Second time's a charm, as I Pummel Vargas relentlessly. He dead. Our foe vanquished, the jacked up Sabin Figaro joins the party. We quickly trek to the Returner Hideout and a chat with Banon, the group's leader. When we get there, Banon and the others ask Terra for her help. They're all "pretty please with a cherry on top" in an attempt to distinguish themselves from the evil Empire, which enslaved her. I answer.
No.
No.
No.
lololol Japanese RPGs from 1994. I figure I'll just answer negatory until Banon's responses start looping, but then... oh crap. One of our troops stumbles in, beaten to a pulp. The Empire have launched an assault and are closing in! Now the party has no choice but to make a break for it. Locke goes solo to impede Kefka & Co's progress, while the rest of us (Banon has replaced Locke) make an aquatic escape via raft. The raft section is pretty cool - nonstop fighting against new enemies. We are tasked to keep Banon alive or lose the game. Fortunately, the old fart proves to be very valuable in combat, healing the whole party with no MP cost. After making some fresh sushi and saving, we eventually reach another boss fight.
And oh boy, guess who it is.
GAME OVER! It's Ultros! Affectionately referred to as "Uncle Ulty" by fans, Ultros is a recurring, loud-mouthed, hilarious octopus who I have known about for years. He precedes every attack with inane gibberish and can't keep his damn trap shut. Honestly, who in the hell makes an octopus talk? Old Square, that's who! And I love them for it. The slimy smiling bastard gives a good fight, but we eventually beat him into retreat.
That ain't good enough for Sabin. Proving that what he is equal parts muscle and stupidity, he jumps into the water to give chase. Of course, he is swept away and separated by the party. Now we're really disbanded, as the game breaks into an "out of body" sequence. I'm in control of Mog, who has the power to break the fourth wall. Mog lets me know that I can now either play as Locke to impede the Empire, as Terra and Edgar to protect Banon, or as Sabin to visit Ariel.
And that's where I've saved. Still trying to pick one. Couple things:
1. My "no no no" responses to Banon don't really affect anything, right?
2. I'm gonna get to play all three of the Locke/Sabin/Everyone Else scenarios, right? Order is irrelevant?
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