Regarding the battle system, I got to a point where either I am overrun with enemies or I abuse Velvet R2 to create infinite combos. It's somewhat fun in the sense that the battle system feels open, but this strategy also gets too efficient and repetitive.
I haven't played or abused that much with the other characters.
It's actually hard to abuse this with other characters because Velvet can actively engage R2 and then build more diamonds while in R2 mode.
(it's like those dumb characters in a fighting game where you still build meter even when you're in an install super)
This is on top of the fact that she has armor that allows you to power through enemy hits (though you still take damage and will have to end the combo prematurely if your health is pushed to 1 HP.. the point of which you simply hit them with R2 again and hope they don't clip you during that couple of frames where you can take damage).
For example, when you use Eizen, you can only R2 when an enemy gets downed or dizzy. So if you're playing as him, you're sat there blocking until you can confirm a dizzy on screen. It's kinda fun, but not as fun as walking up to someone as Velvet and then bitch slapping them with R2.
Eleanor can actively use her R2 to engage, but the problem is that it's nowhere near as good as Velvet's and the most you seem to get is invincibility frames on startup.
That said, the other characters are indeed fun to play as (I actually know how to use everyone, strangely enough)... they're just not as fun as Velvet lol
This is why the insta-character switch is great: you can still experience having used other characters in a practical manner, but can continue to be a scumbag with Velvet.
