I must say this game becomes very boring over time. You just run through dungeons clicking attack, attack, attack (never used the defense button). Then, after finishing all the dungeons I went for the final opponent and slayed him in 4 strikes (mage) using a carrot shaped weapon. So, the last 2h of the game I didn't feel challenged at all.
The crafting seems very useless to me. There are some nice ideas in the recipes (hair colouring etc.) but the weapons, amory,... can be found easier fighting through dungeons.
The defense games jsut depend on how lucky you are at the beginning one hitting opponents with your main character.
So, don't bother training your troup and equipping them to the max. They are just there to block enemies. Also, don't spend time on upgrading your crafting skills.
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