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Meta Knight.
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Meta Knight
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Rydia being seven makes sense. It's just odd she doesn't look seven in the opening movie, that's all!

In any case, I've played a bit more. The party crossed the mountains, meeting a monk named Yang along the way. From they we went to Fabul and assisted in the defense of the castle, though it was a losing battle. The last stand in the crystal room revealed that Kain is, indeed, a bad guy, or at the very least brainwashed into being a bad guy. Golbez also appears and kidnaps Rosa before taking the crystal and leaving.

The crew decides to head back to Baron on a boat to rescue her, but it isn't going to be quite that simple. Leviathan sinks the boat along the way, scattering the party and leaving Cecil to wash ashore near the town he ransacked at the beginning of the game. They're in no mood to trust him, and one guy even turns Cecil into a toad! I suppose that's fair, given what he did. What was less fair was that another sexy dancer was here, only this time watching her strip show turned Cecil into a pig. That isn't right.

In any case, Cecil needs to prove he's changed by becoming a paladin, so he teams up with Palom and Porom, two young mages. Together they make their way up a nearby mountain, meeting back up with Tellah along the way. I wasn't a huge fan of this party, too many mages, but they got me through. Together they beat a fiend sent by Golbez and Cecil renounced his darkness, becoming a paladin! He... also went back to level one? I don't care what it says about my soul, I want the overleveled dark knight back!

After this, the party could finally return to Baron and infiltrate the castle with the help of Yang, who'd been found and seemingly brainwashed by the bad guys before we knocked some sense into him. The castle was mostly deserted so it wasn't the toughest area, but the boss at the end of it had a tsunami power that nearly wiped my whole team. I somehow managed to beat him, allowing the party to rescue Cid. Unfortunately, a trap on the way out forced Palom and Porom to sacrifice themselves. I don't know why everyone seems to dislike these twins, they kinda grew on me. I'll miss them.

I stopped playing right after the next cutscene where evil Kain told Cecil to get the last crystal if he wants Rosa back, and Cecil seems ready to go along with it. They're going to ride their new airship, courtesy of Cid, to the next area.

I'm still enjoying the game, but I hope at some point the party solidifies. All these switches make it hard to build a consistent strategy, and Cecil + three mages is just too many mages for me. The story remains fine. Cecil renounced his darkness a bit too easily, if I have to nitpick, but it was good enough. Still, dark knight > paladin any day!
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Ktjn

For a Yuna NR
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Yuna
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Aw I was hoping to eliminate Mario in favor of Dr Mario
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Dr Mario
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Agrias
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andylt posted...

And I forget her exact age but Rydia is a child (this confused me too), and I'd be careful googling stuff given The After Years and all.

Ah, that makes sense. Surely she isn't sixteen in The After Years though, I know one character in that is Cecil's son and that kid would be like nine if Rydia only ages to sixteen in it.
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I swear I remember reading about either Skyrim or Oblivion trying this during development, programming NPCs with needs/wants and then just cutting them loose, only for it to end with everyone murdering each other. Only now I can't seem to find anything about this on google so I'm wondering if I dreamed this or if it was a creepypasta or what.
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Oh I forgot two things

I'm really liking the little thought bubbles each character has on the menu screen. I make sure to check those each time the plot might've slightly progressed

And I've found two completely random dancers so far who did a little dance when I talked to them. I have no idea who these ladies are or what purpose they serve, but I hope there are more of them, ideally in less and less plausible locations as the game goes on (about to fight the final boss in an epic battle? Not before talking to this dancer at the final save point!)

As for the voice acting, I'm liking it. Maybe it'd be different if these were beloved characters from my childhood and the voices didn't match what I'd always imagined, but for new characters it's fine. There's only voice acting in the occasional cutscene anyway.
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Hello everyone! In 2016 and 2017 I played through several Final Fantasy games for the first time, making playthrough topics for each of them. Now, over four years later, I'm back for at least one more! I apologize for my extended absence, I kind of fell out of playing video games for a long time. People seemed to like these back in the day, so hopefully some of you are still around. I hope I still have my old write-up skills, too.

Here's my current FF ranking, which I'm sure you'll all agree shows my impeccable taste:

XIII > X-2 > LR > VI > WoFF > IX > VIII > X > II > I >>> XIII-2

And a ranking of my current... let's say top fifteen Final Fantasy characters, just so we can see if any of the IV cast can break into it.

Lighting > Yuna > Dagger > Terra > Rinoa > Squall > Cyan > Eiko > Sazh > Lumina > Rikku > Reynn > Auron > Vanille > Vivi

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The recent release of the IV Pixel Remaster was what got me interested in playing it. However, I opted for the 3D Remake (Steam version, if it matters), mostly because it has voice acting. I'm going into this more or less blind. I know character names and a few plot points but nothing substantial.

FFIV starts with Cecil, our hero, having just murdered some defenseless people in a neighboring kingdom and stolen their crystal with his airship army, the Red Wings. He's at least conflicted about his actions, even raising an objection with the king of Baron, who has been acting suspicious lately while hunting these crystals. The king promptly demotes Cecil for insubordination and sends him to deliver a ring to the nearby village of Mist (Mist might be a kingdom, I don't remember. The full picture of political entities hasn't become clear to me yet). Joined by his friend Kain, leader of the dragoons, Cecil ventures through a cave, slays a mist dragon, and delivers the ring to Mist.

Only, the ring activates a trap as soon as they enter the village! What looks like sentient fireballs swarm the town and kill everyone, leaving only Rydia alive. As an aside, I'm unclear on how old Rydia is supposed to be. Her 3D chibi sprite and the way people talk about her make her seem the same age as Eiko from IX, maybe six or seven, but I saw her in the (awesome) opening video and let's just say Rydia looks like a teenager there. Google says she's sixteen and Cecil is only twenty, why is she a little girl sprite and treated like a kid. Oh well.

Cecil and Kain, who didn't know their arrival would cause such destruction, are aghast. Well, Cecil is, at least. At first Kain seems willing to murder Rydia if that's what the king wants, but he backs down when Cecil tells him not to. The cutscene framed it as Kain testing Cecil's resolve, but he sure had me fooled with his willingness to murder. I'm watching you, Kain! Not that it matters much right now, Rydia splits the earth with her summoner powers and Kain gets separated from the other two. Cecil brings Rydia to a nearby desert village, then earns her trust by defending her against Baron goons in the night.

The next morning, in addition to being hunted by seemingly the strongest army on the planet, they have another problem. Rosa, Cecil's... I'll say girlfriend even if I'm not sure if they're at that point yet, has tracked him down and contracted some sort of desert fever in the process. Seems a bit quick for her to learn what happened and get all the way here in one night, I mean how did she even know where Cecil would be, but who am I to argue with video game logic. She's sick and the antlion pearl that'll heal her is a long way away.

Cecil and Rydia meet an old sage named Tellah in some nearby waterways, and together they make their way through. Once outside, they're just in time to witness another kingdom get annihilated by the Red Wings, now led by someone named Golbez. Among the casualties is Anna, Tellah's daughter who he'd set out to save. She's also the lover of Edward, a spoony bard (lol) who is secretly the local prince. Tellah, understandably enraged at Golbez, sets out to get revenge. Cecil, meanwhile, refuses to let Edward mourn for even five minutes before slapping him and dragging him along to find the antlion pearl. Another dungeon later and the three have killed an antlion and cured Rosa. At least Edward gets some closure that night when Anna's spirit visits and implores him to be strong.

Now aware that Baron is on a warpath to gather all the crystals, heading to the next kingdom is the logical next step. The last thing I did before quitting was melt the ice wall leading there, which took some convincing as Rydia is understandably wary of fire after her whole village was destroyed by it. Still, she overcame her aversion and now the adventure can continue!

I'm enjoying FFIV3D so far. Combat isn't super complex, but there have been moments where I was caught off guard. Mostly they've been through enemies with counter powers, I had Kain jumping and Cecil set to darkness attack when the first dragon turned to mist and started countering attacks, that damn near killed me. Still, I'm not seeing any problems that grinding won't cure. Exploration feels good, there have been a few secret chests and whatnot so far, and I haven't felt lost on where to go.

The story and characters are nice so far too, though not the most complex. I'm sure they'll continue to grow on me. I thought Rydia and Edward got over their traumas too quickly, but then right when I was done playing there were two little moments that showed it was still on their minds, I appreciated that. Cecil's character is shaping up to be the crux of the story, and I like the dynamic for the most part. I just hope the story isn't done exploring the redemption angle, he was set up as a guy who did some bad stuff and I hope Rydia teaming up with him despite that isn't the end of him seeking forgiveness.

Back in the day I was known for my speedy playthroughs. I can't guarantee I'll get through IV quite that fast these days, but I'll try not to let too much time go by without updates.
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Agrias is lending Yuna her sword, you all saw it.
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FFDragon posted...

Yuna is actually terrible at her job. She's supposed to sacrifice herself to save everyone else and here she is selfishly alone after watching all her friends get murdered.

The whole point of having guardians is that they fight to get Yuna through so that she can face the final evil. And she will, in the finals!
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YRP is now Y(RP) but Yuna carries the spirit of her friends with her! And since the bot has broken its promise to get them second and third, I hereby disavow that false prophet. Yuna is denying the bots predicted winner and going all the way to the championship!

Anyway, thank you to everyone who got YRP all the way to the top nine. I know not all of the Rikku savers will join me in backing Yuna, but it was an amazing run. It was an honor to work with all of you. For those of you now with me solely on Team Yuna, let's do everything we can for the remaining rounds.

But first, Yuna... send them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgVnds4gW3s
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Rikku
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Let's not drown out the Rikku trade offer, she needs it!
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Might I suggest plucky underdog Rikku for that redirect?
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Estelle Costanza
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I would immediately drop everything and main Estelle
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Agrias
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New
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lol Aeris isn't even safe by the end of page two, super weak VII confirmed
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Estinien
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Down to the final three

Bayonetta
Ganondorf
Pit
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Dark Samus
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Meta Knight
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Says you, I'm backing Neon
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Mega Man ded unless I counted wrong or someone saved early
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Meliadoul?
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Still some bigger names unsafe!

Bayonetta
Diddy Kong
Jigglypuff
Mario
Mega Man
Mii Gunner
Ryu
Wario
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andylt posted...

pj, Brother has never been in the contest! (But would surely be booted if he had)

I would personally carry Brother to a respectable 70th every year he was in
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Meta Knight
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I didn't check times, etc

Bayonetta
Diddy Kong
Fox
Ganondorf
Hero
Ice Climbers
Ike
Jigglypuff
King K. Rool
Lucario
Mario
Mega Man
Meta Knight
Mii Gunner
Pit
Richter
Robin
Ryu
Simon
Wario
Yoshi
Young Link
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Zero Suit Samus
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The finals will probably be Aeris vs Aerith, that's how powerful she is.
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Best: Lightning
Worst: Snow

SpikeSetsFire posted...

Q6. A lot of people got I'Cie tattoos. Did you?

You know, I actually seriously considered this (XIII is my favorite FF plus the l'Cie mark is just a perfect tattoo I mean come on) but I don't know where I'd put it. Lightning's was on her chest, wouldn't work the same on a guy!
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Once again, I didn't check save times and whatnot

Bayonetta
Dark Samus
Dr. Mario
Ganondorf
Greninja
Hero
Ice Climbers
Ike
Ivysaur
Jigglypuff
Ken
King Dedede
Mario
Meta Knight
Mii Gunner
Mii Swordfighter
Olimar
Pac-Man
Pichu
Pit
Richter
Ryu
Sheik
Simon
Sonic
Steve
Toon Link
Wario
Yoshi
Young Link
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Tidus at 100, this bot knows what's up

Leblanc at 23 too, nice
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I haven't checked save times or anything

Unsafe (32)
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Bayonetta
Bowser
Bowser Jr.
Byleth
Charizard
Dark Pit
Diddy Kong
Dr. Mario
Falco
Fox
Ganondorf
Incineroar
Inkling
Ivysaur
King Dedede
King K. Rool
Lucario
Lucas
Mario
Mega Man
Meta Knight
Mii Swordfighter
Ness
Olimar
Pit
Richter
Samus
Sheik
Simon
Wario
Wii Fit Trainer
Young Link
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YRP getting second and third is a nice future though. I could live with that!
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TheArkOfTurus posted...

Oh, Roba, mind if I get Yuna hour 2?

No problem
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TheArkOfTurus posted...

NR Agrias

For Yuna, please and thank you
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Agrias
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If you want a new page, get it yourself
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What do I look like, some sort of new page pusher guy?
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Jessie
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linkhatesganon posted...

Jessie

Auto for her

For Rikku
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Sephiroth
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Best: Yuna
Worst: Wakka
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