I'm about 8 hours in so far and I'm definitely hooked. It's very similar to old SNES rpgs but there so many niceties compared to the old games. I love not having to worry about HP/TP after battles as that gets rid of a lot of stress around item management. The battles are interesting and varied, bosses have been hard but not frustrating, but there are some challenges along the way that you may not be prepared for. All of this makes for a fun game and the story is compelling enough for this to be a winning combo for me.