I highly recommend play final ninja first. Even though this game is the prequel it was made after final ninja and they have little to do with each other. Furthermore this game is extremely unforgiving to new players. This game is still awesome and after you get the basics down it can be very fun.
Easy way to get awesome stuff: Raise your drop rate enchantment as high as you (merchant is helpful) then go to the room one space down and one space left of the village on arcuz plains. There will be a bunch of slimes slay them then exit to south mountain and go back (so they respawn) repeat until you have a ton of loot. I'm only lvl 6 a just got a gold chest!
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