Bebpo said:
Ferricide, I picked up the remake after reading your impressions and is it normal that I'm finding the game extremely difficult?
really? i didn't find the remake to be quite that painful. in fact, if anything, i'd say it's definitely easier than the original megadrive version.
i mean, yeah, it's not an easy game, but i certainly didn't have any problems marching straight through the world and to the first dungeon and wandering around in it. i certainly didn't stop to raise levels. it's tough, but it's no tougher than the beginning of dragon quest VIII or something, IMO.
Bebpo said:
Like when the game first starts and you're lvl.1 or 2, if you get in a random battle with say 3+ enemies it's instant game over because run never freaking works.
i only ran once, and it worked, but did you not go pick up nei or something? wait, the game forces you to pick up nei... i don't know what's going wrong here. ^_^;; buy her a second steel claw and buy yourself a second knife... and then when you get to the second town, go back to your house and pick up rudger. once you get three people it gets less punishing.
i wonder what's wrong, though, because like i said -- it's not as nearly tough as the original MD version. because you can defend better, you can attack better, and you can walk faster, letting you get the hell out of danger quicker. i remember so many instances of walking so slowly and almost dying trekking back to town in the original =P
you also get ryuker at level ... maybe 9? and then hinas at 11. ryuker will make your life easier (teleports back to town.) i wouldn't really do the first dungeon until you get those. i dabbled in the dungeon but i didn't finish it yet, walked in and out, and got hinas during that time.
Bebpo said:
Even when level grinding the enemies do a lot of damage and my attacks miss a lot (using auto command because normal input is SLOWWW).
enh, it's not that slow... you should really use manual because you get the experience bonus, you can use level 3 attacks (a must with nei becuase she's so fast she never misses).
Bebpo said:
Then one time I got into a battle with some self-healing bear and he cast protect on himself and none of my attacks would do over 2 damage and he had 14hp and would heal himself to full every round. Since run would never work I spent forever in that stupid battle even though I was high enough level that I didn't need to worry about damage.
weird. did you wander off into the corner of the map or something? it's one of those games that's got tougher enemies across bridges and stuff, ala dragon quest.
Dunno though. I'm sure the info will come out of Japan soon enough. I still have about 10-15 hours left in G:1 so I probably won't be able to find out on my own anytime soon...
If it's anything like the original, I suggest you start small and fight the fire ants and Poisoners (who give you a lot of Meseta) for now, and make sure you have both "Ryuka" and "Hinas" spells before tackling the first dungeon.