Tuesday, June 30, 2009

RGR007 - The King is Stoned

Okay, so like I said, I finished mapping out the Tower of Broww and defeated the dreaded Scissor Monster, thanks to the Golden Stone I got off some crazy old man in a cave:

What are you talking about?
What are you talking about?

After a little experimentation, I figured out the ring I won from the Scissor Monster lets me recover hit points (and, strangely enough, arrows) during battle.

Upon returning to Highria, I received the Mysterious Seed from the old man who sent me to the tower to begin with. It's apparently the seed of some kind of rapid-growing bridge plant, which is nice, since the bridge leading to the next town happens to be broken. I took the seed and headed down to the broken bridge, where I may or may not have had a bout of hallucinations as the seed worked its magic. The ocean began changing colors, and I felt oddly at peace, and when I looked back at the broken bridge, it was whole again. Or maybe it was magic. I'm really not sure anymore.

The town of Riria has two medical centers (and creepy, depressing music); one sells a universal antidote (not that I've been poisoned at any recent point in the game), and the other sells the Wonder Capsule, a surefire cure for food poisoning. Yep, the game is pretty straightforward. I of course bought one of these capsules, and immediately headed back to Ehdo to cure the townsfolk. The music became cheery once again, and the people began to tell me stories of strange goings-on up north in Somusa, and I learned some shocking news...

Now, we finally get to the title of this post. While I was gone, the king had been turned to stone! I ran as fast as I could (which was roughly equivalent to a leisurely stroll) to the castle to find the king a lifeless statue, and the princess begging me to go find who or whatever did this to him, and commence with the stabbing. You know I loves me some stabbing.

I then stopped by Somusa to check out these strange happenings, and heard the tale of the guy who dropped his axe in the lake, only to have it replaced with a golden axe by the fairy of the lake. Since I already knew I needed a weapon of gold, I figured I'd try my luck with a golden bow. When I dropped my bow in the lake, some freaky old red woman showed up, took the bow and some of my money, and vanished.

So I tried again with some arrows (I was not about to risk throwing away my expensive sword), but this time, a cute little blue girl showed up and upgraded my arrows to golden arrows. Of course, I lost the 50 arrows I had just bought for the privilege, but thanks to the ring, I can recoup those in no time.

What kind of laugh is that?
What kind of laugh is that?
All right, I'll take the seed and...
All right, I'll take the seed and...

Oh noes, I made the ocean bleed!
Oh noes, I made the ocean bleed!
Phew, I think I need a nap.
Phew, I think I need a nap.

Ooh, a shiny new town...
Ooh, a shiny new town...
I'm a foreigner! What are the odds?
I'm a foreigner! What are the odds?

How convenient!
How convenient!
That seems to be the theme here.
That seems to be the theme here.

*sigh* Can't I get a break?
*sigh* Can't I get a break?
He looks fine to me.  Just old.
He looks fine to me. Just old.

............ to you too!
............ to you too!
Can't someone else do this one?
Can't someone else do this one?

No, I was trying to upgrade!
No, I was trying to upgrade!
No, I lost those FIFTY arrows.
No, I lost those FIFTY arrows.

Now that I've got my golden weapon, I guess it's time to try that boss in the cave northeast of Somusa again. I don't like that cave. It smells funny. And my flashlight kind of sucks.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

RGR007 - Another Tower Down

They had scissors back then?
They had scissors back then?
I lose more towers that way.
I lose more towers that way.

Quick note: I've obviously been busy as of late, but I'm still slowly making my way through the game. As you can see, I've finished the Tower of Broww, where I won some sort of ring from the Scissor Monster (yeah, that's really its name). More to come!

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

RGR007 - The Tower of Broww...wwww...w.

I know, it's been over two weeks since the last post, but that doesn't necessarily mean I haven't been playing; on the contrary, I've done quite a bit of leveling up, and am currently making my way through the Tower of Broww. I'm level 17 now, and according to the manual, the maximum level is 30, so I think I'm doing pretty well.

Yay, another tower.
Yay, another tower.
At least this one smells better!
At least this one smells better!

And this one's for the naysayer(s) out there, claiming I don't really draw maps as I go along. I miscalculated the width of the tower by one screen, so the first floor map is a little off. The second image actually belongs inside the first, but I didn't make enough room. Floors two and three look pretty good.

Floor 1, outer perimeter
Floor 1, inner area
Floor 2
Floor 3

As you can see, this is a complicated tower, especially since some passages are blocked in certain directions. But I'll get it figured out one of these days. I do appreciate how the map designers for the game kept within the bounds of realism when designing the towers; some games have areas that make no sense if you put the maps together, with towers that defy physics with offset floors and floors at the top much larger than the bottom floors. The maps here show that the towers are even circular! Kudos to Game Arts and Hi-Score, and their map designers.

Monday, June 1, 2009

RGR007 - To the New World

With the princess rescued and the townsfolk all presumably hunched over their toilets, I headed over to the local port to hitch a ride on a boat across the sea. You see, the medicine they need is, as you may have read, nowhere near here. No, it can only be found in a town on the western continent, which, up until recently, was unreachable due to magically raging seas.

The boat ride was very short, and the port was surprisingly far from the next town, Karuza. The people there kept calling it a tourist trap, even though the town didn't have a single shop, though it did have TWO inns. After a bit of exploring, I found another town, called Highria, that had an awesome weapon shop. I picked up a scimitar there, and also met a Lizard Man in the woods just outside the town. The people are afraid of him, but that's really only because he doesn't speak English. I think he's a nice guy.

Sneak Attack!
Sneak Attack!
Wow, short trip.
Wow, short trip.

I think you're missing the point.
I think you're missing the point.
That makes no sense.
That makes no sense.

So where do I buy souvenirs?
So where do I buy souvenirs?
Really? Me too!
Really? Me too!

OHMYGODITSABEAR!!! Oh, hi.
OHMYGODITSABEAR!!! Oh, hi.
Just any old green monster?
Just any old green monster?

I know there's a tower around here somewhere, but I also know I need something I passed up on the other side of the sea to beat him, so I've got a little bit of backtracking to do.