Well, i dont know if this helps, but heres a comparison between the EpI & II complaints u brought up and how they are in EpIII:
-an sub-par game at best (EpIII - excellent game overall)
-Boring combat, (EpIII - combat is simple to get into, very fast paced, and fun)
-no music outside of cinemas/combat (snore) (EpIII - game full of music, and excellent music at that)
-nonsense bosses (EpIII- some of the coolest boss battles in RPG history, very memorable)
-pretentious story that threw out more religious references than it knew what to do with, but hey, it had neat cutscenes! (EpIII- the highlight of the game, here, everything makes sense.)
-decent voice acting (english) - (EpIII - awesome voice acting)
-edited (english) - (EpIII - unfortunately, EpIII is edited - overall less than a minute tho)
-database is nice (Database is huuuuuuuge, much bigger than EpI)
-some fun minigames (only one minigame in EpIII, but its one of the best minigames ever)
-an ultimately disappointing 1st entry to a series that had the potential to be interesting. (EpIII - an extremely surprisingly great finale for a series that many are disappointed with)
Its really that good. Give it a try if u found the time. This time, ull be pleased i think.
- Fady, the xeno preacher, Duckroll's love