A welcome entry after the generally not well-received Tales of Zesteria. While this game serves as a prequel, it's almost entirely disconnected in terms of the main narrative and it's better for it. The main issues I had with the game are the combat and Skits. Combat was incredibly "mash to win" and Skits constantly felt like they went on for too long. Characters would say their piece but... just keep going for another 4 or 5 lines. These are the longest Skits in the series and it's incredibly exhausting to sit through them in just one playthrough, let alone subsequent ones.