DoubleDvideogames wrote:
Cool!
All that info really helped. I beat the game maybe a week ago. I did end up finding all the stamps, summons, monkey "extensions" and most of the best gear. Your posts were a huge help. I got my main character up to 75 and most of the others 70-72 but I feel like it made the final stretch too easy. Maybe going back and trying low 60s would be better in the next replay.
Gabe had 1 or 2 skills that worked very well against the last half dozen or so bosses.
Glad to hear you beat the game and were able to get the other things. As for the game being too easy for you at level 75, definitely feel free to attempt the last dungeon at level 60, just be aware that it'll be a challenge. That's the cool thing about RPG's: you can play them any way you like. Want to attempt a hardcore run in "Iron Man" mode, where one death = Game Over? You can definitely attempt it. Others might prefer a challenge and attempt to beat the final boss at a very low level, which may or may not be doable, depending on the game. While I do enjoy a challenge, I definitely don't like losing to an enemy.
In fact, one of the things that I greatly dislike in RPG's is scripted events which force your character to lose in a fight just so the story can progress. Thankfully, the only two battles like that were
Any time (in any game) I see scripted battles, I ALWAYS spend way too much time trying to "break" the game by winning the fight, just to see if the resulting cut-scene is different (it usually isn't).
Another interesting point you bring up is the characters you had in both your parties during the final attack. While some characters are physically stronger than others, the weaker characters tend to make up for it by excelling at magic.
In any case, congratulations on beating the game!