How are people liking the game so far?

I've hit level 6/7 with most of my characters and done about 4 expeditions, played for about 2 hours.

My initial thoughts are the game feels like a mix of Octopath Traveller, Bravely Default and Friends. You're in a chill fantasy world like Octopath, with graphics and writing similar to Bravely, and a huge focus on just chilling with your friends. I think the game is kind of adorable and I'm hesitantly optimistic about it.

My main hesitation is whether or not there will be a pay-off in the end for spending time with the game. After a couple expeditions it does seem like there is a story of sorts building in the background, but the majority of the game is watching numbers go up. It's interesting that there's basically no full reviews of the game and no way to really know what's going to happen in the long run. Since the game feels fairly unique I admit it does make me curious where it'll go just from the mystery alone. But I'm also conscious that it's unclear how much the game will respect the player's time, especially since many mobile RPGs have a bad track record with this.

Let me know what you think of the game so far!