Okay, I tried it again with encounters turned off and I'm glad I did. It was an enjoyable experience. The fights were actually fun and not overly difficult at all, and the mechanics were explained really well. The encore mechanic was a great addition, I think it makes the battles more dynamic. The fight with the hydra-dragon-thing was really well done. As for the more iffy things - the tone is a bit inconsistent. It goes quickly from a drama, to horror game, to some sort of epic, to power rangers and back to drama. Almost like a korean TV show, and maybe that's intended. I guess it's because it's so fast-paced. Dialogue is also a bit cheesy, but I don't mind it. Overall I think it's a good game and I had fun with it. <3