While I think the story of this game took a long time to grip me, and it has a few issues that stem from general otaku culture, the gameplay is some of the best in the genre. It's so much fun to learn hidden techniques and traverse to parts of the map you've never been, and learning you could the whole main game and non-dlc post game without even picking up the hammer was extremely cool and exciting! I think the combat and boss fights are super interesting too, there's a couple of nitpicks I have, esp with how only a few shot types feel useful outside of puzzles, but overall I think this game is an extremely fun time if you can get past its few glaring issues with presentation and dialogue that keep me from giving it a full 5 stars.