^Yeah, Oeilvert and the Desert Palace is where it really gets tricky - you have to make sure you really balance your teams, but you absolutely have to leave heavy magic users behind at the Palace. I normally like to have a party of Zidane, Steiner, Amarant, and then throw in Quina to serve as my 'healer', so I can leave Freya behind to still help the mages physically attack and buff them. Thankfully, both Freya and Quina are flexible when it comes to relying on physical and magic attacks.
Also, Desert Palace always creeped me out as a kid. The combination of the music and gargoyle architecture *shudders*.
Also, LOVE the ability system. It's by far my favorite, too.
