[Phylum]

The first time I beat Wu in Jade Cocoon 2 was amazing.

I used to borrow JC2 from my Video shop over 6 years ago, but they sold their copy. It took a few years of searching to find my copy. It then took 2 years of playing on and off (and starting again) before I actually finished the game. It was another few months before I unlocked the fight. Including both savefiles, it was about 90 hours by that point.

The fight against Wu was really tough. His combination of Fossa Magna (reduce enemy beast to 1hp) and Shockwave (deal damage to all 3 beasts on a side) was more devastating than I expected. Anadia – the revive spell – was mandatory. It was a long, tiring slog, but I eventually wore him down and beat him on my first attempt. It was a satisfyingly difficult fight and I felt to great to have beaten him after 9 fucking years.

Also, the 1000 Heartless battle in Kingdom Hearts 2 was epic.