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At this point it definitely reads like an actual play OSR game, where a huge number of characters are needed to make the greater scale of combat work, but the way it gets all the pieces together feels rushed for a manga

That all being said, every exposition-y conversation is had while walking through the coolest hallways you've ever seen, and the sheer variety of colorful characters is cool, and speak to a rich world, so it's hard to be put off by its belligerence

Despite the weaknesses, the presence of him actually trying to write weird gay people who are actually characters elevates it immensely imo

The striking use of spot blacks that feel like they evoke the mood of a game map, and the shifting of focal length to create areas that feel both concrete and impossible are a real testament to Nihei being the master of architecture, and that he's only gotten more honed over time