I looked through the last 3 pages of threads and didn't see one for this. I figure there's probably one back there somewhere since other countries have had it. But its out now for North America. Not sure if its true, but the internet said it was launched today. Games don't usually launch on a Friday here but whatever. And apparently GameStop of all places got the exclusive rights to sell it for some reason. But is anyone else trying this? Or others in countries that were previously privileged to have it played it? Thoughts? Impressions? I picked it up after checking out Game Trailers review video to verify that it might be worth it. JRPGs are so hit-or-miss with me. But this one seems so different from the norm, and all done in a good way, there's a high chance its as awesome as everyone says. And I've only spent a couple hours with it, but I'm pleasantly surprised and impressed myself. The dialogue flows a lot better than in most voiced Japanese RPGs. You don't get quick-replies, there's a natural pause between lines, and it sounds like lines are said in response to something, rather than spoken individually and then all the lines spliced together. They definitely took some care in the voice acting department. And the visuals and music are both pleasantly captivating. And the battle mechanic from what I've experienced is unique and engaging with quite a bit of depth once characters are developed. And not a lot of button mashing or repeating the same crap over and over. And no random encounters. I know people hate that. Personally I usually hate seeing enemies because I feel compelled to fight them all. But there's a lot of fauna in this game that's there to use for XP farming if you want, but you get plenty of experience for simple quests and exploration and discovery that it probably hardly matters how you level up. So you can play it in both styles. Or just amass hordes of XP by doing both I suppose. Either way, I don't feel forced to do anything and I like that. End rant