Playing Through For The First Time (minor spoilers, maybe)

[Timerk]

As of now, we have just left Figaro Castle and are on our way to South Figaro.

So far I am enjoying the game quite a bit, especially after coming out of the barren wasteland of plot that is FFXII. I am really getting into the story of VI, and I really like the characters I have met so far (Terra, Locke, and a king). Going to go play more now, and I hope to find out more about the War of the Magi, and more about why Terra freaks everyone out.

I am going to try to keep this updated with my impressions, but so far things are going really good :).

[Avarice-ness]

Well dang if you're just there and loving it then there's much more to love! :heart:

And the Kings name is Edgar. =]

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Have Tina use magic in a battle while Lock and Edgar are in the party, and you'll get a pretty good picture of why she freaks everyone out.

[Roto13]

Stop bitching about FF XII for five seconds. :P

[nik0tine]

Five seconds are up. You may proceed.


Odds are you're going to love this game, because it's awesome.

[Timerk]

Stop bitching about FF XII for five seconds. :P

Never :D.

It is really interesting to see magic be a source of fear, and I like how Locke and Edgar have to stop themselves from treating Terra like a freak.

I also like Edgar's Auto-Crossbow :cool:.

[Avarice-ness]

And eventually you'll like Edgars chainsaw. :)

[Christmas]

This (http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=76549)is all you need. :bigsmile:

[Crossblades]

This (http://forums.eyesonff.com/showthread.php?t=76549)is all you need. :bigsmile:

I had forgotten about that thread :lol:


Be warned though. It contains spoilers


I'm glad you like the game though. It will get better as you play along:)

[Levian]

I want to have amnesia so I can play FFVI all over again. :/

You are so lucky, Timerk!

[Wolf Kanno]

Hope you enjoy the game. If you need any help, we're all here to help you. ;)

[Timerk]

Arrived at Mobliz.

Wow...just got through a really sad part with Cyan, first him losing his family, then seeing them on the train :(.

This is my first time playing through the story, but I am familiar with the characters, so am I going to regret not building levels with Shadow while he was in the party? I plan on finishing the game with everyone, so I was just wondering if I am going to need to rely on him at some point.

Can someone explain how Gau works, in 15 words or less? I should just fight things by the river for a while now, or is it that important at this point? Also, how should I equip him, does he fight barehanded the whole game?

I have my trusty (free) gamefaqs.com walkthrough I am using, but I might need some help with some of the game mechanics here, so thanks in advance.

[Roto13]

The Veldt contains every monster you've killed. When you use Gau's "leap" command, he'll leave the party and the battle you're in will end. Fight a few battles and he'll come back if you have fewer than four people in your party. He'll join up with you again and he'll have learned the "rages" for the mosters you were fighting when he left and when he came back. He does fight barehanded for the whole game.

Ok, a few more than 15 words, but it's not that complicated. :P

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Don't worry about leveling Shadow up. The game takes into account that you don't get to spend too much time with him.

[LazarCotoron]

Hmm, you actually like FFVI. Maybe there IS hope for you yet, Timerk. I won't hold my breath, though.

From a character standpoint, I can't think of anything there is to dislike about FFVI. I feel the plot could be a bit more filled in, but that's nothing a good imagination can't help you out with. For the most part, level grinding is nearly a non-issue in FFVI. It gets to be when you go to the final areas of the game. Whether or not you like how the characters work, you should try to keep them even leveled, at least a little bit.

I find Gau to be very highly underrated, and Cyan probably has one of the best stories of any character in the entire series. In older days, when I played the game on my SNES when the SNES was still current... I'd always think to myself, "The writing in this game is so good that I actually care for these simple sprites. Damn." I think it illustrates how really good villains can make a story more meaningful and get you much better connected with what's going on. Terra would be half the character she is if she hadn't have been made into a living weapon for the Empire.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Cyan is the best character EVAR
his emotions are so easy to connect to!
http://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy6/Party/Cyan/Cyan%20-%20Shocked.gif
I mean how can you not understand exactly what he is thinking there

anyways, great story, don't worry about the veldt for now. Uhm, Gau can equip weapons later if you give him a Merit Award for a relic, which also improves his rages, so I suggest getting one and giving it to him eventually. At least, I remember that being true, I was never much of a fan of him cause I like controlling my characters rather than making them a beserker for boss fights. Another reason I didn't like Mog and Umaro in the end. Besides that Cyan is the best, Quick-Quadra Slice FTW http://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy6/Party/Cyan/Cyan%20-%20Laugh.gifhttp://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy6/Party/Cyan/Cyan%20-%20Finger.gifhttp://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy6/Party/Cyan/Cyan%20-%20Laugh.gif

complete domination! http://www.videogamesprites.net/FinalFantasy6/Party/Cyan/Cyan%20-%20Angry.gif

THE JACKAL

[Timerk]

Hmm, you actually like FFVI. Maybe there IS hope for you yet, Timerk. I won't hold my breath, though.

Bite me.


Cyan is the best character EVAR
his emotions are so easy to connect to!

THE JACKAL

I am all about Cyan, actually. I ditched Sabin for him because Blitz required too much hand-eye coordination for me is broke on my game.

I like how they ride their castle around Count Duckula-style.

I right now am grinding levels outside of Jidoor, my guys are 14-15 right now, but I might try to get them up a little bit here.

[Roto13]

Wait until you get Bum Rush and then try not using Sabin.

[LazarCotoron]

Bite me.

Y'know, I could go to TOWN with that. Easily. But in the interest of family friendly fun, I won't, naughty implications aside.

You might choose your words more...discreetly.

[Roto13]

Don't make me seperate you two.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Don't REPLACE Sabin with Cyan, put them both in there. I mean, when I went to ZoZo, I took Edgar Sabin and Cyan, leaving a spot for Shadow, then when I did the opera and following, I took Sabin and Cyan. Best two characters! Blitz are easy. You don't have to use diagonal directions, just hit a straight direction twice! Aura bolt = down down left... way easier

THE JACKEL

[Avarice-ness]

Bite me.

Y'know, I could go to TOWN with that. Easily. But in the interest of family friendly fun, I won't, naughty implications aside.

You might choose your words more...discreetly.


Don't make me seperate you two.

You could come to my town with that! We allow violence of all sorts! And Roto! Don't you seperate them! They're grown children, they can pick fights with whoever they want. *nods*

Family Friendly Pfft.

Oh and Timerk, where are you at now? :razz:

[LazarCotoron]

You could come to my town with that! We allow violence of all sorts! And Roto! Don't you seperate them! They're grown children, they can pick fights with whoever they want. *nods*

Family Friendly Pfft.

Oh and Timerk, where are you at now? :razz:

Now that sounds like my kinda' town! We should set a date.

[Zeromus_X]

Guys, let's not try and bait eachother in a thread about one of the greatest Final Fantasy games ever.

And listen to Avarice, she tells the truth!

[LunarWeaver]

Why hasn't anybody mentioned Terra's Theme and how awesome it is. What's going on :mad2:.

Timerk, whom do you consider to be the main character so far? Nobody help, I want the choice untainted by forum.

And I think Sabin is worth the coordination work. He's easy to wield and powerful and I think he's great for people who don't know all the game's tricks and cards and such (like me, coz I suck).

[Christmas]

FF VI is about Atma Weapon with Offerings. :bigsmile:

[LazarCotoron]

Terra's theme... http://www.ocremix.org has the best remixes of Terras theme. 'Death in the Snowfield' is just perfect.

[Wolf Kanno]

I like the fact she isn't using Sabin. I rarely did when I first played and I found the game to be even more challenging. Besides it made me appreciate some of the other characters better.:cool:

I want to know what she thinks of Kefka...

[Avarice-ness]

Guys, let's not try and bait eachother in a thread about one of the greatest Final Fantasy games ever.

And listen to Avarice, she tells the truth!

I CANNOT TELL A LIE! Yep Yep! :razz:



You could come to my town with that! We allow violence of all sorts! And Roto! Don't you seperate them! They're grown children, they can pick fights with whoever they want. *nods*

Family Friendly Pfft.

Oh and Timerk, where are you at now? :razz:

Now that sounds like my kinda' town! We should set a date.

No, You're not allowed in Zozo..

Well.. Unless you want to sacrifice your body to some science experiments so we can try to build our space program! :D


I like the fact she isn't using Sabin. I rarely did when I first played and I found the game to be even more challenging. Besides it made me appreciate some of the other characters better.:cool:

I want to know what she thinks of Kefka...

I want to know as well? Isn't he just grand.

This thread should be called the "Why FFVI is so awesome and how I'm discovering it" thread, in fewer words. :heart:

[LazarCotoron]

Well, I was going to be performing experiments on my body anyways-I don't think anything for space travel would be too hard to squeeze in. Course, I could just sneak in with the bootleggers and runners.

As for Kefka... if nothing else, Kefka has the best evil villain laugh in the entire series, without exception. No one even comes close.

[ljkkjlcm9]

As for Kefka... if nothing else, Kefka has the best evil villain laugh in the entire series, without exception. No one even comes close.

why are you limiting that... he has the best laugh EVAR

THE JACKEL

[LazarCotoron]

He might. It comes close for me, though. I mean, I've played Disgaea, so he has to compete with the Laharl laugh.

[LunarWeaver]

If only someone at OCremix would make an entire song out of Kefka's laugh :(

[LazarCotoron]

Someone sorta' almost did. "La Locura Del Kefka" by The Pancake Chef. I actually would really just be happy with an MP3 version of Kefka's actual theme...

[Timerk]

Oh and Timerk, where are you at now? :razz:

Going to Zozo tonight :D, so I am pretty excited about that, since I have heard so many good things about it from you, Ava :p.

On Kefka: I just actually want to kill him right now, he is so annoying and evil. I am still mad he killed Cyans family, so Kefka can go to hell. I know he eventually becomes the final boss, but right now he just seems like the kind of mean, little behind the scenes person that exists in real life. Take that as you will.

[Flying Mullet]

Reading through this thread and your experiences from playing through for the first time makes me jealous Timerk. Just as Levian said, you're lucky to be able to play through for the first time.

Glad that you're enjoying it! :thumb:

[Avarice-ness]

Oh and Timerk, where are you at now? :razz:

Going to Zozo tonight :D, so I am pretty excited about that, since I have heard so many good things about it from you, Ava :p.

On Kefka: I just actually want to kill him right now, he is so annoying and evil. I am still mad he killed Cyans family, so Kefka can go to hell. I know he eventually becomes the final boss, but right now he just seems like the kind of mean, little behind the scenes person that exists in real life. Take that as you will.

Yes! YESS! You shall be greeted by some of my dancers. Watch out! They like fire!

Oh and yeah, don't worry in a couple of hours he'll be the main man, worthy of the final boss spot, as if he wasn't from the first time you met him.~

[Roto13]

SON OF A SUBMARINER!

[~*~Celes~*~]

Aww, you're going to love all of it! ^^ Just wait until you get to the WoR :D

[LazarCotoron]

Zozo... love that town. If you like using Edgar, be sure to search Zozo VERY thoroughly.

[Avarice-ness]

Zozo... love that town. If you like using Edgar, be sure to search Zozo VERY thoroughly.

And this is why you're not allowed in Zozo.

And Celes is right, there's so much more loving in WoR. :)

[LazarCotoron]

Alright, fine. But you could come visit in Jidoor, and if you're ever feeling 32bit, we could have a rendezvous in Burmecia.

[Zeromus_X]

Any favorite songs so far? Besides Terra's theme, as everyone already loves that.

[Timerk]

Reading through this thread and your experiences from playing through for the first time makes me jealous Timerk. Just as Levian said, you're lucky to be able to play through for the first time.

Glad that you're enjoying it! :thumb:

I should thank you, it was looking through your website that inspired me to dust Anthology off (finally) and play VI :D. It was either going to be VI or IV, and Figaro Castle made my mind up for me.


Any favorite songs so far?

Yeah, I like...


Besides Terra's theme, as everyone already loves that.

Um..ok..well, I also like Edgar and Sabin's Theme, and the music in Zozo was pretty swinging. Really, it is all great though, I think I like this soundtrack better than X.

Just finished with Zozo, it was pretty cool, but I got lost doing the building jumping and wondered around for a bit. I blame the awesome decent free gamefaqs.com guide I am using. The last boss was some big muscle-bound karate guy frozen in a drop kick pose, so that was kind of odd. I loved Ramuh in IX, and I loved him here too, he should be the Yoda in every game.

I am a bit bummed because I thought I was getting Terra back, but it's fine, I still have Celes for Cure. I have Sabin back in the group, but I also sat down Edgar for Gau, which I am not feeling great about right now. I like leveling up everyone equally, and Gau is pretty good for me, but he is no Edgar. Still, I think my party will be ok, I have some good Rages for Gau that might help.

I am resting for a while, then off to the Empire to have a 'let my people go!' moment, I suppose.

I am also taking advice on how to equip my Espers, I just got Siren, Stray, Ramuh, and one other I forget the name off. A ghost explained it to me, but I wasn't paying attention because I was still agonizing over the Gau/Edgar decision.

[LazarCotoron]

Mostly, the Espers teach you magic and give you a slight level up bonus. I don't seem to recall any of the early Espers having life shattering consequences for who gets what first, but it will definately help to get Terra and Celes hooked up with the stuff you need first. Edgar, Mog, and Setzer are your 'Jack of all trades masters of none' characters, so they can learn magic after the power mages of the group. Sabin, Cyan, Locke, Gau, Shadow, and Umaro are all pretty useless as far as mages go, so they take very low priority when it comes to Magicite.

When you get them, Gogo, Relm, and Strago are also good mage characters, and depending on how you like them they're probably interchangeable with Terra and Celes... although no one beats Terra in straight out magic power, even if Relm comes close.

Beyond that, it really falls around how you play the game and what spells you think are useful and what spells you think are total bunk.

[ljkkjlcm9]

Sabin's blitzes are based on his Magic power, so make sure when he levels he has a Magic Power boosting esper, preferrably. And take CYAN and SABIN, sheesh... what's this edgar/gau controversy...

THE JACKEL

[Jowy]

I always take Cyan and Gau to the Empire. Gau's rages helped when I wanted to conserve MP, and Cyan's Quadra-Slam helped for the melee encounters.

Also, one of the best parts of the game in my opinion is when you go to the Empire, so have fun. :)

[Wolf Kanno]

If you're just finishing up Zozo, then you're about to come upon my favorite moment in all FF games:love: Enjoy, and break a leg...

[Flying Mullet]

Reading through this thread and your experiences from playing through for the first time makes me jealous Timerk. Just as Levian said, you're lucky to be able to play through for the first time.

Glad that you're enjoying it! :thumb:

I should thank you, it was looking through your website that inspired me to dust Anthology off (finally) and play VI :D. It was either going to be VI or IV, and Figaro Castle made my mind up for me.
Aww, thanks. :)

If you're just finishing up Zozo, then you're about to come upon my favorite moment in all FF games:love: Enjoy, and break a leg...
Yup yup. :D

[Timerk]

Sorry it has been a while, but the first time I tried to get to Ultros, I got killed by the rats in the rafters :(...

I really liked the music in the opera scene, and also the way the incorperated it in to the story. The music was fantastic the whole way through, although it was weird to hear the mock 'voice' when I am so used to hearing actual singing in games now. I thought Setzer was cool, I can't wait to get him in the party.

Now I am going to wonder around for a bit then head to Vector...I wil check in again once I settle the issue with getting Terra back.

[Roto13]

After you get Terra back, go to Narshe to get Mog.

[Timerk]

After you get Terra back, go to Narshe to get Mog.

That is what my gamefaqs.com says to do next, but I think I might go learn some new Rages for Gau first. It is my new favorite masochistic Final Fantasy activity.

I thought they kind of rushed the storyline bit with Maduin and Madonna, but I did like the fact you got to see everything rather than just read text. Also, I liked the mine car thing, it is a little dated, but it was still a lot of fun.

Kefka is so weird, he is basically like Biggs and Wedge at this point, but I know he is going to be the end villian...I can't wait to see how he pulls it off.

So, now that I have the airship, I am going to Gau for a little, then head over to Narshe (I guess, that place is depressing).

[Roto13]

Mog takes, like four minutes to get or something. :P

[Wolf Kanno]

Though it does involve a terrible choice and a close encounter with a cameo...

[Timerk]

Though it does involve a terrible choice and a close encounter with a cameo...

Wow, that sounds like my prom night...:choc2:

I got Mog, but now I am a little worried because he is level 24 and the rest of my crew is in the 19-20 range. Am I going to get my face pwnd in the next part?

I also finished my Gau bit, although I might go back for the Hades Gigas, since he didn't show up :(. Do I need to fight him outside of Zozo to get him to show up on the Veldt?

[Crossblades]

Though it does involve a terrible choice and a close encounter with a cameo...

Wow, that sounds like my prom night...:choc2:

I got Mog, but now I am a little worried because he is level 24 and the rest of my crew is in the 19-20 range. Am I going to get my face pwnd in the next part?



Nah, you'll be fine. It doesn't hurt to level up though;) It always good to be ahead of the game.

As for the Hades Gigas, I don't recall ever fighting him:confused:

[LazarCotoron]

I also finished my Gau bit, although I might go back for the Hades Gigas, since he didn't show up :(. Do I need to fight him outside of Zozo to get him to show up on the Veldt?

Hard to say. If I remember right, and it's been a while since I played FFVI, not all of the monsters can actually be found on the Veldt. Although... a handful of the bosses can be. The Hades Gigas may just be one of the ones that's not out there. At the very least, having combed the Veldt for several hours myself never turned up near all the monsters I was looking for.

...Wolf, doesn't one of your files have every single Rage in the game?

[NeoCracker]

Did you get the MArshal Rage? That's one of my favorites in the begining. Along with Templar and Ptrodon, or however its spelled. Also I hear good things about Stray Cat, but I still prefer Marshal.

[blackmage_nuke]

Getting Mog's water rondo dance is recomended before you forget

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[Timerk]

I just got done with Thamalsa...I am kind of shocked it went down that way, actually. It was a really sad moment, and it just made you hate Gestahl even more than Kefka almost. The Statues just kind of got thrown in there at the last minute, but the story so far has been excellant. It is really hard to comment on the story of any game before you finish it, so I keep getting stuck making all these 'that was cool'-type comments, but it is easy to see how everything fits together. It also shows the benefits of 'showing the bad guy doing bad things before you fight him' strategy of characterization that SE sometimes gets away from.

I found all 24 people in the palace, but I missed one line with the Emperor, so I didn't get the Charm Bangle :(. There was no way I was replaying that part anymore, as it took me like 4 times to find all 24 soldiers, but I am still a sad panda.

I am disappointed with Celes so far, I wish she wasn't so passive.

Gau: I haven't got the Marshall yet, but I am going to do one or two more Veldt runs before I continue with the story. The Hades Gigas appears in Zozo, and, according to my gamefaqs guide, you can learn a cool Rage from him. I will let you know if he shows up for me. Stray Cat is ok, but I have been using a lot of Templar with Gau, and also Rhodex Snare, that is good too.

I don't think I have used Mog at all yet, I should build up some abilities for him before I continue?

Thanks for all of your input everyone :love:.

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Mog can only learn Water Rondo in the World of Balance, so take him on a trip along the Serpent's Trench before it's too late.

[Zeromus_X]

There are I believe three monsters that you need to defeat before moving on with the storyline on the Floating Continent to make them available in the Veldt (I know one of them is Grenade).

Make sure to get the Water Rondo dance for Mog, you need to fight in either the Serpent Trench or the Lete River to obtain it.

Make sure to purchase Golem and Zoneseeker at the Jidoor Auction house if you haven't already. Besides teaching useful spells, these two Espers have summon effects that will be useful throughout the entire game. Zoneseeker in particular will be especially useful from now on since enemies use increasingly more powerful spells to nucleify you with.

[Timerk]

Stupid Question: After I take Mog to the Serpent Trench, how do I get back to the airship? Is there a way, or do I have to hoof it?

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Veldt -> Serpent Trench -> Nikeah -> Phantom Forest -> Barren Falls -> Veldt

If you buy a ride on a chocobo in Nikeah, it's a pretty short trip, actually.

[Roto13]

Stupid Question: After I take Mog to the Serpent Trench, how do I get back to the airship? Is there a way, or do I have to hoof it?

That screws everyone up the first time.

[Timerk]

Veldt -> Serpent Trench -> Nikeah -> Phantom Forest -> Barren Falls -> Veldt

If you buy a ride on a chocobo in Nikeah, it's a pretty short trip, actually.

Thanks, you are very helpful for an enigmatic iconoclast :love:.

Thank you too, Roto, it was a very tough going. I walked around the Phantom Forest for like 15 min before I realized you didn't need to take the train to get to the other side :rolleyes2.

I got past Ultros and Air Force, so I am planning to get to Atma today, then go back and make sure I have everything, because my guide says once you fight Atma you can't go back anymore (I am assuming this is going to be a Link To The Past deal, but you can't go back and forth).

[Roto13]

You'd be better off going back to the main world now and doing whatever you want to do. If you get to Atma, you'll just have to backtrack, leave, and then do the whole floating continent again anyway. (There's a hole in the continent you can use to get back to the airship)

[Wolf Kanno]

No, I never completed Gau's list I'm afraid... The Veldt theme gets on my nerves after a few days of listening to it.;)

Definetly head out and do a few side quests. Now's a good time to collect Strago's Lores', collect Mog's Dances, and start teaching everyone all the healing magic you have. It will come in very handy later. Also, a small hint... after the events following the battle with Atma, be patient when leaving...

[Timerk]

No, I never completed Gau's list I'm afraid... The Veldt theme gets on my nerves after a few days of listening to it.;)

Yeah, I think it is impossible to get them all and still keep your sanity.

So, I did most everything you all suggested (except I kinda blew Strago off), and finished out the first part of the game. I beat Atma Weapon pretty easy (which I was surprised by), and I thought the part with Kefka taking over was pretty cool. It is so weird to see scenes that are so horrible acted out by cute little sprites, but I really felt bad for those people who fell in the cliff in that one town. I did get killed by that one mini-boss when I was running away, nobody told me he had auto-refect on (stupid gamefaqs guid :mad:). I waited for Shadow and got him, he is actually pretty useful, but I need to teach him some magic when I get him again.

So I got to the island and killed Cid :cry:, then I went and picked up Sabin. I don't know how much I am going to enjoy this part of the game, because two of my best characters were Terra and Locke, and I don't think I am going to get them back for a while. I do have Sabin, though, and I finally figured out how to use Blitz. I have Edgar back too, so things are getting a little less magic intensive for Celes. I don't know where my next stop is (need to look at my walkthrough), but I know I am getting Cyan back soon, and that will make things even better :).

[Jowy]

Once you get two full parties, you can get Locke back.

I usually get Terra back shortly after getting the airship, so it won't be long.

[Timerk]

I found her in Mobliz, but she blew me off to take care of some brats :(.

[Zeromus_X]

Now you need to go behind the bookcase in the lower-left corner house in Mobliz. That'll start a cutscene where you'll get to fight Phunbaba again, and then she'll rejoin the party.

This is assuming you have the Falcon already, though.

[Wolf Kanno]

Believe me, letting Cid dies gives you a better reward. The scene with Celes is incredibly powerful and really adds to her character. Saving the old man does nothing but relieve your conscience I guess...:rolleyes2

[Roto13]

Saving the old man does nothing but relieve your conscience I guess...:rolleyes2

I usually do it for that reason. :P

I don't think it should even be a choice. He should just die.

[Avarice-ness]

I was playing on my emulator once and I had knocked a book over onto the "~" that makes it fast forward and when I got back to the computer Cid was dead, and I hadn't even left his house yet. I got him A single fish and went back in and no more Cid.

I don't think I've ever even wanted to save him since then. I'm still trying to figure out how she dodged all those rocks at the bottom. :razz:

[Timerk]

I was intending on saving him, but I didn't realize what I was supposed to be doing until I was like halfway through. I thought he was kinda pervy, anyway.

I got most everyone back now, even though the cave Locke was in was a living hell to get through. It feels like I am at the part in the game now where I am supposed to grind up my levels and magic for a bit, so I am not all excited about that.

I took the esper over the sword.

I am very much neglecting Strago and Realm, but Sabin is totally awesome with Bum Rush. I have already beat like three of the dragons now.

I like the music better now, it got better once I got the Falcon. I feel really sorry for Setzer, it seems like he has lived a sad life.

I am now heading over to do some stuff for Strago, then the Tower of Fanataics, I guess.

[Roto13]

You're allowed to completely neglect two characters if you get Umaro, Mog, and Gogo. :P

[forgotten_fantasy]

When i got gau i was like wdf 2000 damage lawl

[feioncastor]

No, I never completed Gau's list I'm afraid... The Veldt theme gets on my nerves after a few days of listening to it.;)

On one of my playthroughs of FF6, I printed a list off the internet of every monster in every area of the game, and I went through the game checking off each monster to make sure I fought them all at least once. I understand that a monster can't appear on the Veldt if you never killed it some place else.

I got Gau's list almost full. I was missing about 6 or 7 monsters. I even got the Io from Cyan's thing. And the White Dragon from Fanatics Tower. There are rumors that you can get Siegfried or Ultros or something, but I have yet to see any real evidence.

[PuPu]

Be careful at the Tower of Fanatics. I recommend that you bring Mog and Equip him with the Moogle Charm there, as the enemies can get really tough. The monsters there are in lvl's:10,20,30,40,50,60,70,70,80, and 90. You don't want to fight the higher ones, because I'd assume you are probably less than lvl 50. They really are tough.

You could also fight the White Dragon in the Tower of Fanatics. This battle can be a little difficult because you are restricted to only magic and the White Dragon can also cast Holy about 3 times in a row.

And finally, once you take the Gem Box (that lets you cast two spells per turn), you will fight the boss, the MagiMaster. The MagiMaster has the annoying ability of WallChange, and since you are not allowed to use physical attacks, you either have to guess his weakness, or use non-elemental magic such as Flare, Meteor, and Ultima. Now, the most important thing of all is that once it's HP reaches 0, it will use Ultima as a final attack.

There are four ways to surivive this:
1. Pray that you have enough HP to survive (Good Luck)
2. Cast Life3 on a character before Ultima.
3. Use the Palidor Esper, which causes all your characters to use Jump. But you must be able to kill MagiMaster before the final Jump!
4. Rasp all it's MP. I think it's probably 50000 or so.