Summary:
Easily one of my favorite areas of the entire Final Fantasy series so
far. We reach the Library of the Ancients. Fighting through stacks of
demonically-possessed books, we save Cid’s grandson, Mid. We also
conquer Ifrit and the monster behind this assault, Byblos.
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The flavor text in this game continues to be the best.
West of Karnak
-In a desert area, found the Dhorme Chimera I was warned about. Nasty, brutal, heavy AoE damage, but beatable.
-Mythril Dragon.
Cool!
-A temple-looking building in a grove. The library?
-Yes.
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Library of the Ancients
-OH MY LORD THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD
-The basement stacks have been overrun by monsters. Of course.
-Mid went off to look for a book. Operation: Rescue Mid.
-A monster, Byblos (heh), was sealed beneath this library. Don’t worry, guys, I’m sure he’s still sealed and causing no mischief.
-IFRIT IS HERE? “A long time ago, Ifrit would burn the possessed books for us.” That’s… well, a strangely specific task for a fire god or whatever Ifrit is to be doing.
-Makes me think of: “It was a pleasure to burn.”
-So. Many books are “possessed,” and they have to burn them. But it’s apparently hard to tell which ones are.
-Totally, TOTALLY down with haunted libraries. “Silence in the Library,” the intro to “Ghostbusters,” even the Goosebumps book I loved as a kid, “The Girl Who Cried Monster.” Such a cool setting.
-Let’s do this.
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Library Basement
-I have to reiterate how wonderfully the music suits this. Tense, eerie, varied – it enhances this experience so much.
-This place is like a maze. I have to move the stacks in different ways to get through.
-Next room is in the dark, and there’s a spotlight around me.
Gives the impression that I have a small range of vision.
-WEHJRKLHFJKLDJKLFDHSJFLDSf
-KWHLWHJ WTFWTFWTF
AAAAAAAHHH!!
-Holy CRAP. That scared the bejeezus out of me.
-The enemies are books, and in each fight, a few different monsters pop out of different pages and I have to fight them off.
When books attack.
-Galuf’s Gaia attack here is “Ignus Fatuus,” a sweet-looking blue fire attack that does a wide range of damage. Sometimes at low as 250, sometimes as high at 1000.
-Ifrit is in a hidden passageway.
-HIDDEN INSIDE A BOOK.
-Victory! Another tool for Galuf.
-A bookshelf jumped out at us: “Bwah-ha-ha! None shall pass!” The screen flashed red briefly, and then the bookshelf apologized sincerely to Ifrit for barring our way. LOLOL I wonder if I hadnd’t found Ifrit first, would the bookshelf have been a boss fight, or would I be forced to go get Ifrit?
-Faris leveled up her Ninja job, and got “First Strike,” a passive that increases our chances of a pre-emptive strike. Majorly useful.
-We reach the bottom of the basement. Small room, with a person standing and reading at the far end.
-But then a book jumps off the shelves and attacks us!
-BYBLOS! Boss-fight.
-Actually, looks a bit like Rawhead Rex:
-He stacks Protect on himself and gets pretty tanky, but not too tough.
-Dying words: “Very soon, the Master’s seal will be blown wide open!” Uh-oh.
-It’s Mid at the other end.
-LOL he’s still reading, and didn’t notice us fighting Byblos.
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Main Library
-Yay! Mid found a way to repower the Fire-Powered Ship.
-He sounds both surprised and distraught to hear of Cid’s crushed remorse.
Badass glasses on Mid.
-Mid charges off to find Grampa Cid.
-Onward!
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Next time: Jachol, unless more fun stuff interrupts us.
---
The flavor text in this game continues to be the best.
West of Karnak
-In a desert area, found the Dhorme Chimera I was warned about. Nasty, brutal, heavy AoE damage, but beatable.
-Mythril Dragon.
Cool!
-A temple-looking building in a grove. The library?
-Yes.
---
Library of the Ancients
-OH MY LORD THE MUSIC IS SO GOOD
-The basement stacks have been overrun by monsters. Of course.
-Mid went off to look for a book. Operation: Rescue Mid.
-A monster, Byblos (heh), was sealed beneath this library. Don’t worry, guys, I’m sure he’s still sealed and causing no mischief.
-IFRIT IS HERE? “A long time ago, Ifrit would burn the possessed books for us.” That’s… well, a strangely specific task for a fire god or whatever Ifrit is to be doing.
-Makes me think of: “It was a pleasure to burn.”
-So. Many books are “possessed,” and they have to burn them. But it’s apparently hard to tell which ones are.
-Totally, TOTALLY down with haunted libraries. “Silence in the Library,” the intro to “Ghostbusters,” even the Goosebumps book I loved as a kid, “The Girl Who Cried Monster.” Such a cool setting.
-Let’s do this.
---
Library Basement
-I have to reiterate how wonderfully the music suits this. Tense, eerie, varied – it enhances this experience so much.
-This place is like a maze. I have to move the stacks in different ways to get through.
-Next room is in the dark, and there’s a spotlight around me.
Gives the impression that I have a small range of vision.
-WEHJRKLHFJKLDJKLFDHSJFLDSf
-KWHLWHJ WTFWTFWTF
AAAAAAAHHH!!
-Holy CRAP. That scared the bejeezus out of me.
-The enemies are books, and in each fight, a few different monsters pop out of different pages and I have to fight them off.
When books attack.
-Galuf’s Gaia attack here is “Ignus Fatuus,” a sweet-looking blue fire attack that does a wide range of damage. Sometimes at low as 250, sometimes as high at 1000.
-Ifrit is in a hidden passageway.
-HIDDEN INSIDE A BOOK.
-Victory! Another tool for Galuf.
-A bookshelf jumped out at us: “Bwah-ha-ha! None shall pass!” The screen flashed red briefly, and then the bookshelf apologized sincerely to Ifrit for barring our way. LOLOL I wonder if I hadnd’t found Ifrit first, would the bookshelf have been a boss fight, or would I be forced to go get Ifrit?
-Faris leveled up her Ninja job, and got “First Strike,” a passive that increases our chances of a pre-emptive strike. Majorly useful.
-We reach the bottom of the basement. Small room, with a person standing and reading at the far end.
-But then a book jumps off the shelves and attacks us!
-BYBLOS! Boss-fight.
-Actually, looks a bit like Rawhead Rex:
-He stacks Protect on himself and gets pretty tanky, but not too tough.
-Dying words: “Very soon, the Master’s seal will be blown wide open!” Uh-oh.
-It’s Mid at the other end.
-LOL he’s still reading, and didn’t notice us fighting Byblos.
---
Main Library
-Yay! Mid found a way to repower the Fire-Powered Ship.
-He sounds both surprised and distraught to hear of Cid’s crushed remorse.
Badass glasses on Mid.
-Mid charges off to find Grampa Cid.
-Onward!
---
Next time: Jachol, unless more fun stuff interrupts us.
