ok well i was a little skeptical about it at first but i must admit...this game has caught my eye. 12 was for me, the perfect RPG. you can disagree, its merely opinion. i loved the characters, and the story, and i would love to see those characters continued in another game. the screen shots and trailers of the game play that ive seen have been well, wow, for a 2d game. however, im very disappointed with the character designs....extremely, actually. i hate the particular designer, and i think the characters look horrible, especially in the cg. the sprites are awesome, but the profiles and cg...well...i think it's horrible. not in the vein of 12's realistic and detailed and beautiful design of the characters. i could definitely have seen more of a FFT style design to the characters. at least it would have been consistent with 12. then again, different team, different designs. doesnt mean i cant be angry about it tho. either way, im pretty sure the love of 12 and the way this game is looking is probably going to put a DS in my hands and in my possession, albeit just for this game...so what. that's how i roll. i buy systems for ff.