It is repetetive and it is boring and irritating with the time limit on exploring, but at the same time it is fun to play and the battles are smooth and fun.

I recomend that you find Ar Tonelico if you can, you´ll love the dialogue there :) I think you could write a parody of it with all the stuff that´s there.

And don´t forget about Mana Khemia either, lots of laughter and an even smoother battle system.

So I´m looking forward to reading about these two games later on.