Dark Cloud 2 (PS2) help

I purchased DC2 last night and muddled through the first chapter. The game is really cool so far but my head is swimming. The ‘learn as you go’ help has worked out well, and I’ve gotten my head around the whole spectrumize/synthasize blah blah. (Right, I can combine my bread with my wrench) My problem right now is that when I look at my available items, there are about 4 million. Ok, maybe 30. The only ones I understand are the bread, the help, the potion to fix weapons/guns/poison. Besides those there are a ton of crystals and whatnots. I’ve looked at several walkthroughs but they get muddled in points and formulas and AMP and STDs and whatever. So:

A. The game explains this better as you go along, just like the help with building the energy pack, etc.

B. There is some readable help (the booklet, inline help and online walkthroughs I’ve found are not helpful) out there somewhere.

C. Buck up and muddle through the walkthroughs.

Thanks,
Maximilian

Not sure exactly what kind of help you need, but I suggest checking out www.gamefaqs.com

You don’t need to actually use the walkthroughs, as there are plenty of FAQs solely for items/photos/etc, and the message board for the game is full of people that can help you out.

DC2 is a fantastic game, so I’d stick with it!

I know Wolverine has played this game. Perhaps he will come 'round and help you.

I’m 4 floors away from the end–tell me what you need to know & I can probably help.

Thanks guys. I’m just an impatient ass. I’ve put another 2 hours into it and I’m starting to catch on.