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Does formation (front or rear) affect this skill?

NES-DS comparison[]

A direct comparison of the terrains in the two versions of the game would be interesting. Making the table sortable, it would be apparent to see which Terrain effects better correspond to each other in the two versions. --Abacos (talk) 21:45, September 10, 2014 (UTC)

Dungeon NES terrain DS terrain
Altar Cave Earthquake Earthquake / Close-in
Ur Earthquake Wind slash / Ice storm
Mythril Mines Earthquake Earthquake / Close-in
Castle Sasune Earthquake Wind slash / Ice storm
Sealed Cave Earthquake Earthquake / Close-in
Dragon's Peak (n/a) Wind slash / Ice storm
Tozus Tunnel Earthquake Earthquake / Close-in
Nepto Temple (n/a) Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Tower of Owen Earthquake Whirlpool / Ice pillar (ground floor)
Wind slash / Ice storm (upper floors)
Subterranean Lake (n/a) Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Molten Cave Earthquake Magma / Flame Burst
Castle Hein (n/a) Wind slash / Ice storm
Cave of Tides Rapids Whirlpool / Ice pillar
NES Geomancer unlocked
Amur sewers Wind slash Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Goldor Manor Wind slash Wind slash / Ice storm
Saronia Wind slash
Dragon Spire Wind slash (top floor: earthquake) Wind slash / Ice storm
Cave of the Circle Wind slash Earthquake / Close-in
Temple of Time Whirlpool Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Ancient Ruins Wind slash Earthquake / Close-in
Cave of Shadows Wind slash Earthquake / Close-in
Doga's Grotto Earthquake (floor 1/a)
Sinkhole (floor 1/b)
Tornado (floor 2)
Landslide (floor 3)
Earthquake / Close-in
Ancients' Maze Wind slash Earthquake / Close-in
Crystal Tower Wind slash (boss room: earthquake) Wind slash / Ice storm
World of Darkness Wind slash (5 boss rooms: earthquake) Five elements
Optional dungeons
Sunken Cave Whirlpool Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Saronia Catacombs Whirlpool (boss room: earthquake) Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Lake Dohr Rapids Whirlpool / Ice pillar
Bahamut's Lair Tornado Earthquake / Close-in (dungeon)
Wind slash / Ice storm (nest)
Falgabard Earthquake Earthquake / Close-in (cave)
Whirlpool / Ice pillar (waterfall)
Eureka Wind slash Shadowflare / Black hole
??? (n/a) Whirlpool / Ice pillar

Another, shorter comparison: NES and DS versions, compared by element. Still, "earth" and "water" are not real elements in the NES version, as no enemy is weak against them. --Abacos (talk) 23:43, February 28, 2015 (UTC)

Element NES version DS version
Earth Earthquake (attacks all) Earthquake (attacks all)
Cave-in/landslide (attacks all) Cave-in (attacks one)
Water Watersprout (attacks all) Whirlpool (attacks all)
Rapids (instantly defeats one) Ice pillar (attacks one)
Air Air blade/wind slash (attacks one) Wind slash (attacks one)
Tornado (attacks one) Ice storm (attacks all)
Non-elemental Sinkhole (instantly defeats one) Black hole (instantly defeats one)
Quicksand (instantly defeats one) Shadowflare (attacks one)
Fire (n/a) Magma (attacks all)
(n/a) Flame burst (attacks one)