This game is like the guy in the race who charges at full pelt at thew beginning, and then loses because he has no energy left at the end. This game starts off as great fun to play, but soon becomes repetitive and very dragged out.
When I first got the game, I thought it was great...for about 3 days. Then it became very slow, samey, and overall, horrendously boring. The game itself looks incredible, with small cutscenes showing the monsters fighting
when they attack, which looks great.
The soundtracks are pretty basic, and the sound effects are nothing special. However the gameplay is very slow due to the crest movement and attack system. You could end up wasting 15 turns doing nothing because you don't have the crests you need!
Basically, this game is better to borrow or rent rather than actually buy, since this is not the sort of game that will keep you engaged for a long time at all.