The story is a bit naive and really misses the greater opportunity for story and character development. Every event is a one liner that is unnecessarily liner with no difficulty or questioning of motives.
The developers could have really made a heartfelt game with impact throughout the story. However they made it simple and EASILY digestible. All of the characters just exist, no feelings or needs or wants, as they are blindly led by the main character that has no actual struggle ahead of him.
All that being said, It's a very captivating game, beautiful animation with plenty of fun and active sidequests. I was more interested in Skirmishing and building up the kingdom than the entire main story line.