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With Hilda recently kidnapped and nothing better to do than to play fetch, Maxim and Tia joined with Guy on a quest to get his sister back. Their destination is a tower to the south-east of Tanbel.

The walk is brief and the party arrives at the base of a massive tower that stretches into the sky. The aim is, quite obviously to get to the top - however hoards of monsters and more puzzles await the party upon entrance to the tower. Fighting their way through, it's found that Guy is quite good with a blade, albeit a little slow. Well, at least when he actually gets a hit in, it does a significant amount of damage and mosters fall to either side of him, cleaved like a block of wood being readied to light a fire in the hearth. How heart warming. Only, minus the splatters of blood, and other liquid sustenance of the enemies.

The apex of the tower is reached only upon finding a key, operating a l
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So when we last spoke, we left the heroes in a bit of a bind as they had to navigate their way through the dilapidated basement of Alunze Castle, leaving behind a guard with a nasty bruise to his head (And ego) and another that proclaims that he had been sleeping, but doesn't want anyone to find out!

The basement really could do with a big make over. There's so much space to be utilized. Some carpet here, drapes there, and maybe a few items of furniture and voila~! The King has a nice little illegal gambling hall right beneath his very castle. I'll just get on the phone to Grace Adler Designs, I'm sure she'll do a grand job! ;D

What I don't get though is that amidst the drab setting, there is a puzzle that one must solve involving coloured blocks that must line up in sets of three or more. They look like large clusters of jewels. Can you imagine the size of Maxim's pupils when he sees this
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Yes! That's right. So it's onto more Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals.

Maxim managed to settle the earthquakes caused by a tempermental catfish monster that was unhappy about being bored, so decided to cause some tremors in the hopes that someone from Sundletan would pop in for a spot of tea.. or something. Well, unfortunately he ran into Maxim who taught him a lesson. He made a promise to not cause anymore trouble and then settled back into the water. Good thing too, because I wonder if he is edible? Maybe Tia would have been able to use some LEMON to spice him up a little??

Speaking of the chef, she decided that all by herself she would follow Maxim into the Lake Cave... but oh no! They missed each other causing the hero to have to backtrack and try to find the woman. A scream upon entrance to a room dictates that she is very much alive, however being accousted by some sexually deprived
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So I decided to dust off some of my old games and came across Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals. It is a basic game in most pretences and tends to follow the typical format of one journeying across the world, finding companions and then rallying together to beat up the bad guys who are seeking to destroy the world as it's known.

The bad guys in this game are known as Sinistrals. The funny thing is, that this game is the prequel to Lufia. I haven't played much of the original game considering it's lack of localization on Australian soil, however from what I did manage to play there is common similarities in the systems and mechanisms used.

Oh, as for the title... the lizard enemies drop Charred Newt when they die... sometimes. How... appetizing!

Anyway, I stopped when I reached the town of Sundletan. It's the one that has the tea house, and the second village you come across on the journey. Y
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