it might be different in ii. i have it now, but haven't started playing it because i haven't finished the first one yet

but yes, i like the fact that armor in suikoden actually DOES SOMETHING. whereas you can take atma weapon and whip kefka in like six turns or something (probably one if you genji+offering it)

6500 is pretty high by suikoden standards i guess (your party's hp maxes out at 999 right? i haven't been paying close enough attention), but i'm also under the impression that luca blight is a final boss (if he's not don't spoil me please). i suppose exceptions should be made for final bosses; in fact more of an exception should have been made for kefka since unless you were hideously underleveled he was a pushover.