Most of the characters have a cookie cutter formula for their kits and the game generally comes across as pretty lazy. Moves are recycled, there's no special interactions or hub worlds like previous games, Character building is comparatively minimalistic, etc. For what it's worth the game does get better with bosses who force you to play smarter but the defensive and offensive mechanics are so braindead that it isn't exactly enthralling, especially when your ally AI is completely retarded.