Yeah FFXII is always telling you that you might want to make a new save file. Anyway, I am sadly a poor memory person for FFXII, especially early on in the game. I ran through it in 5 days, so it is bound to happen. I would say that leveling is a good thing, if needed. But also, weapons. Weapons tend to make the character a little more so than the extra level. The levels do help, but if you are not equiped with the best available at the moment, it will be hard to make it up with levels.

So my first question to anyone is, do you have the best gear available. I got heavy armor and swords/shield myself. But you do not need to. Just as long as you got the best available. If you can't because of LP, get LP. And if it is gil, go to the the Bhusu Mines or whatever they are called, the skels are great chains for good money early in the game, until you get to the Stilshrine.