I tried RS2 some time ago and went grinding for XP first to get a good start. But then I read the game only gets harder if you kill too many mobs while not progressing in the story. Is this the case in all of the SaGa games, grinding being punished?

i wanna know what i'm getting myself into before buying it. i'm not a total stranger to the saga series but idk man. is it forgiving, can you permanently lose characters etc?

did the original game have the same art style? I don't even remember this game and we usually bought everything squaresoft made back in the day...lol

I have a quest to save someone in kidnappers cave. I was killing one until I found the girls. The monsters are crushing me. I have Sid, Albert, minstrel. My weapons are switched to defense mode. I have never played a saga game. Is it possible some quests are too hard until I skill up? Thanks ....

12 Bosses, No LP restoration, No Blacksmith, I managed to get this ending on my first playthrough and I'm completely unable to finish.