adjl posted...
The only time I've played it was in the Collector's Edition for GC, and that's pretty much the reason I never finished it. Having every single death (of which there are quite a few, because it's a pretty hard game) send me all the way back to the start of the game was just miserable, even if I didn't lose any character growth in the process.
It's way better with save states on the 3DS/Switch, and especially on the Switch since you can rewind gameplay. Zelda 2 is very tough otherwise.
I've started Zelda 2, and I just got to the end of the first palace. I got lucky with a few 200 experience bag drops so I grinded more experience by defeating the skull bubbles (which if you're patient drop 50xp each). Then I took advantage of the fact that completing the palace grants you just enough experience to get you to the next level.
I think that's one of the biggest flaws of the game. If someone didn't know that, they could be within a few experience points of a level and therefore waste the excellent benefit of completing a palace. I feel like the experience completing a palace grants should be a standardized amount. Whatever, I'm aware of the system, so I'll take advantage of it I guess.
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