I'm really having a good time with it. The graphics are the only place I'll gripe, but it's playing on what's basically a tablet sized Xbox 360. With that in mind, it's going pretty hard. The monastery is detailed, and there's always stuff to do, from quests, to teaching the students, to unique interactions, boosting your own stats; it's a lot, and just tickles my autism lol.
Then there's the combat. Even on normal, your dudes die. Alot. And you have to remember to manage their weapons after battle, because their power moves just eat through them. The blacksmith is a godsend in that regard. Also the skill trees are massive. So much shit to tinker with every time you get a chance to. I can see why you played through it 5 times.
As for the story, I feel I'm not deep enough to comment too much yet, but it has soul. Every character has different reactions depending on what you're doing, and reasons for fighting. I've managed to trip some pretty interesting ones just by Answering with what I thought was normally.
Overall I love it. I'm gonna keep playing. I'll keep reporting my progress.