In Which Everyone Is Sad for Subtly Different Reasons

[rynling]

This is a good photoset:

Ashe reacts to Al-Cid, Balthier reacts to Ashe reacting to Al-Cid, and Fran reacts to Balthier reacting to Ashe reacting to Al-Cid.

I like the Zelda series a whole lot, but it has never even remotely approached this level of storytelling.

I just finished up the Pharos events at the end of FFXII. My party is massively over-leveled, and there's nothing preventing me going ahead and finishing the game. Once I beat a game, I generally don't pick it back up again for a significant period of time; so, before I board the Bahamut, I want to:

- Complete the Phon Coast Hunt Club rare game sidequest
- Hunt all of the "regular" marks
- Get the Ultima esper
- Get the Zodiark esper

I don't think I've done this on any of my previous playthroughs. If I get stuck, I think I'm just going to beat the game and maybe try again on the Switch version when it comes out over the summer. 

Comments

[runicmagitek]

Oh man, I have so many Feels about Ultima. I love the short blurbs about all the Espers in the bestiary, but Ultima's is just... so damn interesting. I keep wanting to write a fic about her, but then get discouraged by the idea it's A) not a shipfic and B) not really a popular main character so why would anyone want to read it.

I can also refer you to my tumblr about beating Zodiark in ten seconds if you want, even if just for lulz.