Yardow Fort City
Ok, forget about any complaints I had about Grog Hill. This battle is a b**** more than Grog Hill could ever aspire to be. I think I was trying on this one for 15 tries or so before I finally conquered it. Damn Ninjas.
Malak and Rafa are arguing about their "father," the Duke Barington. I guess he burned down their village, killed their parents, and did other things to get his hands on their powers. Oh, and he raped/molested Rafa. Sounds like a great guy. Well, Malak wants to kill her now because of the shame(or something), which means I have another rescue mission.
Like other rescue missions, Rafa managed to get killed before I could do anything a couple of the tries I did. I took Belmont off Summoner for a while to get his speed up, but that didn't help much, so I put him back. I am certain that Ninjas are the broken class of the game, having extra extra speed and two weapons... who thought that would be balanced? You bet I am using that class as soon as I figure out the requirements(don't tell me though).
I tried all sorts of things, like having my people use +jump skills to go around to the back(over the wall) or having them sit in a corner and accumulate, but nothing could stop those Ninjas. That should have naturally given me a clue on what to do, but I still tried in vain to fight them head on. Malak was always the easy one to take care of, using his escape teleport a la Mega Man X to flee.
Finally, I found the key to beating this: charm. I'm sure I could have used other abilities or classes or so on to take care of this, but this one proved the only one I found. I had Evelyn Steal Heart on the ninja that always climbed on the wall, and then on anyone she could. Luck with me, she was able to charm without fail, which distracted the enemies into throwing stuff at each other(them seem to prioritze attacking charmed teammates) and gave me the edge needed to succeed. Evelyn died, but not before I had Reeve, Heinlein, and Bartz take care of the last of those pesky summoners. What a success.
Afterward, Malak appeared as a frog and told Rafa that she has to come with Bartz or Alma will die. Who cares about her(jk).
After Yardow Fort City:
Bartz Lv 22 Knight
Guts
Counter
JP+
move+1
---Diamond Sword
Diamond Shield
Diamond Helmet
Diamond Armor
Diamond Armlet
Belmont Lv 22 Summoner
Time Magic
Auto potion
JP+
move+1
---Wizard Rod
Golden Hairpin
Wizard Robe
Magic Gauntlet
Heinlein Lv 22 Archer
Punch Art
Counter
JP+
Jump+1
---Windslash Bow
Black Hood
Power Sleeve
Germinas Boots
Reeve Lv 22 Knight
Basic Skill
counter tackle
JP+
Ignore Height
---Ancient Sword
Gold Shield
Cross Helmet
Gold Armor
Battle Boots
Evelyn Lv 18 Thief
Item
Auto Potion
JP+
Move+1
---Orichalcum
Twist Headband
Judo Outfit
Power Wrist
June Lv 10 Priest
+ Item
Auto Potion
Throw Item
Move-Find Item
---Gold Staff
Holy Miter
White Robe
Red Shoes
Scarlet Lv 9 Wizard
+ item
auto potion
JP+
move-find item
---Thunder Rod
Holy Miter
Wizard Robe
Wizard Mantle
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My Japanese alter-ego.
Hey all this is Bartz btw.