Okay here is what is left for round one:


Fire Shrine vs Earth Shrine
Terra vs Gaia
Esto Gaza vs Chocobo's Paradise
Dali vs Conde Petie
Chocobo's Forest vs Desert Palace
Burmecia vs Cleyra
Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo
Alexandria vs Lindblum



Okay starting off

Fire Shrine vs Earth Shrine

Fire Shrine: Located on the Lost Continent. Zidane sends Amarant and Freya to place the (insert name of the mirror) there.
Encounter Malaris(spelling?)

Earth Shrine: Located on Outer Continent. Zidane and Quina go here together to place (insert name of the mirror) there.
Encounter and fight Lich.


Since you can't do much exploring in these places and not a whole lot is known, this will be a short rumble and will end tomorrow.


Fight!

The other thread is only on page 9. Making a new one is pretty silly, especially when Espanha is still going to be back eventually, whenever his ISP stops fucking with him.

True, probably should waited a week or two or something...

Wait.. so are we continuing here or waiting?

If we are continuing then I pick Fire Shrine

Sure

Sure

Lol to which one? Staying or waiting :-P

Yes

Well, which?

I think we should have kept the old thread going. Espanha won't be able to edit the first page of this one, if he ever gets back, that is. And personally, if it was my rumble, I'd be pretty annoyed about that.

I suggest we move back over to the old thread and close this one.

I just locked the other one. I thought we had already waited for Espanha. He's been gone for ages now. Still, anyway, fine, I'll go ahead and reopen the other one. It should be open within no more than two to three minutes of this post. Please resume activity in that thread. In fact, go ahead and start posting votes for this current battle -- I'm sure we can all figure it out.

Version two rumble is back in effect. Hawkeye, I'll leave it to you to sort out the appropriate updates.

Okay here's what is left for Round 1:

Dali vs Conde Petie
Chocobo's Forest vs Desert Palace
Burmecia vs Cleyra
Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo
Alexandria vs Lindblum

Dali vs Conde Petie

Dali: Small farming village near South Gate in Alexandra territory. Has/had a black mage factory beneath the mill which cannot be accessed after fight with Black Mage 2. Plot developments here.
Random encounter: Python


Conde Petie: Town/village of dwarves on the Outer Continent. Their password is Lahi-ho. Or is Ralli-ho? Must get married here in order to reach Maden Sari and Iifa Tree. Cannot be accessed after disc 3.

Fight!

Dali

Dali. Just a lot more fun and interesting. That, and Conde Petie was just annoyingly inane.

Dealing with Conde Petie dwarves brings to mind pleasant feelings of FFV. Rally-kupo, everybody!

Conde Petie

Dali

i found it really interesting and also I really like the music.

Conde Petie. I found the marriage scene to be endearing.

Dali. ^^

Dali

I forget how to get into the mayors special room though now :(

Dali

The peaceful, coozy atmosphere of a country village is always refreshing for me.

Dali

Conde Petit Rally Kupo ^_^

Dali, as it had a good contrast between the calm and serene exterior, and what was going on underground.

Dali had a really good story section within it.

Conde Petie Rally Kupo ^_^

Dali: 9
Conde Petie: 4

Next round:

Chocobo's Forest vs Desert Palace

Chocobo's Forest: Located on Mist Continent. Place where you can get Choco and the first place you can play the Hot and Cold minigame. That's really about it.

Desert Palace: The name says it all. Its a palace in the desert. Can only be accesed during story line when Zidane is sent to Oeilvert...Stupid fucking hedgehog-pie and the scales of balance. Namingway Card here. A weird sercurity system thingy. Bloodstones and annoying candles. That's all I can really remember
Random Encounter: Torama


Fight!

Chocobo's Forest. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace and I remember it taking me forever to get out of there.

Chocobo's Forest , For the awesome minigame

Desert Palace, the chocobo forest was too small.

Desert Palace

Aye, Desert Palace. Despite the fun that was the minigame, I played through the game last on the two player mode, so had a few laughs at my housemates frustrating attempts to navigate his way through the Palace. That was until I realised I couldn't remember the gargoyle statue thing myself.

Desert Palace

Hmm. You know... Desert Palace.

Chocobo's Forest

Chocobo's Forest. I got completely stuck in Desert Palace and I've hated the place since.

Desert Palace

I hate Desert Palace.

Chocobo's Forest plz.

Desert Palace

Desert Palace I despised Chocobo Hot and Cold.

Desert Palace: 8
Chocobo's Forest: 5

Burmecia vs Cleyra

Burmecia: Realm of Eternal Rain. Kingdom of mice sacked by Alexandria and Black Mages. Survivors fled to Cleyra. Freya's home. That's all I can think of basically.

Cleyra: Another kingdom of mice with Burmecian ancestry. Left because of Burmecia's love for war. Giant tree surrounded by a sandstorm. Also attacked by Alexandria for the summoning jewel of Odin. Destroyed completely by Odin after being summoned. Antlion resides here.

Burmecia

Burmecia. I kept hoping they would rebuild it during the storyline so I could explore it thoroughly. Much like Kvatch in TES IV.

Cleyra

Burmecia.

Cleyra

Burmecia

um?
Burmecia

Cleyra

Cleyra for lack of ghettos.

Burmecia.

Burmecia

Cleyra

Cleyra

Cleyra was badass.

Burmecia

Cleyra. It was moderatly interesting compared to Burmecia which basically had nothing in it.

I'm voting for Burmecia. I liked the music, which perfectly complimented the depressing feel of the city, which had just been utterly annihilated by Brahne's gang. The old stone grey buildings and the rain just add to this, making it really atmospheric.

Cleyra

DEFINATELY cleyra its kinda mysterious

Cleyra: 10
Burmecia: 9

Close battle but Burmecia snuffs out at the end.

Black Mage Village vs Gargan Roo

Black Mage Village: A settlement of the mass-produced black mages who became self aware and wanted to live their own life without killing. Don't have actual names, just numbers (e.g. Mr. 288). Genomes are later brought here to adapt to life on Gaia. That's about it.

Gargan Roo: Roots from the Iifa Tree. Also used as ancient method of transportation on Mist Continent using a gargant. Connects Alexander, Treno, and Pinnacle Rocks(?). Not really much else can be said since it can only be visited during story line.


Fight!

I liked both but I'm going with Black Mage Village.

I, on the other hand, am not a huge fan of either, but I'll go for Black Mage Village.

Black Mage Village

I agree with Agent. I didn't like either but the BMV was better than Roo.

Black Mage Village. Hated Gargan Roo

Gargan Roo..cuz im a rebel

Black Mage Village coz toys with pointy hats!

Gargan Roo

Gargan Roo.

Gargan Roo was the most annoying part of the ff9 imo... so il go with Black Mages

Gargan Roo

Black Mage Village. One of my favorite town environments in the game.

Black Mage Village

I hated gargan roo and loved black mage village so guess which i'm voting for lol.

Black Mage Village

All the houses were Black Mage heads!

BMV, cos kick-ass music, and storyline.

Bad draw for Gargan Roo though.

Black Mage Village: 12
Gargan Roo: 4

I agree with what MV says about that one being a bad draw. Places that aren't highly as memorable are more than likely going to lose against a place that has a lot to do with the story line/can be visited more than once. I'll try to make the next round less bias of a choice.

Last battle for this round:

Alexandria vs Lindblum

Alexandria: First place visited during the game. One of the four major kingdoms on Mist Continent. All female army led by Beatrix. Also the Knights of PLuto led by Steiner. Ruled by Brahne and later by Garnet/Dagger. Castle protected by Alexander during attack by Bahamut and Kuja.

Lindblum: One of the other four major kingdoms on Mist Continent. Ruled by Regent Cid Fabool IX. Attacked by Alexandria for fourth part of summoning jewel. Largest city in the game. Divided into four parts which can be reached by air cab. Yearley Festival of the Hunt is held here. Divided into four districts. I'll save more information for when(if)it makes it onto the next round.


Fight!

Edit:

I will might let this rumble run till Monday if I don't feel like updating Friday. So sorry for that delay in advance.

Now seriously Fight!

Lindblum

Definately Lindblum

Alexandria

Much as I liked Alexandria, also has to be Lindblum for me

Lindblum I really enjoyed all the technology in the city.

Lindblum

I prefer Lindlbum -- home of Tantalus, home of some pretty technology, and also home of Cid.

Lindblum

Lindblum, loved it so much more than Alexandria as a whole.

Lindblum. It looked like a wonderful, festive city of good technology where its reached at that level of not overstepping its boundaries at not becoming an huge urban eyesore.

Alexandria. Awesome looking castle and Alexander protecting it was an awesome FMV in the game.

Lindblum, although I enjoyed a lot of the story going on in Alexandria.

Lind to the Blum

Update: I will not be updating till Monday; busy writing research paper...

Alexandria

Alexandria

yikes, tough.

Lindblum, because i liked the city more. Alexandria is a little bland.

I prefer Lindlbum -- home of Tantalus, home of some pretty technology.

Alexandria

Alexandria

Let's end this now.

Lindblum: 14
Alexandria: 6

That's the end of Round 1. Here are the locations that made it on:

Treno
Mount Gulug
Wind Shrine
South Gate
Qu's Marsh
Iifa Tree
Pandemonium
Memoria
Daguerreo
Ipsen's Castle
Gizamaluke's Grotto
Evil Forest
Fire Shrine
Gaia
Esto Gaza
Dali
Desert Palace
Cleyra
Black Mage Village
Lindblum

I'll come up with match-ups and post them when the forum stops acting retarded.

Alexandria, the festival of the hunt greatly peeved me.


:/

As for the late vote, I disregard since the outcome is still the same...

Okay, here's the list I came up with. I tried to make it less bias/bad draws(though some still might be bad):

Treno vs. Lindblum
Mount Gulug vs. Black Mage Village
Wind Shrine vs. Fire Shrine
South Gate vs. Gaia
Qu's Marsh vs. Cleyra
Iifa Tree vs. Desert Palace
Pandemonium vs. Dali
Memoria vs. Esto Gaza
Daguerreo vs. Evil Forest
Ipsen's Castle vs. Gizamaluke's Grotto

Starting off Round 2:
Treno vs. Lindblum

Treno: Dagger: "I've always wanted to see the marvelous architecture of Treno. I can hardly wait!" This place is always in darkness, earning the name "Dark City". No real middle class. Mainly People who are very rich or who are very poor.

Lindblum: Largest city in game.
Theater District-

Home of Tantalus, Michael the artist, and the theater itself. Recent plays: Moogle Wannabe 2 starring Lowell Bridges.


Fight!

Treno.

Agh, that's really hard. Treno cause awesome music.

Lindblum

I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I'm not a huge Treno fan.

I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I'm not a huge Treno fan.

Treno

I definitely have to go with Lindblum on this one. I'm not a huge Treno fan.

Lindblum

Treno

Going for Lindblum, as Treno's music got on my nerves after spending a certain amount of time there.

Treno

Lindblum. Lindlbum > All.

The thing about Treno is that it has a couple of interesting places in it, but it's just nothing in comparison to Lindblum, as it's even more fun just to wander around in Lindblum town.

Lindblum: 9
Treno: 5

Lindblum pushes onto the semi-finals.

Mount Gulug vs. Black Mage Village


Mount Gulug:
No mortal has entered those depths ever since the entrance was mysteriously sealed."
�Bishop at Esto Gaza
An extinct volcano where an ancient race of mole people lived, but they too are extinct. Gee, I wonder why?

Black Mage Village:
Black Mage No. 288: Hello. Nice to see you again.
Vivi: Um... I wanted to ask you something.
Black Mage No. 288: What is it?
Vivi: I was wondering how many people have ...stopped...moving.
Black Mage No. 288: You're very kind to use our words. But you already
know what it means to live...and to die. You're asking about our friends
who have 'died,' not 'stopped.'
Vivi: Um...
Black Mage No. 288: Seven of our friends stopped functioning recently...
I think our life span is limited... I've suspected this ever since the
first one came to a stop. It varies a little, but most of us stop
moving one year after production.
Vivi: No...
Black Mage No. 288: I haven't told anyone else about this. If I did,
they'd feel the same way I do.
Vivi: What do you feel?
Black Mage No. 288: I don' t know... Fear? I don't want to stop. And
maybe I want to run away from it all. But living in the village with
everyone fills me with joy. The joy of living with them far outweighs
the fear of death. Isn't it the same for you? Traveling with your
friends gives your life meaning.
Vivi: I...
Not a whole lot else I can say about this place that already hasn't been said. Except for the good weapons and armor you can buy/synthesize here on disc 4...


Fight!

Mount Gulug

I guess Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village

Mount Gulug loved the music

Love the dialog during that scene at the Black Mage Village, but Mount Gulug for location.

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village. I know I voted against it before, but it's better than Mount Gulug.

Mount Gulug

I'm going with Mount Gulug. Too bad we never got to see the mole-people.

Mount Gulug, for the few reasons that matter a lot. :D The music, dark location and a mole-people history!

Mount Gulug loved the music

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village.

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village

Black Mage Village: 8
Mount Gulug: 7

Another close battle but the mole people choke on their own volcanic ash in the end.

Wind Shrine vs. Fire Shrine

Wind Shrine:
Vivi: W-Wow, the wind is strong...
Zidane: It's the wind shrine, so it's protected by strong gusts... Be
careful not to get blown away!
Steiner: There is no need to worry! Master Vivi, just follow me.
Vivi: O-Okay...
Steiner: See? There is nothing to fear!
Vivi: Really?
Vivi got blown back from the wind.
Steiner: Master Vivi!
Zidane: You're okay because you're wearing armor.
Steiner: Let us move forward, master Vivi!

Fire Shrine:
Freya: Zidane! The heat is going to kill the engine if we get any
closer!
Zidane: Okay... When we get closer to the volcano, you two head for the
shrine's entrance.
Amarant: ...Why do I have to go with her?
Zidane: Oh, sorry. Did you wanna go with Eiko?
Amarant: ......

Fight!

Tough -- I guess I'll go Fire Shrine because fire's cool. :D

Fire Shrine

Wind Shrine. I really liked the whole Steiner-Vivi connection there.

Fire shrine

Er... neither is particularily good. But being a Fire-specced mage, i guess that's where my vote lands.

Fire Shrine
Zidane: Oh, sorry. Did you wanna go with Eiko? classic :)

Wind Shrine, Vivi and Steiner just make the scene so much more memorable.

Fire Shrine

Fire Shrine

Wind Shrine

Wind Shrine. Steiner/Vivi combo kicks serious ass.

Fire Shrine: 7
Wind Shrine: 4

Wind Shrine doesn't put out enough gust to blow away the pyromaniacs of the forum.

South Gate vs. Gaia

South Gate: Steiner smuggles Dagger here in a bag of gyshal pickles. Enough said.

Gaia: A planet roughly 6000 years old...which is young... didn't feel like reading through the game script to find quotes about it.


Fight!

Gaia

I'll go South Gate. I liked the music and overall atmosphere there -- there were also some funny scenarios.

South Gate

South Gate

Pickle related hilarity and blossoming love between shop workers how could not vote for South Gate

South Gate

South Gate

South Gate. ^^

I'll go South Gate. I liked the music and overall atmosphere there -- there were also some funny scenarios.

South Gate

South Gate Gotta love the idea of Pickle smuggling.

South Gate

South Gate

South Gate: 12
Gaia: 1

Total domination over Gaia by South Gate.

Qu's Marsh vs. Cleyra

Qu's Marsh: Located at several places around the world and home of the Qu's/Quina/Quale. Frog Catching mini-game, and the entrance to Fossil Roo.

Cleyra:
Zidane:I've always wondered why people call it the ''City of Illusion.''

The Ritual Dance- Performed at the Cathedral in order to pray for the strenghtening of the sandstorm that surrounds Cleyra and protects it from outside intrussion.


Fight!

I guess Cleyra

Qu's Marsh. I was gonna go for Cleyra, but I didn't really like the place to begin with and I enjoyed Fossil Roo much more...

Qu's March indeed.

Cleyra

Qu's Marsh

Tough choice, I think I'll go with the general momentum of Qu's Marsh.

I think I prefer Cleyra here slightly, although neither location is a particular favourite of mine.

Cleyra

Cleyra

Qu's Marsh I enjoyed the frog catching game.

Qu's Marsh. Frog catching, Fossil Roo; rocks \m/

Cleyra

Qu's Marsh

Cleyra

Cleyra, Quina and anyone like him got on my nerves.

Cleyra.

Clerya <3

Sorry for the delay...
Cleyra: 10
Qu's Marsh: 7

Close towards the middle, but Quina chokes on his/her frogs in the end...fucking fatass.

Iifa Tree vs. Desert Palace

Iifa Tree: Planted by Garland long time ago to filter souls to Terra(which are filtered by SoulCage). Referred to as the "Sanctuary" by the dwarves.

Desert Palace:
Kuja: Welcome to my humble abode.
Zidane: Just cut the chase and tell me what the hell you want!
Kuja: My, we're upset, aren't we? Well, this is your errand... I want you
to go somewhere and bring something back for me.
Zidane: So, tell me what it is already, you demon!
Kuja: I'd watch my mouth if I were you. Surely, you haven't forgotten
that I hold your friends' lives in my hands.
Zidane: Grr!
Kuja: I'm going to send you to a place called Oeilvert.
Zidane: Where that?
Kuja: Oeilvert is south of the Seaways Canyon on the Forgotten
Continent. It isn't really my kind of place.
Zidane: What do you mean by that?
Kuja: You see, there's an anti-magic barrier around the place. And I
want to send you because you're too stupid to use magic. Once there, I
want you to retrieve the Gulug Stone for me. What do you say? Isn't it
a simple task? I'll even send you on my luxury cruise ship, so you
won't have to worry about transportation. Perhaps it's too much for
you. I'd better send you with three of your friends just to be safe.
Besides, nobody likes to fight against himself.
Zidane: ???
Kuja: Heheh, nevermind. Speak their names when you've chosen your
partners.
Zidane: I want Freya, Steiner, and Amarant.
Kuja: Fine. I shall summon them. Freya... Steiner... Amarant... Step through
the door. Proceed to the center of the platform.
Kuja: Spare me the emotional reunion scene, please. Now, go stand with
your friends.
Zidane: You'd better keep your promise, Kuja!
Kuja: Of course. You needn't worry one bit... Khehehe... What a bunch of idiots.

Sorry if that's a lot of reading...



Fight!

Desert Palace

Iifa tree had a easy boss...


edit: Oh shi- didn't see the spelling, yeah I knew it was Iifa tree.

For future reference, it is Iifa Tree. Not Lifa Tree...The next person who spells it like that will be shot on sight.
Sorry for that angry outburst and I will go back to loving most of you again...

Desert Palace

I mean, you're entering Kuja's "humble abode". Ya can't beat that. Especially against a place with a boss u can beat with one item.

The Iifa Tree was a bit of a letdown. The location was okay but I prefer Desert Palace out of the two.

Desert Palace as well

Iifa Tree. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace. The first time I played it took me forever to get out of there. Also, I like the music for the Iifa Tree and how the stories centers around it.

Iifa Tree

Iifa Tree

Wasn't annoying like the Desert Palace and tune was much more enjoyable.

Iifa Tree. The Desert Palace was one of those places I got stuck in my first playthrough, and I hate it ever since!

Desert Palace

Iifa Tree

For future reference, it is Iifa Tree. Not Lifa Tree...The next person who spells it like that will be shot on sight.
Sorry for that angry outburst and I will go back to loving most of you again...
Heh. I feel that. I've always hated it when I've seen it spelled "Lifa."

And my vote... hmm, tough choice. I'd say Iifa Tree had more plot significance and was also much more atmospheric / interesting.

Desert Palace

Every evil villain should have their own secret hidden palace

Iifa Tree. I absolutely despised the Desert Palace. The first time I played it took me forever to get out of there. Also, I like the music for the Iifa Tree and how the stories centers around it.

Iifa Tree.

Iifa Tree

Desert Palace. The boss at the end was easy but less so than the 'just use Phoenix Down/Elixir' Soulcage. Also, I just found the Desert Palace more atmospheric, and by drawing from the Blood Stones in Kuja's place you can get loads of useful items.

I always loved both places simply for what they are: a gigantic tree used as a device by Terra, and a pretty cool hidden palace!
But I really tend to vote now for Desert Palace, 'cause I actually never found it an irritating area, while Iifa Tree's backgroundtune was too annoying. ~_~

Iifa Tree: 9
Desert Palace: 8

Extremely close call...
Pandemonium vs. Dali

Pandemonium: Garland's strong-hold near Bran-Bal.
Zidane: So...Kuja is just an angel of death who sends souls to the Tree
of Iifa.
Garland: Yes, my angel of death. But only until you came of age.
Zidane: What do you mean!?
Garland: His soul is not eternal... I was going to create you next, after
all.
Zidane: You mean you won't need Kuja's soul once I grow stronger than
him?
Garland: Precisely... Soon, that time will come.
Zidane: ...
Garland: Well...now you should be fully aware of the meaning of your
existence... !?
Zidane: Yeah, I'm aware of all the laughter, all the tears I've shared
with the people I grew up with on Gaia.
Garland: Forget all that. You are destined to live among the stars for
all eternity. You have the power, the position, and the motive to do
it.
Zidane: I wouldn't want that kind of power...if I only had a place to
call home... My brothers in Tantalus, Vivi, Freya, Amarant, Quina,
Steiner, Eiko, and...Dagger... My home is with them in Gaia! If you say I
have a motive, then it's to punish all of you who brought pain to my
friends! I'll destroy Terra! That's reason enough for my birth here as
a Genome!
Garland: Regrettable... I thought your soul would be perfect for a new
angel of death...
Zidane: I AM the new angel of death! Yours!!!
Garland: Don't you know what it means to meet your maker?
Zidane: Shut up! I've heard enough of your crap! I'm taking you out,
right here, right now!
Garland: Foolishness... The body becomes a vessel, which greets a new
soul...
Zidane: (feeling strange) What's happening!?
Garland: He's too good to make into a regular Genome... But I have no
choice.
Dali:

Steiner: I am not here to drink coffee! Tell me when the cargo ship
will arrive, or else the Alexandrian royal family will appropriate this
properly.
Morrid: And then what?
Steiner: I order you to tell me when the cargo ship will arrive! Tell
meeeee!!!
Morrid: You're not a very creative interrogator.
Steiner: I am just trying to do what is right!
Morrid: Who decides right or wrong? You?
Steiner: Anyone can tell right from wrong.
Morrid: Ha ha ha... Still as green as a pickle.
Steiner: When will the cargo ship arrive!?
Morrid: It's already here. They should be loading it now.
Steiner: Why couldn't you tell me sooner!? Thank you!


Fight!

Dali a town that apart for the underground slave ring seemed like a nice place to live

Dali certainly.

hmm.... Dali small but it had a good feel to it

Dali for sure. I really loved that town

Pandemonium. As pretty annoying the place was, it's a lot more wicked than Dali.

Pandemonium, it was Garland's spooky castle and I never got too attached to Dali.

Dali

Pandemonium. No sneaky villagers there.

Dali. Pandemonium kind of bored me and the looping theme tune drove me up the wall.

Dali because peaceful yet secretive :)

Pandemonium, but it was close....i love both places.

Pandemonium

Dali Chocobos + Vivi <3

I don't really remember Pandemonium that well, so it probably wasn't that interesting to me. Dali.

Dali

Dali > all.

Dali: 11
Pandemonium: 5

Memoria vs. Esto Gaza

Memoria:After the destruction of Terra at the hands of Kuja, it appeared above the Iifa Tree. It is made from the memories of Zidane and his friends. The four Chaos guardians, Maliris, Tiamat, Kraken and Lich fight the party once more here. However, not only is the memories of Zidane's party here, but the very memories of Gaia itself. Throughout all of Memoria, various bits of history in Gaia's past are examined. Including the time when the planet was covered in water, to present events like the incidents in Alexandria. Throughout the Dungeon, Garland's voice can be heard, guiding the Party to their destination. The secret boss Hades can be fought here, who is the Master Synthesist.

Esto Gaza:
Bishop: What do you beggars want? You are in a holy place. Keep the
noise down. Hmph! Just like the other pointy-hats! No manners at all.
Zidane: Hey, mister, what did you just say? Have you seen some guys
that look like my friend here?
Bishop: How dare you address me so! I am the priest of Esto Gaza, the
holy place in which you stand. Mind your tongue, child. Are you in
league with that brazen crew?
Zidane: Tell me where they went! Was there a little girl with them? My
friend's life is in danger! Tell me what you know, now!
Bishop: All life is equal. The living will return to the stars. Through
the Path of Souls of the Shimmering Island.
Zidane: What are you talking about? Didn't the black mages have a girl
with them?
Dagger: ...
Bishop: I just watched them. Besides, they didn't do anything wrong.
Bishop: They barged in, hundreds of them! So, that was the dreaded
black mage army... They headed straight for Mount Gulug without even
looking at me.
Zidane: Mount Gulug?
Bishop: An enormous volcano that went extinct in the days of old.
Legend has it that a race of great moles once lived within the caverns.
But that was very long ago. No mortal has entered those depths ever
since the entrance was mysteriously sealed.
Bishop: They passed through here and went straight to Mount Gulug.
Zidane: And? What about the girl?
Bishop: Oh, yes. One of the black mages carried a little girl, too.
Vivi: That's gotta be Eiko!
Zidane: Well, now we know! We gotta get to Mount Gulug!
Vivi: I'm going, too! I think everyone will understand.
Zidane: Yeah. They can't let Kuja control them forever!


Fight!

I don't really care all that much for Esto Gaza. Memoria for me.

Memoria. One of my favourite locations.

Memoria. Just some fun boss fights

Memoria

Memoria.

Esto Gaza. Memoria was a bit tough on me.

Esto Gaza

I liked Esto Gaza. Memoria was just the token unworldly place that seems to crop up in every FF towards the end.

Memoria

Memoria. Just some fun boss fights

Memoria

Memoria

Esto Gaza

Memoria

Obviously Memoria.

Esto Gaza was neat and all but Memoria is the conclusion to the game and the story.

Memoria: 11
Esto Gaza: 4

Daguerreo vs. Evil Forest

Daguerreo: Optional area in the game. Indoor library with water. Couple of side-quests/hidden here. Excalibur, Gilgamesh/Master treasure hunter being the pre-dominant ones.
Evil Forest:
Tantalus' Cymbalist:Plants that attack people... I guess they don't call it Evil Forest for nothin'.
Forest that petrifies off and on. Prima Vista shot down here. Can only be accessed during story line. Marcus comes back later to save Blank with the Supersoft, who was petrified the first time around...

Fight!

Errr, difficult. Evil Forest is home of one of my favorite story movements, but I really love the design of Daguerreo. So.

Sew what?

Dageuerro as I always feel sad for Blank at the end of Evil Forest

One for Evil Forest.

Go Go Evil Forest

Daguerreo

Daguerreo

Daguerreo was cool but i really liked the Evil Forest

Go Go Evil Forest

Also, I love the Power Rangers referance.

Evil Forest

Daguerreo, just barely. It's a good battle.

Daguerreo. Loved the unique design of that place very much, who would expect to find a gigantic library in a mountain cave.

Another one for Evil Forest. (*^-')b

Daguerreo: 7
Evil Forest: 6

Daguerreo barley pulls through. Now the final battle in this round...

Ipsen's Castle vs. Gizamaluke's Grotto

Ipsen's Castle:
"Ipsen and his good friend Colin worked at a tavern in Treno. One day, Ipsen got a letter. The letter was so wet from rain that most of the writing was illegible. The only part he could read said 'Come back home.'. Nowadays, we have airships and stuff, but back then, it was really hard to travel. He didn't know why he had to go back, but he got some time off, gathered his things, and set out on his journey home. He walked a thousand leagues through the Mist. Sometimes he was attacked by vicious monsters, but he made it, because his friend Colin was by his side. And then, after much time on the road... He had to ask Colin something:
"Why did you come with me?"
"Only because I wanted to go with you"

Gizamaluke's Grotto:
Freya: No...!
Freya: Come on! Get up! (to the other dead guard) Dammit! Say
something!
Zidane: Oh, man...
Freya: The black mages! Who are they!?
Vivi: U-Um...
Zidane: It's okay. You didn't do anything.
Freya: Vivi, aren't they your-- !!! The king might be in danger! Come
on!
Zidane: I sure hope Dagger didn't come here... Let's go.
Zorn: Who is that?
Thorn: That, I don't know.
Zorn: I know I have seen him somewhere before.
Thorn: Somewhere before? I have not seen him. I know.
Zorn: I guess it is not important. Let's kill him.
Thorn: Yes, kill him, shall we?
Thorn: HEEE! Savage monsters, they are!
Zorn: Run away!

Fight!

Gizamaluke's Grotto

Gizamaluke's Grotto

Ipsen's Castle

Ispen's Castle.

Gizamaluke's Grotto

Gizamaluke's Grotto

Ipsen's Castle

Gizamaluke's Grotto -- that castle mostly just annoyed me.