Beautiful game, as is standard for Vanillaware. I also think the combat and cooking systems are pretty damn solid. It's really the writing and acting that hold this one back from being a true favorite: really couldn't care about any of these people or what they do and the way they talk can be pretty grating. I'd also argue the game is a bit too easy and doesn't really innovate in any big way: it's just a polished ARPG. Which is cool and appreciable, but when you stack this up against 13 Sentinels or Unicorn Overlord, it's just not nearly as impressive. Still pretty fun though.