You play as a huge customizable machine in mission-based gameplay with an anime storyline.

I didn't know Fromsoft made Ace Combat games!

For real tho, this game rules. Big recommend.

With the exception of a couple side quests and one or two mild twists, the plot is only slightly more than sufficient to justify fighting more and more monsters. Which is honestly all it needed to do because fighting big monsters is so great in this game.

Shoutout to David Lodge for carrying Grigori and making him appropriately awe inspiring.

The vocations are varied, interesting, and fun to build. Climbing monsters to stab specific weak points sounds mundane, but the implementation here is inspired.

The pawn system is simultaneously hilarious and awesome. Thought I would hate it, but they're just so endearing.
Also in case you didn't know, goblins are weak to fire.

All in all, a decent fantasy world with wonderful monster slashing.

Haven't done Bitterblack yet, will update.