Ogir-Yensa Sandsea
Cut Scene: The party is in the Dalmasca Westrsand. Balthier pushes a button and the Strahl disappears. The destination is King Raithwall’s tomb to obtain the dust shard that will prove Ashe’s lineage. Vaan tries to explain away the reason why we can’t just fly the airship to the front steps of the tomb. Penelo says your dumb and for once you know something I don’t. Vaan gets all bothered by this and then the rest of the party is all “oh puppy love <gleam> <ahh>.” Everyone except that cold hearted imperial - Ashe she is annoyed by this whole exchange.
Vaan, dressed in his futuristic Tevas, approaches the edge of the Sandsea.
The sands churn like they are made of water and he reaches into the sand. It dribbles out like sand but floats water-like. It is impassable – the catwalks above it is how the party will get through.
|| HOUR - 10:20 || //Leveled up here
I have to say that the Ogir-Yesa Sandsea is my favorite area in all of FFXII. The endless expanse with its absolute desolateness contrasts so strongly with the complicated technology of the oil refinery platforms. For one, I am totally fascinated by complicated machinery. Secondly, the presentation reminds me of the great surrealist painters such as Dali, Magritte, and most importantly de Chirico. In fact, it actually feels like running around in de Chirico painting.
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The Red Tower by Giorgio de Chirico
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Try to tell me it does not remind you of fighting in the sand sea, look at how quiet emptiness of the field is contrasting with the striking red tower – same thing in this game.
Palatform 1: East Tanks > Platform 1: Refinery (get map) > Platform 1: South Tanks > South Tank Approach > Yensa Border Tunnel
PLATFORM 1: EAST TANKS
Before you head into the Sandsea, go east back into the Westersand. Use the orange crystal and then buy supplies from Lohen
-- Shopping List –
- LEVELS: 11
- Make sure you have Protect and Shell
- 10 x Alarm Clocks
This will be your first confrontation with a new set of beasts. Try to fight the little red Alraune and if you can not beat them use your accumulated LP to upgrade your MP and Battle skills. If you are still facing problems, go back to the Westersand to rape the earth some more by poaching animals so you can get some semi-precious resource like Loot, EXP, LP, or while you are at it, ivory. What I really mean to say is go level up in Westersand.
Cut Scene: Vaan stares at the strange machinery. Basch approaches to give a bit of history. The Rozarrians built it to extract oil. Vossler arrives because he realized that Ashe had escaped. Just a lucky hunch that she would be wandering around in the Sandsea? I wonder if cel-phones will ever make it into a Final Fantasy game. Vossler could have just called her and said “hey, Ashe where are you? The Sandsea? Cool, I will be there in a Half Hour.” By the way, is Vossler wearing two little fanny packs.
Justifying his reason for the trip, Basch is trying to improve his total royals protected percentage. His record took a big hit when Prince Rasler took that arrow to the throat. Protecting Princess Ashe my improve that average a bit. Vossler joins the party too.
Fran’s rabbity senses start tingling because some pretty bad beasts will be coming. Sand people riding on the back of tremors ride through the sand. The party runs and Vossler insists that we get the dawn shard.
PLATFORM 1: REFINERY
Get the map in this zone; it is actually located on a platform separated from the main one. You will need to get off the main catwalk and cross the sand to a square shaped structure. The map urn is located on it.
YENSA BORDER TUNNEL
Use the save stone and purchase goods from the merchant.
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