On the save game screen there is a bit that says "Dante " and a number... This number goes up once you complete the game (Dante 00 - Dante 01 etc) IF you continue from your last file - if you complete normal difficulty then the game will automatically take you to Mission 1 on hard difficulty and although you lose all your items (Devil Stars, Holy Water etc) and only get 1 Vital Star you also get to keep all your life, Devil Triggers and weapons (if you continued - if not then you start with only the normal stuff)...
So, to get to the point... Try to get everything (all purple orbs and all blue orbs) before about mission 20 because the price goes WAY WAY up on hard mode and... i can only imagine the prices on the next difficulties! (for me, now (hard), it's 4000+ for a blue orb)
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