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• Final Fantasy X — My Shortlist
   
  A personal shortlist for use while playing FFX. Tips and reminders, both obscure and obvious, I’ve cobbled together to forestall the need for searching through the plethora of published guides. Maybe it’ll prove useful for someone else, too.
   
  Current. Complete, for the moment at least. Status: Idle. Never intended for submission to GameFAQs.
   
• Final Fantasy X — Blitzball Techniques: A Primer
   
  A practical guide on gaining blitzball techniques: Using Techcopy; the importance of Key Techs; making specialty techs appear; the mysteries behind the Tech Find prize. A great swath of FFX players eschew blitz entirely and, I suspect, the reason lies in the difficulty in learning the techniques so vital to the game. Folks having problems too often receive “use Techcopy” and “keep trying” without elaboration in response to their help requests, so I’ve compiled all the answers in this one guide, unearthed the clues buried in other FAQs, winnowed the chaff, refined the tips, and tested, tested, tested. Remember, this is a primer, not a perfectionist’s guide, though everything tech related is covered.
   
  

  Blitzball Tech Primer Revisions

  Ver.	Modified	Notes
  1.6	12/16/2009	Current. Important corrections to the minimum number of matches required. (36K)
  1.5	9/23/2008	A few edits and a significant correction based on a new playthrough. Links reverified & updated (20091202).
  1.4	1/31/2007	Submitted to GameFAQs, but now rejected due to Oversaturation, though I’d addressed GameFAQs’s prior comments. Oh well. Retested against a new playthrough, reverifying every bit of feedback; fixed inaccuracies, clarified vagaries; increased Qs from 26 to 27.
  1.3	12/14/2006	Submitted to GameFAQs, but subsequently rejected as not beginner-ish enough. Integrated further feedback; increased Qs from 24 to 26.
  1.2	12/6/2006	Integrated feedback received so far; increased Qs from 21 to 24; added to Acknowledgments.
  1.1	12/4/2006	Added sections; beefed up others; increased Qs from 17 to 21.
  1.0	11/19/2006	Original. Submitted to GameFAQs as Final Fantasy X Blitzball Tech Tips. Rejected after content review for several reasons: Duplication; Lack of Content; Oversaturation.

   
• Final Fantasy XII — Omega Mark XII
   
  Detailing the methodology I ultimately employed to defeat Omega Mark XII, an optional boss lurking in the bowels of FFXII. The method is a composite built from numerous tips and suggestions (all documented herein). Not an “expert” guide by any stretch, but useful perhaps for anyone frustrated by this foe.
   
  Current. Complete, with no updates anticipated. Never intended for submission to GameFAQs. (16K)
   
• Kingdom Hearts — SYNTHESIS: Minimum Items Required
   
  A cribsheet listing the total number of items needed to synthesize one of everything (and gain Sora’s Ultima Weapon). Handy for those who like to do all of their synthesizing in one fell swoop, and who loathe coming up one item short.
   
  Submitted as a separate FAQ, but declined for “lack of content”. Offered to the synthesis FAQ’s author, but the e-mail bounced and hasn’t been updated. (8K)
   
• Kingdom Hearts — Missable Guide 
   
  A complete catalogue of every missable item or scene in Kingdom Hearts. Still an often-asked question and to date not one existing guide had even mentioned “missables,” so after all these years here’s the missing coverage.
   
  Note. I may still pull a “Maltzsan” (a la FFXII’s Game Mechanics FAQ) and pad this guide with all the tidbits about the original Kingdom Hearts that I’ve collected over the years.
   
  

  KH Missable Guide Revisions

  Ver.	Modified	Notes
  1.2	9/8/2011	New! Current. This is the same file as listed on the KH FAQs page. Fixed a typo, made a few minor corrections and elaborations, added three new missables and a bit more polishing. (80K)
  1.1	9/13/2010	Substantial update. Fixed a few oversights, cleaned up Coliseum clutter, added thirteen new missables and lots of much-needed polishing. (76K)
  1.0	8/27/2010	Original. Submitted to GameFAQs and accepted the same day. (64K)

   
• Kingdom Hearts — Statistics & Level-Up Bonuses 
   
  Herein lies a record of every statistic and level-up bonus you might find in Kingdom Hearts. The gaming world is going through a phase of statistical fascination. Low-level runs, stat maxing, or other challenges and pure curiosity raise questions from day to day. This guide is designed to address those frequent questions and sate those with a statistical bent.
   
  

  KH Statistics Guide Revisions

  Ver.	Modified	Notes
  1.0	8/24/2011	New! Current. This is the same file as listed on the KH FAQs page. Original. Submitted to GameFAQs and accepted the same day. (48K)

   
• Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories — FAQ & Walkthrough
   
  Only one walkthrough was available when writing began, so what the hey. My third guide published at GameFAQs received over two hundred hits its first day (and nearly every day since), more than both my Okage FAQs combined see in a week. Okay, no pressure there.
   
  No updates are planned for the foreseeable future, so please bring anything missing, confusing, or in error to my attention.
   
  

  KH-ReCOM Walkthrough Revisions

  Ver.	Modified	Notes
  2.2	6/11/2010	Current. This is the same file as listed on the KH-ReCOM FAQs page. Added ASCII title art, fixed typoes, cleared up a few confusing bits. No big additions. (401K)
  2.1	4/21/2010	Fixed a few paltry bits left untwiddled in the prior overhaul, but significant morsels nonetheless. A bit more apple polishing.
  2.0	3/10/2010	Many additions, large and small, significant and trivial. Lots of changes, including a couple of major corrections, mea culpa, kupo.
  1.3	10/10/2009	Small update, mainly fixing a single hole.
  1.2	9/18/2009	Lots of tweaks and small additions.
  1.1	7/28/2009	Changes documented in the guide’s “Revision History” section.
  1.0	6/29/2009	Original. Submitted to GameFAQs...and accepted the same day. No, wasn’t expecting that.

   
• Kingdom Hearts II — Synthesis Additions
   
  Started out as a dupe of my KH list, but I tagged on a lot of other synthesis trivia.
   
  Didn’t bother submitting to GameFAQs. The bulk of the info was picked up by Ultimaterializer X for the Bestiary/Synthesis Guide v3.1. The cribsheet was also picked up by Megafierce for the Synthesis Guide v0.85 (and mostly obscured in later revs).
   
  Updated, Sunday, September 27, 2009. Added recommendations for making the most of your mythril materials and getting everything done in one sitting. (16K)
   
• Okage: Shadow King — FAQ & Walkthrough
   
  Okage was in dire need of a complete, spoiler-free walkthrough for the game’s North American version. I started out intending to cover only the World Library, but far too many explanations crept in and things quickly snowballed.
   
  No further updates are anticipated at this time, so if you spot anything missing or wrong be sure to bring it to my attention, as I won’t be reviewing this guide again for a very, very long time.
   
  Awards. The walkthrough was honored with GameFAQs’ FAQ of the Month award for July 2006.
   
  

  Okage Walkthrough Revisions

  Ver.	Modified	Notes
  1.4	3/5/2010	Current. Important updates and many small additions. Reverified and updated every link. This is the same file as listed on the Okage FAQs page. (284K)
  1.3.2	1/15/2007	Changes are noted in the guide’s “FAQ Info” section.
  1.3.1	10/20/2006	Changes are noted in the guide’s “FAQ Info” section.
  1.3	9/19/2006	Changes are noted in the guide’s “FAQ Info” section.
  1.2	8/28/2006	Changes are noted in the guide’s “FAQ Info” section.
  1.1	8/14/2006	Changes are noted in the guide’s “FAQ Info” section.
  1.0	7/29/2006	Original. Submitted to GameFAQs on Saturday (ah, a learning experience). Accepted the following Monday (7/31/2006).

   
• Okage: Shadow King — Compatibility Gift Scene Scripts
   
  My second published FAQ, also for Okage. Documents each of six possible scenes during which Ari (the game’s lead character) receives the compatibility gift he’s earned.
   
  Current. Version 1.0, submitted to GameFAQs on Wednesday, September 20, 2006. The guide was accepted on Monday, September 25, 2006, but wasn’t listed under What’s New until Friday, September 29, 2006. This is the same file as listed on the Okage FAQs page. The guide is complete and no updates are anticipated. (24K)
   
  Also available individually. If you prefer to avoid spoiling the other scenes, you can review each script separately. The following link to formatted web pages rather than plain text documents.
  

  • Ari’s Father	• Hero Rosalyn	• Mysterious Woman
  • Evil King Stan	• Julia	• Princess Marlene

  
  

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