Finished the game, now dealing with the postgame.

While not a metroidvania per se you will feel at home here if you enjoy games like Aria of Sorrow. Story wise it's very japanese, I expected commentary more complex than the power of friendship when defeating the god of destiny. It's also oddly horny, I thought it would become a full on hentai game at some point(disappointed it didn't :^)). In general it's worth a play, specially if you don't mind long games and a bit of grind.
Edit: Finished the postgame. Well, that was something. It's obviously shorter than the main game but it does expand on the original mechanics quite a bit. Fear not, it can feel a bit like a rehash at the beginning but push through it and you will get to the new stuff.