When I first played the game, I had no concept of how the mechanics worked in the game. I had no idea I was suppose to draw magic, then junction them to my stats to make my party members not suck. Yeah I didn't read those tutorials at the beginning of the game. For almost 15 hours of the game I had to rely on summoning to do all my damage. Once I learned you can junction powerful spells on your attack, I instantly stopped using summons in favor of normal attacks. What a difference it makes.