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Grinding seems to have taken a note from the Super Famicom version. When I played it a handful of years ago, it seemed like I had to work a bit more to get through the final stretch. Too low a level and you'd be dead meat against the final boss because the three previous ones would deplete you too much. Not so much King Hydra, but the second one in particular (palette-swap Baramos) with its brutal spells and 2-3 attacks per round.

So, it might have kept those changes. Up until that point, I think the only real boost in difficulty might have been Orochi. Who got maybe one more turn per round or got some advantage that made it a fair bit more difficult.

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Yes, I think you're right. I didn't play the SNES version, since it wasn't localized here. But what you're describing is mostly a match with the HD remake. My first struggle was with the troll that replaced a king, which I remember being pretty easy on the NES. And then I had trouble with a gargoyle (which I think might be new to this one). After that, I was good until the boss rush that starts with King Hydra. And then there's the post-game content, which is just absurd. I would probably spend more time with it if I were a teen again and only had this game to play for months, but that's not the case. ;-)

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