Quote Originally Posted by Serapy View Post
Grinding is possible... If you don't grind, you don't easily max your Crystarium at every certain point. When your Crystarium is maxed before each point, the monsters become a lot easier...
I just killed every monster in my way and I was always maxed or very close to it by the end of every chapter.

Instant game overs do suck, but I didn't find it that bad. Seeing as you can just restart right beside the monster that just killed you I didn't find it a big deal. I guess after insta party deaths in FFI it just seemed so tame.