Wow, it's so much easier to play this game now that I know how to play this game.

[metagloria]

I felt really stupid for the longest time because I could never beat the first battle... because I didn't know how to add other party members.

Then I found out that that isn't a completely uncommon failing for new players.

I...actually couldn't get past the first battle.

(Without Gameshark. Which I then used to beat the rest of the game so I could experience the story.)