So I'm Finally Gonna Play XII

[Forsaken Lover]

Oh yeah. Time to get in Bahamut and beat the crap out oF Vayne!

*goes to Sky Fortress Bashamut*

Tch. Puny mooks, I've been beating you guys for the last three dungeons and had no problem!

*is promptly killed*

...well...

My poor level 55 party! With its new weapons and armor...destroyed after maybe fifteen minutes.

Admittedly I did take down probably around fifty of the SOBs in this one area before everyone died but Vaan...my best guy. He kept dying faster than anyone else. How annoying.

I guess I went in a little gung-ho. I mean this is the final dungeon isn't it? The game is reaching its fimsle and I wanted to get there as quick as I could.
Guess I'll have to take a tour of the world and level up. Maybe get some of the uberweapons you can't just buy.

I had a feeling I was being a bit hasty but comee on.... Freedom is at stake! There's no time to go around revistting dungeons when the new station that is the ultimate power in the universe (Ivalice) is attacking!

Oh well...guess I got no choice.

In other news, Cid went out like a champ. A crazy old champ.

His death was definitely overshadowed by Reddas' though.
"I, Judge Magister, condemn you to oblivion!"

[Saber]

Pretty much now the game gets interesting. You can do all the side quests without wondering what comes next in the story. Some of the side quests are really worth doing, some are hard and got not so great of rewards for doing it. I would suggests getting Excalibur, Ultima, and the Zodiac Escutcheon in one go. If your up for it you can tackle Omega too but I didn't. I waited until all my characters were leveled up then went back.

[Wolf Kanno]

Actually, you probably can beat the game, just ignore the enemies in Bahamut cause if memory serves me correct, they will just keep spawning continuously until you reach the first boss. After that, its smooth sailing sadly enough.

[Shin Gouken]

You would need to be a lot higher than the level 50's to beat the final boss with just Gambits. He's actually a bit tricky cause he likes to hide behind physical/magical palings and spam his ultimate attacks. high 60's I could imagine if you have most of the end-game gear.

I'm tempted to try it actually but I'm currently working on taking down Omega Mark XII who wouldn't be so much of a pain if the path to get to him wasn't littered with high level undead, not to mention the damn Phon Coast Trophy Hunt quest has bit me in the ass again and these Zombie hordes keep having a high level Rare Game Spirit spawn with them. He loves spamming death and the zombies love hitting me with cloister breath...

I may need to level a bit more to take on Omega as well as abuse the Cat Ear Hoods.

Getting to Omega is half the fun, fantastic place to reach level 99 if you havn't already. I don't want to spoil the fun with Omega, but with just 4 well placed gambits on each character you can put down the controller and watch it happen. Tricky battle until you figure out... the thing that you can figure out which makes things somewhat easier... am i being to vague =)


Forsaken lover, dying too quickly? Get yourself to the Necrohol of Nabudis and find the sneaky little hidden merchant who will sell a sexy little piece armour called the maximillion. It's the best armour you can get without going into major rare game chaining or treasure chest respawning

[ANGRYWOLF]

because you didn't complete everything necessary such as the nechrol and use the bazaar.
I had deathbringers for all my party, ultima swords,maximillian armor, the saggitarius bow, the best gun and all the shots, the best crossbow and all their shots and the nip device.

I think you're going to have to work on getting some of that stuff if you want to survive.

Good luck.

[Forsaken Lover]

Forsaken lover, dying too quickly? Get yourself to the Necrohol of Nabudis and find the sneaky little hidden merchant who will sell a sexy little piece armour called the maximillion. It's the best armour you can get without going into major rare game chaining or treasure chest respawning

Coincidentally, I just got there. Getting the Goliath mark. I glanced at a FAQ about uberweapons and it says you can buy some from the Bazaar if you have the right items. But of course I'll need plenty of gil to buy them and Mark hunting is a good way to get Gil and levels.

Hm...Gilgamesh hunt rewards you with the Masamune. That'll save me some cash. What level should I be at before attempting that?

[ANGRYWOLF]

is a red herring...

[Forsaken Lover]

I found a "Door of Horrors" in the Necrohol. It seems to imply I need to put some medallion in it. It still gives me the option of opening th edoor, though... I think I'll play it smar tand avoid the Horrible Door.

[Shin Gouken]

Forsaken lover, dying too quickly? Get yourself to the Necrohol of Nabudis and find the sneaky little hidden merchant who will sell a sexy little piece armour called the maximillion. It's the best armour you can get without going into major rare game chaining or treasure chest respawning

Coincidentally, I just got there. Getting the Goliath mark. I glanced at a FAQ about uberweapons and it says you can buy some from the Bazaar if you have the right items. But of course I'll need plenty of gil to buy them and Mark hunting is a good way to get Gil and levels.

Hm...Gilgamesh hunt rewards you with the Masamune. That'll save me some cash. What level should I be at before attempting that?

I can't remember what a good level for gilgamesh is. The first fight should be a piece of cake but the second fight requires you to find the site 11 key (In the hunters camp in the phon coast) and then trekking through a large secret area of the Lhusu mines.

If getting the Tournesol is too much work for you (and it can take a while) then Excalibur is probabley your next best choice. Excalibur is in a chest in the great crystal, if you go back in you'll notice it's much much bigger than you would have seen on your first visit. Though the Tournesol is probabley the best weapon you can get and is well worth the effort

[Wolf Kanno]

The first battle with Gilgamesh is a bit of a joke, the second battle is much more lively and my big suggestion for you is to be a level not dividable of 3, 4, and 5... Yes, like his previous incarnation in FFV, Gilgamesh is a freaking Blue Mage and he loves spamming his Confuse spell to have your party kill each other. Gilgamesh is one of the nastier Mark Hunts but its easily the most memorable in the entire game. Its my favorite Mark Hunt hands down.

The big thing about the Gilgamesh fight is that you can steal all the Genji Gear off of him. Two in the first battle, two in the second. They are some of the better armor in the game. Most of all, you want the Genji Gloves cause they raise the chance of your character doing Multi-attacks. So technically, the first battle might be more challenging cause you have to steal the items during certain times in the fight. Basically when he reaches one of the quarters of his health. You can steak four items off him usually but only two will be Genji Gear and this is the only battle you can get them.


@Shin Gouken

I fought Omega and he's not as nasty as Yiazmat but I ended up quitting cause my party was in poor shape thanks to rushing into the fight and getting picked at by all the damn undead. I'll redo the battle when I get the chance but I'm still trying to get the Zodiac Shield chest to spawn... I should go after Excalibur too while I'm at it.

[Shin Gouken]

The first battle with Gilgamesh is a bit of a joke, the second battle is much more lively and my big suggestion for you is to be a level not dividable of 3, 4, and 5... Yes, like his previous incarnation in FFV, Gilgamesh is a freaking Blue Mage and he loves spamming his Confuse spell to have your party kill each other. Gilgamesh is one of the nastier Mark Hunts but its easily the most memorable in the entire game. Its my favorite Mark Hunt hands down.

The big thing about the Gilgamesh fight is that you can steal all the Genji Gear off of him. Two in the first battle, two in the second. They are some of the better armor in the game. Most of all, you want the Genji Gloves cause they raise the chance of your character doing Multi-attacks. So technically, the first battle might be more challenging cause you have to steal the items during certain times in the fight. Basically when he reaches one of the quarters of his health. You can steak four items off him usually but only two will be Genji Gear and this is the only battle you can get them.


@Shin Gouken

I fought Omega and he's not as nasty as Yiazmat but I ended up quitting cause my party was in poor shape thanks to rushing into the fight and getting picked at by all the damn undead. I'll redo the battle when I get the chance but I'm still trying to get the Zodiac Shield chest to spawn... I should go after Excalibur too while I'm at it.

Hmm the Zodiac escutcheon chest took its time spawning for me too. I'll be nice i think and offer a small piece of advice for omega (though i leave you to figure out most of it) Because of his insane speed, it's highly beneficial to use weapons with quick charge times. You'll find often by the time you've charged an attack with Tournesol, your character cancels it to heal instead. Faster weapons doesn't have to mean less damage, you can balance it out with a few castings of expose.

Figure out how to survive that beam attack and you've got it =)

[ANGRYWOLF]

I found a "Door of Horrors" in the Necrohol. It seems to imply I need to put some medallion in it. It still gives me the option of opening th edoor, though... I think I'll play it smar tand avoid the Horrible Door.

that you need to do then you might want to do the medallion sidequest to gain access to those doors in the nechrol.There's an esper there as well.

Your choice.

[Forsaken Lover]

This game really delights in building me up and knocking me down. I beat Gilgamesh Part 1 and then decided to head to Part 2. Only...the enemies in the next area destroyed my party. These new bats are insane and dodge 99% of my attacks.

And the new "Dark Lord" skeletons wipe us out with magic.

*grumble* I wanted that Masamune but I have no idea if it's worth this. By the time I'm strong enough to beat Gilgamesh and these other guys I'll probably have forgotten why i want to go to Bahamut in the first place.

What I hate about sidequests. They are distracting and remove a lot of feeling from the storyline.

Also I tried to go to this Subterra section in the Pharos to fight Ixion. Regular enemies there killed me too.

Bleh.

[ANGRYWOLF]

I guess you weren't listening to my previous post...

The enemies in that area aren't that tough if you have the right armor/weapons and gambits set properly. No where near as tough as those say in the secret area of the Henne mines.

Not telling you how to play the game but it seems to me you're simply going to have to go back and get those crucial items even if that also means consulting a player guide/faq.

Your choice.

[Forsaken Lover]

I read your post. I just think getting all those things would take a long while.

I think I'm just going to go back to the Necrohol, get the Max armor then collect the items to sell so i can buy an Ultima Blade. Then I'm gonna try and finish the game. i should be level 60 by that time and with those items, I think I'll be okay.