This is the first review I've ever done, and I felt like this anime needed my opinion on it so let's go. I HATE anime based off of existing games. There are about two or three that have ever really impressed me and even then the scores are low. This one joined the list of ones that I've liked, and I like it a lot. Let me first say here that I quite literally had to look up the main character's information because if he wasn't going to change from what kind of character he was at first I would not watch it. As it were thefirst couple of episodes were long and a bit painful but in my opinion worth it. Sadly though his shitty clothing choices last the whole anime.
This show would have certainly benefited from being about 5 or so more episodes long to do more world building but at the same time things weren't to hard to understand. The fights are well done, the animation in pretty much every part is gorgeous, and characters grow like they should.
I have never played the game so I have no idea if it is anywhere near to accurate, but from an anime point alone it stands pretty darn well. I enjoyed it and I saw it getting some flack for being to hard to understand/confusing/stupid/boring but I disagree. This definitely filled my fix for an action fantasy with a dash of mystery and I can honestly say I was pretty sad when it ended.
All in all, good anime, loaded with information and world to explore, and great story.