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	Re: rate these FX RPGs-

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From: chmi0013@umn.edu
Date: Fri Jan  2 23:30:05 EST 2004
Subject: Re: rate these FX RPGs-


I love this game too. You can read my review of it at pcenginefx.com. It's 
a great simple game for those new to the genre. It was the first game that 
introduced me to TGL's games. Now I'm a big fan. I'm collecting all the 
original Farland Story games for PC-98. I especially loved Farland Saga 2 
("toki no michishirube") for windows. The newest installment for windows, 
Farland Symphony was also quite good, but that was released 2 years ago. I 
hope they make a new one eventually, but it's starting to look doubtful.

About the part where you're stuck, I only vaguely remember the exact part 
you're on, but there is always a switch or something located somewhere in 
the stage in order to open doors like that or trigger certain events in the 
game. Usually they're located in fairly obvious places, so just try placing 
your characters in the most suspicious-looking spots on the map. My 
Japanese wasn't too good when I played this game, but I managed to finish 
it. Sometimes the dialogue in the game will tell you how to open things 
like this, and if you can't understand, you're going to have a bit of a 
difficult time. Another tight spot I remember is in another stage about 
halfway through the first part of the game. There's a medusa who sits there 
on a town, and she keeps getting her HP back every turn because she's on a 
town. They only way I managed to win was by using the main character to 
attack her every turn while constantly healing him and giving him extra 
turns using the "extra turn-giving character". He'll keep gaining 
experience and eventually become strong enough to take her out. But the 
rest of the game was a bit unbalanced after that because his level was way 
higher than the rest of the characters.

Anyway, I hope you figure out the part you're stuck on. It's a great game, 
and it would be a shame if you never got to play past stage 3 or 5.

 >I am writing just because I'm stuck at level 3 or 5 (I can't remember)
 >in Farland Story FX. It's this level were the boss is surrounded by
 >hills which I and my party cannot pass and there is a huge wall
 >blocking my way. Please, if anyone ever played this game, tell me how
 >to get to the boss.



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