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| Jeff Plays What YOU Pick V3!; Breath of Fire 2 it is! | |
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| Jeff | Jun 24 2009, 06:23 PM Post #51 |
Lord of Pie & BBWs
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Last time, we made a Queen anorexic, staved off a tree's Alzheimer's, screwed with the tower that controls the world's weather patterns, mowed a lawn and had Nina resign her fate to become a bird. And you guys thought it wouldn't get any weirder...  RACIST!!!  Whatever. Like I have a choice...  Welcome to my 3rd least-favorite dungeon in the game. You have to solo it as Nina, first of all, which means you'll be dying a lot. Thankfully, the game seems acutely aware of this fact because if you die, Nina returns to the party and can go it again with full health as many times as you feel the need to (IE: until you win, you schmuck. This is plot-pivotal not a side quest!). The enemies here will turn Nina to hamburger (chicken fillet? Hmm...) even if she has ChopChop and the best equipment she can have right now. To compound this, you see the boulders in this room? They move as you move. Capcom also set this room up to raise human blood pressure as much as physically possible, especially if you want to get the treasures here. So, in short: The monsters are stronger than you Random encounters are annoyingly common Nina sucks in all physical regards (you know what I mean) The boulders block you every chance they get So... yeah. But if you persist and figure out the boulder movement patterns, you'll get through to the next room...  The power of BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRD MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!    Words, words, words, words, words. Does Nina NEED any more character development? Capcom thinks she does.  Finally, they say something that makes sense.  Good luck winning this fight if you haven't leveled Nina up at all. Otherwise, Hail, Bolt X, Missile or Fire Storm twice over will wrap this up nicely.    A predictable plot element for anyone who played BoF1 or visited the Island of Giant Monsters! Or found Bleu! Seriously, how is this at all shocking?     Wait, what? You got knocked up by a guy from another tribe and so YOUR ENTIRE RACE HAD THEIR UNIQUE POWERS STRIPPED AWAY? What sense does this make?! Either the gods of the BoF world are the most petty, vindictive xenophobic assmongers in all of existence or the royal family has some SERIOUS explaining to do. Either way, this is beyond screwy.  - "Do you forgive me for--" Dear God, you people... sure! Why not?! Only in Japan would a single interracial couple be the downfall of society. Fuckers.  To talk more!  The King advises that they all rest up, so Ryu and the others ditch them while Nina stays behind because she feels she needs to be fleshed out even MORE.   ENOUGH! We get it! Nina's a sympathetic character! This is like "Character Development Chinese Water Torture"! STOP!  But in the middle of the night little Mina sneaks in! What's that little scamp up to now? Let's chase her and find out!  Uh-oh! Could this possibly be    Okay, I admit it, this scene actually IS a little heart-rending.    Come out and make me some popcorn?  Can we settle for the wind beneath my wings and call it a Roger Whittaker reference?   I have something in my eye... I have something in my other eye...  I have something in my heart...     Yeah. If we weren't so busy sleeping during what appears to be the middle of the day, we might've actually caught her or something...   About how touching this scene's supposed to be or just how awkward it is?  Words, words, words. Let's fly!  AWRIGHT!!! Now we can go anywhere at any time so long as we have Nina in the party! Including the hidden armory with incredible armor items or to the grand church of St. Eva!    Huh. Pretty nice place, actually. Everyone seems to be legitimately content - often sharing stories of recovering from illnesses or escaping depression by joining the church and coming here. Maybe this has all been a big misunderstanding?  What the pie?     Let's go talk to that unique sprite from before. Maybe she'll help us.  Nope.  I appreciate the compliments but I'm a dragon.  Awesome! Okay, so, how do we escape?   Your bathroom?   Okay, it took us HOW many hours of gameplay to finally decide who the main bad guys were? And why are we in here, anyways?   I was afraid you'd say that... Aww, man! Not again! *Sigh*. So, we dive into ANOTHER toilet, this one connected to a massively huge cave system below the city. Unfortunately, the monsters here are also hell on Earth, so don't waste time exploring (there's no items down here anyways). GTFO and you'll pop up inside an inn just outside the city. Next, we're gonna fly south of Rand's hometown to meet up with some other resistance people who'll help us and Claris take out the grand church!  Tiga?! Like UltraMan?! ... No. Like "Tiger" only lamer.  And in no time he starts hitting on Katt (who you need to get inside the town, so...)   Remember kids! Terrorism is good for you! (Though in their defense, they do plainly say the innocent people are the victims and that they intend to rescue them, not blow them up too...)   Tomb. "Tomb" doesn't have a "d" in it, you illiterate. Anyways, Katt offers to go find the "sponsor". By the prickling of my draconic thumbs...  The thieves' tomb is in the desert between Bleu's hideaway and High Fort. Now we can just fly there. Inside is my 2nd-least favorite dungeon in the game - arguably my least depending on my mood. The first room is merely a lead-in but the monsters are there too, ridiculously over-powered and can cause you all sorts of grief. The second room has holes all over it that MOVE AROUND and cause you to fall down rather than collecting the treasure chests or getting out as the case may be (you can't use the "Exit" spell in here for some arbitrary reason - making this quite possibly BoF2's LP-killing dungeon. However, I'm made of stronger stuff, so I pressed on).  >:[         Ryu: Look, everybody! There's a random hooker trapped in a cage on our road to destiny! What a coincidence! Patty: Stop gawking and step on the switch! When you free Patty, she'll rush to the next room.   Way to go. Apparently you can't read either. HELLO?! THIEVE'S TOMB!!!  Ryu's a boy. Go into the newly-opened next room.    ... weapons. STOP DOING THAT, HOOKER!!! Anyways, go back and talk to  Can we go end the game now?     FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD, MAN! You have a hooker RIGHT THERE!!! Patty: I AM NOT A HOOKER!!! Ryu: Shut up, hooker. Patty:  Katt then dives behind Ryu for protection from the sexual predator.   Oh for cryin' out loud... oh yes, I almost forgot. This is a Capcom game for the SNES and we haven't yet met our "Mandatory Loss Battle" quota yet.  Ryu: Yep. Tiga: So! In that case, I can marry Katt no problems, right? Ryu: Blow me. Tiga: YOU DIE!  I hate you, which ever Capcom employee wrote this scenario.   Ass.  You just beat up the guy that the game heavily implies she has feelings for and basically made her your slave. How do you think she must feel, you insensitive prick?   Is it just me or is it a little late in the game to flesh out a character I got just after I lost Bow? Y'know, like three scenarios from the end?  Tiga: ... I want you with me. Instead of, y'know, with the player characters. Katt: Will it get you to stop ogling me? Tiga: Yes. Katt: Okay, okay. Fine. The next morning, your remaining party will be left to catch up at your leisure. I flew back to Rand's village and spoke with Ladon about getting Rand in my party, then flew south to the church in Bando.  Unfortunately, there's no one there. In a fit of frustration, Katt whacks a statue and opens a hidden path!  Remember kids: violence is good for you!  Probably, yeah. Let's go! Tiga: I'm... I don't like small spaces! Ryu: *Sigh*  This path has a very simple gimmick. Step on the right arrow and chase after the door that sudden ends up well down the hallway. Wait, wasn't there another LP with moving walls updated today?  ... No. Go in a bit more to find the runaway priest!  The priest then lectures you about allowing the follows of Eva to choose if they want to go to the grand church. Ryu and his friends call him on his douchebaggery, forcing the priest's hand.   To spite you, he sends three zombies at you. These are easily dispatched with a little muscle. He then THANKS you for killing them!  *Facepalm* Damn!  DEAR GOD! What the hell is that thing?! Geez! And this was during Nintendo's heavy censorship era! *Shudder*. Anyways, with Bleu and Nina in tow, liberal abuse of Bolt X or Missile will put this bung hole in his place, especially with Ryu and Rand smashing his face in with their FISTS!!! (Or swords. Whatev.)  How did you know that? I never bothered using my dragon powers!   Not no more!    Awesome! With this, we'll report back to Tiga and Katt and begin our assault on Evrai! Let's go! Next time! |
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Come visit me and my thought processes at my website: http://www.publishedauthors.net/tdotdw/news.html "In the cold light, justice and morality always look corny and you can't wave the flag and look cool. But like it or not, society needs its heroes." - John Hart; actor who played The Lone Ranger. | |
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| Sean | Jun 24 2009, 06:29 PM Post #52 |
The ⑥of Four Against Nature
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One of these days our LPs are going to reference each other so much people will think it's a crossover. ...that actually sounds like an interesting idea. Dual-LP. Too bad we can't get that "Multi-Commentary thing" working just right. |
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| Jeff | Jun 25 2009, 09:16 PM Post #53 |
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Lord of Pie & BBWs
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With the death of the dark priest in hand, we hurry back to Katt and Tiga. Along the way, if you fiddle with the left and right arrows in that one room, you can find a powerful weapon for Katt... ... WUT?!  Turns out to be Katt and Tiga in disguise, though, so it's all good... Once Ryu explains (I guess?) Tiga and the others set off back to the camp. Katt stops to ask Ryu a prompt that confused me a lot when I first played through...   If you say "Yes" your relationship with Katt goes up, whereas "No" makes it go down. As a guy - that is to say a male - I thought telling her I was okay with her making her own life decisions would appease her moreso than being a general douche. As it turns out, Katt really, really, REALLY likes Ryu so him displaying no signs of jealousy actually upsets her. I'm being entirely serious when I say I did not understand this at all until like my third playthrough (I thought it was a mistranslation like in the Unison Room...). Even fully understanding WHY this response works this way, it's still odd for me...  Sure! Why not?!  Damn. He's testing me. The way to actually study this is to   When you satisfy Tiga's curiosity, you can head on to the grand church to raise some holy hell. Or something.  The first bunch of believers recite the part of the prayer/blessing/whatever that Tiga had you do and the guard runs out when Ryu and co arrive...   Ha-ha! Trick question?! (No, not really, but it's an easy guess.)  If you get it wrong, you just kill the guard. No sweat.     How dare she not wear sleeves larger than three fingers in width!!!   Well, no duh... Tiga tells Katt the truth (he loves Claris, not her) and runs at the priest. Habakuru or whatevs.  Round 1! Fight!  KO!  Round 2! Fight!  DESTROYED!  And NOW... he runs away. *Sigh* This room's a little annoying, though, since at timed intervals the crowd bursts into random prayer for Eva. It's annoying, but let's roll anyways!   Habaruku: Your sins are beyond the grave of god! Ryu: "god"? You mean Evan? I want nothing to do with him! Habaruku: SHUT UP!!!  Then stop talking.  What're ya gonna do? Pose in a lady's magazine with your incredibly feminine looks?  ... Oh. You're a... dragon...  lol, k.    RAPE!   Dragon Physics!   Let's get Rand and go check on mom! If you don't...  He's putting it on? Ryu: They're going to make another BattleToads game. Switch:      Well, we go onward and upwards and blow out another wall with Rand's help. Even though I cite again that Katt hits WAY harder than Rand...   Whoops! Well, that's that. Shall we go get Bleu again?  ... Oh.   Rand: Remember that time I said you had a cute face for a guy named Baba? Ryu: Still trying to repress that one, actually...   Dang.   What are you doing?!She then SHOVES Rand out of the way!    *MANLY TEAR!!!*  Was it a triumph? Huge succ-- NO! BAD JEFF! No more Portal references! BAD!  Ryu: Blow me, phony, your whole act's baloney you don't even pose a threat, I'm not frettin' it, homie. Habaruku: Shit! I'm as useless as Bubble Man! Forget this. I'm outta here!     There is nothing symbolic about this room. Nothing. Don't even ask. Nothing. It's completely and perfectly normal as far as lay-out plans go. More importantly, if you're in trouble, head the southbound path and go heal up. Now, head north!   Ryu and... umm... saving you. I guess.   Okay, this boss is two things. 1) A damnable nightmare if you refuse to use Gold Dragon 2) The deciding point between a bad and good ending Why? The old man doesn't have my HP, but you CAN save him. Kill the eye on the right first (it heals the machine) then the eye on the left or enter second (who cast Freeze and Flame, respectively). This can be very, very painful, but if you want a good ending, fight for the old man's sake!     WEWT! NONSENSE EXPLOSION!!! They warp back to Township (Niro's pad, for those not following) and Katt thanks Ryu profusely...   Should I? Spoiler: click to toggle  DADDY!  Shit got real.   And so the FIRST PLOT POINT IN THE GAME is largely resolved. With that in mind, time to do something awesome.   Down in the well of Township you find a device reminiscent of the ones used by Ganer and Shupkay. Curious! Better find someone who knows a lot about machines. The best place for this is Guntz - that very easily-missed town from BoF1 containing the Iron Ogre clan...  Go to the back building of the little establishment and go down behind the bookcase to find~...  Your name translates out as "Energetic Boobs"?     Actually, machinery puts off crazy heat so a lot of energy is wasted, but I'll let it slide...  And that's just weird.  I NEED AN ADULT! I NEED AN ADULT!!! She then agrees to come back with you to Township to examine the machine in question.  Understatement of the year, meet Eichichi.   Uhh, dad should you really be--   HOLY **** ON A **** SANDWICH WITH **** ON TOP AND A SIDE HELPING OF ****!!! IT'S A FLYING TOWN!!! ... Well, now I have to.. I'm on a town! I'm on a town! Take a good hard look 'cuz I'm riding on a TOWN!!!  Next stop is to further investigate the event that triggered, y'know, the SECOND HALF OF THE GAME!  Wait, whut? Not only does this plan fail, it opens the doors and unleashes the demonic horde. Congratulations, you've condemned us all. I hope you're pleased. (From here on out, you may no longer summon Mina as a bird. Sure hope you didn't kill Father Ganer...~)  No DUH!!! The dragon's been there for, what? 15-20 years?!  One hooker, coming up!      Dear sister, I'm going to murder you... But more importantly, search Hometown 'til you're blue in the face but you'll never, ever find her. Why? She's not there. In fact, the very sentiment the guy gives you is just plain wrong. First off, the only things south of the Thieves' Tomb are Bleu's hideout and Giant Monster Island! Patty's not in Hometown! She's in Township, in one of the rooms!  You and everyone else. Get your ass going!!! Join me next time when we gather up the last three Shamans, deck out our team and put an end to this madness! See you there for the Final Update of Jeff Plays Breath of Fire 2!!! |
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Come visit me and my thought processes at my website: http://www.publishedauthors.net/tdotdw/news.html "In the cold light, justice and morality always look corny and you can't wave the flag and look cool. But like it or not, society needs its heroes." - John Hart; actor who played The Lone Ranger. | |
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| ddrattack | Jun 25 2009, 11:44 PM Post #54 |
The DDR of all things Rythm
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"You and everyone else. Get your ass going!!!" Made me laugh for about 10 minutes straight. Great work, as usual... 
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| Jeff | Jun 26 2009, 05:40 PM Post #55 |
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Lord of Pie & BBWs
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Welcome to the final update of Breath of Fire 2: But before we storm evil's gates with swords in hand, we can now collect the last couple Shamans.  Remember about donating 20 times at Namanda's Temple? Yeeeeah. Also, there's a timing minigame in there for a really powerful spell, but it doesn't work on bosses and is generally too big a pain in the ass to merit... Solo's compatible party members are Rand and Spar. I'm going to go ahead and spar you her official portrait because, quite frankly, Solo is hideous. Next, we go to Bando, the ruined church and go through the hole Katt punched in the wall and to the left/right slider room. Set the slider all the way to the left and go in to find...  Huzzah! (Yes, both Solo and Seny can only be gotten after clearing the Evrai Church mission.)  Seny is a happy-go-lucky Shaman with a good head on her shoulders. Unfortunately, she doesn't like fusing much, but agrees to help for the greater good. Compatible party members include Nina and Jean. Finally, go back to Gate and go to the cave on the far left, under the dragon's right claw.  The last one! The Dark Shaman!  She's timid, but polite and kind to Ryu and his friends. Why she was trapped in this hellhole is anyone's guess. Compatible party members include: Bow and Katt. Speaking of party members, LET'S FINAL FUSION!!! Fire + Dark + Katt =  The heaviest-hitter in the entire game. Her "Dare" command is replaced by "Keep" which charges energy one turn and unleashed it the next, which can hit within the same damage ranges as Ryu's dragon transformations. No fooling. Like Katt herself, she has low defense, but damned if she isn't good! Next - Wind + Holy + Nina =  The Angel Princess! I guess? Her "Will" ability is replaced with "Banish" which makes enemies flee. You get no exp for it but can be useful in a pinch. There are plenty of other fusions, but since we're going "Food-Chain-Harem" route, this is what we'll take to the final showdown. Meanwhile, thousands of miles away...  Patty discerns the dragon is, indeed, alive, though wounded from the bombing. Patty lectures Father Hulk on his douchebaggery and explains that the dragon is guarding a gate, but the gate has since weakened. When asked what's behind the gate, Patty shrugs, thus ending her sole useful scene in the entire game.  Ho snap! A deceitful Eva Priest in MY BoF?! It's more likely than you think!  It's Hab... Bah... Bara.... Buh... That one guy from the church at Evrai!  Ho snap!   The problem was "the life of a hooker" wouldn't have made it through the censor, so they had to fudge a little here.  DENY'D! The dragon then tosses Patty to safety as the priest flies into a rage. The dragon speaks to them, telling Ryu and co to run, but forget that noise! We got some serious payback due for this guy!  This boss battle is none-too-difficult, being that his only move to watch for is Bolt X, something both Bleu and Nina should have by now anyways. After doing away with him, you speak with the dragon again.  She then tells you that, in brief, you now have the choice of flipping the bird to destiny and going home or to descend down to Evan's hidey-hole and kill him personally.   Wow! I can end the game right here?! Okay! Let's not bother. Without any more energy, there's no way Evan can rise up, right? ... Right?  Damn it.  DAMN IT! That means I have to be a responsible citizen and, y'know, exert EFFORT! Okay, okay! Let's give the "right" answer and avoid the bad end, shall we?  I can handle that. I'm cool like that.  And it turns out the dragon is really a BLUE-HAIRED WINGED WOMAN!!!   She commits suicide to open the gates she wanted to never open (I'm not making that part up) and you can descend into Hell.  From here on out, the enemies will get harder and harder and harder. Do not come here unless you're level 45, at minimum. I was at level 50 and still had a hard time! Just force your way through and collect the treasures, if you want, until you spiral downwards to the final town in the game.   Get it? Dologany? Doh-rah-don-ee? Ha-ha! Engrish is fun, class! Like it or not, you get dragged to see the elder (not that there's much else worth commenting on in this place, but what the hell, right?) and spoonfed about 30 minutes of backstory.  A long, long time ago, circa 1993 AD, the first Ryu gathered up seven warriors - one of which was Bleu herself - and led the charge against douchiness the world over. The dragon clan was in two major sects are the time, Light and Dark, and battled against itself for control over 6 "Goddess Keys" that, if assembled, would allow the bearer's wishes brought to reality. Ryu the first said "Well, forget this crap," and collected the keys to get to the goddess and smack her punkass down. So he did. And it was awesome. However, Tyr/Miria/Myria or whatever the current translation on her name is at this point left behind a "seed of darkness".  Which leads to 500 years later, circa 1994, and Ryu having to do away with Myria's illegitimate offspring the game describes in rather biological terms... Well! Glad we crammed all that into ONE BUILDING IN THE GAME!  We then get to play a flashback as the strange blue-haired winged lady from before. In the interest of completing this in time for dinner, I'll summarize this 20-minute interactive cinema. It's Ryu and Yua/Patty's mother, from the dragon clan, who came to the surface as a scout. She met Ganer, said "Let's have kids" and the rest of the game is history. So, yes, Root, the giant pulsating eyeball WAS my mother.  Okay, we're done here, let's descend the tower and put that bung hole Deathevan in his place. Unfortunately, you can't because the game's unwinnable unless you stop along the way and talk with a dragon elder. He tells you the ultimate dragon power - Anfini (Capcom's second horrifically Engrish translation of "Infinity" second to "Agni" from BoF1) - is a must-have for the destined child to strike down Deathevan.   You then go into each room, sequentially but, again, I'm not gonna show that because pretty much everyone jumps up and down and says "PICK ME! PICK ME! PICK ME!". The proper answer is to enter Ryu's room and speak with the Ryu-Double and refuse to sacrifice anyone. You then get Ryu's final power, Anfini, which is useless except for one part of the plot. Continue on the way to Hell because the enemies only get harder and bitchier. I was level 60 by now and still having trouble. Worth noting, however, is this part will always be hard, no matter what. The character's stats, except HP and AP, max out around level 50, except Nina who caps at 55 and Bleu who continues growing until level 99. Since getting all the way to level 99 is a pain in the ass, I'm just gonna suck it up and keep going. Along the way you can collect the four "Dragon" set items, which are Ryu's ultimate equipment. Along the way, there's one last unresolved plot thread needing to be cut.   Okay!   Oh. Right. You. I had forgotten about you. ... Again. Wait, how'd you get out in the first place if Valerie, that is Ryu's mother, was blocking the gate? Then how'd you get back inside?! Well, instead of answering me, he attacks you. Let into him a little and he'll pause the fight for a moment.   Ryu: I've said it before to all the other idiot prompts in this game so... Blow me. Barubary: Meh. Figured it was worth a shot. Whatcha gonna do, right?  (Yeah, I forgot to bosscap this guy. Sue me.) Afterwards is one last Ladon statue and a dragon spring. Heal up and prepare because we're only three rooms from the end of our arduous, 1206-screen cap long journey!   ... the gate.Nikanoru?  Ahh! I see what you did thar!  G'ah! MODDER!!!  Ryu: BLOW ME, DOUCHEBAG!  Ryu: HELLZ YEAH! Deathevan: PIMP SMACK, FOO'! Ryu: What the--?! PLOTHAX?!    Dude, this is the RPG that involves toilet-jumping and insect-eating as national past times, how on Earth do you get off-- OH MY GOD HE KILLED KATT!!!  Ryu: M-my friends! And more importantly - my dignity!!  BoF1 - Tyr BoF2 - Miria BoF3 - Myria *Shrug*  Yeah. He reminds her of... Ryu. Go fig.  You bastard!    That's it! You goin' down, son! GLADIATOR!!!    IT'S ASSWHOOP TIME!!!    It's time to cast down our idols!  OH MY DEAR SWEET LADON THERE IS NO EMOTICON THAT SUFFICIENTLY SUMS UP HOW MANY BRICKS I JUST SHAT!!!  Oh God, I hope this works. Evan: Sup? Ryu: NOT YOU, BITCHTITS!!!     I don't know how exactly that works, but I'm sure as hell not complaining!  IT'S A GOOD DAY TO DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE BY ME AND HELP MY FRIENDS TO DEFEAT THE ENEMY!!!  And the final battle rages forth! Deathevan is an appropriate final boss for this long trial and he will give you little to no room to breathe in this fight. His normal attack involves shooting a massive tendril from his chest to smash you in the face, he has HeatBreath, which hits your entire party for a small chunk of HP, and an attack where he proclaims "Become God's might!" and sucks ~50-60 HP from each party member to heal himself. If you were smart, you have collected and held onto the WiseBL (Ball? Blade?) which restore 100 AP and keep Ryu's AP at max so he can spam Gold Dragon as often as possible (Anfini has served its purpose and will be grayed out again after the cutscene). Deathevan isn't immune to any attack, but doesn't have any glaring weaknesses, either, which is what makes Gold Dragon such a key element in the battle. Keep your health up and unleash the fury! Good luck!   Let's see... you: -Had a demon erase the memories of everyone in my hometown -Had several demons kick me to the curb just because -Tried to kidnap and assassinate several of my friends -Tried to sexually harass several of the female companions -Caused me to have to eat worms, cockroaches and flies -Forced me to hunt down, rescue, re-hunt down and re-re-hunt down by hooker-sister -Had my father hooked up to a machine that sucked so much of his energy he was rendered blind -Indirectly killed my mother but not before you forced her to give up her life to halt your dumb ass -Caused me to go toilet-diving not once but TWICE -You actually DID succeed in killing my harem - err - teammates -And let's not forget MY personal favorite: named all of your underlings things you KNEW I'd never remember I think my case would hold considerable weight in court, you prick.   Oh! Gosh! I never thought of it that way before... maybe it's because of SELF-PRESERVATIONIST INSTINCT?! Goodie for you.   Yay! Like the dog-guy! Or the armadillo-guy! Or the plant-guy! Or the monkey-guy! Or the... frog-guy. Don't I have any normal friends? We stop by the dragon town - where we're told Deathevan has been stopped and that the demons have all been weakened because of it.     Dayum! Ryu puts off some MAD PROTAGONIST type of pheromone...   ... huh?   Ryu is then BEGGED by his trio of friends not to ascend and resume watch over the cave as his mother did before him - realizing that Deathevan has not been killed, but returned to his spore state, only to feed off human negative emotion and grow once again!   Holy hell that's big!!!  Thanks, dad.   Uhh... I think Gate's about to get a sizable extension!  Our comrades are rattled about during the commotion!  Once the mountain has been summarily crushed, Ryu crawls out of the grass to survey what has happened... the town has sealed the pathways to the surface, hopefully for good. Ganer tells his son that if Ryu teaches people about justice and courage and all that good stuff, that Deathevan will never be able to regain enough energy to ever return, but that it's up to each passing generation to take a stand from then on.  And that's that!  We then get treated to a series of flashbacks from key events in the game and surprisingly hi-res animations of several characters who got little to no diversity in their sprite sheet. Which is cool.  So, that's that. That's Breath of Fire 2 from start 'til finish.  For those curious: No, you cannot kill Deathevan without using Anfini. It becomes an unwinnable battle if you try, unlike BoF1 where you CAN win without using the ultimate dragon, Agni (though that nets you the bad end).  To get the middle-ending, you beat Deathevan, but either fail to save Ganer or just don't find the well secret/Eichichi. When you leave, Ryu transforms into Gold Dragon and takes up guard over the gate. If you have any females in your party, they will actually CRY over Ryu, though you still get the triumphant ending sequence as the game still quantifies this as a "good" end, though I think it's depressing as hell.  But that's it. Three endings and a lot of possibilities, minigames and exciting things to discover. I find something new every time I play through. Ironically, the better I got at the game, the less I found myself using my dragon powers. Crazy, huh?  Breath of Fire 2 is not "ZOMG BEST RPG EVAR" but what it is, is a fun and exciting game with a diverse taste pallet and a lot of fun waiting to be discovered. It's witty, charming, and requires more than one play through to find everything. If you ever get the chance, take it for a spin. You won't be disappointed if you love fun RPGs.  Join me next time as we take a quantum leap to the PlayStation era and another exciting adventure! See you then, true believers! 
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Come visit me and my thought processes at my website: http://www.publishedauthors.net/tdotdw/news.html "In the cold light, justice and morality always look corny and you can't wave the flag and look cool. But like it or not, society needs its heroes." - John Hart; actor who played The Lone Ranger. | |
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| Sean | Jun 26 2009, 05:49 PM Post #56 |
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The ⑥of Four Against Nature
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Looking at that party, wow, you're right. You really don't get normal friends, do you? |
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| Root | Jun 26 2009, 05:56 PM Post #57 |
The Speaker for the Dead
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I lol'd mightily at the "let's see what you did" script. Excellent. And nao it's over. Good jorb, jeff. |
Does being the only sane one make me the insane one, in a sort of way? Though my eyes could see, I was still a blind man; Though my mind could think, I still was a madman... "Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run...there's still time to change the road you're on" | |
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6:58 AM Nov 25
