{"id":98,"date":"2012-05-14T10:00:45","date_gmt":"2012-05-14T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/?p=98"},"modified":"2012-05-14T08:52:10","modified_gmt":"2012-05-14T13:52:10","slug":"final-fantasy-i-shall-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/final-fantasy-i-shall-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Final Fantasy: I SHALL PASS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Ruby in hand, I ventured back to Giant&#8217;s Cave. I approached the magnificent Brobdingnagian<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-98-1' id='fnref-98-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(98)'>1<\/a><\/sup> rock eater with trepidation. Would he accept my gift? Should I lightly salt it?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-109\" title=\"An Indecent Proposal\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM-300x166.jpg?resize=300%2C166\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg?resize=500%2C277&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-09-PM.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then he ate it and <a href=\"http:\/\/textsfromdog.tumblr.com\/post\/22189262731\" target=\"_blank\">was persuaded<\/a>. The gentle giant lumbered slowly away, out of my life forever. I chased him around the corner, but he was gone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-110\" title=\"CRUNCH MUNCH\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM-300x169.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg?resize=1024%2C579&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg?resize=500%2C282&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-50-40-PM.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went through the cave and came out the other side. Further south was a cave with a dude named Sadda, who gave me the &#8220;earth rod&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-111\" title=\"Earth Rod\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM-300x171.jpg?resize=300%2C171\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg?resize=1024%2C584&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg?resize=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stackofshame.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/Photo-May-11-6-58-57-PM.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This will open the slab with the cast of Rocky Horror Picture Show hidden underneath.<\/p>\n<p>My guys are level 24 now. No one has died even once. I suspect that the original was harder. I remember playing Dragon Warrior with a cousin when I was a kid, and I could swear that it was difficult. I assumed that other games from the era were of similar difficulty. I may have to crank up the Wii in a week or so and play the original for a bit, just to get an idea of how it&#8217;s changed.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, I&#8217;m very early on, I think. I haven&#8217;t even got an airship yet. So maybe it will ramp up. I suspect that deeper in the earth cave I&#8217;ll find one of the four fiends, assuming my memory is accurate and that this Final Fantasy established that pattern. I&#8217;m pretty sure it did.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pretty sure the original also had orbs instead of crystals. Now I&#8217;m really curious. Anyway, when I have time I&#8217;ll head deeper into the earth cave find the baddie.<\/p>\n<div class='footnotes' id='footnotes-98'>\n<div class='footnotedivider'><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li id='fn-98-1'> I have a thesaurus. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-98-1'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Ruby in hand, I ventured back to Giant&#8217;s Cave. I approached the magnificent Brobdingnagian1 rock eater with trepidation. Would he accept my gift? Should I lightly salt it? Then he ate it and was persuaded. 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