Gargan Roo and Entering Cleyra

After being away from my PS2 for a week and a half I'm now back into it. Gargan Roo is fairly straightforward. Just a couple chests and some machinery to set in motion for the gargant.  I already did the setup for Ralvurahva while in Treno, so now I move straight to the boss fight.

Just like Gargan Roo was straightforward, so is Ralvurahva. Steiner and Dagger attacked nonstop. Marcus stole the Mythril Fork, then joined in the attacking. That gets me a couple thousand extra gil. On Ralvurahva's turns it cast Blizzara on Marcus and used Devil's Kiss on Steiner, but both of them survived. Unfortunately Steiner didn't counterattack, but I still managed to match the target time for this short piece even with the steal. When control switched back to Zidane and co. I ran to the edge of the desert and saved at 03:00:50.

Now it's time to enter Cleyra. The encounter rate here and in Gargan Roo can be pretty annoying, but it's still not too bad to get through. Before I reached the part of the trunk where encounters begin, I set up my party as follows:

Zidane                       Freya                    Vivi                 

Butterfly Sword          Mythril Spear         Oak Staff         
Bandana                   Iron Helm               Bandana                       
Glass Armlet             Mythril Gloves        Bone Wrist   
Leather Shirt             Chain Mail              Magician Robe      
Gold Choker              Cachusha              Glass Buckle        
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                                HP+10%
                                Ability Up

With that, these three are ready for the upcoming fight against Antlion. I don't have all the equipment I need for Quina yet, so I ignore him for now. Freya and Vivi have to be set up before reaching the settlement, though, because they will then leave the party and not come back until the fight.

I followed camdad04's strategy from his last set of videos for getting through Cleyra, including skipping the first save with Monev. Of special note is the fact that he (and thus, I) skipped the Phoenix Pinion in the middle of the first set of stairs in the Cleyra settlement. This is because it's more convenient to get it later, when you're chasing Dan down the stairs. Also, I didn't buy the Mythril Rod from Dan because I bought it in Treno. After watching the ATEs and gathering the treasure, including the Silk Robe and Magician Shoes from following Quina down the sinkhole, I went to Monev this time around, delivered Atla's letter, and saved. My time is now 03:06:54.