So I'm 20 houra in, and my impressions are still pretty good. I'm specially in love with the combat system, characters and the Blade system. I have 5 rare Blades and I love to use them. I also loved their designs, specially a blade Azami. I use her a lot. About the battle system, it's deep and pretty fun to use in long combats. Specially chaining elemental combos, combined with the "topple" system (bit different from previous games though). I still have a lot to learn about it though.