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Despite the online consensus and general discourse revolving around this show, I found it to be quite enjoyable, and that's coming from a long-time fan of the original series.

Where Dakkan no Rozé shines is in Ash & Rozé's character dynamics. Previous entries had a similar premise to this one, and the knightmare fights are as good as always (I would daresay this entry has the best in terms of animation & choreography), but none of them had this level of intrigue in how character relations would play out over the course of the series. This alone was enough to have me invested in how ... the conclusion would be handled.

Many critiscize Rozé's character for not being as smart or as cunning as Lelouch's, but I find that to be a strong point of this series. Instead of serving us with a Lelouch copycat, we get an interesting character who possess the same power, but with different motivation and far less ability. As such, it is also interesting to see how the character handles different situations given the same power, as well as the big mistakes she makes that Lelouch wouldn't have.

The show obviously isn't perfect. The biggest problem is clearly the villains' lack of depth. The enemy generals have unique traits, but we don't learn much about them outside of their "visual" quirks and presentation. The worst offender is clearly Norland, as he ends up being nothing more than a template for big bad guy, with no motivation even given for his goals.

I would also agree that the series clearly needed more than 12 episodes, as many of these issues could've been addressed by simply giving more time to develop these aforementioned characters. The finale could've also been better handled, as it was a tiny bit rushed, but I still really liked the ending.