LogFAQs > #926811627

apparently getting into figaro castle isn't so easy, but the door man knows who locke is and we're allowed inside. I want to explore a bit, but everyone here REALLY wants me to go see the king. the king flips me off and then introduces himself as Edgar.

locke immediately leaves terra with this strange man who tries hitting on her, but she feels nothing. oh well. at least now I'm allowed to explore the castle.

I noticed the castle music stops playing when I talk to the high priestess. she introduces edgar's twin brother, sabin, to me... through a flashback, anyway. after exploring a bit I decide to see if I can leave. I can. I almost get killed by some scorpions, but I get some nice EXP as a reward. when I try to get back inside, the door man stops me. then he lets me back in. is he going to do this every time?

not sure how much grinding is required in this game, but since the most basic enemies in this area pose a serious threat to me... I decide to go and kill a bunch of them to get a little bit stronger.

um, so, apparently, they have the ability to paralyze you with an ability called Numb. needless to say, if you're fighting alone, this is a problem. Terra just stands there getting attacked for like a full minute and then dies. whoops. guess I'm playing through this section again.

okay time to find out what I'm supposed to be doing to advance the story.

this time I do a better job of exploring the castle, find some items, and when I return to the throne room a cutscene triggers. kefka shows up to squat in the sand and complain about his job.

after this, locke returns. he does a bit of explaining about what is going on, although most of this I could already infer by the direction of plot and the flashbacks given. basically this resistance group, the Returners, is secretly plotting against the empire. Figaro, despite having an alliance, is part of this group. also old man is a member. and locke is important somehow too, for reasons. I like to imagine he's just talking himself up to try and impress terra...

kefka doesn't like being told to buzz off, and so he comes back later to try and burn the castle down. edgar, locke, and terra escape on chocobo while the castle sinks into the ground.

some of the magitek armors from before try to chase us. despite how overpowered they seemed at the beginning of the game, they're no match for terra's magic and edgar's tools.

I really appreciate how the characters actually reacted to Terra using magic, since it's not supposed to exist in this world. and they even have a cute little cutscene in the middle of battle. it feels very third wall as well, with the ATB stopping, and the characters interacting with the framing of the screen.

the chocobo ends up being a hindrance since I can't access the menu. I decide to hop off immediately so I can save, then walk the rest of the way across the desert. I'll take a break before heading into this cave.
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Reality seems very harsh
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