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offsidewing

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Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« on: May 16, 2007, 04:25:23 PM »
Who the heck is this guy and why is he taunting me??  Can I get over to him and invite him to barbeque, or execute his command with extreme prejudice?

I asked Victor Ireland this very question in a polite letter 14 years ago.  I still wait by the mailbox every day. . .

Anyways, I've always wanted to know what's up with this fella.  He's on an island east of the Rebel Camp after you defeat Lud and get Jiela for a second time (or I shall taunt you for a second time!).

Anyone know anything about this f-ing guy?!
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2007, 04:34:02 PM »
WHOA, I've never seen that before in this game! That's really interesting!
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2007, 04:57:42 PM »
I'm also not sure what that's about...my guess is something left over from the Japanese original. I could use my CF2 BRAM editor to position the party on that island though...might yield some information. I've known about that for years but never did find out anything about it.

By the way...that part of the game, you don't have to go through with the Lud battle right away. As soon as you get there, you can leave and go as far as the haunted castle, which means you can also pick up Crystal Staves on the way, which are the best weapon you can have up to that point.

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2007, 06:13:45 PM »
He kinda looks like the half man / half chipmunk dude from Burai.  I don't remember seeing him - damn it, now I must play through CF2 again.  8)
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2007, 06:18:51 PM »
Wow, all the times I played thru this, & I've never seen him :shock:

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #5 on: May 16, 2007, 06:41:09 PM »
Anyone know anything about this f-ing guy?!
I'll give you a hint:


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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2007, 12:47:36 AM »
I could use my CF2 BRAM editor to position the party on that island though...might yield some information.

Is there really an editor, or are you guys pulling my leg?  If there is an editor, it does beg the question if you can max out Van and defeat Wizda in one turn at the begining of the game (or your first meeting with Galam).

But first, find out who that creature is!!

Oh, and Lud was a breeze.  A little debuff from Babs and viola, dead Lud.  I'm a leveling beast.  This is an area of the game where leveling is easy and I took full advantage.

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2007, 01:13:26 AM »
Is there really an editor, or are you guys pulling my leg?  If there is an editor, it does beg the question if you can max out Van and defeat Wizda in one turn at the begining of the game (or your first meeting with Galam).

No, I'm not pulling your leg. A couple of years ago, I developed a CF2 savegame editor. I used it to make some really wacked out parties...such as turning the lead character into a chicken. :D It still has some work to be done to it, as some of the save file isn't currently understood. The released version is a ROM image so unless you have one of those memory card things, you wouldn't be able to use it on a real console. I have a CDROM version here locally but I've never released it because it's part of a larger package...a multi-editor that supports dozens of games.

As for the Wizda and Galam scenes...you're not supposed to win, and no matter how beefed up your stats are, you won't ever win. Trust me...I've set Van to like level 50 and went into the Wizda battle...all you'll do is sit there bored for like an hour while Wizda whittles away at your hitpoints.

Almost forgot...you can find the initial release of the CF2 BRAM editor here:
http://www.frozenutopia.com/downloads.html
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2007, 01:20:03 AM »
I'm pretty sure that it was Working Designs that I contacted about that, but I may have just called the Turbo Tip line.

Anyways, I was told that it is definitely nothing, at least in the Turbo version. I'm guessing that its just a decoration for fun and wasn't part of anything special in the PCE version.

I thought that it looked like an owl-man back in the day.
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2007, 01:43:26 AM »
As for the Wizda and Galam scenes...you're not supposed to win, and no matter how beefed up your stats are, you won't ever win. Trust me...I've set Van to like level 50 and went into the Wizda battle...all you'll do is sit there bored for like an hour while Wizda whittles away at your hitpoints.

I had always thought that to be the case...


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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2007, 01:09:39 PM »
BTW, Annie is freaking hot when she get's older.  And she's very lonely...

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2007, 02:20:03 PM »
BTW, Annie is freaking hot when she get's older.  And she's very lonely...
I wish there were girls that looked that good living next door...I'd take care of their loneliness problem really quickly...

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2007, 04:36:28 PM »
Galamzilla is defeated!

Clea is probably pretty hot under that insane armour.

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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2007, 04:41:43 PM »
Just watched the ending to CF2 after beating it.  Last played over 10 years ago.

Damn, now I'm an emotional trainwreck.

...then Victor Ireland's lyrics make me feel all fuzzy.  I'm going to watch some porn.
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Re: Cosmic Fantasy 2 mystery guest question
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2007, 02:37:18 AM »
That's definitely one of my favorite video game endings. 

For anyone else who digs the CF2 story, I highly recommend Cosmic Fantasy 4 Chapter 2, as it reveals the fates of Van, Rimu (Babs), and Annie.  It really is like a direct sequel to CF2.   
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