The Cruel King And The Great Hero: Battle Tips And Tricks

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On its surface, The Cruel King and the Great Hero is an easy game. Its turn-based battles are no-frills, featuring a simple enough set of commands that it might have felt at home as a (very pretty) Super Nintendo game. And that's fine — it serves such ample doses of charm in every scene, as it follows a young heroine who performs earnest tasks for the denizens of a realm, that we're not convinced a flashier and more choice-intensive system would have benefited the game.

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But we did say "on its surface." So, let's go over some basics to get you in the groove for those moments when things can get turned on their head challenge-wise. And as you'll soon read, this does happen.

Yuu has nigh-limitless space in her bag, so there's already good reason to travel heavily. Shells, the game's currency, might seem like they're in short supply early on, but that changes after the first few hours. It's at this point that something changes in the framework of The Cruel King and the Great Hero's pacing: the high random encounter rate has now blended with slightly stronger enemies all-around, meaning Yuu and her partners are going to be taking more damage per fight.

And that's with a rough ratio, too; it's an uptick in damage that somewhat outpaces growth in stamina. Find yourself entangled in enough random encounters before reaching the next safe zone, and you may well begin to feel the burn. Restorative items will become an absolute must in order to keep the journey going without a hassle.

There are ways for Yuu to attack multiple targets at once, and she'll learn them at a decent clip. These are great when she's got a companion, but oftentimes the abilities are from ideal when