And we’re back! In this episode of Final Fantasy IV, we get things ready, buy some items and other fun stuff and find the back door into Baron castle, intent on rescuing Rosa from Golbez and now-heel Kain. But things, as usual aren’t as easy as we thought, with former allies turning on us–again–and obvious villains coming out of their shells–pun intended, you’ll get it when you watch the episode! Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 8 – Shifty Eyes
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Final Fantasy IV – The Road so far…
Final Fantasy IV has been on a bit of a hiatus the past couple of weeks and I’m sorry. There’s nothing I enjoy more than playing this classic Final Fantasy—albeit the remade version—and make fun of it with some very silly commentary, some nice edits and a few choice cuts of the footage to keep you entertained and as far away as possible from any grinding, which I’ve had to do twice so far, mostly because this game insists on giving you characters at astonishingly low levels compared to the party average. Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – The Road so far…
Localisation Complication
I like JRPGs. Between my weekly Final Fantasy IV episodes, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, Xenoblade Chronicles X—which I’m still playing—and the recently released Tales of Berseria, I have quite the number of Japanese RPG titles to keep me entertainment.
But while I love the games and most of its tropes—except for the truly annoying ones—there is an aspect of them that I’ve grown to dislike over time and that is how the localisation teams translate words and concepts in ways that make them much more complicated than they should be, taking simple terms and translating them using strange terms that muddle their comprehension. Continue reading Localisation Complication
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 7 – Going Glam!
Let’s kick off this week with a new episode of our Final Fantasy IV playthrough! Last time we had a bit of a shaky trip thanks to the inopportune Lord of the Seas. Leviathan, leaving us near Mysidia, a place Cecil hit in the opening cutscene in the game and where the populace are less that warm towards him, but after taking their crystal and cutting innocent Mysidians down, the Dark Knight is not about to complain.
The Mysidians, as you’d expect aren’t in a giving mood, but give Cecil a chance to rid himself of the dark blade at Mt. Ordeals, to become a paladin. And that’s what we’ll be doing this episode, first finishing the pressing business of Golbez’s archfiend, Scarmiglione! Then it’s time to ditch the Batman act and turn to Glam Rock as a Paladin, with flowing wavy hair and pure 80s goodness! Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 7 – Going Glam!
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 6 – Plot Mountain
Whoo boy was that an eventful Final Fantasy IV episode last week! Made it through the mountains, met a monk, killed bombs and their mothers and mounted a pathetic and futile defence against the Baron Red Wings in Fabul.
Kain turned heel on us and tried to kill Cecil, and we finally saw the big baddie Golbez take the stage, his sombre presence as awesome now as it was the first time I played the game. This isn’t a mocking, taunting Final Fantasy enemy, this is one that takes care of business, or at least sets one of his trusted generals to do it for him. Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 6 – Plot Mountain
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 5 – Fabul-ous!
Last time on Final Fantasy IV we explored the Antlion cave, fought the big monster in its lair and collected the Desert Pearl for Rosa, healing her and finally getting a proper healer for the party. But of course, it wasn’t that easy, not with the Antlion hitting like a freight train and me hitting it when set to counterattack.
But a bit of exploration, a new weapon and a save point later, the party had all they needed to take down the beastie! Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 5 – Fabul-ous!
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 4 – Exploration is Good!
And we’re back with another weekly episode of Final Fantasy IV.
Last time around, in Episode 3 of Final Fantasy IV, we finally made our way through to Damcyan where we found the castle under attack by Baron’s Red Wings, there to take yet another Crystal for their mad King. Inside the castle we found Anna, Tellah’s daughter, but she passed away soon after. Tellah tries to take out his frustrations on his son in law, the Damcyan Prince and Bard, Edward, but soon his attention shifts to the real menace, the man they call Golbez. With vengeance on his mind and fire in his eyes, Tellah storms out in pursuit of Golbez, leaving our party without its powerful spellcaster.
Later in the episode, Edward joins up and we explore the Antlion nest and upon reaching the heart, we found the Antlion isn’t as docile as Edward claims and the new boss kicks our butt with finesse. Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 4 – Exploration is Good!
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 2
Last week had a lot going on in the first Final Fantasy IV episode. Departed from Baron, blew up Mist, rescued the little girl summoner, Rydia and even made it to Kaipo, only to discover that Rosa had somehow made it there as well, in record time and with desert fever!
So that’s where we are in this episode, going through the Aqueduct towards Damcyan, to get the Sand Pearl, the only medicine in the world that can save Cecil’s beloved White Mage. Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 2
Final Fantasy IV – Episode 1 – Brood Knight
It’s been a while since I recorded a playthrough with commentary, aka a Let’s Play. But with the release of Final Fantasy XV and especially because of its promise to be accessible for both veterans and newcomers to the series, I decided it would be cool to maybe show those newcomers the entries in the Final Fantasy series that have now become classics.
I could have gone for the original version of the game, on Super Nintendo through my Wii U’s virtual console, but considering just how good the DS (and now Steam) version is, I decided to use this one for the Final Fantasy IV playthrough. Continue reading Final Fantasy IV – Episode 1 – Brood Knight
Final Fantasy XV – Frustratingly Great
I’ve been playing Final Fantasy XV since last week and I’m getting closer to the end of the game, especially after the day-long play time I had during the weekend. Continue reading Final Fantasy XV – Frustratingly Great