well the three adults are at 27 and the children are at 24....ive tried the wind attacks (the most effective) and it takes 1.5 turns to kill one:( (i think)

Temple of Enlightment is the place to grind, with the Kelolons there, you can easily level up 99 in a short span...after that, last boss is dust

There is an optional downloadable dungeon (Experimental Staff or something) where you can do the grinding just as effectively on killer kelolons. There is also a very rare item (Rose Crystal or something) which allows you to cast any magic in one turn.

 ahh yes i keep forgetting to check that new dungeon out. The item sounds really cool as well, i wonder if it works with Double Cast.

Game can get pretty diffcult, it's all about timing and a lil bit of strategy and thinking and what spells you do and the timing.

my strategy for the game, was at the secret cave under gongora mansion. i leveled up their i was at lev52, then i went to the extra boss fights,collect all the chests and spells, then i went and did the temple of enlightment and stayed their till i was lev80 and i also fought at the backyard arena and got alot of extra seeds for winning the battles. then i beat the final boss with ease, i was at lev99 when i beat the game. total hrs in the game was at 96hrs.

i just realized how funny the title of this thread is.

Are you using the power-up and barrier magic? Those can also make big difference in the battle.

I didn't think the game is hard. There were some challenging boss battles but nothing I got me stuck. The only boss that was somewhat hard was the very first one since you are still learning the system.

Hmm....now I kinda want to go back and play this game.

I was 70 hours into the game before I figured out you can swap rings while in combat.
If that's the boss that likes to paralyze your characters, then you have to have your immortals learn resisit paralyze. Some item you can find in that area before the boss has resiste paralyasis. Gind until they can all equip that skill.

The game is certainly harder than your average JRPG. There arent many that are as difficult. Thats one of the reasons it is so good. Makes you use tactics in battle.