Direct Comparison of Blue Dragon and Eternal Sonata reviews from the big sources:
Gamespot: 6.0 (BD) versus 8.5 (ES)
IGN: 7.9 (BD) versus 8.2 (ES)
1UP/EGM: 6.83 (BD) versus 7.0 (ES)
Game Informer: 9.0 (BD) versus 8.25 (ES)
even OXM: 7.5 (BD) versus 8.0 (ES)
Gamerankings Average: 78% versus 80.4%
Supposedly I'll be getting my copy tomorrow, I pre-ordered.
Thanks to Blacksaber for the sig!