on balance i think i like the plot and world of three houses more (this feels a lot like it's stepping back into 'standard fire emblem mode' if such a thing exists), plus some of the balancing in this is bizarre - which maybe i noticed more because i like to grind the supports out so this is partly on me BUT i still don't really get why the skirmishes and training battles were consistently so much higher level than the chapters and paralogues. equally, there is some decent cry for the devil stuff with sombron at the very end, and the break and engage mechanics definitely add interesting things to the battle system. i don't think it outstayed its welcome, though equally i can't see myself spending over 120 hours on my NEXT playthrough. so i guess basically my feeling is it's not always GREAT but there's some pretty good stuff in there.