[T] Final Fantasy IX Playthrough Diary

[TheMixedHerb]

Okay, I think we all know how these things generally work now, but i'm still going to post the basic format.

Game name - (And any possible challenges you've set yourself)
Start date / time

[Post content]

Game time: 00:00:00

You don't have to set it out like this, but something similar should do anyway.
With that said, let's get cracking guys.

 

[TheMixedHerb]

Final Fantasy IX - Vivi only run
Date Started: 20/9/10
Time: 8:37 pm

Okay, so I decided to start a Vivi only challenge on FFIX, a few rules i've made before I start:

1) Only use Vivi whenever he is in the active party, no using other party members is allowed unless it is unavoidable. (Example, Kuja's Palace/Oelivert)

2) Kill off other party members in battle if Vivi is in battle, they can't be left defending.

3) No stealing in Zidane only battles / Zidane battles that don't involve Vivi.

4) No buying weapons/armour for other characters, only allowed to use the ones found in chests. (Amarant's pinwheels are an exception)

5) Only Vivi can use abilities, no one else. Even in non-Vivi areas.

That's about it really, i'll edit more in as I go along.

Okay, game started; set Battle Speed / Field message to fastest setting and put movement to run, not much to comment on for these first parts really.

Baku fight, not much to say, just attack until he's dead. No mage masher stealing as I won't need it.

Done that part nooow, accidentally chose the 'Kidnap Queen Brahne' option by pressing X too fast, but I find Baku's line hilarious anyway.

VIVI! Wooo, funtimes are ahead, I'm sure.
Right, mooching around Alexandria picking items up, guh. Hate this part.
Woo for stealing old people's money beside their bed.
Puck, go 'waiiiii.

Okay, I find all of these / most of these gil spots in Alexandria quite unworth it, so i'm just going to carry on.....
CHILD.. STALKING.....oh, I was in it's way.

I want to be your crow. XD
Vivi's second falling over, I should really count these...
First I hear Alleyway Jack then i'm being asked to be a slave, what kind of place is this?!

OKAY PUCK, I CAN SEE YOU, shut the fuck up.

Stop calling Vivi slave, it sounds so dirty. D:
Not going to bother with mognet, I rarely do anyways... sooo, aha, saving to slot 2 so I can differentiate between any normal saves I start.

Yeaaah, like those planks don't look dodgy at all....VIVI DON'T FA- ah =3
Wow, 29 gil. Wow. This game is soooo generous.

Yay inside the caastle.. damn, I have to do the Blank minigame soon. ._.
I'm going to want/NEED to get 100/100, I wonder how many tries it's going to take.

I love this themeeeeeeeeeee, I also love how they have the text automated so that it opens the battle perfectly in sync with the music kicking in. =D

Do de doo de doo de doo de doo doo!
Do de doo de dooo dooo doooo, de dooo doo doo doo doooooooooo

Anyways, these general fights, I don't even know why that SFX option is there, it doesn't affect anything and it always does 0 damage, doesn't it? xD

OH, must remember to put target window as always, I hate not having it on. ._.
Noooo sword fiiight noooooooooooooo
raage hiss raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaage
ooh vamo alla flamenco, classy.

do de doo doo de doo de doo, de doo doo de doo doo dooooooooo

Come on Blank you WHORE. D=<

...first time......that was.. unexpected...
"Of 100 nobles watching, 100 were impressed."

=D

"Queen Brahne was quite impressed."
Damn right, bitch.
10,000 Gil

OH, target.. cursor.. thingy! Hurry up and finish talking so I CAN CHANGE IT ._.
Target window: Auto, always...eh...
*switches to Auto*
I think that's right.

Zorn.. Thorn.. not looking forward to these two. ._.
Beatrix. <333333
oh hush Steiner, I hate you till about disc 3, sod off.

Pluto knight finding timeeeeee, I want that Elixir, I NEEDS IT.

Okay, since I hate this bit i'm going to have a break for a bit.
Saviiing as steiner in the Guardhouse.

Character Levels: (All: ) 1
Save time: 00:34:26

 

[Rorolina Frixell]

Final Fantasy 9: No battle item HP recovery, 3 phoenix down limit per battle

0:00:00

And off I start on FF9, starting on board the Prima Vista I head into a dark room. Then after picking up the two treasures at the back I light up the room...

Then after announcing myself to Blank, Marcus and Cinna of le shite HP we get a... Dragon thingy jumping into the room. So then we start fighting, I flawlessly steal the Mage Masher, Potion and Wrist right from the get go before I start hacking him up, CInna died because he has le shite HP and shortly afterward the dragon thingy... Lost it's head

And lo and behold! Turns out dragon thingy was Baku... Who for some reason thought it was funny to be dragon thingy and attack me, the silly goose so off we trot into the small meeting room on the right and refresh ourselves on the plan, I state i'll kidnap the fat ass, butt-ugly Queen Br- I mean... The most babe-ilicious beauty in all of Alexandria, Princess Garnet!

So now we get introduced to the token black kid... Though we will simply know him as ??????? because he's that awesome. Then some stupid brat knocks him over so he drops his ticket, but a girl helps him because she's not as much of a stupid brat... Yeah.

Then, after stealing from an old ladies' house and grabbing the 3 cards from the big... Circle area thingy I head back up only to have some (b)rat kid charge into me and then has the nerve to say I should watch where I'M going rude brat.

After that I backtrack a bit to pick up another potion and then move on to see... A penguin man play a trumpet and guide some nobles through Alexandria. Then, because age limits don't apply in FF9, Vivi, our presumably 6 year old Black Mage goes to the pub to steal some more stuff.

Then after grabbing a potion from the shop without paying just because I can, I then head into the central square... Thingy. Still being the criminal I am I head to the ticket booth to try and trick the ticketmaster... But epic fail. So, avoiding arrest I play the sob story and grab some cards off him instead, thievery successful!

After that he tells me to meet a chap called 'Alleyway Jack' a possible fellow thief perhaps? One shall investigate!... After I grab a pinion, ether and a remedy.

Then moving on a small bit I fall over and make the signmaker miss and fail the sign, then he shouts at me () even though he was a meager 3 hits from finishing it, grumpy sod. Anyway, after that the (b)rat kid shows up and asks me if my ticket is fake, but because i'm that cool I just ask if he's alleyway Jack, since he looks like a crook, obv. Then he gets angry and shouts at me too, and calls Jack a loser, the rudeness of kids these days!

Then he has the gall to sk me to be his slave, since he asked SO nicely... I accept. Then for my first assignment I have to go and help him steal a ladder, so much stealing in this game! Then I follow the (b)rat kid over to the bell tower thingy so we can watch the play I tried to get into with a forged ticket. But before that I go and steal from a little girl's house because i'm mean, after that I head in and a moogle shoves it's furry arse in my face, most unimpressed!

Then, being the creep it is starts putting me in it's diary, stalker much? Then (b)rat kid climbs the ladder with his... Ladder and orders me up. But I fight the power and refuse while chatting with Stiltzkin, the... Greeny... Yellowy... Moogle thing. Then he trots off to travel or something, but then (b)rat kid gets annoyed and orders me up again but I STILL refuse and speak to the moogle with it's arseprint on my face. Then it asks me to deliver it's mail, seriously, do they not have the mooglenet to send emails? How uncultured these creatures are. Then, getting bored I feign loyalty and follow (b)rat kid up to the rooftops so we can break into the castle like the chavs we are. Then the fear kicks in... Heights! O cruel fate, sending me across building on two flimsily constructed 'bridges' consisting of two planks of wood!

Then we hit the next one, this one falling and nearly dropping me to an early, bloody end. Then, at the next 'bridge' (b)rat kid asks my name, which is apparently Vivi, how do you even pronounce that? vee-vee? vie-vie? viv-eeh? Whatever, moving on I just accept it because the game says so, then (b)rat kid has the gall to say my name's funny, only to say his name is Puck, call my name funny is he even aware of what his name rhymes with? Foolish child.

Then after some more running across buildings we hit Alexandria castle and commence the break in! We then get greeted by lots of flashy lights and... A big fat blue... Thing that is apparently human dancing around, bearing bingo wings for the masses, most off putting. After trying the fight scene with Blank twice, both at 98 (I fail) I get to hear Blank complain about his armour, the whinge. After leaving the room I head upstairs to meet White Mage who has crossed the dimensions of FF1 to join us in FF9! Then I get Zidane to examine her face/rack who then promptly hits on our hammer weilding heroine who then promptly knocks Zidane aside and KNOCKS BLANK DOWN.

We are then greeted by two jesters, one being a proud Englishman, the other being a Yoda fan. After listening to them argue, they go to try and talk to the Blue mass of... Something, and after having to use the General as messenger girl I then get assigned to track down White Mage and send her back to the blue thing.

After trying to assemble the knights I get greeted by two who are practically naked... Is yaoi afoot? Following them to the guardhouse I find them chatting, he plot thickens!

Aaaaand that's it for now

01:02:50

 

[TheMixedHerb]

Final Fantasy IX - Vivi only run
Load time: 00:34:26

Right, starting where I left off last night, I was... after the nights of Pluto, ah, yes.
That Elixir'll probably come in handy, so i'm going to definitley do this, it doesn't take too long anyway.

Oh, wait, I need to see the Queen, I think it should be a moonstone, but I still want it anyway.
Yep, moonstone. Vivi won't be needing this.

I always hate trying to catch the one in the hall, got him first time this time woo.
Library doone.. where else.

I diiid it, Elixir is miiiiine.
Woo, carrying on.

I do wonder how that scene would have played out if she didn't want to be kidnapped... xD
Then again, they wanted to dose her to sleep, I think it's mentioned after she does it to them before Burmecia.

..These scenes take forever now. D:
First official Vivi battle, so killing off everyone but him....only 60HP, wow.

ONE DOWN. 16 HP, left, potion needed.
Usseed, two down!
Just Steiner left.
And that's Steiner done, next up is the Bomb.

Oh, well.. Steiner + Bomb which does nothing.. hey, it's healed everyone. Never knew it did that after the first fight.

Finished with 28HP left. Niice.
my first Zidane only battle WOULD be a back attack, wouldn't it?
This thing.. D=<
Prison Cage, that's it. ¬_¬

And agaiiiiin. my little black mage is trapped inside there... D:
HIT IT ZIDANE, FAST-.. HIT THE THING.
Ha, funny, Vivi finished it off with his Fire.

I won the Zidane battle with 19HP left and didn't use a potion, hahaa.

Right, I now have 99 potions, that is a must.
Time to sell all phoenix downs/pinions. =D
eh, phoenix down's aren't worth it and i'll need them in non Vivi areas, but pinions are 1000 Gil each, woot woot.

amg my first proper battle. D:
*kills Steiner and Zidane*
wait.. how did Steiner not kill himself? eh, at least he didn't level up
9HP ¬_¬
That thing took 52 HP off Vivi.. out oh 60, rage
POTION.
now he has 33 HP... now he's dead.
Right, I need to plan this better.

*reloads save*

Let's level in the area BEFORE, shall we?
Right, Zidane and Steiner both dead. Vivi gets all te exp, wonderful. =D
LEVEL 2 amg.
BATTLE TWO.

I'm just going to level here for awhile....

haha, i've ran out of mp but I only need one more battle to get to level 5. *thwaps Goblin on head with staff*

*uses tent*

Right, I think that's it for now. I'll be levelling on and off I think and i'll update if I have at all in my next entry.

Save time: 01:31:30
Character levels: Vivi: 5. Others: 1

EDIT:
Levelled a bit...

Okay, decided to try plant brain at level 7, I can't see me doing it but it's worth a shot. xD

Okay, going to describe how the turns are playing out.

Steiner attacks self - 12 HP remaining.
Plant Brain - pollen - darkness to all
Zidane attacks self - miss
Vivi - focus (1)
Steiner attacks self - death.
Plant brain - Thunder - kills Zidane, 105 damage/Vivi
Blank arrives
Vivi - focus (2)
Blank - attacks self - death
Plant brain - right tentacle - 48 damage/Vivi, 41 remaining
Vivi - potion - 191 HP
Plant brain - Thunder - 160 damage/Vivi
Vivi - potion - 181 HP remaining
Plant brain - thunder - 150 HP remaining
Vivi - potion - 181 HP
Plant brain - left tentacle - 45 damage (136)
Vivi - Focus (3)
Plant brain - Thunder - 130 damage (6 [!] remaining]
Vivi - potion - 156 HP
Plant brain - left tentacle - 54 damage (102 remaining)
Vivi - potion - 194 remaining
Plant brain - right tentacle - 48 damage (146 remaining)
Vivi - Focus (4)
Plant brain - thunder - death.

Well, I think I need to level a bit.

 

[Rorolina Frixell]

Final Fantasy 9: No battle item HP recovery, 3 phoenix down limit per battle

01:02:50

And back we are in the exciting tale of trying to find the White Mage who ran away and returning her to Blue thing, after leaving the room I headed upstairs and spoke to Blue thing who for some reason handed me her shirt, talk about never being unseen, that’ll haunt me to my dying days!

… Moving swiftly on I left the Blue thing with my sanity barely intact and headed downstairs and walked through to the big room… Thingy and after tracking down a hungry knight and giving him some ‘friendly encouragement’ to get his arse in gear he… Mostly ignored me, how rude, but anyway, I move on outside and catch a knight in passing, him being more agreeable to what I told him to do. I then trot downstairs and find a whiney knight in the library, this one wanting to leave, sheesh at a time like this, no sense of timing at all, has he?

Aaaaaand leaving that room I head on outside where I renew my energy towards making sure I’m not beaten by a woman to finding White Mage, I then get greeted by a knight who is not Blank at all and then turn in the other direction to find one of the knights hitting on a wimmin! Upon joining the Pluto Knights it was made perfectly clear that Captain always gets first dibs! I’ll have to give them disciplinary measures later. I then begin climbing up a huge staircase and talking to some exercise guy who hands me an elixir, finally some respect! I then head up to the top, nearly pass out and find Zidane trying to steal White Mage’s hammer and commit an act of sexual harassment, I must call in the panda about this. I then try to catch him and get him arrested, but then I see a rope and decide that playing Aeroplanes is FAR more fun so I see if I can fly into outer space… But land in a tower, poor me.

And cue Zidane, after White Mage knocks me down and beats up the musicians she then goes into the next room and beats up the random… Cowgirl person, what an aggressive white mage! She’d best cast cure2 on us! So I follow her and try to force out a Cure2, but when I do, the cowgirl attacks me, I get all the best women!

Anyway, following her down to the ship I manage to catch the White Mage and demand she hands over the hammer/lets me perform an act of sexual harassment on her but when I do, lo and behold I’m tricked! She’s actually the most babe-ilicious beauty in all of Alexandria! Princess Garnet! I guess I won’t be getting a cure2 out of her anytime soon, much less a hammer… As for the other thing though…

But before I get to think on that she randomly asks me to kidnap her… Yeah, she makes me chase her all over the castle, she beats up the musicians and the angry cowgirl and then tricks me into thinking she’s the FF1 White Mage then wants me to kidnap her!?

… But because the game says so I’ll just have to do it, then the game forces me to practically act like I’m proposing to her… Oh my poor pride, the beating it suffers! But to save us, le shite HP/Cinna shows up and saves me, after I insult his fugliness/shite HP.

So in the next room we’re taken to the Engine Room and because I feel like shitting people up I mess about with the Engine wheel, after gathering the crap that drops from my antics, I head off to the next room I meet up with Adelbert Rusty/Steiner and after a very short battle of taking off his hat/shirt and attacking/performing acts of yaoi he then performs some attack you never get at any point in the game for any character to… Break Blank’s armour and release… Grasshopper… Slug… Thingies. Quite honestly, I don’t blame him for being scared of them, I’d be quite irritated by them too, slimy buggers.

Then we return to the play, and find Marcus getting held back by two… Dudes with pincer arms, how the hell does that not cut his wrists up? They’d presumably be sharp, I wonder how they pick stuff up? Much be a right pain if they ever go shopping. But back to the game… Now Marcus is going to get his head cut off, how very rude, he might be rather attached to it. Then Marcus breaks free of the razor sharp pincers of the dudes with pincer arms with absolutely no wrist injury whatsoever, then they all salute Pinkbeard with absolutely no suspicion cast on them.

Then after some more random acting Marcus gets his sword out and tries to thrust Pinkbeard with it but ends up penetrating White Mage/Princess Garnet, I wonder if she liked Marcus’ sword penetrating her? Shame we can’t find out…

Then, to burn my eyes further, I’m subjected to Blue thing shaking his/her/it’s tits (or what we can assume to be tits and not simply one of the many stomachs) all over the screen, bad times. After that, (b) rat kid runs away and the Token Black Kid gets chased by the white men and then runs on stage and burns the corpse of White Mage, talk about disrespect! But then we realise it’s necromancy and Token Black Kid actually revived her as a being of the undead.

Then, because Steiner is pissed that White Mage is now a being of the undead, he tries to kill us, when we’re not even involved! Well I’m not taking that kind of abuse off nobody! Then I walk off, help Vivi the Necromancer and beat up Adelbert Rusty and his useless friends who amusingly carry better weapons than him, what a fail indeed.

Then, after giving him a battering and telling him if he comes near me again I’ll have to place a restraining order on him, we all depart before I can get rid of him while Blue thing shoots harpoons at us, most rude! And to top it off, she gets her cannon out and fires a big exploding… Thingy at me.

Then Adelbert Steiner, despite threats of a restraining order, fights me again while the big exploding thingy keeps growing bigger and bigger, on that note, why does he find my protests that there is a bomb behind him so hard to believe? Does he not notice the dramatic increase in temperature behind him somewhat clear to notice? Especially considering he’s WEARING METAL ARMOUR, gosh, it takes skill to fail that hard.

Then big exploding thingy explodes and while on fire, we crashland off a cliff and end up in a forest that is apparently a very bad place, I don’t see why, it has frogs… Frogs are nice, right?

Then I make a grand realisation… The game tells me this place is EVIL Forest, so it must be very bad! Hopefully I won’t get attacked by wild mons- oh too late.

A Fang randomly jumps me and bites me for no reason! That’s just plain rude! So for that I go ahead and slash it with my knife and suddenly numbers appear, what is this? Some kind of Role-Playing Game? Ignoring this I leve- oh wait, this IS a Role Playing Game!

*ahem* moving on to the next area I get greeted by the character every guy wants to be in an anime… A tentacle monster, this one has captured the Princess, and isn’t going to let her go, even when I called dibs on her first! Looks like I’ll have to apply some ‘persuasion’ to make him hand her over…

So, I go to apply persuasion and suddenly I become a Super Saiyan! That’s odd, I thought I was playing FF9, not DBZ…

Ignoring that I go ahead and blast it with some magic attacks while it attempts to tentacle rape Steiner, dunno why, he’s not my type but to each his own…

But after I thrash it the bastard runs off with my wimmin! And before I can chase it down it goes after Necromancer Vivi! Then I get into battle and wha-? I’m not a Super Saiyan anymore? What gives!? Before I have time to think, suddenly the tentacle monster decides I’m better to tentacle rape, can’t say I blame him, I’m clearly better yaoi material than Steiner.

Just when I think the bastard is dead he ‘sprays his seeds’/makes Vivi and Steiner get preggers with his babies but dies afterwards, a crafty tentacle monster indeed!

Then, returning to the Prima Vista Steiner gets backed into a room, and, losing his sanity at an alarming rate, reverts into a child-like state and begins playing with a doll, perhaps he was a girl in a past life? Or perhaps he had a rather unique childhood… Who can say?

Then le shite HP realises he lost his Garnet doll and now he can’t sleep, perhaps this is the closest thing to a woman he’ll ever be able to sleep with? Poor guy, if only he didn’t have crappy HP I’m sure he could score with some blind and deaf woman who lives in a constant delusional state and suffers with hallucinations… That would probably be the perfect woman for him…

But after having a quick chat with Necromancer Vivi I decide to go kick Pinkbeard’s ass so I can leave and get my wimmin back since I called dibs on her. After kicking his ass I head upstairs and snap Steiner back into his adult state, hopefully that will be the end of it, he needs to cut the high and mighty talk, his underlings are better equipped for combat than he is, the goose.

Also, on a random note… I’m sure we ALL know the real reason why Steiner calls Vivi ‘master’ kinky /yaoi

Then, just to boost the yaoi, after speaking to Vivi, Steiner asks him to use his magic on his ‘sword’

Anyway, after enough grinding to put a 10 dollar whore to shame I take on the boss of Flower Power, steal his stuff with enough HP to spare to beat it without any difficulties. Then, after a swift escape I come to a shocking conclusion… Blank doesn’t wear trousers, I shit you not.

After resting for the night I head to the right and pick up 94 potions for 4750 gil, yay me. With my now 99 potions, I should be ready to handle most threats till almost disc 3 /optimistic

Now for Ice Cavern, after gathering all the items along the way I set fire to a moogle because I’m a sick bastard like that, get called a bastard for it and then I save my game.

03:24:23
2543G
Zidane: 7
Vivi: 6
Garnet: 4
Steiner: 6

My humour is SO not getting old fast

 

[TheMixedHerb]

As you may know, i've changed the rules so it's just Vivi only/level 1 otherwise now, if I find it too hard/annoying later on (which I probably will) i'll just level everyone and call it a normal game, but it'll still be hard. xD

Final Fantasy IX - Vivi only run
Load time: 02:03:44

Trying plant brain at level 8, not sure how well this is going to go.

Battle turns.

Steiner - attack self - death.
Plant brain - pollen - darkness, all
Vivi - focus (1)
Zidane - attack self - miss
Plant brain - thunder - Zidane, death
Blank arrives
Vivi - focus (2)
Blank - attack self - death
plant brain - thunder - 150 dmg (68 HP)
Vivi - potion - +150, (218HP)
Plant brain - thunder - 150dmg (68HP)
Vivi - potion - +150 (218HP)
Plant brain - left tentacle - 54 dmg (164HP)
Vivi - Focus (3)
Plant brain - Thunder - 130 dmg (34HP)
Vivi - Potion - 180HP
Plant Brain - Thunder - 130 dmg (54HP)
Vivi - potion - 204HP
Plant brain - right tentacle - 48dmg (156HP)
Vivi - focus (4)
Plant brain - thunder - 130 dmg (26HP)
Vivi - potion - 176HP
Plant Brain - Left tentacle - 131HP
TRANCE.
Vivi - potion - 218HP
Plant brain - left tentacle - 164HP
Fire x2 (376 - 396)

Success!

DO DEE DOO DOOO DO DE DOO DEE DOOO

Stealing Blank's silk shirt, now we're off and escaping!
FOUR of these things. rage.
All Fire = death to all.
Woo, 88EXP.

Vivi's run is ace XDDDD
nuuuuuu Blank D:
nooo

Ohwell, I know he'll be back later.
Teach me, mogster...
GO. AWAY.

*selects nothing*
ha

Rofl, I love that slap that Zidane gives to Steiner on the way out. XDDDDDD
World map amg. Right, i'm leaving it at here for now, I know I didn't do much but it was something, that boss destroyed me when I tried him at level 7.


Save time: 02:21;01
Character levels: Vivi:8 Others: 1

 

[Rorolina Frixell]

And after a bored day indoors I got back to FF9, did get to Lindblum but couldn't be arsed to post, so here goes from Ice Cavern...

03:24:23

And returning to where I left off in the Ice Cavern I go off to try and bulk up a bit so I might stand a chance in hell of grabbing Mythril Dagger off Sealion, getting bored rapidly I head in further and just get the fight over with. After everyone gets frozen and I trot off to fight Sealion I find myself getting far too much damage to bother with the dagger, so I trance, hit him once then Tidal Flame the pair for an easy win.

With that over with I go and check on everyone and quickly get attacked by Steiner who asks if I touched Garnet, damn! Why didn’t I think of that!? I may never get another chance!

… Moving swiftly on we all dash off to the end of the Ice Cavern and then emerge above the Mist, after Garnet decides she wants to be named after a blade and I pick up some more potions from Mary from Vega at the south gate I go hunting for a Squirrel. After Ore’ing it up I head into Dali.

After resting at the Inn for the night I go and look around for Dagger and Vivi, and Vivi, being the token black guy that he is is caught checking out the birds. After talking to him I head off to the item shop to find Dagger, when did she get there? Sneaky bitch, but anyway… After telling the pair to gtfo to the inn I then go after them.

After a bit of story time with Dagger we then go out and look for Vivi to see if he was still busy checking out birds, heading there I see he’s gone but then I discover he had been captured, possibly the people didn’t like him checking out their birds. So to cue in Prison Break we head underground after him.

After saving Vivi we then keep heading inside and find a load of… Giant Vivis, but before we get to have a closer look we have to hide, and then get barrelled. When Steiner finds our barrel, the loon tries to stab us, seriously, is there anything the guy can do RIGHT? Before I get to shout at him though, Black Waltz 2 shows up, is it just me or is everyone intent on interrupting me today?

After stealing his stuff I promptly bombard him with Fire sword and Fire while Dagger keeps us all healed, he doesn’t last very long. Taking a break at the inn for the night, the next day we head out on the Airship, Steiner nearly taking off without us! Seriously, can we get rid of him? He’s a hazard, after turning the ship to Lindblum, lo and behold, MORE interruptions, and this time from Black Waltz 3!

After beating him up for slaying the giant Vivis and managing to steal his shit without dying, Vivi then shows his badassery by torching his airship in mid-flight, after that we head into Lindblum.

Once we proved we were in the company of the Princess we got to see Regent <Gwok-gwok> Cid, shortly afterwards I head into town, because high class food is SO not my scene. Heading into the local diner and promptly hit on the Waitress, I have a racial exchange with a Burmecian, because insulting each other’s tails is well ‘ard.

Recognising the Burmecian as Helga/Christine/Ratchel (who really got big)/Freya, we then discuss old times and the Festival of the Hunt.

After buying out the Synthesis shop and grabbing all the equips I’ll need for the next few areas I then head over to the Air Cab and prepare to depart for the Theatre District, or maybe go Bomb slaying for the Festival of the Hunt…

5:56:20
688G
Zidane: 8

And continued because I can!

Just a random note… I hate Axe Beaks, I take great pleasure in reducing their number after countless Sleep>Attack spams with a quick Thundara when I’m nearly dead /has so not been ambushed with that numerous times

And I hate Bombs, 2 or more is fucking fatal when going solo with ANY character apart from Vivi, blizzard spam <3333

And after I’ve dropped the Carve Spider/Axe beak/Bomb population a good percentage (with annoying difficulty) I head off to the Theatre District. But first we have Necromancer Vivi buying a Nuts Magazine: Enticing Moogle Edition, after he pays for this he hears about a festival full of animals, perhaps he could raise an army of undead animals? Let’s find out!

Anyway, after heading into the Tantalus Hideout I then tell kids that it’s fun to rip the wings off birds and encourage them to continue before I leave to go back to Lindblum Castle.

After heading back inside we find Dagger missing and after beating up a guard, heading upstairs onto the roof I find her and demand a date if I win the Festival of the Hunt. After that I head back downstairs and prepare to kick a lot of monster arse.

*cue awesome music of awesomeness*

Because I’m nice I’ll go on about all the wonderful score updates of doom…

Theatre District: 12:00 remaining
Mu slain
Zidane: 10 points
The Strange Gourmand: 19 points
Trick Sparrow slain
Zidane: 12 points
Freya: 33 points
Trick Sparrow slain
Zidane: 23 points
Fang slain
Zidane: 43 points
Vivi: 54 points
Industrial District: 7:52 remaining
Fang slain
Zidane: 64 points
Freya: 77 points
Mu slain
Zidane: 76 points
Vivi: 90 points
Mu slain
Zidane: 85 points
Freya: 101 points
Business District: 4:36 remaining
Freya: 113 points
Trick Sparrow slain
Zidane: 98 points
Mu slain
Zidane: 111 points
Freya: 129 points
Fang slain
Zidane: 128 points
Freya: 141 points
Fang slain
Zidane: 149 points
Trick Sparrow slain
Zidane: 155 points
Freya: 169 points
Fang slain
Zidane: 182 points

… I miss Coral Ring already, stupid Zidane, not taking an Add-On. If only I was faster and managed to get to Zaghnol, could’ve let Freya kill it, 5000 LOUSY GIL I hate being so good at games /ego

And after Steiner’s failed poison act, we all pass out and when we wake up, Dagger and Steiner are gone, so we all march on to Burmecia hoping to catch up… Or will we? Before I go, I pay one final stop in Lindblum to pick up any items I missed, I never knew you could get a Bronze Vest outside the bar, converting to memory!

Also, I never noticed they had a 4th wall moment in FF9… The pot seller in the Business District asks if you’re having fun playing the game xD I obviously am, because FF9 is ftw.

If you say no she tells you to buy another game… But it’s impossible to match such excellence /fanwank over

Anyway, after finally departing Lindblum I head straight to Chocobo’s Forest to pick up the Chocographs for Germina’s Boots and the River Chocobo. After grabbing them both and picking up the Germina’s boots I then grab Quina before heading to Gizamaluke’s Grotto, my first real challenge since I can’t heal in battle, and I lack Reis’ Wind and White Wind, I may have to ditch grabbing the Ice Staff and just wait till I get the Lightning Staff from Burmecia… We shall see…

Anyway, after beating up some guys who wish to take Necromancer Vivi’s right as the Token Black Guy of the game I then get on with opening all the doors in the area because I’m a perfectionist and shit. Might try and hit level 20 for Gizamaluke if need be…

After opening all the bell doors and grabbing the Mythril Gloves and Magus Hat I then head into the main area before the Holy Door.

And here we find a Moogle… Shouting at a bell, most odd. Then, to add to the oddness she starts sniffing Necromancer Vivi and demands his Nuts Magazine! Then starts calling to the bell again and then a Male Moogle appears… The pervert! He just wants to Kupo his Pom-Pom to the Moogles in the Magazine!

Just goes to show the lengths a man will go to in order to get his porn…

But anyway, after that I follow them into the next room to grab the Holy Bell and get healed up for the Gizamaluke battle which I imagine I’ll die in… Only really needed MP up, but I cba using my precious ethers <3

And with that out of the way I’m fighting fit to beat up Gizamaluke… Await death…

Due to a lack of White Wind, I have no choice but to rush the battle and kill Gizamaluke ASAP, let’s see if I can even manage that… At this point in time my levels are…

Zidane: 14
Vivi: 10
Freya: 11
Quina: 11

… I think imma die.

And the battle commences…

Gizamaluke uses Water
Freya takes 198 damage
Quina uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 98 damage
Zidane uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 429 damage
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Zidane takes 144 damage
Vivi uses Thunder
Gizamaluke takes 129 damage
Gizamaluke uses Silent Voice
Vivi is Silenced
Freya uses Spear
Gizamaluke takes 312 damage
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Freya Dodges
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Vivi takes 112 damage
Quina uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 143 damage
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Quina Dodges
Zidane uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 506 damage
Vivi uses Echo Screen
Vivi is unsilenced
Gizamaluke uses Water
Vivi takes 135 damage
Quina uses LV3 Def-less
Gizamaluke dodges
Gizamaluke uses Silent Voice
Quina is silenced
Zidane uses Steal
Zidane stole Ice Staff
Freya uses Spear
Gizamaluke takes 320 damage
Vivi uses Focus
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Quina takes 224 damage
Quina uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 231 damage
Zidane uses Steal
Couldn’t steal anything
Vivi uses Thunder
Gizamaluke takes 156 damage
Gizamaluke uses Silent Voice
Vivi is silenced
Gizamaluke uses Crash
Vivi dodges
Freya uses Spear
Gizamaluke takes 320 damage
Quina uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 110 damage
Zidane uses Attack
Gizamaluke takes 506 damage
Gizamaluke is defeated

Long winded battle list because I CAN! *reads up* shit… nearly 2 pages long… That’s bad D:

But anyway, with that out of the way we switch to the role of Steiner and his big sack of Pickles, after getting inside I get rid of the man and woman and walk through the small tunnel, Steiner then drops the sack and talks to it, strange man!

Anyway, then Dagger gets out of the sack and while Steiner checks the coast is clear, she gets changed, we then all wish he turned around again so we’d get noodz =[

Also, I hate those Magic Hammer bastards, STOLE AN ELIXER AND GOT AWAY BEFORE QUINA COULD EAT IT /yes, I’m in Burmecia

After reaching the end of the area I go and stock up on items for everyone and then head back outside to master Dragon Killer and Level Up for Freya, and Blizzara for Vivi so the pair can get some more abilities (Reis’ Wind and Thundara respectively, I’ll need the former for Beatrix)

After getting Dragon Killer mastered and equipping the Mythril Spear, I rest up and equip all the thunder equipment I have, and prepare myself for a lot of turtling… Can Damon gather all of Beatrix’s stuff before she gets bored? Let’s find out!

Zidane: 15
Vivi: 12
Freya: 13
Quina: 13

Beatrix uses Shock
Zidane is defeated
Quina uses Defend
Vivi uses Phoenix Down (2 remaining)
Zidane is revived
Freya uses Reis’ Wind
Zidane uses Steal
Stole Chain Plate
Beatrix uses Attack
Freya covers Zidane, taking 78 damage
Freya uses Defend
Zidane uses Steal
Stole Phoenix Down
Beatrix uses Thunder Slash
Zidane takes 187 damage
Zidane uses Steal
Couldn’t steal anything
Beatrix uses Attack
Vivi takes 48 damage
Beatrix uses Attack
Zidane is defeated
Vivi uses Phoenix Down (1 remaining)
Zidane is revived
Beatrix uses Shock
Quina is defeated
Freya uses Reis’ Wind
Beatrix uses Thunder Slash
Vivi takes 100 damage
Zidane uses Steal
Couldn’t steal anything
Beatrix uses Attack
Freya covers Zidane, taking 104 damage
Freya enters Trance
Freya uses Defend
Zidane uses Steal
Couldn’t steal anything
Beatrix uses Shock
Zidane is defeated
Vivi uses Phoenix Down (0 remaining)
Zidane is revived
Freya uses Reis’ Wind
Beatrix uses Thunder Slash
Freya takes 154 damage
Zidane uses Steal
Couldn’t steal anything
Vivi uses Attack
Beatrix takes 60 damage
Beatrix gets bored and uses Stock Break

And with that, Disc 1 is over, after Beatrix kicks my ego while it’s down I am left to watch Kuja get on his Dragon in his manly and sexy way.

Also… Kuja’s sexy hair flip! /fangasm

And with Disc 2 beginning, we return to Steiner and Dagger, after getting off the Berkmea and making a note of being in Alexandrian Territory we then head inside the Rest Area, for those of you soon to arrive here, take note of the map Steiner is observing, and the Lindblum typo of ‘Lindbulm’ which you will notice on the bottom left corner of the map and in the ‘Aerbs Lindbulm Station’ section. /Grammar Nazi

But back to the game… We then hear le shite HP and Marcus on the station; whatever could they be doing here? Let’s find out, shall we?

It seems le shite HP is headed to Lindblum and Marcus is heading to Alexandria, same as us! So we both head onto the Cable Car and have a chat, but get rudely interrupted by… Shock-Horror… Black Waltz 3… It’s ALWAYS gotta be the Waltzs that interrupt my conversations! Gawd, I’m gonna kill him good this time.

Oh does it feel good to be able to heal all my injuries with magic <3 Dagger

Now to steal all of Black Waltz 3’s stuff, because I’m nice I won’t bore you with the combat list… This time

After stealing his Steepled Hat, Flame Staff and Lightning Staff, Steiner does the honours of mass Minus Striking to finish it off, then we get back in the Car and I realise I never noticed that Marcus hasn’t got elbows, poor thing…

Anyway, after we arrive I head out to do some Ghost Hunting so I can Ore it up, after a load of pointlessly easy battles, Mr Ghost appears. With him Ore’d up he mentions Mr Ladybird and floats off, now I head off to Treno…

Or so ye’d think, first off I have business in Quan’s Dwelling; need to pick up the Stellazzio so I can get Steiner’s epic Blood Sword, just need to survive the huge swarm of Mandragoras on the way there and back.

After making it through the Forest, I enter the Dwelling to pick up Scorpio and restore my HP and MP before I leave and run back to Treno.

After… More trouble than I expected, I make it to Treno somewhat intact, pretty much straight away Dagger and Marcus leave Steiner on his lonesome, the meanies! Straight away I view the ATE ‘Treno Tradition’ and let Alleyway Jack/Eight Armed Man/Four-Armed Man/Gilgamesh/whatever other names he has pickpocket Dagger so I can ‘pick up’ the Power Belt from him later (do you get anything good/better if you stop him pickpocketing you?)

Anyway, back to Steiner… I get him to lob 130 gil into the fountain so I can get Gemini, thus making Blood Sword acquirable. After ‘picking up’ the Power Belt I go and buy out the Synthesis Shop and grab all the items from it, I then pick up Dagger and head off with Blank to grab the Supersoft.

*cue the sexy theme of Kuja*

After he does his random speech about canaries we return to Dagger and Steiner on the boat, after Tot tells me to meet him at his Observatory, we return to the Inn, now to take care of the Griffon with incredible ease.

First we go to see the Bird Lady and hand over Scorpio, Cancer, Gemini, Aries in exchange for the Blood Sword, 3000 gil and a Phoenix Pinion

With that out of the way, I equip Steiner with the Blood Sword and go Griffon hunting! (this weapon is going to be seriously amazing shit for this whole playthrough I imagine, draining HP through attacks isn’t a healing item )

Anyway, now for the fight… Time for a good slaughter, the fact I can heal more than my maximum HP is just epic shit tbh. Only downside is how it turns against you if you strike an undead with it

With that finished with, the Griffon is dead and I win… A Tonberry card… Yay… I think?

Would’ve preferred money tbh, especially with the Auction selling a Reflect Ring (as well as Fairy Earrings, something I normally can’t get until I’m in Fossil Roo) and a Madain’s Ring (something I can’t get till Black Mage Village)

Tempting indeed…

Might try (and fail) to grab those three…

… And I get slaughtered in seconds, hate you all… Time for gil farming!... Yay…!

But I’ll bore you with that another time, you’ll be bored enough with my exploits from Ice Cavern through to the end of Treno as it is so once I get to the save point in Gargan Roo I shall announce the record thus far

And saved, current records being…

12:02:10
5656G
Dagger: 10
Steiner: 11
Marcus: 10

See ya soon folks, hope I didn’t get you too bored

 

[Amizon]

Ami's Final Fantasy IX Ragethrough​

Date: 17/11/10
Time: Mid-afternoon to evening

So here we go with this playthrough ...

I'm only partially doing it for my analytical report and thought this game had the best storyline going. And as I'm making notes, I'm typing this up. Wonderful. Can't wait to see what happens!

Anyway, I pwned Baku as always. I never seem to understand why the hell Blank can steal everything single-handedly. The others are shite. Even Zidane can't keep up with him! Shame that Blank's only a temporary playable character. Aaaaaanyway, Baku is down for the count and Cinna's just lame for getting knocked out like that. >_>

As much as I was tempted to, I didn't answer with kidnapping Queen Brahne. The reaction just isn't the same anymore. Onwards to Alexandra and there's Garnet being, "Oh, woe is me!" Get over yourself, girl. I know you're looking out for your mother, but ... even I'm getting annoyed with your puppydog face.

Bitchiness aside, I'm finally onto Vivi! Yay! Got all the items and I must admit, I thought it was rude for Puck to bump into him. Bless Vivi, he's only a confused kid. Played a game of cards with Alleyway Jack. Lost. I'm so out of touch with that game. Shame, really, because I used to be SO GODDAMN GOOD at that. I owned it at one point!

Went with Puck, met Kupo, yada-yada and got onto the stage with the big fight. Didn't bother for the special effects, not like it's going to DO anything. And now the big fight scene with Blank! Let's see if I can get 100 nobles to love me the first time around ...

"Of the 100 nobles watching, 81 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

BITCH!

I only made one mistake, too!

"They demand an encore! Perform the fight scene again?"

I will. Just lemme drink my hot chocolate first.

Ten seconds later ...

Right. I'm back. Let's kick butt!

"Of 100 nobles watching, 98 were impressed. Queen Brahne was quite impressed."

I made no mistakes this time. So whoever those goddamn two nobles that didn't like it were, I'd like to punch them.

"They demand an encore! Perform the fight scene again?"

Third time lucky then?

ONE FUCKING MISTAKE. SUE ME.

"Of the 100 nobles watching, 80 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

I swear to God, I'm going to murder my controller.

"They demand an encore! Perform the fight scene again?"

I really want the mooooooooney. So yeah, I will.

"Of the 100 nobles watching, 67 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

So I made two mistakes this time. Urgh. Let's keep doing this with attempt number ... five, is it now? Yep, just counted. >_>

"Of the 100 nobles watching, 75 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

One mistake. ONE MISTAKE. MUST PERFECT THIS.

"Of 100 nobles watching, 98 were impressed. Queen Brahne was quite impressed."

Again, these two nobles? Want to murder them. No mistakes this time! Let's keep going!

"Of 100 nobles watching, 99 were impressed. Queen Brahne was quite impressed."

Oh, so one fucking noble now, is it?



... Let's go again. >_>

"Of 100 nobles watching, 75 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

Right, the gloves are coming off. No, seriously. I'm wearing them right now because it's pretty cold in here. So I wonder if with the gloves off, it makes a difference? Time to find out!

"Of 100 nobles watching, 99 were impressed. Queen Brahne was quite impressed."

So that one goddamn noble again. So it's made a difference, but will the second attempt without gloves do anything?

I fucked up twice. I'm sure I did.

"Of 100 nobles watching, 76 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

Am I doomed to be here all evening with this? Haha, my report is doomed. xDD

ONE MISTAKE AT THE FUCKING END! NOOOOOOOOOO!

"Of 100 nobles watching, 93 were impressed. Queen Brahne was not impressed."

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD!

"Of 100 nobles watching, 100 were impressed. Queen Brahne was quite impressed."

Oh yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees!

"They demand an encore! Perform the fight scene again?"

You kidding? After eleven attempts? Nah, you're all right. >_>

And 10,000 Gil is mine! Muahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Personally, I blame the hot chocolate. It's done funny things to my mind.

Ok, so here's Blank's awkward speech ...

All those encores have made me hungry. Time for a snack!

Run up the stairs and it's Garnet! Anyone who doesn't get that is blind. Blind, I tell you! BLIND!

Zidane, be a gentleman and let her pass. Oh wait, then there's no story.

How Garnet gets past them two is beyond me.

Ohohoho, now time for Zorn and Thorn! I always found them strangely compelling. And their theme is pretty clown-like.

I love their reactions. I'm so bad for saying that.

Haha, you tell them, Steiner! But then Beatrix upstages him. Too bad, man.

On the other hand, I do wonder how Garnet is in danger when it's not until later. And Brahne is so much bigger in normal graphics than she is in the movie. Her boobs are ten times the size of anyone's, really.

Bad queen for forgetting Steiner. BAAAAAAAAAD!

And time for Steiner time. Oooh, I love this bit of the game. It's so hilarious! I'm just letting the drums roll here ... for the sake of typing. And now it's been banged. Woo.

I'm surprised Steiner doesn't berate them for being half naked ... it's so strange. xDD

Time to find items and collect Knights. Wooooo.

Aww, poor Barbara having to put with a guy like Weimar.

Time to saaaaaaaave the game, but I'm still continuing, folks!

So how much have I played now? Oooh, exactly one hour and four minutes. 01:04:00 for those who couldn't be arsed readng that.

Thanks for the Moonstone, Brahne. One of the only good things you're good for ...

Steiner doesn't realise how much he scared Laudo.

Ok, how the hell do I get Dojebon if I can't catch up him? Little cunt. >_>

Got him! The little sod. The castle theme is starting to get on my nerves as well as the armour clanking all the time!

Got all the knights and my precious Elixir.

Steiner, you numpty. Only seeing her being chased. "Your knight is coming!" Are you sure you're a knight? xDD

And Garnet rebels. Wonderul scene, she's free at last! Zidane's off to stop her. And Steiner fails. Epic times.

I have to say I do enjoy the orchestra. And Garnet falling on top of Zidane. Recovering so quickly. Then messing up the orchestra. Wonderful girl!

Oho, and now it's Ruby's introduction. I imagine her with this Texas accent for some reason, though others would agree. Yes because you'd make a wonderful Cornelia, Ruby. Think again!

Silly Ruby, letting her get away. >_>

Alas, the grand reveal!

I'm not surprised you're the princess, anyway. You sort of gave it away by running away. Duh.

And the way she grasps onto Zidane? It spells HOOKER in some way. xD

Why she's not freaked by his monkey tail is beyond me. But then CINNA comes in.

Wonder where Steiner got the feather from on his hat ...

OPEN.

SESAME.

Cinna, you're not the first to have done that, you know?

I've seen these scenes a million times ... I could memorise them if I could be that bothered.

Wish I could jump like Garnet, that's pretty amazing! "We have no time for idle banter." Love how she just pwned Zidane there! Okies, time to find items and equip the Mage Masher!

I see a wheel here, I wonder what it could do? Turn to the left ...

"Hey! If you reduce the engine's power, you'll crash the ship! Turn the wheel back to the right!"

Makes me wonder. How about the right?

"Hey! If you rev it up too high, you'll ruin the engine! Turn the wheel back to the left!"

Time to get my rewards!

Now my question is how the hell did Steiner slide down the pole without hurting himself? Time to fight him, anyway! And steal some juicy items.

Typical knight, standing for justice ...

"Villains! How dare you trick the princess!"

Aww, bless. He's only trying to do what he THINKS is right.

Let's see if Cinna can survive, eh?

Oho, he did!

Oooh, pretty blue light. Armour off and ... oglops unleashed!

Your own fault, Steiner. Shame.

And now for the big finale for the play! Baku plays a good Leo.

I've just thought to myself that I'm not writing my report up. Oops. Guess I'll get to Evil Forest and then resume it. Til then, enjoy this!

Ok, how Steiner learned how to use that is beyond me ...

I wonder what would have happened if Garnet didn't know the play. She'd be screwed, methinks.

And now the deaths! Aww, this feels like Romeo and Juliet. Dunno why since I've never actually READ the damn thing.

I love how Steiner thinks this is real. He's just shaking his hands into the air.

And Marcus is such a good actor. And Brahne is crying. Oh, gowai.

Vivi and Puck!

I thought they were behind the nobles? Why are they in front suddenly?

Go, Vivi! Burn them!

Oops, and you exposed Garnet. Nice going!

Sir Rustalot. I like that nickname. xDD

I like Zidane's concern for Vivi. I love their friendship later on, as it develops. Oooh, battle time! Wonderful!

Burn him, Vivi! Burn Steiner! Even though you become great friends later! I love the Mage Masher, makes things so much easier.

*sniff* If only the Prima Vista got out of there unharmed ...

Oooh, I only just realised that the front of the airship is a mermaid. It's pwetty.

Garnet's pretty during the movie scenes as well. Looooooove her hair!

And Brahne, what was the point? You're destroying your city. Put two and two together. Just go after them outside the city, you dumbo. >_>

Now a Bomb. Wonderful. Even though I can't harm it!

If there's ever a time to be pissed off with Steiner and wanting to get even, it's NOW. I just love attacking him. xDD

Only mainly becuse he's an egotistical git with no sense of what's behind him.

"Surrender at once!"

Four against one? Srsly. You're getting pwned.

Ohnoes, you attacked Vivi. Now feel the fire!

Well, finally. That seemed to take longer than I realised. And Steiner finally realises the meaning of "look before you leap". Silly git.

Yes. Snap your fan, Brahne. It never liked you, anyway.

Oooh, and the fog! We're crashing! Hold on or jump?

Well, in Zidane's case, he got pushed off. Oh well. How did he survive, I wonder? It was a miracle!

(No, he's just special. )

Garnet isn't a little girl anymore, Brahne, you oversized elephant.

So Zidane wakes up and sees the airship busted. This is baaaaaaaad. Baaaaaaaaad, I say! Baaaaaaaaaaad as in the sound sheep make!

I could care less if Baku's back is killing him. He's old, he should know better. Least Cinna doesn't moan.

Cinna works for two minutes and he's beat? He's just as bad as Baku.

"This is great. First we kidnap her, then we kill her. We'll hang for sure."

So how exactly can Garnet be squashed under the ship when she was on the stage? Hmm, suppose there's loads of possibilities there!

Oooh, ATE. I love these.

The Forest Keeper. Hmm, wonder what ... ohai, Garnet and Vivi.

Aww, Vivi fell.

Garnet, watch out!

Anyway, this concludes the first part of my fun playthrough.

I have Zidane in my party and have ended at 01:40:16 with 10,804G at the Prima Vista/Crash Site. Til next time, folks!

 

[Amizon]

Ami's Final Fantasy IX Ragethrough​

Date: 25/11/10
Time: Afternoon

Right, and heeeeeeeere we go again. Back in the damn Evil Forest. It seems so easy to do and yet it's said hardly anyone escapes. Eh? >_>

Didn't even make it halfway through and I have a battle. Back attack, too? NOT FAIR. Little shitty elf thing!

So one attack and it's pwned.

Aww, you gotta adore Zidane jumping for joy! And Zidane is at level 2. Woo!

Erm, shit. I need to get out my strategy guide. Cuz like, I cheat. xD

"Release the princess at once!!!"
"Yeah, like it's gonna really listen to you."

You tell him, Zidane!

And now Steiner goes on and on about Trance. Heard it before, let's just fight already!

Two moves of Free Energy later as well as an attack from Steiner, it's done.

Aww, poor Vivi! He got himself trapped in there. I swear, he needs to toughen up. But eh, I'll let him off for now because he's only a kid and so cute.

Well, isn't that lucky? Vivi only had 13 HP left and delivered the final blow to the monster cage thingy with Fire. Woo. Go, Vivi! And I'm starting to think Steiner is completely at the point of being obsessed with Garnet. Poor girl!

Baaaaack at the Prima Vista now. Steiner trying to leave? Silly man.

I love the fact he's pushed into the room and has hardly any strength to withstand Benero and Zenero.

And go, Zidane. Leave the band! You're more powerful than them! Angel of ... SPOILERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRS.

Steiner really annoys the fuck out of me. He seems so childish and pathetic. >_>

... Like that excuse of fire will help you?

I don't understand how Cinna can be attached to a doll, it's childish.

That's it, pair Steiner and Cinna together. Steinna! They'd go together because they're so similar, etc.

Oh, I just love the friendship between Zidane and Vivi. It's like the one between Obi-Wan and Anakin in Star Wars, except Vivi doesn't go evil and try to take over the universe. xDD

I'm not talking to the boss yet. I want to find iiiiiiiiiiitems!

Time to kick Baku's arse now I've got all the items!

As much as I hate Steiner, I like his friendship with Vivi. The way he respects him by calling him Master is just genius.

OF COURSE BLANK IS JEALOUS ZIDANE IS EMBARKING ON HIS JOURNEY TO BECOME GARNET'S ULTIMATE LOVE. DON'T DENY IT!

Yeah, I know how to set up abilities. I'm being nice, aren't I? xDD

This might be a shorter entry than last, but I'm going to call it a day by saving with the moooooooogle.