its ok
however, i feel it does challenge my SRPG expectations. i am more and more finding myself compelled to mastering it. if you have the patience, it will grow on you, as it has on me. i do think there should be some kind of tutorial with it... because the gameplay is such that, you have to come to it - it doesn't have to come to you.
but it's certainly deep, solid, complex and immersive. anyone who already has SRPG experience is better suited for this game than the general shoot-em-up player. fans of disgaea and other Nippon Ichi type games will have a lot to chew their teeth on.