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In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby DarkMyau » Sat Mar 01, 2014 4:13 pm

Phantasy Star 1 had a fantastic balance.

The easiest enemy "The Sworm" was a challenge for lvl 1 or 2 Alis, especially when there were 2 of them. 1 Scorpion was also do-able (without buying an Iron Sword of course)
But god help you if 2 Scorpions showed up!

I cant think of any other RPG where I ran for it so often lol.

I suppose the first enemy that gave me pause was The Owlbear. It had decent HP and hit hard. Low level Alis had to run and hope she got away.

But the real first enemy that I was really worried about fighting and was equally ecstatic about beating was Tarantul. It had a massive (for the time) 50hp and could bind you with its attack, making it very hard to beat.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby etony33 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 6:52 pm

I hated fighting Wing Eye in the underground passage. It wasn't worth my time to fight, since they gave out so few EXP and meseta, but they blocked retreat frequently. Just a waste of time.

The Ghoul family took about fifteen minutes to execute its attack. Pain in the ass.

Other than that, no.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby BenoitRen » Sat Mar 01, 2014 9:53 pm

Those Mammoths. Good lord, they took forever and precious MP to beat, so I just ran from them.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby etony33 » Sat Mar 01, 2014 10:42 pm

BenoitRen wrote:Those Mammoths. Good lord, they took forever and precious MP to beat, so I just ran from them.


This is where my father and I vehemently disagree. He says Mammoths are his favorite enemy to face...I find them loathesome and run from them as well.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby DarkMyau » Sun Mar 02, 2014 10:57 am

I loved facing 5 Mammoths. They gave the most exp you could get from a fight and it was always a good long battle. The lasergun was a must though else it went forever.

The Lac Axe really wasn't all that good in my opinion. It missed a lot.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby etony33 » Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:04 am

DarkMyau wrote:The Lac Axe really wasn't all that good in my opinion. It missed a lot.


You HAD to use the Laser Gun against Darkfalz.
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Re: In PS1 Were there any enemies you didn't want to face?

Postby Brian » Thu Dec 04, 2014 3:32 am

Some enemies I noticed had a higher rate of treasure chest traps so I hated fighting them for that reason. They were usually harder to run from too. The g.scorpi and scorpius often had the spear trap and tarantul often had a bomb trap. The meseta you gain isn't worth the damage taken especially on the longer quests like the trip to abion where every hp and mp counts.
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