So that is that
Phantoon was surprisingly easy, though i was mostly tanking it with my energy tanks.
Found out i had missed exactly one tank in the wrong spot, and had to backtrack a hideously great distance for it, but i got it.
Great game, with flaws holding it back from the legendary status of some of its forebears.
Now on to Monster Hunter!
Monster Hunter: pissing me off since 2010.