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We have been pretty consistent each week with our casts, so things are better than they were with actual live broadcasting on our channel.  Again, we do put our personal lives ahead of this so if stuff comes up we really can’t stream.

Today we also did our very first dual cast stream.  Basically me and AN7 streamed Final Fantasy VII at the same time and it turned out to be a huge success.  Got lots of good feedback from everyone.  We hope to do it more often!!!

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Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals **
Final Fantasy I/1 **
Final Fantasy II/4 **
Final Fantasy V/5 **
Final Fantasy III/6**
Final Fantasy VII/7**
Final Fantasy VIII/8 **
Final Fantasy IX/9 **
Final Fantasy X/10 **
Final Fantasy X-2/10-2 **
Final Fantasy Tactics **
Zelda – Link To The Past **
Zelda – Links Awakening**
Zelda – Majoras Mask**
Zelda – Minish Cap**
Zelda – Ocarana Of Time**
Zelda – Oracle of the Seasons**
Zelda – Twilight Princess**
Zelda – Windwaker**
Zelda1
Zelda2

A Boy And His Blog

Addams Family

007: Agent Under Fire

Alien Soldier

Altered Beast

Amagon

Arcomage-Destruction

Art of Fighting

Assassins Creed II(French)

Astyanax

Back To The Future

BanjoKazooie

Batman And Robin

Batman

Batman Arkham Asylum

Battletoads and Double Dragon

Battletoads

Bayou Billy

Beavis and Butthead

Beyond Good and Evil

BioShock

Blaster Master

Borderlands

Braid

Bubble Bobble

Bugs Bunny

Castle Crashers

Castle Quest

Castlevania Rondo Of Blood

Castlevania

Castlevania 2

Castlevania 3

Castlevania 4

Castlevania AoS

Castlevania CoD

Castlevania CotM

Castlevania DoS

Castlevania Dracula X Chronicals

Castlevania LoI

Castlevania SotN

Chrono Trigger

Chuck Rock

Clue

Cobra Triangle

Comix Zone

Condemned

Contra Hard Corps

Contra

Contra 3

Contra SS

Crysis Warhead

Crystalis

Dark Castle

Deadly Towers

Demons Crest

Demons Souls

DeusEx

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry 3

Devil May Cry 4

Diablo

Diablo 2

Dino Crisis

Dino Crisis 2

Disney’s Alladin

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong 64

Donkey Kong Country Returns

Donkey Kong Jr

Donkey Kong Country

Donkey Kong Country 2

Donkey Kong Country 3

Doom 2

Doom 3

Doom 3 ROE

Double Dragon 2

Dragons Lair

Dragon Warrior

Duck Tales

Duck Tales 2

Duke Nukem 3d

Dungeon Siege

Dynamite Headdy

Earthbound

Ecco The Dolphin

Fable

Fallout

Fallout 2

Fallout 3

Faxanadu

FEAR

Final Fight 3

Final Fight Alpha

Final Fantasy Legend

Friday the 13th

Ghosts and Goblins

GI Joe

GI Joe AF

God of War

God of War 2

Golden Axe

Golden Eye (N64)

Goonies 2

Grand Theft Auto VC

Grand Theft Auto 3

Grand Theft Auto 4

Grand Theft Auto SA

Gunstar Heroes

Gunstar Super Heroes

Half Life

Half Life Blue Shift

Half Life Opposing Force

Half Life 2

Half Minute Hero

Halo (legendary)

Halo 2

Heavy Rain

Hitman 2

Hitman Blood Money

Hitman

Home Alone

Hulk

I Wanna Be The Guy

Indiana Jones: The Last Crusade

Indiana Jones: Temple of Doom

Inspector Gadget (TAS)

Isolated Warrior

Jackal

Jaws

Jedi Knight

Joe And Mac

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park 2

Kid Icarus

Kid Nikki

Kingdom Hearts 2

King Kong 2

Kings Knight

Kirby Dreamland

Kirby 64

Kirbys Adventure

Kirbys Avalanche

Kirby Super Star

Kung Fu

Left 4 Dead

Legacy of the Wizard
Legendary Axe

Lego Star Wars

Luigis Mansion

Magician Lord

Mario

Mario 2

Mario 3

Mario 64 16 Stars

Mario Kaizo

Mario Kart

Mario Lost Levels

Mario Party 64

Mario Sunshine

Mario RPG

Marvel Super Heroes

Max Payne

Max Payne 2

Megaman

Megaman(GB)

Megaman 2(GB)

Megaman 2(NES)

Megaman 3

Megaman 4

Megaman 5

Megaman 6

Megaman 7

Megaman 8

Megaman 9

Megaman Legends

Megaman Powered Up

Megaman X

Megaman X2

Megaman X3

Megaman X4

Megaman X5

Megaman X6

Megaman X8

Megaman Command Mission

Megaman Zero

Megaman Zero2

Merry Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid 2

Metal Gear Solid 3

Metal Gear Solid TTS

Metal Slug

Metal Slug 3

Metal Slug 4

Metal Slug 5

Metal Slug X

Metroid

Metroid 2

Metroid Echoes

Metroid Fusion

Metroid Prime

Metroid ZM

Metroid ZM(GB)

Mike Tyson’s Punch Out

Myst

Mortal Kombat 64 (TAS)

Nikujin

Ninja Gaiden

Ninja gaiden 2

Ninja Gaiden 3

Ninja Crusaders

Ninja Gaiden Black

Pain Killer

Paper Boy

Phantasy Start Online

Pitfall

Pitfall 2

Pokemon Blue

Pokemon Red

Popful Mail

Portal

Power Blade

Predator 2

Prey

Prince of Persia WW

Prince of Persia SoT

Prince of Persia TTT

Psychonauts

Punch Out

Quackshot

Quake

Red Faction

Ren and Stimpy

Rescue Rangers

Resident Evil

Resident Evil Biohazard

Resident Evil Dead Aim

Resident Evil 0

Resident Evil 2

Resident Evil 3

Resident Evil 4

Resident Evil Remake

Resident Evil Survivor

Return to Castle Wolfenstein

Rise of Nations

River City Ransom

Robowarrior

Rock Man Zero

Rocket Knight Adventures

Roger Rabbit

Rosenkreuzstilette

Secret of Mana

Shadow of the Collossus

Silent Hill

Silent Hill 2

Silent Hill 3

Silver Surfer

Simpsons Bart Vs Space Mutants (TAS)

Snake Rattle N Roll

Snakes Revenge

Solstice

Sonic

Sonic 2

Sonic 3

Sonic 4 Ep1

Sonic Advance 3

Sonic Adventure 2

Sonic Adventure 2 Dark

Sonic Adventure DX

Sonic Heroes

Spelunky

Splinter Cell CT

Splinter Cell PT

Splinter Cell

Spyro

Star Fox Assault

Star Fox

Star Fox 64

Star Tropics

Streets of Rage

Streets of Rage 2

Strider

Super Mario 64(TAS)

Super Mario Kart

Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land 2

Super Mario Wii

Super Metroid

Super Punch Out

Super Smash Bros Melee

Super StarWars

Super Street Fighter 2

Super C

Super Dodgeball
Super Double Dragon

Super Ghouls N Ghosts

Superman

Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo

Tag the Power of Paint

Tatsunoka Vs Capcom

TMNT

TMNT 2

TMNT 3

TMNT 4

Tetris Attack

The Legend of Kage

The Bouncer

Three Stooges

Tiger Woods 2010

Tom and Jerry

Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider 3

Tony Hawk 3

Tony Hawk Underground 2

Top Gun

Toy Story

Turok 64

UN Squadron(TAS)

Vectorman

Vice Project Doom

Wario Land

We Love Katamari

Werewolf

Wizards and Warriors

Wizards and Warriors 2

X-Men Mutant Apocalypse

Xardio

Zelda: Majors Mask

Zen Inter Galactic Ninja

Zombies Ate My Neighbors

Zone of the Enders

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Dream Com Productions:

Dream Com Productions is a company and venture that’s been in formation for years, but is just now becoming a reality. Ideally our ultimate goal is to become an in-store endeavor that sells games, anime, manga, etc, and also has a LAN center and gaming lounge. The way gaming stores like Gamestop and Best Buy work these days is you come in, you get hassled about what you’re looking at, and then it’s pretty much “buy something or get out.” With DCP we want to make a place that’s a haven for gamers and fans of our culture. They can come in, play games, relax, talk with all of us, and interact in a social environment. We also look to give back to the community, and to use gaming’s broad audience and resources to do fundraisers for those in need, charities, organizations etc.

I’ve been a competitive gamer for about 6 years, and started out playing Halo for the Xbox. When I got into competitive gaming that’s really when I kind of fell in love with the gaming community because when you go to events our tournaments, its not just immature people trash-talking, there’s a lot of socializing, and people meet new friends, possibly even love interests. On the surface it seems like you’re just going to this tournament with a bunch of “nerds”, playing a game and being anti-social, but the tournament attendance for video games is almost double most people’s graduating class in high school…nothing anti-social about that!

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Anyways, with all this running around eventually Steiner meets back up with Zidane and the rest of the team and is giving only 30 minutes until the Queens ship arrives.  I tried not to rush this part as I wanted to get some of the conversations and stuff, but you can just rush through this also if you are worried about time.  Just avoid female Alexandrian guards because they will start a fight.  Also there is an optional boss here, but I didn’t feel like dealing with it at the moment.  It is said to be the toughest fight yet at this point in the game, so check out PlayOnline Keyword: OPTBOSS1 for the details on how to find this thing.

If you were like me and decided to blow off fighting that boss just continue through the areas and eventually you will end up at the Queens castle.  All Zidane needs to do is make it to the Queen’s chamber to save Princess Garnett.  So again avoid the Alexandrian soldiers and continue until you reach the Queen’s chamber.  Look around the room as there is a switch that gives you access to a secret room and here you will find the Princess in a somewhat coma state after her summons were taken out of her.  As your party enters the room to save Garnett Zorn and Thorn show up to try and stop you from taking the Princess.  Depending on your level you should be able to get through this fight fairly easy.  STEAL!!! and use ice attacks and it should be over in no time. Check out PlayOnline Keyword:ZRNTRN1 if you need help.  From here it is pretty self explanitory as you just run down there stairs and dealing with the moving platforms isn’t really that difficult, just time everything right and you’ll get through it pretty quick.

Once you get back to the Queen’s chambers hit up the moogle and give him a letter, that is if you have been doing the mail stuff.  Be sure to save because you have another bout with Beatrix.

This battle is finally the final battle between you and the Knight Beatrix.  STEAL!!! and also have Vivi cast slow and blizzara on her.  Same with Steiner, have him use his blizzara sword attack.  Other than that just tough out the fight.  Check out PlayOnline Keyword: BEATRX3 if you need help.

An interesting thing happens after your fight with Beatrix.  Zidane is able to convince Beatrix to protect the Princess and join the party. Zorn and Thorn don’t entirely agree with her decision so they set a Bandersnatch on the party.  With Beatrix in your party…this fight is nothing!!!  Perform Beatrix’s Climhazzard and you will end the fight pretty quick :).

As you make your way back down the steps you will find yourself running into black mages and some Bandersnatches.  Use fire when you can to dispose of them quickly.  Eventually on your trip down Steiner will split from the group and help Freya and Beatrix who are also fighting Bandersntaches.  (Once you get back down the stairs return to the moogle Mosh in the chapel for a letter and to save)

So just as you think your out of the fight and on your way to Treno on the gargant, that annoying ass worm shows up yet again and this time its stronger. Check out PlayOnline Keyword:RALV2 if you need help.  The setup for this fight should probably be Vivi casting Ice, Garnett casting shell and protect and as always STEAL!!!!!  One thing to note though…don’t physically attack this thing when it coils up.

After Ralvuimago gives up you continue on to Pinnacle Rocks.

New Summon

Now I don’t know about you, but one of my biggest reasons for playing Final Fantasy when I was younger was to go out and collect the summons and watch their EPIC entries into the game every time you cast them.  Final Fantasy IX does not disappoint with EPIC cut scenes that involve some of the strongest summons in the game battling it out.

Well here in Pinnacle Rocks you FINALLY get the opportunity to earn your first Eidolon (or summon as I call it).

One the team recovers from from the crash a mysterious figure appears to Dagger and challenges the group to a trial.  The trial involves running around the area and finding the figure and reading parts of a story.    Once you have gathered all 5 parts go back to where he showed up originally and put the story together.  If you do this successfully then you get a Peridot, which allows Dagger to summon Ramuh.  Check out PlayOnline Keyword:RAMH1 if you need help with the story.

Back to the story

After being side tracked for Ramuh, you end up back in Lindblum.  This place has been totaled by Queen Brahne and the only good thing is that Alexandrian soldiers won’t attack you.  Be sure to look around ALOT (check out PlayOnline Keyword:ITEMS5)…even though the city is blown all to hell there are still some items laying around.

If you remember the layout of the town from before, work your way to the mall area and there you will find Minister Artania and he will escort you to Cid.  This is where the group will plan to find and defeat Kuja, so take the rest of the time to stock up on items from the shops and also maybe take a rest at the inn.  Don’t forget to hit up the moogle Moodon for an important letter from Ruby to Zidane.  Once you feel you are ready to go take the party Qu’s Marsh just north of here.  Cid will meet you on the base level of Lindblum’s Grand Castle and will give the group the World Map to help you out with your navigation.

Qu’s Marsh Excavation Site

Just to remind you about the Chocobos…you have the option of hitting up a Chocobo Forest north of Dragon’s Gate if you want to put some time into digging.  Check out PlayOnline Keyword: CHOCO6 for more.

The Qu’s Marsh doesn’t really offer much here.  If you feel like it, take your time and capture some frogs and then head on over to the elder hut.  Once you have learned a little about the entrance to the underworld exit to the right of the elder’s hut and keep going right and you will eventually run into the entrance to Fossil Roo.

Fossil Roo

As you enter Fossil Roo a gate will open and the guardian of Fossil Roo will chase the party through a gauntlet of swinging pendulums.  If you hit one of these you will be slowed down, giving the guardian time to catch up.  If the guardian catches up to the party you will be forced to fight it.  Check out  PlayOnline Keyword: ARMD1 if you are having trouble.  Don’t be afraid to stop every once in awhile to time the pendulums to help you get through and avoid taking a hit.

After avoiding the pendulums and the crazy guardian you really have no time before you are thrown in font of another adversary.  Remember when the Queen sent 2 bounty hunters after your group?  Well now one of them has caught up.  Lani confronts the group asking for Dagger’s pendant and doesn’t care if she cooperates or not.  Check out PlayOnline Keyword: LANIB1 if you have trouble with this fight.

Now this next part can be a bit confusing with all the switches and running around.  So pay attention here…

Putting the smack down on Lani only brings you to a bit of a puzzle inside of Fossil Roo.  I will attempt to ease your pain in navigating this place, but be prepared to spend some time down here.

At the bottom of the stone steps take a left and you will see some wild yellow flowers.  These are used to call the giant beast that run the transportation network down here.  Take that flower over to the area where a “!” pops up above your head and click the x button to call the gargant.  This will take you to the excavation site.

Run up the stairs and talk to the treasure hunter.  After he kindly gives you  information on the way out of here, head down to the right and hit up the moogle Stiltzkin and buy his medicines and also be sure to save your game using Mogki the moogle.

So now begins the fun part…

From the moogles head down to the right and you will see more yellow flowers pick one up, find the area that puts a “!” above your head and ride the gargant.  This trip will yield you some Fairy Earrings and also show you that each path has a divergence.  After you get the item ride the gargant back to teh excavation site.  Now go through the tunnel past the Treasure Hunter and call another gargant to ride the path controlled by switch 1.  As you get dropped off head right and you will find switch 1.  Go ahead and flip this switch and return to the drop off point with a yellow flower.

The gargant will now drop you off at a cavern with two levels.  So you will need to climb the steps and follow the top path where you  eventually find an item.  Return to the drop-off point and follow the lower path through the series of twist and turns to switch 2.  Flip this switch too and then return to the drop off point and take a ride back to switch 1.  Take switch one and make it so that you will return to the moogles and treasure hunter and go to the bottom right and ride the gargant down there again.  This time you should be dropped off in a new area with a new treasure hunter.

Go down the stairs to reach a platform that has switch 4. Flip this switch and ride the gargant again….are you finding this as annoying as I did (hehe).

After all this switching and riding you will now be taken to a part of Fossil Roo that contains a wall covered in vines.  Be careful here as some of the statues on the wall throw out water and will knock you off.  You will want to reach the upper part of the right-hand wall to get to the exit.

Once you have reached the upper right platform you will find yet another treasure hunter.  You will want to take this guy up on his offer also  (Check out PlayOnline Keyword: THUNT1 for more on this part).  When you are done digging just go to the lower right exit to find a storage area.  You can now leave Fossil Roo by returning to the chamber with the vines and climbing up and hitting switch 3, which is the upper-left platform, and then falling down to the bottom of the cave and exit out the bottom right.  Call a gargant and you will now leave Fossil Roo.

GEEZUS!!! That was a bunch of this switch that switch ride that gargant blah blah blah…  Well I hope that little walkthrough helped…more on disc 2 in my next post.

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In my opinion the battle wasn’t really that tough.  I just equipped my strongest weapons and made sure to get slow on her as soon as I could.  I also used Freya’s Reis’s Wind and had Vivi belt her with Thundara and Blizzara.  To add to all of that I also made sure to use Quina’s Mighty Guard ability to help during the fight.  Other than all of that I just kept stealing till I got all the items I wanted and then just went at her.  Unfortunately you don’t get to kill this enemy and she gets to straight up OWN your party and put everyone down to 1hp by the time she escapes the battle, but don’t worry you get to fight her again!

So after Beatrix wuss’s out and runs away you are given control of Steiner and Dagger at Summit Station.  As you explore the area talk to as many people as you can because some give you some good info and others even give you stuff.  Once you feel like moving on talk to the attendant and you should hear some familiar voice outside.

Following the sounds of the voice you will find that Cinna and Marcus are back.  Unfortunately you have to deal with the annoying Steiner at this point to really be able to talk to them.  So tell Steiner to shut the hell up and then follow Marcus onboard the car to Alexandria.

Not to long after you get onboard are you faced yet again with the Black Waltz No.3.  This time though the Waltz is in total kill mode and doesn’t even respond to anything Dagger questions it about.  Again this battle is pretty simple with the right tools.  Just give your team your strongest weapons and have Steiner focus on his physical attacks and Marcus stealing and Dagger for protection spells/healing.  Be careful not to kill this guy to quick (1292HP) as he does have 2 items to steal which are a Lightning Staff, if you missed in Burmecia, and a Steepled Hat.  (Sorry no video on this one, I didn’t make the highlight in time before the cast got deleted!)

After the battle you load back up on the car and head out to a quiet little place where you can stock up on items even find some chests.   Once you have explored the area throughly, go to the gate and show the guards your pass and continue on to Bentini Heights.

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Now on your way to Treno you could make a little pit stop somewhere else and get some extra stuff…though it is your decision on if you want to or not.  If you choose to go this route look for a cavern behind a long stretch of forest to the southeast of Treno.

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This area is called Quan’s Dwelling, which is a good place for resting and also leveling up if you need it.  There is even a very interesting piece of writing on the wall that involves Vivi, so be sure to check it out!  So once your done here head back the way you came to Treno.

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So now that your in Treno I advise you to look around play some cards and def give the fountain some of your time and money. If you have been collecting the Stellazzios you will find the Queen of Treno here that accepts them and gives you items for each one you give her.

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Also there is a optional boss, when you enter the door near the moogle there is a Griffin in a pit. I took on this boss just to see how well I would do and it was pretty easy. I was able to really kick its a$$ due to the fact that I turned in like 5 stellas was able to get the blood sword, which made Steiner ridiculously strong against this guy. So if you are sure you will win this fight go ahead and take him on.

Now Treno also offers another perk to this place and that is the auction. The auction has some pretty nice items in it, but I advise you make some decent Gil before you start bidding. Check out the keyword link above for more info on this.

So after all the games and running around you now get back to the quest for the Supersoft. This is actually pretty easy to get, just follow the storyline and you’ll have it in no time.

So after you meet with Dr. Tot and get the Supersoft and go down the hole you will then have to activate an insect driven automobile to take you to the next area. This is pretty simple as all you have to do is go to the right hit the activator and then go back to the left and hit the feed lever. Once you get on the insect you will eventually run into a boss fight.

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Ralvurahava, the gigantic worm you run into, isn’t really that tough of a fight either, but there are times when it can get annoying. So what I did was made sure everyone who had antibody had it equipped. I also made sure to cast protect on my party members and also had Marcus constantly stealing. After that just have your party beat on this boss until it either dies or leaves the fight.

After the boss fight you then get control of Zidane and the other party members in Burmecia. After all the dialog head to the big sandstorm and begin your climb up the trunk.

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Before you actually start moving your way up the trunk be sure to equip your characters with your strongest weapons and maybe even give some of your characters some Desert Boots. Also once you start your way up the truck LOOK EVERYWHERE there are items all over the place!

Everything in this part of the game is pretty straight forward…but there is one area that you would want to pay attention to and that is when you get to a ledge where you can put your hand in a hole, do so. This will fill the area up with sand and allow you to access the chest on the branches above later on. Also, when you enter the room with the quicksand be sure to have your joystick pointed in the direction you want to get out while your hitting the X button so you jump out in that direction.

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So once you have covered all you can in the trunk you will eventually end up in the Cleyra Settlement.  It really doesn’t hurt to do the walkthrough of the settlement that way you are kind of given a heads up as to where things are at.  Also, like I have said before, LOOK EVERYWHERE there are items all throughout the place.  Once you feel you have found all the items talk to the guards at the cathedral and you will learn of a giant creature attacking a child, so you must run down to the beginning and go right to see the Antlion sitting in the quicksand.

The Antlion fight wasn’t really that hard but there were also a couple annoying things about it just like the others.  What I did was equip some Desert Boots, kept Freya’s Reis’s Wind up, had Vivi use Blizzara and everything else was standard stealing and just physical attacks.  I wanted to keep stealing to get the Gold Helm, but I was getting tired of the upkeep on my characters so I figured I would just get through the fight and get that item later in the game.

Antlion will eventually die and the invasion of Cleyra will begin.  Freya is now your party leader, and I would advise running to save first and go up to the cathedral for a nice item. Then head down to the bottom of the trunk taking as few side paths as possible.  Eventually Puck will come out and redirect the party back up to the settlement.

Now this part can be a little tricky, in my opinion it is really only important if you want the items from the people you save.  If you could care less then just go through it is fast as you can and don’t even think about the selections.  If you do care about who you save you do get some interesting items from the survivors, so here is the way to do it to get everyone to survive:

• At the very beginning tell the Oracles to head right
• Outside the Inn tell Dan’s family to go left
• Tell family to follow over the bridge

After you take care of all the soldiers you end up back at the Cathedral where General Beatrix will be waiting.  Be sure to talk to all the survivors for the extra items I mentioned above.  Also be sure to save, just in case the next battle is to much for you.

Outside of the Cathedral General Beatrix is waiting for you again and this fight can be a little more annoying than the first so be sure to throw slow on her as quick as possible.  I also used Mighty Guard, Freya’s Reis’s Wind to help with healing and stole from her as much as possible.  Vivi’s Blizzara spell packs quite a punch on her also, but don’t do it to much or you will miss out on some of the items you could steal.

After you beat her to a pulp she again drains your party down to 1hp and runs off, which is pretty annoying.  The only good thing about this is that I am looking forward to the final match with her.

So Beatrix eventually escapes with the help of the Queen’s black mages and the group is somehow allowed to follow her.  I either missed some dialog or I am totally confused on why these mages just stand there and let the party jump on board, but anyways you end up on the Queen’s airship where you get to watch to most kick a$$ cut-scene so far in the game.

That was a pretty kick a$$ scene wasn’t it :).

More to come in my next post.

Meeting Quina at Qu's Marsh

So, back to the storyline.  If you took the time to mark certain areas on the map when you were at the lookout with Princess Garnet (Dagger) then you should have no problem finding Qu’s Marsh.  If you didn’t take the time to located look for a marshy area just north of the Dragon’s Gate.

Qu’s Marsh is just a weird place with weird residents.  In this area you meet the fourth member of your party Quina.  What I find funny about this character is the fact that no one if this character is a he or a she, so most Strategy Guides have S/he in it when talking about Quina.

My first time through FFIX I remember giving this character very little thought.  S/he didn’t really interest me and dealing with building up her Blue Magic was just annoying.  The fact that you have to get a enemy down to 1/8th of their health to eat them can get annoying as hell really quick.  While watching my cast you will see me having to skip certain characters from attacking and doing different stuff just to keep the enemy alive just long enough to where Quina can Eat them.

So after you feel the need to leave this dam place you will find yourself running by a pond with a bunch of frogs jumping around.  Capturing these frogs actually will help one of your attacks and the more you get the stronger it gets…so anytime you see frogs…CATCH THEM!!!  PlayOnline Keyword:  QUFROG1

Once I was done with this weird ass place, I went back out to the plains looking for Gizamaluke’s Grotto.  This place can kind of get annoying quick with all the bell ringing and random fights and a couple annoying enemies that can kick your a$$ if you don’t get rid of them quick enough.  Anyways, once you enter the Grotto you can see first hand the destruction that Zorn and Thorn have started with these Black Mages.

With dead Burmecian soldiers laying around you find yourself having to find the ones that are alive to progress through this area because you need the bells to get through some of the doors.

Now I won’t go on getting through this place, it is pretty much self explanatory, but one little bit of advice; when you get to the 3 doors, do the left one first and then the bottom right one and after talking to the moogles don’t go up the vine…if you do, some enemies will own you!!

Master Gizamaluke

On to the boss of this area!  As you reach the end of this place you find yourself up against Master Gizamaluke.  Now I have no idea what the hell this thing is and where it got the name “Master Gizamaluke”.  Apparently the Burmecian soldiers really care about this thing and are really worried about its behavior, but you jump in and take it on.  Now this battle was fairly simple, but it took me a little longer due to the fact that I wanted all 3 items that you were able to steal (Ice Staff, Magus Hat, Elixir). PlayOnline Keyword:  GIZMAL1

So of course while your out there getting your a$$ kicked Steiner and the Princess are running around and trying to get through the South Gate.

Now this part of the story is fairly easy to get through just run around and talk to people…look for a couple very IMPORTANT chest (PlayOnline Keyword:  STEINE1).  A part I found pretty funny is the fact that Steiner and just hauling the princess around in a bag FULL OF PICKLES!! I just think it is funny that the guards couldn’t take the time to look in the bag because they smelled the pickles.  Really there isn’t much more to this place other than the Princess and Steiner getting on the cable car so they can reach the next station.

Finding Cancer in FFIX

The game then returns Zidane and the crew who are working their way through to Bermecia.  As you run around the plains you will notice an area that starts to rain once you enter it.  This place is called the “City of Perpetual Rain” for a reason.  Well after you enter the city Freya has some thoughts to share with you about being back in her kingdom and how she will fight to save it.  This leads up to my favorite part of the cast which was finding an item hidden behind a crate and the text that came up when you found the item.  Check out the screen shot.

All I can say about this part is take the time to look around!! There are a lot of free items laying around and even some nice new weapon upgrades, such as the Mythril Spear and the Lightning Spear.

Other than that there really isn’t much else to say as this is as far as I got in my last cast and all the stuff building up to the next battle is just running around and getting items and moving around Bermecia.

So come join me Friday Feb 4th, 2011 at around 9pm(ish)EST to see the end of Disc 1.