Day #97 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: 2:40(complete)
Palom's Tale Play Time: 5:36(complete)
Edge's Tale Play Time: 4:47(complete)
Porom's Tale Play Time: 2:59

The After Years Play Time (Total): 26:10
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: 56:51

Total Play Time - 202:52

Current Game Overs - 1
Total Game Overs:11

Where I Currently Am: Challenge Dungeon(Porom's Tale)
Bosses Killed Today: Blood Eye

Current Setup:


White Mage - White Mage - Lv 20
HP: 522 MP: 193
Str: 20 Spd: 15 Sta: 17 Int: 18 Spr: 42
Atk: 3x - 45 Acc - 80% Def: 1x - 23 Eva: 28% MgD: 1x - 20 MgE - 27%

Equipment: Blinding Arrows, Killer Bow, Sage's Miter, Sage's Surplice, Rune Armlet

White Magic: Hold, Slow, Libra, Cure, Protect, Cura, Silence, Raise, Esuna
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Kain - Dragoon - Lv 31
HP: 1563 MP: 64
Str: 39 Spd: 27 Sta: 30 Int: 15 Spr: 15
Atk: 6x - 71 Acc - 87% Def: 4x - 41 Eva: 36% MgD: 0x - 10 MgE - 11%

Equipment: Mythril Shield, Wind Spear, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Power Armlet
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Porom - White Mage - Lv 32
HP: 464 MP: 204
Str: 11 Spd: 12 Sta: 9 Int: 14 Spr: 29
Atk: 2x - 22 Acc - 790% Def: 1x - 14 Eva: 27% MgD: 1x - 12 MgE - 17%

Equipment: Aura Staff, Mystic Veil, Luminous Robe, Rune Armlet

White Magic: Hold, Slow, Libra, Cure, Sight, Raise, Cura, Protect, Silence, Berserk, Teleport, Esuna, Blink, Confuse, Shell, Dispel, Mini
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Black Mage - Black Mage - Lv20
HP: 330 MP: 175
Str: 14 Spd: 16 Sta: 16 Int: 36 Spr: 29
Atk: 3x - 18 Acc - 55% Def: 2x - 23 Eva: 28% MgD: 2x - 20 MgE - 28%

Equipment: Thunder Rod, Sage's Miter, Sage's Surplice, Rune Armlet

Black Magic: Fire, Blizzard, Thunder, Sleep, Poison, Stop, Fira, Blizzara, Thundara

Status + Notes:

Mission once again accomplished. 4 runs in to the challenge dungeon. And this is a very strange challenge dungeon. First of all, I can't find any sort of written confirmation on how many people you need to help to guarantee a Good Drop from the final chest. Also, the levelling inside is rather slow.

As for the end of the tale itself. The timing is just odd, we go from focusing on Palom before his tale, to events that take place at the end of Palom's Tale. It's just all over the place.

Anywho, mission for today is to finish the remaining challenge dungeon runs... (4???) for Porom's Tale, and then get a good start on Edward's Tale.

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

So we descend through the Passage to the Eidolons, and we get to the bottom. But wait! Rydia says that we are not allowed in! The Eidolons don't like humans. So, we're supposed to wait up for her, but due to the strange time flow, Rydia is gone all of 6 speech bubbles. And back to the airship we go, where Cid has dubbed Luca to be his apprentice. This way, she can chase Palom all over the world... and the underworld...

Several more years later, Palom is bored... Palom has already left for Troia and she wants some adventure of her own. But there are omens and what not, and the Lunar Whale has flown itself back to the moon, so we need the next best thing... Kain, the morose dragoon!!! So, Porom heads off to Mt. Ordeals along with a white mage and black mage straight out of Final Fantasy I, oh and there's the little frog... see, that's why they put it after Edge's tale... hmm, right, hmm...

So, we boringly climb Mt. Ordeals and reach the strange stone monument at the top and we get teloprted into the crystal chamber where Cecil became a paladin, and the mages note that this is where Tellah learned Meteor. Great, except the room is smashed to bits, not that anyone seems to care at all... must not be important nope, not at all. So Kluya talks to us and doesn't really say anything, so we leave and its World War Z out here. We find unique zombies to add to our bestiary, except Kain jumps in, kills them all, and we don't get them added, damn you dragoon!!!!

Kain must be wearing purple skinny jeans, cause he is over Baron and everything it stands for. Maybe Mt. Ordeals neighbors Brooklyn? Anyway, we finally convince him to come with us, and when we get back, Mysidia is under attack, and the mages are wiped out... by 5 monsters??? Oh well, we reach the elder who tells us that someone unlocked the Devil Road and let the monsters out. Who could it be???

Well, to no one's great surprise its Miss Blue Hair, and the Elder comes out and refuses to give her the crystal. So, she attacks and summon Ramuh... gotta admit, at least she keeps things fresh with different Eidolons... and the Elder casts the ever prevalent, Magic Teleport Ring spell on Porom to get her out of Judgment Bolt range.... and with Mysidia crunbling around her, Porom wishes her twin brother was there with her... END OF CHAPTER!!!

TO BE CONTINUED!!!