Odin Sphere

- In this game, you don't gain levels by fighting, but by eating, so make sure you're always planting seeds. At the end of every battle, suck in some Phozons to get your Phozon level up, but make sure you get lots of food too.

- Almost every boss in this game is a major difficulty spike. Don't be afraid to go back to the beginning of a stage if you feel in over your head. You won't lose any items or any advancements whatsoever, so this is a great way to make sure you're prepared.

- Make sure you get each character to 35/35 before you end their book. Also get about 6 or 9 elixirs and 3 painkillers. You'll thank me if you follow this advice.

- Also, at the end of the game, you'll be able to choose what characters you want for certain parts. Make sure you read whatever literature you've received in the game to pick the right characters for the right parts.

Yoghurt Fruit Mousse

When I played through the first time I found I would have a high attack level but not many hit points. I was trying to make complicated recipes and in general it sucked. Then I discovered Yogurt Fruit Mousse. To make this you first have to make the Yogurt Mousse six times.

Yogurt Mousse Ingredients: Yogurt, Egg Coin: Ariel Effects: 2200 EXP, MAX HP+14

You can start making this in CH4 of Cornelius's story at the cafe. After you make it six times you can make Yogurt Fruit Mousse.

Yogurt Fruit Mousse Ingredients: Yogurt, Mulberry, Egg Coin: Ariel Effects: 3300 EXP, MAX HP+24

This shit right here is awesome. Lots of exp, good hitpoints, and only 3 recipes. On later characters I was saving up the materials to make the YFM from the time I started until the time I got to the cafe. The only downside to this is that you have to make yogurts, but that's pretty easy to do.