Brief update post. Now about 17 hours into Legend of Legacy. HP in the mid to high 200s, SP around 28 for all party members. I just unlocked the rest of the continent and started exploring the Ship Graveyard. I spent most of the weekend on LoL TBH, and would still be playing if my brother hadn’t kidnapped the 3DS on Sunday night. “*mumble mumble* Metroid remake *mumble* cya” and he was gone. ¯\_(⊙︿⊙)_/¯
Anyway, things were going pretty well before I stopped. I’m actually enjoying Legend of Legacy quite a lot now that my party is so much stronger. Once you get some hit-all Arts and Charms and better equipment, battles don’t take as long. And if you can survive the first two turns and set up some good barriers and buffs, victory is all but assured. I’m making better use of defensive skills like Parry and Intervene instead of trying to go out guns blazing from the start. Once you have someone tanking or deflecting the hits, the others can use risky skills like the Fire Contract to make mincemeat of the enemies.
It’s a shame that I still have to run and dodge enemies while trying to explore, but the frustration has gone down by 30% because I can end things quickly. The enemies I can’t dispose of quickly are the ones that drop the occasional good equipment and help me level up my stats, so it’s all good. The only thing that would make this better would be more boss battles. I’ve got all these great skills in my arsenal and no one to use them against. More bosses, please! I also want to try out some new weapon types. I picked up a powerful spear by accident but haven’t put it through its paces yet. Oh, and I need to go back to old areas to talk to NPCs so they can give me new formation options in battle. All minor stuff that won’t take long.
Apart from that there’s nothing to say about Legend of Legacy since it’s not a story-heavy game. You explore a map, you beat a boss, you explore another map, beat another boss, and on and on. According to the FAQs I have four areas (Bogsaur Marsh, Bottomless Pit, Summit of the Gods and City of the Unseen) to clear and some optional sidequests/bosses to do before finishing the game. Just hope I still have a passion for the game by the time I finally get it back.
In the meantime I’m still playing Atelier Totori and (on-and-off) Sorcery Saga so I’ll post about one or both of them next time. See ya!
