FF1 PSP - Earthgift Shrine

[vance]

Hey everyone, it's my first FF ever and I need help!

I obtained the Earth Rod. But what do I do with it now?
I find myself going through the mutli-level Earthgift Shrine to fight the impossible monsters - although I did defeat one of them. At least I'm building up my experience and levels.

So I have 2 questions:
1 - what do I do with the Earth Rod?
2 - Is there any point to the Earthgift Shrine? or is it just a great place to advance yourself?

TIA!

[Cain Highwind]

I'm not too familiar with the PSP version. I THINK you're supposed to go down further the Earth Cave with the Rod. Or is the Earth Cave called the Earthgift Shrine now? I'm rather confused.

[clockworkbutterfly]

If it runs like normal FF1 (I'm also unfamiliar with the PSP version), you have to go back to where you beat the Vampire to get the Ruby. Behind him somewhat is a slab that covers a staircase. That's what you use the Rod to break/lift/remove.

The Earthgift Shrine is a bonus dungeon, I'm sure. You won't be be able to make good use of it this early in the game.

[vance]

Hey, thanks for replying. This is my first and only FF so I have nothing to compare it to. I did get the rod and this rock did move aside to show me a staircase. That's the cycle I'm in now.

Soooooo... if you think that the Earthgift Shrine (or Earth Cave or whatever) is just a bonus spot, then where do I go now?

Surely there's someone here who's familiar with the PSP version. Or am I in the wrong spot?

TIA!

[vance]

and I did beat the Vampire... but where was he that I fought him?? I suck at these kinds of games! I should just stick to real time strategy games!!
=P

[clockworkbutterfly]

If the rock moved away to show you a staircase, that's exactly where you should go. I think the name of the location is "Terra Cavern" in the remake.

If you're having trouble locating that place, in the original version of Final Fantasy, the cave was on the eastern side of the Giant's Cave, and from there to the southeast, almost directly south of the town.

Here's a map: http://achurch.org/FF1maps/FF1world-1.gif

You should be on the southern continent, ALL THE WAY to the west. Locate the port where you can dock by the small city. The cave you want is almost directly south of the city. Hope that helps.

[vance]

hey c-w butterfly, that's my point. i am there and i've been going in circles. i go through all 4 levels, and i get to the last level and i try to fight the impossible monsters who kill me almost instantaneously and then i die (i'm at level 39). when i die, i reappear at the top of that cavern ready to start again.

?? is my point in there to defeat all the monsters there and obtain something else?

TIA!

[clockworkbutterfly]

Through some google-searching, I've surmised you are in the right place. I don't know why the enemies are impossible though. Here is a snippit of a walkthrough I found on GameFaqs which tells you precisely what to do once you get to the part where you move the rock with the Earth Rod. After you take the stairway underneath the rock, do the following:

On this floor walk up until you come to an intersection where you can go left
or up. Go up to find a room with a staff, 3400 gil, 1520 gil, 1455 gil, and
5450 gil. Go back to the intersection and this time go left. Now all you want
to do is get to the left wall. When you come to it, you will have the choice
of going up or down. Go down first and grab the mythril shield, tent, and 1250
gil. Go all the way up to the northwestern corner and take the stairs to the
final floor.

On this floor go up, left, down, left. Heal and save before you talk to the
boss.

Good luck!

[vance]

omg - yes! thank you, i found that walkthrough and realized that this friggin earthgift shrine's not even ON IT!! i've concluded that my time here has only been good for gaining experience.
thanks!

[clockworkbutterfly]

Happy to be of service. Sorry it took so long to figure out what you were doing wrong.... >.<

[Guanyuzhizi]

You're supposed to go to the volcano next to Crescent Lake.


-.- Afterall, I want to ask what does the Earthgift Shrine give you?
Is it just useless? -.-

[arhisking]

well its not really useless you can get some decent equipment from the bosses that are there and its not a verry long dungen at all its only 5 lvls deep but there are 4 bosses at the end but you have to go through it 4 times to kill all of them because once you enter the room they are in and defeate them you cant go back out.
________ ________
|...........||...........|..........This is the basic set up for the 5th lvl of the
|....1.....||.....2.....|..........dungen and the bosses are as follows
|...........||...........|
-------------------...........1. Two-Headed Dragon 4500HP, "Bard's Tunic"
|...........||...........|..........2. Ahriman 5000HP, "Dry Ether"
|....3.....||.....4.....|..........3. Cerberus 4000HP, "Kotetsu"
|...........||...........|..........4. Echidna 4800HP, "X-potion"
--------|..|--------
...........|..|
...........|..|

it is also neccesary to complete all 4 bonus dungens to get 100% beasteary
P.S. "Kotetsu"-"A small katana designed for easy use." can be used by WAR,THF,NIN,RDM,KNIGHT,RDWIZ it really dont do you much good past lvl 40 though and another thing you might find yourself getting pissed off with all the dam random encounters in these places but grit your teeth and bear it they are all low lvl mobs that can be killed in one hit but its just annoying as hell