Stop the Engines!
Posted by Mike Blitz on July 19th, 2008
Our newly revamped Final Fantasy V party heads for Cid’s Fireship, which is just south of the castle. Once there, Cid asks us to turn off the engine to the ship, as it is sucking the life out of the fire crystal. This sounds easy, I think, but just as we enter Cid warns us that there are some monsters inside the ship. Still, how hard could this be, right? It’s just a little ship after all.
Wrong. The inside of the ship, which looks small from the outside, is actually a huge maze of at least five different levels. There are venting systems to climb down, slides to slide down, ramps and levers to play with, and all sorts of monsters attempting to end our existence. The battles themselves aren’t difficult, but we only have 99 potions in our pack, and there are so many nooks and crannies to explore that within a short while we find ourselves with a dwindling supply of drinks.
After a bit, however, we come upon a save spot. We camp and save, which helps a lot. One maze later and we find ourselves in the engine room of the ship. We’re in for a surprise, however, as there on the floor in front of us is none other than the queen! Only she doesn’t look to be in the best shape. She’s glowing, and not in that “I’ve just had sex” kind of glow, but more like “My head can spin in 360 degrees because I am Beezlebub” kind of glow. A bad glow, if you get what I mean.
Sure enough, as we approach a big fireball washes over us and we stand facing this massive fire guy thing. And he plays hardball. We’re dealing damage as fast as we can, but this guy is tossing around the big hurt. Fortunately, I did one smart thing, which was to have Galuf use his newly purchased Blizzard spell, which hits for over 700 points of damage. We get hit with a massive fire attack that knocks out Bartz, but a well-timed heal by Lenna, followed by yet another Blizzard spell from Galuf is enough to win the day for us. Fireman does the purple vanishing thing and is no more.
We check out the Queen, who is alive and well enough to tell us to get to the Crystal Room, which is apparently connected to the ship through a long pipe just in front of us. With no hesitation, we head into the pipe to save the crystal…
Status: Killing Stuff with a Purpose
July 20th, 2008 at 5:11 am
I agree, that’s one crazy ship… XP
July 23rd, 2008 at 10:31 am
Are you still using regular Potions? In a short while you should upgrade to Hi-Potions and use Potions as a backup reserve, or if you just took a small amount of damage in battle.