For me this game came out of nowhere, that's why I didn't have time to save up the extra funds.

As for the Tales series going down hill. I really don't know. I enjoyed Symphonia quite a bit, but Legendia did let me down. For me, it depends how this game did. The reviews do look pretty good, but I would really like to hear it from some of you guys.

Edit: Jowy you posted seconds before I did. Definitely good news to hear of people saying that.