yeah, i'm not really on board with the combat either. I sometimes forget which person I am controlling and if you end up in a situation where you are really low on HP you can't even use any items until you strike something to gain action points or whatever they are called. you also have to deal with weird camera angles sometimes when the enemy is jumping up to a perch for a bit and you can't even see it until it lands on your head. There are a lot of problems with the combat and small battles where you can grind for XP also, for the most part, do not exist. It's a strange system for sure but i am not giving up!