The game overall is really fun. The best way to describe it being a mixture of XCOM and Fire Emblem with a card based combat system. Has the various base upgrades and research similar to XCOM. Along with more dialogue, rpg elements, and a friendship level system similar to Fire Emblem.

The games greatest strength and biggest weakness is how it ties all of these sections together. So in order to fully upgrade your heroes and take the best gear into combat, you need to interact with all parts of the game. If you like all the parts, then this works really well. Rewarding all the time you spend talking with the heroes, exploring the abbey, re-rolling modifications, etc. However, if you dislike one or two of the parts, you are forced to either slog through them anyway to stay appropriately kitted or accept being behind in power.

I do think the systems could have been developed through a little more. However, I have been having a great time playing it and look forward to what the future dlcs bring to the game.