I just finished the game a few months ago. I LOVED IT. This was my first real RPG and it took me quite a while to get the hang of it. There are a few things I wish I had done differently. First of all, for most of the game I used Shulk as the party leader, with Reyn and Sharla in the party. Although you could probably complete the whole game like this, you miss out on all the "one liners" the other characters say that are pretty funny and often revealing. This also helps to not get bored with the same lines being said over and over. Secondly, I did not put any effort into building affinity between characters until late in the game, and this caused me to miss many of the "Heart-to-Heart" moments. Last, I learned too late in the game that you do not need Shulk for every boss battle. In a few cases (for me) sticking with Shulk, Reyn, and Dunban caused me to get destroyed again and again. Switching to an all girl team once allowed me to defeat the boss, or other high level monster, quickly and relatively easily. Even when my team is saying stuff like "I guess we have no choice", or "Are you trying to get us killed?" because the monster level was higher than the party members, I could still often take them down with the right choice of characters.
I am sure this is stating the obvious for most people, but I thought I would put in my two cents of advice anyhow.
In the absence of evidence to the contrary, always assume you have the upper hand.
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