[quote name='Vinny']I was wondering why you guys were talking about the guide... didn't realize it sold out. It was in stock a few days ago, wasn't it? I'm kinda surprised it sold out but this game seems like it'll be HUGE.
I'm about 2.5 hours in and I'm starting to like it. The combat is definitely challenging but very fun.
My only complaint so far is that it's very difficult to avoid enemies. It seems like once they spot you, you have to fight. This is especially annoying with weak enemies.[/QUOTE]
The weaker enemies run away once they spot me and my familiar Mite, so once you get so much stronger then them, they will spot you and run away from you and dissapear (Ruff and Jabber enemies due that currently) Both me and my familiar Mite are lvl 7, but I do have Mite yoked up on sweets which gives him a boost to his attributes +2 Atk (33 atk) +1 Def (29 def) +1 Mag Def (26 Mag Def) +3 Accuracy (35 Accuracy). Basically what I am saying is I dont know if they run based on your lvl (Oliver or Familiars) or your actual familiar stats or possibily how many times you killed that particular enemy since they keep track of that in your Wizards Companion book.
Any how I am loving this game, I thought the young kid main character could of turned me off of this game, but Oliver is actually a pretty good character, and I hear some complain about the voice actor for Oliver, but I think the voice fits the character very well.
Another thing I am enjoying is the Merit card system (Side Quest/Help wanted/Bounty board), Each sidequest you complete will reward different amount of stamps on your Merit card (Think of it like a frequent buyers card from subway, where they punch a hole in your card with each sub you buy, and on your 10th one, you get a free sub). Once you fill out a Merit card (12 stamps, so on avg 4-6 side quest), you complete a card, and can start filling out another card. You can exchange your completed merit cards for rewards such as Make sneaking up on enemies easier.
I still have only one Familiar, and cant wait to obtain others and also evolve them (wow haven't thought of this aspect since I played Pokemon Red and Blue in middle school) Plethora of secrets to uncover in this game, The first city alone had around 8 lol.