This is my first time playing Final Fantasy and I had just finished the Final Fantasy (don't laugh) ONE. Everything should start from the beginning, right?
And, I didn't expect to find so much FaQ and Walkthrough about this game in the net, and yeah, they helped me a lot in finishing it. So, when i did finish the game i thought 'Hey, i should make mine!'
So, this is not a FaQ or Walkthrough, just a little guide. I just give the straight steps to finish the game. Sorry i can't write more about monsters, bosses, equipment, magic, and etc. I'm sure there are many walkthrough that note them better (and i'm too lazy to write thats :D...). But, very thanks if you still want to use this =). Well, let's begin!
Don't walk if you do not know where to step in next...
So, i will give you this first map
this site also helped me a lot : http://achurch.org/ff1-maps.html
First thing first.., you will find your selves in the Castle of Cornelia. Go talk to the King. Your task is simple,
1. Rescue Princess Sarah.
She could found in Chaos Shrine kidnapped by Garland. Just go north from the castle and you will find Chaos Shrine.
After Rescue Princess Sarah, she will give you a Lute the King will build the bridge to a new place, bigger world !!
and then, your next mission is
2. Go to Provoka, and defeat the pirates to obtain a ship.
With the ship, you can travel to more places in this world and meeting others people.
NOTE (very important !!!) :
After this part i made this guide for who is already depressed enough after playing days or even months with no progress. So, if it is your first time, i suggest you to enjoy your journey first.. while gathering level, gil, and clues. i believe you want to finish the game with your own capability, don't you? So, if you don't want to just follow what's written here and losing the fascinating part of the game, you may stop here. But, if you insist..,you may scrolling down...
3. Go to Marsh Cave and get the crown
The crown is hidden in one of the chest in the lowest ground of Marsh Cave (B3). Before you enter the Marsh Cave, you better equipped your self with lot of potion and antidote. Trust me, they are very needed here.
4. After obtain the crown, bring it to Astos, who stay in the Western Keep
After you give the crown, the king will revealed himself as Astos, and you will fight againts him. After defeated him, you will obtain a Crystal Ball.
5. Bring back the Crystal Ball to Matoya, a witch who lives in Chaos Shrine
In return, she will give you potion, called Jolt Tonic.
6. Give the potion to the healer of elf price in the Elven Castle
Then, the prince will give you mystic key.
7. Go back to Cornelia Castle ( we're home ^^ !!), use the mystic key to open treasure house.
Treasure house is in the back of the first floor of Cornelia Castle. They are many chest there, one of them contain a nitro powder.
8. Give the nitro powder to Nerrick, a dwarf in the Mount Duergar.
Lets Nerrick do the rest of this part. And suddenly, you will get a new way to the bigger world part two.
WHAT? BIGGER WORLD? MORE MONSTER? MORE PEOPLE? MORE MYSTERY? MORE CLUES? MORE HEADACHE... MORE...MORE....
9. Go to Melmond
Nothing to do here, just equip your team with better weapon and armor and learn stronger spell. Then.
10.Go to Cavern of Earth
Defeat the vampire at B3, obtain crystal ruby. (easy huh?)
note : do not waste your MP, the vampire is immune to any spell.
11.Go to Giant Cave
Give the giant rock the star ruby (damn.,he ate it! IT'S A RUBY!!) They're some treasure on the south, simply pick it and ... if you notice, the way out is different from your the way in before.
12. Of course, the way out only lead to one place : The Sage's Cave
Talk to Sadda and he will give you earth rod and tell you to go back to cavern of earth and defeat the real boss (WHAAAT ??). Let's do it !!
ok,
this is our first fiend who have a crystal : LICH
13. Go back to the last ground of cavern of earth,you could break the rock and make a new way to a more
floor down there. The boss is in the b5 floor. Meet him, and defeated him!
Easy to say...
note : some source say that Lich was weak with fire and harm, and they suggest you to use diara and firaga (beside the direct attack of course)
but, i don't have any diara and firaga
and i WON !! :))
i guess one spell that make me won is : LUCK
hahahhahahaha...
after this, maybe the hardest part of this game (at least for me) because i was really lack of clues..
you can travel back to one town and another while all people repeated saying the same thing..., "restore the crystal to grace..."
bahh!! at least, GIMME CLUES !!
okay,
enough for the desperate outpouring,
back to the game !
your next task is
14. Go to Crescent Lake (see the map)
Got it? Yup, the town is really surrounded by a crescent-lake.
Go to the back of magic shop, cross the brigde to the east, in the middle of forest you will find 12 sages marching. The one with the only different clothes is lukhan, who brings the prophercy about us
(i thought he already dead =/). Talk to the sage on the right side of lukhan, and he will obtain you...
A CANOE.. (dangggg..,i'm hoping an airship....)
p.S : If you're talking to the sages, you will find out more than a clue. They are really helpful ^^.
next,
15. Go to Mount Gulg
Here is our sencond fiend : MARILITH
Ouch, that hot!! Yes, everytime you step on the lava, it hurts you. So, keep up a lot lot of potion. Moreover, USE THE MAP !! This cavern is like a maze, so don't waste your HP to the wrong path.
Some items that will help you in this level are Ice Brand and Flame Shield in B4F-B. Then, meet the boss in B5F.
note : besides all that crappy cavern, the fiend easier than the first one and doesn't need a special strategy. And, it's a SHE !!
After that?
16. Go to Cavern of Ice
Take a deep breath. We're not facing any fiend here :).
Remember the airship? Yeah, we will get it very soon *big big smile*. First you should defeat the Evil Eye first to get the LEVISTONE.
note : be careful with the floor mark X. It will make you fall to another fall. If that's really happen, again, use the map!
17.Go to the dessert in the south of Cresent Lake and throw the Levistone
Taraaaaaaaa... you obtain an airship.
Since you have the airship, you free to go to any place in this world randomly and don't have to follow my order. But if you still want to use this guide, next i will go to
18.Citadel of Trial
What we gonna do here is changing job. But, if you're confident enough for continuing the journey with 'what you now', skip 18 and 19.
But if you want to do this step, i tell you, i just so easy. First, give the crown to the elder and you will enter the trial zone. Just simply follow the map. The tricky one is only the second floor. Well, i will give you clue here...
The rest..,just as easy as the boss... And you will obtain : Rat's Tail (rat's tail can change the job?) Be patient until you go to the
19. Dragon Cave
There are many caves right? Feel free to explore one by one, but our destination is the north-est one, the island with forest and two holes, enter the right one. Speak to Bahamut, the Dragon King in the second floor (it's a really long way =,=...), give the Rat's Tail, and (drum roll................) you got the second job :)
Warrior -> Knight
Thief -> Ninja
White Mage -> White Wizard
Black Mage -> Black Wizard
Red Mage -> Red Wizard
Monk -> Master
Looks cool? Okay, enough for admiring your new costumes, get a better equipment and spell, then les't move!
20. Go to Caravan and Buy the Fearie
See the map, you will find The Caravan. Go inside the tent, buy Bottled Fearie from...,emmm..,that dessert man for 50,000. Prepare the gil!
21. Go to Gaia
The Fearie will run away, let her go ...
Go to the very very north, the turn east after you find the church. Just follow the path until you find THE SPRING. The Fearie will great you there and give you Oxyale.
22. Go to Onrac
First thing to do : Heal! Yes, we will meet our third fiend very soon. Go south, cross the bridge, turn east, cross the bridge and then, talk to the mermaid and... that's not important. Now, get in the Barrel and let's diving to the bottom of the sea : Shrunken Shrine.
There are two task for you here :
22.1. Defeat the third fiend : KRAKEN in the lowest floor.
Man, really, i'm telling you the truth, it's just toooo easy. I didn't feel like i was defeating one of the fiend there. It just like a regular boss, a very weak regular boss.
note : some sources again says that this monster is weak with Thundaga. But again, i just used the physical attack to defeat him. And heal spell of course :)
22.2. Take the Rosetta Stone (yeah, i mark it red, because i DID forget to take it before) upstairs in 5F. It's in the one of the chest (i won't tell you which one this time, because i think it's worth it to take another treasure ^^).
23. To Waterfall Cavern
Use the canoe to enter something like...ummm, waterfall. The main item you have to pick is : WARP CUBE, but others treasures are worth it. It's just as easy as Shrunken Shrine, even more easy, just need a long long way. Again and again : use the map!
24. Go to Melmond
Go north, cross the bridge. Talk to the Man who is walking around the graveyard. Give him the Rosetta Stone, and he will teach you Lufenian language (and you will understand it in 1 minutes, well, i am studying English for years =/ ). Next :
25. Go to Lufenia
The problem that came immediately is : Where to Land The Ship?? Are you have the same problem? Here is the answer :
Pretty far? INDEED!
Then, talk to the man in the right corner, he will give you a CHIME. If it's difficult for you to find which man, just talk to them one by one =D...
Our task is done. But..., don't leave Lufenian without walking around. Can't find anything interesting? See the map! You will see the very well hidden Magic Shop. And you can learn the most powerful white and black magic here : FLARE and FULL-LIFE.
note : Red Wizard can't learn them!!
I told you before that i prefer Red Mage at the beginning because i thought it will like two in one packet. But, I CAN'T LEARN THAT SPELLS AT ALL... (*crying out loud)
Yes, i was very desperate at that time till i start another adventure with White Mage and Black Mage. Yet, i finished the game with my first team (with the Red Mage =)..)
So, the important lesson here is : You Are Stronger Than You Think!
Our journey continued :
26. To The Mirage Tower
The Fourth Fiend? Not yet. Just go up to the highest floor and defeat the dragon. Stand in the middle of four pillars and press the button, you will warp to the : Flying Fortress.
Yes, you will fight the last fiend here : TIAMAT.
note : honestly, i am kinda forget what happened in my battle =/ but i think i would have just using an ordinary physical attack and some defend magic. But, according to the Bestiary, it's weakness is Stone and Poison.
Other than the fiend, what must obtained thing here is : THE ADAMANTITE in the 2F. It will become a basic material to make the Most Powerful weapon : Excalibur. How to make it? Go to the Mount Duergar (yes, numb.8), talk to Smyth, he is in the left corner room. He will make you an Excalibur.
Then,
We had defeated the four fiend, got the four crystal. Shouldn't it be The End?
Not so fast, we still have something to do :
27. Go To The Chaos Shrine (YES, back to number 1)
Talk to the Black Crystal. You will get warp to... Chaos Shrine, in the past ( i don't get it for the first time, we're traveling time!).
Our last battle hold in here. First, go up to 3F and defeat the Death Eye (in 1F, take the stairs in the southeastern corner, other stairs lead you nowhere, in 2F take the stairs in front of you.). After defeat Death Eye, stand in the middle of pillars and play the Lute (do you remember where did you obtain it?), there will be another stairs.
Use the stairs, that you haven't through. If you take the right step, it will lead you back to 1F and then to B1. After this, is the difficult part. Go down to B5, and you will meet every fiend you have defeated before in every floor. But don't worry, you've grown stronger, haven't you?
Then, enter the main room in B5, but before, heal to max! Yep, let's meet the very boss:
CHAOS (Hp : 20.000)
But, don't be pessimistic. I tell you, i could defeat him in the second try with two man down (without Flare and Full-Life, NOTE IT!). I defeated Lich in the third try, so, what's the conclusion?
note : I use the combination of Giant Gloves and Haste on my Warrior. When my Red Wizard down, i shift my Thief job to a healer only with High-Potion and X-POTION (X-Potion helped the most).
So,
that's it. Then it should be game clear!
This is my few memorable event from the game :
The Earth Crystal
The Fire Crystal
The Water Crystal
The Wind Crystal
Our faces when had first time meeting with Chaos
and this is the end (we're dying =D)
at my most favorite town : Crescent Lake
when i try to draw the map by myself at first
not so different, isn't it? =D
This is it!
I was never thought that writing a guide would spend this much time. *tired*
Thanks for reading my little guide. Sorry for the incompleteness and messy grammar. Hope you can enjoy the game (not just finish it). Happy Gaming!
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This Guide © Rosalina I.S a.k.a 'Rose'
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None can say
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