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jecca_mehlota) wrote2009-06-20 07:40 pm
jecca_mehlota) wrote2009-06-20 07:40 pm
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I'm not completely exhausted right now!
The best thing about weekends is waking up at 7:30 and being able to roll over and go right back to sleep. mmmm, sleep.
So somehow in the past, you know, day, I managed to forget Larsa had joined us again which, as I’m sure you can imagine, led to a sudden bout of extreme confusion when some random person ran up and smacked the monster I was attacking.
I found the Feywood! And aggro’d an elemental or something, ow, run away.
...Also. Something that is very strange to think: “pfff, it’s just a Malboro.” These things are kind of pathetic.
Anyway, where was I going?
To another boss fight, apparently! That was quick.
Oooh, damn, that sporefall-thing is brutal! Elder Wyrm = Malboro of FFXII. Someone here is going to run out of handkerchiefs.
(It is not the Wyrm.)
BALTHIER AND BASCH, IF YOU DON’T STOP ONE-SHOTTING THE OTHER PARTY MEMBERS…. Fran at least seems to miss the Confusion aspect when she’s in the party and it uses that.
I don’t even know what Larsa is going. I had to Raise him a couple times right in the beginning, but now the fight is over and it occurs to me (now that I’m curing and removing status effects and regaining MP and considering who I can swap out next) that I have no idea what he did for the last third-fourths of the battle. I never had to cure him or raise him or esuna him. WTF? What was his secret?
PARAMINA RIFT! Now it is cold out.
... Is the Feywood the new Zertinan Caverns? That’s twice now I’ve wandered into it.
You can never know anyone, not even your father? Okay, who’s Balthier’s father and what has he done.
FLOATING ROOOOCKS. Bur-Omisace = Riverne’s cousin?
Anyway, there are a million refugees here, apparently. Faram.
You know, they make a big deal about Fran having left the Wood, but there are Viera all over the place. Not in large numbers, but still around. Are they just from… what, I dunno, different places, where going out somewhere isn’t such a huge deal? Or was Fran just the most recently departed? Has this been addressed and I’ve just forgotten?
DRAMATIC SUNGLASSES REMOVAL. Larsa’s father has been killed. ...tsk, Vayne. That wasn’t very nice of you. RUN LARSA. RUN AND HIIIIIDE BEFORE HE KILLS YOU, TOO.
Meanwhile, the GMs or whatever they’re called. Judges. Are tossing each other around by their faces. Fun times.
Now, look, Ashe, you went and woke him up! Didn't they tell us not to do that? Nethicite-cutting sword for the win, I guess.
Hm. No more Larsa. He has gone to be emo. Which is, you know, acceptable, considering the circumstances and all. But NO MORE FOUR-PERSON PARTY. Alas!
I can always tell when there’s going to be a cutscene because the zone suddenly takes five times as long to load.
...that statue with the now-glowing eyes hadn’t better try to eat me or anything.
THERE IS A BOX BEHIND A TRAP THAT IS NOT NICE.
Oh. Heeeey. It was a rejuvenation trap! That’s okay, then.
AUGH THE STONE HEADS IN THE WALL JUMP OUT AND TRY TO KILL ME WHAT. WHAAAAT. Stop throwing statues at me, Shrine!
So, all those face-sculptures that just collapsed into the floor. Are they going to now try and bite my ankles off, instead of trying to fall on me?
… Green crystal. Oh. No. Monster. Monster possessing a save crystal. Something.
DAMN YOU TELEPORTING SNAKE-HAIRED HORSES STOP TELEPORTING. Yes, you heard me. Go against your very nature.
Also: hey! Secret staircase! NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A SECRET TUNNEL. (SECRET TUNNELLLLL) Cool. Less cool: hidden staircase zones on top of a mine. AAAUGH. No, it’s okay. We’re alive. Barely.
(I keep getting yellow liquid. I keep thinking: GOOD FOR MAMMETS! No, Jecca. Wrong game. Again.)
... Stop staring at me, glowing-eyed statue.
BASCH, STOP STEPPING ON THE TRAPS.
Tsk. I told you to stop. Look, now you’re dead. Honestly, man!
The sword is the statue in the middle, right...? SPIN, OTHER, SMALLER STATUE.
Most amazing detour. Right back where I started, only on the other side. You know, game, you could have just unlocked the other set of doors and saved me the trouble. If I open these doors, do they unlock? YES. Excellent.
Vinuskaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr. You’re weird looking. All three of my characters are wearing heavy armor, but I can’t be bothered to change them out of it. He doesn’t have much defe---- oh. He’s dead now. So, yeah. That was really fast.
Fran does always do the arrow thing, by the way! I either did not notice it before or forgot about it.
Why do they only bother giving me (/ the option to buy) the map after I have obsessively crawled over every corner already?
Hey, statue? Thanks for the not eating me and all, but don’t drop your sword on me, either, yeah? We cool?
AAAAND ANOTHER BOSS FIGHT. Boss fight with minions! Those are always kind of fun, because then I actually use Quickenings, which are kinda cool, now that I have half a clue what I’m supposed to be doing with them. Though I always forget which button is shuffle.
NO MORE MINIONS. And no more 2/3rds of your health, crazy boss! Bwee.
.... *glances away from screen to watch controller rattle its way across the floor* I have really got to disable the rumble feature. I'm really sick of having to put that thing down because the vibrations are annoying.
Mateus. THE CORRUPT! Apparently.
HEAVY SWORD OF ROCK-DOOM! And there’s what’s-his-face the dead guy again. ...Oh, come on, Balthier! She missed on purpose.
Hmmm... GIANT AIRSHIP OF WAR plus SMOKE. Gosh. I wonder.
Ugh. Dun wanna walk back. TELEPORT HELLO.
...no, apparently I am walking. WHY, SELF.
DISGRUNTLED CHOCOBO! It is cuter than it has any right to be, wandering around with the town as it is.
I like how I completely have enough potions and spells and whatall to help these people but we just don’t.
What?! Run away from the danger?!
Crazy man. I bet we fight him.
... Yep. Goodbye, Bergan.
SUNGLASSES.
... Dear LORD that is a hike we have set out for ourselves. This is potentially going to be a very boring journey, but at the same times, things are so rarely that simple...
Everyone here is rambling on about the matter at hand except this one person, who is still on about Technicks. Clearly she is in shock.
Man, someday I’ll accept teleportation as a means of transportation. I use it all the time in Vana’diel, I mean... I dunno. Whatever.
... Also, I totally just tried to open the menu and adjust the sound effects volume. Wrong game again. Of course, I also keep reading Paramina as Parradamo, so. It’s not like this is a big secret or anything, me perpetually thinking I’m playing that other game.
... Actually, walking to Rabanastre took less time that I’d thought it would. Possibly this has something to do with my not having to stop and explore every corner of the map and investigate every zone I came across, and also not taking a six month break in the middle.
That said, I think I’ll fly to Nalbina. It feels slightly better than teleporting, anyway.
... Okay, change of plans. Going on some hunts first. And definitely teleporting to these, since they’ve got me running all over where I’ve been so far.
Whoo, that one got me a new bow! Now I just need better arrows... (Though I am not entirely convinced such things exist. Surely something would have turned up by now? Though maybe not. I don’t know! Clearly.)
Aaand, I was going to go to Giza but it’s not raining anymore and that guy’s not there. Well then. Okay! Time to actually hunt the Cluckatrice, I guess! On my god I want a tame cockatrice. OMG.
OH WAIT NO NOW IT’S RAINING AGAIN WTF WEATHER.
W T F
So turns out the guy who sent me after the Croakadile was dead. Kind of strange. Dead man posting a bill. Well, whatever.
I WANT AUTO-RUN. ARGH.
... Hey, wait, what? Wooly Gators are non-aggressive! Why did this one aggro me? I didn’t even do anything!
Time for testings...
Gambits were off, but turning them off in front of another one doesn’t do anything.
Fleeing doesn’t trigger anything, either.
... Getting aggro from a Gigantoad, however... WOOLY GATORS LINK WITH GIGANTOADS. What the hell?
Anyway, here is one of the problems with relying on the minimap in the corner too much: you try to save at the tree next to the save crystal. Hrm.
Also. I like how everyone grunts or cries in pain even though the monsters are hitting for 0 damage. GOSH. OW. THAT REALLY HURTS STOP IT.
And then I wandered back into the skeleton-spawning flying boss of doom’s territory! Though now I’m over their level, at least, so they aren’t nearly killing me with every hit. Lessee how fast I have to run away this time! (HOW do I not die more often?)
OKAY WE GOT CLOSE. But not close enough, damnit. STILL NOT DEAD. Stupid flying thing. Maybe Quickenings’d do it. We will find out next time.
But that reminds me of that other spot of ... static map, for lack of a better term. I am going there now!
Ah, the thing living here is called the Earth Tyrant, and he’s kind of pathetic at this level. Though I do wonder why we feel it’s necessary to go around killing these things. Surely this will eventually have some sort of repercussion.
This is kind of out of nowhere, but I don’t think I’ve mentioned: the way the chocobo’s eyes start to glow when you tell is to sprint? Really freaks me out.
Anyway, enough of this. What was I doing? WALKING SOMEWHERE. Yes. ONWARDS! Through the Mosphoran Highwaste! I entered here on a chocobo once when I was bored and a much lower level. Didn’t go too far, though. Just wandered around the initial area.
BIRDS. I’m kind of sick of toggling weapons around.
SALIKAWOOD. Ooh, pretty!
... Oh, dear. I’ve stumbled into the path of three very, very angry Bombs. Yeek!
Rather, a very angry Bomb and his minions.
A very angry Bomb that can call for help and completely restore its health. Cute, Square. Very cute. You’ll forgive me for not being the slightest bit amused.
So instead I will round up MOOGLES. And then they will open the gate! AND I WILL ZONE.
And we're calling it a post, though I'll probably play a bit more before going to bed or something. That can just go towards the next entry.
So somehow in the past, you know, day, I managed to forget Larsa had joined us again which, as I’m sure you can imagine, led to a sudden bout of extreme confusion when some random person ran up and smacked the monster I was attacking.
I found the Feywood! And aggro’d an elemental or something, ow, run away.
...Also. Something that is very strange to think: “pfff, it’s just a Malboro.” These things are kind of pathetic.
Anyway, where was I going?
To another boss fight, apparently! That was quick.
Oooh, damn, that sporefall-thing is brutal! Elder Wyrm = Malboro of FFXII. Someone here is going to run out of handkerchiefs.
(It is not the Wyrm.)
BALTHIER AND BASCH, IF YOU DON’T STOP ONE-SHOTTING THE OTHER PARTY MEMBERS…. Fran at least seems to miss the Confusion aspect when she’s in the party and it uses that.
I don’t even know what Larsa is going. I had to Raise him a couple times right in the beginning, but now the fight is over and it occurs to me (now that I’m curing and removing status effects and regaining MP and considering who I can swap out next) that I have no idea what he did for the last third-fourths of the battle. I never had to cure him or raise him or esuna him. WTF? What was his secret?
PARAMINA RIFT! Now it is cold out.
... Is the Feywood the new Zertinan Caverns? That’s twice now I’ve wandered into it.
You can never know anyone, not even your father? Okay, who’s Balthier’s father and what has he done.
FLOATING ROOOOCKS. Bur-Omisace = Riverne’s cousin?
Anyway, there are a million refugees here, apparently. Faram.
You know, they make a big deal about Fran having left the Wood, but there are Viera all over the place. Not in large numbers, but still around. Are they just from… what, I dunno, different places, where going out somewhere isn’t such a huge deal? Or was Fran just the most recently departed? Has this been addressed and I’ve just forgotten?
DRAMATIC SUNGLASSES REMOVAL. Larsa’s father has been killed. ...tsk, Vayne. That wasn’t very nice of you. RUN LARSA. RUN AND HIIIIIDE BEFORE HE KILLS YOU, TOO.
Meanwhile, the GMs or whatever they’re called. Judges. Are tossing each other around by their faces. Fun times.
Now, look, Ashe, you went and woke him up! Didn't they tell us not to do that? Nethicite-cutting sword for the win, I guess.
Hm. No more Larsa. He has gone to be emo. Which is, you know, acceptable, considering the circumstances and all. But NO MORE FOUR-PERSON PARTY. Alas!
I can always tell when there’s going to be a cutscene because the zone suddenly takes five times as long to load.
...that statue with the now-glowing eyes hadn’t better try to eat me or anything.
THERE IS A BOX BEHIND A TRAP THAT IS NOT NICE.
Oh. Heeeey. It was a rejuvenation trap! That’s okay, then.
AUGH THE STONE HEADS IN THE WALL JUMP OUT AND TRY TO KILL ME WHAT. WHAAAAT. Stop throwing statues at me, Shrine!
So, all those face-sculptures that just collapsed into the floor. Are they going to now try and bite my ankles off, instead of trying to fall on me?
… Green crystal. Oh. No. Monster. Monster possessing a save crystal. Something.
DAMN YOU TELEPORTING SNAKE-HAIRED HORSES STOP TELEPORTING. Yes, you heard me. Go against your very nature.
Also: hey! Secret staircase! NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH A SECRET TUNNEL. (SECRET TUNNELLLLL) Cool. Less cool: hidden staircase zones on top of a mine. AAAUGH. No, it’s okay. We’re alive. Barely.
(I keep getting yellow liquid. I keep thinking: GOOD FOR MAMMETS! No, Jecca. Wrong game. Again.)
... Stop staring at me, glowing-eyed statue.
BASCH, STOP STEPPING ON THE TRAPS.
Tsk. I told you to stop. Look, now you’re dead. Honestly, man!
The sword is the statue in the middle, right...? SPIN, OTHER, SMALLER STATUE.
Most amazing detour. Right back where I started, only on the other side. You know, game, you could have just unlocked the other set of doors and saved me the trouble. If I open these doors, do they unlock? YES. Excellent.
Vinuskaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr. You’re weird looking. All three of my characters are wearing heavy armor, but I can’t be bothered to change them out of it. He doesn’t have much defe---- oh. He’s dead now. So, yeah. That was really fast.
Fran does always do the arrow thing, by the way! I either did not notice it before or forgot about it.
Why do they only bother giving me (/ the option to buy) the map after I have obsessively crawled over every corner already?
Hey, statue? Thanks for the not eating me and all, but don’t drop your sword on me, either, yeah? We cool?
AAAAND ANOTHER BOSS FIGHT. Boss fight with minions! Those are always kind of fun, because then I actually use Quickenings, which are kinda cool, now that I have half a clue what I’m supposed to be doing with them. Though I always forget which button is shuffle.
NO MORE MINIONS. And no more 2/3rds of your health, crazy boss! Bwee.
.... *glances away from screen to watch controller rattle its way across the floor* I have really got to disable the rumble feature. I'm really sick of having to put that thing down because the vibrations are annoying.
Mateus. THE CORRUPT! Apparently.
HEAVY SWORD OF ROCK-DOOM! And there’s what’s-his-face the dead guy again. ...Oh, come on, Balthier! She missed on purpose.
Hmmm... GIANT AIRSHIP OF WAR plus SMOKE. Gosh. I wonder.
Ugh. Dun wanna walk back. TELEPORT HELLO.
...no, apparently I am walking. WHY, SELF.
DISGRUNTLED CHOCOBO! It is cuter than it has any right to be, wandering around with the town as it is.
I like how I completely have enough potions and spells and whatall to help these people but we just don’t.
What?! Run away from the danger?!
Crazy man. I bet we fight him.
... Yep. Goodbye, Bergan.
SUNGLASSES.
... Dear LORD that is a hike we have set out for ourselves. This is potentially going to be a very boring journey, but at the same times, things are so rarely that simple...
Everyone here is rambling on about the matter at hand except this one person, who is still on about Technicks. Clearly she is in shock.
Man, someday I’ll accept teleportation as a means of transportation. I use it all the time in Vana’diel, I mean... I dunno. Whatever.
... Also, I totally just tried to open the menu and adjust the sound effects volume. Wrong game again. Of course, I also keep reading Paramina as Parradamo, so. It’s not like this is a big secret or anything, me perpetually thinking I’m playing that other game.
... Actually, walking to Rabanastre took less time that I’d thought it would. Possibly this has something to do with my not having to stop and explore every corner of the map and investigate every zone I came across, and also not taking a six month break in the middle.
That said, I think I’ll fly to Nalbina. It feels slightly better than teleporting, anyway.
... Okay, change of plans. Going on some hunts first. And definitely teleporting to these, since they’ve got me running all over where I’ve been so far.
Whoo, that one got me a new bow! Now I just need better arrows... (Though I am not entirely convinced such things exist. Surely something would have turned up by now? Though maybe not. I don’t know! Clearly.)
Aaand, I was going to go to Giza but it’s not raining anymore and that guy’s not there. Well then. Okay! Time to actually hunt the Cluckatrice, I guess! On my god I want a tame cockatrice. OMG.
OH WAIT NO NOW IT’S RAINING AGAIN WTF WEATHER.
W T F
So turns out the guy who sent me after the Croakadile was dead. Kind of strange. Dead man posting a bill. Well, whatever.
I WANT AUTO-RUN. ARGH.
... Hey, wait, what? Wooly Gators are non-aggressive! Why did this one aggro me? I didn’t even do anything!
Time for testings...
Gambits were off, but turning them off in front of another one doesn’t do anything.
Fleeing doesn’t trigger anything, either.
... Getting aggro from a Gigantoad, however... WOOLY GATORS LINK WITH GIGANTOADS. What the hell?
Anyway, here is one of the problems with relying on the minimap in the corner too much: you try to save at the tree next to the save crystal. Hrm.
Also. I like how everyone grunts or cries in pain even though the monsters are hitting for 0 damage. GOSH. OW. THAT REALLY HURTS STOP IT.
And then I wandered back into the skeleton-spawning flying boss of doom’s territory! Though now I’m over their level, at least, so they aren’t nearly killing me with every hit. Lessee how fast I have to run away this time! (HOW do I not die more often?)
OKAY WE GOT CLOSE. But not close enough, damnit. STILL NOT DEAD. Stupid flying thing. Maybe Quickenings’d do it. We will find out next time.
But that reminds me of that other spot of ... static map, for lack of a better term. I am going there now!
Ah, the thing living here is called the Earth Tyrant, and he’s kind of pathetic at this level. Though I do wonder why we feel it’s necessary to go around killing these things. Surely this will eventually have some sort of repercussion.
This is kind of out of nowhere, but I don’t think I’ve mentioned: the way the chocobo’s eyes start to glow when you tell is to sprint? Really freaks me out.
Anyway, enough of this. What was I doing? WALKING SOMEWHERE. Yes. ONWARDS! Through the Mosphoran Highwaste! I entered here on a chocobo once when I was bored and a much lower level. Didn’t go too far, though. Just wandered around the initial area.
BIRDS. I’m kind of sick of toggling weapons around.
SALIKAWOOD. Ooh, pretty!
... Oh, dear. I’ve stumbled into the path of three very, very angry Bombs. Yeek!
Rather, a very angry Bomb and his minions.
A very angry Bomb that can call for help and completely restore its health. Cute, Square. Very cute. You’ll forgive me for not being the slightest bit amused.
So instead I will round up MOOGLES. And then they will open the gate! AND I WILL ZONE.
And we're calling it a post, though I'll probably play a bit more before going to bed or something. That can just go towards the next entry.