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Also, I will argue that even as an RPG newbie back then, the game still had enough of a curve that unless you were just going through the motions, some fights would prove to be difficult if you weren't ready for them.

ALSO, there are a load of obscure quirks with the game that the player is never told unless you got a guide on hand back then or the internet (the most immediate I can think of is pressing a button upon taking incoming physical damage to reduce it, which can also save party members from instant-kill attacks.