Vagrant Story Advice

[Magnakai]

Ok, I'm just running through this game for the first time. I'm having quite a laugh. I'm pretty early on, just got through the dungeon to Lea Monde, and when I walk around a corner there's a cutscene with a boss fight at the end. There are two guys in armour, and a spellcaster.

My main problem is that whenever I hit them, I do maybe only 8 or 9 damage on the first few hits, and then after that I only do 3 at the maximum, and miss a lot. I've kept an eye on my Risk meter, and I don't let it get too high. I've even brought it down to 0, but to no avail. I did try changing weapons, but no matter what I changed it to, it just hurt them a couple of times, and then started missing.
Now, I've managed to damage them properly through Raging Ache, but that means that I have to stop healing myself. THAT just means that I get slaughtered whenever the wizardy guy uses his horrible Explosion Lv.1 spell, so I can't do that.
And anyway, I feel like I'm doing something wrong.

Can anybody help?

BTW, my main weapon is a sword, with a crystal attached to give me a little extra affintity to killing humans...

[Jushin-Thunder-Liger]

Do what i do, When i have a problem Vagrant's. I find a nice cold Meths, straight out of the fridge will solve any problem you have with those fella's.
Hope this helps

[Rsdio]

You mean that Duane guy, right (been a while since I played it, but I think that's right)?

Can't remember exactly what I did but since the guys are in armor you'll probably want a piercing weapon if you're not using one. Can't think of much else really .

I can't remember enjoying too many games as much as I did Vagrant Story, might have to dig it out again..

[Commander Marklar]

With VS, you really need to specialise your weapons and swop between them so they gains a really high level of use against a small subset of bad dudes.

Beyond that, I don't really have any advice, because if you've gotten there now and you've got crappy weapons, you're just going to have to hope for the best and chain like crazy...

[Magnakai]

Ok, cheers guys.
I guess I'll just have to hammer away at them.
I thought I was developing the weapons ok, but I guess I was wrong.
Back to the workshop/drawing board!

[TEZBEK]

if i remember correctly, those guys in the armour need to be hit with piercing weapons, but also have weakspots where the armour connects eg in the neck and arms,

not 100% sure, but i remember getting stuck at that point also.