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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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Migelo is a Bangaa who runs a sundries store in Rabanastre. He asks Vaan to go fetch Kytes from the Sandsea Tavern, who appears to have become waylaid - as he was due to fetch some replacement supplies to fill in or a load that wasn't delivered through the desert. Reluctantly, Vaan agrees to take on the task.

A quick trip to the southern plaza shows that the gates are all closed bar the East Gate which requires a writ to pass through. Best do as told by Migelo.

A brief tour of the rest of the city will show that a lot of the stores are still preparing for business and that a fete and parade are soon to begin to hearld in the new Consul. Various residents also make mention to Vaan's thievery skills, his resemblance to Reks, and also muse over the death of Princess Ashe, and the oppression Archadia has placed upon Dalmasca.

Heading into the Sandsea, Vaan is greeted with a cacaphony of pitcher
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And so a new journey begins.

Inserting the disc into the tray of the Playstation 2 that I have had to dust off, the whirring click of gears in motion lets me know that the console is still in an operable condition. Picking up the television remote to change the settings of my LCD TV, I am greeted by the traditional fanfare of the Final Fantasy franchise as the opening movie exhibits itself and fades into an image of a Judge before a logo that depicts the game title in harmonious font. I edit the settings for my new game, and sit back as I am drawn into the adventure...

So it all begins with the marriage of Ashe to Rassler and the occassion seems to be quite joyous, mounted with celebrations and attendance of all the races in a royal accord, following a float that descends through the city of Rabanastre, where flower petals fall in abundance to mark the occassion. Switch to a war scene whe
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It was a few minutes before six o'clock and the nerves were starting to set in. I was confident in the way that I looked and smelt, having doused myself in the latest Dunhill designer cologne just five minutes ago. I wore a black and pink pinstriped shirt with a pair of dark blue denim jeans. I could feel the rush of blood through my veins as my heart beat in rapid succession, the excitement building. A sharp tingling in my pocket alerted me to a message that had just entered my mobile phone. Slowly I drew the device from its position and flipped it open, revealing a familiar 'you have mail' message. Entering the message my eyes stared upon one sentence of text that bleeped before me.

T-Minus 30 minutes, and counting...

My heart fluttered a little, skipping a beat as a pebble skims across the surface of a pond a few times before sinking. But my heart was not going to travel on the course.
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Don't even ask me why I used a Britney Spears reference for my first ever blog post (And it will probably be my last as I don't really have any desire to continue on this light fantastic...), but it happened so you're all going to have to live with it - avid reader or not.

What I am attempting to do, I guess, is correlate everything that's going on in my mind, into one easy readable piece that I will be able to come back and read over and perhaps attempt to comprehend as nothing seems too clear to me anymore. Despite that I have allowed time to pass and heal me somewhat, although only just, I still feel that I have not done enough to allow myself the time to get over what I once thought was the happiest time of my life.

I know that people here on Neoseeker don't particularly care so much - or that they'll take what I write and manipulate it into some form of media that would become enterta
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