Pretty good game but has more than its fair share of problems.
real fucking barebones story, the world getting smaller and smaller the more you travel it. A hamfisted romance mechanic. And the shameful amount of cut content makes for a saddening aftertaste.
Besides both magic hybrids, the vocations feel pretty generic. The only pure physical vocation that actually feels fun is assassin for the steamrolling.
My biggest complaint about the game would be how the story ramps up towards the end just as combat loses most of its charm. Everfall always feels like a chore compared to the changed overworld which is a shame because I can't remember a place to fight the Evil Eye anywhere else. Grigori and the Seneschal are pathetic compared to grimgoblins postgame. BBI is a fun challenge but thats really all it is. Got a kick out of the hand to hand rings, but again with the pushover final boss.
Also, Mercedes is shit tier.