New Toys from Zot
Posted by Mike Blitz on August 22nd, 2007
As we battle our way up the Tower of Zot, we stumble onto quite a few chests. For the first time in a while, these actually hold weapons and armor that are improvements over our existing gear. Cecil finds a new sword and shield. The sword in particular is a big upgrade. Cecil has actually been the weakest of our three melee fighters, as he was doing only about a third that of Yang and Cid. Now, with his new sword, he’s doing equal or better damage than the other two. This puts a big extra kick into our party’s power. Tellah gets a robe, and Cid finds a great new hammer.
Although we’re having a relatively easy time with the fighting, the Tower of Zot is a confusing jumble of passages and random encounters are incredibly frequent. By the time we get to Level 5, we’ve exhausted all but eight of our 99 potions, and are down to 40 of our stronger potions.
As we head up to Level 6 however, things change dramatically. Three bizarre sisters block our way, and after some perfunctory babble, they attack us. With our new weapons, the fight goes fairly well. After a dozen or so rounds, the three sisters lie dead on the floor, and the passage up to the sixth level is clear. Before we head up, we locate a side room that has a save point in it. We pitch our tents, rest up, and look forward to the next day’s fighting.
Status: Killing Stuff with a Purpose
Levels: High Twenties
Time: About 16 hours
August 23rd, 2007 at 1:57 am
“Three bizarre sisters block our way, and after some perfunctory babble, they attack us. With our new weapons, the fight goes fairly well. After a dozen or so rounds, the three sisters lie dead on the floor, and the passage up to the sixth level is clear.”
Wow! Seems that it’s true that getting lost is a great advantage in FF4. I remember the Magus Sisters being a tough battle with lots of strategy needed, and you make it sound like a piece of cake!
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:56 am
When I first fought them, I was really nervous but I did alright, which boosted my confidence for the next boss battle…hint, hint…
Heh, sorry if thats a big spoiler
August 23rd, 2007 at 8:37 am
Just a heads up that you will encounter the Magus Sisters again much later in the series, albeit in a quite different form… ;D
August 24th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Yeah, they’re three prostitutes.
September 4th, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Did you get sick or get pregnant or have a kid or fall in a well or loose your possesions or someting?
September 5th, 2007 at 11:29 pm
I bet he fell for an irresistible spoony bard. Now they’re off on some unknown moon lyricising. ~_~
September 6th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Or he forgot his password.
September 11th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Jaime,
It’s been a while since I played that fight, and sorry for the slow response, but I don’t remember the fight being that tricky given my level. Usually getting lost is what helps, as you mention, but this time I think it was some old fashioned grinding in the Cave of the Dark Elf that boosted my levels enough to make this fight easier. I found that Cave really tough.
Sami, X-Boco,
They come back, and as prostitutes? First all my party sleeps in the same bed, and now we’ve got prostitutes? Now wonder the Final Fantasy series sells so well.
Random, X-Boco,
All’s good now! Back to the matter at hand. I should have made a post here explaining the disappearance, though. My life has a tendency to spiral out of control for a few weeks at a time, and I want to learn to at least give people a heads up when that happens.
September 12th, 2007 at 12:07 am
Heh, they’re not coming back as prostitutes, X-Boco was just messing with you! ;P
*coughsummonscough*