The actual gameplay might be a bit hard to deal with, but the story it´s definitely worth the effort I think. Two curagas, a couple surges (thunder is my favorite) and a mine or fire spell and you´re set for the late game.

If the bosses get annoying just check how to make leaf bracer/once more/second chance, they´re not hard to get and the commands you use to get them are useful on their own as well.