Originally Posted by
Ikusagami
I just played that crap
wonderful game a couple months ago. The worst is when you have to keep tactically inompetent suicidal retards alive.
I've found it gets MUCH better in the latter half, though. The trick is to pay A LOT Of attention to what rings you have equipped, and what skills you have. Some of them really counterbalance the difficulty (putting Dash on Crev and, uh. . . whats'er'name --y'know, the busty one-- with some strong attack skills can mop up most maps in seconds. Also, DO NOT waste time on healing spells. Keep a full stock of potions, and interrupt whatever your least important character is doing to apply them liberally as needed.
And the big game breaking trick: blessing bells. They reduce your level by, I think, 10, while keeping your stats, so that character levels up exponentially faster. You'll have to google to find out where all you can find them (I know I stole a bunch from bosses and the arena), but they're worth the time to seek out, since some maps really EXPECT you to power-level.