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It's tricky because it requires some pretty deft movement to throw bombs into its mouth while being sucked in, but once you get it down it becomes pretty simple.Д®xcellent boss fights! Especially that last one. Giant rock toad in Anuri Ruins (secret? boss, accessible using bombs - I think I only died once to this one.Otherwise just making sure to steal the treats ensured I was able to pump out the damage fast enough. Great Drake (bandit lair boss) - Hardest part about this boss was dodging the big rolling attack, which I'm not sure I ever successfully did.

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I think if I hadn't read Thomas' journal I might not have known how to beat the boss right away, but as it was it only took like two or three tries.

Wrecker robot in Thomas' lab - wasn't super tough once I could read the bounce of the EMP grenade.Easiest to do from right below him when he's up on that platform. If you time it right, you can shoot his red explodey attacks right as he fires one, and it'll explode in his face for some good damage. Most my damage was done with the crossbow on this fight, since getting in close quarters is almost impossible. Other than that, having spears in place on the walls beforehand to help avoid the big laser helps. Biggest thing for me was realizing that trying to eat food during this fight was pure folly, and it's actually better to discard it all since he STEALS it from you. Katash (kobold general) - Pretty damn tough fight, but the pattern was fairly easy to dodge once you were able to spot the visual cues.Still tough as nails though, and I really do think the bosses attacks are a bit too quick. The key for me was realizing that staying really close and behind the slime was actually best, because the spike attack gives enough of a tell to let you dash away, and everything else leaves a nice wide open window of attack if you're right behind the boss.

The big slime in the Anuri Ruins - In retrospect, this boss is more just teeing you up for how tough this game is, but it's definitely made harder by the lack of upgrades or instant-consumables available at the time you fight this guy.

Mostly just a really hard fight, but oh boy it felt good to win. Once the kobold appears, the crossbow takes care of him fairly quick. Or if I could hack it, swatting at them with my bat while their back is turned could do a lot of damage. 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.ДЄlright, 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!!Д«ut 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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