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Finally! I got my copy of King's Field Additional II in the mail today.

"Acceptable" condition from e-bay really is acceptable! I have yet to play the game yet, (I'm still at work) but I'll put some thoughts together, probably after I have some time with the game this weekend.

Well, I know how to equip things - its a little hard telling what I'm equipping because its pretty text only in the "camp" menu. Its ok though because I equip by numbers. I'm looking forward to finding my first spell!

I found out that monsters can block too and blink a subtle burnt blue when they do. I figured that out encountering skeletons, and I knew why it took me forever to kill reapers sometimes. Blinking monsters means blocking monsters.

I more or less don't know what I pick up out of crates because that's text only too.

I think I know how to use herbs? (but I'm not positive) In the Equip screen, the "L" button acts like the Select button in the older games. I think I'm putting herbs in that slot. (I'm putting something in the slot that heals me 30HP) Herbs are EXPENSIVE! 80G a pop! I feel like strangling that shop keeper.

Pressing start, it shows controls. I'm still not sure what square is used for. I'm thinking magic....

I also found a map which seems to act as the pixie map - it shows the layout of everywhere I go. (even though I can't understand people, they're still very giving and it definitely pays to talk to them.)

Well, I'm at Level 4, got leather armor, leather helmet, a decent buckler type shield and my starting sword. Traps are RUTHLESS! Monsters don't give me anywhere near the trouble that traps do.

Speaking of traps, found a place early in the game where I fell through the floor to my death. I feel like I'm playing a King's Field game.

It pays to use the shield. I definitely can't afford to trade hits in this dungeon, even with armor on. I can handle skeletons now, but I had a spider send me to my grave. (heh, when he jumped up and went off the screen, I thought he fled.... nope, got the ninja drop on me. Not next time though.)

Things are going well for me in this game! It looks like the language barrier isn't stunting my progress through the game. Actually, it provides an additional challenge..... and since I never really cared too much about the story in the first place, I wouldn't call it a negative!

The axe was definitely what the doctor ordered for breaking certain walls. I discovered a golden plant which I'm not sure what it was, but I picked it up. I also discovered what appeared to be a painting of an eye on a wall. Hitting it opened the eye, hitting it again opened it wide. Weird.

I've been exploring this 2nd area as thoroughly as possible. I should have learned from the first time I fell to my death that I shouldn't mindlessly hit the up arrow through the dungeon. Shame on me for that one. Tapping the down arrow does an about face - threw me off for a second until I realized all I did was turn around.

I've figured out a few more hidden doors, but no real treasures within them. Got shot a few times by arrow traps. I still hate traps.

The shopkeeper must get new supplies based on my progress through the game. He went from having a handful of herbs to almost 30, not to mention lots of additional armors, weapons and other supplies. I have a stone that looks a lot like the weapon improving stones on KF:TAC. I can't seem to give it to the blacksmith to improve my weapon. I'm wondering if its used to repair a weapon while in the dungeon.

I'm glad in a way that I can't hold more than 9 of one item. Adds a little realism and challenge.... (I'm thinking in regards to herbs or antidotes)

I've got a dragon crystal! I'm really REALLY tempted to sell it - 5600G is a lot of money. I'll just keep it for now.

I got stuck for a minute in the other area, but discovered a grid that has a series of "glowing doors" representing gates throughout this area. I accidentally figured out that there is only enough power to operate only a handful of gate switches. Closing gates (turning off their switch) behind areas I've already explored has allowed me to explore other areas.

I got my hands on a boy-without-a-father sword. (judging from the picture of it in the blacksmith's shop - looks like the same swords from Shadow Tower) I managed to get a dagger with elemental strike power, but I sold it. I hope I won't regret it - worse case scenario, I'll end up buying it back.

I had a mysterious phenomena happen. Every time I turned or took a step, my health dropped one point! I wasn't poisoned, I thought it was my newest sword I gathered.... turned out, by the time I made it to the shop (so I could see what I had), I'd acquired what looked like bone arms - like the bone gauntlets from TAC. Health still drained from me even without a weapon (so much for them being like TAC's Bone Arms) but they fetched a nice price in the shop. There's creepy looking "bone armor" in the shop - I'm wondering if all the pieces together would make sort of an ancient set. That would be cool.

I've ran into these "wall scorpion" creatures as well as ghosts that use magic. My equipment isn't really magic-proof.... so back to the shop it is.

Currently at Level 8 with leather armor and gloves, iron helmet, and these shinguards which are quite magic resistant. (Now its time to go play with some ghosts!) I still have the fireball spell. I wouldn't mind finding some heal magic.

I'm liking this game enough, I'm seriously contemplating buying Additional I. (this wouldn't be the first time I've gone through a series backwards)

Heh, how the tables have turned! I handed that bosses butt to him! Turns out, that hidden door was a pretty big shortcut to another area much later in the game. I guess getting hurt 40HP is worth the taking a 5 minute route in 5 seconds.

I have a earth heal type spell, and a water based "dispoison" type spell. Cool! I'm glad the passive magic can be used at any time.

Now at level 13 I've got some nice metal armor, gloves and helm, tower shield, a great sword, boy-without-a-father sword, axe, a wicked looking bow....

I've reached another area where my map doesn't apply to. Looks like I'll have to find another map. There are zombies, mummies, bats and these pig knights around here. I can handle them for a while, especially with a heal spell, but either low weapon durability or low magic sends me sprinting back to the surface.

There was in the market, normall a fat kid eating something, and a fat little girl holding a really big cat..... but the last time I was there, there was a guy with an eye patch wanting 3000G. My curiosity got the better of me, I sold my dragon crystal.... and gave him the money. I got the "item received" noise.... he said a few things and wanted 3000G more. I gave it too him, he gave me something, and took off.

I couldn't find anything new in my inventory. I hope I didn't buy information - which with the language barrier is completely useless. I'm hoping it was a map or a key or something.

I have a feeling I might never know unless I find a FAQ or go through the game again without buying it and only then finding out it was something I needed.

The music is AWESOME throughout the game, except at the gambling table. That music made me want to hurl.
Seriously, its that bad.

Thanks to a work related camping trip (YAY!), apart from mingling with a lot of different people, I got to put some decent time into King's Field Additional II.

Currently my character is at level 32, with some really decent equipment! I had to pass up on an uber shield because of a darkness status effect to it, but thank goodness cursed stuff fetches a decent price at the shop. I had an earth based sword that pallet swaps that black scar fire sword from TAC, I have a lethal type rapier with water powers, a two handed axe with GREAT striking power, and a very strong warrior's bow. Most of my armor is of the plate variety, except boots - I'm wearing the same magical projection boots for additional resistance that I've been wearing for a while.

I've run into a series of bosses, a few I've beat, a few I haven't. I've beat this very large Kraken - it took 9 healing potions during the fight to survive long enough to kill it, but I thought it was pretty cool how, just like King's Field I US, the "head" shrunk and disappeared after so many hit points off the sea monster. An old guy right before fighting the Kraken gave me the map to the "2nd area" I've been looking for.

The same area as the Kraken, but on a different location of the map (the area's huge by the way) I examined some "green shield" which activated a fight with a "minotaur" type boss. It was as strong as the Kraken, but no where near as many hit points. I took it out with the bow, which was EXTREMELY awkward - if I would have known it ahead of time, I would have brought a shield to the fight and saved myself a herbal liquid or two. (blocking with my arm is better than not blocking, but its only better than that)

To my knowledge, I can't switch weapons once a fight has started.

I've run into two different skeleton bosses with cattle-ish skull heads, both engulfed in flames/magic - one a master swordsman, the other a floating mage. I can't beat either one (9 herbal liquids isn't enough to live through it). The skeleton mage was using very strong dark based magic. I found a termite's nest, and the huge queen termite thrashed me but good. I might have over 300HP at my current level, but even blocking with my best shield, I take 150-170 damage per attack from her. I don't live long during that fight....

Along the way, I've figured out how to flee battles - how to use any magic during a fight, in the menus - that there are fake traps. (looking like holes or cracked floors, but can be walked over normally)

I ran into a predicament for a minute there. Not only is there a limit for the number of items you can carry, but there's also a limit to how much you can carry period. I couldn't switch out equipment because of the two hand vs. one hand / shield equation and having too much stuff and no where else for the switched to go. Selling extra stuff solved the problem - so much for me being a collector in this game.

I gathered two spells in a cathedral type area really close to each other, but I'm not sure what they do. One is featured on the back of the game box, an earth based spell. The other is a water based spell - they don't attack and they don't heal. I believe they might be element resistance spells. I definitely don't know Japanese, but after the colon for the attack spells it will have some symbols and some numbers. Heal spell, HP then numbers. Since there's just one symbol, an elemental one, I believe it might be for defense.

I have 5 spells total, 4 of which are defensive or passive. I haven't found any other attack spells than this fireball - which is a little odd in my book. Oh well, I'll keep looking.

Whoops. I guess its been too long since I've played TAC to remember what the Black Scar looks like. Well, I think I more or less found the Black Scar - and its a powerful sword with a fire based attack. I'm wondering if there are sword spells in this game? I haven't tried them yet. The other earth sword is orange and looks pretty wicked.... it looks more like a sword version of the Fire Carver though.

That mage skeleton was quite a fight, but I prevailed! I've gained a few levels as well as different equipment/spells since I last fought that termite queen - that will be the only boss I've found so far that I couldn't beat.

I won't say that I don't have anywhere else to go, that I'm stuck (since there's quite a bit of this termite nest I haven't explored) but it doesn't look like I'm able to go much further in this watery catacomb. There's quite a bit of the map left that I can't get to, and I currently don't know how to get there. Only time will tell.

With a full inventory, 14,000G in my pocket, and a few areas yet to explore, I think as far as going through this game, everything is going to be alright!

When I went into the dungeon for the first time, there was a short man with a massive beard, and one eye talking as I went in.
Naturally, I don't know anything he said.

As I progressed through the game, he appeared in the market place. He has been there ever since, but I still don't know what he's saying.

The watery catacombs ended up taking me deeper in this cathedral area, and I ran into an interesting cut scene. There was a king there (judging from the crown on his head) and he said quite a bit, then a large dragon appeared, breathed flames which created a fire-wall blocking me from going any further.

The one eyed man appeared again and talked to me. I'm not familiar enough with the story, and my last save, I was on my way back to town.... my mission is to talk to everyone to see if anything is different. That won't happen until after work today.

Anyway, needless to say I'm pleased enough with Additional II that I ordered Additional I today. I probably won't tackle that game until I go through this one, but to say the least, despite the differences, I really like the direction the series went!

Feels like a King's Field game to me! Its got that hook!

Hmmm.... well I found a new puzzle room in re-going through some areas. It was a rather complicated puzzle, took a couple minutes to complete, but something powered up, and lots of shaking.

I wonder whats different?
I guess I'll have to look around...

Note to self.
Examine ALL stats before pawning old equipment.

I got a great shield with all improved stats from the last one. I thought COOL! - Equipped it, sold the old one and saved. I failed to notice the new shield was cursed, while the shield's stats were better than my previous shield, the cursed status cut my attack, defense and magic character stats in half! ....needless to say I ended up buying my old shield back. (which is awesome that I have the option to buy back anything I sell to the shop keep)

With cursed stuff fetching a decent price, I only lost 2000G out of the deal. I think the lesson I learned was worth every coin of that.