[gekko]

Sort of. You can't expect to pick up and play and know all the techniques, all the weapons, etc. But the simple 3-hit combo is enough to get you going, and then learn as you go.

But games like this need a steep learning curve. If you knew and could do everything from the start, it wouldn't be as much fun 200 hours later. I didn't play the game much when I first got it, didn't really get it. Then I went online and played with friends who taught me stuff as I went along, and I fell in love with it.

Still, on DC I only played as a HUmar. It wasn't until Gamecube that I started with a ranger and FUmarl. But it took until Xbox for me to actually make a good FOmarl that could survive on her own, and make a pretty good RAmar as well. It's the never ending game.

But I recommend you don't start with a Force. It's more of a supporting character. Your job is to heal people, and cast spells that make them stronger so they can survive and defeat the enemies. You just do a quick spell, hit everything in the room, and wait for them to do the work so you get the experience. You sit back away from the fight and make sure they don't die. But at lower levels, your techs are too low of a level to affect anyone but yourself, and you can only attack a single enemy at a time, which means you run out of TP fast. Building a Force is tough work, but the payoff is well worth it. By the end you're running through the game killing entire rooms at a time.

And don't try to figure out mags until you figure out the game. If you get into it, you'll spend many many hours and tons of money planning and leveling mags. I've had entire feeding charts planned to get the mags I wanted. It's crazy.