I've only done one playthrough as of now and the story is nice! The fighting is a bit frustrating, with the Hero able to predict my combos (despite me never using that particular one before), but it's for the story progression I guess. Guess bro just has really thick plot armour.
I think the combat just felt a wee bit bad because it was basically impossible to defeat the Hero in your first phase once you start showing off the second phase, but other than that I have no complaints lol. It's a reallyy good game and definitely a must try.