>playing Final Fantasy NES for the first time
>dealing insanely low damage and taking shitloads despite having gear
>nobody else is having this problem
>watch a video of someone fighting Garland
>I never equipped the stuff I bought
It was in a slot. Magic didn't need to be selected so I assumed this was the same. I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid I'm stupid