The reception wa sok, apart as well but in the middle of my trip, hot water wasn't
available at certain hour and the heating was not working.
Those looking to grind are more than welcome to do so in
certain hub - like locations as the story progresses to gain more XP and items
at their leisure through Free Battle in the menus, though the stages
available are those you've fought in previously, so don't expect many to be made
available quickly, as the battles are typically
at the end of chapters, some of which can be up to three
hours long.