@lopipati yes, the early game grind is very tough, but soon you will figure out a way to farm and cook food, once you have mastered that, you wont need to sleep ever again, maybe only to restore some WP, but once you have found your choice of food, the game gets very easy. I also struggled on my first play through, I restarted my game 9 times. and now I have a very easy game, even the Terror Bird - hardest monster in the game, only takes me two turns to kill.
I dont want to spoil the fun for you, but for me, the easiest food to gather and cook is Baked Potato and Lotus Chips., once you have these, you will have a much easier time gaining Craft EXP then much easier Battle EXP because you will eventually buy better weapons and armor.
