Day #22 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 42:48
Total Game Overs: 3

Where I Currently Am: Deist Cavern
Bosses Killed Today: Adamantoise, Red Soul, Borghen

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:2446 MP:107
Str: 47 Spr: 19 Int: 15 Sta:35 Agi: 58 Mag: 18
Sword: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 8
Cure: Lv 9, Berserk Lv 6, Teleport Lv 1, Life Lv 1, Esuna Lv 6
Equipment: Masamune, Aegis Shield, Giant's Helm, Mythril Armor, Giant's Gloves

Maria -
HP: 1608 MP: 704
Str: 16 Spr: 15 Int: 58 Sta: 24 Agi: 39 Mag: 39
Knife: Lv 4 Sword: Lv 5 Axe: Lv 2 Spear: Lv 5 Bow: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 6
Fire: Lv 8 Cure: Lv 9 Blink Lv: 4 Esuna: Lv 2, Aura Lv 5, Toad Lv 16
Equipment: Werebuster, Aegis Shield, Gold Hairpin, Knight Armor, Thief's Gloves

Guy -
HP: 2855 Mp: 73
Str: 51 Spr: 10 Int: 13 Sta: 42 Agi: 35 Mag: 11
Axe: Lv 9 Shield Lv: 9
Cure: Lv 5, Berserk Lv 5, Aura Lv 6
Equipment: Mythril Axe, Aegis Shield, Giant's Helm, Mythril Armor, Giant's Gloves

Leila-
HP: 639 MP: 35
Str: 30 Spr: 10: Int: 16 Sta: 31 Agi: 27 Mag: 11
Knife: Lv5 Sword: Lv 7 Bow: Lv 4 Shield: Lv 6
Thunder: Lv 5
Equipment: Wing Sword, Mythril Shield, Giant's Helm, Silver Cuirass, Mythril Gloves

Current Gil - 449462

Status + Notes

Ha ha ha ha ha, progress. So, finally was able to do the snowmobile minigame. Grabbed myself 1 Masamune, 3 Aegis Shield, 3 Genji Helms, 3 Genji Gloves, 3 Genji Armors. Not going to use most of the armor, except the shields. And I'll probably take the Masamune off eventually, but why not have some fun!

Also, not noted here is the fact that I managed to make it ALL the way through Gordon's first stay with the party, and during such time made my trip through the Arcane Lab/Sanc for his weapon the spear Gungnir.

Today's plans include trying to make it far enough so I can do Leila and Ricard's Arcane runs, might be a lofty goal.

Oh yeah, and I figured I'd have some fun, and make Maria into an Ultima user... and as such I've started levelling up various weapons, plus she REALLY needed the agility, so I needed to get a shield onto her ASAP. 

Day #21 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 39:25
Total Game Overs: 3

Where I Currently Am: Salamand
Bosses Killed Today: None

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:1691 MP:107
Str: 21 Spr: 19 Int: 15 Sta:31 Agi: 41 Mag: 18
Sword: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 8
Cure: Lv 8, Berserk Lv 6, Teleport Lv 1, Life Lv 1, Esuna Lv 6
Equipment: Mythril Sword, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Maria -
HP: 1116 MP: 704
Str: 10 Spr: 15 Int: 57 Sta: 23 Agi: 16 Mag: 39
Bow: Lv 7
Fire: Lv 8 Cure: Lv 6 Blink Lv: 4 Esuna: Lv 1, Aura Lv 5, Toad Lv 16
Equipment: Flame Bow, Mythril Helm, Silver Cuirass, Mythril Gloves

Guy -
HP: 2015 Mp: 63
Str: 25 Spr: 10 Int: 13 Sta: 42 Agi: 26 Mag: 10
Axe: Lv 8 Shield Lv: 8
Cure: Lv 4, Berserk Lv 5, Aura Lv 6
Equipment: Mythril Axe, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Josef-
HP: 945 MP: 5
Str: 55 Spr: 10: Int: 10 Sta: 40 Agi: 60 Mag: 10
Fist Lv 2 Knife Lv 7 Shield Lv 7
Equipment: Dragon Claws, Bronze Shield, Bronze Helm, Copper Cuirass, Bronze Gloves

Current Gil - 19082

Status + Notes

Very not much to report today. Lot of RL stuff came up, so I got very little play time, and was basically only able to get my Toad up to 16. However, I'm parked at the snowfield ready to get my equipment and then hit the arcane lab, and then on with the plot! Which should now go extremely fast.

Day #20 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 38:42
Total Game Overs: 3

Where I Currently Am: Salamand
Bosses Killed Today: None

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:1660 MP:107
Str: 21 Spr: 19 Int: 15 Sta:31 Agi: 38 Mag: 18
Sword: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 8
Cure: Lv 8, Berserk Lv 6, Teleport Lv 1, Life Lv 1, Esuna Lv 5
Equipment: Mythril Sword, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Maria -
HP: 1093 MP: 456
Str: 10 Spr: 15 Int: 48 Sta: 23 Agi: 16 Mag: 33
Bow: Lv 7
Fire: Lv 8 Cure: Lv 6 Blink Lv: 4 Esuna: Lv 1, Aura Lv 5, Toad Lv 12
Equipment: Flame Bow, Mythril Helm, Silver Cuirass, Mythril Gloves

Guy -
HP: 1973 Mp: 63
Str: 25 Spr: 10 Int: 13 Sta: 42 Agi: 24 Mag: 10
Axe: Lv 8 Shield Lv: 8
Cure: Lv 4, Berserk Lv 5, Aura Lv 6
Equipment: Mythril Axe, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Josef-
HP: 905 MP: 5
Str: 55 Spr: 10: Int: 10 Sta: 40 Agi: 59 Mag: 10
Fist Lv 2 Knife Lv 7 Shield Lv 7
Equipment: Dragon Claws, Bronze Shield, Bronze Helm, Copper Cuirass, Bronze Gloves

Current Gil - 22482

Status + Notes

Not much to report today. Still on track to do the snowmobile game and a third trip through the Arcane Lab/Sanc. Forgot to do the snowmobile game though you needed to get toad to level 16. Oh well. Almost there.

Day #19 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 36:49
Total Game Overs: 3

Where I Currently Am: Arcane Sanctuary
Bosses Killed Today: Sergeant

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:1356 MP:57
Str: 20 Spr: 13 Int: 10 Sta:30 Agi: 34 Mag: 14
Sword: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 8
Cure: Lv 8, Berserk Lv 1, Teleport Lv 1, Life Lv 1
Equipment: Mythril Sword, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Maria -
HP: 955 MP: 145
Str: 10 Spr: 15 Int: 30 Sta: 23 Agi: 16 Mag: 20
Bow: Lv 7
Fire: Lv 7 Cure: Lv 5 Blink Lv: 4 Esuna: Lv 1, Aura Lv 5
Equipment: Mythril Bow, Mythril Helm, Silver Cuirass, Mythril Gloves

Guy -
HP: 1722 Mp: 63
Str: 25 Spr: 10 Int: 11 Sta: 41 Agi: 20 Mag: 10
Axe: Lv 8 Shield Lv: 8
Cure: Lv 4, Berserk Lv 5, Aura Lv 1
Equipment: Mythril Axe, Mythril Shield, Mythril Helm, Mythril Armor, Mythril Gloves

Josef-
HP: 404 MP: 5
Str: 55 Spr: 10: Int: 10 Sta: 32 Agi: 54 Mag: 10
Fist Lv 2 Knife Lv 6 Shield Lv 6
Equipment: Dragon Claws, Bronze Shield, Bronze Helm, Copper Cuirass, Bronze Gloves

Current Gil - 20522

Status + Notes

So, yeah, second trip through the arcane lab/sanctuary prolly tooka bout 35 mins. Not bad. Will be making third run through today so I can be prepped for Gordon. Having one really good weapon really makes this trivial... well that and all the grinding I'm doing. However, I'd like to not have to grind when I get to the postgame, and so that is why I am taking all this time now to do so. Also, today, I may be grinding out the snowmobile stuff... prolly won't actually use all of it, but as per experiencing all of the games content and tips/tricks... why not. That will certainly eat up some time. So I don't know if I'm going to get any actual plot done today, but heck, the side stuff is certainly more interesting.

Day #18 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 34:28
Total Game Overs: 3

Where I Currently Am: Arcane Sanctuary
Bosses Killed Today: Phreykos

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:921 MP:46
Str: 15 Spr: 11 Int: 10 Sta:29 Agi: 27 Mag: 11
Sword: Lv 8 Shield: Lv 8
Cure: Lv 6
Equipment: Longsword, Mythril Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Maria -
HP: 495 MP: 145
Str: 9 Spr: 14 Int: 24 Sta: 23 Agi: 16 Mag: 18
Bow: Lv 6
Fire: Lv 7 Cure: Lv 4 Blink Lv: 4 Esuna: Lv 1
Equipment: Longbow, Leather Cap, Clothes, Leather Gloves

Guy -
HP: 1126 Mp: 27
Str: 22 Spr: 10 Int: 10 Sta: 39 Agi: 10 Mag: 6
Axe: Lv 7 Shield Lv: 7
Cure: Lv 3
Equipment: Mythril Axe, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Leather Armor, Leather Gloves

Minwu -
HP: 1258 MP: 143
Str: 16 Spr: 99: Int: 71 Sta: 38 Agi: 73 Mag: 94
Staff: Lv 7 Shield Lv: 7
Cure: Lv 9 Life: Lv 7 Basuna: Lv 6 Esuna: Lv 4 Barrier: Lv 8 Blink: Lv 6 Protect: Lv 5
Shell: Lv 7 Wall: Lv 6 Dispel: Lv 4 Silence: Lv 5 Sap: Lv 4 Blizzard: Lv 6 Swap: Lv 3
Teleport: Lv 1
Equipment: Staff of Light, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Current Gil - 11570

Status + Notes

Lot of notes today. First, yes, I have had my first 3 game overs of this trek, and they were ALL to the same thing. The wizard floor of the arcane laboratory is amazingly annoying when you are going through it at the beginning of the game. First of all, the magicians almost always ambush you, and if you run into a sorcerer they cast death on your whole party, and it has a pretty good chance of killing you. That's what happened 3 times to me. Let me say this though, as long as I am trying something challenging, such as completing Arcane lab runs early in the game, I will wear my game overs as a badge of honor. I also can safely say, I can sympathize with HCBailly's hatred of Cockatrices... since its basically the same thing.

So, now I will start my run through the whole of the game, basically stopping to unlock the terms and weapons of people whenever I can. So next will be Josef when I get him... the runs will be a ton quicker now, though. Probably about 30 mins to get a weapon from start to finish if I don't have to unlock any words in the playthrough.

I still say though, the final fantasy i extra content was much better. If you were just trying this late in the game, it would be laughable. And I say that even realizing that there will be some tougher maps later in the game.

Day #17 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 33:07
Total Game Overs: 0

Where I Currently Am: Salamand
Bosses Killed Today: None

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:675 MP:46
Str: 15 Spr: 11 Int: 10 Sta:27 Agi: 20 Mag: 11
Sword: Lv 6 Shield: Lv 6
Cure: Lv 5
Equipment: Longsword, Mythril Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Maria -
HP:495 MP: 145
Str: 8 Spr: 14 Int: 22 Sta: 23 Agi: 16 Mag: 17
Bow: Lv 4
Fire: Lv 6 Cure: Lv 3 Blink Lv: 4
Equipment: Longbow, Leather Cap, Clothes, Leather Gloves

Guy -
HP: 807 Mp: 27
Str: 20 Spr: 10 Int: 10 Sta: 35 Agi: 8 Mag: 6
Axe: Lv 5 Shield Lv: 5
Cure: Lv 3
Equipment:  Battle Axe, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Leather Armor, Leather Gloves

Minwu -
HP: 314 MP: 143
Str: 14 Spr: 52: Int: 20 Sta: 37 Agi: 22 Mag: 44
Staff: Lv 4 Shield Lv: 4
Cure: Lv 9 Life: Lv 7 Basuna: Lv 6 Esuna: Lv 4 Barrier: Lv 7 Blink: Lv 6 Protect: Lv 5
Shell: Lv 6 Wall: Lv 5 Dispel: Lv 4 Silence: Lv 5 Sap: Lv 4 Blizzard: Lv 5 Swap: Lv 3
Teleport: Lv 1
Equipment: Staff, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Current Gil - 4241

Status + Notes

So, yeah did my first run through of Arcane Laboratory... the short dungeon at least. And I am far less impressed with it then the bonus content from FF I. Plus, it is really weird to be able to run bonus content and basically the very beginning of the game. Anyway, I do plan on finishing the arcane lab today for Minwu, and probably run Semitt Falls. At the very least once you unlock the words, all you have to do is run to the exit the following times. So, that's quick.

Day #16 Recap (FF II)

Current Game: Final Fantasy II
Total Play Time: 31:43
Total Game Overs: 0

Where I Currently Am: Salamand
Bosses Killed Today: None

Current Setup:

Firion -
HP:257 MP:26
Str: 12 Spr: 11 Int: 10 Sta:10 Agi: 12 Mag: 9
Sword: Lv 5 Shield: Lv 5
Cure: Lv 4
Equipment: Longsword, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Maria -
HP:212 MP: 53
Str: 7 Spr: 11 Int: 17 Sta: 16 Agi: 15 Mag: 13
Bow: Lv 4
Fire: Lv 4 Cure: Lv 1 Blink Lv: 2
Equipment: Longbow, Leather Cap, Clothes, Leather Gloves

Guy -
HP: 314 Mp: 15
Str: 16 Spr: 10 Int: 10 Sta: 23 Agi: 5 Mag: 6
Axe: Lv 3 Shield Lv: 3
Cure: Lv 2
Equipment: Axe, Battle Axe, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Leather Armor, Leather Gloves

Minwu -
HP: 314 MP: 143
Str: 10 Spr: 49: Int: 18 Sta: 25 Agi: 20 Mag: 40
Staff: Lv 3 Shield Lv: 3
Cure: Lv 8 Life: Lv 7 Basuna: Lv 6 Esuna: Lv 3 Barrier: Lv 7 Blink: Lv 5 Protect: Lv 5
Shell: Lv 6 Wall: Lv 5 Dispel: Lv 4 Silence: Lv 5 Sap: Lv 4 Blizzard: Lv 3 Swap: Lv 3
Teleport: Lv 1
Equipment: Staff, Bronze Shield, Leather Cap, Copper Cuirass, Leather Gloves

Current Gil - 1291

Status + Notes

Final Fantasy II. The oddest and most broken system there ever was. What's the best way to train? Ignore the enemies and beat each other up! Yes, I am doing a lot of grinding early in the game so I don't have to later, plus I want to do some early Arcane Lab runs to get some of the weapons. I actually want to do one before I even head to Semitt Falls, so I may do another day of grinding so I can accomplish that.