[James]

I actually do have two saves; One on each card. I found one of my cards completely empty, and I honestly can't tell if there was some sort of error, or if I just deleted them all and forgot about it (I have backups of some PSX saves on my PS2 cards). So I'm saving on each card to see if something happens.

I'm just saying, the difficulty the game starts off on is really rough on a bunch of new guys with no skills learned. But being able to eventually branch of and customize your characters really makes things easier on you. Sure, you may still face some enemies that will piss you off, but the overall game is easier to work with.

Also, I have an unbelievable amount of money. So much so, I can max out all my items and buy one of each weapon and armor type currently available for every character in my party.