HCBailly plays Final Fantasy II - Part 1 of 44

I'd recommend watching this first. The Q and A is pretty much done, but trust me, this pretty much tells you "Hey, this is different from the first game!"

Finally! A Final Fantasy sequel on the PrinceWatercress blog!

This time around, we have actual characters and a slightly more complex plot. The game is still the same, though: buff up and kick evil's ass.

All maps by Paco.

The kingdom of Phin has been razed to the ground in the Paramekium Empire's lust for power, which has been made reality by the summoning of Hellspawn. Four young teens from this kingdom are fleeing to Althea. In time, they will be the world's last hope...

The names of the characters you'll be naming are (in order) Firion, Leon, Maria and Guy.

You'll immediately start the game in battle mode, fighting against four Dark Knights (DkKnight). Firion looks kinda like the Fighter, and the rest of our characters look pretty awesome as well. We're gonna die, so don't worry about winning. It's part of the storyline.

Altea

Map

The game then takes you to some shrine or something. A woman named Hilda has found you while fleeing Phin, and she has decided to go ahead and heal you with the help of another young healer. They head out for a meeting just before you wake up. When you go down the stairs, you'll reunite with Maria and Guy, but Leon was nowhere to be found.

Firion and the others will meet Hilda, who turns out to be the a princess of some sort. She is reluctantly to let you join the rebel army, but she lets you stay in Altea. She tells you about the Wild Rose, the crest of Phin and the secret password of the rebel army. You'll be able to learn the password in the next few seconds: select "Learn" to learn the password, then you can use "Say" to use the term whenever necessary. Say it to Hilda and she'll tell you that Phin stands and that it's a good place to start hunting for Leon, but it has grown dangerous since the Empire seized it.

The young man who brought you here with her is Minh. He'll tell you to head towards Phin. If you say "Wild Rose" to him, he'll tell you to use the password on others. Try that out. Who knows what will result?

You'll learn about the lake city of Palm, which you cannot access until you get a Canoe.

You'll also find out that the King was critically injured, and that after Hilda fled to Altea, she picked up the pieces and became new leader of the rebel movement. Outside of the rebel base, you'll meet Paul, the world's greatest thief. He does not steal from rebels, and Phin is his hometown.