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Now that we've seen this, the one thing I wanted to talk about was the interesting dualities between Jude, Milla, Gaius, and Muzet. But rather interestingly, the opposites in this discussion are not Jude/Gaius and Milla/Muzet like one would normally expect, but rather Milla/Gaius and Jude/Muzet. Milla and Gaius both attained (either through birth or simple hard work) positions of great authority and were charged with governing humanity, ruling over humans and making sure they didn't overreach and wipe themselves out through acts of war. Milla and Gaius both believed that humans could not be relied up on to rule themselves, and that letting them have the sort of power that comes with the Lance of Kresnik could not be allowed, lest they destroy themselves. In fact, if anything Milla was even more extreme than Gaius, for she wanted to destroy the Lance outright, as opposed to Gaius keeping it under guard. But while Milla eventually comes to realize that letting humans stand on their own is more important than coddling them in the name of preservation (for as Milla pointed out to Gaius himself, they won't always be around to save humanity from themselves), Gaius believes that humanity MUST have a ruler, hence his choice to overthrow Maxwell, who was in the midst of stepping down from his charge; If even God isn't cut out to be God, then Gaius might as well take on the job himself. Perhaps even more interesting is the similarities between Jude and Muzet. Both of them were following the path of "Maxwell", and relied on Maxwell to find a purpose for their lives. When they seemingly lost their places at Maxwell's side, both of them broke down, not knowing what they should do. The big difference was that Jude eventually decided he had to stand on his own, and do his best to find his own path. Mind you, it ended up pretty much being "Continue along Milla's path", but it's still a pretty solid decision for one who thought he lost everything. Muzet, on the other hand, simply snapped at losing her direction, and rather than try to move forward on her own, she simply found someone else to submit to, even if that other person's ideals were in complete opposition to Maxwell's. Of course, it's not entirely the same, since Milla sacrificed herself for Jude and the others while Muzet was coldly abandoned by Maxwell, but honestly, Muzet's codependency problems (and her general lack of stability) probably would've created some issues down the line.
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Andou posted:I really appreciated how Maxwell conceded defeat and gave the world to the mortals and spirits, with a "I don't understand, but we'll try it your way" mentality. It would have been a high note to end the game on until that king showed up again. I actually chuckled when the king claimed the god throne... Until I remembered that this is a JRPG, which the game drove home, when the king pulled a sword of TIME AND SPACE out of the chest of Grand Spirit being. I really like the Tales series and especially how they change the combat around with every new title but they seriously suffer from flaws and can understand why people would avoid them. Aside from the typical JRPG tropes there are times when the plot just falls flat in the last third of the game (especially Vesperia) or when the characters are repeatedly stupid for the sake of plot (Graces F).
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Is it like this in every "Tales" game?
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Andou posted:I really appreciated how Maxwell conceded defeat and gave the world to the mortals and spirits, with a "I don't understand, but we'll try it your way" mentality. It would have been a high note to end the game on until that king showed up again. I actually chuckled when the king claimed the god throne... Until I remembered that this is a JRPG, which the game drove home, when the king pulled a sword of TIME AND SPACE out of the chest of Grand Spirit being.
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Gaius feels like nothing right now so much as that one guy in your RPG group who always wants to be doing special things so he'll try and run off with the doom artifact or whatever just when you're ready to wrap for the night.
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Bufuman posted:Now that we've seen this, the one thing I wanted to talk about was the interesting dualities between Jude, Milla, Gaius, and Muzet. But rather interestingly, the opposites in this discussion are not Jude/Gaius and Milla/Muzet like one would normally expect, but rather Milla/Gaius and Jude/Muzet. Gaius/Muzet as a dark mirror of our heroic duo is going to be a thing going forward, and I wish they had a little more time to drag it out. Unfortunately, there is one place where they undermine this Milla has a solo fight with Muzet, while Jude has a solo fight with Gaius.
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wdarkk posted:Gaius/Muzet as a dark mirror of our heroic duo is going to be a thing going forward, and I wish they had a little more time to drag it out. Unfortunately, there is one place where they undermine this Milla has a solo fight with Muzet, while Jude has a solo fight with Gaius. I believe those two fights make perfect sense for their is also a comparison to be made between Gaius and Jude as well as Muzet and Milla. Muzet and Milla is the easier one as they both start from the same place, beings created to fulfill the will of Maxwell but Muzet never grows beyond being a tool for someone else while Milla is able to become a distinct person beyond that of a tool of Maxwell. For Gaius and Jude both have or grow into having formidable willpower that can achieve amazing things (for example Jude quite calmly taking on the equivalent of God just for the small chance that could help provide a solution to the current mess) but Gaius lacks the ability to see where he is wrong whilst Jude fully accepts said challenges to his views and use them to help achieve his goals.
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I'm glad that I'm not the only one. Giving credit to the writers though, they got me to care enough about the characters to feel just as slighted as they do in that cut scene. Good writing is there, just behind the need to actually make a game out of all this and other ideas I guess. Props to Bufuman and Hunt11 for pointing stuff out in plain text.
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Andou posted:I really appreciated how Maxwell conceded defeat and gave the world to the mortals and spirits, with a "I don't understand, but we'll try it your way" mentality. It would have been a high note to end the game on until that king showed up again. I actually chuckled when the king claimed the god throne... Until I remembered that this is a JRPG, which the game drove home, when the king pulled a sword of TIME AND SPACE out of the chest of Grand Spirit being. I feel like it should be mentioned that this was supposed to be an anniversary title (which is part of why it was so rushed towards the end) and part of the plot of Tales of Phantasia is getting a sword that cuts through space and time so that you can get to the final dungeon which is hiding in spacetime or whatever it was. I see that more as a reference than an actual plot point.
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Phantasium posted:I feel like it should be mentioned that this was supposed to be an anniversary title (which is part of why it was so rushed towards the end) and part of the plot of Tales of Phantasia is getting a sword that cuts through space and time so that you can get to the final dungeon which is hiding in spacetime or whatever it was. I see that more as a reference than an actual plot point. They are pushing the "Gaius as mirror protagonist" thing, after all. Giving him one of Cress's big things (and Milla the Dhaos outfit, which I should probably use some) is a bit of a big deal.
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wdarkk posted:They are pushing the "Gaius as mirror protagonist" thing, after all. Giving him one of Cress's big things (and Milla the Dhaos outfit, which I should probably use some) is a bit of a big deal. Adding some humor to this whole theme is that Jude has Cress's outfit as a preorder bonus costume. wdarkk, please tell me you preordered the game (or at least have a way to get that costume) so that you can run a Cress/Dhaos team-up. Come to think of it, the whole romance subplot between Jude and Milla and those costumes might've resulted in some weirdass Cress/Dhaos slashfics. ...Wait, I'm talking about yaoi fangirls. They've probably been writing those since Phantasia came out. ... 
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I absolutely love how not only do the cameo costumes change the music in battle, they also change the end of battle dialog.
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CH31: The Other Side : So it turns out they went unconscious after being thrown through a scary dark void.   : Milla.  : Hey there.  : Milla and Jude were the last ones to wake up.: Good morning.  : Hey, how are you feeling? : I'm all right. But where are we?  : This is Balan's residence. : Who's that?  : My cousin. You know, the one in Elympios? I could've sworn I mentioned him before. : So that must mean...  : We made it to Elympios!  : Rise and shine. How're you feeling? : Not bad. : I'm fine. Balan, I presume? : Yep. AKA, the guy who saved your butts. Not that it was a dramatic rescue or anything. Running into you was pure luck. Feel free to shower me with gratitude, though.  : Uh, sure... Hey, Balan? Don't we seem, you know, strange to you? : Maybe a little bit. : I'm surprised you recognized me. It's been twenty years. : That's Uncle's gun, huh? You should thank him for it.  : It's a little tricky thanking the dead. : Oh, right. Good point. Huh, where is it?  : Balan walked with a pronounced limp. : Your cousin sure is interesting. : He's an odd bird, even for Elympios. : You looking at my leg?  : Ah, no...  : Jude. : Ah, don't worry about it. Childhood mishap. Calibration complete! : Balan, stop. : Why?  : Hey, that's... : I didn't think folks from the other side would've seen one of these before.  : A spyrix! : Hold your horses.  : Huh? : Life'd be a drag without it. Literally. : The spyrix enabled Balan to use his leg properly, nothing more. : An aspyrixis is like a spyrix, but not quite.: Oh, you're probably all starving. Why don't you mosey around while I whip something up. It's your first time on this side, after all. : So they went to explore the area.Skit Video: Reunited  : Do I look like someone else?  : No. You're Milla, all right. : And yourself? You seem different from last I saw you. : Really? : A little bit. Looks like you grew up without me. : Could be. It doesn't change who I am though. : Ha ha ha.  : Heh heh heh. : It's good to see you again. : Same to you. Skit Video: Milla's Return   : Stop it, Teepo! Let go!  : No! It's what you get for making us worry!  : That's right. I want a hug too!  : Leave some room for me! : Even you, Leia?  : Haha, no point trying to fight it.  : Fine. I surrender! I'm sorry for what I put you all through. : That includes you, Alvin.  : Ah... I... That's really not necessary.  : No need to be coy or Milla won't let you into the group hug. : What, you plan on joining in too? : I don't mind. : Very well, then! : And, I'm out.  : You mean this? Girl: Me and my grandma use them too! : Really? Grandma: My granddaughter and I both have a cardiovascular disease, and we've had medical spyrixes implanted to help with them. Girl: I bet it hurt really bad when you put it on, huh?  : Yes... It did. Girl: But you just have to bear the pain. Cause without spyrix, we wouldn't be able to live normal lives!  : I... see... : You're so brave for being so young.  : Yeah, totally. Girl: My grandma always says that. Grandma: Thanks to the advances in medical spyrix technology, we've been able to overcome our illnesses. We'll never forget what Dr. Mathis did for us. May his soul rest in peace. : Mathis? : That's the same as your last name, Jude. Grandma: Dr. Mathis is the one who created my spyrix. But he died in a boat accident a long time ago. : ...... : This whole time, I only saw spyrix as harmful. I never considered it could actually help people.  Woman 1: It's all because of that Otherworld Reactor Plan thing, right? Honestly, what is the government doing? I'm sure everything will turn out fine on Rieze-whatever without our help. Old Woman: So you think we should just leave them be? Woman 1: Hey, nobody said that. We should pay their people fair compensation and promise to help them with their development. Woman 2: Pay them with what, though? Our tax money? It's not like we're any better off. Woman 1: Well, you'd hope the government thinks of something instead of digging into our pockets. Either way, someone's gotta figure out this energy crisis or we'll all be gone in a few years. Woman 2: I can't even worry that far ahead. I've got my hands full just worrying about today. Old Woman: I guess you can't make everyone happy. : Must be nice to be so self-absorbed. : That's just how people are. : I'd be much more scared of a society where people were afraid to speak their minds. : Yeah, that's true. Skit Video: Cousin Balan  : Really? I find him quite interesting. : He's been that way since he was a kid. That's how I knew it was him right away.  : He's strange, but he's really nice!  : I know. Unlike me.  : Nobody's saying that. : But watch yourself around him. He has quite a mean streak. Do something embarrassing, and he won't ever forget it. He'll torment you with it till your dying day. : Like what?  : If he told you half the dirt he had on me, I'd never be able to show my face around you again.  : After you tried to murder them? : Ugh, just thinking about it makes my skin crawl. : Heh heh. You guys seem really close. : Well, I guess we were friends before he got all cynical.  : Oh... : What's that? You jealous?  : Absolutely not!  : You don't know what you're talking about!  : This city sure is strange. : Yeah, I feel like there's something missing. : There's no nature. : Indeed. I haven't spied a single blade of grass, let alone a tree. : Is it because they're using spyrix? : More likely because there aren't any spirits. : Exactly. As the spirits became scarce, all signs of nature withered with them. Elympios is in its death throes. : So this world needs spirits. : What was that? : Alvin, what does that poster say? : Support the Otherworld Reactor Plan! They were probably put up by a union of spyrix-using merchants. : It sounds like they're really dependant on spyrix. Old Man: You look like a deep-pocketed lot! Help us pull the plug on the Reactor Plan! : Tell me, old-timer. Why do you need donations to stop the plan? Old Man: Filing official protests with the government isn't free, you know! : Pee-eww! Did you take a bath in booze today? Old Man: What's the deal with this doll? : Count me in. I want to stop the Otherworld Reactor Plan. : Jude, wait. Old Man: Heehee, thank you, lad! Thank you! : I wonder how Gaius intends to stop the plan. : With Muzét's power at his disposal, they could show up on this side at any moment. : That's true. : No point in moping around on an empty stomach. Balan should have that food ready by now. Skit Video: Alvin's Homecoming  : This is your homeland, right Alvin?  : Yep. The source of the spyrix you hate so much. : You don't sound too happy about it. Didn't you want to return here more than anything?  : Well, I thought I did. : I wonder why I wanted to return to this doomed world? : It is true that its spirits have withered and its plants and animals are disappearing. But Elympios isn't over yet. : The people here brought this upon themselves by using spyrix. : You aren't even the real Maxwell. Do you really intend to save humans like that? : Yes. This is a human problem. And as you know, I'm quite fond of humans. Whether I'm Maxwell or not is beside the point.  : Heh, I see. Glad to hear it. Skit Video: While You Were Out This skit and the next one are path-exclusive for Milla. Not making Feinne hunt them down.  : Hey, Milla-- : Oh, sorry. : It's fine. Go ahead. : No, after you. Mine can wait. : Why is everyone behaving so strangely? : A lot happened after you went away.  : It helped us a grow up a bit, but growing up certainly doesn't solve everything.  : I bet Alvin feels the same way. : I see. You humans mature so quickly. : Then again, what adult with an ounce of common sense would hunt down Maxwell and pick a fight with him? : Well, the lack of common sense part... : That's probably your influence, Milla. : Heh heh. How dare you. Skit Video: Milla's Intiution  : Why do you ask? : Intuition. : Your intuition is on the mark as ever. I only heard about it after the fact, though.  : Alvin tried to kill Jude, and he even shot Leia!  : It didn't seem to be one of his typical betrayals.  : It was his actions that led to your apparent death. That must have been quite a shock to him.  : That was probably true for Ivar too. : They fought with Ivar too? : We all did! He ran like a frightened bunny! : We finished off Presa and Agria too! Yeah so this is how you find out about the conclusion to those subplots if you take Milla's path.  : Though that, too, was a painful conclusion for Alvin and Leia. : I see. Now I understand why everyone's changed so much. : Heading out? : I'm off to Helioborg. I hear the results of some new spyrix research just came in. : Oh, right. You did say you were an engineer. : Wah-hey, Balan-buddy! Where's our chow? : I put together a real nice spread back in my apartment. Feel free to dig in. : Thank you so much! : If you don't mind me asking, where exactly did you find us?  : Hm? : Out past Helioborg, where I'm heading now. You were sprawled at the foot of a hill on the other side of the complex. : Thank you. : No problem. Anyway, I'll see you guys later. : So, what's everyone's plans from here on out? If we head to that spot Balan mentioned, we might be able to get back to Rieze Maxia. : Oh, I see. That's why you asked. : Although, I'm not planning to leave until I find a way to help both Rieze Maxia and Elympios. : Is there anyway we can help? : Of course, I doubt I could figure things out alone. Just having you here would be a huge morale boost. : We mustn't underestimate the circumstance though. We must contend with spyrix devices, the Otherworld Reactor Plan, and even Gaius. : That's why you want us all to decide for ourselves. : Try to head back home or figure things out here, huh? Wow, that's tough.  : Hmm... : I realized something once we landed on this side. We can't eliminate spyrix from Elympios. But we still need to get rid of the schism. It's a real conundrum. I want to figure out what I can do about this. : Well, you know I won't agree to anything that hurts my own people. : But we need to find something to help the spirits as well. : I have something to say. If we can't eliminate spyrix, then I will take the extra effort to watch over and protect the birth of new spirits so their numbers stay intact. : But, that means... : Spirits are another part of nature's cycle, just like humans. I will find a way to support them both. : You sure about this? : I've thought long and hard about this. Jude, if you're convinced that we can't get rid of spyrix, then I won't argue. But we can't waste time debating this. We need to head to Helioborg. : She's got a point. Any place working on spyrix research is probably involved in the Otherworld Reactor Plan. : Can I get answers from everybody by the time we get there? : Okay.  : ...... : Is my role to offer support, or is it to lead? Skit Video: Codename: Presa  : No. It was her alias as an Auj Oule spy.  : You and Presa were friends, right? : When she fell, why didn't you call her by her real name?! : Cause I forgot it. I can't be expected to remember every little thing. : That's horrible. : You really are a jerk!  : Why lie about forgetting her name? : When Presa was a kid, she was abandoned by her family. So she always hated the name they gave her. : So that's why you-- : That's why nothing. : When I couldn't grab her hand, I was everything they said and a whole lot worse. : ...... Skit Video: Agria's Parting Blow Another Milla-exclusive skit, referencing an event you can't see on Milla playthroughs.   : ......  : Leia's been really sad recently. : Is it about Agria? : She slapped Leia's hand away even though Leia was trying to save her.  : Why'd she have to be so cruel?!  : A little cruelty won't kill Leia. : She must have struck some sort of nerve in Agria. Some part of herself that she just couldn't let go. : Why are you taking Agria's side? : I'm not taking her side. I just understand her, is all. : I know what it's like to get trapped in a prison of one's own design.  : So what could we have done? : If I knew the answer to that, I wouldn't have attacked you the way that I did. : But I do know one thing. Leia didn't do anything wrong. : Yeah. : Obviously!  : Yup. This world turns by stealing energy from spirits. Honestly it feels like this should come sooner, but it gets triggered after that cutscene it seems. : Elympios has been doing that since ancient times. That's why it's rich in spirit fossils and little else. : How can everyone be so calm about killing spirits? With so many spirits gone, even nature is starting to disappear. : Elympions don't know that spirits create nature, or even that they're alive to begin with. All they know is that their primary energy source is drying up. : Yet they're not doing anything about it? : We've progressed this far by relying on spyrix. We can't remake our society overnight. Could you immediately stop using spirit artes if someone told you to? : No... I don't think we could. Rieze Maxia couldn't exist without humans and spirits working together to cast spirit artes. : Symbiotic coexistence, huh? Must be nice. Maybe we mana lobe-less Elympions are simply destined for extinction. : I do suspect that was the destiny Maxwell originally had in mind. But I have no intention of adhering to destiny's plans. : I envy your strength. : If you have time for envy, you have time to act. With your actions, this situation can change. : Change the entire world, huh? That's not really my style, but... maybe just this once.  : What's happening? Man: Helioborg is under attack! : What?! Woman: You should turn around and leave. It's not safe here. I just don't understand why anyone would attack the spyrix research center. : Who's behind the attack? Man: We have no idea. The attackers were using calculatrics without spyrixes! How is that even possible? : What's that? : Spirit artes produced using spyrixes. If the attackers didn't need them, I think we know who they are. : Sounds like Gaius is already making his move. : Let's go. I want to make sure Balan is safe. Skit Video: Alien Encounters  : Not so much shocking as terrifying. To us, it's as if you have supernatural powers.  : But in a lot of ways, it's spyrix technology that's more powerful. : People fear what they cannot understand. That's why we're so quick to discriminate against other races and cultures. : Alvin, were you scared when you first came to Rieze Maxia? : I was. The people seemed like monsters to me. : And how do you feel now? : Now?: Mask slipped there. Sloppy. : Eh, you know. Some are good. Some aren't. : I'm glad to hear that. : Heh heh. It sounds like young men from Elympios start out quite naive. : Hmph. And old men are condescending no matter which world they come from. Skit Video: A Long Way Home  : Actually not that far. It's just, well, the Schism.: Uh, it really isn't about distance. They're, like, separated by an impassable wall.  : Oh, I know! Rieze Maxia and Elympios are about as far apart from each other as... men and women are. : An impassable wall? Does that mean we can never go home? : I won't be able to see Driselle again? : That's horrible!  : No, no! It'll be okay! After all, we're all together! You have Milla, Jude, Rowen, and... even Alvin!  : You know they'll figure something out. : That's true. : You're here too, Leia! : Yeah, but it's not like I'll be any help. : That isn't true. When you're here, everyone's happier. : Let's all go back to Rieze Maxia together! : Okay. It's a promise. Skit Video: Aifread's Legacy  : There are words appearing on it! : "My name is Aifread. I am an explorer seeking a foreign world known as Rieze Maxia." "When I depart for it, I will gather the treasures I have collected in my adventures on Elympios." "And place them in arks near my hometown, as a gift to the next generation of adventurers." : Huh. So Aifread was an Elympion. : He must have found some way to cross the schism to Rieze Maxia. : And then he never made it back to Elympios.  : Huh, never figured there'd be someone else besides you guys crazy enough to go running off to other worlds. : Heh heh. :Well, let's pay our respects to our predecessor, and help ourselves to his loot! Ugh,  .Click here if you want to see Milla cosplay as Dhaos while Jude cosplays as Cress.
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Interesting Fact: Everything in Elympios is made out of metal and stone. There's no wood anywhere. Desks, chairs, beds and doors are all metal.
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McTimmy posted:Interesting Fact: Everything in Elympios is made out of metal and stone. There's no wood anywhere. Desks, chairs, beds and doors are all metal. That...huh, now that I think about that I never really noticed that but on some level I feel as if I did. It makes sense with the state of environment there.
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You'd think they would have twigged to what was going on about the time they realized there was no wood. Then again, you can get used to just about anything faster than you'd think.
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I think they've always known what was going on, they just didn't think it was a big deal way back when they built their society around it hundreds of years ago and spirits were plentiful. And by the time things started looking really bad, there was too much momentum to change anything. Oh gee, I wonder what this could possibly be a metaphor for?
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Milla and company spent about half the game raging against the evils of spyrix and how it must be destroyed. Then she talks to three people on Elympios (two of which are optional) and changes her mind within five minutes. Nice reveal that Jude's father is from Elympios, though. It explains how he knows Alvin. Jude inheriting half his genes from someone with a shrivelled brain part explains Jude, too. Too bad that we aren't actually going to explore this new interesting world with the little time remaining before the budget ran out.
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Milla and company spent about half the game raging against the evils of spyrix and how it must be destroyed. Then she talks to three people on Elympios (two of which are optional) and changes her mind within five minutes. To be fair, she also recently realized that her entire goal in life had been assigned to her by someone else. I mean, she did reaffirm that she was her own person making her own choices, but it's not all that odd to think that she'd be more willing to question some of her fundamental beliefs than she used to be.
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Clarste posted:To be fair, she also recently realized that her entire goal in life had been assigned to her by someone else. I mean, she did reaffirm that she was her own person making her own choices, but it's not all that odd to think that she'd be more willing to question some of her fundamental beliefs than she used to be. It makes sense when you say it like that, but I was slack-jawed when I saw how easily Milla was ready to hang spirits out to die. "Ehh, humans die naturally of old age, right? Spirits, go get murdered for energy." "Okay..."
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Milla and company spent about half the game raging against the evils of spyrix and how it must be destroyed. Then she talks to three people on Elympios (two of which are optional) and changes her mind within five minutes. She always set up herself as the protector of both spirits and humans. Spyrix went from "these half a dozen* assholes are willing to murder spirits for a quick power boost, kill them and the problem is solved" to "oh hell, we have millions/billions of people depending on this and not even realizing what they're doing, transitioning is going to be a bitch". *how many people did that cruise ship have on it? Can't be more than a thousand. I fully agree that some further unpacking should be done here though. I'd move Milla's shift in attitude after an upcoming plot point and have her just question herself right now. Clarste posted:I think they've always known what was going on, they just didn't think it was a big deal way back when they built their society around it hundreds of years ago and spirits were plentiful. And by the time things started looking really bad, there was too much momentum to change anything. Nukes? 
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Stabbey_the_Clown posted:Milla and company spent about half the game raging against the evils of spyrix and how it must be destroyed. Then she talks to three people on Elympios (two of which are optional) and changes her mind within five minutes. It makes perfect sense why she has changed her mind. Do you remember back at the mid point of the game where Milla got paralyzed and required what was basically a spyrix for her to be able to stand again and continue her mission. So she has experienced first hand just how spyrix can actually help people instead of just being a weapon she is a lot more open to the idea that modifying how spyrix work and operate is the ideal solution.
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Then they ordered us to retreat.  : Sounds like something he'd say. : Wait, he can't be! : Gaius must be planning to eliminate every spyrix in the entire world! : Just to stop the Otherworld Reactor Plan? Isn't that a bit extreme? : No, it's a sound plan. Elympios' situation won't change as long as it has access to spyrix. Even if the current plan is halted, someone else will eventually come up with something similar. : By eliminating spyrix, Gaius is going right to the heart of the two-world problem. : Sounds like a lot of work. But if Gaius is anything, he's determined. : drat it, that puts Balan in danger. : Excuse me, do you know anything about someone named Balan? He's a spyrix engineer. Soldier: You might find him over in the spyrite research wing. : What? Soldier: Officially, it's called the Military Research Wing. But, I wouldn't get your hopes up. Those freaks are probably still wreaking havoc over there. : ...... : I'm sure he's okay. : Don't worry about me. You just worry about Gaius. : Yeah, but still... : You already have enough on your plate. Your job is to keep moving forward, remember? : R-Right. : We don't have time to worry right now. The sappy stuff'll have to wait. : All right, thanks. : So where's this Military Research Wing, anyway? Soldier: Just ahead. If it's still standing. Be careful. : You too. : You sure you're going to be okay? : Save it. I'm fine. : They found the building and got in easily enough, but... : Let's look somewhere else. *BEEP* *BEEP* : Hold on. : What is it?  : There was a computer I forgot to wreck. I love the way those screens pop when you zap them.: This confirms it. They created a spyrite with the information Exodus gave them. Something called Volt. : Interesting. : So Gilland really was trying to save Elympios with spyrites.  : What? According to this, that spyrite thing was powered about a half an hour ago. : It sounds like it was one of the reasons for the chaos that transpired here. : Where'd it go? : I don't know exactly, but it looks like it climbed to one of the floors above us. What do you think? : It might be worth checking out. : Why do you say that? : I don't have any proof, but I think Gaius might have activated it. If he did, we should find him nearby. : But, what would be his motive for using spyrite? : I have the same question. I think it's important we get in contact with him. : Jude, it's not that I don't want to meet him. But, if Gaius is dead set on destroying all spyrixes... I doubt he'll listen to anything we have to say. : We'll cross that bridge when we get to it. If that's his plan, then I'll just have to stop it. : You say that now, but we all know how much you respect him. Just as you respect Milla. : Please, Rowen, there's no need for this. : You sure you won't back down in front of your hero, kid? : Hey, Jude doesn't need a lecture from you! : Yeah! Who died and made you head honcho?! : It's okay. I do respect Gaius. But it doesn't mean I have to follow his path. I can create my own. Otherwise, I'll never make my own decisions. I won't grow up to be who I want to be. : Well said. : Ah!  : Hey, who turned out the lights?!  : Let's proceed with caution. : They made it to the roof : That must be Volt. Volt: Bzzzzzt. Bzzzzzt. : Ah! : Anyone else all tingly? : It appears to be a spirit that can control lightning. : It doesn't seem to be tethered to a human the way Celsius was to Gilland. : So you're saying it's out of control?  : Volt's drain was the cause of the power outage.: We won't get any answers until we calm it down.  It's no Muzet, but it could be a tricky fight.  Except I set Milla up with over 100% resistance to both fire and wind. SUCK IT! No literally suck it, I'm absorbing the damage and healing instead. Anyway, I captured him in the middle of his "bounce up and then land with an electric shockwave, repeat once" attack.  He emits an arc of lightning in front and behind himself.  Thunder Volley appears to involve rolling forward and leaving behind electrical projectiles that move around.  He starts casting electrical spells like Bolt Strike.  He spins, sending lightning in all directions. He can damage Milla somehow even though she's absorbing everything, I think he might actually have a physical attack somewhere.  He can cast Thunder Blade too.  Banishing Volt seems to be a wider Bolt Strike.  He also summons some Thunder Djinns, which have the same problem he does here: namely, that they pretty much can't damage Milla. Or most of the rest of my party.  Opportune Moment freezes time for the enemy whenever Rowen does a perfectly-timed backstep. So good. But unnecessary here.  Sorry Volt, but I had invincibility mode for that fight.  You're sort of expected to have your final build done-ish by now, so the level-ups are only giving you 2 or so nodes filled on the Lillium Orb. And honestly I've gotten most of the things I care about for everyone. : Volt was mighty, but they were prepared.: We finally beat some sense into it. : Just another easy battle for yours truly!  : They're just as strong as the Great Spirits.  : We were wondering when you'd show up.  : Interesting. I never expected to find you here.  : So you've come to Elympios after all. : I'm assuming you're the one that activated Volt. I don't understand your motive though. Were you testing its potential? Potential? I would never entrust my people's lives to something as tenuous as potential. : I attempted to tether with a spyrite precisely because it is something you would consider. : What? : But it was for naught. Their power is far beyond human control. That leaves us with no choice but to eradicate every last spyrix from this world. : So that really is your plan. : Don't you realize what would happen? : We would end the Otherworld Reactor Plan once and for all. Surely the end justifies my means? : What about the schism? : We will leave it in place. As long as spyrixes exist, the threat of Elympios exploiting Rieze Maxia remains. : And what of Maxwell? Do you plan to leave him where he is? : It is the duty of the strong to ensure that the weak do not perish. : This isn't right, Gaius! : What about it isn't right?! We will safeguard the schism until the last spyrix is destroyed. Then we shall unite the two worlds! : What about all the people who will suffer if you eliminate their spyrixes? Are you just going to ignore them?  : Don't worry about the poor, suffering humans. Gaius will protect them. : Jude! Milla! You of all people should understand the ideals I'm striving for. : What's the point of ideals if you force them on others? Don't you see what's happening? Spyrix is a necessity for these people. Take it away, and they'll have nothing left! : Jude... : You talk only of possibilities. I demand certainties. : Maybe you're right, but I can't give up. : This conversation is pointless. Please, let's be off. : Yes, I suppose you're right. : What should we do now? : In the end, I couldn't-- No, there are still things we can do. There has to be. ......  : Balan? Balan! : Huh? Alfred! : It appears the elevator stopped working when the power went out. We must find some way to get them out of there. : Let's try climbing to the elevator.  : How? Wait, you can't be serious. : You're not planning on tethering with it, are you? : Is that really wise? : Maybe not, but it's worth a shot. Only way to find out is to try! Volt: Bzzzzzt. Bzzzzzt.  : No way, it worked! Volt: Bzzzzzt. Bzzzzzt.  : It's still stuck. We need more power. : Please, just a little more!  : This must be the same backlash that hit Gilland! Give it up, Jude! : Not yet.  : Why do you insist on doing such reckless things by yourself? : Haha, look who's talking.  : Hey, don't leave us behind now. : If a task cannot be done alone, then we must simply do it together. : Keep tryin' and something's bound to stick sooner or later! : We want to help, too! : Uh-huh! : Thanks, everyone! Volt: Bzzzzzt. Bzzzzzt. : Almost there! Focus! Now!   : Balan, who are these people? : They're patients. Each one of them has a condition that makes it impossible to live a normal life, even with spyrixes. : Wait, does that mean the next-generation spyrixes you've been researching are... : Yep. Those little critters they're using are spyrites. : These creatures are spyrites?  : Of course not. They're lesser spirit spyrites, after all. Wait a sec... Are you telling me you don't know how spyrites are made? : Do us a favor and assume we don't. : Well, you should ask one of the other engineers if you want the full spiel. But in simple terms, you've all seen spirit fossils, right? If one of you Rieze Maxia folks pours mana into one, voilà! A spyrite is born from it. : How strange. : I guess there's multiple uses to those fossils, huh. : The only catch is you need a booster. : What? : Wait, did you just say "booster"? : Yep. If someone with a booster pumps mana into a spirit fossil, the calculatrics arte inside takes physical form. And that's how you make a spyrite. : How are they different from spyrixes? : It's a matter of arte precision. These spyrites can be as precise as the aspyrixis devices from back in the day. : I didn't expect to hear that name here. : Uh-huh. Too bad aspyrixis devices consume spirits. : Does that mean spyrites don't kill spirits when they're used? : Pretty much. They're fueled by the mana stored inside spirit fossils, after all. : Well, that's awfully convenient.: It's a little more work than just that. But spyrites are pretty cool.: One thing I don't understand. These people seem to have no trouble using spyrites. And yet we struggled to tether with Volt. : Spyrites made from Great Spirits are in a whole different league. The more powerful the base spirit, the lower the chances of a successful tethering. We're still just at a fifty percent success rate. : Hey, but that's more than enough! : At that rate, lesser spirit spyrites might completely replace regular spyrixes someday! : Then people won't suffer, and spirits won't die either! We did it! Great job, Teepo! : Hey! What're pals for? : Does this mean that Elympios' environment might recover, too? : It just might. : Thank you, Balan! You have no idea how much this helps us. : Haha! You're welcome, I guess. But we really should be thanking you. You're the ones who saved our research, after all. : We did? : If you hadn't saved us, all of our spyrite research would've gone up in smoke. Someday these people will be able to get on with their lives again. : Something tells me this spyrite research is going to become very important. : Looks like we've found the path we've been seeking. : Yeah... Although, the fight's not over. : Balan, could you tell us the exact spot where you found us? : Oh? Of course. I found you all collapsed at the end of Rusalle Highroad. You can reach the highroad by following this passageway here. : Now Gaius will have to listen to us, right? : No, it's too late. I don't know why I know this, but that was our last chance to convince him. Wee bit of diablos ex machina there eh? Skit Video: Teaching by Bad Example  : I am, now that we understand the potential of spyrites! And it's all 'cause Jude wouldn't give up.  : I'm all like, "Yeah! Take that, world!" : Jude can really do great things when he tries. : I always knew that he could! : Haha, they're just as happy with his success as if it were their own. : I completely understand their sentiment though. : Jude had never been the type to lead the way. : But this time, he chose a path and followed it through. : It's always good to see positive growth. : I wonder whose influence that was? : One thing's for sure, it certainly wasn't yours. : Oh? Haven't you ever heard of reverse psychology? Teaching by bad example? : At least your humility makes a fine example! : It's good to see everyone upbeat for a change. : Yes. Skit Video: The Legend of Mighty Geezer  : Whoa, come on Leia. You need to calm down.  : No Jude, you need to calm the heck up! Why can't you be happy about this? : I, for one, am moved by our achievement! I never imagined I'd be so strong at this age! : That is quite an accomplishment. : No achy back can stop you! : I'm proud of you, Rowen. : Now you've done it all, huh? : Whatever do you mean? The legend of Mighty Geezer has only just begun! : See Jude! You need to be more like Rowen! Get into the spir--  : Guard's down. : What?! : No matter how strong you get, you still drop your guard when you get excited. You need to work on that. : That whole act was just to catch me off guard?! : Possibly. Oh, but I truly am happy to be this strong. : That's one point for Rowen. : Fine. I'll be more careful. SKit Video: Browner Pastures  : Nope. Pretty much everywhere outside the cities is like this. : If anything, it's a little worse than I remember it. : The lack of spirits must have broken the cycle of nature. : To the people of Elympios, this is what nature looks like. When I first laid on eyes on the forests of Rieze Maxia, I could barely comprehend what I was seeing. : So this is the world that spyrix has given you. : Go ahead and say it. We brought this on ourselves. : That may be true. But still... Skit Video: Difficult Questionnaire  : Because unlike spyrix devices, spyrites can use artes without harming spirits. : Did you actually take notes while Balan was talking? : Yes. But there are still things I don't understand. : If there are things you actually do understand, then you're way ahead of me. ; I bet Teepo'd say, "Hey! You need to study, Leia!" : Ah. But after that he'd probably say, "I don't understand any of this, either." : Haha, probably! : Hey! No Teepo impersonations! : Ah! He heard us! : You're both being rude! : Elize, do you understand spyrite theory?  : Of... Of course I do.  : Let's look for a path down. : What's that?  : Isn't the rift a little small? : My guess is it's about to collapse. Jumping back through would be a leap of faith.  : Count me out! It looks too dangerous! : Let's head back to town and figure out another way. : Hey, everyone. If you plan on returning to Rieze Maxia, then I think it's time we parted ways. : What? What makes you say that all of a sudden? : I know that we pulled off a successful spyrite tethering together. And we found out some great news. But, I'm afraid the only way to stop Gaius at this point is to fight him. I don't want the way you feel now to get in the way of your true feelings. : I agree. If we can't be honest with ourselves about why we're fighting, then there's no point in fighting in the first place. : In other words, you want us to make our own decision. : It'll be a difficult ride ahead. I guess it only makes sense. : ...... : Mind if I have some more time to think? At least until you're all ready to leave? : Sure, of course. : Don't let your current emotions get in the way. : Hah, I'm almost acting human. : Milla? : Sorry, it's nothing. : Wait, isn't this...  : ...the spirit fossil from her aspyrixis? Yup. : Not impeding her ability to walk, hmm?Skit Video: Buying Time  : In terms of raw numbers, just think of how many spyrites we'll need. : It's true. The spyrites need to be researched, created, distributed... It won't happen overnight. : There is much that needs to be done. But if we can't buy more time, the spirits will go extinct. : I will buy us time. Maxwell said it himself. If we remove the schism, the mana that it contains could sustain Elympios for a considerable amount of time. : And that's what you intend to do? : Yes. It is. : It's a long road ahead for all of us. : But the more pressing problem is Gaius. If we can't stop him, it'll be too late for Elympios. : Yeah. : On the way back they dropped in on an apartment near Balan's that was rumored to house an official who worked on the Otherworld Reactor Plan. : Were you involved in the plan's creation? Official: Hm? And who might you all be? : Oh, we're from Rieze Max-- : I'm a relative of Gilland Yul Svent. I was hoping you could educate this group about the Otherworld Reactor Plan. Official: You're with Gilland? I apologize for my rudeness. I work at the Department of Otherworld Affairs. : Figured it'd go smoother this way. : I presume your department deals with issues related to Rieze Maxia? Official: Correct. As you're no doubt aware, we Elympions have passed down legends of another world since antiquity. : Every kid knows the story of the Spirit Maxwell and the utopia he created for his followers, Rieze Maxia. But from around the time I was born, scholars and politicians started taking that story seriously. Official: Correct. That was because we detected an unusual distortion in space. Our research suggested that vast amounts of energy could be circulating beyond the distortion. That discovery led to the creation of the Department of Otherworld Affairs' predecessor, the Next Gen Energy Bureau. They developed equipment to widen the distortion and study what was on the other side. Things were going well at first. : Then the equipment went haywire, and a passenger ship near the experimental site, the E.S.S. Zenethra, disappeared without a trace. : The incident twenty years ago. Official: Everyone thought the experiment had failed. But it hadn't. Several years later, we received a transmission straight from Gilland. He told us that he and the Zenethra had been sucked into the otherworld! And that he had since created a device that could punch a hole through the spatial distortion. : And that he'd found a solution to Elympios' energy problems to boot. Official: That's right. His plan was to use the energy circulating throughout this other world as a reactor! : So what will happen to the people on that world? Official: Are you with the anti-governmentalists? Right now, the opposition party is using the issue of otherworld people's rights as a shield to try and block the Otherworld Reactor Plan. Yet they have no alternative solution for our energy problem! Elympios has long since passed the point where we can solve our problems with idealistic jargon! : So you supported the Otherworld Reactor Plan fully aware of the consequences? Official: You're drat right I did. And I continue to support it wholeheartedly! : Forget it, Milla. There's no point in trying to change his mind. : I know. My duty remains unchanged: do everything I can to stop the plan from succeeding. : If they'd gone there before they found the spyrites he'd probably have ended up with Milla's sword in his gut.
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: Anyway, they made their decisions that night.: Why is it always night? How come nobody every bothers with trying to get a good night's sleep first.: I donno. I don't need sleep that badly.  : Figured I'd stay away since everyone's so sick of me. : Maybe because you're a big fat liar. : Yeah, that's just who I am, all right. And what about you, Elize? Wondering what to do? : Yeah. I just don't know what the right choice is. : Well, you're talking to the wrong guy. I don't know much about being a kid. Never really had a childhood. : So were you a member of Exodus ever since you were just a little boy? : Yeah, that's right. I thought it was okay to trick people. When things would go bad, I'd just disappear. I'd take the path of least resistance. I pretty much just did whatever didn't hurt me, that's all. : Then, does that mean you won't be going with Milla and Jude? : You know what? That kid forces me to wake up and smell reality. They're all just so mature, the way they hide their real feelings about me. : Oh, now I get it! You're lonely, aren't you, Alvin? : I've never been much for expressing my feelings, I suppose. But even if they do hate me, I have to stick it out. I'm not leaving this time. : So does that mean that you really want to be their friend again? : I've learned that building real trust with people takes a lot more work than you think. : Being a grownup sounds like an awful lot of pain. : It seems like the older you get, the tougher it is to share your feelings with others. Anyway, no one will want to be friends with me until I can make the first move. It's hard, but it sure beats being alone. : I wonder what I'm supposed to do now? What do I have to do to become happy? : Well, it's different for everyone. You just have to find what works for you. I'm sure you know what you want by now? : I guess so. It hasn't been easy, but I've learned a lot traveling with everybody. : I know that I definitely don't want to stop. That's for sure! I want to keep on learning more, and I want to make some new friends! : Yeah. That sounds pretty good to me. : Some help you are. : I told you, I'm the wrong guy to ask about this stuff. Sorry about that, kid.  : Huh? : That's a "thank you". I just wanted you to know that from now on, I'm gonna be your friend, 'kay? : How come the kids are the wisest people in this group? : Trouble sleeping, young miss?  : Yeah. I still haven't made up my mind. What about you? : I've reached a decision. I have decided to go with them. : I see. I wonder if I'm the only one who's still on the fence. : You're not alone. : Huh? : When Lord Cline passed away, I inherited the keys to the kingdom, along with many doubts. : But, eventually you figured out what to do, right? I used to think that everything works out if you do your best, but I've been proven wrong every time. : Does Agria still haunt you? : I keep thinking there might've been something else I could've done for her. : I know that feeling well. : Oh, you mean with King Nachtigal. : Hohoho, am I that easy to read? Let me tell you, life does not become any simpler the older you get. But I must say, I am a bit surprised by you. : In what way? : I was under the impression that Jude was the one who occupied your every waking thought. : Come on now, don't be silly! Is it obvious? : Yes, I'm afraid it is. : You know, I once thought that if I became a nurse, that I might find happiness. After all, when Jude's happy, I'm happy. Simple enough, right? : But now I'm starting to get the feeling that Jude just might be better off without me. I mean, I don't want to get in his way again, you know? : Leia, would you like to know what my reasons are and why I've decided to go along with Jude and Milla? : Are you willing to tell me? : I would like to be there to walk with them in the future that they wish to create. : That sounds like you. : But that's not all. : Huh? : I plan to take the lead and pull the two of them along behind me! That is my true desire. : And I... What do I really want? : I think you already know your answer, Miss. : What I really want is to see Jude's smiling face again! I suppose that's it. That's a good reason, isn't it?  : And of course it's a snowy night.: Hey.  : You've changed. : Not really. To be honest, I'm so scared I can't even sleep. : I told you before. If we can just dispel the schism, I'll handle everything from there. There's no reason for you to be afraid. : Milla. If the schism disappears, so will the Temporal Crossroads, right? : Yes. The destruction of the schism means the death of Maxwell. The Temporal Crossroads were born from Maxwell and that unique spirit clime, so they will vanish too.  : Why... Why didn't I realize what's happened to you? : Hm? : I know. You never told me because... because you wanted me to find my own answer first, isn't that right?  : Milla... : It was just easier for me that way. : Huh? : The entity known as Maxwell is essential for the spirits. So they will need a new Maxwell. : Then we won't be able to stay together anymore? : The sadness of parting is a human emotion. Such emotions no longer apply to me. : And there's no other way, is there? : Maxwell created me, so perhaps he could restore my human body. Jude, is that what you really want? Let's create a new future for all the spirits and people in the world. And let's create it together. : Together...  : Gaius! : Just relax. I've come here to tell you something, and that's all. : Well? What then? : We are ready to commence our operation to wipe out every spyrix in Elympios. : So your attack, from before was just to check whether spyrites were usable? : Exactly. : You came here to tell us that? : No. Listen. You have a dream for the future of the world that is vastly different from mine. So...  : Take it easy. : This is a piece of Muzét's power. : The power to slice through space? What of it? : Here, I give you a chance to return to Rieze Maxia quietly if you choose to. : Heh, you'd still offer us a chance to end things peacefully. : Gaius, you know full well that we can't walk the same path. Not anymore. : If you wish to make your dream a reality, then come and face me. I won't run, and I won't hide. : Wait! What about Muzét? : She is very torn. She has incredible power, yet she knows not how to use it. In hindsight, I was cruel to force such a weak person to become strong so suddenly. : He wants to save her too, doesn't he. : Hey... : Hm? : I know I might just be fighting for selfish reasons now, but I know that I have to go face Gaius. I need to get a grip on these fragile feelings. Otherwise, I won't become the adult I want to be. So, Milla... If I ever stray from my path, promise me that you'll be there to remind me who I really am. : I will. : Thanks. Milla Side posted:On Milla's route, you get a slightly different version of this conversation. Thanks Feinne.  : Sleep well? : Yes. : That might've been the best sleep I've had in my entire life. I was dead to the world. : I decided I'm coming with you. I won't bore you with my reasons though.  : Thanks, Leia. Let's do our best. : Yep! : I'm coming, too. : And me three! : I shall accompany you, as well. : Wouldn't do for the only Elympion here to sit this one out. : So you've made up your minds. : Then there's something we need to tell you. Check this out. : Nifty knife. : Gaius brought this to us last night. He called it a piece of Muzét's power. : Does that mean we could use it to tear open the breach? : Looks like it. : Gaius truly is inscrutable. : He's mocking us. : I don't think so. We might be fighting against one another, but he's a good guy. : Nice to see you're actually talking to me. : Ah, well... : I appreciate it. Thanks. : You're... welcome. : It's a bummer there's nobody here to send off the heroes! : That shouldn't be a problem. : We'll just have to accept that we're unsung heroes. : Who needs an adoring crowd? Let's have a pre-battle cheer! : If you insist. : Couldn't hurt. : Make sure to put some feeling into it! : Indeed. : Here goes nothing... Everyone, let's finish what we started!  Skit Video: Musing About Muzét  : I'd say it's more that Muzét has finally found someone she can rely on. : She had been yearning for someone to guide her. : That girl has some big-time dependency issues. : She's like my own dark shadow. : I wish we could have met under different circumstances. : Whatever the nature of their relationship, Muzét's ability to manipulate dimensional space is now in Gaius' hands. That is no trivial matter. : Agreed. Even the Great Spirits are no match for a blade that can sever dimensional barriers.  : That doesn't sound promising. Should we turn tail and run away? : Yes, let's do that. Hah, do you really think I would say such a thing? : No way. : Of course not. : Never. : You know me well. Skit Video: Item Steal  I have NO clue how this triggered here. : Is it really okay to steal like that? : Of course it is! We won that battle fair and square. : Yikes. So might makes right, huh? : Does that mean if we lose, the enemy might take something of ours? : Yep. If we were to lose... The enemies could have Teepo. : What?! : You can't take Teepo without my permission! We'll let them have your hairband! : Hey! That's off limits! : I had to save up my allowance for weeks to buy this. It's my number-one favorite! : But I'm everyone's number-one favorite! : Fine, fine. If we lose, we'll just have to sacrifice... : Alvin's coat. There's apparently an alternate version of this skit in the files where Alvin is called "little buddy", I assume if you trigger it before the Zenethra. : The hell you will! I love this thing!
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...wait, so the actual solution to this was right there in Elympios the entire time and nobody noticed?
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Glazius posted:...wait, so the actual solution to this was right there in Elympios the entire time and nobody noticed? It's the great Tales tradition of loving up in the third act. It's not as bad as the theme track switch in Vesperia, but at least it'll be over quickly. We could fight the final boss next update. There might even be enough time to get through all the ending cutscenes in the next update too. Except we won't because I'll be doing sidequests next. Not that there'll be more than 2-3 updates of that. EDIT: You could also argue that the real solution is "Jude grows up, gets the spine to tell Gaius he's being a doofus." wdarkk fucked around with this message at 04:45 on May 25, 2016 |
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May 25, 2016 04:42
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Also it's a long term solution for a problem that could delay that solution indefinitely (no energy for research gizmos, very very slow research.)
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So who wants to see some more Xillia 4komas? I forgot a few I wanted to share earlier and another couple that are appropriate right now. These two I wanted to share around the time the group met with Alvin, Presa, and Agria at Mt. Hollowmont, but had forgotten I had some of these saved by the time wdarkk got to it (which I can't blame him for taking so long to get to given all the crap going down in his real life, but hey). This trio had a lot of comedic potential and I would've loved to see how they actually interacted in-game. Alas.   And these two cover events from the previous update! Just remember, Gaius is a man too.  
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CH33: Throw in some of those little cakes, and you've got a deal!: There was plenty of chatter to overhear on their way out. Second Woman: Took them long enough. Didn't the old patriarch die in that Zenethra accident twenty years ago? Old Woman: Along with his wife, son, and younger brother. Talk about a tragedy. First Woman: Hey, the real tragedy was the heirs fighting for his title. That sure wasn't pretty. That only lasted, what, close to two decades? Old Woman: Nothing like a family feud to brighten up a day. Second Woman: Haha, tell me about it. You wouldn't want to be anywhere near when me and my daughter-in-law fight. First Woman: Definitely wouldn't want to see that. : Svent? Hey, Alvin? : Yup. That's my family. They're pretty famous here in Elympios. : And where does Gilland fall? : He was my dad's little brother, and the head of one of the lesser Svent lines. He always resented my family for having the stronger position in the line of succession. But then my dad died in the accident that left us stranded on Rieze Maxia. : Leaving a young me and my helpless mother to fend for ourselves. : And Gilland saw that as a chance for revenge. : Worse. He took advantage of the situation and tried to legally steal my claim to the family leadership. He used the Svent name to create Exodus and push the Otherworld Reactor Plan. All so that when he eventually came back to Elympios, he could claim the family mantle for himself. : He spent twenty years scheming from a whole other world? : Yup. Even I gotta admire my uncle's persistence. : So, if we hadn't stopped him... : I'd probably have been erased the moment his plan succeeded. : What about now? Are you going to go back home? : You heard the ladies. There's no place for me there anymore. Besides, I've been a feral dog for too long now. I couldn't rejoin the noble elite. : Then... : You're all stuck with me. : Oh. : You could at least try to hide your disappointment! : Anyway time for them to try out the fancy knife I made for them.: Jude, you're up.  : Can we look before we leap? : Less looking, more leaping! : Uh, not so fast. : What now? : You really think we can beat Gaius and Muzét like this? : Don't tell me you're getting cold feet. : I don't think that's what he's implying. : Do we need to take care of any business back in Rieze Maxia? : We can go back? : Yes, we can probably return to Rieze Maxia from the Temporal Crossroads. : Alvin has a point. We cannot expect help from anyone. : In other words, we must be fully prepared. : Right. We gotta think these things through. We're on our own, after all. : Good point. : Ready, everyone? : Last one in has to kiss Teepo! : Hey, no fair! : I've got you. : No need to worry. We're all bound for the same destination. : Guess we'll never get the knack for doing things as a group. : Hey, it's worked for us so far. : I guess you're right. Well, looks like we're up. : Hehe. What?  : Hey, nice of you to join us. Either we ended up in a different place from last time, or it got a major remodel. : Gaius must've used Maxwell's power to alter things here. Where's Leia? : Where'd you go? : I found another breach like the one we came through. : Don't tell me you went in it? : I did. It leads to Rieze Maxia, so that's the wrong way. : Then Gaius and Muzét must be that way. : This presents a dilemma. I assumed we would just be following the same path as last time. : Act your age, Rowen! Never assume things will be easy! : Hohoho. Well said. : We have other dangers to contend with besides Gaius and Muzét. : Better keep our guard up. : Let's go, everyone. OK, so when people talk about the game getting suddenly truncated in Elympios, this is what we mean. We could be fighting the final boss by the end of the update right now. OR we could take the hints they've been dropping and go do sidequests. Guess what I'm going to do. Go on, guess. Skit Video: (Just Go Home ALready)  : Yeah... I guess you're right. I'll do it. : And when Milla toots the horn, he climbs right on board. : No, that's not... I was planning to do it anyway! : Whatever. Skit Video: (The Vacant Throne)   : I wonder what's going on back at his old castle in Kanbalar?Skit Video: (Revisiting Nia Khera)  : Actually, it has been a while since I've shown my face around town.: I wouldn't mind seeing how everyone's doing.: Well, when we have a chance, let's make the trip.Skit Video: (Let's Talk to Balan)  : Why, are you hoping to hear one of his humiliating stories about my past? : The more you bring it up, the more curious we get! Skit Video: (Let's Give it a Taste)  : Then why not come to my house? I'm sure my dad's cooked up something.Skit Video: (A Land Rife With Memories)  : Yes, twenty years ago. It's a place that looms large in my life.If we go there, I may remember things that are, prerhaps, best forgotten. : That's right. You were part of that war. I'm sorry.Skit Video: (Worried About Driselle)  : She's probably busy missing you! : I do hope the loss of Lord Cline hasn't been too hard on her. Skit Video: (Where'd Wingul Go)  : I wonder where he is? Back in Kanbalar?: Anyway, since Gaius and I were just hanging around waiting to pound those suckers into the ground, they decided to clean up unfinished business.: You know, for once that makes sense as the threat is implicitly sitting there waiting for you to make the first move.: Those guys took forever! We had time to get bored with every board and card game Gaius owned! : It's difficult to believe this whole area used to be a dry wasteland. : We were taught a great tsunami did this twenty years ago. It was right when the former King of Auj Oule was leading his army into battle against Rashugal. Wait... Rowen, you were a tactician in that battle, weren't you? : Yes, I was. It's hard to believe it's already been so long. This is the place where Princess Carrie died. : Nachtigal's sister. Milla Side posted:Princess Carrie? : Even he wouldn't dare to defy her. If she were still alive, Rashugal's history would have turned out quite a bit differently. : She must have been a fearsome woman if she could keep Nachtigal in check. : Quite the opposite. She was a gentle, easy-going soul. Nachtigal was always at his kindest around her. But her gentle demeanor masked an indomitable spirit. The meek had no greater ally than her. She even chose to accompany the army as a medic, so that she could save as many lives as possible. : A princess working as a medic? She must have been one hell of a woman! : Unfortunately, her story did not end happily. Their brothers feared Nachtigal would distinguish himself by leading Rashugal to victory. So instead, they revoked his authority to lead the army just before the battle began. In his place they sent an incompetent buffoon of a general, who squandered every advantage Rashugal had. : Why would they do that?! : They must have feared Nachtigal more than their own enemies. Just as Rashugal was facing defeat, the tsunami came and forced the remnants of both armies to retreat. But Princess Carrie's unit was among the unlucky ones that were caught in the wave. It was a grave error on my part. Amidst the confusion, I didn't notice that her unit was in the path of danger. If I had given her unit clearer orders, Carrie would still be alive. : Wait a minute. Were you two together? : We were worlds apart in both age and class, but we had pledged our futures to each other. Nachtigal was the only one who approved of our union. But that's an old story, and one perhaps best forgotten. Skit Video: (Hard News for Prinn)  : Yeah, it's the least we can do.: I hope she's still at the medical school. : Mom! What's going on?!  : Jude! There's been a cave-in at the mine. : What? But I thought the mine was closed? Man: Not anymore. We thought we'd found a new vein, and we were just beginning to explore it. : Was there anyone trapped inside? Man: Well, one of our miners is trapped, and... : And your father. : Dr. Mathis?! Jude, what should we do?! Man: We'll save them, of course! We're rounding up people to head to the mine right now. : Wait! If you rush in there without knowing what caused the first cave-in, you could get caught in one, too! Man: We know it's dangerous! But we owe Dr. Mathis our lives! : Which is why he wouldn't want you to waste them on a suicide mission! Man: Urgh... : First, we'll go check out what happened. Don't worry, I've been through that entire mine. : Jude is right. Let us handle this. : Bringing the Great Spirit of Earth couldn't hurt.: Okay. Be careful in there. Skit Video: (To the Felgana Mine)  : Please let Dad be okay. : Dad!  : Jude... Is that you? : You've hurt your eyes. : It's nothing. I just got some rock dust in them during the cave-in. Never mind me. He needs help. : He's unconscious! It looks like he hit his head on a rock. : Don't move him! There's internal bleeding in his brain. : Fortunately the cave-in wasn't too big. Gnome says it won't collapse further. : Got it. Leia, head back to the clinic and get ready to receive the patient. : What about you? : I'm going to treat him using Healer. It's dangerous to move him like this. : You're going to try and stop cranial bleeding with Healer?! If you make a mistake you'll kill him instantly! : I know. But I have to do it. : Couldn't you have Elize do it? She seems better at healing magic than Jude.: Elize's approach is more scattershot. And before you ask, would you really trust Leia not to make any mistakes?: Tch, if only I could see properly. : It's okay. This is my decision to make. : Jude... : We'll leave him in Jude's hands. Leia, get to town as soon as you can. : On my way! : All right, here we go.  : And it looks like I can see again. : Phew... I was really on pins and needles there. : The miner said to thank you for saving him. You did well Jude. : Oh no, I didn't do anything special. : You all have things you need to do. You shouldn't be wasting anymore time here. : Geez, doc... Don't get all sentimental or anything. : I'm afraid we'll be taking Jude with us again. : You don't need to ask my permission. He can make his own decisions now. Jude, your judgment was absolutely correct. : Dad... Take care! : He's changed, hasn't he? : Bah, he just learned to do what he should've already been doing. : You said the same thing when he first learned how to walk and talk. And you looked just as proud then as you do now. : Of course. Who wouldn't be proud to see their child grow? Skit Video: (Left It at the Clinic)  : What did you lose?: It was, um... kinda like a notebook. I gotta go pick it up!: Fine, let's go take a loook when we get the chance.: They weren't done with the Mathis Clinic yet though. : Calm down, Soren. To cut to the point, yes. If Marna has surgery, she'll be able to walk again. Girl: Really?! Boy: All right! : The problem is the post-surgical recovery. She will require extensive physical therapy. Girl: Will it hurt? : Enough to make even a grown-up cry. Boy: That's not what I heard! They said you could use some sort of machine to make her walk again! : I don't know where you heard that. No such machine exists. : Don't worry! I know you can get through it. I was hurt badly when I was a kid too. But thanks to Dr. Mathis' physical therapy, I'm as good as new! Girl: Really? : Yup! And don't I look great now? If I do say so myself. : If anything, she's got too much energy. : Leia told me how hard her physical therapy was. : Yeah. That's why she's so happy to help someone else through it. : Do you know how Leia got hurt? : Not really... : (She told me it was a spyrix explosion.) : The physical therapy really was extraordinarily hard. But Leia never gave up. : You know, she told me it was you that-- Oops! : Hm? : Never mind. That was just... girl talk. : Dr. Mathis may seem like kind of a jerk, but he's a great doctor. Believe in him and work hard. Girl: ...... : Jude, if you're back in town, why not rest here a bit? Your mother will be thrilled.   : So what are you going to do? : Nothing. I disposed of them in the Old Vicalle Mine. I won't ever let that tragedy happen again. : It's not your fault, doc. After all, you saved her life. BoyAt the Old Vicalle Mine, huh. : You need help with anything? Boy: I-It's nothing.  : We haven't seen Soren all day. : He's not one to leave his sister's side. Maybe we should look for him. : Wait a minute. : Do you know where he is? : Last night he said something about the Old Vicalle Mine. : What?! That place is infested with monsters! : Are you sure that's where he went? : No, I'm not. But we can't ignore the possibility that he did. Skit Video: (To the Old Vicalle Mine)  I'm not bothering with a dungeon video for the Old Vicalle Mine. I will, however, be showing you one fight from it.  Remember WAAAAAAAAAAAY back in chapter six, a storyteller told us about a man named Trille who could control monsters, and created great beasts with weapons growing out of their body? Yeah.  That monster has a staff growing out of its tail.  Its main gimmick is randomly swapping its elemental affinity, and its secondary gimmick is summoning adds of its current elemental affinity.  The adds can stack up, but they're not that bad. Anyway this isn't the most memorable of bosses. After Maxwell it's kind of a mediocre imitation with too much HP. Skit Video: Bagging A Devil's Beast (Jude)  : That must have been one of the artificial monsters that the storyteller told us about.: One was bad enough! Are there really five more of htose things out there?!Uh, judging by the history of the Tales series, ABSO-FRIGGEN-LUTELY. Also I gotta remember to get the Milla version from the skit viewer. Skit Video: A Meal to Remember  : It's not weird. It's delicious! : Leia's right. Everything's been great. : Aw, when you're young like you two, everything tastes good.  : And when you're as old as you are, you complain about everything! : I'm not complaining! I just want to eat something normal. You know... scrambled eggs or something. : Ah, I understand. You want your mother's home cooking. : The older a person gets, the more they crave the food from their youth. : Yeah, I guess you could say that. : I wonder what home cooking is like. : Oh, my apologies. : Adults can't help but get nostalgic over these things. : Elize, never forget that weird food you just had. That way, when you're an adult, you'll always remember this moment. : As if she'd ever want to remember you, Alvin! Right, Elize? : But please don't forget about old Rowen! : I promise I'll remember everyone! For as long as I live! : Even if she'd rather forget a certain someone. : Heh heh. Thanks Elize.  Boy: These must be the machines Dr. Mathis was hiding! Marna will be walking in no time with this. : Wait, those are spyrix! : Soren, get away from those! Boy: Huh? But, I need these. : I said get away! It's dangerous!  : Leia had good timing.Boy: No way. : I'm impressed you could anticipate that. : I just remembered my old accident. That was how I got hurt when I was a kid. I was playing with a spyrix in the doc's room when it blew up, like that one did just now. : That was how you got injured?! Why did Dad have something so dangerous? Oh no... No way. : It's not my place to tell you. You'll have to ask Derrick yourself.  : Why did you have them in the first place? : Because I'm not from here. I came to Rieze Maxia from Elympios twenty years ago. : Derrick was a passenger on the Zenethra, just like I was. : After wandering throughout this world, I decided to settle down here after I met your mother. : Then that would make me... : Half Rieze Maxian and half Elympion. : You must be pretty shocked, huh? : Actually, not really. : Huh. Didn't see that reaction coming. If you go back to update 31, Jude already knows that there was a Dr Mathis working with Spyrix in Elympios who died in a "boat accident" so it's pretty obvious he put the details together already. : Is a medical aspyrixis just a spyrix, then? : They are similar, yet very different. Aspyrixis are modified to channel the mana produced by one's mana lobe. They don't kill spirits, but as you know, there's a separate price to pay. : Having to endure the physical pain. : I only learned that spyrixes kill spirits after I came to Rieze Maxia. Once I knew the truth, I could no longer use spyrixes in good conscience. : But Dad, we found another option. If you create a spyrite, you don't have to worry about spyrixes killing spirits anymore. : A spyrite? I see. If spyrites become commonplace, the downside of spyrixes goes away. But for that to happen, Rieze Maxia and Elympios will need to find common ground, and work together. That will take a great deal of time and effort. Neither the pain of physical therapy nor the effort required for mutual understanding are easy to endure. There is always a cost required of any major undertaking. That much is true no matter which world you're from. : Yeah... Girl: I want to try physical therapy. I don't want Soren running off and getting himself hurt because of me. : That's great! Soren, make sure to support her, okay? Boy: I know. Don't worry, I've got this! : Leia, I am so sorry. If I had only stored the spyrix properly, you would never have been hurt. : It's fine, really. If I hadn't gotten hurt, I would have never gotten to know Jude. : Certainly not well enough to fill 100 pages of notes about him. : Milla! : What are you talking about? : Nothing! : Never mind. That was just... girl talk.
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: This is around the time Gaius and I tried Monopoly. : Just looking at it is making me salivate. : Sorry Milla, but you can't have any. I'm sure it's for someone's birthday. : How can you tell? : Here on the island, it's a tradition to celebrate one's birthday with our special Chicken Leronde! : The chicken is stuffed with pilaf, which mixes with the chicken's juices, and... It's just delicious. : I'm drowning in my own saliva just thinking about it. : It must be a very special dish to the people of Leronde. : Then you must have eaten this on your birthdays as well. : Yeah. A long time ago. : Not recently? : Well, lately I've been living in Fennmont. And before that, Leia would try to deliver it to me. But she tripped and dropped it for three years straight. : Three years straight! : What a waste! : I-It wasn't on purpose! It's just the more I tried to be careful not to trip, the more I ended up tripping! : That does sound like something Leia would do. : I'm really sorry. I only tried to deliver it because I wanted to see you happy. : I know. Every year you were always the person who got the most excited about my birthday.  : Ah ha ha. Yeah. : For my birthday this year, I hope we can all enjoy Chicken Leronde together. : I'll ask my dad to make it extra good! : I greatly look forward to the occasion. :As do I. It can't come soon enough.  : Tell me, Jude. Do you know what the greatest challenge is for a soldier on the battlefield? : Uh... Fighting, I guess? : No. In fact, it's getting enough sleep. It's surprisingly difficult. You don't know when the enemy will attack. You don't know if you'll still be alive tomorrow. Sleeping amidst worries like that is a challenge for even the most experienced of soldiers. : So, what do you do when you're in that situation? : Take a deep breath, relax, and look all around. See that your friends and companions are there. Friends that keep watch while you rest. Friends that risk their lives in battle together. And friends that suffer from the same fears as you. : Right. : There are few things more reassuring than knowing that others share the same fears. But maybe I only feel that way because I'm a bitter, selfish old man? : ...... That makes two of us. : Haha, it's good to know we share such an odd common ground.   : By all rights, I shouldn't be. Not after I betrayed Rashugal to its enemy. But with the world as it is now, we're getting scores of injured patients every day. At the very least, I wanted to fulfill my obligations as a nurse. : That is truly admirable. Fortunately, conflicts between the nations of Rieze Maxia are the last thing on anyone's mind now. : Yeah, especially now that Gaius is running Rashugal too. : Yes, I talked to King Gaius myself recently. He told me that Miss Nadia was dead. : So you knew... : Yes. He was kind enough to tell me personally. I was shocked that he even knew I was Lady Nadia's lowly servant. : That is most impressive. : I'm sorry, Prinn. I wish we could've done more to save her. : You don't need to say that. To be honest, it was painful seeing Miss Nadia filled with such contempt. I know this may sound horrible for me to say this. But part of me is glad to know she's finally freed from her hatred, even if it's through death. I've seen her truly smile when she held Bobo. Seeing that made her usual misery all the harder to bear. : Prinn... : I'm sorry. It's never easy, is it?  Sitting Student: Ever since Professor Haus disappeared, I've been up to my ears in work. Standing Student: Where did he go, anyway? And why would he disappear the day he won the Howe Prize? Sitting Student: Something must have happened to him. Just between us, remember how the military came in and searched the school on the day the professor disappeared? When they went through his office, they confiscated every document of his they could find. Standing Student: So that investigation wasn't related to the warrant out for Jude? Sitting Student: That was their official reason, but I wonder what their real objective was. First his reward was rescinded without explanation, then everything he ever worked on was confiscated. There's nothing normal about that. Standing Student: What was the professor even working on? Sitting Student: I heard he was researching a theory that involved using spirits without providing them any mana. Standing Student: Is that even possible?! Sitting Student: Apparently he'd had some success. But I wouldn't get too interested if I were you. If you stick your nose too far into it, you might disappear too. Standing Student: Come on, don't say things like that. : So that means, Professor Haus was researching something similar to the Lance of Kresnik. : I do in fact feel bad about the whole "murdering the Elders" thing by the way.: Uh, good. : Where is everyone? Woman: They... They were besieged by a spirit. : Muzét attacked this village after you died.  : She did what?! : I'm so sorry. I couldn't do anything. : Nor could I. In that regard, I am no better. Tell me the extent of the damage. Woman: Of course. : So she killed the elders. I feared that she might. : You did? : They were the ones who had heard stories of the schism. : Muzét said her duty was to kill everyone who knew about it. : But the elders only passed down stories. They had no idea that they were true. There was no reason to kill them over it. : I think Muzét has lost sight of what she needs to do. : We have to stop her. : That is my duty.  Other than Muzét's freakout, which we've already been informed of. Man: Lord Maxwell! You have returned. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Ivar around lately. Do you know where he might be? : Ivar? He must've run off somewhere without my permission again. : That's probably because of me. Sorry about that. : Hmm... I see. But I don't think that's something for you to apologize for. : Indeed. It was the result of a showdown that needed to take place. : Thank you. Man: There's one more thing, Lord Maxwell. One of the young folk found this at the base of the Hallowmont. It's a letter, addressed to someone named "Al". : "Al"? That would be me. No one saw who might have left it? Man: No. There was no sign of anyone at all. : Go ahead. It sounds like it's for your eyes only. : Dear Al, I never expected that you would return to me.  : Dear Al, I never expected that you would return to me. As someone who has endured betrayal her whole life, to have my expectations betrayed so sweetly was, for once, a great kindness. But if you're reading this letter now... It means that in choosing to live my life as Presa, I have chosen to betray you. I am truly sorry. : Presa... : Alvin! : Let's go.  : Presa's team was wiped out because of information I acquired by deceiving her. And yet, the last thing she said was that she was worried about me. Me, the guy who cost her everything. ...... Somehow she knew I would go back to you all. I can't believe it. : You can stay here for as long as you need. : But come back when you're ready. We'll wait for you. : I'm going to keep at it. I'll protect all that you've given me. Goodbye, Jill. That was always my favorite name, you know. Skit Video: (The Naturalist in Sharilton)  : Ah, yes. Perhaps he's completed his research. : Yeah, we should go visit him back at the central plaza.  : So the arte we used at Bermia Gorge came in handy, huh? Naturalist: Oh yes. Now, after reviewing all of the data... I have determined that there is a clear link between spirit arte usage and nearby spirit clime changes. As the scale of spirit arte usage grows, the changes in the clime become more pronounced. : So the recent topographical changes in Bermia Gorge are due to the increased spirit arte usage in Sharilton. Naturalist: That's right. I saw the same kind of data with Fennmont's expanding night-clime as well. At our current usage scale, we should only see minor alterations. But, if we keep developing new spirit artes, we may be facing irreversible changes to our spirit climes. : Like the whole world going dark? Naturalist: That is a remote possibility, yes. : So even if we stay inside the schism... There's a chance that Rieze Maxia could end up just like Elympios. : I guess even spirit artes have their drawbacks. : It all depends on how we use them. If all we seek from spirit artes or spyrix is to maximize convenience, then of course we'll see repercussions. Naturalist: I agree. : But at least this news comes at the right time. : Yeah. If we open the schism and reshape the world, surely human awareness will be reshaped as well. : The question, of course, is in what way. : But nothing will change at all if we don't act. : You're right. For better or worse, this is the path we've chosen.  Remember this guy? It's been a while. We're going to have to come back again because I couldn't carry enough feathers at once to finish this sidequest. Merchant: Hey, can you believe it? That trader's actually hunting for feathers. I've been in business for a long time, but I've never heard of a feather trader. Citizen: Neither have I. But he seems to be doing pretty well. Guess he found someone crazy enough to buy 'em. Trader: Ow... Oh, don't mind me. I just twisted my ankle a little. Merchant: No way! That guy's Dark Wing?! Citizen: I know it's hard to believe, but listen... Remember when Dark Wing attacked the owlery? I heard they found black feathers all over the crime scene! Who else deals in that sort of thing? It's gotta be him! We get a Blue Sephira (accessory that doubles Gald gained from battle) and a few random stuff for passing milestones of feathers turned in, and if you recall we can trade these in for powerful healing items and stat boosters. On the other hand, we can now buy most of those outright. : So uh let's not talk about what happened when we played monopoly. Never should have let Maxwell play. Anyway at this point we started watching what was going on with Jude and Milla using the power of the Temporal Crossroads. Merchant: At this rate, we won't be able to stay in business much longer!  : P-Please, everyone, calm down.  : The guards have been shaken by all the instability. They've retreated to Fort Gandala and put it on lockdown. I've been trying to reach the military headquarters, but I haven't been able to establish contact yet. Big Merchant: We don't have time to wait! Our losses are already catastrophic! : If we don't do something soon, Sharilton will be doomed! I... I'll do something... I promise! Old Merchant: If only Lord Cline were still here. : ...... : Stop bullying Driselle! : Elly! Rowen! You're all here! : We couldn't help but overhear. Perhaps we can be of some assistance? : No, this is something I need to handle myself. It's my duty as Cline's successor. : Your determination is laudable, but you are slightly mistaken. : Not you too! : I know I'm not capable enough. But I still have to try. Old Merchant: We know you're doing your best, my lady. We do. Lady Merchant: However, this isn't just about business anymore. With the roads shut down, there are people who are struggling merely to survive. : Then it seems our only option is to invade Fort Gandala. : But what about the golems that protect it? I thought they were invincible. : Yes, within the right spirit clime, a golem's defense power is absolute. However... : In the wrong spirit clime, their defensive power would be diminished. : Correct. And we now know of a way to change a spirit clime ourselves. : So if we use a booster like they did at Fezebel Marsh-- : We stand a real chance at victory. : So if we just need a booster, why not use the same one we used at Fezebel Marsh? : I'm afraid it was swept away by the marsh flow. : What about Teepo? : Teepo is a special type. I'm afraid we couldn't use him for this. : We'll need to find a different booster. : I'm so sorry to have failed you. : Wait! Milla, remember when they captured Teepo at Fort Gandala? : That's right. Nachtigal was conducting booster experiments right there at the fort. There should be plenty of boosters within its confinements. : And if we can get our hands on one, we can take out the golems! : So the key that we need to break into the fort is hidden within the fort itself. Oh dear. We certainly have our work cut out for us. : We'll be going there anyway. This way we kill two birds with one stone. : But, I can't expose you all to danger just for the sake of my city. : You're mistaken again. Your determination should be used precisely for that purpose. : Lady Driselle, each of us has our own role to play. For a governor, it's showing your people the right path, and taking responsibility for those who walk it. : You're... You're right. : Now, Lady Driselle of House Sharil. We await your order. : Very well. As the new governor, I hereby ask you to retake Fort Gandala. For the good of Sharilton! : Yes, my lady. : Leave it to us!  : Why would they have guards out if the golems are functional? : No one is able to feel fully secure once fear has overtaken them. This should work to our advantage. Perhaps we can convince them to tell us where the boosters are kept. : Devious! : Do this right and we'll be done in a flash.  They don't actually bother us to fight these chumps. Also a bit of a goof, this soldier has a female model and a very male voice. : Who said anything about deactivation? : We're going to destroy them! Soldier: You're kidding, right? : Jokes were never my strong suit. Soldier: ...... : Would you be so kind as to tell us where the boosters are kept? Soldier: They... They should be in Control Room 02. : Do we know where that is? : It's a spare control room located opposite from the one we visited earlier. : Got it. Let's go. Skit Video: (Let's Get a Booster from the fort)  : That seems to be our only hope of defeating the golems.: Here we go! Boosters! : Ah, this is indeed the same type of booster that was used at Fezebel Marsh. If we can use this to change the spirit clime, the golems' defensive power should plummet. : Kind of like a golem inhibitor. : Hey, a golem imbibiter! : Do you even know what that means? : Not a clue! : So how do we use it? : Leave that to me. : Very well. Then let's crush some golems. Skit Video: (The Great Goelm Reckoning)  : Now we shall put an end to them! : And two more behind us! : Four golems at once. Truly a rock and a hard place. : No, it's four birds with one stone. They've saved us the trouble of hunting them down. : Ha. It's impossible to get discouraged with Milla around. : Agreed. : We're much stronger than we were before. Let's do this! : You said it! Rowen! : On it! Activating the golem inhibitor!  So there are 2 fire golems and 2 water golems. We start off with one of each, and they'll be replaced when they fall once.  They hit pretty hard and have a good area of effect.   In the background you can see Fire Crush, which is self-describing.  The water golem will die way faster than the fire one because we're putting the burn status on it, a dot ticking for 1500.  Aqua Crush is a palette swap of Fire Crush.  Flare Drop Kick causes the golem to do a 270° front-flip kick, land on its face, then get up.  Honestly the biggest danger is probably the golem just slamming the ground in front of it repeatedly because it takes just long enough for you to get back up again, but not enough time to move out of the way.  When we kill the first water golem, the second fire golem enters rather than the other water golem. Watching this video I realize I totally forgot I had the four back and was making this fight way longer for no reason.  That's a thing the other one is doing, no idea what it does.  Splash Uppercut is the companion to Flare Drop Kick, but is less ridiculous looking.  Apparently the golems can hover into the air and chase us around like they're boars or something? Weird.  A respectable opponent, the golems did have the power to put characters down but weren't fast enough to be a true threat for the most part. Soldier: I thought the golems were invincible. How did this happen? Rashugal is done for. : Is that all you have to say after holing yourselves up here without permission?! You should be ashamed! Soldier 2: We were doing it for our country! Rashugal's military assets must be protected! : Do you truly believe that abandoning the citizens you serve strengthens your country? Soldier 2: I... Well... Soldier: Wait, are you Chief of Staff Ilbert? : No, but I used to be. You all are the military of today. And as such, it is your duty to figure out what needs to be done. Soldier: Understood. The Fort Gandala guards will reopen the fort immediately. We will resume patrolling the highroads and protecting civilian activities. : That takes care of that. : That should be a load off Driselle's shoulders. Skit Video: (Sharing the Good News)  : We have to tell her how great you were!: Thank goodness you all made it back! Is anyone hurt? : We're fine, my lady. : As you can see, we couldn't be healthier. : We kicked ten tons of golem butt! : Oh, I'm so relieved. : You were worried about us? : Of course! I don't know what I would have done if you had gotten hurt on my behalf. : Facing that pain is one of the gravest duties of leadership. : It sure isn't easy. : No, it is not. But as long as you feel pain at the suffering of your people... They will always be there to support you. : I'll do my best. Just as Cline did. : It might be difficult, but we know you can do it. : I'm sorry I can't give you the rewards you deserve... Wait, I know! I'll brew up some of my finest tea. Come, let's have a tea party! : Haha, I couldn't ask for a finer reward. : Throw in some of those little cakes, and you've got a deal! : And so the all-city "tying up loose ends" tour continued. : Hey, the wyverns are back! These are the same ones that we flew on, right? : They certainly look the same to me. But I suppose they all do. : Aaaah! Save meeee! : Get off! : I'm sure of it. These are the same wyverns. : They must have come back on their own. I believe they call this the homing instinct. : Thank goodness they're okay. : Indeed. After all, they, too, have served as loyal companions on our journey. : Stop reminiscing and help me!  : I remember you. You're the geographer who was studying spirit clime changes. Geographer: That's right! And I think that hypothesis I told you about just might be correct. They say the soldiers that came from the flying ships broke through a wall in the sky to get here. Think about that. A wall that surrounds our entire world! That kind of power could easily affect spirit climes. : The schism. Geographer: The schism? Ah, I like that name! Okay, let's refer to this wall as the schism. The next problem is, where did the schism come from? The questions never end. But that's why I love science! : Yeah... Skit Video: (A Lonely Homecoming)  : And while I'm at it, I should see Isla too. : This is where your mother lived, isn't it? : Yeah.  : You're back?! : Hey Isla. I got your letter. So... Mom's dead. You already buried her? : That... That's right. I'm so sorry. When I got here she had already departed. : Mom... Why did you do this? : I'm sorry. : I'm okay. There's actually a part of me that's kind of relieved now. Gonna scold me for that? : A human life is a heavy thing. If you were carrying your mother's burden for her... ...it's only natural that you'd feel that way. : Never thought you'd be the one to console me. All right, enough of this. Isla, how did she really die? : What? If you mean the cause of death, it was a sudden paroxysm of-- : You don't think it was the poison? Because my mother knew that you were mixing it into her food. : What?! : Remember how she'd have those lucid moments? She told me about the poison in a letter. : She lied! If she knew about it, why did she eat? : Don't strain yourself. You never were a good liar. : It's... It's you and that group of yours' fault for trapping me here! : Wait! Stop! Skit Video: (In Pursuit of Isla)  : drat it! After her!Actually she's gone past there, to the Labari Hollow.  : Why did you poison Alvin's mother?! : ...... : Because she was holding her back. So long as Mom was alive, Isla could never get her happy ending. : Exactly! I don't want anything more to do with Exodus! All I want to do is live a normal, happy life! I've worked so hard just to be able to do that! : Did my mother suffer? : *Shakes head*: Good. That's the one thing I was worried about. : You're going to let her go? : She killed your mother! : Mom knew she wasn't long for this world. She told me so in her last letter. She asked me to set Isla free after she died. : She knew? And she still... : Yup. Even though it meant she'd never return to the home she loved so much. : I-I don't believe you. You're just going to blackmail me again! I have to destroy all the evidence. I have to erase my former self. Or else I'll never be truly happy! : Wait! Isla, stop! : Ah... Ahhh! : Isla!    : Thanks to your first aid, her injuries have healed up nicely. But... : Mommy... Why are you leaving me? Please, don't sell me. I promise I won't complain about being hungry. Please... Mommy. : How could this happen? : Don't worry, Isla. I'm here. I'll always be here for you, whether you get better or not. : Isla is lucky to have you. : But, it's so sad. : Are you sure it's okay for us to stay here? : I don't mind. She'll be safe here. They don't know about this place. But I'm taking the gun belt with me. It's been in my family for a long time. I promised my mom I'd take it home with me. : Then I hope you find your way back home. : It's the least I can do for her. She was a great mom. Skit Video: (To Labari Hollow)  : What is it?: Do you think we could go back to the booster research lab?: You mean go back to Labari Hollow? Why would you want to go there?: OH, of course! If that's where you grew up, you might remember something about your past!We've done this before already, but what the hell. : I'm sorry. I know we don't have much time.: No trouble at all! Besides, maybe you'll remember something that inspires you to new heights?: that's certainly a possibility. Let's try to get back to Labari Hollow.: Elize wanted to go back to the laboratory to see if anything else could be jogged loose in her memory. : Maybe you can remember something about your family. : I... I can't. I have lots of memories of Teepo, but nothing else. : Looks like this was a big fat waste of time. : Well, I certainly wouldn't say that. I love the way the wind feels here when it's blowing through my beard. : Wait, didn't Rowen's beard remind you of your father? : Hey, maybe that means your dad had a beard too! Do you remember what it was like? : He gave Elize a piggy-back ride here! : That's right! I remember his beard swinging in the wind. He was really big. And he had a hat with lots of feathers, and a big fluffy coat. : Are you sure that's not Jiao? : ...... You're right. The man with the beard wasn't my father. It was Jiao. He put me up on his shoulders and told me the truth. That my mother and father had gone off somewhere very far away. He apologized over and over as he told me. But I didn't understand why. I just remember watching as his tears fell into his beard. : Hey, it's okay. You can stop. : I don't remember anything about my mother or father at all. : I'm sorry. I thought you'd be happy if you could remember more of your past. I should've realized some memories should just stay forgotten. I'm so sorry, Elize. : Ah, there you are! Some friends of mine said they saw you down here. I've been looking for you. : What is it? : I have a message from Isla. She remembered where Elize is from. There's a place just through a cave in the Mon Highlands. Isla says the house where you were born is there. : So Isla is all better? No, it's just something she said during her delirium. She says the same things over and over. : Then you've learned of her past. : I know she can never make amends for what she did. But, do you think you can forgive her? All she can do at this point is apologize. Your forgiveness would mean a lot. : Elize. : Please tell Isla... That I said thank you. : I certainly will. : Okay, let's go. I want to see the place where I was born.  : But I don't see a house anywhere. ; It's been ten years. It could easily have fallen apart by now. : Let's try looking around a little bit more. : No, this is it. This is where my house used to be. : You sure? : Elize's flowers!  : So your house really was here. : It's okay. Thank you, everyone. I feel a lot better now. : Teepo, you said these were Elize's flowers? : That's what they called them! Couldn't tell you why, though. : Jude, what are these flowers really called? Are they native to this area? : They look like Princessias. Normally, you don't see them in a place like this. Her parents must've planted them back when they still lived here. : And don't all flowers have some hidden meaning behind them? : Yeah, I can't really help you with these though. : They mean "priceless treasure" and "a long and happy life". : This may be a stretch, but these flowers may represent what your parents thought of you, Elize. At least, that's what I'd like to believe. : Mother... Father... : I'm impressed that you put that together. : You shouldn't be. After all, you were the ones who taught me what it means to be human.  : I do. : So now we know that Elympios is what lies beyond the edge. : Yep. : That's right. : So a long, long time ago, Maxwell enclosed this world in the schism. ; And since that time, Maxwell has spared no effort to keep it that way. : And it was all to protect the people of Rieze Maxia? : Correct. : But now, we're trying to destroy the schism. : We're not the first. Over the years, there have been countless adventurers, scientists, and artes experts. A great many humans have devoted their lives to solving the mysteries of the schism. : I guess even the great Maxwell couldn't keep up with humanity's boundless curiosity. : No, I guess not. But if humans didn't possess such great curiosity and enthusiasm... Would Maxwell have deemed them worthy of protection? Tune in next time for more sidequests!
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wdarkk posted:
I think we can get an idea of what happened, given what kind of game players certain people are. (NOTE: Slight spoilers for Xillia 2, and kinda sorta endgame Xillia 1) Bufuman fucked around with this message at 12:22 on Jun 16, 2016 |
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An isolated house in the middle of nowhere can't be a safe location, but all the same I wonder how they destroyed it.
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Ugh, sorry this has been taking a while. I've been feeling a bit off. Again. Anyway, this page is heavy and could use about 7 more posts. 
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I want to get on to the Xillia 2 LP! You can do it, wdarkk, get well soon! 
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poo poo I've been meaning to do a post about the update. But I keep forgetting. I should do that. It'll take me a couple minutes though.
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How much longer is the Tales of "We Opened The Final Dungeon So It's Time To Do The Rest Of The Game's Sidequests" going to go on for?
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AweStriker posted:How much longer is the Tales of "We Opened The Final Dungeon So It's Time To Do The Rest Of The Game's Sidequests" going to go on for? 2-3 more updates. This is only like 75% of a game.
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True Sidequests never end, they just keep popping up and up and up and up...
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Jul 6, 2016 05:16
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Posting to help with new page, as requested.
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AweStriker posted:How much longer is the Tales of "We Opened The Final Dungeon So It's Time To Do The Rest Of The Game's Sidequests" going to go on for? Tales games, Tales games never change. At least there shouldn't be a timed sidequest popping up when you step into the final boss chamber and expiring if you engage said last boss, looking at you Symphonia. There isn't, is there?
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