i think the problem with dos isnt so much its anime but that the castle is completely bland save for the lost village and that the game just bloats up aos's gameplay with more grinding
so it's like well okay
huh... its true, the castle IS bland. And that piano room has such wasted potential. Could have been a cool extra or puzzle or something.
The animu style was bland, (because PoR's was nice,) The castle was bland, and the story was... Well, bland. Saturday morning cartoon bland.
I also personally didnt like Soma's new look. Especially in the crappy animu style.
And maybe Im just nitpicking here, but many of the tunes were forgettable. Just a few stood out. Mainly The town's theme, The beginning, Bloody Tears, (one of the best Bloody tears ever IMO) the regular chapel theme... Illusory Dance, maybe a scant few more. (I was slightly disappoint by the lack of Heart of Fire, but eh, what can you do.)