Day #244 Recap (Final Fantasy VII)

Current Game: Final Fantasy VII

Current Play Time: 37:58
Total Play Time - 469:47
Current Game Overs - 1
Total Game Overs: 45

Where I Currently Am: Rocket Town
Stuff Did Today: Lots and lots of Chocobo Racing... than breeding... then catching a snowy chocobo... and more racing...

Current Setup:

Cloud - Lv 52
HP - 3129 MP - 592
Str - 77 | Dex - 44 | Vit - 71 | Mag - 104 | Spr - 76 | Luck - 26
Atk - 153/105% | Defense - 133/16% | Mg. Atk - 104 | Mg. Def - 76/0%

Limits - Braver, Cross-Slash, Blade Beah, Climhazzard, Meteorain, Finishing Touch

Equipment - Crystal Sword, Escort Guard, Ribbon
Materia Equipped
Weapon - Enemy Skill(18/24), Chocobo Lure, Steal As Well = Manipulate, Hades = Added Effect
Armor - Elemental = Earth, Deathblow, Odin, Lightning, Ifrit

Tifa - Lv 52
HP - 3249 MP - 483
Str - 66 | Dex - 57 | Vit - 64 | Mag - 102 | Spr - 70 | Luck - 30
Atk - 152/255% | Defense - 146/14% | Mg. Atk - 102 | Mg. Def - 70/0%

Limits - Beat Rush, Somersault, Waterkick, Meteodrive, Dolphin Blow

Equipment - God's Hand, Imperial Guard, Ribbon
Materia Equipped
Weapon - Restore = All, Magic Plus, Enemy Skill (18/24)
Armor - Time = All, Added Cut = Fire, Luck Plus, Leviathan

Yuffie - Lv 52
HP - 3366 MP - 664
Str - 58 | Dex - 60 | Vit - 60 | Mag - 117 | Spr - 73 | Luck - 27
Atk - 148/116% | Defense - 118/18% | Mg. Atk - 117 | Mg. Def - 73/2%

Limits - Greased Lightning, Clear Tranquil, Landscaper, Bloodfest, Gauntlet, Doom of the Living, All Creation

Equipment - Oritsuru, Dragon Armlet, Sneak Glove
Materia Equipped
Weapon - Cover, Steal, Elemental = Ice, Morph, MP Plus, Ultima, Heal
Armor - Restore, Enemy Skill(17/24), Destruct, Neo Bahamut, HP Plus, Alexander
 
Other Party Members:

Barrett - Lv 46
HP - 3640 MP - 353
Str - 76 | Dex - 38 | Vit - 73 | Mag - 76 | Spr - 58 | Luck - 22
Atk - 153/103% | Defense - 147/17% | Mg. Atk - 76 | Mg. Def - 58/3%

Limits - Big Shot, Mindblow, Grenade Bomb, Hammerblow, Satellite Beam, Ungarmax, Catastrophe

Equipment - AM Cannon, Bolt Armlet, Protect Vest
Materia Equipped
Weapon -  None
Armor - None

Red XIII - Lv 47
HP - 3503 MP - 397
Str - 68 | Dex - 55 | Vit - 64 | Mag - 83 | Spr - 64 | Luck - 23
Atk - 144/108% | Defense - 134/21% | Mg. Atk - 83 | Mg. Def - 64/1%

Limits - Sled Fang, Lunatic High, Blood Fang, Stardust Ray, Howling Moon, Earth Rave, Cosmo Memory

Equipment - Crystal Comb, Crystal Armlet, Safety Bit
Materia Equipped
Weapon - None
Armor - None

Cid - Lv 49
HP - 3609 MP - 390
Str - 63 | Dex - 41 | Vit - 70 | Mag - 79 | Spr - 65 | Luck - 23
Atk - 141/100% | Defense - 140/18% | Mg. Atk - 79 | Mg. Def - 65/1%

Limits - Boost Jump, Dynamite

Equipment - Partisan, Crystal Bangle, Fire Ring
Materia Equipped
Weapon - None
Armor - None

Cait Sith - Lv 45
HP - 3461 MP - 373
Str - 56 | Dex - 40 | Vit - 54 | Mag - 82 | Spr - 63 | Luck - 24
Atk - 130/100% | Defense - 124/18% | Mg. Atk - 82 | Mg. Def - 63/1%

Limits - Dice

Equipment - Crystal M-phone, Crystal Bangle, Protect Ring
Materia Equipped
Weapon - None
Armor - None

Vincent - Lv 47
HP - 2912 MP - 406
Str - 55 | Dex - 42 | Vit - 66 | Mag - 83 | Spr - 66 | Luck - 25
Atk - 128/120% | Defense - 136/18% | Mg. Atk - 83 | Mg. Def - 66/1%

Limits - Galian Beast

Equipment - Winchester, Crystal Bangle, Protect Vest
Materia Equipped
Weapon - None
Armor - None

Materia Levels:
*Restore - Lv 5*
*Restore - Lv 5*
Restore - Lv 1
Restore - Lv 1
Revive - Lv 1
*Fire - Lv 4*
Fire - Lv 3
Fire - Lv 1
Time - Lv 3
Earth - Lv 2
Heal - Lv 2
*Seal - Lv 3*
Seal - Lv 1
Poison - Lv 2
Lightning - Lv 2
Transform - Lv 1
Transform - Lv 1
Gravity - Lv 1
Ice - Lv 2
Mystify - Lv 1
Destruct - Lv 3
Exit - Lv 1
Barrier - Lv 2
Comet - Lv 2
Contain - Lv 1
Full Cure - Lv 1
Ultima - Lv 1

Enemy Skill - 18/24 (Frog Song, L4 Suicide, Magic Hammer, White Wind, Big Guard, Death Force, Flame Thrower, Laser, Matra Magic, Bad Breath, Beta, Aqualung, Trine, Magic Breath, ????, Goblin Punch, Chocobuckle, Death Sentence)
Enemy Skill - 18/24 (Frog Song, L4 Suicide, Magic Hammer, White Wind, Big Guard, Death Force, Flame Thrower, Laser, Matra Magic, Bad Breath, Beta, Aqualung, Trine, Magic Breath, ????, Goblin Punch, Chocobuckle, Death Sentence)
Enemy Skill - 17/24 (Frog Song, L4 Suicide, Magic Hammer, White Wind, Big Guard, Death Force, Flame Thrower, Matra Magic, Bad Breath, Beta, Aqualung, Trine, Magic Breath, ????, Goblin Punch, Chocobuckle, Death Sentence)
Enemy Skill - 15/24 (Frog Song, L4 Suicide, Magic Hammer, White Wind, Big Guard, Death Force, Flame Thrower, Matra Magic, Beta, Aqualung, Trine, ????, Goblin Punch, Chocobuckle, Death Sentence)
Sense - Lv 1
Steal - Lv 1
Throw - Lv 1
Manipulate - Lv 1
Deathblow - Lv 1
Morph - Lv 1
Double Cut - Lv 1

Cover - Lv 4
Long Range - Lv 1
Chocobo Lure - Lv 3
HP Plus - Lv 3
MP Plus - Lv 2
Counter Attack - Lv 2
Luck Plus - Lv 2
Magic Plus - Lv 3

Elemental - Lv 2
Elemental - Lv 1
*All - Lv 5*
All - Lv 3
All - Lv 1
All - Lv 1
Added Effect - Lv 1
Added Cut - Lv 1
MP Turbo - Lv 1
MP Absorb - Lv 1
HP Absorb - Lv 1

Choco/Mog - Lv 3
Shiva - Lv 4
Ifrit - Lv 4
Ramuh - Lv 2
Titan - Lv 2
Odin - Lv 2
Kjata - Lv 1
Bahamut - Lv 2
Alexander  - Lv 1
Neo Bahamut - Lv 1
Leviathan - Lv 1
Phoenix - Lv 1
Hades - Lv 1

Chocobos:
Good Female - Rank S (released)
Great Male - Rank S (released)
Green Female -  Rank S
Blue Male - Rank S
Wonderful Male - Rank A
Black Female - Rank B

Status & Notes:

Starting off with an editorial note... yesterday I forgot to include a Game Over... yeah, ruined my perfect game... oh well. Died on the Carry Armor boss. That happens when you forget to remove your Cover Materia, and then right after you revive someone the other two people get picked up and you JUST miss out on destroying the arms... oh well. It's all good.

Now, I want to kind of continue a little bit about the pacing issues I was talking about yesterday and explain a little more... Here is my satirical view of what the development of this game must've been like. Yeah, we've created this great game, its going to be two discs... the first is going to be the story, and then the post-game, sidequests and final dungeon will be on the second... Yeah, but you see, we REALLY like this FMV stuff, and we feel like the backstory of our hero isn't confusing enough... how about you just tie in some of the sidequests to extend the main story a bit and make a lot of pretty FMVs and make that a third disc... okay...

So, anyway, yesterday was devoted to Chocobo Racing and Breeding... why? Because we want the Gold Chocobo of course. While certainly not the first Final Fantasy game to feature chocobos of different colors, this was the one to really first define all their different characteristics and to make sort of an uber chocobo. Now, I really wouldn't mind the chocobo racing so much if it didn't make you WAIT and wait for a second chocobo to finish each time. Seriously, when you start to level up a chocobo most of the computer controlled ones are MAYBE 1/2 way through the track when you finish... I think its just preparing you for Knights of the Round... Chocobo bathroom break...

So, as for today... we're going to finish up the Chocobo stuff... let's list what's left. Get my chocobos to Rank S... get my Gold Chocobo. Go collect the Chocobo required Materia... head back to the Waterfall and get Vincent's stuff. Head over to the Ancient Forest and collect some cool stuff (Yay Triple growth weapon finally). Then crap... I guess I actually have to start the main quest again... oh no wait! I'm gonna Rank S my Gold Chocobo and get some of the rare stuff from there. Then back to the main quest... (gonna wait til Disc 3 to do the Battle Square)... so yeah... if I can make it to the end of Disc 2 that would be pretty awesome...

Let's just see how it goes...