>>712971960I have this game and it FUCKING SUCKS. I got it as a gift, but I'd heard of Lunar so I thought it would be decent...
You have to choose between exp and items when you battle, you can't get both. You're also encouraged to kill for exo because killing all enemies in a zone gives you a bonus chest.
But most quests require items to complete and you need money to buy stuff.
Battle is auto-target ONLY. And they're all a slog until you get like halfway though the game, when the main character gets the option to cast powerful AoE magic that mostly renders everyone else useless outside support. I didn't beat it but I doubt it gets better.