The PSN version (PSP). I have Masamune and a couple of Yoichi bows, but only one trained sword user and the bow user also is my main curer (rank 12 cure as opposed to rank 7 for others). I have Guy wielding Rune Axe and Poison Axe, I think, and Leon has a Holy Lance. It's not an ideal setup at all given what I've been told I should have after reading a few FAQs, but oh well. I might go switch Holy Lance for Excalibur assuming it's still available to me, which I understand it is. I think Leon comes with a good head start for sword usage anyway. Beyond that, I don't have many things at a high level, even things like Protect are only around rank 5 or so. Blink and Berserk I've never used at all in this game. Well, I might have one person with Blink rank 2. Ha.

I may have to do some serious grinding. I beat the 'next hardest boss' for the last of the Genji gear so I didn't think this would be that much of a step up, and I actually didn't die in my last battle... I just gave up. I was at a bit of a stand-still where he ran out of MP so was just attacking. I had some people full-time healing but knew that a loss was inevitable as he was draining more HP out of me than I was hitting out of his health. I had a few Elixers and about 50 Ethers, but that's futile when you can't hit him for more than he heals. =| I guess I'll have to hit him a lot harder and a lot faster if I want to win before he runs out of MP in the next attempt. The need to level up spells like Blink, Haste, Protect, Ultima and Holy by using them repeatedly is kind of annoying, but I think that will have to be what I do.

Still, I play the game on the 30 minute bus journey from work, so there will be a lot of time for grinding over the coming days.

EDIT: How do you use those weapons to cast spells? I didn't know about that.