I want to like it more than I do, but I can't get into the head of the guy who decided this pacing. A lot of the game is spent waiting for enemies to even arive on screen. There are multiple gimmick sections that could be cut by 75% and NOTHING would be lost. The writing is also terrible: in one section a character calls another character gay and laughs for several dialogue boxes like it's the greatest joke ever told.
That being said, the combat system is good, I just wish the other issues didnt drive you insane waiting for it.