u/DiscombobulatedEbb41

I’m playing through it for the first time and at the same time I’m loving it I’m absolutely having a very shitty time too. The enemies are simply IMPOSSIBLE to deal with. I’ve done my research. I got stronger. I got the shotgun. I upgraded it as far as I could. I tracked down every single early-game neuromod. I invested in stealth attacks. I bring a turret with me everywhere. I play patiently and try to strategize. I use my environment, shoot explosive cannisters, etc. AND I STILL CANNOT FUCKING KILL THESE MOTHERFUCKING PHANTOMS NO MATTER WHAT.

To make matters worse I thought the survival mechanics sounded cool and turned them on (except weapon degradation) at the start of the game. Big mistake. Now I have a burn trauma that I can’t cure bc I haven’t ran into a single fucking burn remedy in the game and a destroyed suit that I can’t fix because suit repairs are rarer than gold and “operators” (whatever they are, I read about them on the popup tutorial) simply don’t exist at the point where I’m at.

I’m getting killed in two hits by nearly everything, right now stuck in trauma center trying to get more neuromods before doing the first Psychotronics visit. Very early in the game but I’ve died so many times my play count is at 8 hours.

Is this simply not for me? As much as I’ve loved everything else the difficulty is maddening enough I feel like giving up. I haven’t felt this frustrated with a game ever and I 100%ed Sekiro - but that game was at least fair.

hey all, it’s my first time playing the game (original SNES version - I hated the flat look of the remasters) and I’m mostly loving it, however the difficulty spikes are insane. I’ve done everything in the WOR section, recruited all characters back and wasted hours upon hours grinding them all to level 50 (a few are in the 60s). Still, common enemies in Kefka’s Tower easily kill them. I know gear matters a lot in this game and all my characters are equipped with the best stuff I have, but it still doesn’t feel like it’s enough. I also don’t have the time or patience to waste even more time looking up on guides to get very specific items through boring and convoluted ways (such as the economizer, for example). Any other tips? Is there any store I can buy good gear? Or are stores completely useless at this point? Or should I just drop the game and watch the ending on youtube? Honestly I’m starting to feel burnt out on it, sadly