I've avoided looking at the Japanese version.......can't read that language anyway.....but I'm anticipating this game quite a bit. I mean, I don't know about me enjoying an RPG so much (I burned out on RPG's many years ago), but I do love sci-fi and I'm hoping that will be enough for me to enjoy this game.
My big debate now is whether I should actually go buy it or just wait for a ROM like everyone else. I figure there is the likelihood that it will have AP and we'll all have to wait for a firmware update to our flashcarts before we can play it anyway. Then there's the further likelihood that the game will come with a large instruction manual.....I don't really want to miss that if the game truly is as epic as they say it is and I end up liking it. I also try to keep in mind that this game was made EXCLUSIVELY for the DS, not a port, remake or copy. It has one of the biggest budgets for development a DS game has ever had, so that should mean it will be something special, no?
I'll likely go buy it, I'm already hyped for my trip around town tomorrow to look for a store that may have it ON the release date, and not a day later like Gamestop always does. But I fear I may find sifting through endless menus to get very boring rather quickly. Guess I'll find out in the next day or two whether I'll be able to tolerate the tedious menu fiddling in the game or not.
I think a lot of people may have the same reservations about the game as I do. Even with the (J) version out there, I think many people are like me and haven't attempted to play that version simply because of the language barrier and really aren't too sure what to expect from this game. Besides, it's not Pokemon or Mario-something, so it's hype is diminished by default because it's not as well-known. Vids on this game are kinda obscure, so it's hard to say what the game will actually be like while playing it.