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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 47m

...There are serious moments for Squall's character development, but then there's also this XD

Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

It pays to look for random NPC-in-the-background dialogue. XD Bet most players have never read *this* "Is Sorceress Edea a feminist? The greatest thread in the history of forums, locked by a moderator after 12239 pages of heated debate" etc.

"A new age is upon us. An age where women will step forward." Deling City, FFVIII, background NPCs near the Hotel on first visit

"The sorceress is a feminist?" Deling City, FFVIII, background NPCs near the Hotel on first visit

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Well, that's it! Finished FFVII - final cast: Cloud - Rivard Tifa - Sarra Aerith - Sophie Barrett - Kett Red XIII - Yowl Yuffie - Enki Cid - Quid Cait Sith - Ollo Vincent - Fallow I was planning to do a ROT13 thread, but it got too long lol

End-game thoughts on FFVII - I can't transcribe all of it into the Alt Text

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Ooooooh, it's *that* line - that's where it's from, waow XD

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Rhubarb noodles (w/ leek, black salsify, butter, cream and liquor)

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Me looking up the answers to the trivia questions about AI:The Somnium Files at the beginning of Nirvana Initiative, because it's been ages since I played the first game.

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

What a charming, nice and relateable little video game - perfect for playing alone in a dark room at 2AM. :)

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

Finished just in time!!! 100%, too!!! Teams for the final dungeon: Party 1: Veyl (Locke), Aqua (Terra), Palla (Celes), Tehfiel (Sabin) The first three are pretty much the main characters, so I wanted to keep them together...

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

People on Reddit and in the Youtube comments had a nice strategy. The Guardian in Vector in unbeatable, except with a 777 combo, and also doesn't damage the party, so you can just do autobattle until you get it (or until you die, because the combo that kills *your party* is much more common...)

FFVI party fighting the guardian - Setzer uses Slot commands on Autobattle

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

(Pic once I get home at like 8AM lol) My brother plays WoW, I play FFXIV, so when we meet for birthdays and stuff that's always a nice topic for conversation. I went to a Kylie Minogue concert, too! (Next maybe something less poppy, ideally Dead Can Dance or smth)

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Have you ever put your heart inside the biggest rollercoaster? Roll with the tide? (Pfeeew~)

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

lol appearently this astrologian deliberately wrote passive-aggressive statements about out tank in the say chat just so she wouldn't hear him and then denied doing so. I was actually a bit shocked, never had someone lie so blatantly before XD

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

50 more minutes!!! Enjoying the pre-show playlist...

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Most people don't know this probably, but there's actually new dialogue in the Waking Sands (yes, the original one) after Stormblood. Came across this while roaming the world. (Also have this shot of the crystal tower, I think, looking... interesting lol)

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

White Mage Artifact Gear with its distinct white and red parts is absolutely *made* for the 2-channel dye system, so I immediately got to work once I unlocked it. Dyed the white parts morbol green and the red parts currant purple. Didn't plan on it fitting Pandaemonium so well! 😊

Player Character in Pandaemonium (FFXIV) - morbol green and currant purple Theophany gear

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Galuf/Krile were my "tanks" - the ones I gave all the defensive jobs to. Galuf started as a thief, actually, because "Detect Hidden Passages" is practically required for 100% completion. But then I switched right to Knight, Mystic Knight, Ninja and Samurai.

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Faris was my "odd-jobs" character. She learned all the Blue Magic and got the Beastmaster ability Control to help with that. The Summoner spells, too - even though they're tough to find and are often called overpowered, I never used them much to be honest...

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

I'm very basic, at least in the beginning. For every WHM, I need a BLM. That was Lenna's role! Black Mages need a lot of MP to function effectively - thankfully you can use tents at save points to restore them, otherwise I would've just used her as a non-stealing thief with all the knivework she did

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

achievement anyway, then promptly destroyed the two superbosses and the final boss. Gonna talk about the job system a bit, this might take a while... Let's start with Trevor! I like making the protagonist a White Mage - you can damage enemies in a lot of ways, but only the WHM can really heal -

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Greener Pastures @violetbismuth.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

And a lot are timegated, too! This is my team for the Gil turtle. BLM for ice damage, WHM with Bard skill for healing and Requiem (undead damage), TimeMage for Float (to survive otherwise undodgeable OHKO at the very end of the fight lol)

FFV party for getting the Gil turtle. WHM/TimeMage/BLM/Knight

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