Great combat though grappling is way better because it negates the counters completely but combos are fun to do as well, the bosses are HYPE especially because of the announcer, best character.
If you're into sport/fighting anime the story is really enjoyable as it's structured in a similar way to those, it really clicked with me because it feels like every arc is focused to a different antagonist and each time Tatsuya learns something new after fighting him, but i can understand why others might not like this type of storytelling.
As for the sidecontent, i like the jobs minigames while the cats collecting was a bit ridicolous(even if it's kinda satisfying), the substories are almost all fights, i feel like the game didn't need random encounters considering how many fights you already get into with the substories.