Friday, July 20, 2012

TEXT PLAY SIDE GAME: Final Fantasy (NES 1990/PS 2003 [Origins]): Issue #8: Fifty-Three Steps To Success, Part One


This'll be a short one, but important all the same.

Basically, all I'm doing here is a little puddle jumping to get a few important things done before I finally get around to taking care of Lich the Earth Fiend. First off, I got Life 1 and Dia 3 for my white mage, some of which I'd wanted to do before I went after the vampire, and Fire 3 for my black mage. This new magic will really make going after Lich that much easier.

But there's still a couple things I gotta do. The next thing was to stock up on healing items, mainly potions and antidotes, but a few tents and gold needles, too, just to be on the safe side. There are monsters that can turn the heroes into stone in the Earth Cave, after all.

Once all that's done, it's off to the Titan's Tunnel and the Sage's Cave to find Sarda. This is where the Star Ruby comes in necessary. Head east from Melmond to find the Titan's Tunnel. It's a bit tricky because you've gotta head just a bit south, too. There's monsters in there, but nothing particularly threatning. The big thing to do here is talk to the Titan or golem or whatever he is. He says he'll move his stony ass out the way if you give him the Star Ruby. He'll gobble it up, say how good it was, then move like he said. Past the Titan is a room with some treasure in it. There's a little gold, plus a Mythril Helm and a Great Ax for the Fighter. May as well get that now, because once we're done with Sarda, there's really no reason to go back that way, far as I know

Sarda's cave is pretty much straight south from the far end. This one's a bit of a maze, but there's only two doors, and no treasure. Sarda's behind the second door. He says that yeah, the vampire's not the one who's leeching off the Earth Crystal and that the real monster involved is deeper in the Earth Cave. He then gives you the Earth Rod and sends you on your way.

Now, I could just go back to the Earth Cave and get on with it, but that's a bit more than I want to do right now, so it's back to Melmond to save the game and get back to the EC later. That'll be a matter of getting down the three or four floors to where the vampire was and then another three or four after that to get to Lich. He's fun. But that's going to be for next time, in Fifty-Three Steps To Success, Part Two.

Until then, folks, have fun, stay safe, keep gaming, and DFTBA! Ha-Bisky!

Bonus link for tonight: Kitties on uStream, courtesy the Friends of Felines Rescue Center!

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