The only point that Ryan Clements was 100% right on is the lip syncing.
Right now I'm getting frustrated with WKC because there isn't a wide variety of enemies in single areas. It's mostly it's Wasp type, Wolf type and a giant type.
The distance problem only happened to me about twice.
Everything else is just him a whining prick. He has said countless times that he loves Japan, the entire culture and loves JRPG's more than WRPG's, yet he bitches about the entire game's set up, story, battle system (he complained about having to wait in between actions in combat....)
Depending on action you take will affect who fast your circle recharges for your next command.
This game does have problems, but sure as hell is hot, this not a 5. It's not a 9 either.