/vr/ - Retro Games

So I just finished this game, and I have to say, it was pretty good. It's definitely the most well-made infinity engine game in terms of combat, especially since it runs on the 3e D&D rule set.

I just have this feeling though, like even though I just beat it, I never really became good at it. I hear of people doing no-save playthroughs or playing on hard difficulty and I'm amazed. Add the D&D RNG-based combat and you're basically guaranteed to get team wiped at some point, even if just by bad luck. Stuff like:
>enemy caster uses hold person
>all front-line fighters paralsyed and kill
>casters and rogue get mobbed
I had to reload and preemptively buff my party for a lot of the fights, which feels very cheap

Also, what's with that ending? I was just getting into that fight, then Surprise! The tower mythal spell malfunctions and conveniently sucks Isair and Madae into another realm, the party escapes, the end!

What did you think of this game? What party composition did you use?

>Pic related, one of the fuckers I had to reload and pre-buff my party for