much prefer Berseria's story and characters but the combat system here is excellent. the narrative is mostly good, let down by a relatively weak antagonist. it chooses to explore its subject matter in more depth than one would expect of a jrpg but does stumble at times in doing so. the stumbling is a positive for me since it shows the writers cared enough to address the more nuanced aspects of the story even if they didnt completely get it perfect every time