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Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I'm 7 hours into the second half of FFVI, and I just found out that I was supposed to wait for Shadow on the Floating Continent. I'm kicking myself because that was even mentioned in the Before I Play guide, but I thought the hint was referring to an earlier scene. Are there any particularly good scenes with that character in the second half of the game? Is it worth going back and repeating the seven hours of the game? (I have a save from right before the key point.)

it feels like a LOT to replay the entire World of Balance, so you maybe just want to look up shadow's scenes? tbh almost all of the worthwhile ones are after where you are - you can have him sleep in a specific bed and he has a lot of dreams about his past, which reveal sort of a twist that has already been hinted at. you can totally survive without him gameplay-wise.

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Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

like it's a bummer but shadow is one of... i think FOURTEEN characters? just find a video with shadow's dream sequences and the portion of the ending movie that has him in it. i'd restart but i'm an insane completionist

# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:22

VikingofRock: Aug 24, 2008

Bicyclops posted:

it feels like a LOT to replay the entire World of Balance

I have a save from right before the fight at the end of WoB, so I'd be replaying about seven hours of time. Man, I really like Shadow, too, but I'm not sure I like them enough to spend several hours replaying stuff. Looking up videos of their parts is a good idea, maybe I'll just do that.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:28

herculon: Sep 7, 2018

Now you know what to do for your second play through

# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:30

bump_fn: Apr 12, 2004; _{two of them}

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I'm 7 hours into the second half of FFVI, and I just found out that I was supposed to wait for Shadow on the Floating Continent. I'm kicking myself because that was even mentioned in the Before I Play guide, but I thought the hint was referring to an earlier scene. Are there any particularly good scenes with that character in the second half of the game? Is it worth going back and repeating the seven hours of the game? (I have a save from right before the key point.)

are yo uplaying on emulator or an actaul snes? cause if its emulator just burn through the parts you missed on turbo speed

# ? Dec 30, 2020 02:51

VikingofRock: Aug 24, 2008

bump_fn posted:

are yo uplaying on emulator or an actaul snes? cause if its emulator just burn through the parts you missed on turbo speed

I'm on an emulator, so that's actually a great idea. This time I can save Cid, too

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:03

Kongming: Aug 30, 2005

I would live with the consequences of your actions, OP.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:06

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

Saving Cid doesn't do much, weirdly

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:09

Kongming: Aug 30, 2005

Wait, Cid died too? So you not only left Shadow behind on an exploding continent but you fed Cid the shittiest fish you could find? There is no hope for you after all.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:10

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

murdering cid by food poisoning is acceptable if you're not on an emulator cause sometimes they just don't give you the good fish

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:13

absolutely anything: Dec 28, 2006; ~As for dreams, she has enough and more to spare~

i didnt even know it was possible to save cid until like a decade or two after i first beat the game

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:14

Kongming: Aug 30, 2005

I actually never do it cause it takes longer than killing him and like Bicyclops said nothing really happens if you do. The scene you get when he dies is better, too.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:16

bump_fn: Apr 12, 2004; _{two of them}

Kongming posted:

I actually never do it cause it takes longer than killing him and like Bicyclops said nothing really happens if you do. The scene you get when he dies is better, too.

same as in chrono trigger if you dont rescue lucca's mom

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:20

elf help book: Aug 5, 2004; Though the battle might be endless, I will never give up

bump_fn posted:

same as in chrono trigger if you dont rescue lucca's mom

you monster

# ? Dec 30, 2020 03:31

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

bump_fn posted:

same as in chrono trigger if you dont rescue lucca's mom

wtf dude

# ? Dec 30, 2020 04:08

Martman: Nov 20, 2006

Lucca, enter the password! Stop this machine!!

L..A..R.......RY

# ? Dec 30, 2020 04:21

Pablo Nergigante: Apr 16, 2002

bump_fn posted:

same as in chrono trigger if you dont rescue lucca's mom

# ? Dec 30, 2020 06:20

P-Mack: Nov 10, 2007

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I'm 7 hours into the second half of FFVI, and I just found out that I was supposed to wait for Shadow on the Floating Continent. I'm kicking myself because that was even mentioned in the Before I Play guide, but I thought the hint was referring to an earlier scene. Are there any particularly good scenes with that character in the second half of the game? Is it worth going back and repeating the seven hours of the game? (I have a save from right before the key point.)

I think you get an origin flashback scene if you sleep at an inn but that's about it.

also reading a Before I Play guide is epic fail

# ? Dec 30, 2020 14:30

Bolverkur: Aug 9, 2012

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I'm 7 hours into the second half of FFVI, and I just found out that I was supposed to wait for Shadow on the Floating Continent. I'm kicking myself because that was even mentioned in the Before I Play guide, but I thought the hint was referring to an earlier scene. Are there any particularly good scenes with that character in the second half of the game? Is it worth going back and repeating the seven hours of the game? (I have a save from right before the key point.)

you're this far in, live with the consequences of your actions. it's stuff like this that makes this game so great.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 14:31

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I'm 7 hours into the second half of FFVI, and I just found out that I was supposed to wait for Shadow on the Floating Continent. I'm kicking myself because that was even mentioned in the Before I Play guide, but I thought the hint was referring to an earlier scene. Are there any particularly good scenes with that character in the second half of the game? Is it worth going back and repeating the seven hours of the game? (I have a save from right before the key point.)

bro why are you readinga before i play guide for a game designed to be beaten by japanese 2nd graders

# ? Dec 30, 2020 16:14

Arrhythmia: Jul 22, 2011

mysterious loyall X posted:

bro why are you readinga before i play guide for a game designed to be beaten by japanese 2nd graders

To ignore it, apparently

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In Training: Jun 28, 2008

Arrhythmia posted:

To ignore it, apparently

lol

# ? Dec 30, 2020 17:56

EmmyOk: Aug 11, 2013

Arrhythmia posted:

To ignore it, apparently

# ? Dec 30, 2020 18:11

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

Arrhythmia posted:

To ignore it, apparently

lol

# ? Dec 30, 2020 18:33

tao of lmao: Oct 9, 2005

Step 1: read the �before I play guide�
Step 2: now throw that poo poo away

# ? Dec 30, 2020 18:52

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

staring at my broken dresser cursing myself for looking at the frowning IKEA man and refusing to get a towel

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:06

VikingofRock: Aug 24, 2008

mysterious loyall X posted:

bro why are you readinga before i play guide for a game designed to be beaten by japanese 2nd graders

Man, I don't have nearly as much time to play video games as I used to. If I'm gonna sink 40+ hours into a JRPG, I'm gonna check a spoiler-free guide to make sure I'm not gonna miss anything huge because I'm not gonna get another chance at a playthrough for a while.

...and then apparently ignore said guide. Oh well

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:06

Bicyclops: Aug 27, 2004

it's fun clowning on you but honestly the shadow thing is bullshit because he doesn't show up until like 5 seconds before the timer goes off and there's no way to know that.

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:08

mysterious loyall X: Jul 8, 2003

VikingofRock posted:

Man, I don't have nearly as much time to play video games as I used to. If I'm gonna sink 40+ hours into a JRPG, I'm gonna check a spoiler-free guide to make sure I'm not gonna miss anything huge because I'm not gonna get another chance at a playthrough for a while.

...and then apparently ignore said guide. Oh well

didn't read lol

# ? Dec 30, 2020 19:11

bump_fn: Apr 12, 2004; _{two of them}

man, ff9 really holds up especially with the moguri mod (the turbo speed button helps as well). i�m amazed with how modern parts of the game feels in terms of direction (eg cutting between characters who have been separated)

really bummed beatrix never becomes a permanent playable tho