Archaic and tedious, somehow made even more so by new developers.

It's good for what it is. The tactics gameplay is fine, there's quite a bit of depth to equipment/skills, etc. Story is whatever. If you're into Tactics games, it's a good time. That's not my favourite style of RPG. However, I hate when games require items to change classes. I have never understood the point. And the level cap is stupid.