Honestly, not a bad game. Kind of grindy for the battle mechanic towards the beginning, and later half of the game, but they also give you an option to switch to spam the One-Hit KO attack, so it's not to bad. As for the scat tag, they also give you the option to skip it, if it ever comes up during the scenes. So a plus. While the English translation isn't all that good, it's understandable to a point where you don't feel entirely stumbling around for clues. It also fills that Pokemon niche, if your into that type of game as well.
All in all, a pretty decent game.