Summary: We wander through the beautiful and frustrating surroundings of Wutai, making little to no progress.
Overworld
-Got stuck on the western continent. Couldn’t pass a mountain range to reach the map marker on the northern section.
-Trying to back track, but no luck.
-Headed back to the land mass to the east.
-Back in Rocket Town, Rufus went on a rampage after we stole the plane out from under him. -Nothing else doing. Going to try back west.
-Standard weird FFVII monsters in the overworld, but their version of Adamantoise is particularly nasty.
Not FFII nasty (where he was a brutally hard boss monster), but still.
-Made it! Had to loop back around under some bridges, but made it to the town in the northwest.
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Wutai
-East Asian style architecture, though not sure whether Chinese, Japanese, or some other culture or blend of cultures. My gut says Chinese.
-One house has a hyperactive kid and her forgetful grandfather.
-A KITTY HOME!
Can’t reach the upper floor…
-One house is barred, and the woman inside won’t let us in.
-HELL. YES. The weapon shop here sells Murasame and a Chain Saw. Cid, you were a fun party member while you lasted, but you’re an asshole, Barret is awesome, and he can now use a chainsaw. See ya.
-There used to be a huge snake here in Wutai, a water god. Leviathan?
-Da-Chao is on the side of the mountain, something to climb.
The beautiful Wutai.
-Wutai doesn’t have much materia, and is off Shinra’s radar.
-The town has a “Pagoda of the Five Mighty Gods” – the strongest of which is Omni. Omni = Ultima?
-Got a “Hairpin” and a “Magic Shuriken” from one of the houses (Godo’s, I think). Both long range weapons for a character I don’t have.
-Lord Godo used to be all kinds of badass, but now just sleeps.
-Beautiful golden shrine in his house, but I can’t seem to activate it in any way.
-I try to enter the Pagoda of the Five Mighty Gods, but get turned away. Only those from Wutai may enter. Maybe I have to do something to get Lord Godo on my side.
-It feels like there should be a way for me to get from the Kitty House to upstairs, but can’t seem to find it.
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Wutai, Da-Chao Statue
-So the Da-Chao statue is MASSIVE, like climbing a mountain.
-This place is labyrinthine. Some caves inside have fire blocking the paths.
-I keep reaching dead ends. Hm.
-This is getting frustrating. The worst part is that it feels like there’s not much to explore. Just that fire-blocked passage and dead ends.
-COME ON WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
-Going to take one more trip through the mountains in case I missed something.
-I appreciate the experience I’m getting, but honestly wish I could just explore the mountain without constantly getting sucked into random combat. I’m not getting anywhere, and I hate not getting anywhere so SLOWLY.
-Fuck this. I give up. The Da-chao must be the wrong place. Nothing but dead ends here.
-Spent another 15 minutes wandering Wutai and Da-chao. Talked to everybody. Clicked every cat and item in the cat house. Pressed every wall. Found some secret chests in Lord Godo’s house. Walked every square I can. Traversed every pathway on Da-chao multiple times.
The three puzzles sticking out at me: 1) the cat house. 2) the girl who blocks me from a box in the materia store. 3) Lord Godo and possibly his shrine.
Nothing. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Is it a puzzle? Am I missing something ridiculously obvious? Do I need a special party combination? My working theory is that I have to do something to wake or rouse Lord Godo. That domino will start the chain that’ll get me out of this nightmare. No idea how to do that. FUCK.
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Next time: I do my best to not punch a wall. If that doesn’t work, I’ll leave this town and assume I’ve been barking up the wrong tree.
Overworld
-Got stuck on the western continent. Couldn’t pass a mountain range to reach the map marker on the northern section.
-Trying to back track, but no luck.
-Headed back to the land mass to the east.
-Back in Rocket Town, Rufus went on a rampage after we stole the plane out from under him. -Nothing else doing. Going to try back west.
-Standard weird FFVII monsters in the overworld, but their version of Adamantoise is particularly nasty.
Not FFII nasty (where he was a brutally hard boss monster), but still.
-Made it! Had to loop back around under some bridges, but made it to the town in the northwest.
---
Wutai
-East Asian style architecture, though not sure whether Chinese, Japanese, or some other culture or blend of cultures. My gut says Chinese.
-One house has a hyperactive kid and her forgetful grandfather.
-A KITTY HOME!
Can’t reach the upper floor…
-One house is barred, and the woman inside won’t let us in.
-HELL. YES. The weapon shop here sells Murasame and a Chain Saw. Cid, you were a fun party member while you lasted, but you’re an asshole, Barret is awesome, and he can now use a chainsaw. See ya.
-There used to be a huge snake here in Wutai, a water god. Leviathan?
-Da-Chao is on the side of the mountain, something to climb.
The beautiful Wutai.
-Wutai doesn’t have much materia, and is off Shinra’s radar.
-The town has a “Pagoda of the Five Mighty Gods” – the strongest of which is Omni. Omni = Ultima?
-Got a “Hairpin” and a “Magic Shuriken” from one of the houses (Godo’s, I think). Both long range weapons for a character I don’t have.
-Lord Godo used to be all kinds of badass, but now just sleeps.
-Beautiful golden shrine in his house, but I can’t seem to activate it in any way.
-I try to enter the Pagoda of the Five Mighty Gods, but get turned away. Only those from Wutai may enter. Maybe I have to do something to get Lord Godo on my side.
-It feels like there should be a way for me to get from the Kitty House to upstairs, but can’t seem to find it.
---
Wutai, Da-Chao Statue
-So the Da-Chao statue is MASSIVE, like climbing a mountain.
-This place is labyrinthine. Some caves inside have fire blocking the paths.
-I keep reaching dead ends. Hm.
-This is getting frustrating. The worst part is that it feels like there’s not much to explore. Just that fire-blocked passage and dead ends.
-COME ON WHAT THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
-Going to take one more trip through the mountains in case I missed something.
-I appreciate the experience I’m getting, but honestly wish I could just explore the mountain without constantly getting sucked into random combat. I’m not getting anywhere, and I hate not getting anywhere so SLOWLY.
-Fuck this. I give up. The Da-chao must be the wrong place. Nothing but dead ends here.
-Spent another 15 minutes wandering Wutai and Da-chao. Talked to everybody. Clicked every cat and item in the cat house. Pressed every wall. Found some secret chests in Lord Godo’s house. Walked every square I can. Traversed every pathway on Da-chao multiple times.
The three puzzles sticking out at me: 1) the cat house. 2) the girl who blocks me from a box in the materia store. 3) Lord Godo and possibly his shrine.
Nothing. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Is it a puzzle? Am I missing something ridiculously obvious? Do I need a special party combination? My working theory is that I have to do something to wake or rouse Lord Godo. That domino will start the chain that’ll get me out of this nightmare. No idea how to do that. FUCK.
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Next time: I do my best to not punch a wall. If that doesn’t work, I’ll leave this town and assume I’ve been barking up the wrong tree.
