Re: [ARUMERO SOFT|RPG]Creature Hunter
Hard mode on Arumero games is usually pretty good, if you have the time.
It does force you to farm a little more to get proper equipment upgrades.
Beware: Especially early game, playing this one on hard will get your arse handed to you. On a silver platter. With... is that cream?
But nothing that a little luck and going back to tent after every fight can't fix, until you have a bit of levels up.
But I find hard works pretty well - they really do balancing pretty well.
You sometimes need to be aware of an enemy's resistances, and you need to figure out boss patterns, but it's totally doable and makes things last a little longer.
Beware: There's two mistakes that are easy to make and will make the playthrough rather annoying in the long run:
- One, don't rush through running from every fight and focusing only bosses.
You'll be underleveled, underequipped, and will miss some enemies and animations.
- Two, and this one is important: If you struggle against a boss/level, DON'T KEEP TRYING.
Losing fights or running from them gets you zero items, XP, or gold, and eventually gets tiring.
It's perfectly fine to try something every so often, but getting frustrated by losing over and over is a quick way to burn out on these games.
- I'll come in again: Mid-Late game, always max out on shop items before buying equipment.
Small potions are vital to regenerate between battles, large potions survive battles,
and the "go invisible" item helps you reach bosses without getting beaten down by creeps first.
I should probably try to create a translation list for the shop items, they're not game-changing but sometimes useful.
