[PS2] Odin Sphere - Hot sex from Atlus

I just started this game, figured I'd bump the thread for some questions. I've finished Valkyrie Chapter 2, about to start on the third chapter, but I'm curious... I keep running out of money to buy healing items, does it get any easier to acquire money? So far my only solution is to go hunting for Mandragora, which only sell for 2 or 3 coins each.

Even though I'm still at quite an early point in the game, I'm also curious about replaying a book when I've completed it. The second time through, do I have any advantages? Do I get to carry over my psyfer and HP levels? Do I get to carry over any items? I assume at the minimum I will keep my alchemy texts, which should make the game that much easier.

I won't deny, I'm finding it pretty hard going already. I've had to reset about a million times, because the game won't let you load an old save file. If I'm going through a stage, and used some of my items before dying, that pretty much means I've got to reset, right? The option "retry" only appears on boss stages, and money is too hard to come by in this game to squander items in that way.

Lest anyone think I'm complaining, please understand that I do love the game. I'm just finding it a good solid challenge, and that's pleasant.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Elixir

Don't waste your time trying to farm for gold, when you can just use materials to make your own healing items. Just make sure you do it right otherwise you're going to have a bunch of materials that you won't be able to do anything with (this early on in the game).

Oh cool, you can make healing items with alchemy. I assumed that was the case, but I've yet to encounter the right recipes. Did I miss them, or do they turn up soon? Either way, it's an enormous relief to know that it's possible to create my own healing items.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Elixir

I haven't completed the game by any means, (playing on Hard) but if I were you (or if I were me, and I'm me) I'd use money to buy bigger bags. Being forced to use items because you're full is rather annoying.

Yeah, tell me about it. A bigger bag is the first thing on my list. Is there ever a point in the game where you can equip more than one item? Some of them seem really useful, like the one that stops you from getting poisoned... but I'm having a hard time deciding which one item from the whole range available to use.

Thanks for the alchemy info. I guess I've just gotta grind through the next chapter before I can make my own healing potions. That should make the rest of the game go at least somewhat more easily. I'm not hardcore enough to play on hard, by any means.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.