I never had to grind and I abused the hell out of stealth/sword attacks to avoid most fights. Dunno what the issue you guys had there was. You probably could've accomplished the same thing grinding did by improving your tactics/gear setup.
My main issue is I didn't find any of the Party members but Stocke and Raynie to be particularly likable. I didn't think any of them were bad characters but none of em did much for me. Would've rather had the party have been Stocke Raynie Marco Elm Raul Garland Rosch honestly and it totally could've worked out.
But yeah awesome game other than that.
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