i read this idea off game pro magazine, and thought to share it with you guys. once you get to the part with banon helping you on the river, you need to change something. switch banon's heal and attack commands so if you press A automatically (or x or the ps) you will use heal. then head down the river till you hit the first intersection. tape down your select command and let the game run. come back a full day later and your characters will be at extremely high lvls. note that this is not my trick, i got it off a game magazine. Hope this helps!