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Wyoming Club Blake LegoGamerYOLO 01/13/2017 8:29 PM Long ago, the war of the Magi reduced the world to a scorched wasteland, and magic simply ceased to exist... I haven't pressed a single button yet, but I can already tell that I'm about to play a masterpiece. Here will be my log of the last game I want to finish before BotW, Final Fantasy VI. E Yeah! e5 r 98 D Advertisement Ann Taylor® Ofcial Site New Fall Collection anntaylor.com Find New Fall Styles Perfect For The Season. Shop Ann Taylor® Today. Share this Post 2 Share Embed Comment V 01/15/2017 6:45 PM Use that True Knight relic for whoever you see as your slowest but strong https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 1 of 21 character. Basically using them as a tank. And the random encounters after the cave will only get tougher once on the mountains, so stock up on some tonics. E Yeah! e1 Blake 01/15/2017 7:06 PM Yeah, I gave it to... Uhh... The king dude. I forgot his name. I figure he can play a tank-ish role. Also, Chocobo's riding! I wish I could post a picture right now. Even just going in circles is too much fun with these land-roving avians. E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/15/2017 7:12 PM Edgar. I couldn't check because I was riding a Chocobo. I see what you mean in the mountain. I have 59 Tonics, I think that should be enough for the mountain, if not a good portion of the game. E Yeah! e0 D Blake 01/15/2017 8:49 PM Interesting... A mountain climb, a duel between rivals, and now a split path? Do any of you have reccomendations on the path I should take? E Yeah! e0 D Blake 01/15/2017 8:57 PM I went with Locke's route. I'm not sure if I'm going to go back and play through the other routes. E Yeah! e1 D https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 2 of 21 Blake 01/15/2017 9:04 PM ·Spoilers "Call me a treasure hunter or I'll rip your lungs out!" -Locke, 1994 E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/15/2017 9:09 PM I think I chose the right path. Stealing a merchant's clothes was just too humorous. E Yeah! e1 D Sciz 01/15/2017 9:18 PM *cough* Go with Sabin next. *cough* E Yeah! e2 D Blake 01/15/2017 9:22 PM ·Spoilers Merchant: Look! As luck would have it, I'm fresh out of merchandise! Locke's two options: (Guess I'm out of luck!) (I'm gonna pound your face!) Personality in writing is always welcome. It's one of the few things Paper Mario: Color Splash really excels at. E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/15/2017 9:59 PM Ah, so you eventually play all three routes. I'll go with Sabin next, per Sciz's request. E Yeah! e1 D https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 3 of 21 Blake 01/15/2017 11:43 PM Usually the parents of protagonists that die. It provides a nice incentive to defeat the villain all while removing the annoying fact that the you are still a dependant, but to ki|| a man's wife and child--that's cruel, Kefka. I'm liking the substitutes to magic most characters have. Tool and Throw have been my favorite thus far. For some reason, diagnal Blitz imputs don't respond well on my E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/15/2017 11:44 PM Controller. E Yeah! e0 D Nintendoer 01/15/2017 11:52 PM With using Blitz, the idea is to move the control stick or pad in a fluent motion, not to let up after each individual button press. For example, if the ability requires the input "right, down-right, down" (which I don't believe corresponds to any Blitz; it's just an example), you would start by pressing right, rolling your thumb downward, then pressing A. E Yeah! e2 D V 01/16/2017 12:18 AM ·Spoilers Ah, you've met Celes and Cyan already? Sweet. Remember what I said about having a tank character? Well Cyan's my primary pick. And oh boy, there's loads of tragedy to come as you dive deeper into each character's side plots. Kefka has no chill. By the way, you may want to level up after all 3 scenarios are done before continuing the story. Well, that's if you've been running away from battles. https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 4 of 21 E Yeah! e2 Blake 01/16/2017 12:45 AM I have yet to run away. I usually only do that late in the game when I start to get impatient. All of my characters are around level 13-15. E Yeah! e0 D V 01/16/2017 12:52 AM Yeah, you're perfectly fine at your level, so go ahead and keep going. Plus, you stocked up on tons of tonics, so you have literally no reason to fail. And depending on your skill, you will need to run away in some battles later on in the game. I'll exclude the details to avoid spoilers. E Yeah! e0 Sciz 01/16/2017 8:03 AM The diagonal inputs are poor. I understand the idea, they are supposed to work like Street Fighter inputs, but they're sketchy. Any diagonal input is instead one of the two directions it is in between, and that leads to inconsistency. I suggest finding which direction each diagonal is and sticking with that. E Yeah! e0 D Blake 01/16/2017 12:45 PM "I am the greatest swordsman!" *Boss music starts playing* *Dies in one hit* E Yeah! e2 D https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 5 of 21 Blake 01/16/2017 12:59 PM ·Spoilers There's a poetic beauty in this game that you can't quite communicate with words. If you could, Square would've written a book instead of making a game. But to go from body slamming a train to seeing your wife and child board... I won't bother describing. You've all played the game and recognize how great it is. E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/16/2017 1:25 PM ·Spoilers And then you fight piranhas while falling down a waterfall. Games that don't expect you to take it TOO seriously always end up better than the games that try too hard to be serious. I guess that's why I play on Nintendo consoles. E Yeah! e3 D Blake 01/16/2017 3:02 PM ·Spoilers I forgot to take the Sprint Shoes off of Cyan... Oops. I hope there's a relic shop nearby. E Yeah... e0 D Blake 01/16/2017 3:07 PM ·Spoilers Or they could just show up now? Now I wonder what happens if you choose Terra and Edgar first. E Yeah! e0 D Nintendoer 01/16/2017 3:28 PM Nothing different. After making it through the mines, you go back to the scenario select screen. https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 6 of 21 ♥ E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/16/2017 3:53 PM ·Spoilers KefKAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!! Taking him on with only Sabin and Terra probably wasn't the best idea, but it was the best party I had open. Aurabolt, Cure, and an occasional Fenix down brought him down on my second try. But he escaped! Mrrgrrgrr... E Yeah... e2 D Blake 01/16/2017 4:09 PM ·Spoilers And then Terra went Super-Saiyan and now I have to choose a party. Hmm. I want to choose Locke because he's a good character and can steal, but he's not too helpful in combat. Sabin is great in combat, so I have to keep him. I'll keep Celes, even though I want to replace her with Terra late in the game. Cyan is decent in combat, but his moves take too much time to pull off. But he needs E Yeah! e1 D Blake 01/16/2017 4:09 PM ·Spoilers Revenge... I can't say I care much for Gou, but I want to explore Edgar's tool-use ability. But I'm not sure if he or Locke be useful later in the game... Agh! Why does the hardest part of the game involve me staring at a menu! E Yeah e1 D https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0fp4EwynQ 11/8/17, 1250 AM Page 7 of 21 Stagger 01/16/2017 4:20 PM Out of context, that last comment sums up why I just flat out don't play turned based RPGs anymore. Menu time. I know that's not what you meant, Mister Golden Sun. :p You are reminding me just how great FFVI (FF3 to my America-centric younger self) though. Blind nostalgia is probably the reason I still hold IV (FF2 on the SNES) above it. E Yeah! e1 Blake 01/16/2017 4:37 PM I finally decided on Locke, Edgar, Ceres, and Sabin. Now it's off too wherever! I wasn't really listening to hear if they mentioned an exact location..
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