Anyone playing this right now? I know alot of people stay far away from this series due to its difficulty and/or required investment of time. I've finally decided to give it a go and have been enjoying it for the past week. I've downed a few of the Village Elder quest bosses (a couple of the Dromes, Yuan Kut Ku and Congalala) The damned pink ape took me about 6 tries and when I finally beat him it took about 20 minutes. I have avoided any help faqs yet, however I'm sure I'll have to resort to them soon to figure out the combining tables. I do like the depth of the game, I'm just not sure I'll be able to stay with it to the end.