Planet Eater

The layout of the Depths changes from platforms randomly floating in space, which gives me Ys vibes for some reason, to more generic caves. But each section is themed. And that theme is a different Final Fantasy game!


"Floor" one is based on FFI. The crystals spawn the Four Fiends. Before the battle, our characters give lame, generic observations based on their confusion. They do after as well.

"Floor" two is, I think, from FFII. But those guys are kinda generic, and I don't recall seeing them. The only interesting character note is Ursula starts to question if her martial arts can defend against demons.

The third section is against the Dark Crystal bosses from FFIII. Ursula starts to realize she's doing just fine.

I skipped much of the fourth section because I needed a save point. Omega is an optional boss here, and I wanted to kill him. Even after cheating to get to max level, he still pushed me to my limits. Gilgamesh was guarding the rest point, and he's still into Bartz.


Character interactions leaned into the Harveys.

Cecil thanks his brother for helping to bring him back from the soul destroying void he was being sucked into.

Kain feels uneasy about being around Golbez, but Kain knows his former brainwasher is trying to change.

Cecil and Kain had a good heart-to-heart. Kain missed Baron and wanted to come home, and Cecil asked how Ceodore is. Kain sees promise in the boy.

Kain spoke to Ceodore about being the son of two heroes. He mentioned his own upbringing and his strict father, who died when Kain was Ceo's age. It helped the boy, and Rosa, watching from afar, thanked Kain.


Being at max level, I opted to change my party up. Ceodore is the main character, so I threw him up front. I miss Cecil's Cover and HP, but his son has more white magic utility. I wonder if there are augments in the 3D version? I also switched out Rosa for Porom. I don't know why... To change it up, I guess?


I'm on floor fourteen, so I'm nearly halfway to the bottom!

After cleansing not Shuyin, the Nova Dragon, and then killing Atomos, we stepped onto section four. It looked much like the rest of the game, including the mobs, but it was FFVI theme. Ultros was still sexist, Ultima Weapon dropped the best sword in the game, and I hunted down Deathgaze. Finding his hidden crystal lets a Mysidia adjacent mage learn Duelcast. Obviously, I let Porom learn it because I'm using her. By this point, I noticed Ceodore growing on me. Cover would be rad, but he has some great utility. His white mage pool lacks Curaja, but he has important spells Cecil doesn't. Protect, Shell, Haste, and Curaga go a long way. And his stats are actually pretty good with the right gear. I still think Rosa is better than Porom, but Duelcast is making me think otherwise.

The only character interaction I recall is when Edward brought a giant potted plant with us. It's the Whisperweed, and he can communicate with the Damcyan chancellor. Things are really bad down there, and the team realizes that if they can talk to the planet, the moon has gotten really close. We're running out of time!


On floor twenty is a Mysterious Girl. She's sick of our crap and summons Bahamut. We beat him up, and Ashura and Leviathan help. They get Megaflared for their troubles, but they'll be fine. Their sacrifice worked, and god returned to his senses and Megaflared his caller before joining us again.

The final portions of the moon are quick and straightforward. A winding but single hallway brings to more advanced areas. Inside that steel area are all the crystals. The party picks up the eight they know, but there are four they don't recognize and leave there. And beyond that is a room filled with all the Mysteries Girls! There is a smaller one who activates when Rydia draws near. The girl asks Rydia what her orders are, so Rydia says, "Stay here and be a good girl." She does. The passage opens now. We've finally reached the bottom of this nonsense, and our target is before us. It's an egg. This is a five part battle, where we have to break open a mechanical egg. It turns into a soggy dog, a sexy white blotch, and an albino Kefka cosplayer on a budget.

Between all of that, we learn that this is the Creator. They came from another planet that their people destroyed in an attempt to study how evolution works. They did this by making the crystals to watch over the Blue Planet. They sent the maenids, the Mysterious Girls, to retrieve them. But the Creator has appeared now because they're disappointed with our slow evolution. Being the last of their kind makes them impatient, I guess. Anyway, we beat him up. The final battle feels a lot like Zeromus, especially with the Big Bangs and the need to use a crystal to damage him. More importantly, they kick out butt first.

As our bodies lay dying, the spirits of all our favorite NPCs save us again. Ceodore gets Grandma Farrell, Porom gets the Mysidians, Ursula has Shiela, Rydia is loved by the kids in Mist, and Kain is revived by Cecil's dad. Okay... Their love, combined with the strength of our throwaway members, revive the crystals and our party, letting us end this game! Popping that crystal made the Creator want to die, so I'm confused.


As expected, the Creator is a load bearing boss, and his ship starts to shake. We need to move. Occasionally, the Creator will back attack us, but the remaining Mysterious Girls have turned against him. Once we return to the baby maenid, they recognize their future is in her and that their father is abusive. But their intervention finally ends the Creator, and we escape, skipping the last twenty floors.


The camera cuts to the planet, and we see the shadows beginning to fade. The gross orange-brown is gone, and the astronomers see the Creator moon skip away.


Leonora has returned to Troia and is ready to become an epopt. The disguised Izaya is beside her. But something happens...

Palom is next to the crystal in Mysidia, and Porom walks in. The elder wants to speak to him. Minwu asks the black mage if he wants to be a sage, but, shockingly, he's decided to stay and aid Mysidia! He's still disrespectful to Minwu, but he doesn't mind. A guest has arrived, though...

It's Leonora! She doesn't want to be an epopt anymore and is here to become a sage. Both mages are excited to reach her. The froggy Tsukinawa is glad.

Luca is beside her crystal, along with Giott. He doesn't understand anything but has accepted that. Dwarfs aren't supposed to be deep thinkers! A young human boy runs in, and it's Mid, Cid's grandson. He's wanted to hang out with Luca, so the Pallendia family went to hell. Luca shows them her Falcon, and Mid helps to upgrade it. The future looks bright! Zengetsu still doesn't understand how to dwarf.

Yang is still training Urusla. Gekkou is also there.

Edward is pondering his nation's crystal with Harley. He thinks his is different and has evolved alongside his nation. But this ends as the chancellor informs a special material has been gathered. Edward calls out to Tellah and Anna, and their ghosts now haunt the castle.

Edge is on patrol, and his ninja students arrive with all the good news. He unofficially fires them as we're in a time of peace. Edge walks off.

The baby maenid we found on the moon is living in Mist. The other children are trying to teach her how to be a kid, and she's doing her best. Ashura and Leviathan pop in and want to see Rydia. The royals think that just because Rydia can't visit the Feymarch doesn't mean they can vacation here. Edge arrives, and Corue, the baby maenid, runs up to him. She wants to play, and Edge agrees.

Cecil gets beaten up by Ceodore, but Kain breaks it up. Kain's the new leader of the Red Wings and Ceo's CO. It's time for a mission. Rosa asks Cecil about "him." She means Golbez.

The Barons are leaving KluYa's house, and Golbez wants to return to the Luanarian Moon. He believes FuSoYa is still alive and wants to find him. After Ceodore promises to meet him again, Golbez takes the Lunar Whale home or to whatever is left of it.

Kain and Ceodore climb aboard a deweaponized Red Wing ship. Kain has to lecture Ceodore about something and brings up Biggs and Wedge, whose spirits appear behind him. It's a rebuilding mission with Damcyan using the new material they have. The circle of time competes as three Baron Red Wings take to the sky, just as They were in 1991.

The credits role, as we see the sprites of our teammates appear on a stage. And with that, we save our clear data and return to the main menu.

The End.