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Thanks for the advice - I train like a maniac most of the time and I like the "higher levels than the boss" look, it makes me feel powerful. I like to steal stuff, so I might stock up on controllers while I can ¬_¬
Mini games? They do my head in, but I suppose I can cope, same with the optional bosses, I sorta have a tantrum, get back up and do it all over again. Until I win. Which I will.
Gizamaluke can definetly be difficult on your first few tries. Cast blind on him, though, and he's much easier. I do recommend stealing from him though. He carries some nice equipment.
Don't spend hours tryin' to steal a Fairy Flute. It's not worth it man!
Who can you steal that from again? Hilgigars?Quote:
Originally Posted by Jigsaw
Yep. Hilgigars.
Dont bother trying.
Already been said :(
FFIX has many, many, secrets in this game. It could quite possibly have the most secrets of any FF (XII being an exception) and has so much stuff that I can't possibly tell you in one post. But I'll tell you a bit of stuff that I know...
In the beginning of the game, try to get all 100 nobles impressed if you can. To do this, you have to tap every button correctly and quickly. This can be very frustrating, but if you succeed, you will get 10,000 gil. Also, remember to talk to Queen Brahne using Steiner after the scene to get a reward. (You get a rare Moonstone if you get a score of 100)
Sometimes with ATE's, viewing/not viewing/viewing in a certain order can get you rewards or secrets. For example, in Treno, one ATE makes it so you lose 1000 gil, but you get a Power Belt accessory later because you viewed the ATE.
Make sure that when you go into weapon and armor shops you but ALL the stuff available, even if it's weaker than what you have. This is because certain items can be missed and will have better uses later on in the game. For example, a Mythril Sword can only be obtained in Disc 1, but it used to synthesize Grand Armor in Disc 4, the best possible armor in the game for Steiner and Freya. I had to steal it from Nova Dragon to get it. :mad: (Don't bother trying to get Tin Armor)
Chocographs can give you great stuff. Do them as early as possible and you will have a great advantage over your enemies. Also, try to do it early and not wait until Disc 4, because then the world will be in Mist, making it harder to find the treasures. Also, don't play Chocobo Hot and Cold to get the rewards. Believe me, the Robe of Lords, the best robe in the game, is not worth 10,000 Points.
Necron isn't as hard as people might think. He's got Blue Shockwave which reduces a character's HP to 1, Firaga, Blizzaga, Thundaga, Flare, Meteor, Protect, and Shell. (I hardly ever see him use Flare or Meteor against me before. I think he'll counter you whenever you cast it. E.g, He'll counter Firaga with Firaga. You can be sure that he will use Protect and Shell though.) His most dangerous attack is Grand Cross, which has a chance of doing all the bad statuses in the game including Death, and places your HP 1-10. On occasion, this attack may miss you entirely. Now, after Grand Cross comes his most powerful attack, Neutron Ring, which does about 4000 damage to the party. If you can survive his Grand Cross-Neutron Ring combo, victory is almost guaranteed, as he will use Blue Shockwave three more times until the next Grand Cross.
Ozma is insanely hard. He could quite possibly be the hardest side-boss in FFI-FFX-2. Now, his HP isn't quite that high, as only a few 9,999 could kill him, but he is not easy in any way. One thing you should know is that Ozma will always be faster than your characters. Every time your characters' ATB bar fills up, he automatically gets to make a move before you do. It's impossible to outspeed him. I won't go into much detail on how you should beat him, but you should know that he's slightly easier at high lvl's(80-99); most people beat him at lvl 60-70, I beat him at lvl 55, and some people even beat him at lvl 1. The thing is, if you can't beat him, it's not that you are too low lvl'd, it's that you were unlucky.
On a final note, try and steal as much as possible; every steal powers up Zidane's Theivery ability which you get at the end. Of course, just don't try and steal Phoenix Pinions at lvl 1, or try and steal the Fairy Flute from Hilgigars, like people have said. Now, against Ark, it's a different case. Stealing the Holy Lance is also very hard, but the thing is, it's the 3rd best lance in the game which you can get relatively early.
Well, enjoy playing Final Fantasy IX!
If you want to make easy money: (SPOILER)Buy 99 Steepled Hats and 99 Wrists to synthesie Cotton Robes for 1000 gil each and selling them for 2000, this can be done before disc two, and at the beginning of disc two. ^^
Very fun game, its fairly easy but nothing compared to, say, Tactics Advance. There's tons of references to other FFs in this game, and after VII and VIII it was nice to see FF go back to being a fantasy game.
On your first fight in the game, when you're on your theatre ship, have everyone steal from the "boss" until he's empty.
As already mentioned by PuPu, try to get 100 nobles impressed when you're in alexandria. The money you'll win will be very helpful.
Once you land in the evil forest, get zidane up to lv 6 or above, lv 6 probably being the lowest you wanna go. You can do lower, but you'll encounter 3 boss fights in a very short amount of time, and you'll want zidane to be pretty strong. I think the highest i ever leveled him was 8, after that i just didnt have the patience. But if you do this, it'll make the rest of the game easier because zidane will always be a few lvs higher than necessary.
nik0tine failed to mention how to cast blind on gizamaluke: toss a tent at him. Then you can hack away at him, but remember to steal from him until he's empty, he has some nice items.
And dont worry much about that Antlion dude, just make sure vivi uses blizzara constantly and you're good...'course that wont help if you're underleveled <.< Steal from him too, if you have the chance. I'm pretty sure he can be poisoned too, but i cant remember for sure...
Antlion is cake. Blizzara does like 1400 damage.