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"One to be born from a dragon..." -- Let's Play Final Fantasy II

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Old 02-15-2011, 07:24 PM
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Is there really something that awesome at that stage of the game?
Comet Rod in a hidden passage in Rydia's home, if memory serves.
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Old 02-15-2011, 07:30 PM
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if memory serves
it doesn't!
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Old 02-15-2011, 08:10 PM
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it doesn't!
SICK BURN!

But seriously, it's not there.
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Old 02-15-2011, 09:21 PM
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Yeah, you're right. That's on the moon, huh? Brick should most likely ban me from this thread, now. And then come to my house and take all my Final Fantasy games and redistribute them to more deserving orphans.
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Old 02-15-2011, 09:43 PM
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Oh Destil... Brickroad's gonna come to your house and take all your everything for not having every last detail of FFII engraved upon your heart.

You should probably start running.
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Old 02-15-2011, 10:51 PM
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Yeah, you're right. That's on the moon, huh? Brick should most likely ban me from this thread, now. And then come to my house and take all my Final Fantasy games and redistribute them to more deserving orphans.
However, the Change Rod you do find is helpful if you like to grind outside Toroia before tackling Zot (which I do).
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Old 02-16-2011, 01:39 AM
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I was always a fan of the dancing knife for cheap mage hits for the middle part of the game.
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Old 02-16-2011, 07:41 AM
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Also, is it just me or do some parts of "Clad in Darkness" also occur in "Dancing Mad"?
I'm not sure, but I'm about 99.9% sure that the intro is reused in the Tyrano Lair music from Chrono Trigger.
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Old 02-16-2011, 08:08 AM
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The answer to all these music question is simply that Nobuo loves him some prog rock pipe organ tracks. Which is a win for everybody.
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Old 02-16-2011, 12:07 PM
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Yeah, basically listen to some Emerson Lake and Palmer and you'll never have to wonder about what Uematsu was up to ever again.
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Old 02-16-2011, 02:58 PM
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OK, so this LP has gotten me to preorder FFIV Complete Collection....hahahahahaha no. I'm replaying FFIV Advance, and at least for the beginning parts, you can't really notice much of a difference from the SNES version besides the inclusion of Dark (it'll probably become much more apparent when FFIV takes Cecil down a notch).

BTW, when Cecil becomes a Paladin, does he keep his stats from when he was a Dark Knight or does he just start all over?
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:00 PM
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OK, so this LP has gotten me to preorder FFIV Complete Collection....hahahahahaha no. I'm replaying FFIV Advance, and at least for the beginning parts, you can't really notice much of a difference from the SNES version besides the inclusion of Dark (it'll probably become much more apparent when FFIV takes Cecil down a notch).

BTW, when Cecil becomes a Paladin, does he keep his stats from when he was a Dark Knight or does he just start all over?
Pretty sure he's a BRAND NEW CHARACTER at that point.
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Old 02-16-2011, 03:04 PM
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BTW, when Cecil becomes a Paladin, does he keep his stats from when he was a Dark Knight or does he just start all over?
He's considered a completely new character.

- Eddie
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Old 02-16-2011, 10:17 PM
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I'll get the Complete Collection if it includes some form of Stop 'N Swop. I've only played the GBA version anyway.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:26 AM
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I mean, I spent four years at a college where I learned how to appreciate books that make Dostoyevsky and Shakespeare look like amateur hour
I'm slooooowly slogging (and enjoying!) my way through this most excellent LP of one of the most excellent games of all time, and I'm planning on posting one of those irrelevant/here’s-what-I-think/look-at-me posts when I finally catch up. But the above quote could not be ignored, and a response could not be postponed. You go to hell, sir. You go straight to hell.
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Old 02-17-2011, 01:07 PM
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Fuck. YES.
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Old 02-17-2011, 01:20 PM
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Evil Tomato Monster.
Am I the only one that used to see MomBomb's mouth as an incongruous, gender-inappropriate (but luxurious) green mustache?
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Old 02-17-2011, 02:44 PM
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Am I the only one that used to see MomBomb's mouth as an incongruous, gender-inappropriate (but luxurious) green mustache?
Probably, but now I can't UNSEE it.
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Old 02-17-2011, 05:08 PM
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♪♪ Suspicion ♪♪

Even if Cecil were inclined to fight his former ally, he does not have the ability to do so. Kain Jumps at him repeatedly, which means he spends most of the fight untargetable.

(And if he were so inclined to use a Game Genie to cheat his way through the fight, he still couldn't win, because Kain has tens of thousands of HPs for purposes of this scene. D'oh!)
I could've sworn that when I played through this scene as a kid once, I had beaten Kain, having gotten lucky and kept hitting him just before or after jumping. He vanished like a regular enemy, I got no exp or gold, and the story just continued like he had beat my ass. I didn't even own a Game Genie yet, to boot.
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Old 02-17-2011, 08:58 PM
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I once ran through the PlayStation version with a GameShark, sending everyone to Level 99 as soon as possible. This led to some fun scenarios like the girl child effortlessly wielding Firaga well before overcoming her fear of Fire, as well as Cecil beating Cain at Fabul. He must have about 65,535 HP, so I don't know how it'd be possible without cheating (or enough soulless grinding to beat FFI with a solo Thief).
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Old 02-17-2011, 09:05 PM
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I once ran through the PlayStation version with a GameShark, sending everyone to Level 99 as soon as possible. This led to some fun scenarios like the girl child effortlessly wielding Firaga well before overcoming her fear of Fire, as well as Cecil beating Cain at Fabul. He must have about 65,535 HP, so I don't know how it'd be possible without cheating (or enough soulless grinding to beat FFI with a solo Thief).
We achieved the same effect with an SNES Game Genie. It had a walk-through-walls code that let us skip story sequences, including story sequences that modified the party. That had some pretty cool effects.

Then there was the code that let you access all the dummied-out items. "Why is there an item that does nothing but turn the screen colors and play the Calbrena music?" we asked.

Little did we know.
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Old 02-17-2011, 09:54 PM
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Then there was the code that let you access all the dummied-out items. "Why is there an item that does nothing but turn the screen colors and play the Calbrena music?" we asked.

Little did we know.
We don't know either, so now you have to tell us.
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Old 02-17-2011, 09:58 PM
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We don't know either, so now you have to tell us.
Lali-HO!
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Old 02-17-2011, 10:43 PM
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Retiring to the Inn to regroup, Cecil hatches his new plan: approaching Baron by land or by air is out of the question, but they should be able to sneak in by sea.
In hindsight, this plan doesn't make much sense - what's preventing the Red Wings from bombing the ship?
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Old 02-17-2011, 10:53 PM
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In hindsight, this plan doesn't make much sense - what's preventing the Red Wings from bombing the ship?
Karate.

Lots of it.
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Old 02-17-2011, 10:54 PM
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Maybe they're not so good at hitting moving targets?
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:02 PM
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I mean, I spent four years at a college where I learned how to appreciate books that make Dostoyevsky and Shakespeare look like amateur hour

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I'm slooooowly slogging (and enjoying!) my way through this most excellent LP of one of the most excellent games of all time, and I'm planning on posting one of those irrelevant/here’s-what-I-think/look-at-me posts when I finally catch up. But the above quote could not be ignored, and a response could not be postponed. You go to hell, sir. You go straight to hell.
Mr. Dubin, I'd love to have you list some of these books, and also explain what you mean by "amateur hour".

And don't say "James Joyce" because I'll punch you through the internets.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:06 PM
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"James Joyce"
I wrote you a letter.
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Old 02-17-2011, 11:20 PM
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Mr. Dubin, I'd love to have you list some of these books
I'm going with Atlanta Nights.
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Old 02-18-2011, 01:02 AM
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We achieved the same effect with an SNES Game Genie. It had a walk-through-walls code that let us skip story sequences, including story sequences that modified the party. That had some pretty cool effects.
Did you ever go through the later parts of the game with Dark Knight Cecil? How was it?
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