Although all that I've just stated is true about how I feel about this season of KnY, the middle episodes start introducing more and more details about the story, and the final episodes are all emotional payoff, everything leading up to them was rewarded with pure tears of joy. Not gonna get into details 'cause spoilers - there are plot summaries elsewhere.
Although the story was a bit lacking in pace and content, the visual and auditive aspects remain intact and as fantastic as they've ever been. Even the inclusion of CGI was well implemented: the rooms feel immense, and the spatial setting truly sets it apart; and the characters really benefit from it too, for instance, one of the main villains, Gyokko, has an airy vibe to it that I believe was achieved with CGI, it further separates the character from reality and gives it a truly eerie and nightmarish aura; and the demonic fish also look disgusting and as if they had come out of my subconscious, they are truly a reptilian fear of mine. The ambient music, although I never pay attention to it specifically, never cuts the immersion by being obnoxious, and the track used as intro just screams KnY like no other, a true banger.
Tl;dr, I'd just say go out and enjoy it now that it's complete. Many of the pacing problems, though still there, may be helped by doing a binge watch, though they wouldn't be quite over, I fathom. Still, the final chapter is a true emotional rollercoaster, and will leave no one untouched.
