I really enjoyed the characters and the overall plot. The dialog is very well-written... it just has this cool formal tone to it. The soundtrack is great as well. The controversial combat system is fine... if you set up your gambits. My main complaint with this game is that it's way, way too long. I was ready for it to wrap up at least 10 hours before it did. Some of the late game dungeons are just brutal. Prepare to spend hours muttering "ok, game, we get it," at various points.