The game is great, one of the best latest RPGs. The main problem I see with this game is the overwhelming unjustified difficulty. It's like developers are hiding game's lack of scale and world areas behind tedious time consuming combat. This is a design issue and this same issue prevents this game from being one of the greatest cRPGs.
Tedious, time consuming combat???
Sorry, but combat is a core part of this game. It's kind of unlikely that you enjoy the game if you don't enjoy the combat...
What do you mean with "lack of scale"?