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The set battles (southern wilderness temple, Nessie, Souleater, Al Sedexus, etc.) are all tough, but they all have strategies for beating them. Far and away the toughest battles I ever had in this game were the random encounters in the early-mid game. Like, the first time I took my low level party up the path to the mines, and got swarmed by tanto wasps that cut me to pieces. Or after I beat the Rattkin breeders and the game spawned packs of Rattkin goons and archers that I had no choice but to fight through on those narrow walkways (I hate the Rattkin tree!). Or running into a pack of squids in the underwater tunnels, so I switch direction, take the left fork, and run into a bunch of psi sharks. Or my level 5 party against a bunch of weeds that blinded everyone on the first turn. I even remember a bunch of mountain sprites spawning in one of the retro dungeons, and I barely beat them. Fighting my way through Rapax castle with my advanced party was easier than any of these earlier fights. Yes, the toughest fights are the ones that don't get all the headlines in this game.
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