Quest 64 (1998, N64) Commentated Playthrough - Part 2

As we make our way into Dondoran, a chilling narrative takes shape—a powerful, magic-wielding thief swept through the castle, the King’s guards no match for his awesome might, and he made off with the cherished Earth Orb. Even now, he lurks in the nearby woods, casting a caliginous cloud of doom and intimidation upon the town; the townsfolk fear for their safety, their belongings, and the future of their pottery-based economy…

Luckily, a small child with a wooden stick shows up to solve the problem.

A few of the game’s odd design elements come to the forefront here—there is no currency and there are no shops, so it is not possible to buy healing items when you run out. There exist characters who will give you items—but only if you have none in your inventory, and they only give you one, so you can’t stock up. Additionally, grinding is far less productive than most RPGs, because each level gives you only one, single HP or MP, rather than a percentage, so each subsequent level represents a smaller gain than the one before.

After defeating the thief, I obtain a healing spell, which helps with the item situation and will quickly become my most used spell by at least two orders of magnitude.

I then accidentally sail to a new area by getting magnetized to an automatic door.

Playthrough recorded from November 15-27, 2022.

Recorded from a physical copy on an N64 via s-video and analog audio.

00:00 Heading into Dondoran
00:20 Exploring the tavern
00:34 Talking to an item-giving character
00:56 Talking to Davy and Rocks
01:24 Getting yellow wings
02:11 Talking to Shannon
02:52 Exploring the lower area of Dondoran
03:04 Talking to Elena and Katherin
03:52 Talking to Annabell
04:14 Why does the world stop because of one thief?
04:35 Talking to Claire
05:00 Talking to Clay
05:20 Why can't they get clay?
05:51 Talking to Rufus
06:12 Entering Dondoran Castle
06:35 The castle's color scheme is very loud
07:04 Talking to Pasart
07:17 Exploring the other side of the castle
07:38 Meeting Princess Flora
09:08 There's an unusual amount of organ in the music
09:39 Talking to Gibson
10:08 The thief is apparently quite powerful
10:36 Heading into the Throne Room
10:49 Talking to King Scottfort
11:54 Taking stock before heading to the woods
12:07 Wondering how much grinding is necessary
13:03 Encountering a Kobold
13:38 Encountering a Marionasty
14:06 Already at low health
14:39 Obtaining Giant's Shoes
14:57 Moving on
15:18 It's easy to skip your turn accidentally
15:43 Moving on
16:10 Experimenting with dodging
16:41 I have LV2 spells now
17:37 Not enough healing items
18:21 Rock LV2 is underwhelming
18:42 Obtaining Celine's Bell
19:22 Obtaining a Silver Amulet
19:37 Encounters continue to be too frequent
21:03 Discussing the in-combat camera
21:32 Making it to the thief's hideout
22:03 Weighing my options before the boss fight
22:54 Boss Fight—Solvaring
24:55 There are no game-overs
25:28 Back from grinding
26:40 Discussing Parasite Eve's combat system
28:04 Discussing melee's excessive efficacy
28:27 Exploring the other path in the forest
28:57 Not sure what Restriction does
29:41 Leveling makes little difference; can't buy healing items
32:12 Running out of HP as a form of fast travel
34:44 Discussing re-spawning vs game over
35:49 Trying to avoid combat
36:16 Discussing movement in Parasite Eve
37:36 Comparing Parasite Eve and Quest 64 release dates
38:28 Boss Fight—Solvaring Take 2
40:40 The item menu is unresponsive
41:19 Solvaring defeated
42:10 Finally obtaining a healing spell
42:37 Discussing a nice piece of camera design
44:10 Heading back to Dondoran
44:30 Reporting back to Scottfort
45:12 Talking to Felzen
45:27 Plundering the king's storeroom
46:24 What does the Earth Orb do?
46:37 Noting a shadow
46:49 Talking to Pasart again
47:22 Reporting back to Princess Flora
48:01 Talking to Rufus again
48:44 Not sure where to go next
49:15 The overworld music is catchy
49:33 Talking to the clairvoyant
50:18 Discussing fortune-tellers in other games
50:50 Heading back to the forest
51:26 Trying the healing spell
51:45 Deciding to focus on water
52:26 Physical continues to outclass spells
53:31 Healing takes forever
53:53 Physical is officially my go-to solution
54:38 Trying Power Staff
56:21 Will later spells be any better?
58:08 Suggesting an improvement to the healing spell
01:00:57 Moving on
01:02:08 Comparing DPS of magic and physical
01:03:03 Accidentally traveling to a new area

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