This game has me very mixed on how I feel about it, and it's largely down to how difficult it was to get the 100% completion vs. how difficult it was to beat the game.

On its own, this game has great visuals, plays like a dream, has fun character archetypes, well balanced characters, and lots of fun concepts throughout. This game had a lot of heart put into it and I respect it a great deal. Some of the fights felt overwhelmingly challenging compared to other parts of the game, but that was limited to one or two encounters overall.

The real issue with this game for me comes down to some of the requirements in game to get 100%. Some of the levels have extremely low "par" turn counts to get the perfect rating, leading to hours of restarting levels and having to use guides to figure out how to begin with not getting my team wiped in one turn. The post-game ultimate challenges were all pains in the neck, every last one of them, and it made going for the last 10% of completion take nearly the length of the rest of the game.

If you plan on just playing the story and a few post-game things, then this score should be read as much higher, likely an 8, but if you're going for 100%, just know you'll be in for a good bit of tedium on top of what is ultimately still quite a good game.