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    I'm thinking of trying to get the Excaliber II on my next playthrough of FFIX and I was wondering how in the world you can play through the game and beat Lich in less than 12 gameplay hours. Any tips on this.

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    i) Ensure you are familiar with the game. You don't want to waste time wandering aimlessly.
    ii) Skip all FMVs. Open the disc cover/tray and close it again to skip.
    iii) Skip through all dialogue. Change the text speed to maximum and mash X to get through it quickly.
    iv) Avoid all non-essential ATEs.
    v) Try to avoid as many encounters as possible. If you feel you're taking too long to traverse an area, soft-reset and try again.
    vi) Save often and in as many slots as you can.
    vii) Save before entering a shop. Plan what you are going to buy first, then reset and complete the transaction as quickly as possible.

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    Also open the menu, go to Config, and set all speed controls to fastest.

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    SeeDRankLou wrote about his experiences in putting together a perfect game file which involved getting the Excalibur II which is good reading if you're looking at going through this challenge. Definitely some tips you can pick up from that.

    You'll find it here: http://forums.eyesonff.com/final-fan...game-file.html
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheSpoonyBard View Post
    i) Ensure you are familiar with the game. You don't want to waste time wandering aimlessly.
    ii) Skip all FMVs. Open the disc cover/tray and close it again to skip.
    iii) Skip through all dialogue. Change the text speed to maximum and mash X to get through it quickly.
    iv) Avoid all non-essential ATEs.
    v) Try to avoid as many encounters as possible. If you feel you're taking too long to traverse an area, soft-reset and try again.
    vi) Save often and in as many slots as you can.
    vii) Save before entering a shop. Plan what you are going to buy first, then reset and complete the transaction as quickly as possible.

    I can't do number 2 because I'm playing it on my ps3 and when I take it out and put it back in the screen will turn black and not show anything.

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    You have to be incredibly awesome to do it. Alas, I have failed many a time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guardian XIII View Post
    You have to be incredibly awesome to do it. Alas, I have failed many a time.
    I wish I was incredibly awesome. I just got to lindblum with like 2 hrs and 3 minutes of gameplay time.

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    Rub it in my face whydoncha!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Guardian XIII View Post
    Rub it in my face whydoncha!
    Actually I restarted my game because I got a bad time trying to do the chocobo hot and cold stuff.

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    Don't bother with any H&C until you've got the Excalibur II. You can play around with the chocobos to your heart's content once you've achieved your goal.

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    Yeah that would probably be a good idea.

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    It takes a bit of luck. But you can do it!

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    It's certainly a noteworthy achievement, but not really worth it considering Steiner does enough damage anyway

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    This weapon is one of the biggest reasons why I never finished FFIX. As a completionist, I have to collect every weapon/item/etcetera in the game, and being forced to speed run to do that just killed it for me. I hate speed runs, and I'm so glad that they didn't carry the idea over into future FFs.
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    Totally agree Skyblade.... I would rather get everything in the game except that than get the Ex. II and miss nearly half the other items. I will eventually try to get it... just to say i have, ya know? But as for having a "perfect game" file, i would say that sword cannot be included. It is a seperate game and mission all in itself...
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