auronlu | Entries tagged with c2: faris/lenna

Quick recap from the Advance introduction to FFV, to set the mood with zany plunky-plunky-plunky Uematsu music:

So our four heroes have been drafted as the Warriors of Light (WoLlies really need to form a union) and are off to the next Crystal, as soon as we can escape the Kiddie Pool Inner Sea.

( On with the playthrough )

Crossposts: http://auronlu.livejournal.com/249239.html

As usual, I'd like to start my Let's Play Final Fantasy with (1) a link to Moogle University's FFV write-ups which inspired my own playthrough and (2) the opening FMV from the PS1 remaster (Final Fantasy Anthology, 2003, which is what hooked me on this game despite the flatter-than-Data's-poetry localization):

Thoughts:

Dear Squeenix, when you turn Amano's concept art into 3D, you do not have to leave their skin the color of a piece of paper.
It's amazing how quickly graphics look dated, isn't it? But Uematsu's music still soars.
I adore the outrageous spines and jewels sticking out of everything, especially that pirate ship.
Black trenchcoat? Check. Katana? Check. Bishie badassitude? Check. Sephiroth, you are a cheap imitation of the ORIGINAL appearance of this character design. Nyah nyah.

Okay! Time to break open the iOS remaster, whose retro Amano concept art caricatures clash crazily with stretched chibis.I'll be borrowing some original-game graphics from videogamesprites.net for commentary, because I love 'em. Note: Boldface is actual game dialog, non-bold is my paraphrase, or...er...embellishments.

( On with the playthrough )

Crossposts: http://auronlu.livejournal.com/248852.html

(Princess Lenna Tycoon, Concept Art, Yoshitaka Amano)

The Princess and the Pirate
Ch. 4: "Chosen"
Final Fantasy V
Characters: Faris, Hydra, Lenna, Bartz, Galuf.
Rating: PG
Summary: Our would-be heroes scale the Wind Shrine and pick up a pocket of trouble. The pirate discovers a madness to the princess' method. Also, snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?
Word Count: ~2700

Current Chapter: "Chosen" (AO3) (FF.Net)

Back Issues Archived on:
AO3: Ch1 | Ch 2 | Ch3
FF.net: Ch1 | Ch2 | Ch3

Crossposts: http://auronlu.livejournal.com/204184.html

Yo ho yo ho and a bottle of ship. I knew it was going to be hard to hang onto that Dorothy Sayers voice. (I had inhaled Peter Wimsey for several days before writing the first two chapters.)

"The Princess and the Pirate" Ch. 3
Final Fantasy V
Characters: Faris, Hydra, Lenna, Bartz, Galuf.
Rating: PG
Summary: Petitioned by Princess Lenna for safe passage, Captain Faris agrees to deliver the headstrong princess to the Wind Shrine in one piece... the better to reap a reward.
Word Count: ~2600

Note: This story assumes you haven't ever played the game and probably aren't going to if you haven't already. However:
SPOILERS. ALSO, SPOILS. ARR.

Current Chapter: "Fair Sailing" (AO3) (FF.Net)

Back Issues
Ch1 / Prologue (AO3) (FF.Net) | Ch 2 (AO3) (FF.Net)

Again, that reference pic from cumulus_castle:

Faris and Hydra by ~cumuluscastle on deviantART

Crossposts: http://auronlu.livejournal.com/203723.html

I was going to try to save this for some future Megaflare, in the hopes that I'd actually have the story finished so I could finish it. (What?) I'm tempted to throw in all kinds of disclaimers, but this will suffice: I'm writing for the fun of it. (Note new Faris icon. Shiny.)

"The Princess and the Pirate"
Final Fantasy V
Characters: Faris, Hydra, Lenna, Bartz, Galuf.
Rating: PG
Summary: A gallant pirate, a headstrong princess... haven't we been down this archetypal garden path before? Er, wait... uh...erk?
Word Count (So far): ~5900
Note: This story is Amano's fault. Well, no, this subtext was jiggling at me during the first hour or so of gameplay. But still, I blame Amano.
SPOILERS. ALSO, SPOILS. ARR.

Chapter 1 / Prologue (AO3) (FF.Net)

Chapter 2 (AO3) (FF.Net)

P.S. I didn't draw this; cumulus_castle did. Recommend you take a gander at the original:

Faris and Hydra by ~cumuluscastle on deviantART