Rolled credits on #FinalFantasyLegend2 last night! An improvement on the original in every respect, but while I enjoyed the first half, by the end I kinda hated it. Read on for my opinions. ๐งต #jrpg #retrogaming #SaGa
Oh, shitshitshitshitshitshitfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck... #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #retrogaming #SaGa
The "Nasty Dungeon" in #FinalFantasyLegend2 absolutely lives up to its name. Combats are brutal and the dungeon itself is LOOOONG. The awful part is, the enemies are so bad that you're tempted to just run. but running often fails and failing twice in a row means a wipe. #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
I'm nearing the end on #FinalFantasyLegend2, so I'm going to ease up on posting because of spoiler concerns, but I'd just like to point out how idiotic it is that you only get this hint after LOSING the Pegasus MAGI.
I take back what I said. Odin is not merely "tough". He is BRUTALLY unfair. I got lucky the first time, but then died without saving and had to redo, dying at least a dozen times. Gugnir is a one-hit kill, so you only win by being lucky. Nice death scene, though. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg
There are lots of Odins in gaming, but this one is more historically accurate than most; accompanied by his horse and two crows, and you can even see his missing eye. He's tough, too; defeated him by the skin of my teeth. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
#FinalFantasyLegend2 features a optional dungeon before the endgame, full of strong creatures and treasures. Interesting; I had though this didn't become commonplace until the fifth console generation. #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
In keeping with the Samurai theme, the final fight occurs on a moonlit night, on the roof of the castle, with a guy who looks like a Kabuki villain. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
Mock-crying at your assailant before bellowing for the guards is certainly a way to deal with having your life and throne threatened. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
Okay, so turns out the banana-smuggling deal was actually this world's main storyline. Go figure. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
WHAT?! OUTRAGE! #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
These gods and their First World Problems; Venus forced a marriage just to throw a wedding, now Apollo has reinvented horse racing with dragons. Oh, don't mind me, just trying to save the world from some mysterious geological disaster... #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #SaGa #retrogaming
Our swords kept missing, but the bullet of justice caps the goddess' ass! #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #retrogaming #jrpg
I have no idea why this forced marriage is happening. I'm guessing Venus just wanted to throw a glam wedding and picked her prettiest subject for the bride. Still not as bad as Ming the Merciless' nuptials. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #SaGa #retrogaming
I met Odin after tripping one of these Frieren traps, so of course I learned that lesson and saved before every subsequent treasure room. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #SaGa #retrogaming
It says something about the difficulty level in #FinalFantasyLegend2 that I was this far into the game before I learned that Odin revives you when the party wipes. Second game that's happened to me with recently. #jrpg #retrogaming #SaGa
Venus says they don't have any smelly MAGI 'round these parts, and surely, SURELY someone so AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL couldn't be untrustworthy. ๐ #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
Definitely legally distinct from a Dalek. ๐ #SaGa #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #retrogaming
And now, for some reason, I am fighting a kunai knife in a musketeer hat. #retrogaming, baby! #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #SaGa
Given my party leader is obviously a human female, I'm not sure how I should feel about this... #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming
Apollo seems like a nice guy, but the freakin' huge castle and this NPC singing his praises is suspiciously specific terms has me wondering... #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #retrogaming #SaGa
Amusingly, the interior of Ki's body is a dungeon shaped like a body. It's a bit hard to tell from screens due to the scale, but here's her head and hand. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #SaGa #retrogaming
Okay the enemies in Ki's body are WAY out of my league. Time to fall back to the Giant world and grind a bit. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #jrpg #retrogaming #SaGa
In a slightly bizarre twist, the next set of MAGI are inside the body of Ki- a healer who helped us in first world. We need to shrink down to go after them, Fantastic Voyage style, but first we need to get shrinking tech from some giants. Uh, okay? #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa
He may have been demoted from Archfiend to second boss, but Ashura's still got it. I barely survived the encounter, and then only thanks to definitely-not-dad being badass. He goes out like a bitch, though. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa
Sure thing, Mr. "Definitely-not-my-missing-Dad-who-had-the-same-exact-hat." #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa
I kinda feel bad for that "Eagle". He's just standing there with a look that says "Guys, I don't think this is a good idea..." #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #retrogaming
This shit is something I DIDN'T miss from the original FFL. The hell do these items do? What even is a Temptat? How does a Prayer spell function? Neither manual nor game provides any clue. Eh, skip it all for now, I'm badass enough. #FinalFantasyLegend2 #SaGa #jrpg #retrogaming