My strategy involved staying MOSTLY on the top platform, but also leveraging the divots in the floor for cover when the big dudes charged across (they just charge right over you if you do it right!), and then shooting my crossbow. Taking one hit from these dudes often meant taking multiple more hits just due to how far you get flung. The guards in Daea castle - hard as hell.I'd say my two best purchases so far have been the crossbow and the fishing rod, but the upgraded bat(s) and armor(s) have definitely been worthwhile also. One criticism I might offer for this game is that money is quite sparse, recycling items doesn't net you quite as much as you might hope, and there is a TON to spend your money on. Aside from that, though, there's money to be found in the little side-areas hiding behind some sort of puzzle or challenge. Another good way to get some cash is to use those bombs to break the rocks near Adal's house to get a bunch of Amberite Ore for recycling you can re-spawn the rocks by just constantly leaving and re-entering the area. It won't be long before you've made up your investment that way. The best way I've found to make money so far is to get a fishing rod, and then go around to all the fishing spots, catch a bunch of fish, cook em up, and then recycle them all. Yeah! Over to the west of Atai, there's the Rhodus checkpoint, where you can 'recycle' your items (into money). But I just gotta talk about this game, and I think the TT discord is getting sick of it. There are so many little side areas, each with it's own carefully constructed challenge or puzzle to overcome.Īlright, alright. There is just SO MUCH TO DO!! The towns are so densely populated & lived in, and begging to be explored. I bought this game on a whim and I cannot express how pleased I am. Our own madhair had plenty of good to say about it: P:A has tons of thoughtful puzzles, challenging minigames, fishing and cooking, fun characters, gorgeously and impossibly detailed pixel art, an amazing soundtrack, and a nice story to go along with it all!!īut dont just take my word for it. It's most readily compared to Zelda 2, in that it has an overworld where little greyscale monster encounters appear randomly on the map, and its side scrolling 2D action everywhere else, but the comparisons mostly end there.

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