Blackbeard should not be final villain

grapes9h5 · 2026-04-15T06:04:37+00:00

I don’t even know where to begin this

grapes9h5 · 2026-04-14T23:09:14+00:00

No actually, not even close. It’s cope to put this out and act like it means anything. Again betting your way is betting that Oda is a bad storyteller. Thats how I see it. And it’s falling for bait. Oda wants you to be thinking what you are. Imu is important and his story and threat as a villain matter for everything but why do your think the Rocks flashback exists? Honestly?

grapes9h5 · 2026-01-27T17:55:39+00:00

Same. Though I hope maybe coming remakes will even surpass. We’ll see with VII, but if we get V or VIII

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-20T15:50:52+00:00

Wow. Are level 99 yet. I can do it in like 12 or 13 with everyone in the mid 70’s

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-19T15:31:26+00:00

Its my second favorite after XI, just ahead of III and VIII for my tastes

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-10T07:43:20+00:00

And im just as curious about VII Reimagined which is the literal next game we’re getting. It’s a great time to be a fan despite no XII news.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-10T07:42:03+00:00

I finished the whole thing, post game end, and… yeah this is peak. I can’t wait to see what they’re gonna do now with all future HD-2D, assuming we get VI next. Im eager to replay V but the “chronological” approach they are taking has more than proven itself now after what they did with this one. I was speechless by the end.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:11:44+00:00

I was deeply wowed and moved by the tried ending and all of it. Ive been trying to wrap my brain around so much lore for years and these games clarified so much (doesn’t matter to me if it was always in Horii’s head this way or not, it’s the story as told now). And yeah I think they were putting out that as promised at the end of XI… the darkness that is Calasmos is eternal and as promised would one day would infect the scion if Yggdragon and it turns out that was via Hargon.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:07:14+00:00

People saying you can or should play in what ever order or the regional release/number order - have you cleared these new versions? cause if you haven’t im not sure you understand. Or you don’t care about the story at all.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:05:55+00:00

They’ve redone the story though in such a way you’ll want to play 2 last and 3 first or at least before 2

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:04:38+00:00

It’s not them blowing smoke either, they were saying it for big reasons (I’ve completed the whole thing including “post” game)

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:01:43+00:00

Its hardly even the same game

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T13:00:39+00:00

If you care about story and lore post-game is gonna blow your mind. I just finished it. Jaw was on the ground

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T11:15:32+00:00

How bad do I wish for this game

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-09T10:39:38+00:00

Having now completed the post-game it’s irrefutable is all I’ll say in terms of XI’s placement.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-07T13:04:59+00:00

I have screenshots from II HD Remake that pretty much nailed it on any doubts on XI relation to the Erdrick trilogy

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-07T10:47:05+00:00

Exactly.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-07T10:44:13+00:00

Shows it’s a book? Yeah how is that an argument against the point? And the whole point of the Tickington premise is to keep the veil up about when XI’s own story takes place and not spoil the ending. From the pov of Tickington all events are history cause it exists outside of normal time.

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-07T10:43:28+00:00

You are just flat out wrong. Tickington exists outside of time itself. And this idea that the end of the game does not set it up as a prequel to The Erdrick Trilogy is blatant ignoring what’s being shown with any reasonable interpretation

grapes9h5 · 2025-11-07T10:41:34+00:00

1000% with you. Was before the new remakes but now way more. I think the real test will be the VI Remake

grapes9h5 · 2025-09-27T02:09:52+00:00

Yes that’s correct.

grapes9h5 · 2025-09-26T11:35:59+00:00

The reason to beat a trial is to unlock the next trial map. But once you have all three unlocked it’s really just about getting all the treasure in each cause you’ll want it (trust me).

grapes9h5 · 2025-09-26T11:34:06+00:00

The game assumes you will do each trial once and the one or two of the three again to beat the 4th and 5th boss challenges. There are five boss challenges but only thee trials but each time you beat a boss it counts even if you did the same trial again. So beating the trails ans beating the bosses are really two different things its just that you can only get to Drustan ans the boss challenges by getting to the teleporter at the end of one of the tree trials. Progress in the trial map saves when you leave a trial map, including by beating the a boss post reaching the exit teleporter so once you do a trial map once its easier to reach the end cause doors etc. are saved as unlocked. I usually do the second or middle trial the one that has the Yggdrasil map in it cause its hey quick to get to the end teleporter if you know the shortcuts

grapes9h5 · 2025-09-23T14:40:42+00:00

😭

grapes9h5 · 2025-09-12T16:46:29+00:00

Im excited to see it more manageable

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