This game is okay. FE fans seem to hate it in general for its uninspired story with sloppy writing, and comparatively boring gameplay compared to Conquest.

I agree with this to some extent, but I still think the OST is amazing, and the My Castle base system was the best base system since Path of Radiance. While the game is easy, I appreciated that considering it was my first FE game. The difficulty felt just right.

Characters are fine. Some are awfully boring, but there are multiple characters I enjoyed.

Yeah the story isn't amazing, but that can be said for many Fire Emblem games that also do not have the quality of life features that Fates has.