This game is pretty interesting to me.
I do really like Granblue Fantasy, so it might be why I like this game a lot... But this game was really fun!
You can finish the story without issue, it's not really a challenge. If anything, it's more of a tutorial for how the mechanics work. The plot is alright, but it's not a masterpiece.
The game has a lot of playable characters that you can pick from, all are fairly different from one another. It would be challenging to not find a character you enjoy playing. Character designs are good, and each character has a backstory to them, which you can find out a bit of it in-game as well which is fantastic. You can also watch the anime or play the pretty average mobile gacha game, but I really like how you don't really need to see the source material to understand whats happening, or learn about different characters.
Post game can be a pretty big chore, but you don't really need to do it? Unless you're a completionist. If you think you'll only play the story and that's it, I would highly recommend buying this on sale. The story is only about 10-15 hours long. Otherwise, I think this game is worth buying even at full price. Endgame content is quite grindy like I said before, but it's not terrible. It reminds me a lot of Monster Hunter. You group up with 3 buddies and take on quests. Quests can range from fighting a boss, clearing hordes, defending an object, etc. and you can sort quests by what materials you're looking for as well.
This game has voice acting! Both Japanese and English is really good, and the English voice acting isn't bad. If anything, I'd recommend playing with the English voice acting. I think it sounds amazing, and I usually play JRPGs and watch anime with Japanese voice acting.

For downsides, the multiplayer is pretty iffy without mods, since it's a regional thing, and everyone who still plays this doesn't really use the base multiplayer. We use a mod which turns on global matchmaking, then send party codes in a Discord server, usually the official one. Modding is pretty easy though! And it's not illegal or anything either.
Cygames has kind of abandoned this game though to persue Versus: Rising, a fighting game, so don't expect new content, DLC, balancing, etc anymore. It's a shame, but the game wouldn't really fit as a live service game, since it's more of a story game.

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Overall, I think this game is a hidden gem. I would highly recommend to give it a try if you get the chance. Pick it up on sale if you're unsure. If you want to support the devlopers more, try out Versus: Rising, or maybe buy some of the DLC for this game.
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