Wanted to like it more, but there are so many elements that really hold it back from being great. Many good ideas executed poorly, the worst of which was the gatcha crap with the blades and the way the blade skill trees upgrade is just a terrible, unnecessary grind.
The characters and story were hit and miss. I liked most of the main party but the antagonists were just meh. The combat was good for awhile but for as long as the game is, it gets old by the last few chapters. The menus and maps seem ok at a glance, but actually trying to use them was a hassle. The music was good, but inexplicably absent in a lot of cutscenes which made them feel awkward and incomplete at times.
It feels like they were trying to do too many different things at once which resulting in nothing really fully coming together. I think ultimately it could have been a great game if it was a shorter, more focused experience with a lot of the fat trimmed off.