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I felt like playing my all-time favorite game: Breath of Fire 3. I was going to play it on my PSP but I can't find it, so I simply pulled out my PS1 version (albeit I'm playing it on the PS2). I felt like doing something a little different this time: recording my progress like I was doing with my Legends: Arceus playthrough before "new toy syndrome" for Digimon Survive cut it short (nothing against Digimon Survive, as it's a good game, I just simply forgot to continue it due to trying to figure out how Digimon Survive works). Anyway, time for the first log of Ryu's journey for discovery and truth.
Log #1: Explosive Birth
We begin with a young dragon whelp getting awakened in a mine by some miners. They attack the whelp. Bad move. One Whelp Breath later they're cooked extra-crispy style. The little whelp runs amok in the mine only to face a burly ox-like man. However, before he could cook him a voice calls out to the dragon to stop. This, however, distracts the dragon long enough for a man operating a crane to use said crane to knock out the dragon so the miners can capture it and put it in a cage. However, not long after the cage is put on a mine train the dragon awakes and manages to rock the cage hard enough for it to plummet down the mountainside.
Enter Rei, who is trying to hunt a boar for his dinner. However, the boar gets scared off by a loud noise and Rei investigates, finding a naked blue-haired boy with two Currs looking to eat him. Rei kills the Currs in revenge for getting his dinner scared off. He attempts to leave the boy but relents after the boy whimpers, "...m...mommy...", taking him to his log cabin with his "brother", the rambunctious Teepo. Rei and Teepo head into McNeil Village in hopes of stealing some food, leaving the sleeping boy alone. One dream later the boy, named Ryu, stirs from his slumber and wanders out to explore. After collecting some items like Green Apples and some Croc Tears Ryu wanders into McNeil village, only to be spooked by Rei and Teepo fleeing an angry woman they tried to steal from. The bad harvest has everyone on edge and the villagers are keeping their eyes out for the infamous thieves. Teepo then suggests using Ryu, as he's an unknown right now, to help them, so Rei steals some gear for the young boy to wear. Time to go to "work" now that Ryu is fully dressed.
Equipping him with the Melted Blade obtained from the mines, giving Ryu a decent Power boost, it's time to start fighting monsters and picking up Skills. Along with using Rei's Pilfer to snag free items from the monsters... with mixed results. After a failed attempt to mug probably the biggest bruiser around: Bunyan, the boys come up with the brilliant idea to steal food from him as payback while he's out. Yeah, really good idea, Rei and Teepo. That won't backfire horribly, I bet. Anyway, after spending some time getting a few levels and gaining all the available Skills thus far (Burn, Influence, Snooze, Blind, and Unmotivate) it was time to sneak into Bunyan's home in hopes of a meal. Ryu finds some Beef Jerky but Bunyan returns home at that point. Rei tries to distract Bunyan so Teepo and Ryu can flee. Mission failed, as all three boys get caught. Bunyan decides to put the boys to work. Rei is sent to Mt. Glaus to take care of something while Ryu and Teepo stay to chop wood, introducing us to our first minigame. After cutting enough wood to satisfy Bunyan Teepo shoots his mouth off again, something that Bunyan warns him about, before the young boys head off after Rei. Considering Bunyan knows something that Ryu and Teepo don't, which is the reason why he sent Rei to Mt. Glaus alone, you'd think he'd try to stop the boys. But, then again, he's dealing with Teepo, who defies authority and always has a smart remark ready, so he probably felt it would be pointless to stop the purple-haired punk.
After a little more exploring and gathering items the duo reaches Mt. Glaus. Ryu and Teepo head straight for the cabin, where they meet up with Rei. Rei hints something that Bunyan knew about him, which is why he wanted the Woren to go alone. But whatever that was it's now out of the question. The next morning it's time to fight the Nue for the first time. After dealing enough damage to it the beast runs away. With Rei back in the party we retrace our steps to claim the items that Ryu and Teepo missed before venturing into the cave to find the Nue. After following its trail of blood to a waterfall Teepo figures out where it is. But not how to get to it. More exploring later Teepo figures out how to get to it: jump in the river and ride the current to the hidden cave. Poor Ryu has to go first but Teepo's plan does work and the boys reach the hidden cave. They venture in deeper to find the Nue. One fight later the Nue dies on its feet, defending the cave behind it. The boys find out why: it was guarding its cubs. However... they were already long dead, something that the Nue didn't realize. With heavy hearts the boys jump into the river and float out to the base of Mt. Glaus. Bunyan "congratulates" the boys for doing honest work, knowing exactly why the Nue was stealing food from the villagers. Rei calls him out on it but Bunyan shoots it down with a piercing response.
Spring soon comes and both Cedar Woods and McNeil Village have plenty of food now. Teepo wants to brag about how they killed the Nue. Rei and Ryu aren't so sure about it, as they think it's best not to brag, but Rei is curious to know what the village thinks of them. So off the boys go to McNeil. Teepo notices that no one is around, revealing that he told the villagers they'd be in town today. Rei calls him out on his desire to brag. They are soon surrounded by villagers... who actually praise the boys and effectively make peace with them. That won't last long. The boys meet Loki who "recruits" them to help him with something. But that can wait, as it's now time to start some of the side stuff the game offers: Masters and Fishing. And we're gonna need it, as we've got bigger battles ahead of us. After buying as much as possible at the weapon and item shops we give the last of our money to Mygas the wizard so he can teach us magic. Ryu becomes his apprentice, since the blue-haired boy gains enough Power and Defense naturally to mitigate the downsides of this new Master but could use the AP and Intelligence boost (especially AP, as he'll need it when a certain "power" is unlocked). Plus the skills Mygas teaches will be useful when a certain character joins the ranks later on. Ryu, Rei, and Teepo are all Level 7.
Log #1: Explosive Birth
We begin with a young dragon whelp getting awakened in a mine by some miners. They attack the whelp. Bad move. One Whelp Breath later they're cooked extra-crispy style. The little whelp runs amok in the mine only to face a burly ox-like man. However, before he could cook him a voice calls out to the dragon to stop. This, however, distracts the dragon long enough for a man operating a crane to use said crane to knock out the dragon so the miners can capture it and put it in a cage. However, not long after the cage is put on a mine train the dragon awakes and manages to rock the cage hard enough for it to plummet down the mountainside.
Enter Rei, who is trying to hunt a boar for his dinner. However, the boar gets scared off by a loud noise and Rei investigates, finding a naked blue-haired boy with two Currs looking to eat him. Rei kills the Currs in revenge for getting his dinner scared off. He attempts to leave the boy but relents after the boy whimpers, "...m...mommy...", taking him to his log cabin with his "brother", the rambunctious Teepo. Rei and Teepo head into McNeil Village in hopes of stealing some food, leaving the sleeping boy alone. One dream later the boy, named Ryu, stirs from his slumber and wanders out to explore. After collecting some items like Green Apples and some Croc Tears Ryu wanders into McNeil village, only to be spooked by Rei and Teepo fleeing an angry woman they tried to steal from. The bad harvest has everyone on edge and the villagers are keeping their eyes out for the infamous thieves. Teepo then suggests using Ryu, as he's an unknown right now, to help them, so Rei steals some gear for the young boy to wear. Time to go to "work" now that Ryu is fully dressed.
Equipping him with the Melted Blade obtained from the mines, giving Ryu a decent Power boost, it's time to start fighting monsters and picking up Skills. Along with using Rei's Pilfer to snag free items from the monsters... with mixed results. After a failed attempt to mug probably the biggest bruiser around: Bunyan, the boys come up with the brilliant idea to steal food from him as payback while he's out. Yeah, really good idea, Rei and Teepo. That won't backfire horribly, I bet. Anyway, after spending some time getting a few levels and gaining all the available Skills thus far (Burn, Influence, Snooze, Blind, and Unmotivate) it was time to sneak into Bunyan's home in hopes of a meal. Ryu finds some Beef Jerky but Bunyan returns home at that point. Rei tries to distract Bunyan so Teepo and Ryu can flee. Mission failed, as all three boys get caught. Bunyan decides to put the boys to work. Rei is sent to Mt. Glaus to take care of something while Ryu and Teepo stay to chop wood, introducing us to our first minigame. After cutting enough wood to satisfy Bunyan Teepo shoots his mouth off again, something that Bunyan warns him about, before the young boys head off after Rei. Considering Bunyan knows something that Ryu and Teepo don't, which is the reason why he sent Rei to Mt. Glaus alone, you'd think he'd try to stop the boys. But, then again, he's dealing with Teepo, who defies authority and always has a smart remark ready, so he probably felt it would be pointless to stop the purple-haired punk.
After a little more exploring and gathering items the duo reaches Mt. Glaus. Ryu and Teepo head straight for the cabin, where they meet up with Rei. Rei hints something that Bunyan knew about him, which is why he wanted the Woren to go alone. But whatever that was it's now out of the question. The next morning it's time to fight the Nue for the first time. After dealing enough damage to it the beast runs away. With Rei back in the party we retrace our steps to claim the items that Ryu and Teepo missed before venturing into the cave to find the Nue. After following its trail of blood to a waterfall Teepo figures out where it is. But not how to get to it. More exploring later Teepo figures out how to get to it: jump in the river and ride the current to the hidden cave. Poor Ryu has to go first but Teepo's plan does work and the boys reach the hidden cave. They venture in deeper to find the Nue. One fight later the Nue dies on its feet, defending the cave behind it. The boys find out why: it was guarding its cubs. However... they were already long dead, something that the Nue didn't realize. With heavy hearts the boys jump into the river and float out to the base of Mt. Glaus. Bunyan "congratulates" the boys for doing honest work, knowing exactly why the Nue was stealing food from the villagers. Rei calls him out on it but Bunyan shoots it down with a piercing response.
Spring soon comes and both Cedar Woods and McNeil Village have plenty of food now. Teepo wants to brag about how they killed the Nue. Rei and Ryu aren't so sure about it, as they think it's best not to brag, but Rei is curious to know what the village thinks of them. So off the boys go to McNeil. Teepo notices that no one is around, revealing that he told the villagers they'd be in town today. Rei calls him out on his desire to brag. They are soon surrounded by villagers... who actually praise the boys and effectively make peace with them. That won't last long. The boys meet Loki who "recruits" them to help him with something. But that can wait, as it's now time to start some of the side stuff the game offers: Masters and Fishing. And we're gonna need it, as we've got bigger battles ahead of us. After buying as much as possible at the weapon and item shops we give the last of our money to Mygas the wizard so he can teach us magic. Ryu becomes his apprentice, since the blue-haired boy gains enough Power and Defense naturally to mitigate the downsides of this new Master but could use the AP and Intelligence boost (especially AP, as he'll need it when a certain "power" is unlocked). Plus the skills Mygas teaches will be useful when a certain character joins the ranks later on. Ryu, Rei, and Teepo are all Level 7.
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