Saga Mara Talon

...So there was something probably really obscure about how you had to kill him. Understood. >> He was the only thing left standing on the map. xD. (I will kick myself so hard if it was just a case of hitpoint dissonance, and he just had a massive amount of hidden HP, or something). >>

Anywho. All this back and forth has been much appreciated. *Salutes* Thank you. I'll give those other two games a whirl soon- and then likely proceed to mumble and putz around those pages for a bit. :P

so, for, Edifice:.. whether you clear or die, you end up back at town to shred through whatever combination of monsters/areas bosses the game presents you this time around- and to see if you can get to the end with more people intact?

Whereas, Obelisk has a definitive end goal, type thing? (From what I'm getting). >> Sounds interesting either way. I'll make sure to give them both a whirl =).

Oh, and you never did answer. Is Alexander actually -beatable- in Sage mara? Or is he just a joke boss meant to horribly kill you. >> Or tie you up in a never ending fight, if you're a zombie >>. I tried murdering him with various combinations of his minions active -and- setting his minions so I could kill everything with the same attack. And just >> Nothing worked xD.

P.s. >> I liked E.M.D.E. 2. It was fun in its simplicity. And why I poked at Sage, honestly. >>

>> I enjoy challenging games. It's probably the same reason I played godhand, or devil may cry 4 on Hell or hell mode. I clearly haven't suffered enough game overs in my lifetime. >>.

As much as great stories are wondeful- sometimes, I just want to clash with something so utterly overwhelming that it makes me want to rage quit. >> ..And then win anyways. This game, for all it's unbalances- at least satisfies that xD.

P.S. How do Edifice and Obelisks difficulty compare to these games? (I've been meaning to give them both a try, since the systems of your games tend to be extremely varied- so it becomes interesting to try and adapt to them). ..I just have a bad habit of dying horribly in roguelikes- so I'm wary. (I was butchered like a whee lil piggy in Blue Contestant, for instance... because I kept insisting on trying to kill everything. >>)

>.> I gotta say, whilst I enjoyed the game- At about the point I reached the 'Island of Optional Fights (Bonus Boss Now Included)... Well- things had degenerated to me either killing the boss in 1-2 rounds, or me dying under a barrage of either 5-7 (I think the most that ever happened was like 8 or 9 attacks..and that was just...blargh) consecutive actions wiping out my party.

I will confess, this is probably my fault for choosing the hardest difficulty. But, yeah- it was just a touch demoralizing. At least, until I discovered that Zombification cures everything, Courtesy of a ..uh..sparklepire, on optional island. (Well, no. It cures death. In the sense that you can't die as a zombie, short of petrification..and possibly doom? I never did sit there and ride out doom as a zombie to discern if it would kill me.) It was about that point where I started getting revenge on all the bosses that party wiped me in their first turn.

Still, it was a fun ride for the most part- beyond the hour spent trying to kill Alexander. Failing. Level grinding 15 levels and coming back to try and kill him...and then discovering that once he hits 0 hit points, he's still quite alive, well, and petrifying the party. >>

>> I do feel a little guilty about how I sneaked out a win, but..well. >> That's how it goes.

P.s. Sorceress Spam of Absorb ftw. 10 k Absorb crits are delicious <<

smut!!!

Looking forward to the release. Especially since I enjoy certain games whose series have the initials SMT. It's very obvious for fans of that series.

What about diablocide :(?