The Legend of Dragoon had one helluva difficulty spike,starting half way through the second disc. To the people who've played the game,I'll just say one word.
Lenus.
Or how about earlier? Disc one final boss,when the battle reaches stage II.
Emperor Doel.
The second example is only temporary;Doel's tough,but after fighting him,the game tones it down a bit. But with Lenus? Good luck!
When you fight her the first time (second time is a cakewalk) she has the possibility to take up to SEVEN CONSECUTIVE TURNS. And she has a fairly high PhysAtk stat. But what's worse? She's one of the few bosses in the game that have magic,and use it with devestating effect. Her MagAtk is her highest stat,and she WILL exploit it. She has a spell called "Black Rain" which can hit your entire party for darkness damage. The kicker? Most spells in The Legend of Dragoon can be CHARGED UP with button mashing. Bosses have a nasty habit of charging their magic to the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM of 350%,which delivers daage as such:
(MagAtk of Lenus)*3.5*(2 against Light elemental victim like Shana)/(2 against Dark elemental victim like Rose)/(MagDef of victim/100).
By this point in the game,you're probably level seventeen. There are very few affordable items that raise your magic defense by much,and even fewer can be found by that point in the game. Also,after fighting Lenus,the game puts you through the rest of the game against basic enemies and bosses that just LOVE to use magic against you. Good luck getting the insane amount of gold required for three Legend Casques,which jack up your MagDef,without becoming a horrendously overpowered freak who can take down the endboss in five turns.
Lenus.
Or how about earlier? Disc one final boss,when the battle reaches stage II.
Emperor Doel.
The second example is only temporary;Doel's tough,but after fighting him,the game tones it down a bit. But with Lenus? Good luck!
When you fight her the first time (second time is a cakewalk) she has the possibility to take up to SEVEN CONSECUTIVE TURNS. And she has a fairly high PhysAtk stat. But what's worse? She's one of the few bosses in the game that have magic,and use it with devestating effect. Her MagAtk is her highest stat,and she WILL exploit it. She has a spell called "Black Rain" which can hit your entire party for darkness damage. The kicker? Most spells in The Legend of Dragoon can be CHARGED UP with button mashing. Bosses have a nasty habit of charging their magic to the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM of 350%,which delivers daage as such:
(MagAtk of Lenus)*3.5*(2 against Light elemental victim like Shana)/(2 against Dark elemental victim like Rose)/(MagDef of victim/100).
By this point in the game,you're probably level seventeen. There are very few affordable items that raise your magic defense by much,and even fewer can be found by that point in the game. Also,after fighting Lenus,the game puts you through the rest of the game against basic enemies and bosses that just LOVE to use magic against you. Good luck getting the insane amount of gold required for three Legend Casques,which jack up your MagDef,without becoming a horrendously overpowered freak who can take down the endboss in five turns.