Not having party members running alongside you in Tales of Arise makes me appreciate what FF16 did. I mean, your party members in ToA are actual party members and characters, but it would also be nice to have them out in the field too.
Combat has gotten better as I have unlocked more skills and titles. Having the Counter Edge Upon Enemy Defeat is really nice and speeds up killing groups of mobs.
Edit: Sword Rain: Alpha and its corresponding Flaming Edge skill are god-like.
You can do it whenever but I still need to play FF5-8 first so it will be quite some time before I get to the point where I "need" FF10.
Right now it is on sale on Steam for $15.