As with Part Ten, I am currently, if not “stuck” per se, in “wander around the world I’ve uncovered so far, trying to find a cave that will let me in” mode. My attempt to get to Techna was foiled by the fact that the bridge that was supposed to be there when I went …
Tag: Ayn
Apr 17
The Phantasy Star III Chronicles: Part Thirteen
Double Royal Needler all the way across enemy groups! So intense! Armed with two totally broken (For this point in the game) weapons in the form of dual-wielded Royal Needlers, plus Ayn’s companions’ weaponry, breaking into the castle was pretty easy. The hardest part was navigating the dungeon, and I even managed to get pretty …
Apr 13
The Phantasy Star III Chronicles: Part Eleven
I’m making progress again! One thing about old RPGs of all sorts is that the method for advancement can range from “not obvious” to “outright counter-intuitive”. The first Lufia, for instance, has a point where you have to backtrack to a village you have no real reason to backtrack to, and I can’t remember if …
Apr 02
The Phantasy Star III Chronicles: Part Nine
The cyborgs are coming! The cyborgs are coming! In the end, I chose to marry the object of Rhys’s affection from the start of the game, Maia. Was there ever really any doubt? Doing so got me an offspring named Ayn, who looks a lot like a palette-swapped Lyle. He also has some magical capabilities–in …