Let's play Final Fantasy VI (GBA Version)! *Not Dial-Up Friendly*

[Vinchenz Rock]

Let's Play topics are pretty popular on other forums. I wanted to play a game that most of the Matricians would be interested in...

Yeah, I know. It's an RPG. Yeah, I know, it's Final Fantasy.

But get this: You can rename the 14 characters in this game... and I'm going to name them after Matricians.

Interested now?

I wanted to replay this game for a while now, might as well do it in this fashion!

Any of you guys read a Let's Play topic before? No? Well, I explain my playthrough to you guys in my posts and take pictures in the meantime to further the experience (There are going to be LOTS of pictures).

I might post videos of the boss battles too.

So, who wants to be named in this game? Here are the characters:

Terra - Yubi
Locke - Nova
Edgar - Ayesar
Sabin - John C
Celes - Ikeoko
Shadow - Mikero
Cyan - Cody
Gau - Sano
Setzer - Chaos
Strago - Rez
Relm - Opal
Mog - Wind
Umaro - Abom
Gogo - Saldit

Those who aren't familiar with Final Fantasy VI, then I'll explain the characters...

Terra is a mysterious magic girl, Locke is a, *ahem* a "treasure hunter", Edgar is a king and a mechanic, Sabin is his super strong brother, Celes is another magic girl (though not mysterious), Shadow is a Ninja, Cyan is a knight from a fallen kingdom, Gau is a feral boy, Setzer is the airship owner and a player, Strago is an old man, Relm is his little granddaughter who paints a lot, Mog is... a mog, Umaro is some yeti-thing and Gogo is... Gogo.

Also, their looks (and descriptive profiles) here.

Personally, I can see ASR being Edgar, both love green and have witty personalities and Wind be Sabin (even though he's not super strong). Yubi could be Terra, if only for the green hair, Shadow as Mikero, and Strago as Rez (Hey, they're both old perverted men!)

I don't really see myself as any of these guys... but I'll see what you guys will say. I won't start the game until we get more votes in for the characters (Specifically, from Terra to Shadow). Also, I'll let you guys do all of the major decisions for me in this game.

[Johncarllos]

I'll big an' strong yo.

[ASR]

I see no reason NOT to play along, though I don't really care at all about this. Put me down as Edgar since you know more about it than I do.

Shadow needs to be Mike, though, if only because he's a ninja.

And if there's any huge muscular characters with beards, you know who to pick.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Didn't think of you, JC. >_>

Anyway, yeah. Shadow. Ninja. Mikero. Ninja. Fits perfectly.

Also, Umaro isn't human, but he is strong and fuzzy (maybe Panda will be more suitable for this?).

Last note: If you would prefer a better name than what's seen above, post it in this topic. Up to six characters can be used for a name.

[Johncarllos]

Well, Make Snare and I the females!

[NovaMan XP]

What does Cyan look like? >_>

[Vinchenz Rock]

Here:

http://www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/ff6/profile/

*Updates first post with this link*

[NovaMan XP]

make me cyan lol

I want a random mustache.  Just kidding. >_>


EDIT: Uh... the only character that DOESN'T horribly suck that I COULD be is Locke... Speaking of which I think I renamed him to Nova when I played FFIV.

[Vinchenz Rock]

What? This is Final Fantasy VI, my good sir. What are you talking about?

[NovaMan XP]

I mixed up the two letters. <_<

STFU

Actually, you made the mistake first.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Actually, you made the mistake first.

Oh, no, no! Everyone made the mistake after MY post.

>_>

[ChaosVortex]

I'm slightly interested. I'd vote either myself or WIND for Setzer.

Actually, if he was here, I'd vote TLO more.

[saldite]

I'll be Gogo if no one else is interested.

[preventerWIND]

Make me Mog. He can fly, brownie points 4 him d(o.o)b

[Captain Sanoguchi]

Dibs on Gau!

[Vinchenz Rock]

OK, I updated the list, and added more names that I think fit (Me for Setzer, Yubi for Terra (GREEN. HAIR.), Rez for Strago (OLD. PERVERTED. MEN.) and Opal for Relm (srsly, their personalities nearly match).

Still need Celes, Cyan, and Umaro.

Also, Saldite, the whole name won't fit so I went with Saldit, if you don't mind.

I also changed JC to John C and ASR to Ayesar. I seriously hate capital characters for names, but if you want it changed back then go ahead.

If no more names get chosen by tomorrow afternoon then I'm starting the god damn with with my own chosen Matrician names, with flapjacks, and hookers! In fact, forget the flapjacks!

[ASR]

The word "Ayesar" was coined because I, too, hate all-caps names, so you're cool.

[Yubi Shines]

Oh hey, I just started replaying this too the other day. (SNES, not GBA.) Just got to the world of ruin.

I've always liked Terra, so I'm cool with that.

[saldite]

Saldit is good.
I would've also accepted Sal. or Saldyt as well.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Going to start this tonight, around 10:00, depends when I get home.

If the last few names haven't been decided yet, then no fret- I have a few Matricians in mind for the last three.

[bluebomber]

I shalt become Cyan. Mine name of Cody is only two letters off anyway!

How for art thou getting all the Rename Cards? Art thou doing something at the Coliseum?

[Mikero]

I edited Shadow to make Mikero sprites once... Went OK.

But I've never actually played FFVI though... And I have no idea what this is. But I'll try it.

Also, the last time I was playing FFIII I thought about how half of them could be Matricians (Rydia-Yubi and Edge-Myself, for example.)

"Saldit" pronounced as "Saldite" is way cooler than Saldite just like that, actually.

[Vinchenz Rock]

OK, I'm home earlier than I thought I would be, so I'm starting the playthrough soon.

Put Cody for Cyan, Chaos for Setzer, and Ikeoko for Celes. Also put Abom for Umaro (guess what that's short for?).

RIGHT LETS GET THIS SHOW ON TEH ROAD

[preventerWIND]

A-Bum-Head?

[Yubi Shines]

I've never played FFIII. I might once I'm done with VI. This may take a while. I'm an anal retentive crapheap that needs to learn every spell and skill and lore and rage.

[Snare]

ARE THERE ANY SPOTS LEFT?

Geez, how can you guys even forget about me. Talk about rude.

Fine. I'll be the little conductor guy during the opera scene. LOOK AT ME I WAVE MY BUTTON TWO FRAMES ONLY LOL AND MY ORCHESTRA CONSISTS OF NOTHING BUT CELLISTS. LOL.

PS I'm mad at you.

[Vinchenz Rock]

K guys, Photobucket is being a bitch right now (doesn't like uploading more than 250 images at once) but its coming.

[Mikero]

Rock's ignoring of Snare's post is funny to me.

[Snare]

Yeah well it's not for me you big boob.

[ASR]

SNARE IS NOT ALLOWED

[Mikero]

Yeah well it's not for me you big boob.

AM NOT.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Alright, game begin!

*Presses Power Button*

WARNING: THESE SPOILERS CONTAIN OVER 300 IMAGES.

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DUUUUUUH DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH

DUUUUUUH DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH



*Presses Start*



*Presses the R Button*



Oh yay, world's back story before the game begins.



Blah, blah, boring...



The final boss, perhaps?



Nothing...



Something!



Yes, the city we could have gone to right away but decided to see it from this mountain cliff.



Biggs and Wedge from StarWars!?



"I don't know, I don't know..."



Anyone else misread that as bitch at first?



CRAAAAAWWLING IN MY SKIIIIIIIIIIIIIN



"She's OUR bitch, now!"



"Yes, now lets climb down the mountain we didn't have to climb."



Time for the long, boring credits to go by as we watch the same three objects walk north (didn't they say they're going to attack by the east?) for a very long time.









...Yeah.



Finally at the town.



When you try to leave...



Nope.



Zomg! Attack from the right!



~Zoip~ Dead.



Some more not-so random battles...



"Can't let you do that, Star Fox."



Yay!



You finally get to leave the first map.



Climb up some steps...



Or so you think.



Those lights banished the enemy to another dimension, or something.



Climb up the steps...



MINE ENTRANCE GET!



Has to be. Serious games are never wrong.



Enter the mine...



A save spot!



lolno



SAVED



First REAL random encounter!



VRRRRRROOOOO



OOOOOOOOOOO



OOOOOOOOOOM.



Ymir? Yeh-Merr?



First boss fight with some bitchin' music!



OBJECTION!



THIS... THING!



Yes Biggs, what the hell are you talking about?



I quickly went onto Google and checked out what a whelk is (this is a whelk).



"GOT IT!"



That looks like I hit the shell, didn't it?



"FLIP THE GIANT ENEMY WHELK OVER FOR MASSIVE DAMAGE!"



At this point, the beast went into its shell. So I didn't attack it.



...For five minutes.



KILL IT WITH FIRE!



It went into its shell again...



For five minutes...



MAGIC(tek) MISSILE!



Finally it died.





Yay!



Going up...



Some more...



Awesome.



"Frozen Esper"



Yer tellin' me.



...



yes;



NO NOT  WEDGE U BITCH





Biggs too ;-;



.........





Someone would die from something like that.



But not this girl!



I forgot that you could move at this point so I waited for about a minute before trying anything.



Its true!



Oooooh





...



But the game called her a girl a little bit before...



Terra!? Get this yiff off of my game!



Thar we go.



Outside...



Who let the dogs out!?





You can move again but the game doesn't alert you or anything.



Hard to tell what's up in this game...



Enter the mine again...



SHING



SHING



Moving on...



Awesome.



Awesome.



awesome



Moving on.



Crap.



Crap.



crap



Oh no! Is this the end of Yubi!?



CRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAP



SLAM!



I smell a back story thing coming on...



Haha! Oh, you, Kefka.





MUHAHAHAHAHA



Hey, its Mr. Bunny Man!







And that's that...



Back at the old man's house...





Locke? lolno





Old men never understand...



You show 'em, Nova!



"Impossible!"





Sorry for the no comments, I just have nothing to say...



Nova somehow instantly ends up where Yubi is.



"I wonder if she has any 'relics of the past' on her..."



Uh-oh



#####. We're boned.



Might as well give up, Nova.



Is that...!?



MOOGLES ##### YEAH



lolno



So I carefully placed my party members (you get three teams full of moogles)...





And kicked the enemy's asses.



Then proceeded to the boss...



And kicked his ass (while listening to more bitchin' music).



"Time to take those, *ahem* 'relics'..."







No! Of course not!



Oh, here we go...



No, you think?



...?



Oh, Nova, you.



Tiem to leave...
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Posted on: 20 August 2008, 01:16:42

[spoiler]


Finally on the overworld. Let's head south!



To this place.



Fiiiiigaaaarooooooo~



Mmmhmm.



Up



UP



AND AWAY



Lets talk to him...



"She's!?"



ya srsly wtf



Here it comes...

>

BAM



Very?



...





"No, its because of those heavenly knockers in front of you."



Told you.



Oh Yubi, so innocent...



Poor Ayesar.



"It takes more than that to get past MY chastity belt."



i bougt sum stuf



Oh, Ayesar you devil.



You need to speak to her to advance the plot.







At this point, I'm supposed to name Sabin into John C but I didn't take pictures for some strange reason.



After that sad moment with the priestess, if you speak to her again...



Well now, ain't that a mood swing?



His Highness is a pedophile.



o rly



Let's talk to Edgar Ayesar again.



NO DOUBT!



##### YEAH KEFKA





Oh, that Kefka.





yeah bitch



Ayesar again.





I think I missed another screenshot...



Oh, Ayesar...







I also missed Kefka laughing somewhere in here...



THANK YOU KIND SIR FOR TELLING ME, THE KING, THAT





Lets follow him...





Way to interrupt, Yubes.



I'M SENSITIVE ABOUT THAT ALRIGHT!?







Maybe you shouldn't think so hard.





:/



Awww Doesn't Ayesar look so cute!



...What kind of man sleeps in a suit of armour while wearing a cape IN BED!?



Looks like the castle is burning.



Umm... maybe the castle is burning?



If she's so "minor" then why are you trying to burn down a castle MADE OUT OF BRICKS



You sly one, Ayesar.



You sly one, Kefka.



"Please kindly give me the girl... please?"



JUMP





Wow Ayesar, you're a bitch.



Hrrrm. Or not.





Sink... her?





I take that back. Sorry Ayesar.



Whoa, calm down there, buddy.



BOSS FIGHT (AND BITCHIN' MUSIC)



Back attack...



FWOOSH



Umm... Fire?





NO WAI





Sorry, I missed a text box there...







I find it funny that they're discussing this IN FRONT OF TWO GIANT MACHINES OUT FOR BLOOD



I don't recall Ayesar helping very much.





wat



SHINK SHINK SHINK



ouch



DUHDUHDUH DUH DUUUUH DUUUUUUUH DUUUUUUUUH DUUH DUUUH DUUH





lol, Kefka





"We wanna use you."





"You're different. We hate you."









"..."



Yes. Lets.



WHOA WTF



That's how you ride a chocobo, apparently.

...And that ends part 1. At the time of this writing, my current status is:



Wow. My fingers say "Ouch."
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Wow, can't believe I actually went over 50000 characters.

Anyway, for all of the effort it took to do all of this, it was not very worth it. Can anyone think of an easier way to do this? x_x

[TheRedPriest]

Strago? STRAGO?  He was suck in that game.  For this insult, you shall pay dearly.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Sorry...

*Walks into the mauling tent*

[Yubi Shines]

Maybe instead of uploading jillions of small screenshots, you can join conversations together? Or just really notable scenes.

[NovaMan XP]

Well, you COULD record vids instead, but that could be more time consuming, and of course I know for a fact the audio will go out of sync after a minute.

[Johncarllos]

THAT TOOK A LONG TIME TO READ.

Hmmm, seems like a decent game.

[NovaMan XP]

Once I get a chance to I'll play along too. I'll probably will be able to by the end of this week.

[Mikero]

Sorry...

That JUST made it worse!

That wasn't Biggs and Wedge from Star Wars. Biggs Darklighter knows nothing of Whelps, I asked him tomorrow.

[Vinchenz Rock]

Well, you COULD record vids instead, but that could be more time consuming, and of course I know for a fact the audio will go out of sync after a minute.

That post(s) took 3 hours to do. I think Videos would be better... but I think this is more fun.

THAT TOOK A LONG TIME TO READ.

Maybe instead of uploading jillions of small screenshots, you can join conversations together? Or just really notable scenes.

Yeah, sorry, I plan on taking less shots of nothing and more story related scenes.

That post up there could have accounted for three posts though... Next post involving this (which will hopefully be tonight) will be much shorter.

[NovaMan XP]

I meant time consuming as in waiting for Youtube to take 3 hours to upload a 5 minute movie.

[Mikero]

Uploading to YouTube is one of the many arduous tasks I do regularly that I absolutely hate. It's like trying to change the diaper of a spastic orangutan.

But I forget to mention that I like this. And I do kind of like the screenshots that don't really have the story, it helps chain it all together for someone like me who hasn't even played this game once. This is actually all new to me.

[Vinchenz Rock]

What's this!? An update! NO WAI

So, I finally got around to it. THE SECOND (SHORT) UPDATE!

The program decided to be gay, though, and I lost a lot of images (including the renaming of Shadow to Mikero).

BUT... other than the Shadow bit (which is short) we didn't lose too much story... I'll explain what happened between the first update and this update.

[spoiler]
Basically, we enter the cave and then we go through its boring and then we go to a boring town with the only interest being Shadow (who I renamed to Mikero) and then I bought stronger equipment and then I went to a house and then I found out where John C is and then I went to a mountain and that's where we start.



We go through some spiral at this point...



Who's this?



why so serious



oof he kicked us




Yeah, you also missed some shadows jumping around before.



BOSS BATTLE!



Why would a muscle man's henchmen be bears?



Taunting time...



Sounds like Star Fox.



Who's...



ZOMG



*Yawn*



BRACE FOR IMPACT!



Only John C survives.



I exchange fists...



as he exchanges insults.



Blitz time!





That showed 'im.



And then Vargas turns to dust.



I thought they were blown away...



Yes, Ayesar and John C are really brothers in real life.



Well, the beard certainly fits.



I don't remember them ever mentioning a Sabre Mountain.



I thought the saying was "gears".



If John C can make it to the big leagues at his College, then I think he can help. A lot.

Maybe.



Yes, the world isn't going to save itself!



Control again.



Awesome.



And out of the dungeon.

At this point of the game, my status is as follows:



And that concludes part two!
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[preventerWIND]

I've never played FF6, when does Mog kick in?

[Vinchenz Rock]

Late.

Very late.

[preventerWIND]

#####

[Mikero]

It would be funny if the names were ASR and JC, meaning the king or whatever named his children with letters instead of actual names. Which would be douchely.

DON'T lose the images of when I meet the party!

[Vinchenz Rock]

Yeah, I know what happened.

I'll make sure it won't happen again.

BTW, that part is coming up pretty soon.

The problem is keeping you in the party...

[Mikero]

That's always a problem in my line of work.

Just use save states or something. I say that, having not played this game and thus not knowing what it takes to keep Shadow in the party. I like that it's not all that easy thought!

[Yubi Shines]

You just sort of run off arbitrarily sometimes. You also get sooper sekrit mysterious backstory hints that I totally missed last time I played.