I was fighting my THIRD battle with Bowser growing into a Giant, and I just couldn't seem to time my fire (I had to blow into the speaker) to destroy this thing. I swear, I must have turned off the system 3 or 4 times before I finally kicked the boss's ass. I mean, I know you have retry clocks to use in case you fail a mission, but I've been trying to spare them A LOT.

These special attacks can use up a grip of SP, and luckily, you can either find or retrieve special charms that can cut that SP up to 50 percent! However, for the latter, you won't be able to get it until where I am now, and I've been playing the game for nearly 23 hours

I just finished pieces together Bowser's memories and got the second Cure thing. So far, I have the best armor (for ranking up to shine) and the shoes that heal 5% HP every attack. Durring dungeon crawling I usually have the EXP shoes and Coin shoes for extra of those whenever I can manage a fight without taking damage. In boss fights, I'l switch those out for something more suitable.

As for badges, I wanted to see if I could use the EXP and Coin multiplier more than once... you can't. So I fill up the badge bar once with the bonus badge and then switch to the HP restore imediately afterwards... I get some really awesome EXP and can sometimes level up twice from one boss fight. Speaking of, the Mario and Luigi clones was a very interesting fight, I liked it.

The final boss was quite a challenge, even at the levels I currently were (Bros were level 39, and Bowser: 35). I figured out what I had to do to beat the final boss once the battle progressed (both Bowser and the Bros are needed; The Bros attacks: I need more practice on them because I kept using the ones I was accustomed to. Otherwise, I'd still be playing the game. Now, I didn't get every powerful thing to boost my characters, but I had some ample gear. What I didn't know is that when you beat the game, a "narrator" will tell you your rank. I assumed that the Bros and Bowser had achieved the highest rank they could muster...I was wrong. Each of theme had a "dark spot" next to the current rank they were, meaning that I was not at my highest rank. The narrator said he was "disappointed" and that I can try again. Yeah, sure. Let me savor the fact that two weeks after purchasing this game, I actually beat it, unlike Partners in Time, a game I did not complete.

Btw, I thought the ending was just great. I mean, it was very simple but it didn't have to be all too elaborate. But honestly, it was one of the best endings I've seen in a RPG in a long time. And about the whole "YOU FAIL, DO IT AGAIN." I really don't see it that way. I see it as something to strive for next time I play. In fact, they didn't even word it negetively... it was just a little note to say, "Hey, there's more to do in this game." Nothing wrong with a little replay value, you know?