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jecca_mehlota) wrote2009-06-29 12:03 am
jecca_mehlota) wrote2009-06-29 12:03 am
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Time for another game post.
I don't really have anything to say here. Um. Yeah! FFXII!
Phom!
.... HOLY SHIT IT’S A MANDRAGORA. WAY TO HELP ME NOT BE CONFUSING THESE GAMES EVERY MORE THAN I ALREADY AM, SE!
I DO NOT REMEMBER GOING TO MINDARTIA.
I... I wonder if it can cast Sleepga?
Actually, they behave kind of like a Lycopodium, what with the weird chasing after me thing going on.
...
Anyway, we could totally wade over to that little island if you all weren’t being such sissies about getting your boots damp. Lame.
Does everyone on this planet have a chronic fear of water or something? PENELO, PUSH HIM IN! Ah? A Judge, eh? Hm. That does explain quite a lot, doesn’t it? (Like the, “only people from the evil place have an accent” … accent.) And then he says it all again with slightly different words. Stop monologuing if you’re just going to repeat the same basic idea. AND NOW IT IS DEAD HUSBAND TIME! And now they’re done. Thank goodness. I was beginning to get the idea that nethicite can be bad and that obsessing over it is generally unwise or something! (GOSH.)
Camp is full of people who hate me. Uh. Whee.
Huh. Seeqs. I FIGHT NPC-TYPES! I also steal from them, because really with a name like Seeq Thief, they’re almost asking for me to try. (They don’t bother trying to steal from me, which is a bit strange. YOU’RE A THIEF. YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO STEAL THINGS. ... SAYS THE MITHRAN THF WHO PRETTY MUCH NEVER STEALS ANYTHING.)
Some kid wants me to take on a Not A Hunt for him. Okay, sure.
???
THE HUNT BEGINS!
NO DANG IT I WANTED TO EXPLORE MORE NOT ACCIDENTALLY WANDER STRAIGHT TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. Well. Have to go back for the reward, anyway, so I guess it’s not too big of a deal?
... oh, shit, you’re kidding me! I have to take on an army of Mandragoras?! I AM SO DEAD. PLEASE BE NICER THAN FFXI MANDYS.
They are not.
Thank goodness I am still grossly overleveled... (I have figured out why: because I kill everything on every map, save the things that don’t aggro. IT ALL DIES. And since I generally cross each area twice, making sure I’ve found every corner of the map, it adds up.) Oh, that was brutal. BLIND, POISON, SLOW, SLEEP, and SILENCE, oh my!
... and all the little mandragoras flew up into the light.
Time to take the eXtreme detour route back to the little punk kid.
And his father, apparently. Where did he come from? He wasn't there earlier. blahblahblah wanderiiiing. Anyway, I have found the rest of the area now, so… back to the caves!
Pff. I’m used to zoning and being able to keep running forward, so the wall right through the door (from the room where the MANDRAGORAS were) was kind of a surprise. RUN INTO---wall? Though, it is a very pretty wall!
GIANT HOLE IN FLOOR! And a dead guy. And another not-a-save-crystal. One of these times, they should be total jerks and have the save crystal that appears be another crystalbug!
MAGGOTY FLESH! ALL RIGHT!!
SERIOUSLY, PUT THAT DOWN. EW.
I think I’ve made that comment, or one similar to it, before.
And, since my main party is over ten levels higher than the average mob, here, we’re gonna play swap out again. Vaan, I will get you to level 20 even if it kills me.
Locked door puzzle.
... The waterfalls have changed?
Huh.
Oh, now they’ve gone back. That probably means I messed up! OKAY. TIME TO RETRACE STEPS.
A LOT, APPARENTLY.
Yeah. Definitely a lot. Around and around and around and
OKAY SO I GET A KATANA but I also got the door open which was the important part.
CLOCKS? Oh. I can’t get the Ascetic’s Door open, bummer. It mocks meeeee. Maybe it’ll work later.
And now another boss! A teleporting boss, apparently! Who... also divides up! Crazy!
... Whoo! Aside from Belias, I’ve now successfully filled every license on the non-armor and weapon half of the board for my main party! RIBBON. How do I get a ribbon? Probably something ridiculous like morphing a Master Tonberry again. (CURSE YOU FFVII and also curse you insane need to put a ribbon on every character.)
I really wish there was a first-person view option in this game, even if it was only available while standing still. I want to look better at the pretty waterfalls and flowers and markings on the wall and...!
I made the lift work.
OLD ARCHADEEEEEEEEEEES.
Oooh, this item doubles EXP earned. Put that on my low levels, maybe, and watch ‘em fly!
I want to steal the cockatrice and put it back in Giza now.
Bah. No credentials. And now I gotta pay this guy. Baaaah.
... heh. THAT’S WHAT I WAS JUST SAYING, TOO, BALTHIER. BAH, INDEED.
Wondering what Larsa's up to? He's probably still being all gender-ambiguous. OH GOOD, BASCH CAN STILL SPEAK! (Feels like it's been a while since he said much of anything in a cutscene.)
There is a ridiculous number of people here looking for another person who’s nearby. This is either the most chaotic city ever or it’s going to be part of a quest somehow.
Ah. Chops.
Only needed nine, but went and did all of them, or at least all the ones I could find. NOW I HAS SANDALWOOD CHOP. Whee!
And now I, I dunno, go off to sneak into some place or something that’s probably important. I wonder where, and why, and who is involved? Oh, if only they would repeat it all for me one more time.
....... THAT WAS A JOKE, GAME.
So Jules is kind of slimy but useful when he wants to be, and we don’t blend in at all but there aren’t any guards here (which, you know, isn’t remotely strange or worrying at all) to notice us standing out. Laboratory, all right!
DEAD GUARDS. MAN, THAT’S NOT OMINOUS AT ALL. Gaaaah. *tries pathetically to cast Cure on the not-dead-yet Imperials YES EVEN THE ONES TRYING TO THREATEN ME*
Whee, convenient key-finding! AND A MAP. Speaking of maps, why is my mini-map suddenly scrambled? Not nice!
... that door wasn’t open earlier, was it? Maybe I just failed to notice. Ooh, save point.
Woah. Army of Lab Rats. Wonder whose experiment I just ruined by killing them all.
Judges...
FLOOR 70!
REALLY POOR JOB AT A SNEAK ATTACK! Ah, but not attacking, really. Mistaken identity, I guess.
I do appreciate them warning people they may have a hard time leaving, but at the same time, to me, it is a bit silly. I’m at least ten levels too high and am mopping the floor with everyone and everything I come across. Actually, it’s pretty lame. Maybe I’ll take the other three out for a while and really have to fight for my life, since they’re all at least 15 levels too low.
Who is this guy, anyway? Random violent guy.
Cid, on the other hand, is just kinda… cracked.
Okay, forget the “kinda” part.
... That attack looked painful, but it doesn’t really appear to have done anything, so, um. Who knows.
Randomly violent guy goes for the kill! AND IS BOUNCED OFF! Ah, he does have a name. Hi, Reddas-dude.
AIRSHIP ARMY
Ah, so now is when we go to the Feywood. Now that I am levels above it. Ugh. Maybe I just need to start Fleeing through areas if I want any sort of challenge in the story ever again.
I like towns, because I can stock up on new armor and spells and all, but I really hate walking out broke.
And outside is theLa Theine Plateau Cerrobi Steppe... Where I promptly step on a trap and kill Basch, who kindly informs me, "You're killing us."
YEAH, YOU'RE ONE TO TALK, MISTER "LET'S SEE IF I CAN STEP ON EVERY TRAP EVER IN THE STILLSHRINE" GEEZ. You're fine, anyway. We haven't been short on Phoenix Down in ages, and everyone knows Raise, besides. Stop being so dramatic.
And, no, I'm not walking all the way across the world to get to the Feywood. There's a hunt-thing somewhere out here that I'm looking for, but then I plan on teleporting closer to my destination.
Ah, here it is. You know, Vaan's the one who goes and talks to these people. Why aren't they ever surprised that three completely different individuals show up to help? Maybe he mentions that he's not in the main party.
Also, that thing is huge. But still kil- HEY GET BACK HERE - anyway, I was saying, Still killable! Yay!
Aaaand that is all for now.
Next up... more about robots, no doubt.
Phom!
.... HOLY SHIT IT’S A MANDRAGORA. WAY TO HELP ME NOT BE CONFUSING THESE GAMES EVERY MORE THAN I ALREADY AM, SE!
I DO NOT REMEMBER GOING TO MINDARTIA.
I... I wonder if it can cast Sleepga?
Actually, they behave kind of like a Lycopodium, what with the weird chasing after me thing going on.
...
Anyway, we could totally wade over to that little island if you all weren’t being such sissies about getting your boots damp. Lame.
Does everyone on this planet have a chronic fear of water or something? PENELO, PUSH HIM IN! Ah? A Judge, eh? Hm. That does explain quite a lot, doesn’t it? (Like the, “only people from the evil place have an accent” … accent.) And then he says it all again with slightly different words. Stop monologuing if you’re just going to repeat the same basic idea. AND NOW IT IS DEAD HUSBAND TIME! And now they’re done. Thank goodness. I was beginning to get the idea that nethicite can be bad and that obsessing over it is generally unwise or something! (GOSH.)
Camp is full of people who hate me. Uh. Whee.
Huh. Seeqs. I FIGHT NPC-TYPES! I also steal from them, because really with a name like Seeq Thief, they’re almost asking for me to try. (They don’t bother trying to steal from me, which is a bit strange. YOU’RE A THIEF. YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO STEAL THINGS. ... SAYS THE MITHRAN THF WHO PRETTY MUCH NEVER STEALS ANYTHING.)
Some kid wants me to take on a Not A Hunt for him. Okay, sure.
???
THE HUNT BEGINS!
NO DANG IT I WANTED TO EXPLORE MORE NOT ACCIDENTALLY WANDER STRAIGHT TO MY NEXT DESTINATION. Well. Have to go back for the reward, anyway, so I guess it’s not too big of a deal?
... oh, shit, you’re kidding me! I have to take on an army of Mandragoras?! I AM SO DEAD. PLEASE BE NICER THAN FFXI MANDYS.
They are not.
Thank goodness I am still grossly overleveled... (I have figured out why: because I kill everything on every map, save the things that don’t aggro. IT ALL DIES. And since I generally cross each area twice, making sure I’ve found every corner of the map, it adds up.) Oh, that was brutal. BLIND, POISON, SLOW, SLEEP, and SILENCE, oh my!
... and all the little mandragoras flew up into the light.
Time to take the eXtreme detour route back to the little punk kid.
And his father, apparently. Where did he come from? He wasn't there earlier. blahblahblah wanderiiiing. Anyway, I have found the rest of the area now, so… back to the caves!
Pff. I’m used to zoning and being able to keep running forward, so the wall right through the door (from the room where the MANDRAGORAS were) was kind of a surprise. RUN INTO---wall? Though, it is a very pretty wall!
GIANT HOLE IN FLOOR! And a dead guy. And another not-a-save-crystal. One of these times, they should be total jerks and have the save crystal that appears be another crystalbug!
MAGGOTY FLESH! ALL RIGHT!!
SERIOUSLY, PUT THAT DOWN. EW.
I think I’ve made that comment, or one similar to it, before.
And, since my main party is over ten levels higher than the average mob, here, we’re gonna play swap out again. Vaan, I will get you to level 20 even if it kills me.
Locked door puzzle.
... The waterfalls have changed?
Huh.
Oh, now they’ve gone back. That probably means I messed up! OKAY. TIME TO RETRACE STEPS.
A LOT, APPARENTLY.
Yeah. Definitely a lot. Around and around and around and
OKAY SO I GET A KATANA but I also got the door open which was the important part.
CLOCKS? Oh. I can’t get the Ascetic’s Door open, bummer. It mocks meeeee. Maybe it’ll work later.
And now another boss! A teleporting boss, apparently! Who... also divides up! Crazy!
... Whoo! Aside from Belias, I’ve now successfully filled every license on the non-armor and weapon half of the board for my main party! RIBBON. How do I get a ribbon? Probably something ridiculous like morphing a Master Tonberry again. (CURSE YOU FFVII and also curse you insane need to put a ribbon on every character.)
I really wish there was a first-person view option in this game, even if it was only available while standing still. I want to look better at the pretty waterfalls and flowers and markings on the wall and...!
I made the lift work.
OLD ARCHADEEEEEEEEEEES.
Oooh, this item doubles EXP earned. Put that on my low levels, maybe, and watch ‘em fly!
I want to steal the cockatrice and put it back in Giza now.
Bah. No credentials. And now I gotta pay this guy. Baaaah.
... heh. THAT’S WHAT I WAS JUST SAYING, TOO, BALTHIER. BAH, INDEED.
Wondering what Larsa's up to? He's probably still being all gender-ambiguous. OH GOOD, BASCH CAN STILL SPEAK! (Feels like it's been a while since he said much of anything in a cutscene.)
There is a ridiculous number of people here looking for another person who’s nearby. This is either the most chaotic city ever or it’s going to be part of a quest somehow.
Ah. Chops.
Only needed nine, but went and did all of them, or at least all the ones I could find. NOW I HAS SANDALWOOD CHOP. Whee!
And now I, I dunno, go off to sneak into some place or something that’s probably important. I wonder where, and why, and who is involved? Oh, if only they would repeat it all for me one more time.
....... THAT WAS A JOKE, GAME.
So Jules is kind of slimy but useful when he wants to be, and we don’t blend in at all but there aren’t any guards here (which, you know, isn’t remotely strange or worrying at all) to notice us standing out. Laboratory, all right!
DEAD GUARDS. MAN, THAT’S NOT OMINOUS AT ALL. Gaaaah. *tries pathetically to cast Cure on the not-dead-yet Imperials YES EVEN THE ONES TRYING TO THREATEN ME*
Whee, convenient key-finding! AND A MAP. Speaking of maps, why is my mini-map suddenly scrambled? Not nice!
... that door wasn’t open earlier, was it? Maybe I just failed to notice. Ooh, save point.
Woah. Army of Lab Rats. Wonder whose experiment I just ruined by killing them all.
Judges...
FLOOR 70!
REALLY POOR JOB AT A SNEAK ATTACK! Ah, but not attacking, really. Mistaken identity, I guess.
I do appreciate them warning people they may have a hard time leaving, but at the same time, to me, it is a bit silly. I’m at least ten levels too high and am mopping the floor with everyone and everything I come across. Actually, it’s pretty lame. Maybe I’ll take the other three out for a while and really have to fight for my life, since they’re all at least 15 levels too low.
Who is this guy, anyway? Random violent guy.
Cid, on the other hand, is just kinda… cracked.
Okay, forget the “kinda” part.
... That attack looked painful, but it doesn’t really appear to have done anything, so, um. Who knows.
Randomly violent guy goes for the kill! AND IS BOUNCED OFF! Ah, he does have a name. Hi, Reddas-dude.
AIRSHIP ARMY
Ah, so now is when we go to the Feywood. Now that I am levels above it. Ugh. Maybe I just need to start Fleeing through areas if I want any sort of challenge in the story ever again.
I like towns, because I can stock up on new armor and spells and all, but I really hate walking out broke.
And outside is the
YEAH, YOU'RE ONE TO TALK, MISTER "LET'S SEE IF I CAN STEP ON EVERY TRAP EVER IN THE STILLSHRINE" GEEZ. You're fine, anyway. We haven't been short on Phoenix Down in ages, and everyone knows Raise, besides. Stop being so dramatic.
And, no, I'm not walking all the way across the world to get to the Feywood. There's a hunt-thing somewhere out here that I'm looking for, but then I plan on teleporting closer to my destination.
Ah, here it is. You know, Vaan's the one who goes and talks to these people. Why aren't they ever surprised that three completely different individuals show up to help? Maybe he mentions that he's not in the main party.
Also, that thing is huge. But still kil- HEY GET BACK HERE - anyway, I was saying, Still killable! Yay!
Aaaand that is all for now.
Next up... more about robots, no doubt.
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