Definitive Ranking of Moon Dragons
Jun. 19th, 2023 01:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ghoulmousePlaying through FF4DS Lunar Subteranne and I got killed by this stupid monster-in-a-box red dragon with heat lasers SO many times. Way harder than Bahamut (whom I killed in one go) and Dark Bahamut (which took me 2 tries). I didn't count how many times I died but I would not be surprised if it took me less time to beat Zeromus when I get there.
Cecil had better be appreciative of how hard I worked to get him those sparkly crystal gloves. (Someone watching me play commented that Cecil probably looks like a magical girl by the time you get to Zeromus fully outfited in crystal armor and a glittering holy sword, which...you know, that rules actually.)
Also it's really funny that Cecil (in this version at least) can equip Kain's top-tier armor set but Kain can't equip Cecil's. I feel like that would make Kain mad.
The menu thought bubbles continue to be the best addition to this game or possibly any game ever, and I love that throughout the game it makes it 100% clear that Edge has no fucking clue what is happening at any given moment lol. He almost loses his nerve in the final dungeon, too, which makes him a lot more endearing to me. It's such a small, simple addition and it adds SO much. I also thought Kain being like "Cecil, if you can forgive me, you should forgive him as well" (about Golbez) was...interesting. Kinda shines a new light on Kain's relationship to Golbez which doesn't really get fleshed out in much detail in the original.
Speaking of Golbez I drank a lot of wine last night and decided to blind prog Golbez EX in FFXIV, which was fun. I was like "man I haven't watched a guide but I HAVE read a lot of erotic fanfic about a guy with the same name and hat" but, there was not a phase where Golbez puts like a [Mindfuck] debuff on a random melee DPS, unfortunately. No [Sexual Tension] tethers or...idk that mechanic in Hades where he puts you in a little cage that deals damage until someone breaks you out, that one would be in theme here. That one's definitely on my list of sexiest raid mechanics (yes I have a list).
We got about halfway through the fight, which I think is pretty good when one of the healers is trashed and doesn't know what's happening.
Cecil had better be appreciative of how hard I worked to get him those sparkly crystal gloves. (Someone watching me play commented that Cecil probably looks like a magical girl by the time you get to Zeromus fully outfited in crystal armor and a glittering holy sword, which...you know, that rules actually.)
Also it's really funny that Cecil (in this version at least) can equip Kain's top-tier armor set but Kain can't equip Cecil's. I feel like that would make Kain mad.
The menu thought bubbles continue to be the best addition to this game or possibly any game ever, and I love that throughout the game it makes it 100% clear that Edge has no fucking clue what is happening at any given moment lol. He almost loses his nerve in the final dungeon, too, which makes him a lot more endearing to me. It's such a small, simple addition and it adds SO much. I also thought Kain being like "Cecil, if you can forgive me, you should forgive him as well" (about Golbez) was...interesting. Kinda shines a new light on Kain's relationship to Golbez which doesn't really get fleshed out in much detail in the original.
Speaking of Golbez I drank a lot of wine last night and decided to blind prog Golbez EX in FFXIV, which was fun. I was like "man I haven't watched a guide but I HAVE read a lot of erotic fanfic about a guy with the same name and hat" but, there was not a phase where Golbez puts like a [Mindfuck] debuff on a random melee DPS, unfortunately. No [Sexual Tension] tethers or...idk that mechanic in Hades where he puts you in a little cage that deals damage until someone breaks you out, that one would be in theme here. That one's definitely on my list of sexiest raid mechanics (yes I have a list).
We got about halfway through the fight, which I think is pretty good when one of the healers is trashed and doesn't know what's happening.
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Date: 2023-06-23 12:13 am (UTC)The menu bubbles are my absolute favorite and I love them so much. Also, I love Edge and his poor ridiculous hair and his fuss. Love him.
I am very disappointed that Golbez fanfic did not make the fight more comprehensible, I would've felt so much better if it had.