures and the chance to heal yourself in preparation of your next EXTREME current-riding trip! -EXTREEEEEEEEEEEEEEME! ......Now I understand why he loves EXTREME stunts so much! -Whew... Okay. Harbor town. But it doesn't have much. Let's ride a chocobo! -That was fun. Had some cool music. Shame about that rockslide. -Cyan can't handle sexy dance women. He's a riot when he's not sullen! -Again with that psycho man! He's well known, huh? He went insane when his wife died of childbirth and accused his newborn son of being a monster. I think I know where this might be going... -They're on a boat! They're on a boat! Everybody look at Sabin cause he's sailing on a boat! And so's Cyan and Gau. -Well that's that. One more scenario to go... MEANWHILE, WE'RE STILL RAFTING -Oh wow! Still?! Crap, that means we're still on an escort mission! -That wasn't so tough. Now where am I? -Oh! Took me a while to realize that we're back at Narshe. Already. Cool then. -Okay, let's visit that classroom again. I'm ready for the advanced lessons. -Wow, yeah, some of these tips are impressive. And some of these strategies are really tricky. These would've blown over my head if I tried to learn it all earlier. Hit your own ally while they have a reflect status to bypass an enemy's reflect? Totally wouldn't be thinking of that. -Of course the front gate is off limits. Just wanted to try anyways. Ouch though. Lookit how far they socked Edger and Banon. -Okay, through that secret passage then. -Hmm, I didn't go through here last time. -Moogles! Moogles, everywhere! They don't really have anything to say this time. Besides "ku" and "po". -Got a weird magic-draining sword. Don't like the sounds of it... -Back to the house where OLD GUY is! He has a name now, but I forgot what it was. -...Huh? You mean, that's it?! That's the third scenario?! But the game specifically told me this wouldn't be easy! What a cakewalk!! -Okay, okay, so everyone's here? Good. It seems we can even make negotiations. -Elder's nice. But he doesn't feel comfortable letting the neutral city of Narshe take a side. -Poor General Celes. First she gets beat up, then she proves to be hard to protect, and then Cyan tries to more or less pummel her. Being a genetically enhanced ex-general of the Empire is not easy... -"The Empire is evil. But not all of its citizens are." -Oh crap, Kefka's on his way?! -Those soldiers are practically begging Kefka to not take violent measures. Its astounding how sharply Kefka keeps cutting them off. -...It's almost as if the only thing Kefka cares about in life is killing. That's his only love in life. To kill and murder everyone and everything around him because its the ultimate source of fun for him. And anyone who disagrees with his twisted ideals of fun is an idiot. It's scary... Really scary. -It's war time. Let's rush to the esper... -Huh? What is this? Why's everyone lined up like that? Why does Banon ask "prepared?" when I talk to him? ...And why can I switch between all these characters so easily?! -Ah, I get it. Since we're in for a big fight, this is my chance to equip everyone and assign proper relics. Okay, this could take some time. -Ready! Let's get that esper while we fend everyone off! -Wait, everyone's staying to fight?! Let's just secure the esper! -Oh no. We're doing that whole 3-group battle game again... with actual characters this time? -And I have to organize them myself?! Oh, I do NOT like where this is going... Okay, okay, let's see... Group 1: Terra, Cyan Group 2: Celes, Edger Group 3: Locke, Gau, Sabin Yeah, that looks balanced. Keeping the magicians in separate groups means two groups with the cure ability. That leaves Sabin's group as a powerhouse. -Yeah, this is working for the most part! It'll be tough, but I can make it through! -I'm really starting to love Edger's NoiseMaker here. Gives the opportunity of using cure without getting hurt to badly at the same time. -Wow, I thought that one guard was in a panic, but he's actually like a miniboss. -I've defeated them all! That means Banon's safe. Which means that weak and wretched Kefka should give up! -Oh! He wants to fight. Feh. -...His sprite is different. Its actually a battle sprite. Um, that can't be right... -Whoa what?! -WHAT? That's powerful magic!! -You're kidding me!! He's so fast and powerful!! But he was so weak at the Imperial Camp! Was he always this powerful and just holding back?! -No way! He actually knocked me out! Impossible! -Oh! It looks like knocked out teams return to the save point with minimal health. That would've been troublesome if guards we're still approaching. -I think I have a chance with Terra and Cyan this time. Let's do it! -NO! Whenever he uses Ice 2 or Mutter that's it! I'm screwed! -Unbelieveable! I used up so much phoenix down and healing items! Why can't I kill that clown?! -Come on already!!! -I JUST REVIVED HER AND YOU ATTACKED HER ALMOST INSTANTLY WITH MAGIC!! YOU BASTARD, YOU'RE CHEATING!!!! -NOTHING WORKS!!? NOTHING WORKS AT ALL!!!? -.................... Kefka, I think I hate your guts. Well that was plesent. Unless I can organize a better strategy and teams, I'm doomed to stalemates against Kefka. But first, I need a break. From raging. |
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| Wary | Jul 6 2011, 07:19 PM Post #7 |
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Yeah you can do it at any level. The whole point was just that he THREW THE TRAIN. Freaking intense. Also, don't forget that you can always rearrange things among your teams to build one that will have the best chance against Kefka. |
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| Power_Box | Jul 7 2011, 11:21 PM Post #8 |
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Alright then! Let's try things a little differently this time. This strategy's a little more risky, but I think it can work this time. Team 1: Terra, Celes, and Locke. Two magicians and a thief formed for the sole purpose of fighting Kefka. Team 2: Sabin and Gau. Gau is a bit unpredictable, but I can count on Sabin to fend for himself easily. Team 3: Cyan and Edger. A powerhouse and a king that always attacks all enemies at once. Sounds good to me. BEGIN! -Okay then, Edger is doing a much better job at this than Cyan. Bio for the win. -Having trouble with the magicians. Having to dilute their magic attacks all the time to get at everyone is a pain. -Just as I thought, Sabin's fire attack makes him a one-man army. Still tough. -How am I getting beat up during a side attack?! -Cyan and Edger are taking a lot of those battles. -Celes' health is down! Gonna heal her- -*BATTLE* -Okay, switch now and- -*BATTLE* -Fine! Hurry! Hurry! -*BATTLE WITH CELES!* -...This sucks on ice! My formations must be off by a mile! -Yeah, that was worse than before. But this time, I'm ready for Kefka! -He loves his magic. We'll see how cool it is when Celes constantly absorbs it! -Haha! Its working! I think I have a chance this time! -Since when did Kefka learn fire attacks? -Wait... no. NO! -OH YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING! CELES ABSORBS MY MAGIC ATTACKS TOO!?! -Crap, crap, that wasn't- wait! ARG! -...This isn't going as planned. But I think I still have a better chance. Let's give it another shot. -Whoa, this is ending too fast! -HE CHEATED AGAIN! The moment Terra gets up from being wounded, Kefka attacks her! How did he know?! HOW?! DID?! HE?! KNOW?!?! -Gah! Okay. Y'know what? I think I got it now. I've gotta alternate between rune blade and magic attacks. If I can predict what that monster is going to do, I win. -Hey... hey wait! It's working. My plan is actually working! -I think Kefka might've actually figured out my plan. He's using normal attacks more often. -I'm still standing, but I gotta drop my guard for cure for a moment. -Now's not the time for confusion! WAKE UP! *SLASH* Haha... Thank god for advanced tactics. -Arg, if Celes remains down, I lose. Okay, new plan. Locke, you use that phoenix down... -And Terra, you use cure on Celes immediately afterwards. Infact, get it ready WHILE he's using phoenix down! -Yes! That worked too! I'm outsmarting him at all of his tricks!! Hee... Hee! YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!! I DID IT!! I BEAT KEFKA!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! I actually screamed in happiness like that I was so happy!! I mean, WOW! That freak is really REALLY hard to take down! I still can't believe it! Whew... -Right then. Onward to the esper. Let's see what happens this time. -It's messing with everyone other than Terra. -Terra has identity issues to discuss with that creature in the ice. -Hello! I think I'm getting its powers this time! -Wait, did it just turn Terra into a pink, naked, goddess of sorts...? -And she suddenly flies off, screaming all the while... Y'know, I'm starting to think nothing good is ever going to come from these things. -Terra's still gone, flying around the west. -Oh not again. I have to form a party of 4 from 6 people. Let's see... I've got... Cyan - Lv. 16 Sabin - Lv. 16 Gau - Lv. 14 Edger - Lv. 13 Locke - Lv. 13 Celes - Lv. 13 -Going for Locke, Celes, Edger, and Sabin for now. Sounds good, right guys? Looks like I can change if I ever have to. Gau's Rage and Cyan's slow-charging sword techs are a bit too undependable. -You mean I can actually EXPLORE Narshe for once?! Oh its about TIME! -Preparing these guys for what's next isn't easy, especially since I have an uncertain party of sorts. Okay. I'm gonna go out of my way here to talk about something else. The game's translator is the last person featured in the opening credits. Some guy named Ted Woolsey. He's the guy to hate for any major mess-ups the script may go through... ...Except I haven't seen any real mess-ups! There was "son of a submariner!" but I didn't mind that. For the most part, this translation has been great! And now a ramdom citizen of Narshe drops an F-bomb while describing the Empire. No joke. Rather than re-written as something different, it's censored as a bunch of symbols. So you know for certain that he hated the Empire so much that it drives him to swear at a time when Nintendo did everything they could to edit such things out and encourage others to do the same. A little research has taught me that Woolsey's style of translating is quite well known apparently. And it should be. He did an excellent job with the game's English script so far and I'm looking forward to seeing what's next! Didn't get much further, but beating Kefka like that... with pure strategy... man I can't tell you how good that felt! |
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| Duth Olec | Jul 8 2011, 09:28 AM Post #9 |
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(I haven't actually read this but I noticed what you said at the end) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Woolsey (I remember reading an interview in NP with the guy who translated the M&L games. Not this guy, but clearly a hero for writing Fawful's lines) |
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| Power_Box | Jul 12 2011, 04:55 PM Post #10 |
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Moving a tiny bit forward with uncertainty. -So onward to Figaro castle once again. Let's look around before we do anything else. -Sabin also wants to look around too. By himself. Well, okay then. -I think the game WANTS me to take a sleep. -Ohhhhh, I got a heartfelt cutscene involving Sabin and Edger! Now I KNOW I picked some good characters for this trip! -Edger essentially told a merchant "shut up, and take my money." -Now I can blind everyone for even more damage with a camera! Edger is just awesome. -Alright. On our way to this other region then by submergable castle. Not as exciting as it sounds. -That dog purposefully gave Edger rabies. What? -Huh? Why do I keep running into insane old men all the time? ...And why does this one know Locke?! -I don't get it. He's keeping Locke's friend in suspended animation with herbs? Ohhhhh, is this the girl he feels guilty about "failing to protect"? -Celes is also curious about that girl. Not much to that though. -Oh crap, its Shadow! Of course he doesn't want to be bothered, I have a team of 4! Now what do I do after I explore the town?! -Hmmm... This is apparently the house where that girl, Rachel, lived. -So she got hurt in an accident when Locke wanted to show her some awesome treasure he discovered and had amnesia. Her parents were NOT happy about that. Confused, Locke left the town... and then, a year later, Rachel has remembered everything... only to perish in an Imperial attack- -...What?! But if she's supposed to be dead, what about that earlier cutscene?! Rachel was sleeping in "suspended animation" or something right there!! What is he thinking, doing that to his lover?! Unless... Oh-no. Is he REALLY thinking he can just...? -...Locke's psyche is not as stable as I thought then. Not by a long shot. Now that Shadow has appeared, I have no idea how to proceed. Do I gain his assistance at the cost of keeping another party member back at Narshe? Bleh, his timing is just awful! |
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