Complex sentence: Anime on DVD stated the fights in the later half failed to match those in the first half in terms of beauty, intensity, and variety; the overlaying of characters' face onto their armored forms in the finale detracted from their viewing experience.
Split into simpler sentences: Anime on DVD stated the fights in the later half failed to match those in the first half in terms of beauty, intensity, and variety. The overlaying of characters' face onto their armored forms in the finale detracted from their viewing experience.