Fun game with beautiful graphics that ups the bar for RPGs. I highly recommend it for any sci fi / rpg fan.
You are a soldier that kicks some alien butt and workin hard to save the galaxy from destruction.
As for the fighting in the game, I personally enjoyed it. I found picking the soldier class and treating all the battles as a third person shooter to be quite exciting and quite challenging at some moments. Though admittedly it won't be for everyone, but this game is more about its story than the actual combat.