Archive for December, 2008

Life.. Dreams… Hope… Where’d they come from? …And where are they headed? -KeFKa

53 Hours and 03 Minutes…. and still counting…. Ganyan katagal ang time na ginugol ko sa pagtapos ng isa sa FInal Fantasy Game… ang FInal Fantasy VI… actually ang VI ang pinakarecent na game sa Final Fantasy series ang pwede kong malaro using a GBA.. well of course not including the Final Fantasy Tactics Advance… and I think ito ang pinakalast sa FF series na 2D…

The game starts with a green haired woman and two soldiers riding in what they call a Magitek Armor… raiding a city… searching for a frozen esper… The two soldiers were killed/vanished by the Frozen Esper while something happens when the woman, who is named Terra, came closer to that Esper… Then found out that Terra was only controlled by The Imperial Army… When she got to her senses… her memory is gone and the game begins there… Along the way the player will meet other characters, unfold their stories and stop the Imperial Army …

The Characters

Terra Branford – The main character in the story – the player you start with, a woman with a mysterious character/personality… Her class is Magitek Elite… she is one of the only 2 characters in the game that can cast/use magic without equipping an Esper on them…

Locke Cole - What’s final fantasy game without a thief??? But in the game, he preferred to be called Treasure Hunter… His class is Adventurer… He is also the first character Terra will meet and join her journey in finding her memory and fighting the Empire…As a thief, his unique ability is Steal…

Edgar Figaro – The king of Figaro. The twin brother of Sabin… A huge flirt… Publicly, he is an alliance of the Empire but secretly help the Returners… His class is a Machinist… The one who sent Locke to help/rescue Terra…

Sabin Figaro - Brother of Edgar that choses freedom than being the king of Figaro… Instead he trained to be a martial artists, therefore his techniques/attacks use his fists…

Celes Chere - A former General of the Empire, therefore his loyalty is questioned by the Returners… she was artificially infused with magic making her the one of the two (one is Terra) that can use/cast magic without equipping an Esper to her… she is also the only one character in the game (besides from Gogo’s Mimicry) that can drain/absorb magic used during a battle, through her technique…Runic…

Shadow – a paid assassin and mercenary, but in appearance, seems to more look like a ninja… His loyalty in the early of the game is also unsure because he only give service if the “price is right”… Making him join the party permanently is only optional… Has a mysterious identity and past that can be revealed via dream sequencesin the later part of the games…Like most of the ninja in Final Fantasy Series, his special technique is to throw weapons/scrolls in your inventory.

Cyan Garamonde - A noble knight of Doma Empire, the death of his family leads him in fighting the Empire.. He speaks in a style resembling Shaekspearean English… His class is a samurai… and his special ability is Bushido…

Gau – His class is Feral Youth.. A feral child that lives among the animals on the Veldt.. The only character in the game that can use skills/fighting techniques and acquire the penalties, bonuses, immunities and weaknesses of the enemies via his special ability, Rage…

Setzer Gabbiani – a carefree gambler that hides his tragic past. The lost of his soulmate haunts his now wealthy lifestyle.. A rich adventurer and risk-taker. He sometimes depends his decisions is flipping a coin…The character in the game that will provide you an airship… His special ability is Slot…

Strago Magus – a 70-year old descendant of the ancient Mage Warriors who fought the War of the Magi. Has a(n adopted) grand-daughter, Relm… His class is Blue Mage, and his special ability is Lore (Blue Magic)…

Relm Arrowny – A 10-year old artist. The adopted grand-daughter of Strago… She doesn’t know who are her real parents, but in a dream sequences of other character, it will be revealed… Her class is Pictomancer, and her unique ability is Sketch…

Mog – Mog is a… err Moogle… and his class is Moogle.. one of the optional character in the game and recruiting him is only optional.. The only moogle in this game that can speak human language. Mog’s special skill is Dance that changes the environment of the battle and randomly invokes one of four skills.

Umaro – A 4-year old yeti found in the isolated depths of the mines in Narshe.. One of the two secret character in the game… And can only be recruited if you recruit Mog. The only player that cannot use Magic and even Espers. His weapon is also fixed and also the only character in the game that cannot be controlled by the player…

Gogo – One of the secret character in the game… a mysterious stranger, completely shrouded in multicolored fabric, and trained in the art of mimicry. His/Her class is Mime and his/her ability is Mimic which allows him/her to copy the last action performed by any party member except Terra’s Transform… The only character in the game that you can customize his/her ability in battle… Gogo’s menu commands are also customizable, so that S/he can be assigned any three commands used by other characters in addition to his/her own Mimic ability. Gogo cannot learn magic, but S/he will have access to all the magic spells of the characters currently in the party if the player gives him/her the magic skill. Gogo can also be altered in the status screen to fill in the three empty action slots, it can use any skill available to other characters, even if they are not in the party.

With 14 different characters with different unique abilities… Mahirap imaintain na lahat sila ay mapalakas talaga, because merong mga part ng game na kailangan mo ng 3 parties… 4 member in each party, to finish a quest or a sidequest… Ang kinaganda ng game na ito ay merong mga sidequest para makilala pa ng mas mabuti ang mga characters… Meron ding mga Espers.. which is more known as Guardians sa mga more recent FF series… Syempre mawawala din ba ang chocobo? Kaya lang di masyadong significant ang part nila dito dahil they were just used here as another mode of transportation, at isa sa mga SLOT attack ni Setzer… To my own opinion, one of the best game played ito… Nakakapagbigay ngiti kapag pinapanuod ang mga scenes for each member ng game… I do recommend for you to try to play it, kahit alam nating mas maganda ang quality ng resolution at 3D na ang mga mas late na FF series… It’s the plot that counts…

“It’s not the net worth of one’s life that’s important. It is the day to day concerns, the personal victories, and the celebration of life… and love!” – Terra

Bumabagabag na katanungan:

1. Namatay kaya sa end sila Umaru at Gogo? Wala kasi sila dun sa almost the end part…

2. Paano naging master ni Umaru si Mog?

3. Ano ang gender ni Gogo?

4. Nakakarelate ka ba sa mga bumabagabag na katanungan ko?

Thanks to wikipedia and Final Fantasy VI site on the details that i have used in this entry

You LooK LiKe PeTeR PaN… -STaRR

The eleven teams of the TAR13

40,000 miles… 5 continents… 8 countries… That’s 11 legs…(around 2 months and 3 weeks in airing at TV which is tutuusin more or less one month lang ang filming date ng series… mas mabilis pa sa Survivor na 39 days), The Siblings NIck and Starr won the 13th season of the Amazing race…Well mas magugulat pa siguro ako kung nanalo ang Seperated Couple na sina Ken and Tina dahil sa umpisa pa lang, alam kong malaki ang possibility na manalo ang magkapatid this season… Sa mga di nakakapanuod pa ng season finale nila, let me share na lang ang mga thoughts ko sa last/even the entire leg ng TAR13…

I don’t want to spoil what happens during the game, enough na siguro na spoiler yung sabihin ko ang nanalo sa Series at ang mga nangyari sa end ng leg…

Ang masasabi ko sa leg na to, ang galing dahil parang nagstart na naman sila sa starting line dahil sabay sabay silang lumabas ng airport sa last destination nila… Astig din ang Memory challenge nila for this leg, I really love the concept of this task, mental challenge plus pressure?? san ka pa… Beside from that at ang thrill kung sino ang mauuna sa finish line, medyo wala naman talagang exciting that happens in the last leg… parang lageng ganun naman every last leg nila, pero enough na sakin yun for me para masiyahan ako.. hehe…Teka.. meron din pala, maganda rin yung nangyari sa finish line with Ken and Tina…

Sayang nga lang at di nakaabot sa final 3 ang mga gusto kong team this season, among them are: Mark&Bill, Toni&Dallas and even Kelly&Christy

Overall, worthy ang pagmamadali ko every Monday para makauwi papunta sa bahay from work para lang mapanuod to.. I hope na mas maganda ang magiging eksena next season…