r/Suikoden

I have been following a guide and just started the game. The guide mentions that I can level up with MC solo to 10 but I find the battles right outside of town impossible to kill as they deal too much damage. Well the normal wasps like things deal 1 or of damage while the bee like thing in the back instantly kills you doing 19 pts of damage. Is this even possible to do these battles like this? Even with the upgraded armor it does very little.

I'm new to more classic JRPGs, and I wanted an emotional JRPG to play, so I was recommended Suikoden 2, but I decided to play the first one first.

The thing is, I really don't like playing a whole game just to get a fake ending or whatever, and I heard that both games have a true ending, so if a guide is needed or really recommended, I would really like a spoiler-free guide on how to get both true endings.

I was about to start a new campaign and just learned about the remasters, has it been cracked already?

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Suikoden 1- Gremio

Suikoden 2- Jowy or Nanami

Suikoden 3- Sgt. Joe, Queen, or Nash (i'm not sure who Chris's best friend is)

Suikoden 4- Snowe

Suikoden 5- Lyon

So im at the endgame and I have recruited all 108 stars. I usually max each characters weapon that I will use for the final dungeon, but problem is this game is probably the hardest to grind since everything is so expensive.