ROTDS beta testing

"Minor graphic bug, might just be because I use ZSNES idk, but when walking under the pathways in the Doma Castle lookalike(North of where Golbez joins) you appear on top of the railings instead of being invisible like you normally should." - Gaff



I know where you're talking about I think. Is it a couple rooms in, at a spot where you can walk down and see the dock area with the door to the right of it? I tried to see if I could go through the door and break the game, but I was walking on top of the castle's stone railing like Gaff.



For my playthrough I've been using Snes9xTYL0.4.2mecm on PSP, and a little on the Snes9x for the Wii. Mostly PSP.



I've taken out 5 of the dragons! Each one's made me go "Holy mother of f**k!" the first time fighting them haha. The music for these fights amplifies this effect, it's like the "Oh Shit!" song. Killed off the ones at the Ancient Castle, Opera House, Death Mountain, Fraust Mountain, and Tyranno Tower, which leaves Zuriel's Tower, Phoenix Cave, and....somwhere. I'm hoping the hint the angel guy gave me in Spellbound Castle is referring to the Pheonix Cave one. After reaming me with a surprise Meteor that one time, I want to quick kill him as payback.




Where I've been so far:



1) Tyranno Tower



Remixed Chrono Trigger music ftw, never got old during my climb. Being able to attack in the tower is a welcome addition. I managed to topple the Titan after 2 tries, but man his beat-the-living-dogshit is a bit much. Reraise = survival. Haha first time I almost had him but he countered at the end and punched Oboro through a wall (figuratively speaking). Second time I had everyone alive and Rereaised, and at the end he did his counter like I thought... and then my jaw kind of dropped as he proceeded to beat the fuckin shit out of everyone hahaha. Feels good to say I sruvived it though, and good conditioning for the dragon and Azala fights. Speaking of which, it would have been cool as hell to hear some Tyranno Lair music when the Reptites block you off and Azala makes his entrance, continuing into the boss fight. The reward items in this place are SWEET AS TITS.



2) Spellbound Castle



Oh man, this place is crazy. I now know where all the things that used to tear me apart in the arena live, and they listen to some pretty hardcore FF Mystic Quest music. I liked the use of recolored Mist Castle/Opera Scene maps, I've always wanted to run around that area where Shenron fights you and kill shit! I can't quite remember why Shenron attacked me, but judging by my magicite collection he must of assumed I'm like Hitler to the Espers haha. Shenron looks cool as hell in fight, but he didn't grant me a wish when I hit him with 7 Dragon Balls. What gives?



Gotta mention I love the grey/red color scheme for the castle after the darkness lets up. Also, on the way out I thought I was trapped at the room where you're on the dock, but after a moment realized the transfer event was one tile to the right of where I kept walking to (the top left corner of the dock).



On a side note, I would totally go through more extra dungeons like this. It reminds me of the extra dungeons SE would put into a remake of a FF, but better. WAY better. Shit, I wouldn't mind like 3 or 4 more of these strewn about the WoR. Or in the WoB during a New Game+ playthrough or something. A guy can dream haha.



3) Zuriel's Tower (so far)



"Oh look, it's Professor Oak! Why's he in jail?" *jew jew!* "Oh God, it's not Professor Oak at all!!!"

*Insta Rape*

Haha that's about the extent of messing around in there so far.



EDIT: Also got to witness Cloud getting confused directly before using No Tomorrow, causing him to do his dash/leap animation multple times, then killing himself, Oboro, and FuSoYa to leave a pile of dead bodies, thus traumatizing Eiko for the rest of her life. It was hilarious. I really should've saved a screenshot to show everyone but I was too busy luaghing. XD



3 more dragons and then Zuriel's ass is mine! Still missing a few espers though. I'm missing the Esper that's to the right of Ragnarok, the right of Hrist, and the right of Venus on the Espers list. When the update's ready I'll redo Zebes Island and kill off Kraid again. Kickass Metroid music in there by the way. One of my favorite Metroid tunes by far.



Soon I'll be ready for New Game+. I'm guessing everything like Lvs, spells, items and gear/relics carry over? Or maybe items, spells and gear/relics carry over but you're back to level plus stat bonuses from tabs, kind of like Final Fantasy X-2? Maybe an extra ending or two's hidden in there somewhere ala Chrono Trigger. Manage to kill Kefka at a spot you couldn't before, you cause a rip in the space time continum and get a shot to prevent the world from falling apart.



Or Aurora and Leo fly off in a balloon, and you get to stare at the screen wondering why you just fought Lavos, er, Zuriel with one character for 20 minutes. Then both characters give you the middle finger, and the words "Congratulations! You're a [homophobic comment]!" flash on the screen for 10 seconds. Roll credits.



Actually, sarcasm aside, that would probably be the funniest thing I've seen in a game in a long time, and would be worth fighting to see haha. But now I've completely side tracked off a cliff, so back to playing.