Pretty fucking GOATed. I bought this on a whim for $8 on sale and I don't regret it for even one second. I had a blast playing through this. I loved the pre-rended visual backgrounds, and the CG cutscenes looked pretty nice and clean too. And while the fixed camera was sometimes a little inconvenient, it never wound up getting me killed or anything. I enjoyed the combat a lot, performing counter attacks always felt so godly. I absolutely loved too having three different swords and magic attacks to power up, it really helped with the general feeling of progression. I REALLY appreciated also that each time you level up a sword, it changes appearance. I wish the Kaede sections had a bit more going on, but that's a minor gripe. I can very easily see myself replaying this in the future.

Side note:
We REALLY need more PS2 games on the Switch. Playing this game undocked the entire time with a Hori Split Pad Pro was the best, and I'd love to play more PS2 games in this manner.