Ive had it about a week and play a few hours a day; don't be discouraged about the early game. Because monsters dont scale with you're level they are pretty hard early game. Just push forward till you hit the capital and can upgrade your gear.
Combat is really fun and you can really customize you're party however you like, I don't recomend starting as a tank class because if a pawn dies it's not game over; for you it is.