Update Time!

I've mostly been exploring the Maze of Memory. I learned that it's an optional dungeon created for the Remaster. There are four orbs which transport you to dour different multi-floor dungeons which has randomized treasures, one unique gift per dungeon, and each leads to a special Dragon boss who fills in a bit more of plot and beating them unlocks the Ultimate Optional Boss. What's neat about this place is that you can run into pretty much every monster in the game in these dungeons which is great for leveling and sparking techs. I fought and lost badly to one of the dragons, I hear they're really meant to be tackled on NG+ so I'm going to leave them alone, especially since beating them only unlocks another optional boss.

The Green Maze involved running into a group of bumbling Goblins who end up teaching you a really powerful offensive focused Formation. The Red Maze has you run into a Yuffie wannabe ninja who is treasure hunting and tricking you into traps before running back to get your help cause they are inept. The nice thing about Ninja's is that they're basically the Female version of the Monk class except they can also use swords. The Purple Maze had me follow a Diviner (Onmiyoji) who was hunting an evil spirit. He gets possessed instead and we defeat the ghost to get him to join, so I've now unlocked two new classes and got a snazzy new formation for my trouble. I've also been acquiring a bunch of good items I'm hoarding for the Final Emperor.

In tech news, I've sparks a good chunk of the Axe and 2-handed sword moves. I also had Juno (my Empress) unlock a pretty good spear move but I've been a little disappointed in her because she doesn't spark many offensive techs. Course basic swords are the hardest weapon class to spark but I can't seem to get her to spark anything. I have raised my magic levels enough to unlock most of the fourth tier spells except for Dark, but I've also been able to unlock what I believe is all of the Tier 1 Fusion Spells including the ones with Dark Magic. Sadly I won't be able to access any until the next generational leap.

Where I'm a little disappointed is that I've seriously been neglecting my Blacksmith. I'm trying to have them forge some new gear, but I've been lagging so much with them that they're still not making anything that is actually better than some of the gear I've found in dungeons. Hell, I'm starting to think part of my team's real issues is that I'm still only using mid-game gear despite the fact I'm encountering more and more end game type monsters. I was able to upgrade my Orchard again an its starting to bear fruit even.

I think I'll hit up the Blue Maze to see what treasures lie there and then I'm going to tackle the Ghost Ship.