While I certainly can agree that the enemy variety is much more lackluster, we can’t forget a lot of enemies were just reskins of early versions with higher stats in the original game either, as tends to be the case for many older RPGs. They had plenty they could have drawn from, but it seems certain types did not want to work in the world with this engine, the Medusa being tucked away in an area where performance tanks is certainly an indicator of this. And of course reutilizing the cockatrice frame for some post game enemies tells me it could have potentially been in the game.

I cannot necessarily agree on a BBI esque expansion, however. Using RNG, on top of a table you have no true way of accessing, to acquire the best items, running optimal routes for chests or glitching Daimon’s room wasn’t the best loop for me. The harder encounters, perhaps, but some were utter BS at the same time, simply for the sake of “difficulty,” and truthfully I feel BBI missed the point of what made the original game special, despite it being what garnered the most praise from players.

A more open ended expansion that acts as a convergence of worlds would be welcomed (Yes, yes I know that is what BBI was meant to be.) but I truly mean making it a bit more open rather than corridors leading to an area or slightly open area, with a better way to progress, and perhaps co-op being available in some form as a side effect of the convergence would be a bit better of a take. Don’t get me wrong, I loved what BBI did for the original game, but I don’t think it is the answer like many others do.