It was a little bit like playing Mario Party instead of Final Fantasy with how many minigames there were, and no minigame was offensive or annoying....
Fight in the grassland area around Doma castle. Make a party and have someone cast Vanish on Gogo or Umaro (depending on who you are trying to level...
Finished it just earlier today. Full disclosure, I'm still processing it, and it's very possible I end up changing my mind on some things as it goes....