Oh, wow, you beat it already? Cool. I really like Emil and Marta, but some of the new VA's for the old characters are just awful. x.X Zelos, ugh.
I kinda like the monster system, but honestly, I'd rather just have the old characters as permanent members through the entire game. It'd be much better. Instead of a sequel, it feels more like they were just thrown in to appease the old Symphonia fans.