for a first try its not bad...it is a first try right? if not oh well. some improvements, enemies, more weapons, maybe a story line, but keeping it idle would be great 5/5
trading in the begining is what you have to do. trade untill you can afford the vangaurd, it took me about 1 1/2 hours to do this. after that keep trading till your party is maxed out item wise, then look for the best party members. it took me 3 hours to defeat this game but i took my time and found party members with their stats maxed out and i had everything at the best you could get it; before i even chose a guild.