I am now on Disc 2. Here are my thoughts on the characters so far:
>Koudelka
Thighsex with Koudelka
>Edward
I really enjoy how he's the sane normal person of the group despite the fact that he's an violent thug and probably a serial killer. I'd like to have a beer with him... in a bright, well lit restaurant with many witnesses.
As the dedicated physical character he's really easy to use, but relies on the constantly breaking equipment.
>James
It doesn't feel like they were trying to write a devout Christian, it feels like they were trying to him as a really stupid asshole who happens to be a devout Christian. I got a hearty chuckle when I found out he was a bishop, I thought he was just some guy.
He's kinda inbetween magic and might which makes him the most awkward to use by far. I haven't really been able to figure out what to do with him so I've just got him bouncing between attacking, healing, and the kinda lame buff spells.
>Koudelka (for real this time)
She's so fucking evil and it's great.
She's easily the most compassionate out of the trio despite the fact that anytime she has to help another person or do anything vaguely nice she acts like a teenage girl who's having her phone taken away.
She's my strongest character by a country mile. She's the obvious mage but she isn't even bad at physical attacks; there are many weapons that suit her. Once I got enough magic rings to fill her slots she just started destroying monsters; at this point I'm surprised when she doesn't one-shot them.
Right now the combat is feeling pretty easy and I'm starting to feel comfortable, but it's beginning to lean more into some puzzle elements so its still very engaging.
It's really cool that it's a fully voiced PSX RPG, I don't know if there even are any other ones.