Honestly I thought it was a fun game. The controls are a bit different but that's intentional, I was zipping my way through commands after a short while.
You have three party members - one with a big singular hit, one with two weak hits, one with three decent hits. Enemies have X amount of armor that need to be stripped away by your multi hitters, then you have one shot to hit the guys health. The enemy is knocked back to the end of the screen, armor is restored, but max armor is reduced if you do the right number of hits.
That's it in a nutshell. Then you have gear and builds and spells with different elemental effects, that are essential for getting through the tougher enemies. Great roguelike.