Scraps of the Past
Posted by Mike Blitz on December 27th, 2007
When I stopped playing Final Fantasy IV last time, my posting here was about five posts worth of content behind where I was playing in the game. I had typed up some brief notes to help me write those posts, but as I look back on my notes now, I’m a bit foggy as to what some of them meant.
Also, during that brief time when I played a couple of times in the fall, I played about 40 minutes and took no notes at all. I kind of remember what I was doing and how I got to where I am now in the game, but the details are long lost.
What this all means is that the next week’s worth of posts might be vague on some of the details. In a few days, though, I should be all caught up with notes/playing.
The other thing that I noticed is that I’ve forgotten some of the mechanic’s of Final Fantasy IV. Combat, in particular, was a wild affair last night because I couldn’t remember what spells did what, what each character did well, and even what direction I was heading. Even the real time combat caught me off guard, and my party was half dead before I realized that I didn’t have all the time I wanted to decide on attacks, etc. Thank goodness for potions!
Bottom Line: For the short term I really am completely Lost in Japanese, but I hope to have my usual half a clue again in a few days.
December 27th, 2007 at 7:01 pm
Well, try going into the config menu and switch ATB to Wait. I don’t have a clue what any of that is in Japanese, but I think it’s at the bottom of the main menu, before Quicksave, and then when you hit that one of the last things should be ATB. This will give you extra time to think while your picking your magic spells and items during fights. One quick question: You already said that work would be hectic in January, but what about the rest of December? Will we see some more posts this week?
December 28th, 2007 at 12:12 am
Heya Drake,
Thanks for the reminder on the wait setting. I did have that one set, but I remembered that I had turned the battles to the fastest speed when I was doing some grinding the last time I played. I set that back to the slowest speed for now, and that helped a ton.
I’ve got some vacation through January 6, so I think I’m good until then. After that I’m not sure. I’d like to continue further into January, but it might be difficult. We’ll see. I’m doing a lot of work while on vacation, so that might make things a bit easier in January.