Trails from Zero - No English Battle Lines Really Sucks

I recently played through all 3 Trails in the Sky games, and absolutely loved them. I was very excited to start the Crossbell series. Upon starting Trails from Zero, I felt the Japanese voices were distracting, so I turned them off for cutscenes and battles. But then I realized battles felt so... empty. I didn't realize how impactful the simple English voice lines during battles were in the previous games. I am having a bit of a hard time adjusting to how the battles feel with no English lines or even voice audio at all, but I still don't enjoy the Japanese lines on. Would it have been that much work to not dub the story but just the battles like the Sky games? It really feels like a major downgrade despite being the next step in the series.

I want to like it, and I think I will be fine once I get deeper into the game, but it does feel disappointing. And I especially want my step-daughter to like it like she did the previous games, but I feel this will be a major detracting point for her as well, particularly since she's already bummed we're no longer with Estelle whom she adores.