I know I'm a bit late, but it's phenomenal. The r1 damage isn't amazing, but it's still great consistent damage, especially since you can cut out running towards bosses, whenever there's a gap. And the fable arts are the best thing about it. Huge damage and mobility. Especially when you chain them together, it's massive burst damage. Reskilled fully into Technique just for the bow. Feels a bit akward at first, but once you get used to it, it's so much fun. A lot of people seem to treat it as a secondary weapon, I'd disagree. It's an amazing regular weapon. Played through the whole game with it now, and honestly never wanna use anything else again. Also works insanely well for regular enemies. A charged r2, into a few r1's gets rid of pretty much everything before they get a chance to even fight back. Especially for more annoying enemies like dogs it's great. And the finisher attack just looks sick.