LogFAQs > #927203009

got started on sabin's route today. a lot happened, not sure I can really cover it all just from memory. I start off next to this shack with a different old man, this one named aged man, living there. also seems like a solider outside but apparently he's just a merchant. the old man is crazy and will only talk to sabin about some random nonsense. unless this is some kind of secret/puzzle I was unable to solve. he doesn't seem to mind if I sleep in his bed.

outside near the well is the mysterious badass, Shadow, from earlier on the game. he decides to go along with Sabin, under the condition that he might just leave at any point in time. better than going alone, I suppose.

I explore the world map for a bit and eventually end up in the imperial camp.

at this point the game does a bit of switching between various narrative and gameplay sections. you have the introduction of cyan, a new character who uses bushido skills to great effect. the internal affairs and plotting of the imperial camp between kefka and general leo, and of course sabin and shadow attempting to get through doma to return to narshe.

for some reason I pictured sabin and shadow as like JJBA style characters going through the camp and beating up all the random soldiers in style, doing battle poses and everything.

official "good due" leo is called away by the emperor, leaving kefka in charge. this allows kefka to go ahead with his plan to poison everyone in doma. the plan mostly succeeds. cyan is unfortunately one of the only survivors. the king dies, most of the other soldiers die. then there's a really sad scene where cyan goes into one of the rooms and finds some dead children.

this whole part of the game was pretty great.

after this cyan goes berserk and starts attacking the camp on his own. sabin and shadow were unable to catch kefka, but they meet up with cyan and team up with him to battle their way through the camp and escape.

the group travels to a forest next, where I chose to save the game and quit for now. really good stuff overall. despite the fact that this squad has no dedicated healer, and they are all physical bruisers, the game does a good job of making each one feel unique. and there is something satisfying about going through each zone just beating up on the random foes with a mix of ninja skills, samurai skills, and straight up martial arts.

oh one thing I forgot to mention... shadow's dog seems to do this weird thing in combat where it blocks for him instead of using a shield to block. and it will randomly run onto the battlefield and absolutely nuke someone for like 1,000 damage. the first time that happened I was quite shocked.
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