Return of Let's Play FF6: The Bride of Let's Play FF6

[Amake]

That's just cause they're afflicted by Blind. Which due to a bug does diddly except give you sunglasses.

Meanwhile, a couple of nearly relevant strategies I just remembered:

Putting Edgar and Banon in the back row does nothing to diminish their usefulness. And by stringently using the GBA-unique Esper that gives +2 to Speed you can reduce the time it takes for a character's action gauge to fill from about 8 to 1.6 seconds, just in case anyone was wondering what Esper level up bonus is best.

[Kim]

I'm going to vote that Gau be named Jeeves. Or Frodo.

[Kerensky287]

Two things:

1) It's not necroposting if it's only 5 days old, I think. Even if it is like half way down the second page by my reckoning.

2) Yes, I said "Early July 12th," but early is a relative term, and I still won't be in bed for maybe 3 hours, so it could technically be later. Ha.

Anyway. Enough screwing around.



Especially with this.



My stats are pretty high - and yes, they are ALL blinded - but it's worth it.



Also I have enough potions to last forever.

Anyway, onward.







A recurring gag!



Also, why does this octopus have teeth?





Thanks, I noticed.

"Hey, a fork in the stream! It acts like we have a choice, but nobody's got a paddle. Also I'm still holding the A button."

Yeah, remember that? I told you.





No, the fact that you have teeth and CAN TALK makes you a goddamned bad octopus.









OH GAWD WHAT THE HELL!

Come ON, Ultros! You could've just said "DAAAAYUM" and been done with it!



AHNULD is upset.





You wouldn't like AHNULD when he's... hungry. Some people eat squid, right? And octopus? I dunno, I just wanted to make a Hulk reference. That movie was okay!



And so have you.



If it's a tentacle then I'm going to punch whoever invented that kind of pornography in the face.

This is even worse when you realize the implications of Rule 34. Or worse, Rule 46.



"Don't make me smack you!"



"We are safe from the tentacle pr0n."





"There's yaoi of it too!! :gonk:"







...Well, damn.









If you are reading this, it is too late to respond and I think the universal consensus was GO AHNULD GO!





I'm pretty sure that in the original Japanese version there was a scene involving AHNULD and Ultros' tentacles but this is Nintendo of America, and they have some respect for sanity.



Soldier on a chicken!





"I rule with an iron fist."

Yeah, I bought some stuff from him. Shurikens, for example. I have no use for them but they're so cool!



I then get thirsty but a ninja is blocking my path to the well.



...Sure, let's ask the first shifty-looking person we come across.



Wow, that's a surprise! This strangely-named ninja is going to help us find our friends!



...What the hell? That's actually anti-helpful.



I'm not sure why he says this. Maybe it's just to set the mood, like his music.



Just gonna point out that this badass ninja is 10 levels lower than my main character.

Anyway. Heading inside that random house.





The text bubble hides it, but... there's nothing on the wall.





Out... back?



...Eh. May as well. Maybe he'll give me an.... item? Or a quest?



Or second-degree burns?





This guy's worse than Banon.



Toss me on the Veldt... too? PLOT THREAD UNCOVERED!

So it WAS a quest. The burns mysteriously heal.



Let's... uh, inspect it.



After that rest, we head out along the only path available. I guess we'd actually be fine if Mr Silly Ninja left.



Speaking of which... Silly can throw things.



Like shurikens.



Badass.

We eventually reach a tiny stretch of sand.



It contains an imperial base.





"He's got an incredible hangover... doesn't want any sound, so SHHH!"







"People who are LOOKING OUT don't make ANY NOISE AT ALL! So SHUT THE HELL UP! Ugh..."

Elsewhere...



Imperial soldiers?



At a generic castle?



Oh no! Not a siege!



...They forgot the siege engines. They're literally throwing THEMSELVES at the walls.

Just to point this out, sometimes the game explains things better than I let on (by the way, they're attacking Doma Castle) but no, they actually never say why the soldiers are being so obviously ineffective.

There are videos on Youtube. Search "Doma Castle" if you want. I tried it, it worked.



Anyway, the soldiers inside Doma don't seem to realize that these guys have no clue how to breach a castle's walls. They're cowering in fear of these scary men throwing themselves at the stone.



But who's that? Can this mysterious person come to their aid??



Finally, someone sane!





His name is Thou.



Because if you defeat the commander, the troops will scatter.

...Not sure why you NEED the troops to scatter when they don't even notice the open door...



Commander: "Wait, you're me?"
Thou: "No, I am Thou!"
Commander: "No, I'M me. You're you. What's your name?"
Thou: "Thou."
Commander: "...Screw it."



Thou has an ability formerly called SwdTech, and now called Bushido.



The little bar fills up slowly, and each number has a different technique. The higher the number, the stronger (usually) the technique is.

This meter fills up in real time, so the battle goes on while the thing fills. This makes it generally useless in the eyes of most players. But we're only looking for the first one.



"Fang" (or "Dispatch" in the original) is an automatic critical hit.



It also looks pretty cool.



I love the expressions on their faces. Though I do wonder where the other eye goes.



Control switches back to me. Silly looks so much cooler than AHNULD.



I, uh, sneak past the guard, I guess. Actually I'm not sure if he can possibly catch you because I didn't notice him until I had already passed.





"I'm pretty sure we'll have a catapult this time."



"Honestly, somebody will probably try to ride the rock or something. Those STUPID, STUPID SOLDIERS."



JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD.



Here comes the big leader speech...







"Is that... the Leo Signal?! There's no time to lose!"







Looks like Mr. Soldier just got a field promotion, if he's got enough balls to hold onto it.



With a speech like that? Definitely.



Uh-oh! Kefka's up to his old tricks! Tsk, tsk, tsk.



...I'm pretty sure that's not how poison works.





"Not like last time..." *laugh track*

Exeunt Leo.





...Way to hold onto your promotion, kid.



Dun dun DUNNNNNNN!

Will our heroes be able to stop Kefka from executing his evil plot?!
Spoiler: No, they actually won't.

[Sir Pinkleton]

Oh Noes! Whatever will our heroes do!

I'm really likeing to long updates; gives me something to do for once.

[CelesJessa]

Sadly, I've realized I know this game too well when I'm reading the dialogue for this version and replacing it with the original dialogue from the SNES version.
"That's General Leo, he could be my friend, if he weren't my enemy"


And as for the Doma Castle seige, I think nothing describes it better than Video Game Recaps:

Cut to a castle on a grassy knoll. Doma's turban-wearing soldiers stand atop the castle behind the parapet, presumably waiting for the Empire to show up and defeat them, because they're sure not doing anything otherwise. Pan below to a company of soldiers led by the commander from a minute ago. He commands them to attack with a wave of his sprite-hands, and they...well, this is going to sound odd, but I don't have another way to put it. A couple soldiers pick a spot on the castle's outer wall and begin ramming their heads into it, complete with hilarious bounce-back effect. Another guy chooses simply to keep walking against the wall as if to push it back with his superhuman strength, while his friend on the opposite side tries to jump up the wall like he thinks he's Spiderman. And still two more men pace back and forth, as if realizing the futility of the entire endeavor. I have prepared an animation of this "invasion" for your enjoyment.

The Empire's tax dollars at work.

Meanwhile, inside the oh-so-invadeable Doma Castle, a sentry wearing a turban reports, "It's hopeless. We can't keep them out." Dude, unless your castle's walls are a foot high and made of crackers, I think you can keep them out. Really.

Great stuff though. And I never did the "circle around with the button on turbo" trick. I used it to level up sometimes, but it never occured to me to do the "level up overnight" thing. Clever.

EDIT: As Gau is the next one to be named, I suggest "You."

"Me You, Me awooo everyone."

[Regulus Tera]

I am double satisfied. Well done, Kerensjerk.


I concur with CelesJessa. Gau = YOU.

[Kerensky287]

I'm probably going to stop right before the Gau renaming with a bunch of my own suggestions. I've got tons.

Though I would like everyone to try and settle on one name.

[Amake]

I do like You. Um, as a name for Gau that is. Nothing funny. I just love you. Wait. . .

Meanwhile, good job on the game. I was drinking just when I read the "Leo Signal" part and nearly sprayed pepsi on the screen from laughing. Also, Shadow Silly's theme is great. I mean, FF6 has about 50 or 70 REALLY AWESOME songs, but you know, that one is probably in the top 20. If I were you I'd link to more of the songs.

On the topic of linking to songs, this. I think it's an improvement on what's already the best damn song in the entire world, YMMV.

On the varying translations, I think the GBA version is better in this case. "He could be my friend" doesn't sound quite as descriptive of General Leo's character as "He seems like a decent man", especially when coming from a throat-slitting backstabbing vagabond.

PS. It's funny you know, Kefka's poison turns out to be even better than that, it kills people from fifty paces.

[Kerensky287]

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

Also, Shadow Silly's theme is great. I mean, FF6 has about 50 or 70 REALLY AWESOME songs, but you know, that one is probably in the top 20. If I were you I'd link to more of the songs.

I was thinking of putting a list or something of all the characters we've come across so far, and making their names link to their theme songs. But then I thought it would probably be a bit... I dunno, pointless. I may do it anyway though.

The next thing I have in mind as a song is something very special for the Opera scene. Not gonna spoil anything, though. I think Big Mac already knows.

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

On the topic of linking to songs, this. I think it's an improvement on what's already the best damn song in the entire world.

I love that one and I've had it on my iPod for like, ever. Not sure how to work it in so I can link it, though.

Originally Posted by Invisible Queen

On the varying translations, I think the GBA version is better in this case. "He could be my friend" doesn't sound quite as descriptive of General Leo's character as "He seems like a decent man", especially when coming from a throat-slitting backstabbing vagabond.

Well, Shadow Silly isn't just a throat-slitting vagabond, he's also a friend-killing-for-a-price vagabond. So "He could be my friend" doesn't mean a whole lot. I dunno, cross out "decent" and put in "Bat" and you have an accurate representation of who he is. He should totally have been a main character.

[Lord Setheris]

In before the update (hopefully)
I love you and what you are doing. especially the Leo Signal.

Anyways, name Gau Nut.