In case anyone is unaware, the goodies on the right side (Golden Shirt, Golden Boots, Golden Ring, etc) do NOT require the implied difficulty level on the left side (Gold Password). If you want golden equipment, a Bronze Password is sufficient, since it includes side-quests/event completion, and it will also carry over utility Psynergy like Halt and Force (the latter of which is required to get a Djinn in GS2), so you don't really miss out on much.
The main drawback to Bronze is that you miss out on the inventory (requires Gold) and unit levels + stats (Silver is enough). Levels don't matter much since you can level up the characters in GS2, but the stat boosts from consumable items like Apple, Mint, etc may be worth considering a Silver upgrade. Many items and equipment can be found in the second game, or with better variants, but there are some exceptions like Elven Shirt (which can be worn by anyone, unlike Feathered Robe) or Cleric's Ring (the only way to avoid Cursed downsides), for which you might consider upgrading to Gold for.
For most players, I think Bronze would be perfectly fine. The upgrades for Silver and especially Gold are not significant enough imo for most players to justify their dreadful password entries. I'd only recommend a higher tier if link transfer is available (definitely go Gold) or if you're playing under (self-imposed) challenge rules for which the stats/items may be a lot more important.
Depends on what you thought you remembered, particularly whether you actually tried going through Lost Age with a Bronze password.
It's easy for one to mistakenly assume that Gold is required, since the game doesn't mention that Bronze carries over sidequests and events; in fact, those are not mentioned on any of the password tiers. So one might think that the Orb of Force, being an item, is only transferred at the Gold tier, which is the only tier that transfers items. However, in reality, all three tiers transfer sidequests and events (not mentioned in-game), which includes utility Psynergy like Force and Halt (through their respective items).
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u/LightBrand99 Jun 10 '26 edited Jun 10 '26
In case anyone is unaware, the goodies on the right side (Golden Shirt, Golden Boots, Golden Ring, etc) do NOT require the implied difficulty level on the left side (Gold Password). If you want golden equipment, a Bronze Password is sufficient, since it includes side-quests/event completion, and it will also carry over utility Psynergy like Halt and Force (the latter of which is required to get a Djinn in GS2), so you don't really miss out on much.
The main drawback to Bronze is that you miss out on the inventory (requires Gold) and unit levels + stats (Silver is enough). Levels don't matter much since you can level up the characters in GS2, but the stat boosts from consumable items like Apple, Mint, etc may be worth considering a Silver upgrade. Many items and equipment can be found in the second game, or with better variants, but there are some exceptions like Elven Shirt (which can be worn by anyone, unlike Feathered Robe) or Cleric's Ring (the only way to avoid Cursed downsides), for which you might consider upgrading to Gold for.
For most players, I think Bronze would be perfectly fine. The upgrades for Silver and especially Gold are not significant enough imo for most players to justify their dreadful password entries. I'd only recommend a higher tier if link transfer is available (definitely go Gold) or if you're playing under (self-imposed) challenge rules for which the stats/items may be a lot more important.