Ooog, brain-melty.

[lassarina]

So I played the hell out of FF4 today - completed the Sylvan Cave, the Cave of Summons, Sealed Cave, quests for Bahamut and Odin, got FuSoYa, killed the giant of Babel, and explored the new secret dungeon.  I'm not terribly impressed with the dungeon itself; we'll see what I think after I take Palom, Porom, Edward, Yang, and Cid down there to get

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FFIV Notes

[sgreenwell]

1) Behemoths ONLY attack if you attack them. Therefore, only use REALLY powerful attacks on it like Meteor and Bahamut, and you should take care of them fairly easily.

2) Yang is better than Kain. I didn't believe it either, but Yang is faster than everyone else in the game - he gets 2 to 3 attacks per 1 for Cecil, and 3 to 4 attacks per one to the spellcasters. However, none of the others seem worth taking, unless you absolutely have to have the twins. Edward is still worthless.

3) I'm personally at the Crystal Palace right now. Been there for a day or so - The game is just so choppy it's hard for me to play in long streches, especially when I have better emulated versions available.

Re: FFIV Notes

[lassarina]

Yes, Edward is still useless.

I think the Yang attack thing is due to the new glitches in the battle system. I still heart Kain.

Using Meteor/Flare/Holy on behemoths triggers awful counterattacks if I recall correctly.

Re: FFIV Notes

[sgreenwell]

Using those spells makes him counter with a maelstorm-like spell that knocks off about 80 percent of your HP. However, it doesn't kill you unless you have less than 5 HP or so, and you can heal since he won't launch any follow-up attacks unless you attack.

Also, Flare damages him for like 500, so don't bother - Go straight to Bahamut or Meteor if you're going to use spells. This is more of a note for when you have to face them before you get some of the more powerful weapons, like in Bahamut's Cave. In that, I pretty much relied on FuSoYa just Meteoring them to death.

Re: FFIV Notes

[lassarina]

Hmm. Interesting. I usually just abuse Cure4 (since Rosa's MP is nice and high), and I generally don't have TOO many problems by the time I get to the Crystal Tiles.

Re: FFIV Notes

[sgreenwell]

I tend to avoid healing until after battles with Cecil, since I'm not going to ever use his magic in battle ever. However, I did come across a neat trick - Rydia and FuSoya and Palom can Osmore Edge and Cecil's magic very easily. Could be a better usage of resources than using his magic to heal, since 200 MP buys about 10 castings of Bio or about 4 Bahamuts.

Re: FFIV Notes

[lassarina]

This is indeed a useful thing to know. Many thanks!