/vr/ - Retro Games

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>>4113000
Has some top-tier waifus tho

To get a more interesting challenge out of jrpgs i've played before like Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy and the Breath of Fire series i set some rules for myself when i replay them.

Never grind for xp, money or items, only fight enemies as they come, drop all mega elixirs or whatever items that cure the whole party, never use items that boost stats or overpowered weapons and spells like:
The character unique ultimate weapons, triple techs, Dark Matter, Black Hole, Luminaire(CT);
The character unique abilities, magicite, Ultima, Meteor, Ragnarok, Atma Sword(FF VI);
CureX, IceX, FireX, BoltX, NovaX and Comet, any transformation spell that fuses the characters, Kaiser Dragon(BoF I, II and III).

The only exceptions are of course, when it's required for you to use a certain item or ability to progress in the game, then i'll do it only once and never again.

It's great to do this because the game becomes more interesting, challenging, strategic, character roles(SPECIALLY THE HEALER) feel more solid and important since you have to actually think out the ideal parties for certain dungeons/bosses instead of throwing whoever in the party and nuking everything with bullshit spells and feels MUCH more rewarding to complete quests and defeat bosses the basic, strategic way.