Date played: January 19th
Platform: PS4
The team headed into the dungeon at the train station, looking for one of the Royal Arms. I had the choice of leaving Ignis behind or bringing him along, due to him being blind. I felt like he was part of the team and should come with us anyway. However, this turned out to be quite a pain in the ass because he walks real fucking slow. During the whole dungeon, I had to wait for him to catch up at every corner.
The dungeon was one of the bigger ones so far. I think it was some sort of mine before, so it's riddled with derelict equipment, including a giant machine that is blocking the path to the last area. I had to find a shed key, then turn on power generators, and finally activate a couple of machines. This allowed us to move the big machine out of the way.
That's where we fought the infamous Final Fantasy enemy, Malboro. As is tradition, the tentacled monster uses it's bad breath to inflict a series of status ailments to the party. I equipped a Rainbow pendant to protect myself from confusion, then unleashed all of my most powerful attacks. When the Malboro was weak, it started spawning little mini-Malboros, so I had to deal with those as I fought the big one. Eventually, the Malboro went berserk and forced us to retreat.
During the battle, Ignis seems to come to terms with the fact that his eyesight isn't coming back, and tries to fight anyway, using his other senses instead. It works really well, and Ignis is back in full force! He sends out a fire spell directly into the Malboro's mouth, killing it instantly. We picked up the new Royal Arms weapon and left for Tenebrae, Lunafreya's hometown that lies just outside the Empire's territory.
We took a long train ride towards Tenebrae, but were ambushed by the Empire's forces along the way. I fought enemies on the train with Prompto while Gladio and Ignis went to find a way to get the train moving again. Ardyn Izunia showed up and somehow, used magic or a trick to swap his appearance with Prompto! It was enough to fool Noctis... This led to Noctis throwing Prompto off the train as it sped away... Ardyn escaped, and we couldn't stop the train due to the risk for the civilians onboard.
Things got even worse after this because demons attacked the train... a lot of demons. I fought some, but at one point, I became overwhelmed. That's when Leviathan made a majestic appearance, saving the King of Lucis and his allies from the demons. It was spectacular and awe-inspiring to watch.
We reached Tenebrae, without Prompto. We were greeted by Aranea, who has now left the Empire and runs her own little group of mercenaries. There wasn't much to do in Tenebrae except speak with a few people. The grandiose castles in the background are burning, thanks to the Empire's attacks. The people I spoke to in Tenebrae had great things to say about Lunafreya and her dedication to Noctis. It was pretty touching. It also revealed that Lord Ravus is Luna's older brother, and that he helped her fulfill her duties as Oracle, which is treason to the Empire.
Aranea agrees to help us reach the Empire's capital city, Gralea. She introduced us to Biggs and Wedge, two of her best engineers. This is a great moment because Biggs and Wedge have made appearances in many Final Fantasy games. They are always a duo, and they always have some sort of technical job. They will be our conductors as we take the train from Tenebrae to Gralea. The story is really kicking into high gear and I am finding it interesting and engaging.
Platform: PS4
The team headed into the dungeon at the train station, looking for one of the Royal Arms. I had the choice of leaving Ignis behind or bringing him along, due to him being blind. I felt like he was part of the team and should come with us anyway. However, this turned out to be quite a pain in the ass because he walks real fucking slow. During the whole dungeon, I had to wait for him to catch up at every corner.
The dungeon was one of the bigger ones so far. I think it was some sort of mine before, so it's riddled with derelict equipment, including a giant machine that is blocking the path to the last area. I had to find a shed key, then turn on power generators, and finally activate a couple of machines. This allowed us to move the big machine out of the way.
That's where we fought the infamous Final Fantasy enemy, Malboro. As is tradition, the tentacled monster uses it's bad breath to inflict a series of status ailments to the party. I equipped a Rainbow pendant to protect myself from confusion, then unleashed all of my most powerful attacks. When the Malboro was weak, it started spawning little mini-Malboros, so I had to deal with those as I fought the big one. Eventually, the Malboro went berserk and forced us to retreat.
During the battle, Ignis seems to come to terms with the fact that his eyesight isn't coming back, and tries to fight anyway, using his other senses instead. It works really well, and Ignis is back in full force! He sends out a fire spell directly into the Malboro's mouth, killing it instantly. We picked up the new Royal Arms weapon and left for Tenebrae, Lunafreya's hometown that lies just outside the Empire's territory.
We took a long train ride towards Tenebrae, but were ambushed by the Empire's forces along the way. I fought enemies on the train with Prompto while Gladio and Ignis went to find a way to get the train moving again. Ardyn Izunia showed up and somehow, used magic or a trick to swap his appearance with Prompto! It was enough to fool Noctis... This led to Noctis throwing Prompto off the train as it sped away... Ardyn escaped, and we couldn't stop the train due to the risk for the civilians onboard.
Things got even worse after this because demons attacked the train... a lot of demons. I fought some, but at one point, I became overwhelmed. That's when Leviathan made a majestic appearance, saving the King of Lucis and his allies from the demons. It was spectacular and awe-inspiring to watch.
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| Leviathan saves the day! |
Aranea agrees to help us reach the Empire's capital city, Gralea. She introduced us to Biggs and Wedge, two of her best engineers. This is a great moment because Biggs and Wedge have made appearances in many Final Fantasy games. They are always a duo, and they always have some sort of technical job. They will be our conductors as we take the train from Tenebrae to Gralea. The story is really kicking into high gear and I am finding it interesting and engaging.
