Lines in the Fog

Contents

  1. 1. Crossing the Desert
  2. 2. The Mirage Tower
  3. 3. Spiralling Up
  4. 4. Warping into the Skies
  5. 5. Looting Intensifies
  6. 6. The Bigger Picture
  7. 7. Tiamat
  8. 8. Preparing for Chaos
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12 min read

Final Fantasy I - The Flying Fortress

Part of the series: The First Step: Final Fantasy I

The Mirage Tower

We're soon at the tower, and entry itself seems straightforward. I'm not sure if that's because we already have the chime in our display case or if that's to come into play later, but it looks like we just have to loop around in a wide circle anti-clockwise to climb up. Or we can cut inside and cut the corner, and maybe a bunch of goodies!

The enemies in here are definitely a step up, consistently hitting harder than the last few dungeons, and also new sprites, so we know that we're in a significant area.

There are a lot of chests in this area. It feels like a lot of them contain gil, so I'll just list the ones that contain items, otherwise it'll start to look a bit tedious:

  • Healing Helm
  • Vorpal Sword
  • Aegis Shield
  • a Tent

As nice as these look, they're mostly for Rukus and Kaili, and with their Ribbons equipped, I either done want to remove those, in the case of the Helm, or in the Shield's case, the ribbon offers the same protection from statuses, but the Diamond Shield is just as good, plus guards against lightning.

Crossing the Desert
Spiralling Up
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Part of the series: The First Step: Final Fantasy I (19 posts)
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  • 2. Final Fantasy I - Out into the World
    The first steps into the world of Final Fantasy I, Matoya's Cave, and the town of Pravoka.
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  • 3. Final Fantasy I - Elfheim
    The first steps into the world of Final Fantasy I, Matoya's Cave, and the town of Pravoka.
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  • 4. Final Fantasy I - Heavy is the Head
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  • 5. Final Fantasy I - Magical Mystic Key Tour
    Heading around the world with the Mystic Key, and seeing what we can unlock.
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  • 6. Final Fantasy I - Go West, Young Warriors
    Setting sail to the west, exploring Mount Duergar, and the town of Melmond.
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  • 7. Final Fantasy I - Into the Bowels of the Earth
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  • 8. Final Fantasy I - The Wandering Heroes of Melmond
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  • 18. Final Fantasy I - Entering the Chaos
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  • 19. Final Fantasy I - From Utter Chaos to Calm
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