Game:

Final Fantasy IX (2000)

Category:

Let's Play

Duration: 41:55

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Return to the well. Walk left into another decaying building, taking the left doorway. Get the Demon's Mail in the corner, and then read another bulletin board message. This one says to pull the lever three times. Go back out and into the upper doorway. Go up the stairs and speak to Mogtaka. Deliver the letter from Moolan. Do some shopping, rest, and save the game. Go on up the stairs and into the next building. A third Red Dragon crashes through the wall. Again, try to steal before defeating it. It will drop an Ether. Get the Elixir from the chest at the back.


It is time to go back to the well and make use of all the advice from the bulletin boards. Pull the lever down three times. Climb down to the bottom of the well, where two more Red Dragons will very kindly create an exit for you.. Of course, you will have to defeat them first.

You will find that Zorn and Thorn, acting on Kuja's orders, are trying to extract the eidolons from Eiko. Everyone, Dagger especially, is understandably upset. As Zidane races down to save Eiko, Mog shows herself to be more than anyone had realized. After Eiko defeats the jesters, she will receive a Ribbon, which will allow her to summon Madeen. Kuja will draw his own conclusions from what he has seen.

Zorn and Thorn will merge, and you will have another boss fight on your hands . . . Meltigemini. Try to steal the Golden Hairpin, Demon's Vest, and Vaccine. Use Mini on the boss, and Bad Breath is helpful, if you have it.

After the battle, Vivi will reappear, and Hilda will be found. She will eventually agree to return Cid to his true form, after recriminations and dire threats.

Back in the castle guest room in Lindblum, Zidane learns that Hilda has called a conference. Dagger appears to be missing again, as well. Before going to the conference, run up the stairs and speak to Mogki. Get a letter for Kumool, rest, and save the game.

Go to the conference room. Hilda reveals what she learned as Kuja's captive, and something about his plans. Then an ATE will become available.

Hilda tells the party that the seal for the gateway between Kuja's world, Terra, and Gaia can be broken at Ipsen's Castle on the Forgotten Continent. Then there is another ATE to watch.

Steiner reports that Dagger is nowhere to be found. Zidane guesses that she has returned to Alexandria, and goes to look for her. The Tantalus members are already there looking. Zidane finally finds Beatrix, who gives him a message and a Garnet for the princess. When he finds her, she can speak again. After a short discussion, Dagger makes a traditional gesture of freedom and independence, asking Zidane to remember her as she was.

The Hilda Garde 3 is finished. Yeehaw! Your party now has an airship. Instructions will be given for its navigation, and you will have to choose a party. Now is the time to do side quests, play mini-games, and pick up extra items. You can open the map and select a location you have already visited to automatically fly there. (You may notice that the ship is piloted by Erin, your opponent from the card tournament.) You have to land the airship in grassy areas, but that usually isn't a problem.

Go through the gate. After Erin leaves, climb the ladder and get an Elixir at the top. Get the Tent to the left of the ladder.

Ipsen's Castle looks like a castle on top of an upside-down image of itself. The place is reversed in another way, as well. You must use the weakest weapons possible to do sufficient damage here. Don't worry if you no longer have your starting weapons - they have kindly scattered some throughout the castle.

Before you enter the castle, Amarant decides he will compete with your party to achieve the objective here first. Let him go, and choose your party members. I like the original Fantastic Four for this - Zidane, Dagger, Steiner, and Vivi.

After you enter the castle, open the chest on the left containing a Dagger, and the chest on the right containing the Aquarius Stellazzio. Go up the stairs at the back of the room and through the doorway. Speak to Kermool, and deliver the letter from Mogki. Do any shopping necessary at the Mogshop, and save the game.

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