Day #105 Recap (FF IV: The After Years)

Current Game: Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection (The After Years)

Ceodore's Tale Play Time: 5:15(complete)
Rydia's Tale Play Time: 4:53(complete)
Yang's Tale Play Time: 2:49(complete)
Palom's Tale Play Time: 5:36(complete)
Edge's Tale Play Time: 5:01(complete)
Porom's Tale Play Time: 4:35(complete)
Edward's Tale Play Time:  4:55(complete)
Edward's Tale Redo Time: 4:46(complete)
Kain's Tale Play Time: 3:41(complete)
Lunarian's Tale Play Time: 3:48(complete)
Crystal's Tale Play Time: 1:24

The After Years Play Time (Total): 46:53
Interlude Play Time: 2:34(finished)

Main Game Play Time: 24:48(finished)
Side Run Play Time: 3:19(finished)

Total Complete Collection Play Time: 77:24
Total Play Time - 223:25

Current Game Overs - 1
Total Game Overs:11

Where I Currently Am: Eblan(Crystal's Tale)
Bosses Killed Today: Shiva

Crystal's Tale Current Setup

Luca - Shop Hand - Lv 42
HP: 2391 MP: 86
Str: 50 Spd: 28 Sta: 51 Int: 5 Spr: 5
Atk: 8x - 102 Acc - 79% Def: 3x - 48 Eva: 27% MgD: 0x - 10 MgE - 19%

Equipment: Ogrekiller, Green Beret, Diamond Armor, Sprint Ring
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Rydia - Summoner - Lv 42
HP: 1559 MP: 433
Str: 22 Spd: 21 Sta: 20 Int: 60 Spr: 45
Atk: 4x - 45 Acc - 65% Def: 2x - 36 Eva: 32% MgD: 3x - 29 MgE - 42%

Equipment: Faerie Rod, Ribbon, Luminous Robe, Rune Armlet

Black Magic: Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Sleep, Poison, Warp, Toad, Stop, Fira, Blizzara, Thundara, Pig, Osmose, Bio, Drain, Blizzaga, Firaga

Summon Magic: Chocobo, Shiva, Sylph
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Edge - Ninja - Lv 42
HP: 2387  MP: 182
Str: 55 Spd: 39 Sta: 47 Int: 26 Spr: 22
Atk: 9x - 112 Acc - 95% Def: 4x - 48 Eva: 44% MgD: 2x - 4 MgE - 9%

Equipment: Kotetsu, Chakram, Black Cowl, Black-Belt Gi, Giant's Gloves

Ninjutsu: Flame, Flood, Shock, Gale, Smoke, Heal Pill, Shadowbind, Mirage, Blast
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Golbez - Lunarian - Lv 46
HP: 2971 MP: 357
Str: 57 Spd: 28 Sta: 76 Int: 50 Spr: 41
Atk: 9x - 130 Acc - 99% Def: 5x - 72 Eva: 45% MgD: 2x - 16 MgE - 26%

Equipment: Aegis Shield, Defender, Diamond Helm, Ebony Robe, Giant's Gloves

Black Magic: Fire, Fira, Firaga, Blizzard, Blizzara, Blizzaga, Thunder, Thundara, Thundaga, Bio, Osmose, Drain, Quake

Status + Notes:

Mission not accomplished today... I took a light day... I think I'm due.

So, some interesting things going on. I like how they give you kind of this odd party composition for the beginning of this tale, and then subtly they tell you that Rydia is supposed to be your healer for now. That actually is kind of interesting. She gets Sylph and the Recovery Rod, its really not bad.

I've realized I'm going to have to do a side run to complete the bestiary... that's okay I think because all the entries can be picked up right at the beginning of the tale, so I may just do this in the middle of everything to get it done.

Goal for today is the same thing as yesterday, just get through to Baron event... that's a couple dungeons to get through, but I think its doable.

Spoiler Alert... Sarcastic Plot Developments of the Day:

So, with all the Forest Clearings, Single Trees in barren areas, and Meteor monument things cleared out, our group of travellers heads to Mist. Here, the Mist has returned. Rydia immediately recognizes it as her mother who tells her she must free the Eidolons and then returns. Until then she has to protect the village. Honestly, I don't see how the village will need any less protecting at that point, but we'll go with it.

Our first stop is Troia, where everyone in the castle has been frozen solid... Strangely, this aura of chill stops at the castle and has not moved into the town at all. Unless you count everyone being frozen in fear!!! Ha ha, awful pun. Anyway, the crystal chamber is empty, so its time to play detective. While flying on the airship previously, we remember seeing Palom flying on a chocobo going north. Luca remembers Cid telling her about the Lodestone cavern cause he was there. So... they put 3 and 3 together and decide they should check it out.

When they get there, they find that due to extreme cold the magnetic field has disappeared... So, yes I blame game mechanics changing due to String Theory. We make our way to the Crystal Chamber where we see Palom and Leonora frozen. Rydia immediately recognizes this as Diamond Dust... The glass shatters and Stone Cold Steve Austin is coming to face... no its Stone Cold Shiva... So, we go all Trogdor on her and after some burnination she decides she's bored of attacking us. Eventually she recognizes Rydia and gets all back in our Summon menu. Palom and Leonora are unfrozen, however, need time to recover meaning we can't change our party yet, boo. Back on the airship, Luca gets very jealous and wonders why Palom is hanging out with other women. Leonora replies "You don't know me!"... and promptly falls asleep, so I guess the Eblan Four are reduced to Nurse status for this tale. Palom, meanwhile really wants to fight... but it turns out he really needs to sleep, so back to exploring.

Next, we head to Fabul, where some Sylphs are running around and no one has seen Yang. Sheila gives us her Frying Pan and Ladel, while Edge laments not having another kitchen knife to throw at enemies... cause he's awesome. So, after being swallowed by Leviathan, I guess Yang and Ursula washed up on the desert shore, because they're in Kaipo... in the same house where everyone recovers from Desert Fever. That woman must be getting real tired of taking in sick people... So, Edge beats Yang upside the head with the frying pan and wonders what is wrong with Yang's family... which I take to mean that he knows that Yang and Sheila have some kind of freaky bedroom relationship. However, Edge refuses to hit a girl, so he gives the Ladle to Rydia. This of course wakes Ursula up, and like Palom and Leonora, they're not allowed to fight yet, and are left under the care of ninjas... Speaking of ninjas, I wonder what's going on in Eblan?

TO BE CONTINUED!!!