Walkthrough the Fire & Flames, with Breath of Fire II (Retranslation)!

[Fionordequester]

Owl Jornan sounds like Owl Jordan or Al Jolson to me for some reason.

Suddenly, I remember the cartoon with the singing owl.... "I love to singa"

Lol!  Sorry for the late reply!  I don't typically get other posts here, but I'll try to be on the lookout from now on.  I'll also check that out, as it looks like that's a Tex Avery animation.

Anyways... Ready to learn how to take on some of the game's best writing, coupled with some of its most frustrating gameplay!  Ready to hear a new way of mixing me & Skaizo's voice?  Then come!  Welcome to Highfort!

NOTE: Tell me if the game's audio is loud enough compared to us!



Part 16: Breath of Fire II Walkthrough—Wanderer (Highfort 1/2; Trubo)

THUMBNAIL ART BY: 「せいはち」(The uncropped version is in his art gallery!)
せいはち's ART GALLERY: https://www.pixiv.net/en/users/3498832
Special thanks for giving me permission to use it!
[Pixiv is basically the Japanese version of Deviant Art]

PLOT POINTS (Gone forever, if done before recruiting Beretta.  She upgrades her wares for every 8 you get, up to a max of 24):
1. Breaking Nimufu's curse on Jean.
2. Recruiting Seso.
3. Acquire the dragon powers from the old man behind the waterfall.
4. Recruiting three residents and expanding Township.
5. Defeating Jailer.
6. Finishing the cooking contest in SimaFort.
7. Defeating Kuwadora.
8. Finding out about the Gate incident at the Rangers' Guild.
9. Defeating Munmar.
10. Defeat M.C.Tusk.

ENEMY AI:
Basilisks:
75% chance to Attack twice
Otherwise, 1/64 defend
Otherwise, Attack Once (75%) or cast Def.Down/Weaken (25%)

Goo Champions (Weak to fire):
Run away with probability 3/8 (turn 1-4) or 100% (turn 5-7)
Otherwise, 1/64 defend, 63/64 attack
[The probability of running away is intended to be 1/16 (turn 1), 1/8 (turn 2), 1/4 (turn 3), or 3/8 (turn 4+).  However, the turn number was capped in the wrong direction before looking this value up.  Additionally, Goo Champions were intended to have a 50% chance of casting FireBreath... However, the upper byte of the Y register is cleared before this probability and spell list can be read.]

Dynafangs:
1/64 defend
Otherwise, Attack (25%) or Jolt (75%)
[Like many spellcaster enemies, DinaFung is intended to just attack when its AP is 12.5% or lower.  However, this check is bugged, so this will never happen.]

Pollens/Bomb Seeds (Weak to ice):
If used BuildUp last turn, attack
Otherwise, 3/4 BuildUp (doubles the damage of the next Attack)
Otherwise, 1/64 defend
Otherwise, Attack (87%) or cast a spell (13%)
Spell list: Spark/Flare (75%) or Flameblast (25%)

Death Bringers (Weak to fire & holy):
1/64 defend
Otherwise, Attack (93%) or cast Death (7%)

Pharaoh Mages (Weak to fire & holy):
1/64 defend
Otherwise, with probability 100% (turn 1), 5/8 (turn 2), 1/4 (turn 3), or 0 (turn 4+), cast spell
Otherwise Attack
Spell list: Frost (50%), Zombie Breath (25%), Iceblast (25%)
[Note that in a lead-off attack, the first enemy action occurs on turn 2]

Raloobas/Larvae Crawlers (Weak to fire & holy):
1/64 defend
Otherwise, Poison Breath with probability 17/256 (if over 50% HP), 33/256 (if over 25% and at most 50%), 65/256 (if over 12.5% and at most 25%), or 129/256 (if 12.5% HP or under)
Otherwise attack

Soulflickers (Weak to holy):
1/64 defend
Otherwise, Attack (25%) or cast a spell (75%)
Spell list: Steal HP (Sap/Drain) or steal AP (Drain/Leech Power)

TURVOE AI (50% critical hits):
Always attacks twice
[Round 1 ends when Sten dies, or when Sten takes 4 actions]
[Round 2 will cause a game-over, if Sten can't beat Turvoe in 5 actions]

THE ROUTE:

Overworld:
Sail to Whale Cape
Use a Smoke Bomb and walk lower-left into big tree to talk to Gandharve
—X2 Striker Bears: Whelp one, while Aspara Blunts the other (always works)
Use a Smoke Bomb after stepping left of upper-left patch of dirt
—EQUIP: Coin + Bamboo Rod to Ryu, Bare Knuckle to Rand, Bowie Knife to Sten, & Clothing to Aspara
Spawn some fish near the leftmost house, then fish out a Manillo
—SELL: Gold Bricks, Ocean Robe, Iron Knuckle, Copper Baton, Iron Bands, Headbands, & Escutcheons
—BUY: x1 Speed Shoes, x1 Holy Scarf, & x5 Courage Belts
—EQUIP: x1 Courage Belt to Ryu, x2 Courage Belts to Rand, Speed Shoes + Holy Scarf to Sten
Go counter-clockwise around the continent back to Melodia

Melodia:
Talk to exposition bot
—CHANGE PARTY: Ryu/Rand/Sten/Lin
Roll on over to Highland (far right continent, below Township)
—X2 Basilisk: Fireblast + Jolt; Ryu Whelps one, Lin attacks the other

Highland:
—EQUIP: Bandana & Wristband to Ryu, and Defender + Circlet to Sten
Snag Speed Suit & Papillon in the basement
Snag Restorative before walking out
—SELL: Speed Suit & Papillon
—BUY: Up to x18 Herbs, x18 Vitamins, & x3 Ammonias
—STORE: All your Zenny

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VS. Turvoe (110 HP):
Pretend in Round 1 and die
X2 Fireblasts in Round 2
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Heal Sten via healing fountain
—Pharaoh Mummies: Fire Blast + Melee
—Deathbringers: x2 Fire Blasts
—Goo Champion: Flare
—Bomb Seeds: Melee
1st Many Door Room: Get Dream Jewel from upper-right room
Treasure passageways: Get Assassin Dagger & Hawk Knife from the first left and right passages, take the center path, then go to the right to find the gang!

TRANSLATION MISHAPS:



Don't worry, Ryu.  There's plenty of fish in the sea.



L & R mix-ups, always a classic.



How do you "reduce casting"?



Ah, you spelled "treasure" incorrectly.



Amazing how literally every single textbox of this mini-game has problems :lol: !



Hey, that's my favorite band!