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* Brush up on your annoying PS1-gen Survival Horror control scheme skills, it's surprisingly hard.
* Brush up on your annoying PS1-gen Survival Horror control scheme skills, it's surprisingly hard.


* Refer to a FAQ if you want the best ending (and it's also the most rewarding ending). Like most Japanese multi-ending video games it requires you to do a laundry list of arbitrary and easily missed actions or else you fuck yourself completely. One requires you to beat a boss in a certain time, another has you returning to an area you'd never think about visiting and the window of time they give you is small... it's really stupid.
* Refer to a FAQ if you want the best ending (and it's also the most rewarding ending). Like most Japanese multi-ending video games it requires you to do a laundry list of arbitrary and easily missed actions or else you miss the chance. One requires you to beat a boss in a certain time, another has you returning to an area you'd never think about visiting and the window of time they give you is small... it's really stupid.


* If you're going to play more than once, don't use a guide. There's a few ways things can turn out, some of which are very interesting.
* If you're going to play more than once, don't use a guide. There's a few ways things can turn out, some of which are very interesting.
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* When you complete the game, the game rewards you with bonus points according to all the items you stockpiled in the various storage bins and on your person. Key items also count towards this total, so if you can help it, pick up everything and stow it somewhere. This will net you a fairly good score to unlock special weapons. Which in turn makes the next run easier.  
* When you complete the game, the game rewards you with bonus points according to all the items you stockpiled in the various storage bins and on your person. Key items also count towards this total, so if you can help it, pick up everything and stow it somewhere. This will net you a fairly good score to unlock special weapons. Which in turn makes the next run easier.  


* Don't attempt Nightmare mode until you learn how every enemy moves and how to avoid each of the attacks they do. Between your low hp and the enemies increased damage you need to be dodging essentially everything.  
* Don't attempt Nightmare mode until you learn how every enemy moves and how to avoid each of the attacks they do. Between your low hp and the enemies increased damage you need to be dodging essentially everything.
 
* In addition to the Black Card referred to in other tips for this game, you should also try to find most of the gear in the first area. Sure the plot takes the gear itself away from you, but the compensatory items are pretty damn good as well.
 
* There are four items in the game that have ???s for their use/attach effects. Their attach effects are better than the use effects, full stop.


== Bounty Mode ==
== Bounty Mode ==

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