FINALLY AN UPDATE SIX MONTHS LATER! HOLY FREAKIN' CRAP!

Here goes guys! I finally got off my lazy cul and started playing this again, taking more screens. When we last left, Irvine had just pwned a Bogomile (Geezard) with a Furioso combo out of his Buffalo Drill (Shot) Limit Break. Meanwhile they say at the train station for six months.

En avant!



Irvine: "Selphie, we're made for one another!"




(I think what Selphie's saying is "You're the only one who thinks that!", though I have a feeling that's not right.)




Selphie: "My heart's pounding! Why?"


Squall informs her that a very important, high-pressure mission is imminent and she should learn to control her nerves.




"That's a shame."

Teehee!

Then Irvine goes and puts the moves on Linoa and Quistis, and gets burned.



Irvine: "Our very being is like a bullet; misunderstood, yet perfect."

Then he rants about how they should leave him alone and Zell has another hissy fit.

And then I scanned them.




"Rebel for the Forest Owls. Uses a boomerang-like weapon as well as her dog for special attacks."




"A sharpshooter. He sometimes uses special bullets. Very nervous in the heat of battle."


Then I found this...



Cimeterre (Saw Blade) - A curved blade.


So we all hit Deling City and not much happens, other than some weirdo telling us to run up to a tomb. Major Caraway wants Seeds to assassinate the Priestess, but first they're gonna have to go find the remains of a dead student and memorise what they saw, as they sure as hell don't want the body recovered. Upon our arrival at the Tomb of the Unknown King (Tombe du Roi Inconnu, same name)...



...some girls pop out yelling this at us.

We later learned that they were yelling the name of a spell that makes you grow wings for a couple of seconds and float over the ground to become immune to Earth. Eight elements in this game and they decide to make a spell that affords immunity to one. Happy!


Anyways, enough banter! Time for Irvine to kick more ass with more awesome bullets!



Velocity Bullets (Fast Ammo)...



...apparently capable of breaking the sound barrier four times over.



Suck on that!

And then, in revenge, it attacked Linoa. Wait, what?



Angel Dingo - Angelo Rush.

Most of her Limit Breaks are named after breeds of dog. Remember the Angel Laika (Angelo Cannon), the first dog into space?

Now for some Dark Bullets...





Fracas = "Crash".


More wandering, and we're challenged by none other than Sacr Taurux and Tauros.



With their special combo attack, Mad Cow.



And the slightly more annoying attack, Atilla.

Which nearly killed me. Bastards.

They still go down just as easily though.



"Our destiny is fulfilled..."



"...we throw down our weapons."

Incidentally, as well as "rendre les armes", there's also the term "se rendre" in French, which has pretty much the same meaning. Try reading it out loud and see what English word comes out...



And so they combine their forces as "Taurus". What I don't get is why they don't learn four pages of abilities instead of two, seeing as there's two of them... maybe they're just not very smart.




I seem to be some kind of master of ironic accidental foreshadowing today.



Tauros really sucks at jankenpop, kinda like the Besaid Aurochs really suck at Blitzball.

Then after they pwned some more Bogomiles I got one of these.



I think "Onde Bénite" means "Blessed Wave". Either way it gives "Water of life" in the description. This is equivalent to "Healing Water" in the English version.


Moar weaponry!



"Superior in strength to the Pistolame, the "Nacre Blade" has the same blade, though the design of the revolver itself is improved."

("Nacre" means "pearly")




"With the Mavericks you'll be able to dish out some murderous punches! These black leather gloves are equipped with steel plating, carefully designed for better movement."




"Weapons that can be used from a distance offer numerous advantages. This is the Rotator, the most basic projectile weapon."




"Firearms can strike a target far away, though they inflict less damage than a sword. But the W. W. West, with its special bullets, helps to close that gap."


Back to the game! We're outside Caraway's haunted mansion now...



Linoa: "Is my contract still in effect?"




Squall: (Look out: Incoming request.)


As you all know, she asks him not to leave her here... until Caraway steps in, talking about her as though she's not suited to the mission at all...



Selphie: "Hey! What, are you her dad or something?"



Caraway: "Yes, she is my daughter, although she hasn't called me 'Daddy' for a long time."



Squall: "We'll complete our mission here, after that we'll be working for Linoa."



"I don't know what you're planning to do, but please stay outside of it."



Caraway: "And if I refuse?"



Squall: "I'd advise against it".

Good plan. Taurus will Auroch him like a hurricane if he steps in again


We all know this bit: Edea's gotta be shot from the top of a building, blah blah blah...




Caraway: "You will know that our government has made an agreement with Priestess Edea."
Squall: (Edea? Our Edea?)

O_o Ouch! All he says in the English version is "So her name's Edea." and then "Edea..." Way to drop massive hints that the player will inevitably forget so that s/he's equally unimpressed by the orphanage flashback scene! This is the one line of dialogue I've been waiting this whole playthrough to show to people. You're gonna love what they wrote for "sis"...




"The Arch team will wait in the Arc de Triomphe."

You've all heard of the famous French monument of the same name, surely.

Yeah yeah, more mission objectives. Does anyone else find the mission briefings in this game excruciating boring once they've done 'em once?



Linoa: "This is called a Geyser Counter. It was in the general's room."

Cheap pun. Oh yeah, and Dr. Odine's called Dr. Geyser and speaks with an amusing German accent.

Quisty rollocks her for not knowing what she's up to and lectures her on consequences and game plans, then leaves.



"I am aware of the consequences..."




Irvine: "You know, it really does seem as though Seeds never ask questions and just foolishly follow orders."




Squall: (Tactful as ever, Irvine. But what sucks is that he's absolutely right.)


CELEBRATE! EVENT! GLORIOUS! FABULOUS! CHEERFUL!

This is my 300th screenshot for this thread! If I reach 500, I'll try and make a prettier sign.






Squall: "Why's the Priestess having such a spectacular parade?"




Caraway: "To show her power over the Vessel-University of Galbadia."

Wait, so they're all in on the fact that the place flies... I guess that makes sense, seeing as no sooner after you've got the BGU off the ground, you see them floating outside the harbour.

Quisty's looking pensive...



Zell: "What's up, Miss Ex-Teach?"

^________________________________________^




Quistis: "...I think Linoa's gone to see the Priestess!"

The wonderful Priestess of Oz!


And I found another magazine. Let's take a look.



"The Dragon Blade is the latest Gunblade model. The Pistolame's blade has been replaced with a fabulous Dragon blade."

(They use "Blade" in English, and "lame" to refer to an actual blade, as opposed to being a name. Makes for a pretty confusing translation, no?)




"The Walkyrie is a weapon of unmatched precision, thanks to its stabilising tail. Look out for its razor sharp blade."

(Walkure, pronounced "val-koo-ruh" is the German word for "Valkyrie", so exactly why the French decided to use the English word, but spell it with a German W, is anyone's guess. Strange.)




"The incredible power of the Roosevelt constrained its designers by forcing them to sacrifice aesthetics for effectiveness, so as to absorb an otherwise monstrous recoil."




"The whip Totally S. M. has a reputation for its speed and its sheer power. The more you use it, the more you'll come to like it."

(I know people have been on about how much they wanna see the game's romance with France being the land of "amour" and all that, but this is kinda pushing it. Also, do you see "9 inch nail" in the required items? Well that's parallel to a "Sharp Spike", which this game describes as the "claw of an industrial monster". Trent Reznor's either gonna sue, or send them a bouquet of flowers...)


And now for something completely different...

Bestiary: Chapter 7

Wendigo



Wendigo

"Poweful, but lacks and real magic. Its physical attacks are remarkable."


Thrustaevis



Malaku - I have absolutely no idea what "Malaku" means.

"A winged beast from Galbadia. Attacks by pecking. Its bites are dangerous. Creates gusts of wind."


Armadodo



Scavenger - Yay, another English word!

"Physical attacks have little effect against its tough shell. Attack aggressively to make it lose balance."


Blobra (Yeah right, we all know it's a flan and someone messed up)



Incube - Incubus. Remember when I showed you a "Succube" at the beginning? And mentioned these guys? And incubus and a succubus are male and female counterparts to one another respectively, which causes me to dread what the French writers put in THEIR fanfiction... which monster would be its "Mancube" (Mancubus) offspring?

"A creature that is part liquid. Resits physical attacks. Its elemental weaknesses vary."


Sacred



Tauros - As well as being a slight corruption of the star sign "Taurus", "Tauros" is also the word for "Minotaur" in Japan. This is really ironic considering the other one's called "Minotaur" in English.

"This earth elemental G-Force lives in the Tomb of the Unknown King. Attacks using its size and its massive weapon of steel."


Minotaur



Taurux

"Earth elemental G-Force. Has curative abilities, which it can only use when it's standing on the ground."


Stay tuned! I've got screenshots leading to the end of the first disc, so I'll have them compiled for later, and hopefully rekindle the old interest everyone (a few people) once had in this thread.

And knights, please don't lock this topic. I know it's six months old, but it's my own topic that I simply didn't update for a while. I don't particularly want the earlier posts to just disappear, so leave it open eh?