I really enjoy it. Of course, I've always been a fan of RPG's. The battles are real time and take a bit to get used to, but once you do it's quite fun. There is a ton of stuff to do and find. You can research and discover recipes for weapons, armor, food, and tons of other stuff.
During battle scenes you control one of the characters and you can set the computer to control the other 3 in specific ways. You can easily switch between them mid battle to use different skills, spells, abilities. There are also 4 other members to your party (total of 8) and you can switch out with your reserves as you need and want.