

Manuals are critical for these old games since they don't have in-game tutorials at all!

It's in the Extras, but I think there should also be a copy in the directory you installed the game to already, even without having to mess with extras. Yes, as ZFR says, there should be a PDF manual included with the game. Here is the thread I made first time I played this: Unlike recent games, most areas are open from the beginning, including the exremely tough ones, so for every new area try a few fights, if they're all too difficult, make a note and come back later. As you progress further into the game you grind less, though it's still good from time to time to go random monster hunting. Some random battles are just unwinnable at the beginning so you simply have to restart (pixies). You face a battle - if you win two or three go back to then Inn and go back immediately if you get decent loot out of something. Until you're level 3, this is mostly grinding in starting Town. There are maps off the net that give you just the outline of the land without spoilers on encounters. I just didn't do my own mapping but used premade ones. I also played this game first time in recent times (and by recent I mean 2011) and was surprised to enjoy it very much. Later on you'll have enough money to Raise Dead or Resurrect. So just make sure *NOT* to go to an Inn with a Dead or Eradicated character. Reskal: So just logging out in a inn saves the character ? Yes. I hadn't played a game that required manual mapping before, but I've played a few since and I think MM1 is one of the best. I especially enjoyed mapping out locations, as they are far more than just mazes and actually feel like the places they are supposed to be, whether it's a magical forest, a mountain peak, or a dark cave. It does have some annoyances given its age, but it's really compelling. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by how much I liked MM1 when I played it for the first time around 2008 or so. You'll have to sign in and out of the Inn a few times to transfer all the equipment.Īs for the patience required for these older games. So, take it from them! If you sign out a few pre-made characters and a few or your newly made characters, you can transfer items over to your guys.

However, characters you make will start with almost no equipment, whereas the pre-made characters have decent starting equipment. There are pre-made characters at the Sorpigal Inn, but you probably want to make your own. Press 1 to start the game for the first time, later you might choose different numbers if your party saved at a different inn. Yep, new players are often confused by this.
