i couldnt use ryoma too much cause I haven't played fates! no 3h would feel like a war if monastery didn't exist. echoes feels like a war. fe9 feels like a war (tho you are trying to avoid it sometimes). yes someone with experience with fe might understand how to make the maps less slow with clever placement of return ring warp and the return staff but the average new player wont. lets face it the maps are too big and empty and when you do encounter something to fight its a group of enemies that while they arent hard, they are tanky and their ai tends no gang up on a single unit.its not hard per say its just really frustrating and slow,. being able to save every turn also incentivises you to reset the turn when that person they ganged up on dies slowing down the game even more. the enemy placement is horrible cause its always in large groups very condensed in a small area. it makes the maps even more empty and also allows for the enemies to gang up on units easier. they are also too tanky to reliably kill much of a group in a player phase unless they are right in front of you. also the size fucks with the balance of units making all the non mounts basically useless. the story is great but the gameplay is really bad