20 day buddy update (15 hours in)
Hisssa is getting so tough.
Wuuf is just good at everything except stabbing.
After finding a second arrow launcher Gothmog is getting some battle work beyond casting fireball.
Monster variety has exploded, trick and trap variety has exploded. I have an extra key from not opening a door back on like level 2 and I just used it on like level 4. I prolly could have skipped 2 of the doors I opened. I worry that if I did this wrong I could have soft locked myself and had to load older saves. I recommend using 3 slots in the ram cart for rotating and one at the start of each load zone / stair. Not that I have needed to back track via saves yet.
So far Im not drawing any maps despite that being the advice of the manual. Ive pretty much learned the magic system. Its not that hard. If you wanted to just sit there and lab it out you could discover spells you don’t have scrolls for. I discovered one magic ball and I don’t know what it does at all yet. The areas are quite diverse and memorable. The puzzles continue to be just hard enough to be fun.
We fought a boss and then ate it.
I’m having an issue where Wuuf is so strong and so useful that when they get tired we become over burdened and they get tired a lot. Thankfully we found a dont-get-tired-as-fast staff I have them hold when doing a lot of magic. Magic is really draining and tiring. I think Wuff and Gothmog eat twice what everyone else does. I just realized that makes them the scooby and shaggy of the gang. We managed to game over finally. I think my team is just really well balanced.
Poor Gothmog is so dedicated to darkness I cant even get them started learning priest skills. As you can see Wuuf has twice their MP due to multi tasking.
I assume Hissa is a lady lizard. I like this mix of tough girls driving the bus and swinging axes while the too goofy goobers in the back mix drugs, cast magic and eat sandwiches.
The lack of music is not a big deal. This game has a very evocative mood overall.
I found new button shortcuts and now I can grab a whole pile of stuff or make a whole pile of potions in a few seconds.
For flavor
Legit scary encountering these in tight spaces.
