I like it so far, but it definitely has glaring pacing issues. Reminds me a lot of the ebb and flow of FFXIV ARR prior to the changes to streamline it. Some boss battles really overstayed their welcome as they were 2-3 cycles too long in some parts. Made what was supposed to be a huge climatic battle into one of attrition, both health recovery and physically with having to mash the square button constantly.
Am ~60% through the game according to the bit on the PS5 dashboard/menu.