Frogacuda, I think I may know what you're referring to. The enemy AI makes some dubious decisions. It seems to avoid finishing off your low-HP characters, and just targets others with full HP. Maybe the AI is just easier in the beginning, but I haven't lost anyone yet, it's been about 6-7 battles.
I have noticed the same thing about the enemy not finishing off the characters which have low HP... I have had quite a few characters go down to single digit HP but survive.... but I am also not that far into the game and I have had a lot of random encounters to build myself up.
I really like sRPG games though, and I can't wait for Fire Emblem.. which I think looks even better than this game.. but still, I think this is a great game so far. If you're finding the battles too easy you can always use some of your weaker characters. Just an idea...
As far as it being kinda complicated.. yeh it is.. I was a bit lost at first, but once you play for a short while you pick up things as you go. Also, the instruction booklet is pretty think and detailed, so spending some time with it in the beginning is pretty useful.
What I meant about having to check FAQs to get maximum enjoyment, is the sheer amount of *specific* knowledge that must be attained to do certain things. Some of the emblems you acquire have very bizarre or unlikely conditions for getting them, and some of the character classes are near impossible to achieve without doing research first.
Anyway, the game *is* good, and I'll spend many an hour playing once school starts (my class schedule always has an or so between classes...damn annoying)...maybe if things were layed out or explained in-game better I wouldn't have any complaints.
Ahh I see what you mean. Well, I agree that the game itself is not that intuitive (especially compared to something like Advance Wars), especially at first.... I am sure I'll be looking at some FAQs for info on emblems and classes as well, but I think it'll be fun trying to get them all.
Anyway, I pretty much agree.. but I still think once you get past that it's a great game and so far I am enjoying it a lot. Ï am only 12 or so hours in though...
The Job system was overall interesting, seeing as how your kills in battle determined what you could or couldn't do. If you had more than 4 kills (I think) You couldn't become a priest. But you needed more than 3 to become a knight.
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