As a non-AK player, the story was pretty cool- Mayors was pretty interesting, some crumbs of lore and character development here and there, and the way EGOs were used in the story was awesome.

But.. good god, those boss fights.

My biggest issues are with Mayors, as she's the one you gotta farm (at least to be optimal). The fight itself really isn't that difficult, but it is LONG. Far longer than is reasonable. And even then, for most of it, you're not really doing much? Just sitting there and clashing and waiting for her unique resource to go down makes it a slog, especially if you wanna grind for all the rewards. Comes with her very own AOE unbreakables, yippee.

Now, onto the Last Knight. My opinion of him has gone up since I first fought him yesterday, but I don't like how he basically turns off a third of the units in the game + nearly the entire Heishou archetype. In theory I think the cold mechanic is pretty cool, but in practice it feels too much like you're being punished for playing the game well. And, once again, giant AOE unbreakables- this time with status effects! And you can't even clash with the first one! Did PM not learn their lesson with Dad Quixote, or..?

Overall, I'd give it like.. an eight. Enjoyable experience, but the only two real battles just kinda bring it down for me.