Wildly exceeded my expectations, especially for a game that's been in development this long.
The gameplay is absolutely stellar, and the exciting story missions and excellent presentation raise the spectacle and strongly elevate this to a fantastic worthwhile action RPG. I loved the large selection of characters, each with unique traits and playstyles to change things up just when things start feeling a little stale. The story in itself is kinda average, it feels like it's missing a mission or two in the middle, characters get a bit overly-verbose explaining things near to the end, and... that's about the worst I can say about it, honestly!
I can see the meaty postgame keeping me coming back for a long time to come, and I sincerely hope they keep the game well-updated. Perhaps even do a "Rising"-adjacent version on top of that. I'll play as much as they put out for this game.