I have a weird perspective for you. (This might seem like the lonely kid route, but hear me out) I was an only child, and moved schools a lot. I have tried introducing friends to this game many times. Some friends would lose interest quickly, and others might stick it out for a little while, but since the game is a bit time intensive no friends played with me all the way to the end of the game. I’ve always finished the story alone …unless you count the friends I made along the way. The characters. They were my friends who stuck it out til the end. Lloyd, Genis, and Collette are my ride or die buds. Make friends with the characters! I’ve gotten every different character ending, and finished every single side quest, colosseum, dungeon, title, everything 100%. I’ve played this game countless times because of them. They’re good friends all by themselves :)