Folklore... why did this game fail in Japan...

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Hus said:

And Famitsu gave it - 8/9/8/8

Yahh typical asian looking jrpg character.

Yeah... it does. There are characters that look a lot like that in a lot of Japanese based RPG games and Anime characters.  Not to mention the main character woman.   It's a very japanese based style.