This is a fun little game. Dying and starting over isnt actually all that bad since you get better and better equipment, which makes getting back to where you were short and easy.
The biggest issue is one particular enemy type - the Shield enemies. All varieties including the grunts, red minibosses, and black boss use Shield and Heal magic so frequently that battles drag on forever.
I just finished World 4, Level 3 which was filled with shield guys. Knowing it was going to be a long fight, I clocked how long the boss took. The black shield boss literally took *12* minutes to kill!
Thats insane! Most bosses only take a couple minutes at most, especially if youve been leveling up and getting better equipment, but the shield guys on later worlds are just a giant nuisance. Theyre not really hard - I always kill them and never die to them - they just take f...o...r...e...v...e...r...
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