Legend of Heroen

Hi there
I'm having problem with opening the door in Mountain Manto. I've already found the fireball on the left corner of the map, and now I just don't know what to do with it nor do I know if I can open the door with it? Feeling like I've been stuck here forever... a little help maybe? Thanks!

Greetings!

Sorry to say, but I didn't like the game. I like the story, the heroes, combats, puzzles and interacting with objects, and even the retro graphics. But the game is very unfriendly to the player. It forces him into some events too often and gives him not enough freedom.

Let me explain my opinion step by step, beginning with searching king Tron on Mt. Firgo. Solved the puzzles, got the key. Opened the door with the key, went left, defeating bats on the way. Noticed the closed door with the golden chest behind, went left. Grabbed the right ropes (or how to name them) two times (it took some time because I noticed not immediately that I have to orientate myself properly), jumped form the right cliff, returned, grabbed the left ropes, went to the next cave. Everything is OK. Then I saw the button and the soldiers who told me that the king is on the left. So, I hade a choice: to push the button now or not. I didn't, went to the left and saved at the savepoint. Then approached to the king and we won the battle. Here goes my first criticism. The game IMMEDIATELY began the next scene in the throne room and IMMEDIATELY forced me to make a choice of the next party. I chose general Katana. Note that at this time, I don't know whether I'll be able to return to Mt. Firgo for the chest. (Later I knew this when chose another party).

Then the things became worse. The game IMMEDIATELY moved me to the ship, fully healed, but without an opportunity to buy supplies, to buy some things on the market, to learn skills and to save. (I prefered to keep, not to spend, some money before this episode because I did not need improvements against weak enemies.) Got two new members of the party. Got all the chests. There were two savepoints on the ships. Good. Note that two of the three heroes have no magic, and one has buffs and debuffs. No healing magic. Found the lost ship. On the way the fishes wound me several times with unavoidable "wet". Then the battle with Brownbeard (without or almost without wounds due to debuffs). Then the hall with you, the creator (only to talk), and with all doors closed except one with two enemies. No supplies, no healing magic, no savepoint, no choice. Three times I won the battle with one dead character (several blizzard hits are unavoidable), and the game IMMEDIATELY forced me into another battle. Fully healed but not revived. Then I stopped playing. I know that I can play better and win (if I'm lucky with fishes), but at this step I don't want to replay this episode once more.

How, in my opinion, two these episodes and gameplay in the whole should be done friendly to the player?

1. NEVER begin the next episode immediately after the previous one was finished (the exception may be done if you want the player to win several battles in a row). Allow the player to take some actions between episodes.
1.1. After the battle on Mt. Firgo, it would be a good idea to allow the player to return and to visit the king by feet or by teleport. In this case, the player can do all the actions on Mt. Firgo not done before.
1.2. After talking to the king and choice of the party, it would be a good idea to give the player some free time. Maybe, with the help of a dialog. (Are you ready? Yes/No).
2. ALWAYS give an opportunity to save before crucial battles or any other events that change the situation significantly.
3. ALWAYS keep the world open. Let the player return and check every detail of the game. (In the example above, I don't know whether I'll be able to return and pick up all the chests on the sank ships after winning the battles, if not done before.) NEVER punish the player for, e.g., going to the left or to the right, by closing some areas later.

In any case, thank you for the game.