Hello everyone, I know it has been awhile and my last few broadcast have been pretty scattered, but I have a good reason for the chaoticness. My wife is currently pregnant and getting closer and closer to her due date so I haven’t been able to spend as much time on this as I would like to. So just so you know, now you know what is going on.
Now on with the blog:
To start off I was able to finally complete Final Fantasy XII. The end took a little less than an hour and for me it really wasn’t that bad at all. My characters were all level 99 and using the 3 best weapons in the game. The best part about the ending I would say was the final form of Vayne and the ending CGI (see below). There really isn’t much else to say that I haven’t already said in past post…I loved the game. I hope that any of you who are contemplating playing the game…give it some time to get going and enjoy it.
My next game, which won the poll, is Kingdom Hearts. I remember really enjoying this game a couple years back. I didn’t finish it but I was way up there in getting everything done. The last thing I can remember doing was beating Sephiroth so hopefully I can finish it for everyone who has been keeping up with my broadcast. So look forward to more Kingdom Hearts posts and I hope to see everyone when I broadcast next. See Kingdom Hearts Intro below:
***There will not be a live stream this Friday due to family stuff I have going on. Will try for next Friday, but I cannot guarentee due to my wife being around the time where she may deliver our 2nd child. I will update the blog if anything changes.MY NEXT CAST WILL COMPLETE THE GAME***
FFXII: Superboss Yiazmat
Yiazmat was actually a challenge I will admit that. After grinding him for about a good 4 hours I was able to take him down, but it wasn’t easy. I probably would have done it faster if I hadn’t healed in the hallway and allowed him to heal a couple times. I do have to admit though it was a fun fight.
I started off dealing with gambits and trying to figure out what strategy I wanted to go with. I decided to try and keep one berserked character while having a support damage dealer and a support healer/buffer/damage dealer. I will admit this strategy worked well for awhile until I reached a certain point of the battle until I had to switch things up. (As always the music during the broadcast was provided by FinalFantasyRadio.com)
So here’s what I did:
Vaan: Berserked as much as possible
Fran: Support Gunner, Switched to support damage dealer later one with 2 handed sword
Ashe: Support/buffer Bow, Staff, Gunner later on
So as you can see I had to deal with changing a lot to get comfortable in this battle.
I tried to keep Ashe in the hallway as much as possible and I allowed Fran some wiggle room to roam.
But that is basically it, until you get Yiazmat to a certain point in the battle you can grind him pretty easily. Here are the gambits I used in the first part of the battle. (These changed during the battle ESPECIALLY near the end. Near the End just give everyone arise and attack, it’s not worth healing)
Vaan:
ally: any –> arise
self: berserk
foe: lowest hp –> attack
Fran:
ally: any –> arise
ally: any –> remedy
ally: hp < 70% –> curaja
ally: any –> bubble
ally: any –> hasteaga
ally: vaan –> bravery
ally: any –> protectga
ally: any –> shellga
foe: lowest HP –> attack
Ashe:
ally: any –> arise
ally: any –> remedy
ally: hp < 70% –> curaja
ally: any –> bubble
ally: any –> hasteaga
ally: vaan –> bravery
ally: any –> protectga
ally: any –> shellga
foe: lowest HP –> attack
Equipment:
Vaan: Yagyu Darkblade –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Cat-er hood
Fran: Fomalhaut (changed to Koga Blade later on) –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Bubble Belt
Ashe: Perseus Bow (switched to Fomalhaut later on) –> Golden Skullcap –>Maximillian–>Sage Ring
Watch Part I and the final 3 Million HP below:
Part I
I got bored one night and figured I would go after this sword. To even be able to get this item you have to get the 3 badges, one you get from Omega, the other from Hell Wyrm and the last from fishing. The first 2 were probably the toughest part of this process and the fishing just takes a little time and you will get it quick.
The Wyrmhero Blade
To start it off just go to Balfonheim and talk to the Fishiing Enthusiast near the aerodome. Talk to that person twice then run to the aerodome entrance…but do not enter…run back and the rod will be up against the wall. Take that rod to Ruskel at the South Bank villiage (Dalmasco Estersand). Fish with Ruskel for awhile until you get all the color bottles, once you get those you have to run around to certain places in order to get the message that is inside each of the bottles. I am just going to copy and paste the info below from FinalFantasy.wikia.com just to save me time in explaining a lot of this process. Only thing I need to let you know is once you get past the Midstream area you must go and obtain the Matamune Rod.
FFXII: Fishing
Other than that just get through the commands in the fishing and once you unlock the Den of The River Lord is when you need to really pay attention. The commands aren’t really that difficult after a couple tries so just be patient and take your time. Once you get the King of Nebra fish 10 times you will obtain the 3rd badge needed to get the sword. Once you get that go to any merchant and sell your 3 badges to get the sword. Watch below:
A different fishing rod is required to gain access to the last two fishing spots. Acquiring it is almost another sidequest in itself. To be able to begin it, you must first defeat Gilgamesh both times.
After defeating him, when you fish, the occasional Empty Bottle that you catch will turn out to be one of five coloured bottles. Each will contain a cryptic message leading to a specific spot in the game. After visiting every spot, the bottles will then form one last message, leading to the location of the Matamune.
Name
Clue
Location
Message
Item
Blue Bottle
Truth lies just beyond falsehood. CDZCKZMCRANZS
Overturned boat in the Echoes of the Past section of the Nabreus Deadlands.
After finding each location and deciphering the clues, the player will be lead to Barheim Passage. The Matamune is found in a section of the Zeviah Span, but by looking at the map, it’s clear that it can only be reached via the West Annex. Gilgamesh appears and presents the player with the fishing rod.
The minigame begins with only one area, Downstream, being available. By completing certain conditions, an additional four river sections can be unlocked. Each area has an increasing level of difficulty and a different variety of Perfect Fishing rewards. Note: Every fishing spot will produce the occasional “Empty Bottle” instead of a fish.
Name
How to unlock
Fish types
Perfect fishing rewards
Notes
Downstream
Available from the start
Common fish
100 gil – 34%
Hi-Potion – 33%
Water Stone – 33%
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Midstream
Achieve five Perfect Fishing scores at Downstream
Common Fish, Delicious Fish
Fish Scale – 34%
100 Gil – 33%
water magicite – 33%
The Cactoid Compact can only be caught once, and only after acquiring the Matamune (see below). After catching the Cactoid Compact, the extra 10% is added to the Turtle Shell.
Hidden Shoals
Acquire the matamune and receive the Cactoid Compact from Upstream.
The Cactoid Commendation can only be caught once, and only after acquiring the Matamune (see below). After catching the Cactoid Commendation, the extra 10% is added to the Adamantite.
Den Of The River Lord
Receive the Cactoid Commendation at the Hidden Shoals
Nebra Succulent, King Of Nebra
Adamantite – 50%
Scarletite – 50%
Until you capture it ten times, the same command for the King Of Nebra will be the only one to appear. After capturing it ten times, you will earn Lu Shang’s Badge.
After going through my past blogs and listing off the stuff I would like to accomplish, I have come up with a final list. I never really expected to play the game this long..but I do want to get some of the biggest things done and out of the way. So here it is, the final list:
Defeat Yiazmat(This will likely take more than 1 cast)
My reasoning for shortening my list, just want to get on to something else. I do plan on following this list and finishing the game.
So what can you expect in my next cast? Definitely look for me to finish the 2 Espers I have left and also finish leveling all my characters to level 99. You can alo expect, another great playlist provided by FinalFantasyRadio.com. I would like to send out a big THANKS to Tebian for help making my cast a little more interesting each Friday. So if you looking for some Final Fantasy XII and some great Final Fantasy music, then join me on Friday April 9th, 2010.
Last Cast:
During my last cast I was able to finally get all the items to obtain the best Great Sword in the game, Tournesol. See below to see me going through the task of building the items and recipe in order to buy the sword.
UPDATE: After reading this a little more cafeully, I must give the people at Final Fantasy Online kudos…Turns out this was a April Fools joke. So sorry, I do not know if there is a FFIX release in the making. I do know there is a petition out there though, you can get to it by clicking here.
Final Fantasy IX PC: Special Edition >> Box packaging and discs.
After blunders in the PC ports of Final Fantasy VII and VIII, Squaresoft tries again by releasing a special edition PC version of Final Fantasy IX.
We didn’t think Squaresoft would bother trying again, but they did. After keeping completely quiet about a PC release of Final Fantasy IX for quite some time, even after releasing their Playstation 2 hit Final Fantasy X, Squaresoft recently released new screenshots and disc packaging images of a “special edition” PC port.
While we’re not exactly sure what aspects of the game entitle it a special edition, Final Fantasy IX PC comes with 4 CG-character decorated discs and the screenshots emulate the graphic features of previous PC releases: sharp, smooth 3D polygons over pixeled backgrounds and text. FMV movies are incredibly sharp and appear in a letterbox format, somewhat similar to the impressive video sequences from Final Fantasy VIII. However, Squaresoft says this particular PC release is far superior from its past counterparts, featuring better support for video cards and has enhanced digitally tracked music, leaving the previously used and unimpressive midi soundtrack behind.
